Samuel was looking through the contestants when he noticed something very important. Most people here did not reach the Golden core realm, or rather, most countries did not have Golden core realm cultivators at the age of fifty.Nearly seven out of ten people were still in the core formation realm. Some countries had only one or two Golden core realm cultivators among their representatives for the competition.Only top countries like Merika, Chineze republic, Slovian states, Burusia, and a few others had all Golden core realm cultivators in their ranks.But even then, it did not automatically make them the ultimate powers. Past competitions had already proven this, where less powerful countries managed to take first place. Still, it was undeniable that the top countries almost always occupied the top fifty due to the sheer number of talents they possessed.However, having many talents did not determine the number one position, as a single talent could be enough. Because of this, some

The competition was already over, and the contestants gathered for the bone age testing.Among the one thousand plus participants, only two hundred managed to reach the tenth step. The rest were eliminated and asked to leave the Tournament stage.Among the two hundred who succeeded, hundreds were Golden core realm Cultivators, while the rest were at the peak level of core formation.Aside from Samuel and Amelia, someone else had reached the thirtieth step, a woman. She wore veils and did not reveal her face.Now there were a total of eight people who had made it to the thirtieth step: Samuel, Amelia, Carson, Heng Mei, the black clad youth, Amber, the veiled woman, and Dmitry.Among them, only three reached the thirty first step. And among those three, only two people made it past the thirty first step, while only one person reached the final step is Samuel.“This year’s talents are actually more powerful than those of other years. Based on estimation, the top contestants of the previo

“Samuel, Carson, Amelia, Heng Mei, Amber, Dmitry, Susan, and Kelvin. The eight of you performed exceptionally well. You will be excluded from the next two fighting-based tests that will take place within three days.On the fourth day, you will be joining again,” the invigilator announced.It was a reward for those that crossed the thirtieth stair. The last two people mentioned, Susan and Kelvin, were the veiled lady and the black-clad man.Today’s event was over, and everyone began making their way to their respective lodges. Some rented out hotels elsewhere, while most stayed in the lodges they were given.Heng Mei approached Samuel.“Hello. My name is Heng Mei,” he said, stretching out his hand for a handshake. Samuel accepted it.“Yes. You are very famous, so there’s no way I wouldn’t have heard of you,” Samuel said with a smile.“But this is the first place you heard of me, right?” Heng Mei asked.“Yes, I only heard of you today. It’s funny because everyone seems to know Heng Mei,

Amelia noticed how seriously Heng Mei was staring and assumed it was because of the bra, so she covered her face, red like an apple."Samuel, this is a powerful divination method with many consequences. You, as a diviner, must know this, and the success rate is also very small. I would advise you not to go through with this. It's not worth it," he said seriously."Well..." Samuel shrugged. "I'm very much aware of that, but at the same time, I have many ways to lessen the consequences. Above all, I have been avoiding divination for a long time. I know very well that playing with the secrets of heaven and Earth is extremely risky.Because of that, the consequences will not be much since I haven't been divining for a long time. With the many ways I have to lower them, there might be very little or even no consequences this time." Samuel patiently explained to assure him."You do know there's a chance of you dieing, and also, how do you even possess a divination method that's unpar or bet

Two huge iron cages were pushed inside the arena as the crowd went haywire. There were at least a hundred people present, and all of them were Cultivators and mages, ranging from qi gathering realm and Normal magus to a few Golden core realm experts and grandmasters magus.The cages were covered with black cloth, making everyone even more pumped with expectation.A man walked to the center of the stage. He had a scar on his face running from his eyes to his ears, curving sharply along the way. A cold, foreboding aura surrounded him.The moment he stepped onto the stage, the noise stopped automatically."That's Desolate," Heng Mei whispered.Samuel gazed at him. He could sense his aura fluctuating fiercely, and it was not stable at all. Mana spilled out now and then in an unnatural tandem.It was clear that his Mana circles were injured, yet Samuel could not determine his true strength and could not say for sure if he could defeat him.He also noticed a very lanky man behind him, a thi