Yun Shou stroked his chin: "A lie detector... emmm, it can detect overlords, but it can't detect supreme beings and true kings, right?"

"Just because you, Lao Shi, can't have it doesn't mean I can't."

[This event is ostensibly a matchmaking event, but it's unlikely to be the kind where women stand in a row while the men showcase their talents one by one.]

[It's too drawn out and doesn't showcase the demeanor of a martial artist at all.]

But it's not simply a contest in a ring.

[It's actually a massive reality show!]

The activity involves collecting one thousand hemispherical "Eternal Bonds (Circles)," hidden on one thousand floating islands.

The young male and female martial artists participating must compete to obtain one hemisphere, and then find another man/woman who possesses a hemisphere—merging the two hemispheres together signifies a successful union.

[Event Venue: Across one thousand floating islands, each equipped with numerous cameras displaying byproducts of the Golden Spirit. Several program hosts will be stationed outside the venue to select and analyze key segments.]

The martial artists watching the competition can sit on other floating islands to watch the live broadcast. Each island has different areas, each equipped with different hosts and large-screen energy projections, and is also equipped with a large number of audience seats.

[If you don't want to watch the projection together in a crowded place, you can also use your own Jinling device to access the various "cameras" with open access at the competition venue.]

[Furthermore, martial artists will fly over the arena of the thousand islands, watching the spectacle unfold—but they cannot get too close to the arena to interfere with the competition, nor can they make loud noises or reveal any crucial information!]

I watched a bit of the game and found it somewhat interesting.

[For example, with 6,400 participants, they start aboard the massive Tianyuan warship. The warship will fly over the ten central islands, and the warriors will need to choose a time to land.]

[The vast majority are innate martial artists; you need to avoid the few celestial beings, otherwise you'll easily be eliminated upon landing.]

However, this is a "matchmaking event," not a life-or-death battle for resources. The overall atmosphere is quite good. At most, they might be crippled and lose their eligibility to compete—normal injuries can heal in less than a month for a Xiantian martial artist.

[A more effective way to eliminate others is to knock them out of the thousands of islands, for example, by sending competitors crashing into the large lake below.]

[You also saw some rather absurd clips.]

[Some islands are tens of thousands of miles apart, which means that some innate beings who didn't calculate their energy consumption properly while flying ran out of energy halfway through their journey and could only advance awkwardly up and down.]

[—Having finally managed to absorb a little bit of energy from the surroundings, I had to use it as propulsion to prevent myself from falling, while simultaneously making a small leap forward to reach the island as soon as possible…]

"How unlucky!" You sat in one of the audience seats, unable to help but laugh out loud, pointing at the projected image.

"What right do you have to talk about him like that!" A girl next to her retorted, "My senior brother from the Zizai Sect is only sixty-seven years old, yet he already possesses the cultivation of the late-stage Innate Realm. Could you be that powerful at his age?!"

"Sixty-seven?" You counted on your fingers, but there weren't enough, so you used your Yuan energy to create a whole bunch of fingers and counted them one by one.

"That's incomparable. At sixty-seven, I'm only at the same level as him."

The girl's expression froze for a moment. Reaching the Innate Realm at sixty-seven... while not as advanced as her senior brother, it was still incredibly impressive!

"Boy became a powerful figure at 68, girl, what do you think he meant?"

She is now 27 years old (but definitely looks like a young girl), and with the help of her innate grandfather, she has already become a Grandmaster. She has a chance to become a Great Grandmaster before she turns forty, but becoming an innate... is that easy?

Within the Freedom Sect she belonged to, Celestials were already at the level of the strongest Supreme Elders and Sect Masters, while Innates were also high-ranking figures!

"That's really impressive. A genius who could become a hegemon has emerged from a small sect in the second realm. No wonder she's so protective of him."

"But she's just a Grandmaster? It seems that non-competitors can also watch the show, or she might be a relative brought by that innate master who almost fell halfway through."

"But..." you suddenly asked curiously, "Judging from your expression, do you like that senior brother?"

The girl snorted, "None of your business!"

Although you are a genius whose talent surpasses hers, you are not as good as the senior brother, and you are not even acquaintances. She has no intention of giving you face!

You said with interest, "But this is a matchmaking event your senior brother is attending. Even if you have feelings for him, he won't pay any attention to you!"

[Her painful memories were touched upon, and in her anger, she threw a punch imbued with powerful energy, only to strike the energy barrier with a loud thud, her fist turning bright red.]

[“The junior sister of the Zizai Sect, because her senior brother took her on a blind date, she watched like a third wheel as he went to see other women. Knowing she wasn't good enough for him, she was heartbroken and broke down. Waaah, so pitiful~”]

"This tenth son really is like me."

Yun Shou nodded. He was too outstanding; no wonder he was worthy of the title.

"They have always adhered to the principle of responding to injustices with justice, demonstrated a persistent spirit in maintaining fairness, were good at consolidating relationship boundaries by responding accurately to others, had a sound value feedback system, and insisted on handling interpersonal interactions through symmetrical mechanisms."

Although that's commonly known as being petty.

[Those martial artists weren't simply searching for the hemispherical "Eternal Bonds." Only about a hundred Eternal Bonds were randomly distributed; once picked up, they could be used.]

The remaining nine hundred require various conditions to obtain; some are protected by formations, others are held by powerful martial artists, and can only be acquired by completing corresponding tasks, such as learning a Yuan Power technique on the spot.

[Some others have specific steps that require two or more people to pass the test and obtain an Eternal Bond.]

[You've watched for most of the day. Now, return to your little room on the island. The centenarian group competition will last for a full ten days. You can't participate just by watching. If you're impatient, let Jinling call you over when it's your turn in ten days.]

[Take a nap first.]

...

[Ten days later.]

[You learn that there are 360 ​​couples in the centenarian group, and the utilization rate of "Eternal Bond (Circle)" is 72%.]

Some of these were discarded, went undiscovered, or were wasted because their owners couldn't find a suitable target.

These 360 ​​young couples tied the knot amidst everyone's blessings and also received event prizes.

[As for the others, some of them naturally took a liking to each other and decided to be together. However, since none of them formed a complete and eternal bond, there were no special celebrations or rewards.]

The "centenarian group" has finally come to an end.