Ye Ling, after forming an alliance with Die, asked her, "Die, you've been to this place before us. Can you give us an overview of the situation? The Primal Chaos Consciousness brought us here temporarily, and we don't know much about it."
"No problem, let's go somewhere quiet, and I'll explain everything slowly!"
Die said excitedly. She had experienced the initial Yuan Realm war, and coupled with the memories she obtained from Zhu, she was very clear about what kind of formidable person Ye Ling was.
It could be said that ninety-nine percent of the Sovereigns, the powerhouses on this platform, would not be Ye Ling's match!
Before coming to participate in the ranking competition, Die had already decided that she must cling tightly to Ye Ling. Even if she couldn't achieve a top ranking in the competition, she had to be in the middle tier, not at the bottom.
Otherwise, their initial Yuan Realm would be in an even worse situation. After this ranking competition ended, it was truly uncertain how long they could hold on.
This metal platform shone with immense brilliance. Its area was no less than a continent. Ye Ling and the other two quickly arrived at an uninhabited open space. Looking around, they could no longer see any other powerhouses.
"This is it."
Die stopped, turned to Ye Ling, and said, "Benefactor, please ask whatever questions you have. I'll tell you everything I know."
"Mm." Ye Ling nodded slightly and then asked Die the question that concerned him the most: "I remember there should have been over a thousand absolute years before this ranking competition began. Why has it suddenly been convened?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, Die was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "Benefactor, your first question is quite difficult for me… The reason why this ranking competition was convened early is actually unknown to the consciousness of the major worlds. Perhaps only that handful of people who know the secrets of the Void Core can tell."
"However, I have a guess. Would you like to hear it?"
Ye Ling: "Go ahead."
Die continued, "Let me say first, this is all my personal speculation and does not represent the truth. If you think it's wrong, just take it as a joke."
Ye Ling nodded slightly.
Die went on, "I think the early convening of this ranking competition is likely related to you, Benefactor."
"Related to me?" Ye Ling was taken aback.
Die: "Mm… Benefactor, you killed 'Brain' some time ago and eliminated a large force like the Overseers. Moreover, Benefactor, you should also know that the Overseers actually came from the Void Dark Side."
Ye Ling: "I know, but what do these events have to do with the ranking competition held by the Void?"
Die: "Do you know why the Void holds ranking competitions?"
Ye Ling: "To confirm the rankings of the major ordered worlds and to allocate Void Origin Power within the Void?"
Die: "That's right. This is an important reason for holding the ranking competition. But the most important thing is that the Void needs to screen out powerful ordered worlds and sufficiently formidable powerhouses to resist the erosion of the Void Dark Side…"
"Benefactor, you fought with 'Brain' before, and even went to the Void Dark Side. Such a huge commotion must have alerted some monsters in the Void Dark Side, making the Void feel threatened… So I guess this ranking competition was held early because the Void needed to deal with some kind of threat."
Hearing Die's guess, Ye Ling immediately thought of his identity as "Sin" and the mysterious and powerful being he encountered in the Void Dark Side.
Zun, has he awakened?
Could it be that the Void held the ranking competition early because of that guy named Zun?
Ye Ling fell into thought.
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire understood Ye Ling very well. Seeing Ye Ling's silent demeanor, it realized that Ye Ling had remembered something and asked, "Kid, do you have any thoughts?"
Ye Ling came back to his senses and nodded, "Mm… I have a hypothesis, but it still needs to be verified. If it's really as I imagine, then this ranking competition… might not just be our vacation trip."
Having said that, Ye Ling thanked Die, "Thank you for your reminder. What you just said has benefited me greatly."
Die scratched her head somewhat sheepishly and said, "Benefactor, you flatter me. I just offered a wild guess. I can't guarantee if it's right or wrong."
Ye Ling: "In any case, I owe you a favor… Let's put the issue of the early ranking competition aside for now. Tell us about the rules of this ranking competition."
Die nodded and then said, "I heard that the rules for this ranking competition are different from the previous arena matches. It will adopt a battle royale mode."
"Before the ranking competition begins, all powerhouses will be randomly dropped into a certain area of the Hidden Ruins to fight. The ranking will be calculated based on survival time and the number of enemies killed."
The World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire interjected, "I know this mode. It's a very popular game type from Earth. Ye You used to take me to play it. I'm good at it. I'll be the captain then, and everyone will listen to my command. I guarantee we'll get chicken!"
"Then it's all up to Brother Huo!"
Die smiled sweetly at the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire and then continued, "In short, this mode is very cruel. Even powerhouses may not necessarily survive until the end. Moreover, if you surrender in the arena, you can be teleported out. But if you are killed before you can surrender, you will truly die. This has never happened in previous ranking competitions."
"After this ranking competition, the entire Void will likely undergo a major reshuffle. Those ordered worlds that have lost their Sovereigns may decline from then on."
Hearing Die's words, Ye Ling's eyes flashed with a dim light, and he said, "Something's not right…"
Die was slightly stunned and looked at Ye Ling, "Benefactor? What's not right?"
Ye Ling said, "These rules are a bit off. If the purpose of this ranking competition is to screen out strong worlds and powerhouses, then the battle royale mode is not suitable for screening. The powerhouses who survive in the end are not necessarily the strongest."
"Moreover, this battle royale has a high mortality rate. After this ranking competition, a large number of ordered worlds will decline because of it. This will lower the overall strength of the Void, won't it give the Void Dark Side an opportunity?"
As soon as Ye Ling said this, the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, which was still somewhat excited, also calmed down. "That's right! In this kind of competition mode, if you display strong strength from the beginning, it's very likely to attract the围攻 of other powerhouses, leading to early defeat. This doesn't make sense!"
Speaking of this, the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire seemed to think of something else and screamed, "Oh no! If it's really this battle royale mode, then I provoked so many world powerhouses on the platform earlier. The early bird gets shot. Are we now the target of public criticism?"
Ye Ling came back to his senses and said to the World Extinguishing Spiritual Fire, "Don't worry, with you around, no matter what happens, I'm used to it."