Chapter 649: Just... Why... (1/2)

Ralo smiled and then turned around. However, just as he was about to introduce the man behind him, the same guy left on his own as if he didn't even see him. Ralo's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything and quickly followed.

Still, for Gavei, that was already enough to prove his thoughts.

'Ralo wouldn't let just any Semi-Divinity Realm ignore him and say nothing, much less follow the same one who did that. That guy is probably one of those Celestial Sky Organization members the rumors talked about.'

Gavei then shook his head and guided Krune's group to where the others were staying. He then talked with some other elders of other races while they waited for the Lavagators to finish preparing everything.

A few hours later, the elders of the Lavagator Race finally appeared.

”The track is ready to receive the competitors. Please, bring your competitors out so that our race members can guide them to the start line. As for the rest, you can stay here and use the monitoring formations to check the progress of all the participants.”

Krune heard that as well and stepped forward. Together with him, another 142 competitors came out of the crowd. They quickly arrived beside the Lavagator Race members, who guided them to the right area.

However, everyone who saw the group was taken aback. That's because they found out that there was one competitor at the 1st Stage of the Semi-Divinity Realm! Obviously, that was Krune.

”Who sent that guy there?”

”I saw him. That was the participant that was beside Gavei.”

”Gavei? He is about to lose his race's Wind Essence Vein, so maybe he gave up and just sent anyone to participate in this competition?”

”Hahaha! You were probably right. After all, what a 1st Stage Semi-Divinity Realm can do against so many peak ones?”

The elders and observes weren't the only ones to notice that. The participants around Krune were even more so. One of them even approached Krune to make fun of him.

”Hey, did the Green Talon Race send you to die here?”

Immediately, everyone laughed out loud. After all, the majority didn't think that a 1st Stage Semi-Divinity Realm could possibly pose any threat.

Krune couldn't help but sigh, though.

'It doesn't matter if I do something crazy or if I don't do anything at all, for some reason, I always catch a lot of attention... Just why...? Why can't everyone simply ignore me?'

However, in the middle of the competitors, there were some who didn't see anything funny about Krune. One of them just so happened to be Erven.

'Weird... I can't tell whether he is a Demon Beast or a Cultivator. His aura is completely concealed. Is that even possible?'

Obviously, that was because of Luvile's intervention. Until now, he still hasn't retracted his ability to conceal Krune's Wisp Aura. He had done it in the past since they believed Krune to be a demon beast under the Semi-Divinity Realm. Even after they found out about the True Spirits, he still decided to keep it concealed just in case.

In a different way, Krune caught the attention of one of the worst possible participants.

On the way, the sky began to turn dark. But it wasn't because the night was coming. Instead, it was the ashes and the dark clouds gathered in the skies that made everything get dark. Obviously, it was a side effect of the thousands of volcanos that continuously erupted in this place.

At the same time, everyone noticed that the temperature of the ambient began to escalate. Soon, they all began to use their Godly Energy to fend off the heat. Of course, there were a few exceptions. Krune just so happened to be one of them. After all, he has both the Yang and Elemental Heavenly Fragments and Elemental Divine Soul. Not to mention that fire was his first Major Law comprehended.

Seeing how Krune, who they thought to be of no threat, moving so leisurely in this ambient, made some of the participants somewhat displeased. Still, no one tried anything since they didn't want to invite problems for themselves.

It took them around three hours to arrive at the starting line. After that, three elders at the Divinity Realm of the Lavagator Race appeared in front of everyone. They looked at everyone, but their eyes paused on the Celestial Sky Organization members for a second. It didn't take long for them to find out the truth about it with their race's power. However, they didn't try to change anything in the competition. Instead, their race opted for feigning ignorance. That was the safest route when dealing with one of the Celestial Organizations.

After that, the elder at the front waved his hand, and 143 yellow beads came out of his Spatial Ring. They quickly flew at the hands of the competitors too.

”As you can see, the visibility in this place is horrible. Not to mention that Divine Sense is deeply affected. That being said, we prepared these beads for you all. As long as you pour your Godly Energy inside, it will tell you the direction you should move. Remember, no one can fly above 10 meters of the ground, or you will be disqualified. Also, anyone who tries to deviate from the route will receive the same penalty, disqualification.”

”Those are basically the only two rules that you should care about. Everything else is allowed. We don't care if you attack or kill the other competitors. As long as you can arrive first on the finishing line, you can do anything that doesn't break those two rules.”

”Be careful. Other than the environmental dangers, we also prepared several other obstacles for you to pass through. Of course, we won't tell you anything about it. We hope you guys like the surprises.”

”Alright, if you have any questions, ask it now.”

Everyone kept silent, though.

”Very well.”

The elder then summoned a sphere of Godly Energy and left it hovering in the air.