Perhaps it had transcended its original meaning, becoming a unique festival within this galaxy!
And for this reason, the number of Strong Ones here, those who had reached the Starry Sky Level, was at least in the hundreds!
This was the first time Jia Yan had ever seen more than ten Starry Sky Level Experts gathered together. And once that number was exceeded, it was to such an exaggerated extent!
Easily hundreds of Starry Sky Level experts clustered together, exuding such a formidable aura that even the surrounding air seemed to solidify!
Jia Yan felt such a terrifying display for the first time, he even faintly felt that with so many Starry Sky Level experts, let alone other things, perhaps if they all used Brainwave Power to suppress him, it could render him utterly incapable of combat, forcing him to surrender obediently.
The other Strong Ones seemed accustomed to such an array; under this vast and terrifying aura, they mingled and conversed among themselves.
Jia Yan forced himself to relax as well; perhaps there had been too many tense moments since he arrived in this Starry Sky. After all, in the previous skies, Jia Yan felt that even if he was not the strongest, there were very few whose strength varied greatly from his. But here, everywhere he looked there were those of his own Level or far surpassing him, which left Big Mosquito constantly tense, unable to let go.
He forced himself to engage in casual, easy conversation with a few of the Starry Sky Level Strong Ones from Angel Camp.
Even speaking with a few Sky Level Strong Ones who seemed even more nervous.
After many conversations, Jia Yan finally eased up a bit.
"So many Starry Sky Levels are certainly terrifying, but it’s not like they would join forces to deal with me. After all, they are not of one mind,"
With this reasoning, Jia Yan slowly allowed himself to relax.
Naturally, others couldn’t perceive Big Mosquito’s state of mind at the moment; instead, they thought that Jia Yan, even in such tense moments, was trying to strike up conversations, showing admirable mental fortitude.
These Strong Ones, one by one, paraded past the tribune where the so-called leaders of the Great Tan Tribe and a being who did not appear to be very conspicuous, but whom others claimed was one of the top ten Strong Ones, offered words of encouragement to the ranks of Strong Ones.
That being, one of the top ten, looked somewhat like a Black Bear, no more than three meters tall, and seemed unfazed even while speaking.
After speaking, he paid no attention to the many watching eyes, simply gazing ahead with a vacant look.
"Is this what a top ten Strong One looks like? If you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t even consider him a Strong One! But now, looking at him, you can see the Energy around him is twisted. It’s far beyond what I imagined!"
When Jia Yan learned that being was one of the top ten, he was somewhat incredulous at first, but after a closer look, he realized that this Black Bear Strong One indeed held terrifying might. Even Jia Yan couldn’t imagine whether he would be able to survive a single strike from him!
"I never expected such a huge disparity among the Starry Sky Level! Nevertheless, I believe that with just one more mutation, I won’t be far behind such a Strong One, I might even be stronger!"
Jia Yan glanced at the Black Bear Strong One once more, then shifted his gaze elsewhere.
"Eh?" At the same moment, the Black Bear Strong One on the high platform returned to his senses with a mix of surprise and uncertainty.
This top ten Strong One hadn’t been paying attention to the proceedings at all. He had been deep in thought about a cultivation problem that had been troubling him lately—after all, not being an Evolutionary Creature, to become stronger meant finding ways to advance on the Path of cultivation or other methods.
But while caught in contemplation, he suddenly sensed a faint intent of combat emanating from the crowd of Strong Ones below. It instantly snapped him back to reality!
Being a being that was infinitely close to Stellar Level, this Strong One had a very keen sense of combat. A common Star Space Level presence was insignificant to him, but this sense of threat was far from weak!
Perhaps there was no malice, or even it might not be so weak, but the full confidence seen upon the initial glance at this top ten Strong One was different. It seemingly indicated that it wouldn’t be long before this Strong One could engage in combat on par with the one on stage!
"Probably some newbie just starting out," thought the Black Bear Strong One, glancing around without spotting the source of the gaze, and dismissing it to return to his contemplations.
After all, confident youngsters were always plentiful, but only this top ten Strong One truly knew how difficult it was to reach their heights!
If he had seen the person, he might have observed him more, but without knowing who it was, it was pointless.
As the Strong One’s gaze withdrew, Jia Yan below let out a long sigh of relief. He certainly did not want to catch the eye of such a high-level being just yet.
"The players’ entrance is complete, and for this year’s Seed Field quotas, a total of one thousand two hundred and twelve players will participate: three hundred and twenty-two at Starry Sky Level and eight hundred and ninety at Sky Level. We hope all participants will uphold the spirit of combat and sparing, and refrain from taking lives whenever possible. Now, please prepare for the official competition!"
Amidst the sweet voice of the ceremony’s mistress of ceremonies, the event reached its climax!