Chapter 861: Stringent Competition Rules When he heard what You Zhe said, the excited Zong Ze, who just saw Liu Jie monopolize the battlefield, eagerly rushed to follow You Zhe. Zong Ze’s actions immediately intimidated the Martial Arts Stage’s challengers. Zuo Ming coughed and said, “Previously, I only announced that the first place prize for the Martial Arts Stage is a sacred source lifeform and the Order of Radiant Light, but I haven’t revealed what the second and third place prizes are. The second-place prize is the chance to have your fey nurtured by Chef Supreme. He will either nurture a Bronze/Epic fey or help the winner’s fey to break through using spiritual ingredients prepared by the winner themselves.” All the disciples of the veteran and top factions started breathing raggedly when they heard Zuo Ming announce what the second prize for the Martial Arts Stage was. Even the leaders of the top factions and veteran factions could not help but start to pant. Although the second prize was not as good as the first, it would be highly beneficial for any faction. Before the crowd could marvel even more at the second prize, Zuo Ming said, “The third prize is 100 drops of Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia nectar provided by the Moon Empress. 90 of the drops will be able to cleanse all the impurities in a body while the other 10 drops will be able to cleanse all the impurities in a soul.” Zuo Ming’s words stirred up the crowd again. It had been rumored that the Moon Empress’ Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia had transformed, and that was probably why 10 of the drops could cleanse the impurities in a soul. After cleansing the impurities in a soul, the ability to comprehend willpower would be increased, and the soul would also become purer. A pure soul was a prerequisite for contracting a sacred source lifeform. It was very dangerous to try to contract a sacred source lifeform with a soul that was not pure enough. Lin Yuan’s eyebrow started to twitch when he heard the third prize because he did not expect his Master would be the one to supply it. When he saw how hungry the others looked when the Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia nectar was mentioned, Lin Yuan awkwardly touched his chin. When he had drunk the Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia nectar, he had taken bowlfuls each time. There was even once when he had drunk two bowls. After Zuo Ming finished announcing the prizes for the Martial Arts Stage, You Zhe said, “The Martial Arts Stage will proceed in a similar fashion to the Arts and Martial Stages. However, the finals will be different. No matter how many people participate in the Martial Arts Stage, only the top three will compete in the finals. The third-place finisher of the Arts Stage component will be confirmed as the third-place winner of the Martial Arts Stage, while the top two will compete in the Martial Stage component to decide who the final first and second places will be.” You Zhe’s words caused fear to slither into the hearts of the young disciples participating in the Martial Arts Stages. Besides Long Tao, who had chosen to maximize his advantage and participated in the Arts Stage despite having enough power to participate in the Martial Arts Stage, most of the participants in the Martial Arts Stage were more outstanding than the participants of the Arts and Martial Stages. As long as a Creation Master had sufficient combat-class powers and could comprehend Willpower Runes, it would be difficult for a combat-class spirit qi professional who only had combat-class powers to stand out. Creation Masters could use their abilities to assess their opponent’s feys, albeit their assessing abilities would not be able to compare to True Data. Before the fight began, the Creation Masters would already be able to start controlling the situation. However, the Martial Arts Stage rules were too surprising, and many people started to make guesses about how the finals would be held. Although this seemed tedious, it would be able to better discern who the person with the best Creation Master and combat powers was. The rules for the Martial Stage were too tough as the top three places were basically decided based on the results of the Arts Stage component. Only the two people with the strongest Creation Master powers would be able to duke it out in the Martial Stage component. Although Creation Master powers generally held more value than combat powers, did it really have to be so biased? The third-place winner of the Martial Arts Stage only had to participate in the Arts Stage portion and did not have to fight at all. As such, many who had participated in the Arts Stage now regretted their choice. If they had known the Martial Arts Stage’s rules, they would have definitely tried for the Martial Arts Stage instead. However, Long Tao did not regret choosing the Arts Stage. Long Tao knew that he had achieved his best result as the second-place winner of the Arts Stage. If he had known about the rules of the Martial Arts Stage and participated in the Martial arts Stage, Gu Lang would also have chosen to do the same. Gu Lang, Zong Ze, and Lin Yuan, who were the disciples of Class 5 Creation Masters would definitely have emerged as the top three winners of the Martial Arts Stage. But at the same time, Long Tao would have been the champion of the Arts Stage if Gu Lang had decided to participate in the Martial Arts Stage instead. This thought did make his heart ache slightly. The Martial Arts Stage’s stringent rules gave pause to many people. Moreover, Zong Ze had already gone up to Zuo Ming before the rules were even announced to indicate his intention to participate in the Martial Arts Stage. All the disciples who had wanted to challenge the Martial Arts Stage looked crestfallen, especially those with weak Creation Master powers but strong combat powers. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂 The rules for the Martial Arts Stage had immediately killed off their chances. Thus, even after a few minutes, none dared to walk up to stand behind Zuo Ming. The entire scene became awkward. A voice sounded out from the other end of the phone placed on the seat. “The Arts Stage and Martial Stage showed me the Creation Master skills and combat powers of the younger generation. The youngsters in the Radiance Federation sure are becoming stronger. They’re sure to become formidable. But the Martial Arts Stage is about to begin, and I can’t see any courage. Why is that?”