The 3rd Challenge.
All the groups finished their 2nd challenge and crowned their last man standing so all the arenas combined to form the largest white world. The people in stasis were woken up and teleported to the arena. Soverick noticed that his black obsidian crown disappeared. Several world spirits appeared and spoke to them. They were saying the same thing in the same voice and at the same time so their voices combined too.
"The 2nd challenge has ended. It is time for the 3rd challenge. The 3rd challenge is titled 'Who bears the crown?' Those of you with crowns will have noticed the disappearance of your crowns. Don't worry, you can get another one. Anyone here has the chance to get a crown and anyone can get any crown."
"There are 5 types of crowns and they represent 5 ranks of designation. From the lowest to the highest, it is bronze, silver, gold, obsidian, and divine crystal crowns. They represent the ranks of commander, general, king, emperor, and divinity."
"The crowns will be scattered throughout the arena and their locations will be highlighted with a beacon so they can not be hidden. You can take any crown. You just have to keep it till the end of the challenge for it to become yours. The challenge will last 1 day."
"The crowns are important for the last challenge. If you can't get a crown, make sure to get a lieutenant slot. They will determine the assistance you receive from the world and what your designation in the army will be. So strive hard and strive well to get a good crown. You have gotten a taste of the assistance of the world in the 1st challenge. You didn't get it in the 2nd challenge but you will get it in this challenge and the next."
"For the 3rd challenge, the amount of world assistance you get is based on the number of feats that you have. The greater the number of feats you have, the more chances you have to secure a crown for yourself. As for the 4th challenge, the crown that you manage to get in this challenge will determine how much power you get from the world."
"This 3rd challenge will eliminate some of you. As it has been stated, only 3 million out of the 4.5 million of you will be allowed to move on to the next challenge. You will be eliminated permanently from the competition if you don't make the 3 million. So try your best to earn higher scores. If you are eliminated, you will be sent back to the plane."
They finished the introduction of the challenge with a question. "We ask you this, WHO WILL BEAR THE CROWN?"
Their voice amplified each other's and echoed through the white world. The world responded to the reverberation and began to change. The ground became hard and rocky. It turned into the surface of a mountain and the sky appeared. Clouds formed in the sky and wind blew across the ground.
Soverick found himself in a large plain between two pyramids. The plain is flat, rocky, and smooth. There is a gold crown on the pyramid to his left and a silver crown on the pyramid to his right. There are also crowns on top of the pyramid in front of him and behind him. These pyramids are very tall and also very far away from him.
Soverick shook his head in wonder. "The arena must be very large."
The arena has become one large rocky plain dotted with pyramids. On each pyramid is a crown indicated by the pillars of light on top of the pyramid. The pillars have the same color as the crowns and they reach the sky so they can be seen from afar. These pillars of light are how he can tell which crown is on the pyramids because the crowns are too small and too far away to see.
The pyramids are small when compared with the size of the arena despite them reaching a thousand meters tall. They are like tiny outcrops on the larger landscape that formed the arena. It is an arena formed out of all of the previous 46 arenas and it contains 4.5 million battle sage monkeys so it is very large.
He checked his brand for his personal information and for information about the third challenge. His brand has been updated with the guidelines of the third challenge so it is important for him to update himself on the rules and regulations. He checked his progress too.
His brand flashed with his updated information.
NAME: Soverick Ghastorix.
POWER: 0.
DESIGNATION: NONE
SCORE: 145,893,731
RANK: 9
FEATS: 321
His score has increased by about 90 million but he has been demoted from being number 1 out of all 4.5 million of them. It is because he didn't kill a lot of competitors during the second challenge. He was a picky killer then. He only killed those with feats. He didn't kill as much as Salvin, Salvini, and Salvos. If not for the fact that those with feats have high scores then he won't be in the top 10 at all. Salvos himself nearly killed a million competitors so he is number 1.
He was interrupted from inspecting his brand by a strange event. A portion of the Arena turned completely red as if saturated with fire. This portion happened a great distance from his location but he can see it. It is a very visible event. The sky and everything between it and the ground turned into a burning hell. No one can miss that.
His gaze hardened. He muttered grimly, "Salvos."
What he just saw can only be caused by one person according to his knowledge. Only Salvos can output so much power and damage everything with reckless abandon. Anyone, anywhere, can get attacked without notice. Salvos will be a great threat to him and everyone else in this challenge.