The Extreme Spirit Martial Land selection process is carried out in a special selection realm.
This selection realm is just like the Battle Space where Ye Chen once sparred with three members of the Extreme Spirit Clan; both were created by a Nine Star Sovereign of the Extreme Spirit Clan.
Inside the selection realm, it's extraordinary in size and incredibly solid.
When Ye Chen and Yin Ling'er arrived at this realm, hundreds of thousands of people had already gathered and more continued to stream in.
Among them, aside from tens of thousands who, like Ye Chen, came to participate in the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection' as foreign races, the vast majority were from the seven branches of the Extreme Spirit Clan, coming to watch the bustle.
Upon entering, Ye Chen and Yin Ling'er were both surprised by the sea of people and the bustling scene.
"Ye Chen, big brother, usually the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection' mainly attracts outsiders participating in the selection. Our Extreme Spirit Clan rarely shows interest in watching such selections, apart from a few people. I didn't expect so many would come this time."
"The number this time is more than ten times that of previous events!"
Amidst exclamations, Yin Ling'er quickly deduced why so many clan members came here.
"Ye Chen, big brother, with so many people here this time, most are probably here to watch you participate in the selection!"
"After all, your reputation has spread throughout the Extreme Spirit Clan. Most people missed your previous spar with the three of our clan members, and now they want to see what you truly look like!"
Saying this, Yin Ling'er giggled.
The young girl found it quite amusing to see so many coming for the spectacle.
"Ye Chen, big brother, you are indeed very charming!"
Yin Ling'er thought quietly to herself.
As Ye Chen and Yin Ling'er moved towards the crowd from the entrance, countless gazes focused on Ye Chen.
"The Upper God King 'Jiang Li', he's here!"
"Wow, so young, is he really that powerful?"
For many of the Extreme Spirit Clan, it was their first time seeing Ye Chen, and they were all amazed.
Hearing the countless discussions and feeling himself become the center of attention, coupled with the teasing glance from the young girl Yin Ling'er beside him, Ye Chen could only smile helplessly.
In this selection realm, there are designated selection areas.
After bidding farewell to Yin Ling'er, Ye Chen headed directly towards the selection area.
Before reaching the selection area, many foreign participants began greeting Ye Chen.
"'Jiang Li', my friend!"
"Brother 'Jiang Li'!"
These foreign participants lived with Ye Chen in the residential area of the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land'. Many had personally witnessed Ye Chen's three epic battles and worshipped him to an extreme degree.
Ye Chen also waved at these people with a smile, then walked into the center of the crowd.
"Chi Xuan, my friend, in this 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection', what kind of tests will there be?" Ye Chen asked a burly Upper Immortal Divine Venerable nearby.
This Upper Immortal Divine Venerable, Chi Xuan, is from a mid-tier tribe in the True Spirit Divine Kingdom, the Chiyou Clan.
The Chiyou Clan is proficient in the 'Earth Escape' Divine Skills, and in appearance, they are very similar to the human tribes, except their skin is layered in an earthy brown color and their heads are rather long and pointed.
Although Ye Chen has mostly been cultivating since arriving at the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land', spending little time outside, he lives quite close to Chi Xuan, the Upper Immortal Divine Venerable of the Chiyou Clan, so they are quite familiar with each other.
Upon Ye Chen's inquiry, Chi Xuan, though an Upper Immortal Divine Venerable, showed no hint of looking down upon Ye Chen, a Divine King.
Chi Xuan had personally witnessed Ye Chen's prowess!
"'Jiang Li', my friend, while you were busy cultivating these past days, I managed to gather a fair amount of information," Chi Xuan said quietly to Ye Chen, "I heard that every time the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection' comes around, the tests are different, and this time is no exception."
"Apart from the first stage, which checks if the participating foreign races harbor hostility towards the Extreme Spirit Clan or have any malicious intent to infiltrate the Extreme Spirit Sea by using the 'Photographing Spirit Mirror' test as before, the remaining selection rounds will all be new and completely different from previous times."
"Furthermore, until the selection officially begins, no one except the high-ranking Sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan who set the selection rules knows what the actual selection methods will be!"
Hearing Chi Xuan's words, Ye Chen nodded.
"What Chi Xuan said aligns with what Ling'er told me, as well as what the Huyan Divine Master mentioned to me in the past at the Demon Tombs. It seems that aside from the first 'Photographing Spirit Mirror' test, no one really knows about the other selection methods."
Even though he wasn't aware of the exact selection process, Ye Chen did not feel any apprehension.
Back at the Demon Tombs, Ye Chen had already fought with a combat doll left by General Yinsha on a dead star, where Huyan Divine Master assured him that Ye Chen would surely pass the combat power evaluation for the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection'.
As for the 'Photographing Spirit Mirror' test to determine if any participant harbors hostility towards the Extreme Spirit Clan, Ye Chen was even less worried.
He held no hostility towards the Extreme Spirit Clan whatsoever.
Thinking about the 'Photographing Spirit Mirror', Ye Chen grew curious...
"What kind of miraculous treasure is this 'Photographing Spirit Mirror' that it can test whether participants in the selection process hold resentment towards the Extreme Spirit Clan? Is it possibly a type of divine soul testing treasure?"
Though Ye Chen had heard the name 'Photographing Spirit Mirror', he had never seen it and knew nothing about its origins.
"All will become clear once I see the 'Photographing Spirit Mirror' and experience its testing method," Ye Chen thought to himself.
As they waited in the crowd, the start time for the 'Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection' drew nearer.
In the end, the number of people pouring into the selection heaven and earth reached as many as a million!
What surprised Ye Chen and the others the most was that just before the selection was about to begin, three high-ranking Sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan entered the selection heaven and earth, among which there was even a Nine Star Sovereign!
"A Nine Star Sovereign?! Could it be that this time a Nine Star Sovereign will preside over the selection?"
Ye Chen found it hard to believe.
After all, he had heard from Yin Ling'er that this kind of "Extreme Spirit Martial Land Selection" was always presided over by the Six Star Sovereign responsible for guarding the Extreme Spirit Martial Land, and he had never heard of anyone beyond the Six Star Sovereign presiding over a selection.
Moreover, the Sovereigns of the Extreme Spirit Clan were said to have gone to the "Haotian Ancient Stream" for cultivation, leaving only one Nine Star Sovereign in the clan.
Ye Chen heard from Yin Ling'er that the Nine Star Sovereign was called "Sovereign Heilun".
Could it be that this Nine Star Sovereign in person is that "Sovereign Heilun"?
At this moment, seeing a Nine Star Sovereign bringing an Eight Star Sovereign, along with the Six Star Sovereign Lei Bo responsible for the "Extreme Spirit Martial Land" whom many people in the field were familiar with, entering the selection space, not only Ye Chen was shocked, but even many clansmen of the Extreme Spirit Clan were extremely surprised and started discussing among themselves.
Quite a few clansmen of the Extreme Spirit Clan who recognized the Nine Star Sovereign and the Eight Star Sovereign even called out directly.
The Nine Star Sovereign and the Eight Star Sovereign were surprisingly the Sovereign Heilun and the Sovereign Yinfang of the Silver-eyed Wing branch, which were previously discussed to help Ye Chen transmit a message to the elderly Sovereign who went to the "Haotian Ancient Stream".
Hearing the surprising voices around, Sovereign Heilun smiled at the crowd and waved his hand.
Immediately, his gaze penetrated the crowd, looking at Ye Chen in the selection area.
"This must be young brother 'Jiang Li'."
"I came here this time not to preside over the selection, but to talk about something with young brother 'Jiang Li'. The matter of presiding over the selection is still left to Lei Bo, my young brother."
Sovereign Heilun, being a Nine Star Sovereign.
Although his voice was not loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears.
With a "swish", all eyes turned to Ye Chen, as everyone was evidently not expecting the Nine Star Sovereign "Elder Heilun" to come personally to see the miraculous Divine King and to speak with this Upper God King.
Hearing Sovereign Heilun's words, Ye Chen quickly cupped his fists and bowed to Sovereign Heilun and Sovereign Yinfang.
He already knew from Yin Ling'er passing the message that these two helped him greatly in seeking a meeting with the elderly Sovereign of the Extreme Spirit Clan, and the commotion among the crowd also made him aware of their titles.
While saluting the two sovereigns, Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat.
He thought of something.
More than twenty days ago, Ye Chen heard Yin Ling'er mention that the two sovereigns had already sent Divine Sense messages to the "Haotian Ancient Stream".
During this period, Ye Chen had been waiting for news.
Logically speaking, with the Extreme Spirit Clan's method of transmitting messages, twenty days should be more than enough time for a response to come back.
Now seeing Sovereign Heilun coming personally to say there was something to be said, Ye Chen immediately had a premonition, could it be that there was some unexpected situation with the message sent to "Haotian Ancient Stream"?
While Ye Chen was speculating, Sovereign Heilun's voice had already directly transmitted through the secret Divine Sense into his ears.
This time, Sovereign Heilun did not reveal the words for others to hear.
Only hearing Sovereign Heilun say to Ye Chen: "Young brother Jiang Li, regarding your request to see my clan's elderly Sovereign, I am already aware and have reported it to the elderly Sovereign, however, there was a slight unexpected situation with this matter..."
Just hearing this first sentence caused Ye Chen's expression to change.
Ye Chen's gaze turned to Sovereign Heilun, wanting to hear what more he had to say.
Sovereign Heilun continued: "The Divine Sense message sent to the 'Haotian Ancient Stream' never received a response, and just a few days ago, I too felt something was amiss, so I specifically went to the 'Haotian Ancient Stream' once, and as a result, I saw that the Divine Sense message was blocked outside the 'Haotian Ancient Stream', and never entered the 'Haotian Ancient Stream'."
"No wonder there was no response from the elderly Sovereigns cultivating within the 'Haotian Ancient Stream'!"
"Moreover, I discovered that the entire 'Haotian Ancient Stream' was shrouded by a powerful force, temporarily impossible to enter the 'Haotian Ancient Stream'."
The Haotian Ancient Stream is shrouded by a powerful force?
The Divine Sense message blocked outside?
Hearing this news, Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat, could it be that something happened to those Extreme Spirit Clan Sovereigns who went into the 'Haotian Ancient Stream' to cultivate?
If something happened to those elderly Sovereigns, then he might not even be able to find out the last bit of information about General Yinsha.
However, the next moment, Sovereign Heilun's words made Ye Chen's heart relax a little.
"However, young brother Jiang Li, you don't have to worry too much, the force shrouding the entire 'Haotian Ancient Stream' is precisely the power of our clan's Sovereigns, rather than any other special force."
"Although it appears that something unexpected happened at the 'Haotian Ancient Stream', there are many of our clan's powerful Sovereigns there, and they deliberately used Divine Power to shroud it, there must be special reasons, plus with so many powerful Sovereigns of our clan present, there is no need to worry too much about their safety."