Just as the camera panned across Yu Nian, the scene from just now was perfectly projected onto the big screen, instantly eliciting gasps and whispers from the audience on - site.
"I must be seeing things, right? How did the bracelet explode?! We haven't even seen Yu Nian's initial score yet!"
Zhuge Fangyuan's smile froze on his face immediately. He frowned and gave a look to the host beside him. The host immediately put on a professional smile and tried to smooth things over.
"Haha, that was just a 'little design' of ours for today. It seems to have successfully caught the attention of the entire audience! Please stay calm and continue watching the wonderful competition!"
At the same time, the staff quickly stepped forward to replace Yu Nian with a brand - new bracelet.
Yu Nian thanked them. But unexpectedly, less than a minute after she put on the bracelet, a harsh "hissing" sound echoed throughout the venue. The bracelet started smoking again and then simply fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
At this moment, the bullet comments on the live - stream were flooded with question marks.
Zhuge Fangyuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He was getting restless, but unfortunately, the camera was still pointed at him. He had no choice but to signal the host again to save the situation.
The host:......?
"......Haha, this is also a little surprise we prepared."
The audience obviously didn't buy it this time. The flood of bullet comments almost drowned the live - stream room.
[The bracelet exploded again! What's going on? Is this a hype?]
[The quality of the bracelets is so poor!]
[Is the program team deliberately targeting the sect leader? Everyone else's bracelets are fine. Why does Yu Nian's bracelet keep breaking?]
...
The program team felt wronged, and the judges were completely confused.
Each bracelet had been inspected by a specialist from the Mystic Sect. There was no way there could be a problem!
Xue Jinyan thought for a moment, then turned to the staff and asked for a new bracelet. He held the bracelet in silence for a while, then whispered to the staff, "Give it to her."
Yu Nian put on the third bracelet. She raised her eyebrows and deliberately restrained the pressure of her spiritual soul a bit.
Everyone held their breath. They saw the numbers on the bracelet slowly floating up. Finally, it flashed violently twice and trembled to a stop on a bright red number page.
When Xue Yier and Qi Rongsheng saw the number clearly, they both gasped.
"10 points?!"
The bullet comments were briefly silent for a moment, and then surged at high speed.
[Wasn't it said that the highest score was only 7 points? How did a 10 - point score come out?]
[The sect leader is so amazing! The fans of the paranormal are so proud!]
Xue Jinyan was also shocked. He guessed correctly. It wasn't the bracelet's problem; it was just that Yu Nian's spiritual soul was too powerful, far exceeding the maximum energy the bracelet could bear!
If he hadn't injected spiritual energy into the bracelet just now, all the bracelets of the program team would probably have been destroyed!
Thinking of this, Xue Jinyan looked at Yu Nian with awe in his eyes. This 10 - point score was the limit of the jade token, but not the limit of Yu Nian's spiritual soul!
Zhuge Fangyuan slapped the armrest violently. His face was almost sticking to the screen, and he still couldn't believe that Yu Nian's initial score was 10.
"I demand a suspension of the competition to investigate Contestant Yu Nian! There simply can't be anyone in the entire Mystic Sect world today with a spiritual soul strong enough to score 10 points. She must have tampered with the bracelet, or she took some spiritual pills to strengthen her spiritual soul before the competition!"
The bullet comments also scrolled rapidly.
[The rules were set by Zhuge Fangyuan himself. What's the point of changing the rules just because Yu Nian is too strong?]
[It seems that the old man Zhuge can't beat the sect leader.]
[The program team is so bottom - less just to attract attention. Stop wasting time. We want to watch Yu Nian compete!]
Director Chen Fang, sitting behind the monitor, frowned unhappily. He immediately picked up the walkie - talkie and ordered the staff, "Reject Zhuge Fangyuan's request, and replay Zhuge Fangyuan's explanation of the rules at the beginning of the competition ten times."
The editor, who followed orders precisely, immediately carried out the order. Suddenly, Zhuge Fangyuan's face appeared on the screen. He stood with his hands behind his back and said seriously:
[The stronger a person is, the higher their initial score will be. Please abide by the rules...]
[The competition rules are beyond doubt...]
[This is very fair...]
Zhuge Fangyuan's sonorous voice echoed in the empty venue, and the whole place fell silent.
Xue Jinyan held back his laughter for a long time but finally couldn't help it. He felt sorry for Zhuge Fangyuan's face.
Zhuge Fangyuan's mouth twitched ferociously, then he angrily flicked his sleeve and sat down.
Xu Yufang covered her mouth and smiled, saying softly, "Lao Xue and I have already witnessed Yu Nian's strength. She can't be cheating. Why are you so aggressive, Brother Zhuge?"
Zhuge Fangyuan sneered, "The last person with such a high initial score was stabbed into a sieve. Well, I hope Yu Nian is not just all talk. I hope she can make it to the preliminary round smoothly!"
At the same time, sharp and greedy looks like needles instantly came from all directions and landed directly on Yu Nian.
Xue Yier covered her surprised mouth, her eyes wide open. "This is too exaggerated! With such a high score, isn't she just a moving target in the secret realm?"
A look of worry flashed across Qi Rongsheng's eyes. He exhorted Yu Nian, "I know your skills, but in previous training sessions, there have always been cases where other groups colluded to surround and attack. It seems we have to be more careful."
Yu Nian sized up the other contestants around her who were eyeing her warily and nodded.
There were 6,000 contestants on - site, divided into groups of three, which meant there were 2,000 groups in total.
The time limit for the qualifying round was 5 hours. If they had to find the locations of all 2,000 groups and then go and fight them, the competition would have ended long ago.
So Yu Nian used a spell to transmit her voice into Qi Rongsheng's and Xue Yier's ears and told them her plan.
Qi Rongsheng and Xue Yier were stunned for a moment at first, and then a glint of light flashed in their eyes.
"Let's do it like this!"
After all the pre - competition preparations were completed, the host announced, "The competition officially begins. Please enter the secret realm, all contestants. Since there are too many contestants in the qualifying round, to avoid a free - for - all as soon as they enter the secret realm, the program team has divided the secret realm into several small blocks. The location of each group of contestants is random."
Yu Nian held the jade slip in her hand and felt the surrounding scenery changing rapidly. When she opened her eyes again, she was already in a dense forest.
Xue Yier looked around in confusion and whispered, "Let's get familiar with the surrounding terrain first. It would be best if we could hunt some low - level spiritual herbs and spiritual beasts to gain some experience..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the three of them felt the scorched earth under their feet tremble violently twice. Then they heard the mechanical voice of the system announce:
[Yan Qing has killed Liu Qianjiang.]
Everyone:?
Before they could think it through, the system's voice came one after another like a bombing.
[Yan Qing has killed Ma Chuhu.]
[Yan Qing has killed Li Youtie.]
[Yan Qing has killed Wang Chuyu.]
...
Xue Yier's mouth twitched again and again. "Three minutes into the game, and he's already killed more than a dozen people... What the hell kind of monster is this?!"