His dramatic pause left all the martial artists present seething with impatience.
However, due to his status and strength, they dared not utter a word, merely swallowing their frustration.
Yet, their hearts were filled with intense curiosity about the rules of this grand competition.
It was, after all, the unprecedented first time the Five Domains Grand Competition was being held within the Void Immortal Realm!
The Xuan Tian Five Domains had existed for so many years, never before like this.
Furthermore, they also wondered if there was a possibility for martial artists other than the competitors to enter the Void Immortal Realm.
Unbeknownst to many, the desire to seek opportunities within the Void Immortal Realm burned brightly!
With various thoughts swirling, everyone present watched Li Yan and Hou Qinglin with expectant gazes.
Seeing that the atmosphere was sufficiently built, Hou Qinglin no longer prolonged the suspense.
In front of everyone, he announced, "This Five Domains Grand Competition will adopt a point system!"
"Each competitor's token will have the function of recording points."
"The source of these points will be the killing of various creatures within the Void Immortal Realm. The token will automatically record points based on the strength of the slain creatures."
"The final ranking will be determined by the total number of points!"
"Of course, besides earning points by killing immortal realm creatures, you can also seize points from other people's tokens. As long as you can force an opponent to crush their token and be teleported away, their points will belong to you!"
"The Void Immortal Realm will be open for one month, so the competition duration will also be one month."
"Once the time is up, everyone must immediately rush to the exit of the immortal realm. Otherwise, you will be directly trapped within the Void Immortal Realm, only to have the chance to come out during the next opening!"
"However, your tokens can only protect you for one month. After one month, they will lose this function."
"Whether you live or die then will be entirely up to yourselves!"
"One more thing, all that you obtain within the Void Immortal Realm belongs to yourselves. If there's anything you cannot use, you can also choose to come to our Xuan Tian Holy Land to exchange it for opportunities that suit you!"
"The rules for this Five Domains Grand Competition are now introduced. We hope that all the heavenly prides of the Five Domains participating in the competition can achieve excellent results!"
Hou Qinglin rattled off the rules in one breath.
Then, with a wave of his hand, black tokens inscribed with names flew towards their respective recipients.
Having done this, he fell silent, retracting his imposing aura.
The Second Elder of the Xuan Tian Holy Land was a man of few words, his emotions barely showing, like a cold, unfeeling stone.
Xu Chuan received the flying token and examined it carefully.
He was unsure of the token's material, but it was clearly not from the Xuan Tian Continent.
For Xu Chuan sensed a faint trace of primordial chaos within it.
Most people would not detect it at all.
Perhaps it was precisely this hint of primordial chaos that allowed them to traverse the Void Immortal Realm with such ease.
The front of the token was etched with numerous inscriptions, forming a miniature formation.
This formation's purpose was to connect with another formation, activating a larger array, essentially acting as a key.
The teleportation away mentioned by Hou Qinglin was likely achieved through this formation.
Possessing partial inheritance of the Emperor Lord's formations, Xu Chuan immediately recognized the structure of this formation and mastered it.
He could now, without anyone's knowledge, alter the formation on the token, preventing the user from escaping via the token.
A glint of killing intent flashed in Xu Chuan's eyes at this thought.
"This is truly perfect!"
He had been worried about how to deal with opponents escaping via formation if he decided to kill someone within the Void Immortal Realm.
He hadn't expected a solution to appear so readily!
It seemed even Heaven itself did not wish to spare Xu Chuan's enemies!
Xu Chuan inspected the token thoroughly, finding no signs of tampering, and safely pocketed it.
Meanwhile, the martial artists below began to stir again.
The allure of opportunities was overwhelming. With chances so close, yet entirely unrelated to them, how could they accept this?
"The Xuan Tian Holy Land is too overbearing! Why do they get to decide who enters the Void Immortal Realm?"
"Exactly! The Void Immortal Realm is an opportunity for everyone on the Xuan Tian Continent, why only let these few enter?"
"The Xuan Tian Holy Land must give us an explanation, or we will not be convinced!"
"We want to enter the Void Immortal Realm too!"
"Yes, we want to enter the Void Immortal Realm too!"
With a few leading the charge, others followed.
Soon, the entire plaza resounded with voices of discontent towards the Xuan Tian Holy Land.
Furthermore, the news of the Void Immortal Realm's impending opening spread like wildfire across the Xuan Tian Continent.
Its speed was unprecedented!
Simultaneously, countless martial artists and forces were converging towards the Xuan Tian Holy Land.
The reason was simple: everyone wanted a share of the opportunities within the Void Immortal Realm!
Li Yan, observing the rioting martial artists from the high platform, his expression turned grim.
Then, he extended a hand, and with a single movement, the martial artist who had been leading the outcry was yanked out of the crowd from afar.
"Our Xuan Tian Holy Land is not to be questioned by just anyone!"
"You want an explanation? I will give you one today!"
Li Yan's icy voice reached the martial artist's ears, causing him to tremble all over.
He finally snapped out of his infatuation with the Void Immortal Realm, and simultaneously, remembered that he was facing the renowned Kind-Eyed King of Yama from the Central Region.
He was instantly so terrified that he lost his senses.
A martial artist of the Heavenly Connection Realm fifth level, he directly wet himself from fear.
"Spare... spare my life..."
He pleaded for mercy, unwilling to die just like this.
But Li Yan gave him no such opportunity.
"In your next life, remember what should be said and what should not!"
Li Yan uttered these words, then clenched his palm.
Boom!
A sound of explosion rang out. The martial artist had no chance to resist and was directly crushed by Li Yan.
The hot blood splattered across the plaza, thoroughly awakening the martial artists who had been driven to obsession by the Void Immortal Realm.
Suddenly, the vast plaza fell silent, terrifyingly so!
All the martial artists watched in dread at what had just transpired.
Li Yan, however, acted as if nothing had happened, his amiable smile reappearing on his face.
Beside him, Xu Chuan frowned slightly, having witnessed the full extent of Li Yan's ruthlessness.
For a mere remark, he had been brutally murdered in such a cruel manner, leaving no trace of his soul.
Although it smacked of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, it did not diminish the degree of his cold-bloodedness.
"I must be wary of this old man!"
Xu Chuan thought to himself.
Judging by his demeanor, he would undoubtedly make a move against Xu Chuan within the Void Immortal Realm.
He just didn't know in what form.
But it did not prevent Xu Chuan's vigilance from rising another notch.