Mu Lingfeng's question immediately left everyone speechless.
With so many talisman masters participating, this elimination mechanism is quite fair.
A voice came from behind, "By the way, how many people are participating in this competition?"
Mu Lingfeng smiled slightly and waved his right hand gently. A huge screen made of light appeared above the Talisman Martial Arts Arena.
The screen displayed three sets of numbers: 10,000 sixth-grade talisman masters, 1,000 seventh-grade talisman masters, and 50 eighth-grade talisman masters.
"Damn it!" Lan Hua cursed under her breath.
"How come there are so many people? Out of 10,000 sixth-grade talisman masters, only 100 will advance, the advancement rate is only one percent, this competition is too fierce!"
Yuan Ping sneered, "In this vast world, there are countless talisman masters. I reckon that all those who could come have come."
I know of a world called the Talisman Realm, where talisman masters are everywhere, and more than half of the cultivators are talisman masters.
So it's quite normal that so many talisman masters are participating.
After saying that, Yuan Ping sneered again, "But even with so many excellent talisman masters, there is only one person, the Talisman Emperor, who has achieved great mastery of the Dao of Talismans."
To this day, no one else has broken through to the Earth Rank and become someone on par with the Emperor of Talismans.
Becoming an emperor is already so difficult, let alone becoming a ruler. It seems I can only dream about it!
After saying this, Yuan Ping sighed deeply, his eyes filled with longing.
After hearing what Yuan Ping said, Lan Hua finally understood the difficulty of cultivation.
Talisman masters not only need to cultivate their Yuan power, but also their spiritual power, making their cultivation path even more difficult.
Just as Lan Hua was momentarily lost in thought, the lights in the audience area suddenly came on.
Countless light sources converged to form a halo, encircling the training ground.
Lan Hua looked down and saw that the jade pendant at her waist had lit up.
A string of text was displayed above, which read 3,510.
"What does this number mean?" Lan Hua asked curiously.
Yuan Ping said, "This is your contestant number. The elimination rounds will proceed in this order later!"
Lan Hua nodded and said, "Senior Yuan, you are a seventh-grade talisman master. You must have participated in many talisman master competitions. Have you won any prizes?"
Yuan Ping shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I've participated four or five times, and I haven't won even once. There are just too many strong opponents!"
Lan Hua could understand; the sheer number of participants in this competition showed that there were an exceptionally large number of strong competitors.
Even if you consider yourself a powerful being in your realm, once you enter the realm of consciousness, you may only become cannon fodder.
Although Yuan Ping did not win a prize, it cannot be denied that he is still a master of talismanic arts.
Mu Lingfeng, still in mid-air, gave another instruction: "The Talisman Master Competition values harmony. The competition should be stopped when the point is reached, and no one is allowed to be injured or killed. The competition shall now begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other nine spirit talisman masters made their moves at the same time, their talismanic power surging around them.
In the blink of an eye, a smooth, large stone appeared on each training ground.
The large rock was almost as tall as a person and emitted a trace of talismanic power.
One of the spirit talisman masters said, "This is a spirit talisman stone. As long as everyone circulates their talisman power and places their hands on the spirit talisman stone, they can know the strength of their talisman power. Let's begin!"
Several figures rushed towards the training ground and quickly arrived at the Spirit Stone.
Several people channeled their talismanic power and placed it on the talismanic spirit stone.
Suddenly, a beam of light appeared on the stone, displaying a string of characters indicating the magnitude of the talisman's power.
Lan Hua checked the number on her jade pendant again.
"Such a large number, it will probably take some time before it's my turn."
"With 10,000 people taking turns, most of the day is gone!"
After waiting for a long time, it was finally Lan Hua's turn.
Recalling the formation principle of talisman power in his mind, he realized that talisman power is based on primordial power and spiritual power, and neither can be lacking.
No matter how strong one's Yuan power is, if one's mental power is insufficient, one's talisman power cannot be fully utilized.
No matter how strong one's mental strength is, if one's physical energy is insufficient, it's all the same.
After three months of travel in the realm of consciousness, Lan Hua's spiritual power has greatly increased.
As for Yuanli, he has even less to worry about.
"You've cultivated your two dantians together for so long, nurturing them for a thousand days, it's time to put them to use!"
Lan Hua slowly moved her hands, circulating her middle and lower dantian together.
A massive surge of Yuan energy erupted from his dantian, filling his entire body and continuously transforming into talismanic power.
His right hand, enveloped in talismanic energy, gently rested on the talismanic stone.
Lan Hua immediately felt a connection between herself and the large rock in front of her. This connection was very subtle and somewhat similar to the connection she had made when she used the Manifestation Stone.
Soon, a string of numbers appeared on the spirit stone: ninety-nine.
Lan Hua didn't quite understand this number, but the talisman master behind him exclaimed in surprise.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could your talisman power be so strong?"
The limit for a sixth-grade talisman master is only one hundred, and you've reached ninety-nine! That's just too incredible!
The talisman master stared at Lan Hua, seemingly trying to see if he was a seventh-grade talisman master and wanted to cheat secretly.
But after looking at Lan Hua a few times, he was convinced that he was only a sixth-grade talisman master, and looked incredulous.
The talisman master's exclamation caught the attention of the spirit talisman master guarding the spirit stone.
"Hmm? The talisman power is so high? This level of talisman power is probably almost on par with a seventh-grade talisman master!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Senior, is this talisman's power very high? This is my first time participating in the Talisman Master Competition!"
Upon hearing this, the spirit talisman master rolled his eyes. This level of talisman power had not appeared among sixth-grade talisman masters for a long time.
"Your name is Hua Yingxiong, right? With your talisman power, advancing to the next level will definitely not be a problem!"
When Lan Hua returned to the audience, Yuan Ping was already standing in the distance, looking dejected.
Seeing Lan Hua's calm expression, neither happy nor sad, he assumed that Lan Hua had failed to pass the elimination round, and said:
"Hua boy, it's alright. You're still so young. It's already quite impressive that you were able to enter the realm of consciousness."
The competition for the Talisman Master Competition is so fierce, I'll just participate again in ten years!
After saying that, Yuan Ping patted Lan Hua on the shoulder with one hand, offering her some words of comfort.
Lan Hua said, "I got ninety-nine points!"
Yuan Ping, still reeling from the defeat, said, "Ninety points? That's already pretty good!"
After saying that, Yuan Ping looked astonished, "What? Ninety-nine points?"
Even a sixth-grade talisman master's maximum talisman power is only one hundred. How did you manage that?
Lan Hua smiled slightly, "Perhaps it's just luck!"
Yuan Ping shook his head; he didn't believe Lan Hua's nonsense.
These knockout tournaments rely entirely on skill; there's no room for luck.
"Perhaps, you are that genius of talismanic arts!"
Yuan Ping abandoned his conjecture and had to accept the fact.
After most of the day had passed, the elimination rounds for the sixth-grade talisman master group finally came to an end.
Lan Hua successfully advanced with the highest score. Although she was only a sixth-grade talisman master, she attracted the attention of spirit talisman master Mu Lingfeng.
Suddenly, a man rushed up to Mu Lingfeng and shouted angrily, "I've been cultivating the Dao of Talismans for so many years, how could my talisman power be so little? You must be the ones who did this!"
"Please have some self-respect. The spirit stone is not wrong!" Mu Lingfeng said calmly.
"So it was you who were secretly plotting this!" the man persisted.
Mu Lingfeng's expression instantly turned cold. With a slight movement of her jade hand, a massive surge of talismanic power erupted, and the impolite person in front of her vanished instantly.
Lan Hua was shocked. She had only moved her finger, and a living person had vanished just like that.
"Senior Yuan, where did that person go?"
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