"By the way, where are the Ice Soul Dual Blades?" Commander Chi looked around briefly and asked.
"The blades, the blades are gone, I didn't hold on to them, they were snatched by the opponent."
I can't believe this is even happening! Those were his weapons!!!!
His face turned a succession of green and red, with steam practically shooting out of his nostrils.
After calming down a bit, he asked, "Do you remember what that person looked like?"
"He… crew cut, average face, ordinary height..."
Commander Chi's face grew even greener, as if his smoky nostrils were now accompanied by sound effects.
He listened as his nephew quickly said, "However, the man's equipment was quite distinctive, with gloves on both hands that were inlaid with gemstones, and his Combat Uniform seemed to be painted with an image of a huge sky-reaching tree, I've seen someone wearing a similar Combat Uniform before!"
"I've seen it too, I was defeated by someone wearing a similar Combat Uniform!"
"Awakeners with a giant tree painted on their clothes seem to be quite numerous, could they be from a large power? But there are so many of them!"
"And they're very strong, as a Fifth Tier Awakener, I had a heck of a time defeating a third layer Awakener before, it made me question my life."
After a few exchanges between the organizations around the beam of light, they realized that quite a few of their Awakeners had encountered those Awakeners. Statistically, the likelihood was too high, and apart from the giant tree painted on the front of the Combat Uniforms, the rest of the attire was different. Some noticed that these Awakeners had badges of various designs on their arms and chests, signifying the emblems of the major power Corps.
All of a sudden, it became even more confusing.
The Battle Space high in the sky was decreasing from hundreds to just a few, and soon, the two hundred entry spots for the Basic competition area were determined.
Chen Haiping quickly ordered a count. Official Awakeners from Green Shadow secured eleven entry spots, and unofficial adventurers (counting those around Lin City's beam) secured twenty-eight spots.
Together, this was close to one-fifth of the total number of spots.
A very impressive number!
Keep in mind that in the eastern eighth district, there are tens of millions of Low-level Awakeners! And in Green Shadow Sanctuary, there are just over ten thousand official Awakeners, plus two or three hundred thousand adventurers.
If you include the other areas of Tiannan Province, Luoxia Sanctuary, Yangtze River Delta region, and Beiting... Tang Yu estimated that there would be seventy or eighty Awakeners associated with Green Shadow securing entry spots.
Compared to other regions, where the area covered by a single beam might not have even one person stand out, Green Shadow was clearly leading the pack.
At that moment, countless golden rays of light descended from the sky.
Some beams were thick, others thin.
They landed with pinpoint accuracy on each Awakener who participated in the Basic competition area.
A third layer Awakener's aura surged and he broke through to the Fourth Layer in an instant.
An Awakener who was originally severely injured, with even an arm severed, was enveloped in the light beam and visibly healed before our eyes, with new flesh sprouting from the stump, and a fresh new arm materialized in moments.
Even a Fifth Tier Peak Awakener, beneath the golden radiance, broke through a bottleneck and stepped into the Body-shaping Realm.
Tang Yu noted that the thickness of the golden light represented the strength of the reward. Naturally, those who received the thickest beams were the Awakeners who secured entry spots. Without exception, they all broke through their limits under the reward!
Such a lavish gesture shocked even him.
Those who failed got a consolation prize, but the rewards for those who stood out were simply enviable... and this was just the bonus. Tang Yu, of course, knew that the most precious thing was still the current unknown effect of the entry qualification.
As the Basic competition area concluded, there was no dawdling; the countdown for the Intermediate Area's start appeared in the minds of every Awakener who was about to participate.
Participants in the Basic area were mostly newbies or those who were unable to breakthrough and were abandoned by the group of experts as "trash."
None of the big shots paid much attention to these two hundred qualifying Awakeners, for their strength was too weak.
Even if there were a few too many Awakeners wearing Green Shadow Combat Uniforms, everyone just vaguely noticed and didn't probe further.
The clash that had just passed was more like entertainment before the official competition began.
But the Intermediate Area was different!
Participants in this area, even the least among them, were the core forces in the big powers, or even the high echelons or the leaders themselves!
The atmosphere instantly changed.
The official Green Shadow Awakeners about to participate also gathered together, making final preparations.
Tang Yu looked around and saw many familiar faces.
His cousin Chen Xiaojia, Municipal Department Chief Chen Haiping, Martial Arts Hall apprentice Cai Jiajia, Guardian Corps' Zhao Ming, Investigation Corps' Ma Jiazze, Intelligence Department's Hai Honghui...
This time, the name of Green Shadow would truly ring out!