Chapter 234 Exclusion


    "What on earth could be going on? Why are there so many superior talents here? Are they nning on


    taking the examination, too?"


    Everyone was greatly puzzled.


    "I never expected that the Ancient Void Battlefield would suddenly open. Surely, a few among you will


    be lucky to have the opportunity to enter it," the old man standing in the middle of the hall proimed at


    "But what is the Ancient Void Battlefield?" Almost everyone was still confused, most of them never


    having heard of this before.


    The elder from the Grand Void Manor exined its history in detail, and they finally understood it all.


    Once they found out about it, some of them grew quite excited, while others felt rather worried.


    The Void Battlefield, ording to the elder, was a broken space that had remained active since ancient


    times. It contained many treasures.


    However, it was difficult to obtain these treasures, unless one could pass the grueling tests that arose


    as they challenged every step of the way.


    In its very essence, the Void Battlefield was an assessment space.


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    For the longest time, it had opened every few months and allowed several geniuses to enter. Even so,


    the many talents who had attempted to reach its depths had gone no deeper than the periphery and


    were only able topete with each other there for the treasures. The most important and vital part of


    the Void Battlefield was the Ancient Void Battlefield.


    It opened every one hundred and eighty years. Legend said that its heritage was truly beyond


    shocking. It had been thousands of years since the Grand Void Manor was established and from the


    time of its birth, tremendously gifted talents had already ventured there, but not one of them acquired


    the real, great heritage.


    If all went ording to n, the Ancient Void Battlefield was expected to open twenty yearster. That


    was why its surprisingly early appearance startled many grand warriors.


    The Void Battlefield opened only for one day. Only fifty warriors under the age of twenty-five would be


    permitted to enter. The moment they heard the news, a few grand warriors immediately gathered the


    superior talents under theirmand, fourteen in total.


    Since it was a rare opportunity, the rest of the thirty-six ces would be selected from the geniuses that


    happened to take the examination on ordinary martial skills today. Since there were hundreds of talents


    here, a quick selection must be carried out in order to guarantee the efficiency of the process. It was a


    disappointing blow to some of them. Here was a great opportunity right before their very eyes, but the


    chances of qualifying were slim for the more inferior ones. They felt really upset at missing this rare


    chance to try and prove themselves.


    "Elder, what is the distribution of the rest thirty-six ces? Are the winners decided on the arena?" a


    genius asked, confident in his strength.


    The elder of Grand Void Manor just shook his head and replied, "Since time is limited, I have discussed


    with the lords present to draw up the selection mechanism."


    The elder paused, and then added, "Twenty-one of the rest of the ces will be rmended by the


    superior talents from the seven biggest alliances, and the other fifteen ces will be selected from the


    twenty talents ranking among the top five hundred on the Talent Roll."


    "That''s unfair! How about us?"


    some cultivators from the other alliancesined about the unfairness of the process.


    "Silence!" the elder from Grand Void Manor shouted. The loud din hushed. No one dared utter a sound


    against his wishes. Then he continued, "Save yourints! It is the lords, not you or I, that are


    responsible for the selection mechanism.


    Superior talents, you can start to rmend the geniuses in your alliances."


    Each alliance had two representatives among the fourteen superior talents. Since they had already had


    a framework of the geniuses in their alliances, the list of rmendations was aplished quite


    efficiently.


    "Next, the twenty geniuses among the top five hundred on the Talent Roll willpete in the arena.


    The winner will be decided within one round. The five weakest geniuses will be eliminated. If anyone


    wants to drop out of thepetition now, please do as you like. I won''t oblige you to stay here," the


    elder from the Grand Void Manor said, looking around at them. The Ancient Void Battlefield opened


    only for one day, and half a day had already psed. Everyone looked around at each other, and


    started to get worried. Time was running out!


    After the elder''s deration, no one quit the qualifying battle. All of the twenty geniuses including


    Darren yearned for a chance to enter the Ancient Void Battlefield.


    "Darren, I have faith in you," Boyce smiled at him warmly.


    "I will try my best," Darren said with a confident nod. The truth was, he was also convinced that with his


    power, he wouldn''t be among the five eliminated geniuses. His strength alone was able to deflect any


    strike, so no one could knock him down in a single round.


    "Well then, follow me to the arena!" the elder from Grand Void Manormanded.


    Darren began to walk forward, but was stopped by the elder''s hand pushing firmly on his shoulder.


    "You must be Darren. You don''t have to go through with thepetition," the elder said quietly.


    "Why?" Darren was stunned.


    "Because your realm is too low, young man. The Ancient Void Battle field will be too tough for you. I


    think you should make room for the other qualified geniuses rather than waste the rare opportunity," the


    elder replied.


    "Don''t look down on me! You''re right; my realm is lower than the others, so what? As you can see, I am


    still among the top five hundred on the Talent Roll!" Darren yelled at the elder in rage, clenching his


    fists. He was fuming. How dare this old man push him aside in public!


    "Young man, it is no use shouting at me. I''m not the one making decisions." The elder looked unhappy,


    but he went on, "Don''t hide the truth. All the lords know that you have cultivated a body refining skill.


    That''s why you''re on the Talent Roll. Exploring the Ancient Void Battlefield requires power, real power.


    Do you understand?"


    With a serious nod, the elder left Darren alone as he led the other neen geniuses toward the arena.


    Standing in the middle of the hall, Darren could sense the scornful looks from all directions lingering on


    him. They began whispering, someone even smirking directly, "Oh, what a waste! Fortunately, you


    didn''t join the Dragon Alliance, or it will be really humiliating!" the members of Dragon Alliance jeered,


    rolling their eyes at Darren with distain.


    Even some minor alliances which had tried to bond with Darren started to sneer at him too. "You''re just


    a hypocrite. A weak man shouldn''t have such unfounded pride and pretentiousness. You make us feel


    sick."


    The jeers came from almost every group there. Though Darren was furious at their words, he failed to


    defend himself.


    Darren sneered at those lords, who had made such a rash decision. The Ancient Void Battlefield


    seemed not to be worth his painstaking striving. Then and there, he made up his mind. He resolved to


    never help any grand warrior to find the Primitive Stone once he was among the top one hundred of the


    Talent Roll.


    As Darren turned to leave, a girl by his side held him back.


    "Darren, don''t go. We have faith in your power. We will give you our ce."


    Both Betty and Boyce were the chosen ones to enter the Ancient Void Battlefield.


    "That''s right, Darren. You can join Skywalker Alliance temporarily. Betty has decided to give you her


    ce. And you can quit whenever you like," Boyce said.


    "Never mind. Forget about the Ancient Void Battlefield. I can''t do that to Betty. I don''t want the


    opportunity that badly." Darren shook his head proudly.


    "Darren, don''t refuse it. Now they look down on you. What better way to prove to them that you are


    even more qualified? Show them who''s really on top! I believe in you. I''m sure we can obtain some


    treasures this time," Boyce said encouragingly.


    "Yes, Darren. I think I am nowhere near your tremendous power, so you had better take my ce. It


    makes much more sense! If you manage to acquire something, don''t forget to share it with me," Betty


    smiled sweetly.


    Darren meant to decline their kindness, but Boyce and Betty tried hard to persuade him to ept the


    ce. Finally, he grudgingly agreed.


    "What! How dare you give your precious ce to such a worthless guy?" Don Zhou yelled loudly at


    Boyce and Betty. Since each alliance could rmend three geniuses, he had been the third chosen


    one of Skywalker Alliance.


    "Don, you''d better keep your mouth shut! I have brought up the matter to Tom and he has already


    agreed." Boyce had always been on bad terms with Don Zhou.


    "Humph, you bastard. I''ve watched you for a long time. If your decision proves a waste of time, you will


    suffer the consequences when youe back to Skywalker Alliance," Don Zhou said with venom.


    Darren didn''t take heed of his empty threats. He was in a ce where his actions would speak much


    louder than his words.


    ...


    Seven men were talking and drinking tea in a quiet yard of the Grand Void Manor.


    "Chad, how could your disciples make thed join your alliance? I hear that he didn''t deserve to be on


    the Talent Roll," a big man sneered.


    "Brian, are you gloating over me? Or are youughing at me?" Chad Lou said with great displeasure.


    Just now, it had been Brian You who proposed to exclude Darren from the qualifying battles. The other


    masters of the seven alliances also found that the reason why Darren was able to withdraw the


    warriors at the middle age of the Wonder Realm was that he had just cultivated a body refining skill, but


    his real power was only in the Mysterious Realm. How could he ovee the severe challenges in


    Ancient Void Battlefield? Based on this consideration, they concurred that excluding Darren right away


    was justifiable.


    Then one man acted as a peacemaker. "Well, no more arguing. We can personally reiterate the


    decisionter. By the way, if anyone of them reaches the eleventh round of Ancient Void Battlefield,


    there will be a sumptuous harvest."


    "Good point. Many Primitive Stones are stored there. Chad, since you have Darren, the so-called super


    genius, I have a feeling that you will make a fortune this time. Ha-ha!" Another manughed


    sarcastically. Well, they would have to wait and see just how things would turn out!