Published: February 11, 2025
Ye Zhongming said this, and even Zhang Hengtai did not refute him.
Indeed, having come this far, who wouldn’t want to see the top? These few people were very clear that not many experts from the national district had come this time; at most half of the leaders were invited, and due to various reasons, some of them had left midway.
Additionally, there were two conflicts related to Ye Zhongming, resulting in the fall of two seven-star experts.
The current situation could be said to be not very competitive.
This was what Tong Steward was hoping to see because his goal had never changed.
And this was also the thought of others; although they had no intention of touching the brightwater realm, they were still tempted by the unknown rewards.
They didn’t know what rewards those who chose to withdraw received, but if they could continue, the rewards would definitely be better than what they had received.
Moreover, who wouldn’t yearn for the rewards after reaching the top? Zhang Zhongzheng’s expectations for the rewards were ultimately a bit shallow; at least in his father's eyes, if they could reach the top, purple equipment was the bare minimum.
Having come this far, Ye Zhongming chose to continue pushing upward, and the other three shared the same thought.
Looking at the ranking above, Zhang Hengtai coldly smiled and was the first to choose to continue; his body flickered and disappeared.
The water steward and Tong Steward exchanged glances and made a gesture of good luck towards Ye Zhongming before leaving together.
However, Ye Zhongming did not immediately follow; instead, he quietly restored his physical state before choosing to continue.
The four of them welcomed new challenges on the heavenly stele path, while those who chose to withdraw caused a great stir in front of the eliminated participants.
After these people withdrew, they appeared beneath the heavenly stele path, while the others were preparing to gather around their boss. Suddenly, a burst of light descended upon these individuals, temporarily stopping others from approaching.
This light first landed on one person’s head, then moved to the next, while another color of light would take its place.
However, this situation left others puzzled because while this light would "visit" these evolvers, not everyone would be catered to; some people didn’t understand why the light above their heads suddenly vanished, even when other lights hadn’t yet moved to them.
Two individuals, however, were illuminated by all colors of light, and eventually, strange expressions appeared on their faces, but moments later, the lights also disappeared.
After all the lights vanished, these individuals found something in their hands, but it was quickly put away, making the onlookers eager to know more.
They naturally understood that those were the rewards they had received.
These withdrawing individuals looked at each other; although they had been communicating before, for some reason, they suddenly became noticeably guarded against one another, and without waiting for the final results of the heavenly stele path, they hurriedly left with their people.
At this time, the brightwater realm had already opened.
Soon, only the resistance zone, Cloud Summit, and five rings society remained, and even some other factions present were few in number, mostly small organizations affiliated with these major forces.
A thick sense of confusion rose among the people present; they didn’t know what those lights had been.
The only ones who could provide answers were the four individuals whose names were still shining on the Crystal Pillar.
"Look! It’s moving!"
Someone suddenly shouted in surprise at the change in the numbers on the leaderboard, and in fact, everyone else had already noticed and was staring blankly.
Because the first one to show a change wasn’t Tong Steward, who had previously ranked first, but his companion, the water steward.
This woman was quite popular within the five rings society; unable to determine Tong Steward's gender, the water steward became the fantasy and beloved target of many men, even those who were not evolvers of her faction paid her great attention.