Chapter 2104: Unfair

Chaos, noisy.

The huge virtual space turned into a noisy market.

Under the drive of profit, these Fifth Stage powerhouses were like beasts fighting over food, their faces red and ears red.

Every additional point of bet adds one more point of chance to win.

Especially as more and more information came out, everyone realized that this Stellar Glory Battle seemed somewhat abnormal. There were too many participants hiding their strength, and past experience had completely failed.

And those powerhouses who perhaps knew the inside information even more tacitly concealed something.

Under such a strange atmosphere, numerous representatives of small and medium-sized civilizations all felt a tremendous threat.

They are cannon fodder! They are utterly unprepared!

Soon, as the first round of betting was about to end, a burly man wearing a Fourth Stage set, a Star-Destroying Level powerhouse, suddenly rushed toward the light sphere above his head and shouted angrily:

"People of the Stellar Glory Alliance! Come out!"

"You bunch of liars! You said the Stellar Glory Battle was to select elites, didn't you!?"

"Look! These great civilizations either collude or cheat by throwing money! They even let Star-Destroying Level powerhouses cripple their own strength to enter the competition!"

"What kind of elite selection is this!? This is completely unfair! Doing this... isn't it just using us as stepping stones!?"

Furious beyond restraint, this Star-Destroying Level cultivator who obviously only grasped ordinary rules trembled violently all over with excitement.

Their civilization is not strong; even the star system where their homeworld lies is powerless against the impending stellar catastrophe.

Thus, after accidentally learning of the Stellar Glory Battle not long ago, they placed their hopes on this Stellar Glory Battle.

They sold equipment, sold planetary resources, and after sacrificing more than half of their civilization's high-level Awakened Ones, they finally scraped together 153 points, plus three fully equipped War Star Peak powerhouses.

According to past experience, although the competition is fierce, as long as one is not afraid to die and enters with their true body, there is still a slim chance to break into the top ten thousand if luck is good.

But now it seems he has no confidence at all!

These powerful civilizations obviously knew something in advance, and by joining forces, what do they have to fight for!?

Like the burly man, as the most numerous small civilizations, they couldn't help but echo the past.

"That's right! We are willing to send our finest War Star Level cultivators in, because we trust you, the Stellar Glory Alliance! You constantly claim to select geniuses and ensure fair competition! But now, look—these people obviously prepared in advance and have taken all the advantages!"

"In the past, would they ever invest this much!?"

Although exchanging potions and teaming up to farm points has always existed, due to too many variables, few civilizations dared to spend heavily on exchanges in the past, and cooperation between them was even rarer.

When the unspoken rules became the 'rules,' the Stellar Glory Battle was completely corrupted.

Especially the information asymmetry.

These weak civilizations didn't even know whom to choose or trust; like an open-card gambling game, how could they accept it?

However, facing the crowd's anger, the Stellar Glory Alliance seemed indifferent.

After a moment, amidst the chorus of condemnation, a voice devoid of any emotion slowly echoed from all directions:

"The Stellar Glory Battle has always upheld the principles of fairness and justice, and our original intention is also to help promising Awakened Ones grow and resist disaster."

"Exchanging potions and cooperating do not affect fairness. In the view of the Stellar Glory Alliance, whether it's the forces behind a competitor or luck, they are part of potential. We also believe that truly promising competitors can achieve victory under any circumstances."

"The strong do not fear difficulties. Absolute fairness is also absolute unfairness."

As the words fell, the many furious Fifth Stage cultivators all opened their mouths, wanting to refute.

"But...! But we must...!"

Without waiting for the initial Star-Destroying Level cultivator to brace himself and attempt a rebuttal, the voice immediately cut him off bluntly:

"There's no 'but'!"

"If you think it's not fair enough, you can withdraw."

"Moreover, in the betting phase, you can completely choose others. If you think your own competitor cannot achieve a good ranking, you can still rely on your judgment to select other competitors!"

"In the Stellar Glory Battle, everything is fair; we guarantee we will not interfere with the final result!"

"Hum"

The light sphere dimmed, and the voice vanished completely.

Looking at the extinguished light sphere, the initially questioning Star-Destroying Level cultivator could only clench his fists angrily, his eyes full of reluctance.

He somewhat understood: although they were numerous, before the Stellar Glory Alliance they were utterly insignificant; no matter how unwilling, they could only accept.

Weakness is already an original sin, but this time, in the face of unknown changes, it is even more naked.

"Leader, whom should we choose?"

"This time, with so many freaks popping up, I feel our people have no hope at all...!"

In a corner of the space, among a team of over twenty formed by small factions, a hulking ogre with a somewhat burly build, his face deathly pale, asked Gusman

Heaven pitied them; they originally thought their side's War Star cultivators belonged to the Body System, giving them a decent advantage in the Stellar Glory Battle, so they initially went all-in on their own people with full confidence.

But now, forget about the ten thousand they originally hoped for; whether their people can survive the Second Stage is a problem!

At the same time, Gusman's face looked extremely grim:

"How many points do we have left from what we brought this time? Did we keep any? Did you all put everything in?"

He asked knowingly.

Upon hearing the Leader's question, the big ogre's heart sank to the depths.

It's over; the usually calm Leader is now even more panicked than him.

"Leader, I definitely followed your orders and went all in! The Empire only gave us a hundred points total—what's left to spare?"

His voice trembled.

They originally hoped to win big with little, but now it looks like they'll come up empty!

"Did you all go all in?"

Gusman instinctively repeated the phrase, looking at the head bobbing like a rattle drum, and could only give a wry smile.

Taking a deep breath, Gusman subconsciously glanced at the ranking above his head, his face shifting repeatedly:

Forget it, if it's gone, it's gone! I still have some points left. We can't just lose like this, otherwise we can't explain to anyone! Like this, I'll chip in fifty points myself, and we'll try again next time!

If our judgment is correct, we can at least offset some loss! If we're wrong... no, it's impossible to be wrong, we'll pick the safest option! Just a single bet will do!

Then who do we choose!? Leader!

Choose...

Before Gusiman could even consider researching the rankings, the Star-Destroying Level from the neighboring star system beside him suddenly spoke:

Gusiman, how about you join us in betting on the Heaven Walker?

Although the odds are low, their strength is indeed formidable. Moreover, their ranking is still fairly high, so surely many people will follow suit and bet on them!

Heaven Walker?