296: The melee begins

"Good, since the rules have been announced, please, all Disciples of every Realm participating in the Promotion Assembly, step onto the stage and fight!!"

Seeing that the Disciples had learned the rules, Li Big Saber waved his hand and immediately announced the start of the Promotion Assembly.

"Haha, the melee has begun! Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, charge with me! Rush onto the arena first to grab a good spot."

"Everyone, Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, hurry up! Getting onto the stage first allows you to secure your footing, leaving no platform for those behind."

"Charge! Charge! Rush forward like your lives depend on it! Don't be afraid of being hit or injured; as long as you can advance to the Inner Sect, everything is worth it!!"

As Li Big Saber's voice fell.

Hundreds of thousands of Outer Sect Disciples across the three Venerate Realm stages called out to their small teams and rushed frantically toward their respective arenas.

In a melee like this, securing your footing on the arena first means you have already gained a step on those behind you.

Therefore, rushing onto the arena signifies the start of the battle.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

The small teams that landed on the arena first.

They brazenly launched attacks while those who landed later had yet to secure their footing.

In just an instant, a large number of competitors were eliminated.

"Holy crap! You guys are so underhanded! You attacked the moment I landed! Is there no fellow Disciple affection left?"

"Exactly! You should at least let us stand firm and fight you fair and square; only then would it truly be worthy of the name."

"Heavens, I was eliminated the moment I got on stage! Isn't that too damn fast?"

"Wuwu, you have no manly demeanor! Kicking a weak woman like me in the face—that will ruin my looks."

The three-Realm Disciples who were eliminated right after stepping on stage lay beneath the arena, voicing their unwillingness.

There was even a female Disciple covering her face and lightly weeping, secretly cursing the male Disciples on the stage for being so inconsiderate as to kick her, a girl, in the face.

You must understand that a girl's face is very important; if the kick causes any problems, the trouble will be huge.

Seeing the complaints of these eliminated Disciples.

Some Disciples on the stage chuckled and offered words of comfort.

"Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, rushing the arena is also a form of strength. If you flew slowly, it means your strength is weak, and being eliminated is only natural."

"That's right, Senior Sisters and Senior Brothers, it's not that we Junior Brothers are playing dirty; it's just that you happened to land right in front of us, so we had no choice but to trick you."

"Hehe, Junior Sister who got kicked in the face, I'm truly sorry. I, your Senior Brother, originally wanted to kick somewhere else, but your face had the highest recognition factor, so I had no choice."

While these Disciples on stage were comforting the eliminated Disciples below.

They continued to launch attacks relentlessly against the Disciples who had yet to secure their footing, reducing the number of their opponents.

As these late-charging Disciples were eliminated by those who got onto the stage first.

The number of people on the three arenas gradually stabilized, entering a melee phase between the small teams.

On the Heavenly Venerate Realm arena.

Wang Ba and Kun Kun gathered a small team of a hundred people.

These people were all Disciples who entered at the same time as them, and their cultivation levels were all at the Heavenly Venerate Late Stage.

It could be said that they were the strongest group of Disciples in their batch; as long as they cooperated well today, advancing to the Inner Sect was guaranteed.

"Senior Brother Wang Ba, Senior Brother Kun, what should we do now? Should we actively launch an attack, or wait until they are finished fighting and then clean them up?"

In the crowd, a male Disciple at Heavenly Venerate Eighth Level asked Wang Ba and Kun Kun.

Since Wang Ba and Kun Kun were the two most talented Outer Sect Disciples in their batch, everyone respectfully called them Senior Brother.

Hearing the male Disciple's question, the other Disciples in the team also stared intently at Wang Ba and Kun Kun.

They had already discussed it while they were in the Time Pagoda: everything would proceed according to the commands of Wang Ba and Kun Kun.

If the two said to fight, they would pick up their weapons and fight; if the two said to rest, they would stand still and rest.

Facing the crowd's inquiries.

Wang Ba surveyed the surrounding situation and saw that all the small teams were engaged in their own melees, and no team had proactively come to attack them yet.

Thus, he replied leisurely, "Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, since they aren't coming to attack us, let's enjoy the peace. We will rest right where we are and conserve our strength!"