Not caring about the glutton, Maxime, they quickly analyzed the array.
"It should be the prevention method of the Overlords," they concluded.
Although the battle royale seemed to ruthlessly eliminate 90% of the contestants, it was not truly fatal.
The Overlords had still implemented a life-saving feature, preventing the complete destruction of these geniuses.
All those who participated in the competition were the pride of their dimensions.
Having them completely eliminated would be a waste of the Aeon Plane's resources.
Preserving their origin, they could still be resurrected and continue a new life.
Soon, the other contestants also noticed this feature.
Knowing they couldn't truly die, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
From hiding and surviving until the last person, it turned into an all-out butchering battle.
They finally understand why the rules were too simple.
With a guarantee of survival and a tempting reward, the Scattered Void Domain began to flood with blood and gore.
Thousands of years later, with the battlefield at full throttle, 90% of the contestants were quickly eliminated.
Returning to their starting point, a dense killing intent condensed in the air.
It seemed as if the killing Asura manifested in the atmosphere, thickened by the endless slaughter.
Seeing a person before them, many went manic and quickly attacked.
Fortunately, a suppressing aura descended onto the battlefield, halting their actions.
"Calm down~" With waves of calming energy, the red-eyed killing Asuras slowly regained their composure.
After killing nonstop for thousands of years, even a strong-willed powerhouse would become corrupted.
As their killing intent was washed away, clarity returned to their minds.
"Huh~ It's too much!" Max shook his head.
He couldn't remember when he had lost his mind. The only thing he recalled was that whenever he saw someone, he would brandish his fist and kill them.
He had become a beast operating purely on instinct.
Looking around, he saw his family was intact.
"You calm now?" Maximus asked with a smile.
Among them, Max was the most affected.
His wives and daughters were still somewhat sober, able to hold their impulses.
Seeing such a reckless son, Maximus could only shake his head.
"Haha, what about Martin? Is that brat okay?" Max quickly passed the blame.
Among them, Martin was the true killing god.
Like a psychopath, he was just short of drinking blood and eating flesh.
"Uncle, I'm fully sober." Martin rolled his eyes.
Having the physique of an Asura, he was more adept at killing.
Even if he killed a few thousands of years more, he could still maintain his bloodlust with a clear mind.
"You still need some training." Liam patted Max's shoulder as if he were the weakest.
Defeated, Max slumped his shoulders like a wronged child.
Finally, as they bantered with each other, all the remaining contestants regained their sanity.
"Not bad. You've all grown stronger~" Ascelon muttered, looking at them.
Within thousands of years and the sacrifice of countless individuals, many had broken through their limits and surpassed their potential.
Among them, over a billion condensed ultimate physiques, with over a hundred condensing origin-grade physiques.
The Origin Grade Physique—the highest grade of physique one could attain in the Aeon Plane.
Through countless efforts and resources, the Dimensional Alliance had previously managed to artificially produce only a dozen prodigies of such a tier.
Yet, in just a single competition, hundreds of them were created.
Although this was achieved atop a pile of corpses and consumed thousands of ultimate materials, it was worth it.
There were also many individuals who broke through their paths of law.
What was once impossible—a Tier 10 individual mastering a river of law—became as common as vegetables in a marketplace.
Unfortunately, only eight of them mastered an Ocean of Law.
Among them, five had already mastered the Ocean of Law before.
This meant only three individuals broke through the barrier of the Ocean of Law during the competition.
After all, the path of law is not something that a mere accumulation of energy can overcome.
One must face bottlenecks that require overwhelming potential to break through.
"Congratulations to all of you who passed," Ascelon began after checking on them.
"The second round of the competition will start in a hundred years. The venue will be the Dark Void Domain."
"Prepare yourselves…" With that, Ascelon disappeared.
Meanwhile, the remaining contestants, who had just calmed down, felt a throbbing in their hearts.
Hearing that the next venue would be the Dark Void Domain, they felt death awaiting them.
"Dark Void Domain… we are finished!"
"What the hell? How could we, little chickens, be sent into such a dangerous place?!"
"No! This is sending us to die!"
"This—can we retreat?!"
Just hearing the name, fear seemed to be engraved in their hearts.
If, in an all-out battle royale, there was still a chance of survival, then the Dark Void Domain was certain of death.
This was the real frontline of the battlefield, the main outpost battling against the dark disaster corrupting the Aeon Plane.
Such a place was a grinder of lives, where even a master of the Ocean of Law would be mere cannon fodder.
Even those Absolute Powerhouses merely had a slim chance of survival.
Anyone sent into such a battlefield would never return.
No matter their status, strength, or potential, it was certain death.
Among all those who entered such a place, only Malgron was known to have survived.
"Husband, what should we do?"
"Those Overlords are really hateful! How dare they send us to our deaths?"
"Father, let's leave quickly. We don't need to join this damn competition."
With a 100% chance of death, no matter how fearless or confident they were in their strength, they didn't dare to gamble their lives.
What Dimensional Competition, Primordial Origin Realm, or a chance to become an Overlord?
Without life, everything else was a mere illusion.
Seeing the fear in his family, Maximus quickly fell into omniscient mode, deducing the following course of events.
A few seconds later, feeling exhausted, a look of relief appeared on his face.
"It's not dangerous, but a chance. The situation in the Dark Void Domain seems to be different this time."
"Different? What's different?"
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be too dangerous…"