Time flowed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, the day for the revision of the Military God Ranking had arrived.
Over these one and a half days, Ye Longlin and Mu Hanqi had toured almost all the famous places in Jinling and sampled a lot of delicious food. This trip to Jinling could now be considered a perfect conclusion.
After this matter was concluded, Ye Longlin also planned to step down and make arrangements to deal with the Ye family.
The venue for the Military God Ranking battle was chosen in a large mountain north of the city, as only here could it accommodate so many people and the construction of the venue.
Because of Ye Longlin, Yuan Gang directly took down the martial arts contest arena built by the Murong family for use.
It saved time and effort.
The revision of the Military God Ranking not only caused a great stir in Jinling but also attracted the attention of many people in the capital.
The Military God Ranking was updated every three years, and the time had come again. This time, the scale was unprecedentedly grand.
In previous Military God Rankings, a war zone was selected, and the revision matters were carried out within that war zone. It had never been opened to the public, nor had it ever been held under the gaze of countless citizens.
In fact, the Hall of Honor also understood Ye Longlin's intentions.
Over the years, the Martial Arts Association had indeed gone too far. If it weren't for the Martial Arts Association, Ye Longlin would not have chosen to make it public.
Yesterday, hundreds of contestants arrived in Jinling and stayed at the Longhua Hotel. This morning at nine o'clock, they all boarded the Longhua Hotel's buses and arrived here together.
And early this morning, tens of thousands of people had already gathered here.
All of them had come to watch the Military God Ranking. They were all martial artists, or families preparing to join the army, and of course, many off-duty soldiers.
The entire venue was composed of countless arenas, and the competition rules were different from previous years.
This year's rules were divided into three stages.
The first stage involved participants outside the ranking challenging those on the ranking.
The second stage involved a comprehensive assessment of the ranked participants' military qualities and capabilities.
The third stage involved ranked participants gradually competing in personal combat strength.
The total score was three hundred points. The ranking names on the list would be from highest to lowest. If any ranked participant scored below 140 points, they would be directly eliminated from the ranking. The remaining vacant spots would be contested by participants outside the ranking.
The entire process would take about ten days, within which all rankings would be determined.
The judging panel was composed of members from the Dragon Pavilion, the Hall of Honor, the Zhenwu Division, and the Imperial Guards, truly ensuring that no unfair events could occur.
For the four judging panel members, the highest and lowest scores would be removed, and the sum of the remaining two scores divided by four would be the final score for that round.
With a total score of three hundred points, to maintain the minimum promotion, one would need to score at least 94 points in each round. If either score fell below 94 points, they would generally be out of the running, although it also depended on the scores from the previous and subsequent rounds.
These rules were specifically changed to increase the viewing appeal of this year's Military God Ranking.
How many members on the Military God Ranking were overrated, and how many were genuinely talented would all be revealed in this edition.
Personal combat power, command ability, and other aspects could be fully judged and demonstrated.
Upon the announcement of these rules, it immediately caused a shock among everyone present!
"The rules were not like this in previous years. Have you consulted the opinions of all parties when you arbitrarily changed the rules?"
Someone in the contestant crowd shouted indignantly.
Yuan Gang glanced at the crowd of contestants and said coldly, "These rules are the latest plan jointly decided by the Dragon Pavilion, the Hall of Honor, the Zhenwu Division, and the Imperial Guards!
From now on, every revision of the Military God Ranking will follow these rules, strictly prohibiting all favoritism and cheating. If anyone wishes to withdraw now, place your armbands under the flag in the center, and you may leave!"
In the very center, there were three steps made of cement. On top of the steps was a platform, and on the platform stood a pole. At the very top was a vibrant red, fluttering in the wind.
On both sides, no spectator stands were prepared. However, because of the surrounding mountains, it could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators.
"Does anyone else have any objections?"
Yuan Gang, dressed in military attire, shouted loudly.
The scene was silent.
"Since no one has any objections, I now announce that the revision of the Military God Ranking officially begins!"
As the first stage of the Military God Ranking began, countless people took out their small stools and snacks, watching with great interest.
For them, it was the first time they had witnessed such a scene, and they were all very excited.
After all, being present was different from not being present.
On a certain mountain peak.
"Old Dao, when do you plan to make your move?"
A man with a scar on his face, sitting at the very front, asked.
SS-class war criminal, number 289, Meng Kui.
"We are still waiting for news. Currently, the focus of the domestic military is on this side. It is easy for the higher-ups to infiltrate Jinling. We will only know when their people arrive. Currently, I don't know anything either."
The man called Old Dao shook his head slightly. He truly didn't know. The higher-ups had only said to wait for news, so they could only wait.
SS-class war criminal, number 287, codenamed Butcher Knife.
"Even if we have to wait, we should at least have a specific time, one day or two?"
A middle-aged man wearing an apron said sinisterly, "You speak the truth. It's impossible for them to wait here for ten or eight days, right? Who can stand that? We didn't bring much food with us. Ga ga ga, there are so many people here, so we don't have to worry about food."
SS-class war criminal, number 285, codenamed Cannibal.
"Get lost! Do you think everyone is as perverted as you? Damn it, thinking about it makes me sick. Can't you eat something that normal people can eat?"
SS-class war criminal, number 284, Butcher.
There were a total of ten people on this mountain peak. These ten people were also among the twelve people on the list.
The other two were captured by the Azure Dragon last night. They only received the news this morning.
"Alright, all of you shut up. There are too many eyes and ears here. Don't talk about these matters. What happened to the people captured by the Azure Dragon last night? 277, what's the situation?"
The scar-faced man at the head spoke, his expression gloomy.
"I don't know the specific situation. I suspect that the other party has our information. If that's the case, then our actions last night were prescient, after all, who knows who leaked this matter in the end."
Number 277, codenamed Baldy.
Although this person did not have a chilling codename, he was the real boss here.
He preferred to be called by his codename.
"According to news from the Dark Hall, the headquarters of the Nine Heavens Cloud Palace is in Jinling. Perhaps we have already been targeted by them!"