The barrier on the island quietly shattered.
The universal characters of the three realms appeared in the sky:
Ranking by points.
Ranking of towns by total number of sealed-off areas.
Ranking of individuals under lockdown.
"There's no time to lose, let's get started."
Almost instantly, the lords from the four different islands simultaneously launched a challenge against the abyss.
Jiang Yan fixed his gaze on the fifth level, silently communicating with all realms.
"Teleport".
[You have entered the fifth level of the altar space. The battle will begin in five seconds. Please purify the altar as soon as possible.]
Within a space of several hundred square kilometers.
It was densely packed with a monster that looked like an ape and was bright red all over.
A fifth-order monster, the Tyrannical Demon, possessing the power of a seventh-order Gold level monster.
Its special characteristic is that it will continuously increase its strength after taking damage, up to a maximum of Diamond Tier 5.
Therefore, he is also known as a masochist.
"Kill them, we're in a hurry."
As the five-second countdown ended, Jiang Yan spoke calmly.
Immediately, 4,000 angels flew forward without hesitation.
"The flames forged by holy light will burn away all evil."
They chanted in unison.
One after another, swords of light burning with holy flames appeared in the hands of the angels.
This is the upgraded ability "Holy Flame Judgment," which is now close to the level of Annalia's previous skill.
With a wave of his hand, streaks of holy light sword energy, each tens of meters long, crisscrossed endlessly, instantly slicing the approaching tyrannical demons in two.
The sacred flames spread and burned along the flesh and blood. Before the powerful angels, they didn't even have a chance to trigger their innate ability "masochism" before being reduced to ashes.
A large safe space was cleared out.
Jiang Yan frowned slightly.
The angels were incredibly efficient, but the altar space wasn't small, and it would take some time to clear out all the scattered monsters.
He can't wait.
Time must be reserved for the challenges on the upper floors; we cannot waste time here.
Jiang Yan looked at the title panel and put on the "Internal Strife Expert" badge.
Internal Strife Expert: When you wear this title, the locked target will immediately attack you.
Target selected: all monsters within this space.
"Eat...food...delicious..."
Instantly, the scattered tyrannical demons raised their heads at the same time, their scarlet eyes fixed on the direction where Jiang Yan was, and they ran away.
The longsword formed from holy flames solidified once more.
When the opponent comes to you willingly, there's no need to lock onto a target. Just slash in the direction of the densest group, and you can instantly kill a large number of monsters.
With both sides rushing forward, the 100,000 tyrannical demons were quickly wiped out.
A blood-red altar stood alone in the center.
A dazzling light condensed in Annalia's hand, and a golden magic circle appeared above the altar a hundred kilometers away.
The immense power of holy light fell like a torrential rain, destroying everything in its path.
The best way to purify things from the abyss is, of course, to completely eliminate them.
[Ding! You have successfully purified an altar space. Maintaining at least one lord within this space will earn you 1 point per day.]
Your personal lockdown count has increased to 1.
Ignoring the prompts in his ears, Jiang Yan instructed a lord waiting on a floating island to come and claim it before immediately entering the next space to begin the battle.
He did a quick calculation.
It takes at least 5 minutes to clean up an altar space, so there can only be a maximum of 288 altars on the first day, which is too slow.
Unfortunately, this teleportation is bound to the lord. Once you enter the battle space, it will automatically teleport all your kin into the space. Otherwise, you could split your forces and attack at the same time.
All we can do now is try our best.
Seeing yet another group of tyrannical demons, Jiang Yan silently applied his title skill to all of them.
"kill!"
The sacred flames, burning fiercely, once again engulfed the entire space.
The second...the third...the seventeenth...
As Jiang Yan advanced, the onlookers outside were in an uproar.
Origin Star Federation.
"That's great! I knew he would lead our star region to victory!" a young girl exclaimed happily.
"We can't jump to conclusions so quickly, Miaolin."
A middle-aged man shook his head and said, "You're not a lord, so you don't understand. The second stage is the key to victory or defeat. Our star field's overall strength is far inferior."
"Hmph, are you as strong as him, old man?"
The girl snorted and retorted, "Don't you always tell me that you shouldn't judge something without knowing the whole story? How do you know it won't work? Look at all the praise online."
As she spoke, Li Miaolin shared several popular forum posts with the other party.
[The Ten Wins and Ten Losses Theory: A Tactical Master's Comprehensive Analysis of the Battle Situation.]
[The 109th generation of the Maoshan Celestial Master, a single lineage, explains why he is guaranteed to win through Feng Shui and divination.]
[Top Secret: The Star Empire has secretly prepared a victory celebration banquet.]
[...]
"Uh... Maoshan is all about exorcisms, they don't know anything about... Never mind, whatever makes you happy."
The man was about to retort when he suddenly saw his daughter's adoring expression, so he gave a wry smile and shut his mouth in embarrassment.
A daughter is like a tree that grows up and leaves home...
But on the other hand, it's always good to earn more points in the first stage.
This way, if we're challenged in the second round, at least we'll have a lot left. Even if we end up at the bottom, the penalty of reduced points is acceptable.
This is also the opinion of most people who know the inside story.
Many people, including the top brass of the Star Empire, breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the emperor had decreed that if the defeat was too crushing, a full-scale divine war would be launched.
That would be a move that would inflict 800 damage on the enemy while losing 2000 on yourself; no one wants to start a war lightly.
at the same time.
In the abyss on the other side, a thin man shrouded in black mist emerged from an altar space on the second level.
Behind him, thousands of one-eyed giants who had reached the tenth level of Diamond followed closely.
Allando, the first person among the participants in the 064 star system.
Logically speaking, to maximize efficiency, a powerful figure like him should directly challenge the fifth level or higher, leaving the simpler altar spaces below to the other lords.
However, the individual with the highest number of towns sealed off in the first stage will receive an additional reward.
It's obviously faster to tackle easier challenges.
As for team points, since 079 is at the bottom anyway, it's just a matter of being one day slower. The rewards split equally are nowhere near as appealing as individual rewards.
Arland chuckled almost imperceptibly and looked up at the leaderboard.
I think I should be the first one to complete the challenge.
Points: 0.
Ranking of towns under total closure:
First, Starfield 079, number of sealed towns 21.
Second, Starfield 064, number of sealed towns: 1.
Um...?
Allando straightened up. How could that weak star system be so fast?
Could it be that their strongest members all fought on the first level?
That's so shameless! He's not fit to be a lord at all!
He shook his head dismissively and looked down.
Ranking of individuals under lockdown.
First, Jiang Yan, 079 Star Region, number of towns sealed: 21.
Cumulative: Fifth layer (21).
The fifth level? 21 altars?
That's impossible!
Arland rubbed his eyes in disbelief, half of the black mist surrounding his face dissipating in fright.
It's only been an hour, and someone's already cheating?
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The above text is long enough. Since some readers are confused about the power system, I'll just post a comparison.
The suggestion is to only categorize opponents as those you can beat and those you can't.
Lower-ranking gods with supreme divine positions > Lower-ranking gods with fixed divine positions > Lower-ranking gods with freely assigned divine positions > Ordinary upper-ranking gods without divine positions
Tier 1-4 Abyss Monsters ≈ Top-tier Epic Creatures of the Same Level (Death Knights)
Abyssal monsters of ranks 5-8 are roughly equivalent in strength to a legendary-grade familiar of the same rank (bone dragon).
Abyss Demigod ≥ Top-tier legendary creature of the same level (Unfallen Holy Dragon of Light).
Lower-ranking Abyss Demon God ≥ Top-tier Mythic-grade Familiar of the same level
Mid-rank Abyss Demon God ≈ Unique Rank Familiar
High-ranking Abyss Demon God ≈ Top-tier, unique rank of familiar (four-winged angel)
Abyss Lord ≈ Top-tier fixed-position deity of the same level (the enhanced Anna, a top-three Seraphim).
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