157: Damn it, masked man!!

Within the vast, sandy desert.

A calm space gradually began to twist.

Immediately after, the void suddenly split open, and a figure tumbled out from the rift.

He fell heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

“Cough, cough…”

Gasping from two mouthfuls of sand, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor shook his head.

Then he raised his head, his eyes, filled with bloodshot lines, were also filled with confusion and bewilderment.

His Face was bruised and swollen, and he trembled with pain.

Recalling the horrific experience in his mind, a surge of nameless anger rose from the depths of his heart.

To think, he, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor, had been so formidable in the Eastern Wilderness for so many years. When had he ever been treated like this?

Furthermore, from the fact that those three people could easily suppress him, it was clear that their strength was not weak.

They were probably also Grandmaster powerhouses.

But… how could a Grandmaster do something like this?

Eastern Sky Battle Emperor simply couldn't imagine.

He fiercely slammed a fist into the ground, kicking up some yellow sand, as if venting his inner rage.

“Damn it, don’t let me find out who you are…”

Clenching his teeth tightly, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor's Face became distorted from the effort.

Supporting himself, he struggled to stand up from the ground.

Breathing heavily, his Face showed difficulty as he looked around.

Within a space confinement, there was no concept of Time.

In other words…

He didn't even know what Time it was now.

Had only a day passed? Or… had a month passed?

Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was in a panic.

He quickly started walking towards a town not far away.

As soon as he entered it.

Deafening cheers echoed through the sky.

Too late to think, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor quickly went over, only to see that in the huge square ahead, many people were gathered, seemingly watching something.

It wasn't until Eastern Sky Battle Emperor got closer.

His pupils suddenly constricted!

This was a projected broadcast of the preliminary round, and the content inside was a scene of his dear brothers being chased by a terrifying giant beast over ten meters tall.

“Damn it!!”

Eastern Sky Battle Emperor's eyes were splitting with rage!

What the hell, has the preliminary round already started??

Listening to the surrounding discussions about why this team only had four people and so on.

Eastern Sky Battle Emperor felt his heart turn cold.

Without any hesitation.

He turned around and rushed out towards the outside.

Through the projection screen just now, he knew that the venue for the preliminary round was the Pilgrimage Mountain Range.

Fortunately, it wasn't far from here.

If he could arrive in Time, he might still be able to participate in the preliminary round.

If because of himself, the Eastern Sky Dynasty couldn't even pass the preliminary round…

Without a doubt, the East Heaven Emperor, his father, would absolutely tear him apart alive.

Absolutely!

Along the way, countless people noticed this guy dressed in rags like a beggar.

Running wildly on the street.

Those who didn't understand the situation thought it was a beggar riot and cast strange looks at Eastern Sky Battle Emperor.

But Eastern Sky Battle Emperor couldn't care about these things anymore.

At this moment, his Face was almost distorted, and he frantically rushed past countless people towards the Pilgrimage Mountain Range.

Soon, after leaving the town, he saw the huge Blue light barrier scattered at the edge of the Pilgrimage Mountain Range.

His heart filled with joy.

“I can still make it!!”

With this thought, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor immediately rushed forward.

As long as he crossed the Blue light barrier, he would reach the competition venue.

A smile like victory appeared on Battle Emperor's Face.

Until…

Bang…

Battle Emperor directly crashed into the Blue light barrier, causing ripples to spread out.

“Warning, eliminated contestants cannot re-enter the competition venue. If you force your way in, the entire team's qualification will be revoked.”

A notification sound echoed.

But it made Eastern Sky Battle Emperor's eyes widen.

“Eliminated?”

“When was I eliminated?”

“Any registered contestant outside the light barrier is considered eliminated.” The voice sounded again.

“No, I didn’t even go in from start to finish!!” Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was indignant.

“If you're not inside the circle, you're considered eliminated.”

“No, it's because I had an accident, are you really not giving any consideration?”

“I'm from the Eastern Sky Dynasty, make an exception.” Eastern Sky Battle Emperor said with a bitter Face, continuing to speak.

“We apologize, for fairness, please do not use your influence to pressure us! First warning.” The voice was righteous and stern.

Showing no mercy.

“No, I already said I had an accident, are you not giving any consideration for this? Don't forget, the establishment of the organizers also has the support of my Eastern Sky Dynasty!”

Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was so angry he almost fainted.

In order to rejoin the fight, he couldn't care about anything else anymore.

“Second warning, threatening the organizers will result in punishment. The Eastern Sky Dynasty's difficulty in passing the round will increase. You will need to collect an additional second set of tokens to pass.”

Upon hearing this, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor instantly shut up.

Clenching his teeth tightly, the veins on his forehead bulged wildly.

At the same Time, on the other side of the light barrier, a group of five people arrived nearby.

They also noticed Eastern Sky Battle Emperor outside the light barrier, his cheeks flushed red.

Lin Hao frowned slightly: “That person… I think he's from the Eastern Sky Dynasty, right?”

“According to the intelligence, he's someone to watch out for. Has he been eliminated so quickly?”

Lin Hao was somewhat surprised. Before coming, Lin Mo had introduced some of the stronger candidates to watch out for in this competition.

Among them, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was included, and Lin Hao had even paid a little attention to him at the Time.

He didn't expect him to be so weak?

Lin Dong and the other two next to him also noticed Eastern Sky Battle Emperor.

Without any hesitation, the three of them tacitly turned their heads away.

They seemed to be suppressing a certain smile.

Lin Dong cleared his throat twice: “Let's not bother with him. If this guy is here, it's likely his teammates are also nearby. Let's be careful and hurry up and find the tokens.”

Lin Xiaobai quickly nodded: “Yes, yes, yes, find the tokens, find the tokens.”

Lin Fan silently gave Lin Dong a thumbs up, and then said: “Let's go, let's go, don't waste Time. The light barrier is going to shrink soon.”

The few of them did not linger and quickly left the area.

Outside the light barrier, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor also seemed to notice the five people on the other side.

An inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in his heart.

But before he could examine them carefully, the few people had already left.

Unable to figure it out, he didn't dwell on it too much. His primary concern now was how to get in.

“Damn it!”

“Is there really no way? I just want to compete!”

“Friendly reminder, if you continue to act unreasonably, the Eastern Sky Dynasty team's difficulty in passing the round will continue to increase!”

Upon hearing this, Eastern Sky Battle Emperor could no longer hold back. In his exasperation, he aggravated his injuries, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

The figures of the three masked men appeared in his mind again.

The towering hatred turned his eyes red!

“Damn those masked men!!!”

…

Meanwhile…

Having finally managed to lure a ten-meter tall giant beast to the edge of a cliff and defeat it using the terrain advantage, the Eastern Sky Dynasty team breathed a sigh of relief.

They retrieved a Green token that dropped from the beast's body, and smiles appeared on their Faces.

“Finally… we got the first token!” Second Prince almost cried.

This thing was too rare, getting even one was extremely difficult.

However, just as he was excited about it.

The organizer's notification echoed above their heads: “Notice, due to your team's eliminated contestant threatening the organizers and even attempting to disrupt the rules.”

“Therefore, we are giving you a penalty. You need to collect two sets of tokens and reach the summit to pass the round.”

Clang…

The token in Second Prince's hand slipped and fell to the ground.

He blinked his eyes and looked at the other three: “I… I didn't hear wrong, did I?”

“What did he just say??”