Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 711 - 355: Drawing Lots Grouping_1

Chapter 711: Chapter 355: Drawing Lots Grouping_1

The six assassins from the Assassins Temple appeared elusive and less grounded in reality, as if they dwelled between fantasy and the real world. Their faces were obscured by their assassin cloaks. The only certainty that Long Dangdang had was that Chu Yu was undoubtedly among these six assassins. After all, Chu Yu was the inheritor of the Cyclical Reincarnation Spirit Furnace and the future wielder of the Cyclical Reincarnation Sword.

After the Assassins Temple, Long Dangdang looked towards the contestants from the Summoners Temple. Tao Linlin, dressed in a mage’s robe, had styled her hair neatly today, appearing exceptionally lively. She too had spotted Long Dangdang and was waving at him.

Just then, the team from the Priests Temple entered the venue. The Priests Temple’s squad was led by four Sacred Legates who dashed into the sky with a flash of gold after entering the venue, then landed at their designated positions. Without the presence of the Sacred Legates, standing at the front of the Priests Temple contestants was Ling Menglu. Dressed in a light golden mage’s robe and holding a magic staff, she always had a warm smile on her face. Wherever she was, there seemed to be light. As she turned to face the vast venue inside the Sacred Legate, the entire venue seemed to brighten in that instant. It felt as if she had decreed "let there be light," and so there was light.

The Warriors Temple and Knights Temple arrived together. Three Sacred Legates led the Warriors Temple, while three led the Knights Temple. Long Dangdang was familiar with two of them—one was the Sacred Legate and the Knights Temple Master, and the other was Xuan Hanyan. The Great Luminous Dragon Knight, Xi Che, was not present. The third Sacred Legate from the Knights Temple, who Long Dangdang did not recognize, walked ahead of Xuan Hanyan and after the Temple Master, bearing a commanding aura.

As the Sacred Legates from the following temples took their seats, all the contestants for today’s game had arrived.

More than half of the Sacred Legates from the six Great Sacred Temples were present, and the final round was being held in the Sacred Legate. Unquestionably, this demonstrated unprecedented importance to the Great Impartation Contest’s final round. With thirty-six contestants now carefully assessing each other, the competition was about to begin. They were to be competitors, and possibly future Sacred Legate partners governing the Federation.

A harmonious voice echoed, "Thirty-six young people, welcome to the Sacred Legate."

This was a voice Long Dangdang was familiar with; it naturally belonged to the Hall Master.

Thirty-six contestants participating in the final round saluted accordingly to their temple’s etiquette.

The Legate continued: "By participating in this final round, you prove yourselves to be the best of your respective Temples’ young generation. Your assessment has not only started from this Great Impartation Contest but has been ongoing under the scrutiny of your respective Temples and even the Sacred Temple. Only after passing all the evaluations can you stand on the battlefield of the Great Impartation Contest. Thus, I can say, the you of the future are the us of the present. This time around, the high regard that the Sacred Temple has given to this Impartation Contest is to allow you to showcase yourselves. This will also be your first time introducing yourselves to the Sacred Temple. We hope to see your most dazzling brilliance."

After a brief pause, he continued: "Good, now I declare, the final round of the Great Impartation Contest will officially begin. Now, let’s do the draw. The rules for the draw are random and fair. You thirty-six will be divided into nine groups for a round-robin competition. A win earns two points, a loss earns none, and a tie earns one. After the round-robin competition, the top two from every group will advance as the final eight, followed by elimination rounds until the eventual champion is declared. In the draw for the groups, there will not be more than two contestants from the same Temple in a single group. That is to say, three contestants from the same temple can not be in the same group. Everything else will be random. The draw will be supervised by all the Sacred Legates present. Now, let’s begin the draw."

As he spoke, the Hall Master slowly extended his right hand towards the center of the venue, making a virtuous gesture. The next moment, a bundle of light shone brightly in the middle of the venue. It was purely light, but various elements from the dense Legate Arena rushed towards this light as soon as it appeared. The powerful energy fluctuations almost violently surrounded the light.

The thirty-six contestants who made it to the final round of the six Great Sacred Temples grew anxious involuntarily. The random draw presented significant uncertainties. Although a group would not have more than two contestants from the same temple, the type of opponents assigned was indeed crucial. If a group has numerous strong contestants, it would be more challenging to advance to the final eight. After all, only two competitors from each group would advance. The others would be ranked in their respective temples based on the points they have accumulated.

Just when everyone was feeling uneasy, abruptly, thirty-six beams of light shot out from the ball of light, accurately covering the thirty-six contestants in the venue.

The warm and soothing sensation made the contestants feel as if their spiritual power was becoming more active, and they experienced an indescribable sense of comfort. Their spiritual power seemed to be increasing at a discernible speed.