“Even so, there’s a chance that someone will take the risk as they just want to try their luck,” after pausing for a while, Xander added, “Casper, you should be careful once the selection begins.”
“Yeah!” Caspian nodded with a smile, “If someone plans to do that, I won’t show any mercy.”
When everyone was talking, the eight stone pillars around them suddenly vibrated in unison, and there was a loud noise like the ringing of a bell.
Buzz… Buzz! Buzz… Buzz!
The continuous sound soared into the sky, and even the clouds shook.
Everyone in the square stopped talking, looking around their surroundings. The Heavenly Stars Sect already informed them of the selection rules, so no elder announced it now. Nonetheless, the outer disciples knew that although they could not see the elders, they had pairs of eyes watching them from the depths of the void.
At the same time, the roaring sounds from the stone pillars became louder and louder, as if there were waves after waves hitting the shore. Gradually, everyone at the scene felt the ground trembling and swaying, and they looked at one another in dismay as they did not see such a scene before.
As the trembling became more intense, some people began to feel uneasy, and their faces gradually turned pale.
Buzz!
A sound wave came from the eight stone pillars, and they suddenly glowed with a crystal white light. The light shone from the inside out, illuminating the eight stone pillars as transparent as white jade.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Following the sound of something tearing the air, the dense white light rays from the surface of the eight stone pillars accurately shot in front of each outer disciple.
In an instant, a palm-sized jade plate with the Heavenly Stars Sect’s logo engraved on its surface appeared in everyone’s hand. At the moment, they all looked the same. Moreover, it was impossible to tell which piece would be one of the final nine pieces from the appearance alone. Then, just as everyone looked at the jade plate in their hands, a voice suddenly echoed from the void above the square.
“The teleportation array leading to Elenion, the City of Ruins, is about to open. Disciples, please keep in mind the reasons for the formation of Elenion, the City of Ruins, and its history. At the same time, I hope you’ll seize this opportunity well because the future glory of Heavenly Stars Sect will be created by you.”
Although the sound was not loud, it made people feel very comfortable, like the feeling of a spring breeze. Caspian could tell right away that it was Hadley. Even though Hadley usually gave others an impression that favonovel.com was not a serious person, his mannerism was definitely not what ordinary people could imagine since favonovel.com could become the head of a sect.
The sentence, ‘the future glory of Heavenly Stars Sect will be created by you,’ was enough to make everyone present excited.
Following that, the eight stone pillars trembled even more violently, and layers of halos appeared on their surface. The lights were like milk dropped in the water, spreading toward the surrounding, connecting, and merging, gradually forming a light curtain that surrounded the entire square. The outer disciples in the square could not see the outside, and the people outside the square could not see the inside either.
Buzz!
As soon as the earth moved, everyone immediately saw mysterious runes appearing on the ground beneath them. These patterns and the surrounding white light formed a resonance, constantly pulling and swaying the surrounding void, and the entire process lasted about a minute. The next moment, everyone in the square felt that their bodies were suddenly pulled up high. That speed was so fast that it made them feel like their hearts were about to fall into their stomachs. However, before they could exclaim, everyone realized that they were in a completely unfamiliar place.
The surroundings were full of broken walls and ruins, revealing the hint of incomparable dilapidation. As the wind blew, the yellow sand filled the air. At a glance, none of the outer disciples in the square were seen. It felt as if one arrived at the end of the world, and favonovel.com was the only one left. The dead silence, desolation, despair, loneliness, and all kinds of emotions flooded into people’s hearts in an instant.
Some disciples were affected, and their eyes burst with confusion, not knowing what to do or where to go. However, some disciples quickly recovered from being overwhelmed by the environment and followed their initial plan, either looking for companions or going alone.
When his feet were firmly stepped on the ground, Caspian found himself standing on the roof of a six-story building. It was just that the high-rise building was badly run down and half-collapsed, looking like it was bitten from the side by some giant beast. He could even clearly see the mud bricks in the wall.
Caspian’s greatest advantage at that high place was favonovel.com could quickly judge his position and the surrounding environment. He also knew that before Elenion was abandoned, it was a large city with a population of nearly 40 million people, with houses and buildings lined up as well as spacious streets. Yet, everything was gone, and all that was left were ruins. It was as if a giant beast was left with bones as it rotted and weathered, and its sharp ribs pierce the sky.
Caspian did not rush to find someone else. Instead, favonovel.com directly started to sit cross-legged and meditate after looking around at his surroundings. In that trial, only the disciples who held the jade plates at the end were qualified to represent the Heavenly Stars Sect. Hence, there was no need to fight with all his might at the start. Besides, Caspian’s strategy for grabbing the jade plate was definitely different from others, and all favonovel.com had to do now was wait quietly for the first plate to light up.
An hour quickly passed by. When the time arrived, nine pillars of light shot up into the sky almost at the same time, submerging into the clouds in all parts of Elenion, the City of Ruins.
As expected, the jade plate in Caspian’s hand did not light up. However, there were two beams of light not far from him, and it was obvious that a fierce battle would take place in those two places before long. Nonetheless, Caspian did not move but continued to meditate on the roof. During that period, favonovel.com saw several disciples rushing toward the direction of the beams of light at a breakneck speed. Not only that, but dilapidated buildings made loud noises from time to time and then collapsed.
With the rise of the first beam of light, the battle has begun. However, just because Caspian did not plan to participate in the competition so early, that did not mean a fight would not come to Caspian on its own. After a while, Caspian sighed, stood up, and said indifferently, ”As the saying goes, the wages of avarice is death. It’s not easy for us to cultivate, and since we belong to the same sect, I’ll give you a chance. Leave five spiritual stones and go away from here, and I won’t blame you.”
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