People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 868 finally begins

As the martial arts torch was lit, many cameras, under the control of artificial intelligence, naturally turned to show the burning torch to everyone. At the same time, in countless places around the world, the tense atmosphere suddenly dissipated and eased a little.

Online live streaming rooms, forums, and chat software are gradually becoming noisy.

To many, that fleeting glance could be considered a masterpiece in itself.

Even now, many people have a feeling that this might be the last time such a thing happens, and that there will never be another like it.

The entire era of humankind has long since entered a major turning point. There may still be global discussions in the future, but by then, the situation will likely not be the same.

Moreover, there will be no more Dao Venerables!

"Perhaps this is the last match that Dao Zun will play as a human being, his final brilliant victory."

"As for ten years from now, that certainly doesn't mean the Dao Venerable is already dead. Given the Dao Venerable's rate of progress in martial arts, it wouldn't even take ten years for him to become a Demon God..."

There are places online where people are making such comments.

Such remarks resonated with the true feelings of countless people.

In fact, this global forum felt completely different from anything before. This one had a unique, unprecedented feeling of witnessing a key turning point in the era.

On the other side, as the torch was lit, Luo Ji sat down in the contestant's seat, and on the huge screen, numerous names began to scroll wildly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that you need to be at least a Great True Person to participate in the Universal Dao Discussion. In this world, there are quite a few Great True Persons and experts at or above that level.

Putting aside everything else, just looking at the Nine Provinces, there are the Ten Great Masters of the World and the Thirty-Three Sects. Even among the Thirty-Three Sects, each sect has at least two or three Great Masters. The Ten Great Masters of the World would only have more.

Among some of the more prominent Thirty-Three Greats, there are also semi-saints.

At the same time, the Nine Provinces are not limited to the Ten Great Sects and the Thirty-Three Sects; there are also various Taoist temples, various lineages, and many extraordinary people from the countryside.

There are over three hundred experts above the Grand Master level.

With a population of nearly 70 billion, Kyushu is a population that is one in 200 million.

And throughout the entire universe, with a population of trillions, there are more than four thousand masters above the Great True Person level.

Four thousand. This number seems like a lot, but in reality, there are nearly ten thousand scattered countries in the world, which means there are more than ten thousand kings and emperors.

Compared to the number of high-ranking officials who wield immense power throughout humanity, four thousand or so is a minuscule number.

It's important to understand that these four thousand-plus items are not products of a single era, but rather the culmination of over a century of accumulation.

Saints live to be over two hundred years old, and great immortals live to be around one hundred and fifty years old. Many great immortals are actually over one hundred years old.

Don't be fooled by Li Qi's previous use of the Daoist Venerable alias to kill people, slaughtering half-saints like mowing grass, and even killing a saint. That was simply because he was using his cheat codes ruthlessly.

A person like the Great Master is an absolute high-ranking figure anywhere, and rarely takes risks for anything personally.

Of course, even a competition like the Global Martial Arts Tournament cannot gather all the top experts.

There are over four thousand masters of the Great True Person level or above in the entire world, but there are only three thousand one hundred and twelve participants in the arena now. The Universal Dao Discussion is indeed a good place. The world's strongest people gather together to discuss martial arts through great battles. Under such circumstances, the sparks of wisdom that can be ignited by the direct collision of martial arts are naturally brilliant and can enlighten the path of martial arts.

But everyone has their own path, just like the Xuan Emperor, who merged with the Nine Provinces, and just like the Crimson Fire Daoist whom Li Qi encountered, who sought a lifetime of reincarnation.

There are always various reasons for all sorts of things happening in the world.

With over 3,000 people, each pair would face off in nearly 1,600 matches. In addition, each person would have to lose three times before being disqualified from the competition. This means that the entire Universal Daoist Tournament would involve nearly 5,000 matches.

At the same time, the Universal Talks have only one unique arena, and there are no multiple matches taking place simultaneously, so the entire process is naturally quite lengthy.

However, the Global Talk is not child's play; the outcome is decided very quickly. Even including the time for contestants to enter, talk, fight, and leave, the entire process takes more than three minutes.

The format of the Global Forum is ten hours a day, with more than two hundred matches.

Therefore, the entire competition will not last more than a month.

At this moment, names scrolled wildly on the big screen, and many people's hearts were in their throats, feeling both nervous and curious about who would be the first to be drawn.

After all, all of these three thousand-plus contestants are renowned and have their own fan base.

Many of these masters are even based in their own countries, wielding immense influence. They are powerful martial artists and, in turn, national leaders with terrifying prestige.

Finally, after a few seconds, the two names were frozen in time.

Meng Wujie VS Yao Qingwen

The moment these two names were decided, they immediately sparked a small but heated discussion in many places.

Among them, Meng Wujie, as the leader of the Three Saints, already had a great reputation in the world. If it weren't for the Dao Venerable who had an even more ruthless cheat code, she would undoubtedly be the strongest of her generation.

As for Yao Qingwen, he possessed both the Heavenly Star Divine Power and the Heavenly Star Divine Power, and he was a contender against Meng Wujie. Although he lost in the end, he was still second only to Meng Wujie.

Even during last year's Mountain and River Grand Examination, countless people thought that the winner would be decided between the two of them.

To everyone's surprise, Daozun revealed his true identity on the platform.

Of course, some people were also shocked by their martial arts progress. Last year, they were only at the entry level, but now they have already achieved the true level and become Grand Masters. This speed is undoubtedly incredibly fast.

However, it's normal for true masters to know this; the Great Luck of Humanity is essentially a super cheat code for cultivation.

Originally, Meng Wujie and Yao Qingwen, with the enhancement of this power, were comparable to almost a born saint. In the final battle of the Mountain and River Trial, the great fortune of humanity in their spiritual world was released and completely merged with their spiritual world, directly allowing them to advance further and become comparable to a complete born saint.

Those born as saints all achieve sainthood around the age of twenty.

Although these two were slowed down by their previous exploration of the sixth limit, they never stopped accumulating potential.

Now that his talent has improved and he is not stuck in a certain realm, entering the Dao is already the peak. Completing the Four Great Refinements in a short period of time is not a difficult task, and obtaining the True Dao is also easy.

(End of this chapter)