In a 300-square-meter conference room, the light was dim, and the curtains had been drawn.
At this moment, the coaches and leaders of the various teams, as well as the three Guardians of Sorcery Capital and a few important figures from the military and political circles, were all present.
They sat around an oval conference table, and their gazes were focused on a young girl in front of them.
The girl wore blue sportswear and was about 1.65 meters tall. Her back was facing the crowd, and she stood motionless in her original spot, leaving only her back view visible.
From an angle that no one could see, the girl's eyes were shining. She was staring at a blank wall, and images were projected from her eyes onto the wall.
As she moved forward, the images constantly changed, and it seemed to be from a human's point of view. The images were very clear, but the sound was a little blurry and intermittent.
Still, everyone was very satisfied with this result.
It was impossible to record anything in the extradimensional space, as electronic products could not be used on Shenwu Continent.
Only through a few rare shared vision soul skills could one see everything that was happening on Shenwu Continent.
Although these support-type soul skills could not bestow powerful attacks, they were extremely rare, and it was very difficult to absorb them.
Even if two people absorbed such a soul skill at the same time, there was no guarantee that they would be able to share it. Generally speaking, twins had a higher chance of success.
Those who could share such a soul skill were extremely rare talents.
For this preliminary round, such a talent had been arranged to blend in with the adventurers.
"It looks like this preliminary round will be different from the previous ones. It will be very dangerous!"
Looking at the image in the projection, the coaches of the various battle teams frowned and said worriedly.
This time, the foreign invaders' attacks were too fierce and vicious.
They had not even entered Yuxi City, but they had already suffered such heavy losses. This was indeed worrying.
"Are the foreign invaders planning to hunt down the geniuses of the human race this time?"
"I heard that many of the foreign invaders have entered Yuxi City, and Hai Wei is one of them!"
"Tell them to retreat. Although it's a pity, there's no other way. We can't continue, and we'll suffer even more losses."
"What retreat? If we retreat at the beginning, won't we become a joke to the foreign invaders?"
Everyone discussed spiritedly. Some supported retreating, while others supported continuing. No one could convince anyone else.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and soon, a man in a military uniform walked in. He walked towards an old man and whispered something into his ear.
The old man was the guardian of Shanghai and one of the people in charge of this preliminary round. He knocked on the table with his hand and waited for everyone to quiet down before he spoke.
"We've received accurate information. This time, two-thirds of the Rank Six geniuses of the foreign tribes have already entered the Imperial Jade Seal's space door. The five major forces have sent people, including Hai Wei, Tian Qing, Leng Xue and other super geniuses. Their goal is not the Secret Realm, but the major battle teams."
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed slightly.
Even Bu Zheng was no exception.
Hai Wei, Tian Qing, and Leng Xue were all famous geniuses of the five major powers. Even they had heard of them.
Hai Wei and Tian Qing were the most outstanding geniuses of the younger generation of the non-humans. Their strength had both reached the peak of the sixth level.
Every single one of them were peerless geniuses that cultivated both Soul and Martial Arts. The demon spirits that they refined were all ranked on the Earth Ranking. Furthermore, they all possessed bloodline talents.
Every one of them was a genius who was invincible among their peers in Rank-6.
Among them, Tian Qing had undergone atavistic demonization just like Yunkai.
If any battle team encountered these two alone, the outcome would be tragic.
These geniuses were located very far away from Imperial Jade Seal City.
Now, they had traveled thousands of miles to gather in Imperial Jade Seal City. It was not just for the Secret Realm, but also for the hunt.
Although the Pond of Spiritual Power and the Elemental Fruit were precious, they weren't rare items for Hai Wei, who was a genius representative of a big force. Some of them had already enjoyed them, so it wouldn't be beneficial for them to enjoy them again. Instead, it would be a waste of resources.
As for Linfeng's team, he was not very worried. However, the other battle teams, especially the Nine Elite Battle Teams, could be wiped out if they were not careful.
"It seems that the talents of the team members this time are too outstanding. The foreign tribes are planning to kill some of them in advance."
The old man said faintly, his tone filled with killing intent.
Such a situation had happened before. Thinking of this, the old man glanced at Bu Zheng.
More than twenty years ago, it was also the generation with the most talented geniuses. However, because of the foreign tribes' conspiracy, almost one-third of them had fallen.
This third was the most outstanding group of people.
Among them was Bu Yuanlong.
"Old Zhang, what do you think?" Coach Huang asked.
"Like I said before, sometimes it is not shameful to give up. Inform the battle teams and tell them about the foreign tribes' plans and the dangers they will face. Let them decide for themselves. They are all adults."
The old man paused for a moment and continued.
"104 top geniuses in the country have gathered in the preliminary round. Even if Hai Wei's team is stronger, they will definitely not have as many people as we do. The foreign tribes are also afraid of death. So, let the children make the choice."
Speaking of this, the old man said to the girl, "Xinxin, tell them about the foreign tribes."
The girl, who had her back to the crowd, nodded slightly and did not speak.
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Inside the Imperial Jade Seal's spatial door.
When they learned that the foreign tribes were gathering to hunt them down, almost all the adventurers had left. Only twenty people were left.
Of the thirteen battle teams, two had left. They were the Long Sky Battle Team and the Prairie Fire Battle Team.
These two battle teams were slightly weaker. The Prairie Fire Battle Team did not belong to the Nine Elite Universities. They were the top of the ordinary universities.
After the various battle teams left, there were no sneak attacks from the foreign tribes. Three hours later, the group arrived outside Yuxi City.
Yuxi City was a small city with a population of about 50,000 to 60,000. It was even smaller than Hongyun University. The city gate was simple and old, filled with a sense of age.
After entering the city, the foreign tribes could be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys.
There were adults, children, and even old people.
They looked at Lin Feng and the rest who had arrived with a frightened expression. They hurriedly ran back to their houses and closed the doors and windows tightly.
The remaining foreign tribes had complicated expressions in their eyes. Some of them had undisguised killing intent, some of the children were curious with a hint of fear, but most of them had disgust in their eyes.
At this moment, faced with the foreign tribes surrounding them and under the gaze of hundreds of foreign tribes, the team members and adventurers' expressions changed slightly. Their bodies were tense, and some were even trembling. They looked helpless and hesitant.
They would not be so afraid even if they were facing a group of stronger beasts. However, facing the foreign tribes, many of them felt a little strange.
To many people, other than the single horn, eyes, and ears, the foreign tribes were not much different from humans.
Perhaps it was this similarity that made them feel that they were facing the same kind of people.
Compared to the others, Lin Feng appeared to be very calm.
However, this was also his first time in a foreign tribe's city.
Under normal circumstances, humans would not easily step into a foreign tribe's territory, let alone directly enter a foreign tribe's city.
Although the foreign tribes were not friendly, no one acted rashly. At this moment, both sides were like a barrel of gunpowder. If either side made a move, it would be like igniting the gunpowder.
Ignoring the gazes of the foreign tribes, the team hurried on. Seeing this, some of the foreign tribes became bolder. They began to curse and shout. There were even children who threw dirty things at the people.
"Scram!"
Yu Qiao held the Crimson Dagger in his hand and flicked away a stone that was thrown at him. He looked around and said coldly.
He spoke in the foreign tribe's language.
He realized that there were already many foreign tribes holding weapons and surrounding them. There were more and more people, and their eyes were filled with killing intent. They were eager to fight.
A huge battle seemed to be about to break out.
"What should we do?"
Surrounded by the foreign tribes, many of them were at a loss. They could kill beasts mercilessly because they were wild beasts. However, facing the foreign tribes, they could not be so decisive.
Furthermore, there were children among these people.
Some of the children's eyes were still very naive and young.
"Back off!"
Linfeng held his bow and aimed an arrow at the most arrogant foreign tribes. He warned, "Back off ten meters or die."
Yunkai raised his hand and controlled his sword to dance around Linfeng.
Yue Mingming was also ready to summon his tentacle monster.
With regards to the threat of Linfeng's team, the foreign tribes did not care. Their bodies even emitted a faint glow as they wanted to get closer.
Suddenly, a long arrow pierced through the air from a distant alley and shot towards an unprepared young girl. However, she was saved by her companion's defensive soul skill.
Seeing the sneak attack and the eagerness in the eyes of the foreign tribes, Linfeng's eyes turned cold.
Whoosh!
Without any hesitation, Lin Feng loosened his grip. The arrow whistled through the air, piercing through the throat of one of the Outsiders in front of him. Blood spurted out, causing the people around him to be stunned for a moment, but then they were enraged.
Some of them wanted to take a step forward, but sharp swords pierced through their bodies.
"Kill them!"
The battle started and various soul skills were released. In a short period of time, 20 to 30 foreign tribes died. Similarly, two people from the human race died.
"Ah!"
Seeing their elders and relatives die, the foreign tribe children cried out in fear. Many team members looked at the crying children and gradually stopped their attacks.
However, this short pause resulted in the deaths of three people.
Among them, there was a male and a female from the Xiaming team.
This was the first time a team member had died.
Furthermore, there were two of them.
The Xiaming team's position was closer to the outside. As they suddenly stopped their attacks, they were ambushed by the foreign tribes' soul skills and two of their team members were killed.
Looking at their fallen companions, the team members were slightly stunned. There was a moment of confusion in their eyes.
Dead?
Their teammates actually died?
They did not expect that their mercy would result in the death of their teammates.
Regret and anger caused them to roar in pain. They entered their demon transformation state and no longer held back. They frantically released their most powerful offensive soul skills.
After a minute, the foreign tribes retreated and the battle stopped. There were 50 to 60 foreign tribe corpses left behind.
A few of them trembled slightly. They could not bear to see it, but most of them were indifferent.
Although they had just entered Imperial Jade Seal City, the corpses of their companions told everyone that if they sympathized with the foreign tribes, they would end up with the lives of their teammates.
"Mm …"
Dong Xiaomei's body trembled slightly. She did not dare to look at the corpses in front of her.
Hearing the cries from all around and the hateful gazes in the dark, she could not help but doubt herself.
"Was it really right to come here?"
Dong Xiaomei asked herself, but she could not get an answer. Some people looked at the corpses on the ground and turned pale. The Xiaming team, who had lost two of their teammates, had a sorrowful expression. They took the corpses of their teammates and chose to leave.
It was not only the Xiaming team. The other teams also had members who chose to leave.
Some of them could fight with demonic beasts, but they could not adapt to fighting with foreign tribes.
A total of 23 people chose to leave. Among them, six from the Xiaming team and six from the other teams, there were a total of 12 people and 11 adventurers.
At this moment, there were only about 100 people left in the original team of 300.
In the oppressive atmosphere, the team members began to move forward expressionlessly. At this moment, they did not have much anticipation for the Spiritual Power Pond and the Elemental Fruit.
Seeing that Dong Yunan, Yue Mingming, and Yunkai's expressions were a little strange, Lin Feng did not say anything.
This was a process that had to be experienced.
He was once at a loss, but after seeing so much, he became numb.
Everyone wanted the world to be peaceful without killing. However, war was just so cruel. There was no choice.
There was only acceptance!