The Single-Horned Dragon pulled the golden carriage and stopped at the Wuan Gate plaza.
The golden curtain in front of the golden carriage was pulled open by a palace maid. A middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties walked out of the golden carriage.
This middle-aged man had white hair and wore a golden royal robe. He had a dignified crown on his head and a diamond-encrusted jade sword at his waist.
From his attire, it wasn't hard to tell that this person was the Southern Summer King, Emperor Nangong.
Seeing the Southern Summer King appear, everyone respectfully bowed and saluted, "Long live our king!"
"Dispense with the formalities." The Southern Summer King waved his long sleeves and instantly released a domineering aura. The strength of this aura had already surpassed the Martial Master Realm!
The Southern Summer King was the ruler of a country and also a King Wu Realm expert!
The Southern Summer King advocated martial arts and had always respected martial arts. The previous rulers didn't need to have any strategies, but they needed to have great strength.
As for the Southern Summer King, he was a king with great strength. He was a Level 4 King Wu Realm expert. Although he wasn't the strongest in the Southern Summer King, he was definitely second to none.
A minister arrived in front of the Southern Summer King and respectfully invited the Southern Summer King, "Your Majesty, the three rulers have been waiting for a long time. Please take a seat."
The Southern Summer King waved his long sleeves and lightly tiptoed from the ground. This seemingly casual and graceful movement allowed him to soar into the sky like a celestial being. In the blink of an eye, he jumped up to the Wuan Gate, which was more than ten meters high.
After landing on the gate of the Wuan Gate, the Southern Summer King turned around and climbed up the jade stairs. He arrived in front of a throne placed on top of the nine jade stairs.
This throne was more than two meters wide and was completely made of gold. Its surface was inlaid with diamonds and jadeite, and it was covered with the fur of a Level 4 Demonic Beast. It was both luxurious and domineering. It represented both strength and authority.
Below the nine jade stairs, there were three majestic thrones placed on the left and right sides of the seventh jade stairs.
Three old men with powerful auras sat on the three thrones.
These three people were also King Wu experts, and their auras were not any weaker than the Southern Summer King.
There was even an old man wearing purple-gold armor and holding a purple-gold helmet in his left hand. His aura was far above the Southern Summer King's!
Under the Southern Summer King, there were three monarchs, collectively known as the Three Monarchs.
The realms and strength of the three Sovereigns were not below that of the Southern Summer King.
Among them, the Country Zhen Jun, who was in charge of military power, had even reached the realm of the sixth level King Wu. His strength was far stronger than Yan Nan w.a.n.g and the other two kings.
The Southern Summer King was able to develop to such a strong and prosperous state because of the Guardian Monarch's constant expeditions.
And this middle-aged man wearing purple-gold armor was the strongest among the Three Sovereigns, the Country Zhen Jun — Nangong Undefeated.
Nangong Undefeated was just like his name. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and his face was covered with crisscrossed sword scars, filled with a terrifying killing intent. Anyone who looked at him couldn't help but tremble.
Apart from the Country Zhen Jun, the other two lords had also reached the realm of the fourth level King Wu. Their strength was almost on par with the Southern Summer King.
The Interior Monarch, Shangguan Qian Mo, wore a black hat with a jade hairpin on it, wore an ink-colored robe, and held a writing brush in his hand. He had the demeanor of a scholar.
The Ambitious Monarch, Hua Wu Xie, wore a white jade crown and held a delicate folding fan. Although he was already sixty years old, he was still elegant and had the image of a cynical aristocrat.
After the Southern Summer King took his seat, an official walked to the Wuan Gate, stood on the high Wuan Gate, and publicly announced the start of the Martial Arts Tournament.
The crowd cheered enthusiastically, but soon quieted down.
The official then opened the imperial edict and read out the rules and procedures of the tournament in detail.
"In this year's Martial Arts Tournament, there are a total of 160 participants. There will be a total of four people in a group, and a total of forty groups will enter the Death Forest at the same time to carry out missions. "
"The Death Forest is completely isolated from the outside world by an enchantment, and a large number of demonic beasts have been placed inside."
"And your mission is to enter the training forest, kill the Nether Wolf King, and obtain the Nether Wolf King's inner core. As long as you can obtain a Nether Wolf King's inner core, a group of four will be able to pass. "
"So simple?" After hearing the rules of the Martial Arts Tournament for the first time, the people who participated in the Martial Arts Tournament for the first time were all astonished, and some even didn't dare to believe it.
The Nether Wolf was a level two high-rank demonic beast, and its strength was equivalent to a high-rank human Martial Warrior.
As for the Nether Wolf King, it was a level three low-rank demonic beast, and its strength was equivalent to a low-rank human Martial Master.
Every group had four people, and these four people were all top-notch geniuses. Even the disciples from the eight states had strength close to that of a Martial Master.
If the four of them worked together, it wouldn't be difficult to get rid of a Nether Wolf King.
Even the disciples from the eight states could easily complete the mission, not to mention the geniuses of the Martial Arts Tournament.
Some of the super geniuses of the Martial Arts Tournament were even able to complete this mission single-handedly without any pressure.
For a mission of this difficulty, the elimination rate was actually as high as 50%?
Was there a mistake somewhere?
Just as everyone was feeling bewildered, the official that read out the rules continued, "Something worth mentioning is that there are only a total of 20 Nether Wolf Kings in the Death Forest."
What he said was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, causing a huge uproar in the entire scene.
All the people who participated in the Martial Arts Tournament for the first time were dumbfounded by this sudden change.
Only 20 Nether Wolf Kings?
There was no need to say what this meant, and everyone knew it clearly.
There were a total of 160 participants, and they were divided into 40 groups.
40 groups required 40 Nether Wolf King inner cores in order for all of them to pass through the qualifiers.
Whereas there were only 20 Nether Wolf Kings in the entire forest, and it could only allow 20 groups to pass through the qualifiers.
As for the remaining 20 teams, they would all be eliminated.
Only now did everyone truly understand why the elimination rate of the qualifiers was as high as 50%.
It turned out that killing the Nether Wolf King wasn't the real test at all.
The real test was for the groups to be on guard against each other, to snatch and kill each other.
As the saying went, only the brave would win when meeting on a narrow path. Only by defeating the opponent could one pass through the qualifiers.
It was merely a qualifier, and it was actually so cruel. From this, it could be seen how great the competition in the Martial Arts Tournament was.
Just as everyone was in a daze, the official continued, "The time for the qualifiers is 24 hours, which is a day and a night."
"Within 24 hours, the group that obtains the Nether Wolf King inner core and safely arrives at the Demon Sealing Tower in the center of the Death Forest will be considered to have passed the qualifiers."
"And those that exceed the time limit, even if they obtain the Nether Wolf King inner core, they will also be regarded as eliminated."
At this point, the expression on the official's face suddenly became serious. "I need to remind you that in this qualifier, injuries and deaths are unavoidable."
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