Free Web NovelChapter 1154: Chapter 366 Storm (Extra update for 12000 monthly votes!)_3
Shang Zhang slowly squatted down, his face still wearing a smile, and with two fingers, he gently lifted Deng Yue’s right index finger, "A single finger to break the river, right?"
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In the vast desert where not even the wind could enter, because it couldn’t blow through.
But the helpless wind on this side of the life and death boundary might have once swept over the grasslands or brushed past willow trees, perhaps having swirled above the Long River.
Then the Guanhe Platform could have been there too.
On the Guanhe Platform, the proud children of various nations gathered. It was already crowded with banners and throngs of people. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
The official start time of the Yellow River Gathering was July 11th.
But in reality, the competition had begun as early as July 6th.
Or it could be called "preliminary selection."
The main event of the Yellow River Gathering, whether for the Inner Court or Outer Building fields, only had sixteen slots available.
Among them, the six strongest countries in the world occupied six slots.
The remaining ten spots were competed for by other countries.
For the unrestricted event for those under thirty, there were only eight main event slots available, with only two set aside for the other countries to compete for.
For many countries, their goal was actually just to qualify for the main event of the Yellow River Gathering.
Securing a spot in the main event meant gaining more say. If they could advance a round or two, they would have already established a foothold behind The Gate of All Demons. They would have the possibility to independently capture demons and produce Channel-opening Pills, without being forever trapped in a tribute system built around the Channel-opening Pills, never being able to escape the Overlord Country’s stranglehold.
Of course, not all gains are suitable. Results exceeding a country’s national power were also terrifying. Otherwise, how did those abandoned strongholds behind The Gate of All Demons come into existence?
For major countries like Summer Country, Wei Country, Sheng Country, and Song Country, they certainly wanted more.
Who doesn’t want to challenge the weight of the cauldron to see who is the stronger?
But there were only those six countries among the world’s strongest. ƒrēewebnovel.com
Those who wish to supplant them need to put in too much effort.
At the very center of the Guanhe Platform, the Martial Arts Field enclosed by the Pillar of the Six Unions had already been opened.
The number of countries participating in the Yellow River Gathering, aside from the six powerhouses, totaled one hundred and thirty-six.
In fact, those who could come to participate in the Yellow River Gathering were already smaller countries with decent national power. By the standards of the Western Territory, countries like Mo Country, Cheng Country, and Luo Country, had not even sent representatives to participate.
Apart from having little hope of victory, the long journey and waste of already scarce resources by their strongest leaders were not the only reasons; more importantly, the preliminary selections of the Yellow River Gathering were unconstrained by life and death.
Many small countries could only nurture a few talents, hoping they would grow up to be the pillars of the nation, prolonging the country’s destiny for a few hundred more years. To gamble their existence in the Yellow River Gathering... they couldn’t afford it.
In fact, the main event of the Yellow River Gathering was also unconstrained by life and death. However, the masters presiding over the main event would traditionally intervene at the last moment to ensure the safety of their nation’s prodigies.
Nevertheless.
One hundred and thirty-six countries competing for those pitifully scarce main event spots was enough to demonstrate the intensity of the selection process.
And among these one hundred and thirty-six countries.
One hundred and twelve people were competing for ten main event slots in the Inner Mansion Realm field. The vast majority of countries participating in the Yellow River Gathering sent Cultivators from the Inner Mansion Realm to compete.
Seventy-five people were competing for ten main event slots in the External Building Environment field.
Only seventeen people were competing for two unrestricted main event slots for those under thirty years old...
Saying it’s unrestricted for those under thirty, but in reality, sending a Cultivator from the Inner Mansion Realm under thirty meant they had little chance to compete.
"There are so many people in the Inner Mansion field! No wonder so many people say that the Inner Mansion field is the most competitive," Cao Jie laughed in a tea house on Qi Street after hearing the report from the Guards, "Jiang Qingyang, feeling nervous?"
"Of course, it can’t be calculated like that," Jiang Wang, sitting across from him, said, "It’s just that the threshold for the Outer Building event and the unrestricted event for those under thirty is relatively higher, eliminating a large number of people early on. As for whether I’m nervous..."
He looked down at Longing, "Hearing that all the heroes of the world have come here, my sword trembles."
Then he chuckled, "It’s quite excited."
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ps:
1. "Dynasties change and talented individuals emerge, each leading the trend for hundreds of years." - Four Discussions of Poetry, Second Discourse by Zhao Yi in the Qing Dynasty.
2. Because many readers say they are not used to without an update at eight pm, I’m moving tomorrow’s update here...
I have no more pre-written Chapters. I can only do two updates tomorrow, and we’ll see the day after.
(Let’s start saving up for the big climax from scratch, O,O)
