Everyone grew excited the moment he finished speaking. It sounded thrilling!
The old rules for the arena tournament were simple: everyone could freely choose an arena to challenge. Naturally, they picked opponents they were confident they could defeat.
Some powerful Beastmen could hold their ground from the beginning of the competition to the very end. Others would wait until the last few rounds, seize the right moment to attack the weakest arena champion, and advance that way.
In short, the contestants had a high degree of freedom in choosing their opponents, allowing them to assess the field, avoid the strong, and eliminate those weaker than themselves.
But the new rules announced by the Guiping Beast Country were filled with uncertainty. Besides testing a Beastman’s strength, a great deal now also depended on their luck.
The contestants felt uneasy, terrified of running into a powerhouse right at the start.
Qin Bei continued with a solemn expression, "Of course, each person will have three chances to enter a portal..."
At least that left the contestants a fighting chance.
By now, the contestants from the various Beast Countries were standing in the open area beside the arenas. The only difference was that the Beastmen from the Guiping Beast Country all wore masks, though their Identity Cards were visible on their foreheads.
Song Tan had already returned to his seat, his entire being radiating a sinister gloom. The people beside him exchanged glances and were smart enough not to say a word.
’Still...’ They looked at the contestants from the Guiping Beast Country, their hearts pounding in shock. ’This Beast King usually seems so brutal and despotic. I never thought he could be this cunning. Not only has he cultivated a group of teachers with profound achievements in Beast Text...’
’...but now he’s even produced a group of Warriors for the competition that we had no intelligence on! We originally planned to put some pressure on the Beast King by holding back our own talented youths, forcing the males around Si Shuo Divine Servant or Bai Xiao Witch Doctor to participate instead.’
’Who would have thought he was already prepared?’
After seeing the first competition, they no longer believed these Warriors were low-Level fighters just there to fill the roster.
The contestants from the other Beast Countries mostly had cultivation around the Seventeenth Level. To be precise, there were Beastmen at Peak Level 18 and others at Peak Level 16, with the rest falling somewhere in between.
The contestants from the Guiping Beast Country, however, were a whole tier lower on average, ranging from Peak Fifteenth level to the Seventeenth Level!
This huge disparity in strength made people break out in a cold sweat for them before the competition even began.
The contestants had all received orders: in the future, their own countries would be sending their young to the Guiping Beast Country to study Beast Text. Therefore, they couldn’t let relations get too tense; the sparring was to be a friendly exchange that stopped at the first sign of a clear winner.
This competition turned out to be the friendliest and most outstanding exchange since the Five Countries’ conference began.
The Beastmen showed mutual respect in their fights, trading blows with their signature skills. Only after probing each other’s abilities did they begin to seriously compete to determine a winner.
When the competition ended, thirty-two of the one hundred arena victors were Warriors from the Guiping Beast Country, securing them first place once again!
It was another unexpectedly shocking result. The crowd’s feelings were incredibly mixed. Even the other Beast Countries couldn’t win first place in every single event.
For the team competition, the Guiping Beast Country produced an Array that contained a Pocket Dimension Space. Once the contestants entered, they had to pass through successive trials to get out.
Si Shuo sat on the high platform, cracking melon seeds and enjoying the show. Having spent several years with her males, her eyesight was now sharp enough to easily pick them out from the crowd.
In this competition, her males weren’t just relying on brute force. They used the terrain inside the Array and employed clever tactics to eliminate their opponents one by one.
The crowd listened numbly as Qin Bei once again announced that the winner of the third competition was the Guiping Beast Country.
"This dream feels so real. It must be a case of what you think about by day, you dream of by night. I kept thinking about our Guiping Beast Country winning, and now we’re winning everything in my dream..."
"Wait, isn’t this my dream? Why are you guys saying the same thing?"
Some people even reached out and pinched their friends. Hearing the other person yelp, they rubbed their ears and remained baffled. "This is real? How is this possible? Could it be that because the Beast King dismissed his other consorts and pledged his loyalty only to Si Shuo Divine Servant, the Guiping Beast Country’s disadvantage was reversed, leading to three consecutive victories?
I’d sooner believe that pigs can fly..."
After a long while, the crowd gradually began to accept this reality, but they all remained dazed and bewildered.
After presiding over the competition, Qin Bei began interacting with the audience, drawing winners for a lucky prize...
The emissaries couldn’t help but gather to discuss it. "I’ve been mulling over these three competitions, and I just can’t see any possibility of cheating in these results.
But how come the Guiping Beast Country never had this kind of strength before?"
"Have you guys noticed? In the past, whenever the Beast King said or did anything, he liked to consult with the High Priest. This time, the two of them had a complete falling out.
Without the High Priest, the Beast King seems a lot smarter..."
After the competition, Beast Xiao Chengwang and Si Shuo hosted the emissaries together. However, their manner of hosting was strictly conventional, leaving the emissaries unable to enjoy themselves at all. They could only discuss the matter of sending their students to study abroad before hastily leading their teams away.
Only after the emissaries had completely departed did the Beastman citizens of Pingjing City dare to express their excitement, howling and cheering with abandon. The explosive release of long-suppressed emotions was highly infectious.
So their Guiping Beast Country could actually take first place! This greatly encouraged the Beastman citizens, and their adoration and respect for the Beast King reached an unprecedented height!
The High Priest, on the other hand, became even more low-key than before, terrified that someone would bring up the time he had slung mud at his own country.
Si Shuo and her group paid them no mind for the time being. Instead, they struck while the iron was hot, pushing forward with various reforms all at once.
Xu Chi and Gong You sorted out the Beast Soldiers inside and outside Pingjing City. Anyone who refused to submit had to see whose fists were harder. Once they dealt with the troublemakers, the other Beast Soldiers were no longer a concern.
In just a few days, Pingjing City became as secure as a fortress, and the other Beast Cities also began to change quietly.
With a vast force of Beast Soldiers under their command, Si Shuo and her group no longer had to act timidly when implementing other reforms. If anyone dared to disobey, they would take action!
The Beastmen within Pingjing City could clearly feel the city changing day by day, and all for the better. Everyone’s perception of their leaders was changing.
The Si Shuo Divine Servant was a lucky charm...
Lately, however, Si Shuo had been feeling a pleasant warmth spreading through her body, as if she were basking in the sun. It made her want to close her eyes in comfort and let out a meow.
’But where would any sunlight be coming from in the middle of the night?’
She was very confused, but she brought it up at the dinner table.
Little Jing tilted his head and asked with a smile, "Mother, is it a feeling that comes and goes? Sometimes it’s very faint, and other times it’s very distinct?"
Si Shuo nodded repeatedly. "Yes, that’s exactly it. It seems to have started after we came from outside the forest. I thought it was just a strange feeling. Could it be that I’m just not used to the climate here?"