Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 819 - 410: Selection

Chapter 819: Chapter 410: Selection

Long Dangdang still didn’t know where Calamity City was, but unquestionably, such an opportunity naturally held great allure for him. However, how could he, a human, participate in a martial competition for marriage?

On the high platform, there were undoubtedly powerful wraiths present, and even entities at the Sacred Legate level. In front of such wraith entities, he might not even have a chance to escape. He had absolute confidence in his own abilities.

Yet, even if he couldn’t participate, it didn’t prevent him from observing. First, he would observe how these wraith entities held their martial competition for marriage.

In the next moment, a huge surge of mental fluctuations came from the high platform. Without thought transmission, an overwhelming and powerful spiritual power descended from the sky, with the might to suppress the entire field.

This was at least equivalent to a 9th Rank magic, magic with a mental specialty. Moreover, what shocked Long Dangdang was the control over this magic.

Some weaker undead, under this sudden suppression of spiritual power, virtually collapsed to the ground in an instant, their eyes becoming somewhat vacant. Only the stronger ones, at least those above 5th Rank, could barely maintain their stance. Caught off guard, Long Dangdang naturally hadn’t squatted down in time and naturally couldn’t deliberately squat now, so he just stood still.

And with just that, over ninety-nine percent of the undead present had already fallen to the ground, effectively being eliminated. While those remaining were still numerous, the fact that most were eliminated without a single one being harmed by the magic was truly astonishing. Such mental control was something Long Dangdang had never seen before. He was certain that his Teacher Zi couldn’t do it, and he wondered if a higher-level Sacred Legate could accomplish it.

Those who fell were to leave the arena! The process took a while, since so many were eliminated at once. They could only leave from the outskirts in succession. But the wraiths were well-ordered. Those who were eliminated didn’t linger and took about half an hour to all leave the arena.

However, there were still tens of thousands remaining.

Long Dangdang committed everything he saw and heard to memory. In a Wraith Kingdom’s large city of such scale, there were tens of thousands of entities above 5th Rank. It was clear that the average combat power of the Temple Federation’s Knights might not reach this level, and a Knight group consisted of, at most, only a few thousand members.

It was unclear how many cities like this existed in the Wraith Kingdom, but a higher-tiered Calamity City would certainly have more. In other words, such mid- to high-level wraith entities, conservatively estimated, might number close to a million. This combat power could possibly surpass that of the Temple Federation. The greatest advantage on the human side might be in weapons and equipment. Long Dangdang had carefully observed that among these wraith entities, those equipped with a complete set of gear were exceptionally rare, and even then, their equipment wasn’t very formidable, giving humans a significant advantage in this regard.

The number of tens of thousands was still substantial, but in the vast square, it seemed less so when compared to the previous scene crammed with wraiths; it even seemed a bit sparse.

"Those who were over thirty in their previous life, leave!" Another command came from the high platform.

Would the competition for the Wraith Princess’s hand in marriage also consider age? Long Dangdang thought this strange.

Out of the tens of thousands left, a large number immediately started to leave. And this time, due to the spaciousness of the square, the separation process was much faster, and once again, a large portion was eliminated. After this selection, only a few thousand wraiths remained on the square.

Below thirty years old, above 5th Rank!

These wraiths were once human, and those who managed to reach cultivation above 5th Rank before the age of thirty were certainly remarkable beings in the former human world. Long Dangdang couldn’t help but think that these wraith creatures were quite intelligent; such selection criteria were impressive.

For the Wraith Princess’s martial competition for marriage, age and strength were the criteria. In the human world, if there were similar activities, they probably wouldn’t be too different.

From millions to a few thousand, the whole process took less than four hours, very efficient, and it was a selection involving the whole populace. Long Dangdang was sure that such a method would be impossible in the human world; first of all, not so many people would cooperate with you in doing this—those who thought they had no hope wouldn’t even show up. But in the world of the wraiths, it was possible. If this worked for the selection for marriage, it certainly applied to war. No wonder the Federation had forcefully implemented the cremation law, no doubt feeling the immense pressure from the Wraith Kingdom.

"Rest in place!" The next order was somewhat strange. When Long Dangdang entered the city, it was already night. Since the night in the Wraith Kingdom was the most lively, he had chosen to enter at this time. After his previous explorations and the two hours of selection for marriage, day was about to break.

Soon, the sky transitioned from deep darkness to deep blue, then gradually brightened. At that moment, atop the high platform, a dense energy fluctuation appeared. All the wraiths present assumed a seated, meditative position, and right after that, Long Dangdang clearly felt that they seemed to be absorbing some kind of energy to integrate into themselves.