But this time, judging from the thousands of light screens, it was likely that the rules of the first stage had changed.
Not only Li Xuanqing, but the other sects also became serious. Before they came, they had already discussed the rules, but now, their plans were all messed up.
Just as the countless geniuses were feeling uneasy, an old voice reverberated between heaven and earth. "For the sake of fairness, in the first round of this competition, a group of 100 people will be randomly selected. The remaining 10 people from each group will advance to the second round!
All sects and clans, please come forward to receive your tokens. "
Before the old voice finished speaking, the experts from the various sects and clans rushed to the front to receive their tokens.
In the past, there were a total of one hundred thousand spots, and they were distributed to the various sects and clans. The Hundred Refinement Ancient Sect had one hundred spots.
When the elders of the Hundred Refinement Ancient Sect returned with their tokens, they would distribute them to every disciple.
Qin Yu received his token and realized that it was made of wood. It looked ordinary, and there was a row of numbers carved on it. His number was 1023.
"Drip your blood onto the token, and you will be qualified to participate in the first stage!" The old voice sounded again. Everyone bit their index fingers and dripped their blood onto the token.
Qin Yu also dripped a drop of blood onto the token. In that instant, he felt an inexplicable connection between him and the token. At the same time, Qin Yu keenly sensed that a number "87" had appeared on the back of the token.
Qin Yu raised his head in shock, and he saw that the thousand light screens in front of him had numbers on them.
"There is a number on the light screen behind each token. Participants, please come to your respective light screen!" Just when Qin Yu was deep in thought, the old voice sounded again.
Qin Yu turned his head and looked at the numbers behind the other disciples. He discovered that they were all different. This completely disrupted everyone's plans. However, Qin Yu didn't think much of it. Although this was fair and it put an end to any tricks, the truth was that this was for everyone's own good.
After all, those who entered the Immortal Martial Secret Realm would surely encounter geniuses from other constellations. If they didn't have absolute strength, they would surely die if they encountered them. Hence, the purpose of the Coiling Dragon Star was to select the strongest three hundred geniuses. Only by doing so would they be able to become the pillars of the Dragon Star Constellation in the future.
"Everyone, it's up to fate!" Li Xuanqing looked at everyone and said helplessly before flying off.
When Qin Yu arrived at the light screen 87, there were already dozens of people waiting there. As they saw Qin Yu arrive, their complexions changed and some of them even revealed looks of despair.
"It's Li Youcai … Oh my god, I'm in the same group as Li Youcai!"
"God, are you playing with me?"
"Crazy Li Youcai … Why is my luck so bad!"
The geniuses who were in the same group as Qin Yu were all wailing in their hearts. Even the geniuses on the other screens looked at them with pity and joy in their eyes …
Qin Yu glanced at the geniuses who had despair on their faces and said indifferently, "As long as you don't step within ten feet of me, I won't interfere with your battle. However, if you want to join forces to fight against me, that's fine too."
Qin Yu's words made the faces of these cultivators look better. As long as Qin Yu didn't make a move, everything would be fine. After all, they had all seen Qin Yu kill an Immortal King from the Jiang Clan with a single finger. None of them had the confidence to block a single finger from Qin Yu.
As for joining forces to fight against Qin Yu … This was something that no one dared to think about. Wasn't this just seeking their own deaths?
After the corresponding powerhouses checked whether their tokens corresponded to the light screen number, all of them entered the light screen of the formation.
At the same time, an aged voice reverberated in the air, "The first stage of the Immortal Martial Secret Realm competition, begin!"
Before the voice faded away, over a thousand screens of light instantly erupted into an intense battle. Qin Yu sat cross-legged in the center of the screen and directly closed his eyes. No one dared to come within ten feet of him. To him, this first stage … could be said to be just a formality.
There were quite a few people like Qin Yu. For example, in the first screen of light, Immortal Lord Jiang also sat cross-legged on the ground. No one dared to come within ten feet of him.
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of deafening sounds formed into sound waves that soared up into the sky.
Not even 30 breaths of time after the first stage started, the battles on the screens of light had already stopped.
In this screen of light, a young man clad in beast hide could be seen. His body wasn't tall and sturdy, but it was exceptionally sturdy. What was shocking was that this young man had a pair of blood-red eyes. His eyes were as red as the blood on his fists.
Outside the screen of light, cultivators fell to the ground one by one, groaning in pain. There were even some who directly died.
The remaining nine people in the screen of light were all pale. Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at the young man. If it wasn't for the fact that the number of people in the screen of light couldn't be attacked, these nine people would have been blasted out of the screen of light.
"What a savage person!" Countless cultivators stared at this young man, their hearts filled with fear.
One had to know that those who were able to participate in the competition were all top geniuses from various sects and clans. Each of them had extraordinary strength …
And this young man was able to blast out all ninety people in a short 30 breaths of time. It could be seen how fast his attack speed was and how ferocious his strength was!
Not long after, many more screens of light ended their battles, attracting the attention of many people.
Qin Yu sat cross-legged in the middle of the screen of light. Although his eyes were closed, his divine sense was wandering around the screen of light. He was secretly observing the young geniuses, including Lei Zhuoyue, the Yazi Clan's Young Master Shi, and the young man Chasing Famine.
However, what made Qin Yu slightly disappointed was that he couldn't see the depths of the first stage. Especially the young man Chasing Famine, who sat cross-legged, no one dared to approach him.
But thinking about it, the first stage was just a preliminary selection. No one would reveal their full strength. The real show would be in the second and third stages.
After about two hours, the thousands of screens of light had almost all stopped fighting. In just two hours, ninety percent of the people had been eliminated. Many wails and cries of unwillingness could be heard one after another.
When the thousands of screens of light had all been removed, the ten thousand people who had passed the first stage gathered together.
"Collect your masks and enter the second stage of the Hunting Battle. Remember, after entering the Hunting Battle, you can voluntarily give up the competition. If you take off your mask without permission, you will be regarded as giving up the competition. Once you give up, you can leave the Hunting Battle." An old voice reverberated between heaven and earth.
Before the voice finished speaking, a raging wind blew away the dust on the ground, revealing hundreds of arrays. In front of the arrays, there were many masks floating.