I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 341 - 152: All of You at Once

In this special space, Shen Bai immediately understood after completely processing what Feng Zheng had said.

Everyone would be placed in a large space to fight in a spectacular, massive brawl. The results would then be used to determine their rankings.

The space had mountains and rivers, grass and trees—even places to hide and to fight.

’Aren’t all these things combined just like that battle royale game I played in my past life?’

Everyone would be trapped in a confined environment, forced to eliminate each other until only a single victor remained.

’This must be the fantasy version of a battle royale,’ Shen Bai thought.

Just as Shen Bai was thinking this, Feng Zheng finished his explanation.

Time was short, so he wasted no more words and waved a hand toward the nine-story building.

The door on the bottom floor of the nine-story building instantly swung open.

All eyes turned to the door, burning with a fierce desire for battle.

Feng Zheng’s explanation had been novel and exciting. They were all eager to achieve a high rank in this first stage and avoid being eliminated right at the start.

Feng Zheng watched the many candidates for the internal exam. Seeing the excitement in their eyes, the corners of his lips curved up in a small smile.

It wasn’t time to let them in just yet, however, as Feng Zheng still had a few more rules to explain.

Feng Zheng continued, "Once inside, all of you will appear in random locations. You will find many treasures in certain places—these include Weapons, Elixirs, and various defensive items that can give you a significant advantage."

"But for every treasure you try to retrieve, an enemy may be Hidden in the shadows, so you must be extremely careful. Of course, some people might try to get a high rank by simply finding a secret spot and staying Immovable, but that won’t be allowed either."

Hearing this, the crowd exchanged confused glances.

To be honest, quite a few of them had been thinking the exact same thing.

Since survival time determined one’s rank, why not just find a place to hide and let the others kill each other off?

Then, once the fighting had mostly died down, they could pop out of their hiding spot and be the third party who profits from the conflict. Wouldn’t that be perfect?

But from what Feng Zheng just said, it seemed their plan was a non-starter.

And just as they expected, Feng Zheng paused for a moment after saying this, then continued to explain.

"Periodically, a ring of light will close in from the outside. Anyone caught by this ring will be eliminated instantly. Eventually, this ring will shrink to a very small area. If a winner has still not been decided by then, the ring will continue to shrink."

"Only half of you will advance to the next stage. The other half will be eliminated on the spot."

"Of course, those of you who are eliminated will still be given a rank."

At this point, everyone understood.

The rules were clearly well-thought-out, dissuading anyone who had planned on just camping and avoiding conflict.

’This fantasy version of a battle royale is feeling more and more familiar,’ Shen Bai thought.

At this point, everything that needed to be said had been said.

Feng Zheng stopped talking. With a grand wave of his hand, he declared, "Well then, you may all enter now. Make the most of your time. I don’t care what methods you use—as long as you achieve a high score, it’s a good method. Even dirty tricks are fair game."

The Observatory had always recruited its members from the ranks of constables, and those constables had all clawed their way up from the bottom rungs of society.

The Observatory’s philosophy was to complete missions by any means necessary, which was why even dirty tricks were condoned.

After all, in the Jianghu, when facing a mortal enemy, your opponent would use every trick in the book to kill you.

The participants exchanged glances, fell silent, and then began to file through the door one by one.

Shen Bai rubbed his hands together, fell in line behind them, and stepped through the doorway.

He’d played plenty of battle royale games in his past life, but they couldn’t compare to a real-life version. He was absolutely thrilled.

The moment Shen Bai passed through the door, a wave of dizziness washed over him.

Immediately after, his vision flooded with white light.

The light was abrupt, like a white veil drawn over his eyes, but it vanished without a trace just as quickly.

When Shen Bai’s senses returned, he found himself in a picturesque landscape of green mountains and clear water.

A small river flowed continuously before him. Behind him stood a dense forest, and he was standing on ground paved with smooth river stones.

There was no one else around. Both Ouyang Sword and Xu Qian were gone.

Just as Feng Zheng had said, everyone was teleported to a random location upon entry. In other words, it was all up to fate now.

Shen Bai surveyed his surroundings. ’Even though this is a fantasy version of a battle royale,’ he thought, ’the rules aren’t all that different.’

After scanning his surroundings and confirming there were no enemies nearby, Shen Bai patted the front of his robes where Amber was nestled.

"Amber, merge into my body and don’t come out for now."

Amber MEOWED, transformed into a streak of light, and merged into Shen Bai’s body.

After a moment’s thought, Shen Bai drew Cold Moon from his waist, picked a random direction, and started walking.

’Since this is a battle royale, I have to kill any enemy I see. I can go all out without worrying, since the Dao Text will prevent any true deaths.’