Under the watchful eyes of the audience, the group of ten arrived at the top of the mountain.
The palace at the top of the mountain was somewhat similar to an ancient temple. It was very simple. It was dozens of meters tall and filled with a grand and majestic aura. The palace did not have exaggerated paint, only the pure white stone after being polished and the silver-white metal film inlaid on the stone. Under the sunlight, it shone brightly.
The temple did not have a door. The outer perimeter was made of stone pillars. From the gaps between the stone pillars, one could clearly see that the temple was empty.
In other words, the temple was not their destination.
Then where were they going? Everyone looked at the road and noticed that the road led to a circular platform. The platform was right in front of the temple.
Previously, they could faintly see the shadows in front of the temple. At this time, they looked again and found that the so-called shadows were colossal statues holding candlesticks. They looked like devout believers, standing on both sides of the road.
Everyone looked at each other and then stepped forward at the same time, stepping into the last part of the road.
As they stepped in, the colossal statues holding candlesticks on both sides also reacted. Every time they passed a colossal statue, the candlesticks held by the colossal statue lit up with raging flames. At the same time, the colossal statue moved and half-knelt on the ground as if welcoming the arrival of a hero.
The colossal statues lit up with flames and half-knelt on the ground, stretching all the way to the end.
This scene was very shocking. The audience felt excited watching it, and the people present felt it even more deeply.
"It's very ritualistic. It seems that we have truly entered the ritual segment." Suya Tutai looked at the scene in front of him and said quietly. However, although his tone seemed calm, there was a flickering flame in his deep eyes. It was clear that his heart was definitely not as calm as he appeared to be.
Even Keely, who had mocked the ritual before, did not say anything at this time. She silently followed the footsteps of the crowd and slowly climbed up the platform.
The platform was very similar to the previous square. It was circular and there were some patterns on the ground.
They thought that the platform was the end, but there was still no one here. While they were exploring the round platform in confusion, there was a sudden movement in the middle of the platform.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a door, breaking through the seal of space and slowly appearing in the middle.
The moment the door appeared, it opened.
When the door opened, everyone could hear the clamor of shouting behind the door. It could be seen that the door led to the outside of the Infinite Arena.
Just as everyone was imagining the scene outside the door, one figure after another stepped in through the open door.
They were all wearing the uniform of Floating Mech City, which was silver and white in color, giving them a strange sense of order.
Almost all the contestants who had experienced the Rising Star Competition knew them. They were the permanent judges of the Rising Star Competition.
At first, it was only the Apprentice level, but later on, the official Magus level began to appear as well.
The circular platform seemed to have been split into two halves. There were only ten of them in the first half. The second half of the stage was filled with judges from Floating Mech City. These judges also chose their positions carefully. The front, back, left, and right of the stage were all looking at the contestants quietly.
All the contestants, including Su Ya and Tutai, felt their emotions fluctuate.
On the long road up the mountain, they were not excited when they were being watched by tens of thousands of people.
Before reaching the stage, they were shocked by the sacred statue ceremony, but they did not get excited.
However, when they stood on the platform and heard the shouts coming from outside the door, they felt an inexplicable sense of excitement when they were being watched by a group of official Adepts who they thought were out of their reach.
They never dared to look at the wizards in the eyes before. But now, they were being looked at seriously.
It was as if they had really become new stars that illuminated the entire southern wizardry region.
Their previous calmness was gone. Everyone's mind was filled with excitement.
The last few people walked out of the door at the center of the platform.
"Old Night" Cemone from Edge of Night, "Guardian of the Dead Sea" Hydra, one of the 18 Observers from Starliege Temple, "Water Pattern Witch" Farrina, a member of Research Department, and … Angor, who came last with Melantha.
After everyone had entered, the door closed behind them.
Melantha stepped forward and glanced at the contestants. "Welcome to the top ten contestants of the Rising Star Competition."
"Philosopher, Phantom Deer …" Melantha read out each contestant's name in a serious tone. Then, she began to announce the end of the Rising Star Competition.
While Melantha read the message, Angor carefully observed his surroundings.
This was the first time he entered the Infinity Arena. Everything here was similar to the outside world. Even the flow of energy and the saturation of elements were the same.
Angor sighed. The person who built the Infinity Arena not only had to be a master of alchemy, but also a master of laws and energy.
Angor estimated that there were dozens or even hundreds of alchemists involved in the construction.
Floating Mech City was probably the only place in the entire southern wizardry region that had so many alchemists. Even if other organizations wanted to replicate the Infinity Arena, they would not be able to hire so many alchemists.
While Angor was distracted by his thoughts, Melantha finally finished her announcement.
After a short ceremony, Melantha slowly said, "Now, let's move on to the award ceremony."
The award ceremony was the purpose of everyone's visit today.
"The first prize is for all contestants who made it to the next round of the Rising Star Competition. It's the right to enter the Endless Corridor. However, according to your ranking, you'll be given different levels of permission to enter the Endless Corridor.
"As for the specific permissions, you can check the cards that fell into your hands before. There is relevant information recorded in them."
Melantha's voice echoed not only on the stage, but also on the stone pillars.
Everyone was looking forward to entering the Endless Corridor, which was also why they joined the Rising Star Competition. After hearing Melantha's words, everyone picked up their cards and checked the details.
Nausica was also checking her cards. Just like the bone cards, she only needed to cover it with her spirit power, and the relevant information would appear.
The 140th floor.
Nausica's eyes lit up. She already knew that the 140th floor meant late-stage level-3 apprentices. In other words, before becoming a wizard, she would be able to improve herself in the Endless Corridor.
This was already good enough. As for what would happen after that, she did not need to think too much about it.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
