This was the Lockbreaker Competition. Even if the Innerverse and Outerverse were separated, it was still very difficult to win the competition. Any Lockbreaker with a single star level was an honored guest of the various great powers, and so many had been eliminated.
Not long after, Felynn's rune lines disappeared from Lu Yin's vision, and the second round ended. It had been quick, but it had been cruel. Many people had been eliminated, and only sixteen participants remained.
Of these people, the one who had the easiest time was not Cai Jianqiang, but Deng Pu. He had not been attacked at all, which made many people unhappy. Many people even started to spread rumors that this year's champion had already been decided.
Even the Hall of Insight had heard the rumors, and Saul's expression turned ugly.
It was obvious that someone had intentionally spread the news, or else it would not have reached the Hall of Insight in such a short time.
When Felynn returned to the Hall of Insight, Saul wanted to say something, but he could not bring himself to do so. After all, Felynn had appeared to be helping him, and he could not afford to offend too many people if he wanted to become the Lockbreaker Society's president.
Mr. Jun was puzzled. Was Felynn also one of Saul's people?
If so, then she was too brainless.
The third round's location was changed to an altar that was thousands of kilometers away from the Hall of Insight. Whenever there was a major event, countless people from Sourcepeak Planet would gather at the altar. Sourcepeak Planet had been the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society's headquarters since ancient times, and major events were usually related to the Lockbreaker Society. Over time, this place had become a place for Lockbreakers to offer sacrifices. No one knew when it had started, but many Lockbreakers who wanted to unlock sourceboxes would first come to the altar to pray.
At this moment, there were sixteen sourceboxes of various sizes placed on the altar. Countless people had gathered around the altar and were waiting excitedly.
This was the location of the third round, and it was a true test of lockbreaking. The sixteen participants would draw lots to correspond to the sourceboxes on the altar. The sourceboxes were not of the same grade, and there could be Perceptive Intermediate sourceboxes, Discerning Elementary sourceboxes, or even Boundless Advanced sourceboxes.
Luck was something that Lockbreakers could not lack, and the upper echelons of the Lockbreaker Society valued luck more than their own strength.
The third round tested both one's lockbreaking ability and their luck.
Saul and the others all arrived at the altar while Lu Yin and the others waited below.
Not long after, Yi Feng descended and raised his hand..... "Everyone, pick one."
Everyone chose randomly, as they had no idea what the sourceboxes were like, and they had no way of competing for them.
Lu Yin had received lot number five was the box Sourcebox was neither too big nor too small was it too big.
Everyone else looked at the altar.
One person's face immediately darkened. He had drawn lot number twelve, and the sourcebox corresponding to lot twelve was dozens of meters tall, which was rather eye-catching.
Although a sourcebox's rank wasn't determined by its size, the larger the sourcebox, the greater the amount of energy it contained. This was a given. If two sourceboxes of the same rank were to compare their sizes, then the one with the bigger sourcebox would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Many people looked at him with schadenfreude.
Even Ku Wei laughed out loud, and the man glared at Ku Wei. His eyes were filled with apprehension, and he could only hope that the sourcebox inside the box was only a Discerning Elementary sourcebox.
"Ha, an unlucky bastard!" The fish shouted loudly and slapped its tail.
Xi Qi hurriedly apologized to that person.
The fish was displeased. "Why are you apologizing to him? He's just an unlucky bastard. He'll die on the path of lockbreaking sooner or later."
The man was furious. "Shut up!"
The fish stood up and arrogantly raised its fins. "What? You want to fight one-on-one? Come on, those words were taught to me by that guy. Fight him one-on-one if you have the ability." As it spoke, it pointed its fins at Ku Wei.
Ku Wei blinked. What did it have to do with him?
This fish was too vengeful!
The man snorted, but he did not say anything.
Lu Yin pursed his lips. This fish was still as despicable as ever.
"Seventh Bro, this monkey wants to drink fish soup," the monkey said in a sinister tone. If the monkey could act, Lu Yin did not doubt that the monkey would have stewed the fish.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen such a handsome fish before?
A bunch of ugly two-legged beasts. "The fish jumped around on Xi Qi's head, as if it was giving out pointers.
Xi Qi was helpless, but she was already used to it.
"Oh, there's another familiar face. Hey, two-legged beast, why aren't you greeting Lord Fish when you see him?" The fish stared at Lu Yin and continuously slapped its tail.
Lu Yin's mouth twitched, as he had been recognized.
"Seventh Bro, let this monkey stew him! I want to drink fish soup!" The monkey was furious, as he could not control his temper whenever he faced a fish.
Atop the altar, Felynn's eyes flashed, and she immediately stood up. "Alright, stop arguing. Those who have drawn lots, please take your places. I'll allow you to rest until tomorrow morning and recharge your energy. Lockbreaking is limited to twenty-four hours. Of course, you can also lockbreak right now, but in any case, the twenty-four hours will start tomorrow morning."
Lu Yin hurriedly rushed up the altar and arrived next to sourcebox number five. The others followed suit one after another.
Xi Qi was rather far away from him, and as more and more people opened their boxes, the fish no longer had the time to pay attention to him.
Lu Yin relaxed. He had used his domain to change his appearance, and even Saul had not been able to see through his disguise. That fish had actually been able to see through his disguise, which was quite peculiar. It was no wonder why Xi Qi had been able to become a Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker with its help.
Before Lu Yin could even open the box, a Lockbreaker to his right screamed as the box shattered into pieces. The sound of an astral beast galloping about shook the altar, and a somber aura followed. Everyone looked over and saw a strange astral beast phantom condense in the air. Its body had more than ten heads, and it raised its head and roared.
Yi Feng immediately appeared on the altar and reached out with a single palm. The astral beast phantom let out an even more intense roar before dissipating with a bang. Yi Feng took out another box and sealed the sourcebox before announcing that the Lockbreaker had been eliminated. He then left.
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. The danger from the sourcebox had not been very strong, and it only had the power level of a Cruiser. Unfortunately, that Lockbreaker was only an Explorer with very little battle experience, which was why he had been so easily eliminated. If it had been Lu Yin himself, he would have been able to easily disperse the danger. Unfortunately, that sourcebox was only a Four Stars Discerning Elementary sourcebox, so it was not difficult to unlock.
He looked at the others and saw that quite a few had already opened their boxes. Aside from the unlucky person to his right, the others were doing fine. Only one person was a Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker, but he had encountered a One Star Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox. Fortunately, there was no danger from the sourcebox, so that person could try to unlock it.
In the distance, the man who had drawn the largest sourcebox was apprehensive for a moment, but then he resigned himself to his fate and opened his box. Countless people were attracted to him, as his box was simply too large, to the point that it made them panic.
Xi Qi was also staring at him.
When the box was opened, the sourcebox was revealed. Countless people looked over nervously, but what they saw was not the enormous sourcebox that they had imagined. Instead, it was a strange stone sourcebox that was only the size of a palm.
Everyone was stunned.
That person was stunned as well.
What was this?
The disparity was too great, and if one did not look carefully, they would not even be able to see the sourcebox. It was too small!
Who would place such a small sourcebox in such a large box?
In the distance, a Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker calmly said, "Because there was a shortage of Spiritual Thread boxes, we could only store it this way."
Everyone who heard him had the urge to beat him up. Why didn't you just change to a smaller box? The other boxes were barely able to hold the sourcebox, yet you had placed such a small sourcebox in such a large box? You could have stuffed a few hundred sourceboxes in there.
The contestant almost went limp, as he had actually wanted to give up. Fortunately, he had not. Such a small sourcebox would be easy to unlock, and his mood had dropped so much that he had not carefully observed the sourcebox. In his ecstasy, he had jumped into the box and tried to take the sourcebox out, but he had been sent flying. A hurricane had appeared from within the box and swept him away. Although the hurricane's range was small, it had caused the void to crack, and it had surpassed a Hunter's strength.
Yi Feng covered the box once again. "Eliminated."
Everyone was stunned. What had just happened?
Many people could not react in time.
That guy had probably been tricked. That sourcebox was small, but it was definitely troublesome. Any sourcebox that contained the strength of a predecessor was not simple.
The fish on Xi Qi's head happily slapped its tail. "Idiot, idiot, hahahaha."
Deng Pu watched coldly from the side. That guy was just a piece of trash who could not even recognize a five star Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox.
That guy had definitely been tricked, and many people looked at him sympathetically. Unfortunately, he had already fainted, and his injuries were not light.
At the side of the altar, Tong Mi 'er waved his hand and opened the box. Everyone looked over as a vast fluctuation swept out, causing the void to distort and even create illusions.
When he saw this, Tong Mi 'er did not hesitate to jump off the altar and give up. This was a Boundless Advanced sourcebox.
Fiend Li nodded in satisfaction. "To be able to discover the level of a sourcebox immediately and make the correct judgment, Felynn, your disciple is not bad."
Felynn smiled. "Thank you for your praise, senior."
Lu Yin looked at the box in front of him, but he was not in a hurry to open it. There were still half of the people on the altar who had not opened their boxes. It was not that they did not dare to, but rather that there was no need for them to do so. To them, it would only take them less than twenty hours to successfully unlock a sourcebox, and if they took more than twenty hours, they would not be able to unlock it. Thus, there was no need for them to do so now.
These people had a clear understanding of their own abilities.
Of course, there were also those who were more anxious, and Tong Mi 'er was one of them. However, Lu Yin felt that Tong Mi' er had long since decided to give up on the competition.
Everyone was facing the sourcebox on the altar. Four people had already been eliminated, and there were only twelve left. Five of them had already begun to unlock the sourcebox, while the remaining seven had yet to open their boxes. They were all rather calm, but that did not include the fish.
Xi Qi did not open her box, and the fish on her head kept urging her to do so.
"There's no rush. Twenty hours is enough. I'm tired, and I need to rest," Xi Qi said.
"Hurry up and open it for Lord Fish. Lord Fish is very curious."
"No, I need to rest."
"Just rest. Isn't it the same whether you open it or not?"
"No, my heart is itching."
"Two-legged beast, have you not tasted Lord Fish's power in a long time?"
"I'm really tired." Xi Qi was helpless.
On the other side of Xi Qi, Ku Wei smiled and waved. "Hey, fish, come to Brother Wei. Brother Wei will open it for you."
The fish glared at Ku Wei. "Two-legged beast, just you wait. Lord Fish is not done with you. I'll follow you for the rest of my life."
Ku Wei smiled happily. "That's good. Right, I have a question for you. Do you like chili powder?"
The fish was furious, and it slapped its tail even harder. Xi Qi was in pain, and she looked pitifully at Ku Wei. "Stop talking."
Ku Wei laughed.
In the distance, Deng Pu frowned. What a bunch of idiots.