“Ask me whatever you want to know, Mr. Chance. There's nothing I don't know about the Eight Major Secret Realms!” stated Zain confidently upon stepping out of the Gunderson family estate.
“What are the rules within the Secret Realm Conference, Mr. Holland? Also, how powerful are the experts in the secret realm?” asked Jared.
“There's no need to be so formal with me, Mr. Chance. Just call me Monkey.” Zain grinned. “It's been years since the last Secret Realm Conference was held. I believe the organization of the upcoming Secret Realm Conference has something to do with the restoration of spiritual energy in the mundane world.
“The rules of the Secret Realm Conference are simple. Each secret realm will send ten young disciples to join the battle. There'll be ten arenas, and everyone will take turns fighting each other. If someone loses, they can choose to fight in another arena. As for the victor, they'll occupy that specific arena. However, if someone is defeated three times in a row, they'll be disqualified.
“On the other hand, if someone can occupy an arena until the event concludes, their name will be recorded on the Supreme Honor Rankings. Only a prodigy is capable enough to earn a spot on the ranking. Currently, there are only five names on it. The result of the competition depends on the disciples of each secret realm. Whichever secret realm seizes the most number of victories will become the winner. By the end, the losing five families will have to hand some of their resources to the top three. However, I don't know how powerful the experts from the other secret realms are. Still, I heard the person who holds first place in Supreme Honor Rankings is Sigwin Green. I think he's a Top Level Spirit Replicator.”
His explanation was very detailed because he was worried Jared wouldn't understand.
“Top Level Spirit Replicator?” Jared was slightly stunned. From a martial artist perspective, a Top Level Spirit Replicator is equivalent to a Top Level Martial Arts God. Even though I'm only a Third Level Spirit Replicator, I'm confident I can defeat a Top Level Martial Arts God. If the mightiest individual on the Supreme Honor Rankings is only that powerful, then I think the competition will be easier than I thought! It doesn't seem like the cultivation level of the people in the secret realm is that high.
Unbeknownst to Jared, he was only capable of battling against someone higher level than him if his opponent was a martial artist from the mundane world. If his adversary were a spiritual energy cultivator instead, then it would be impossible for him to bridge that gap.
At the moment, Jared was a Third Level Spirit Replicator and could easily defeat an average Fifth Level Spirit Replicator. However, if his opponent were an exceptionally talented spiritual energy cultivator, then he would struggle in that battle.
The only higher-level martial artists Jared had been fighting were from the mundane world. Because of that, he mistakenly thought he could still win should he face a spiritual energy cultivator.
“You don't need to worry too much, Mr. Chance. As mighty as Sigwin is, you may not necessarily encounter him. After all, there are so many participants, so everyone will be paired with their opponent through drawing lots,” comforted Zain, thinking Jared was afraid when he mentioned the Top Level Spirit Replicator.
However, he had no idea Jared was actually excited, not frightened.
As the trio spoke and ambled forward, Jared stared at the desert and remarked, “How do you all cultivate? I doubt Gate of Fire is rich with resources, considering how barren it is. Did you all just absorb the spiritual energy in the environment and cultivate slowly?”
“You may not know about this, but all secret realms don't have plenty of resources. Otherwise, they wouldn't have cultivated representative families in the mundane world. Aside from waiting for the spiritual energy restoration, these representative families will also collect resources and send them to their respective secret realms. Nonetheless, following the devastation of the spiritual energy restoration, the sealed demon beast secret realm has probably been reopened.” Zain sighed.
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