Chapter 344: 321: Dagger Revealed When the Map Ends

Translator: 549690339

“Since the birth of the Nine Disintegration Discs, apart from using one of them for research, they have always been in a state of preservation.”

“Their power resides in a state of absolute balance, so they all coexist peacefully.”

“However, not long ago, I thought of the fact that these treasures will eventually go to you, the younger generation, and I wouldn’t be able to get a hold of them anymore.”

“In a moment of curiosity, I applied to take them out for my amusement.”

“Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon their true secret by mistake.”

Ji Hongdao expressed with some sentiment.

As Ji Hongdao slowly relayed the circumstances, most of the cultivators present showed no significant response.

At most, like in Li Fan’s case, they merely marveled at the wonders of this world – even a magic treasure needed to be cultivated.

Because these dissociation discs were rewards for the best achievers, they were not in their league.

However, the cultivators in the top nine spots on the gold list, whose names shone brightly, did not look so good.

No one would feel good if a treasure they already had in their hands might disappear at any moment.

Having grown accustomed and awed by the magic of the dissociation disc, in the end they could only watch as it failed in the competition and gradually vanished from their hands.

To merely think about it is to feel utterly desolate.

If such a fate truly befell them, they would have been better off never having it from the start.

Otherwise, it would inevitably become a deep-seated obsession in their hearts, haunting them throughout their lives, and extremely difficult to get rid of.

But from another perspective, the top nine on the list are all exceptional talents, pride of the heavens.

Therefore, all had their own sense of pride, and wanting them to admit defeat without a fight, to give up directly, was impossible.”

“No wonder Ji Hongdao looked like that. The unexpected death of more than a dozen people earlier, such as Dan Taitao, was already a huge loss for the Array Strategy Hall.”

“And these top nine cultivators, each outstanding, are all good talents. Losing any one of them is unacceptable.”

“In the Nine Discs Contest of Supremacy, winner takes all. The remaining eight losers are inevitably going to be affected, and have a very high probability of collapsing thereafter.”

“In the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, our greatest usefulness as students is to construct the [Tianxuan Soul Locking Array].”

“Even if that lone victor becomes a true Array Master, from the standpoint of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, it is a sudden loss of eight top-tier contributors.”

“Our world’s resolve to build the Tianxuan Soul Locking Array is so strong, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals isn’t going to just let this happen.”

Li Fan’s thoughts spun quickly, and in an instant, he had figured out the ins and outs of the situation.

Sure enough, Ji Hongdao continued at that moment: “You are all indispensable talents in the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. Each loss is a huge burden that is hard to bear. We certainly will not allow self-inflicted attrition to happen.”

“Therefore, after careful discussion, we decided to change the reward for this assessment.”

“From the Disintegration Disc to the special [Array Breaking Jade Disc] made by the Array Strategy Hall, which is usually only given to God Transformation Array Masters.”

Ji Hongdao’s words hardly made a splash.

After all, the Disintegration Discs were already a masterpiece, even if the Array Breaking treasure was exclusively for God Transformation Mages, how could it compare with sub-body of the Tianxuan Mirror?

Ji Hongdao continued: “The prize was a mistake on our part. To make up for it, we’ve decided to expand the [Array Breaking Jade Disc] reward positions from the top nine to the top one hundred.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd finally showed some stirrings.

After all, they didn’t have a stake in it before, but now a reward was falling from the sky out of nowhere, naturally they would be a bit excited.

Li Fan also immediately checked the golden list in the sky.

Just at the one hundredth place.

The result was somewhat unexpected, better than he had imagined.

“It seems that the slight movement of the array hub has had a miraculous effect,” Li Fan thought to himself.

But after only a slight surprise, Li Fan quickly composed himself, his gaze fixed on Ji Hongdao in the sky.

He certainly had more important things to talk about.

And that was the real highlight of the day.

Otherwise, no one knew what the real prize was before.

Upon discovering a problem with the prize, they could have just announced the substitute.

Why bother stirring up emotions like today with all the twists and turns?

Li Fan looked at the Disintegration Disc with equanimity, which allowed him to calmly analyze Ji Hongdao’s intentions like an outsider.

Sure enough, as Li Fan predicted.

As the crowd gradually calmed down, he finally announced: “As for those nine Disintegration Discs…”

His voice trailed off, capturing the attention of all the students. Ji Hongdao then slowly said: “We decided to use a special method to directly instigate their competitive devouring process.”

“In ten years, cultivate the final, and only Disintegration Disc.”

“And this real Disintegration Disc, will not be taken back.”

“Its ownership still belongs to you.”

His words, as loud as thunder, shocked people like Qi Chengcheng who were still somewhat unhappy, lighting up greed again in their eyes.

“You should all understand that the only reason why we are able to offer the Disintegration Disc, a precious treasure, as a reward for this ordinary test, is because of the great emphasis placed by the Alliance on the construction of the [Tianxuan Soul Locking Array].”

“Although a few small mistakes were made in the process, but!”

“Our original intention has not changed!”

Ji Hongdao emphasized his words, saying seriously: “In order to reiterate the Alliance’s determination.”

“To motivate everyone to strive.”

“After applying, it was approved by the headquarters. The ultimate winner of the Nine Discs Contest of Supremacy, as a reward, will be given to the Array Master who contributes the most in the [Tianxuan Soul Locking Array] popularization program!”

Upon hearing this, Li Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He took a deep breath and couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart, “What a move!”

“All the twists and turns today, all the ups and downs, were for this moment.”

“The temptation of this outcome after all the emotional turmoil is much stronger than if it was simply announced.”

“Are they worried that these students won’t fight for it with their lives?”

Li Fan could almost foresee the scary extent to which these Array Masters would internalize the struggle for this ‘disc that may grow into the next Tianxuan Mirror’ in the upcoming wave of construction.

He feared that each one would become even more hardworking than an ox or a horse.

“It seems that in this world, the widespread implementation of Tianxuan Soul Locking will definitely be faster than I imagined.”

“I don’t have much time left…”

“However, why do I always have a feeling that the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals seems to be in a hurry about this matter?”

“The Immortal Alliance has been established for thousands of years, and their rule is solid.”

“The Tianxuan Soul Locking Array is only a step forward. It could have been gradual, there was no need to use so many means.”

“What exactly are they rushing for?”

Li Fan was deep in thought for a moment.