Along with the Emperor's announcement, the pressure vanished completely. Only 50 of the young geniuses remained standing; this included Xiang Shaoyun. As for those who had failed to remain on their feet, a depressed look appeared on all their faces.

They became even more distressed when they saw a fourth-stage King like Xiang Shaoyun walking onto the third floor. They became furious, feeling like they had been humiliated. After all, they were all late-stage Kings, with some of them being at the ninth stage. Even they had failed to withstand the suppression, yet someone like Xiang Shaoyun had succeeded. Nobody could accept something like that.

Unfortunately, that was the rule of...