The Seventh Base

The O'Brian Republic consists of ten main stars, with the Capital Star being O'Brian Star.

The other nine main stars serve as the centers of the nine provinces, respectively: Chloe Star, Willton Star, Alpha Star, Gamma Star, Shelley Star, Pulite Star, Kansas Star, Scott Star, Linsay Star.

Among the ten main stars, O'Brian Star is the center of the republic, though its position is not the absolute center, relatively closer to the Emperor River.

Chloe Star, Willton Star, and Alpha Star geographically lean more towards the center of the republic's location.

The Gamma Province, where Gamma Star is located, lies within an Energy Storm area, rich in energy resources.

Shelley Star and Pulite Star were once fiefdoms of the Silver Star Empire's dukes, later becoming territories of the O'Brian Republic.

The provinces where Kansas Star, Scott Star, and Linsay Star are located are relatively border positions, especially Scott Province and Linsay Province, which are important military strongholds, often at war with the empire.

The geniuses selected by the ten Temple Alliance each have some regional characteristics.

For instance, the Capital Star O'Brian Star is naturally the strongest, with deep roots and an abundance of talent.

At this moment, the crowd's discussions gradually ceased, and they looked up to see figures appearing above the Mystic God Temple, the elders from the headquarters of the Capital Star Ao Temple.

"Have the rules for this Ten Temple Alliance been explained to them by all the elders of the Mystic God Temple?" the leader asked, and the elders nodded, the general situation had been explained.

"This Ten Temple Alliance tests the Imperial Realm Transcendents from the ten temples, and for you, it will be an important examination, but for most people, there may only be one opportunity to perform," the elder continued, "The goal of the Ten Temple Alliance is to test everyone's strength in real combat and the level of the ten temples."

"The rule is, the top ten from each temple can temporarily hold a bye, these one hundred people do not need to participate in the first half of the combat, while the remaining over two thousand will engage in chaotic battles, ultimately selecting another hundred strongest individuals."

"Afterwards, these selected hundred can take turns challenging the previous hundred who held a bye, trying to seize the top hundred positions."

"Finally, a hundred people will be selected for the final challenge."

These are the basic rules, the top ten from each of the ten Mystic God Temples do not need to undergo the first round of battles, while the others must endure rounds of fierce battles. Only those who continuously win will be selected to challenge the top ten from each Mystic God Temple.

Such rules are harsh, and for those beyond the top ten, it's relatively unfair. But the scoreboard is already a display of strength; if they want to kick others out from the top, they naturally must pay a greater price and demonstrate stronger combat power.

In fact, every year, many of the top hundred from the ten Mystic God Temples end up getting kicked out; in the last session, over thirty people were kicked out.

Historically, the most brutal session saw even more than fifty people kicked out, more than half.

The reason is that the geniuses from the ten Mystic God Temples are not evenly strong. For example, some talented individuals ranked beyond the top ten from the Capital Star O'Brian Star often join the challenge ranks, challenging those ranked lower from other Mystic God Temples to seize spots.

Thus, among the final hundred selected, the proportion occupied by each of the ten Mystic God Temples becomes one of the criteria to measure the strength of each temple; another important criterion is who stands highest in the final top hundred showdown.

Xu Mo will hold a bye in the front-end battles.

He comes here as the first-ranked from Chloe Star, and even in the second round of seizing spots, probably no one would dare challenge him, right?

Therefore, entering the final hundred is basically no suspense, there's nothing for him in the front, but afterwards, are the crucial strong competitions, everyone understands that the final hundred will be the primary targets for cultivation by each temple, with 'true inheritance' spots coming from here.

"Now, let's proceed to the Virtual Battlefield at the Mystic God Temple headquarters," the elder continued, and instantly all the elders led the way towards a direction.

The Virtual Battlefield at the Mystic God Temple headquarters is large, easily accommodating tens of thousands.

Excluding the virtuous realm, the ten temples still have a team of nearly three thousand, after all, the proportion of the virtuous realm participating in the Mystic God Temple selection is very low, top-notch geniuses will already enter the temple in the Imperial Realm.

The positions for the Virtual Battlefield are set, each of the ten Mystic God Temples occupies a certain area.

In the center is an exceptionally huge battlefield.

Cleo led the group from Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple to their position and each took seats.

Cleo looked back, hoping that by the end of the battle, their members wouldn't be too few, or it would be quite embarrassing.

This time, the selection also serves as competition between the ten Mystic God Temples; the stronger the overall strength, the more resources one can allocate.

The Capital Star has always been the strongest, without a doubt. Chloe Star, however, has not performed well in recent sessions, ranking rather low. That's precisely why Cleo directly revoked the recommended spot from Tis Palace; the Mystic God Temple distributes the recommended spots to let various forces select the best talents for them. What is Tis Palace doing?

"This Ten Temple Alliance is an extremely important practical test within the Mystic God Temple; in the future, it may determine your future, and for many people, it may be the only battle opportunity, so I hope everyone gives their all," Cleo turned back and spoke to the three hundred people from Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple.

Everyone's expressions were solemn; they understood clearly.

Entering the Mystic God Temple is a very important step; they've entered a Cultivation Holy Land. However, within the Holy Land, everyone else is just as talented. To rise higher, one must stand out within the Mystic God Temple.

"It's starting," Cleo continued, and on the battlefield, twenty names appeared, at once, twenty people would enter the field to partake in ten duels.

Among them, there's a name very familiar to the group from Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple.

It reads: Chloe Star Mystic God Temple, Saye, selected for the first battle.

On the day the Mystic God Temple selection results were announced, due to Xu Mo's relation, Saye left a very deep impression on others.

Saye stood up and headed toward the battlefield ahead.

Within the top ten of the Chloe Star Mystic God Temple's selection ranking, there were no Imperial Realm Transcendents. Thus, there were no empty slots ahead, especially with Xu Mo and Zero taking up two positions. Saye still participated in this Ten Temple Alliance ranked thirteenth.

The Mystic God Temple is classified in the A Group, meaning no chance for an empty slot, leaving Saye rather frustrated with seemingly bad luck.

Ranking thirteenth on Chloe Star might seem stable, but in reality, it's uncertain whether he can make it to the final hundred. Even if he does, he lacks confidence in kicking anyone off the top hundred.

When entering the Mystic God Temple, Saye was full of ambition, but now, he seems less confident.

However, in this battle, Saye's opponent wasn't very strong, allowing Saye to defeat them.

"It seems the top ten Mystic God Temples weren't assigned a group for battle," Xu Mo thought to himself, realizing the drawing system had a pattern avoiding internal conflicts.

The battlefield saw many powerful figures emerging; indeed, being able to enter the Mystic God Temple means they are top talents viewed from the outside.

Yet, even among talents, there are differences.

Such battles are missed by the outside world, which is rather unfortunate.

Xu Mo watched over a hundred rounds of battles to complete the first screening. Other than the top ten ranked individuals at Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple, everyone else had fought one battle.

Outside the top ten, there were initially over two hundred seventy people; now, only one hundred twenty remain, which can only be described as brutal.

The defeated have all been eliminated.

"Elder, since there's nothing for me here, can I go out first?" Xu Mo asked Elder Cleo.

Elder Cleo glared at him, asking, "Why, feeling unimpressed?"

"Not at all, precisely because I feel the opponents are too strong, I wish to continue cultivating," Xu Mo replied, causing many people behind to look at him.

"Once the hundred are decided, there will be time to rest; for now, watch quietly," Cleo said. With few people left, it doesn't look good, thinking about slipping away?

"This round of killing will decide a hundred people, who'll be eligible to challenge the hundred that had empty slots. Now is an opportunity to observe their capabilities, to prepare for later challenges. Otherwise, if someone slips, it won't look good," at this moment, Gisman spoke, seemingly talking to himself.

He entered the virtual battlefield ranked tenth, which means he might face many challenges, not a trivial pressure.

But clearly, the words weren't worrying about himself but seemed to show concern for Xu Mo.

This made many show peculiar expressions; Xu Mo, having come here with Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple's first rank, will he face challenges?

If Xu Mo were challenged and defeated, losing his spot, then...

The face of Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple may be rubbing on the ground, holding the first identity without claiming a final hundred spot.

However, everyone understood, it was Gisman's deliberate act, he had some feud with Xu Mo. Xu Mo reportedly passed nine trial grounds, likely true, given such combat power, even if someone dared to challenge, how could he be eliminated?

Compared to Xu Mo, Gisman himself was at greater risk, given that being tenth is already on the edge.

Elder Cleo disagreed, so Xu Mo had to stay and continue to observe battles. As the battles progressed, they indeed became more intense, with combat power increasingly strong.

By the time there were one or two hundred left, the battles exploding on the battlefield had reached top-level standard. Many individuals' combat power was such that even the top ten from each Mystic God Temple couldn't guarantee victory.

Finally, after a long selection process, a roster of one hundred was put together, marking the end of the first-round battles.

Xu Mo turned back, seeing the emptiness behind, he shrank his neck and sneakily glanced at Elder Cleo beside him.

Sure enough, Elder Cleo's face turned green.

In their place, excluding those with empty slots among the top ten, only three remained.

Even ranked thirteenth, Saye unfortunately was eliminated.

One hundred people, ten Mystic God Temples, an average of ten for each.

Three remained, which conveys how brutal it was, no wonder Elder Cleo's face turned green.

After the battle ended, people dispersed. On the opposite side, Elder from Willton Star's Aus Temple came forward, saying to Cleo, "Cleo, your Chloe Star, this year is not bad, still have three remaining."

"...…" Elder Cleo's face turned black. In previous competitions, the Willton Star's Aus Temple had some friction with Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple; naturally, they seized the chance to mock.

Willton Star's Aus Temple had eleven people make it to the final hundred.

"Don't rush, having more people doesn't mean squeezing in," Cleo replied.

"Fewer people make it more opportunistic?" That Elder continued speaking, seeing Cleo stifled and silent, letting out a hearty laugh, while other Mystic God Temple Elders nearby laughed as well.

Currently, Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple is seen as the most miserable.