157 Prizes (2/2)
This figure looked middle-aged. He had long black hair that was tied in a crown on top of his head, yet two long streaks of white hair could be seen on both sides of the head.
He was wearing a black robe with golden embroideries of clouds. ”Welcome all,” he said. Hearing his voice, Xue Wei instantly recognized it as the one from the restaurant. This was Wan Qiang, the ultimate expert that even the three great sects within the Skyward Empire would hesitate to insult.
”There are many more experts here than I had expected! Even the three great sects have sent me experts to participate in my tournament. Why, I am eternally grateful.”
”I am going to tell you all now that the fight you are about to participate in is a life-and-death battle. If you do not wish to participate, then you can leave the arena whenever you please. No one will stop you, but remember, you have only one chance.”
”If you admit defeat, then your opponent has to stop fighting, or they will be disqualified.”
”Now to the thing you are thinking about the most, the prizes!” Wan Qiang had mentioned the life-and-death battles so quickly that many were feeling gloomy at heart. They did not have faith in being able to deal with their opponents.
”The top hundred will each be given five thousand gold coins and a Cloudy Caraway Root that is at least five hundred years old.”
”The top seventy-five will each be given ten thousand gold coins and one Cloudy Caraway Pill of high purity.”
”The Cloudy Caraway Pill is made from a Cloudy Caraway herb, including the root, leaves, and seeds, and the herb is at least a thousand years old, making it many times more powerful than the Cloudy Caraway Root that the top hundred gets.”
”The top fifty will get twenty thousand gold coins and ten Cloudy Caraway Pills.”
”Top twenty-five will get fifty thousand gold coins and one two-thousand-year-old Four-Layered Berry.”
”Top ten will get a hundred thousand gold coins and a Four-Layered Berry Pill.”
”Top Three will get a hundred and fifty thousand gold coins and ten Four-Layered Pills.”
”Top Two will get two hundred thousand gold coins and a Shimmering Cardamom Pod that is ten years old. Do not look down on them, the Shimmering Cardamom Pods are very rare, and they rarely get to be older than five years. To get a ten-year-old Shimmering Cardamom Pod is truly difficult!”
”The winner will get three hundred thousand gold coins and a Shimmering Cardamom Pill.”
”In this way, if you are the winner, you will get all the prizes, so work hard and do everything in your power to achieve victory!”
Xue Wei was eager to win. The number of gold coins could sustain the two of them for a long time, and all the materials they were promised on top of this were just outstanding.
Xue Wei who had already decided to do anything in the pursuit of victory was even more determined now.
He had to win! He had to make sure that these cultivation resources ended up in his hands.
Even the experts from the major sects were roused, and greed could be seen in their eyes. They were used to dealing with large amounts of wealth, but to have this amount of individual wealth was simply impossible as a sect member!
The Cloudy Caraway Root was invaluable to Xue Wei right now, but getting the high purity Cloudy Caraway Pills would be even better.
Above the Cloudy Caraway Root was the Four-Layered Berry which was also outstanding and almost a thing of legends to experts from the Heping Kingdom, and the Four-layered pill was nearly a myth.
Finally, there were the Shimmering Cardamom Pods. They were near impossible to get because they could not live past ten years old. The Shimmering Cardamom Pills were also very difficult to get a hold of because of the rarity of the Shimmering Cardamom Pods themselves.
On top of these pills and herbs was the amazing amount of gold. If he ranked first, he would be getting the five thousand gold coins from ranking in the hundreds, the ten thousand gold coins from ranking in the top seventy-five. The twenty thousand gold coins from ranking in the fiftieth. Then he would be getting fifty thousand gold coins from ranking in top twenty-five, one hundred thousand gold coins from top ten, one hundred and fifty thousand from ranking among the top three, two hundred thousand if he came second, and to top it all up, three hundred thousand gold coins on top of that if he could win.
In total, this would be eight hundred and thirty-five thousand gold coins. This was a fantastic amount of wealth. They would be capable of buying a whole lot of resources this way.
Xue Wei felt his heart beating fast. The urge to do battle rushed through his body, but at the same time, he was calm.
He knew that if he were not careful, then he would be the one to lose first. From his own experience, he knew that you could not judge a person solely on their cultivation base. There might be others capable of leapfrogging levels like him, and if there were, then he would be the one who got the shorter end of the stick if he did not take precautions.
His eyes were glistening when Wan Qiang suddenly waved his hand, and thousands of small tokens descended down from the sky like a rain fall, one floating down in front of each person.
These tokens were made from stone and had a number carved into each one of them.
The number that descended in front of Xue Wei was one thousand and twenty-seven.