Chapter 1395

"It seems Xu Jingming is truly interested in demonic beasts."

Lan Yu chuckled softly, tapping his finger lightly on the stone table, instantly projecting an image of a dark red planet.

"The Demon Hunting Competition is organized by the God-Slaying Martial Temple, held once every five hundred years."

His fingertips shifted slightly, and three majestic crests appeared in the projection:

"The competitors are the Star-Class geniuses from the three peak human factions: the God-Slaying Martial Temple, the Eternal Star Alliance, and the Interstellar Mercenary Alliance."

"Star-Class?"

Xu Jingming sharply caught the key detail.

"Correct. Only Star-Class participants are allowed."

Lan Yu nodded, "Each of the three factions will send their own Star-Class contestants, with no limit on total numbers."

The projection shifted, revealing a vast starry sky where a planet shrouded in blood-red mist hung.

"Once the competition begins, all participants will be randomly dropped onto this 'Blood Refining Planet'."

"Blood Refining Planet?"

Yue Ying furrowed her brow, "Sounds like a terrible place."

"It is indeed not."

Lan Yu explained, "This planet was originally cultivated by the God-Slaying Martial Temple as a dedicated testing ground."

"It houses hundreds of millions of demons and demonic beasts, the weakest of which possess Star-Class Level Three strength."

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

The human race of the universe must not only kill their opponents but also study them.

Such testing grounds are countless throughout the entire human domain.

All are used to study the details of demons and demonic beasts, making targeted strikes easier.

"Roar~~"

A colossal shadow suddenly flashed across the holographic projection—a monstrous beast over ten thousand meters long gliding through the clouds.

"It's a Star-Class Level Nine 'Star-Devouring Dragon'! There are Imperial Blood demonic beasts on the Blood Refining Planet?"

Yan Ji sucked in a sharp breath.

Demonic beast bloodlines are divided into four tiers: Common Blood, Spirit Blood, King Blood, and Imperial Blood.

The higher the bloodline tier, the stronger the combat power at the same level.

Imperial Blood demonic beasts are exceedingly rare.

Even among us students of Star Dome Academy, we might not be able to defeat one at the same level.

"This is just one of them."

Lan Yu said gravely, "There are many Imperial Blood demonic beasts on the Blood Refining Planet, though they are confined to specific zones."

Lan Yu had said much, but Xu Jingming caught only one keyword.

Hundreds of millions of demons and demonic beasts!

If all of them were killed, how many Source Points would that yield?

He stared intently at the holographic projection and asked, "What are the competition rules?"

"Very simple."

Lan Yu snapped his fingers, and the image switched to a countdown interface.

"The competition lasts one year; participants must hunt as many demons and demonic beasts as possible. The intelligent system automatically records each kill."

"Of course, during this time, other contestants may attack you and eliminate you."

"After one year, remaining contestants are ranked by the number and tier of kills."

"The top ten receive astonishing rewards, including—"

He deliberately dragged out his tone, and a series of breath-taking treasures appeared in the projection:

"First place: Any one SS9-level cultivation resource!"

"Second place: Three S1-level heavenly treasures!"

"Third place......"

Everyone's breaths quickened.

An SS9-level cultivation resource—something even immortal gods would envy!

"These are merely the rewards jointly provided by the three factions."

Lan Yu smiled, "For our Star Dome Academy students, there are additional benefits."

The projection switched to the Star Dome Academy emblem.

"Anyone who signs up and survives on the Blood Refining Planet for thirty days will directly receive 30,000 credits!"

"Thirty thousand?!"

Yue Ying widened her beautiful eyes, "When did the academy become so generous?"

Thirty thousand credits equates to 300 crystal tokens.

Just by surviving thirty days on the Blood Refining Planet—undoubtedly a great deal.

"Because our Star Dome Academy's performance in the Demon Hunting Competition has never been particularly good."

Lan Yu shrugged helplessly, "So we must use this incentive to encourage as many students as possible to participate."

"Our performance in the Demon Hunting Competition isn't good?

No way—the three peak human factions should be led by our Eternal Star Alliance as the strongest."

Yue Ying couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"In peak combat power, our Eternal Star Alliance does hold a slight edge among the three peak factions."

In terms of hunting demonic beasts, our Star Rank and Universe Rank students' performance is indeed inferior to that of the God-Slaying Martial Temple and the Interstellar Mercenary Alliance.

Lan Yu shook his head. "This is the difference between academy-trained and combat-experienced cultivators.

We are accustomed to cultivating under mentors within the academy; though we must carry out missions, the number is not large.

But the God-Slaying Martial Temple is different—they specialize in combat, either hunting demonic beasts or on the way to hunt them, with almost no pause.

The Interstellar Mercenary Alliance is even more so—they deal in business that involves licking blood from the blade.

In pure combat comparison, we are indeed at a disadvantage.

Of course, precisely because of this, our mortality rate is significantly lower than that of the God-Slaying Martial Temple and the Mercenary Alliance."

Xu Jingming nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, Star Dome Academy places greater emphasis on cultivation, and many prodigies train under mentors.

Even previously, when he went to the Heaven-Punishment Thunder Realm, he saw more members from the God-Slaying Martial Hall and the Mercenary Alliance than from Star Dome Academy.

In comparison, the other two major factions' cultivation focus is indeed more combat-oriented.

"That's why the academy has invested heavily to incentivize students to compete."

Lan Yu added, "Besides the basic 30,000 credits, the higher your ranking, the greater the reward.

If you can enter the top ten, you'll receive one million credits; the first-place winner gets two million credits!"

He paused, then chuckled:

"Of course, these rewards have nothing to do with us.

The top thousand in the Demon-Hunting Contest are the arena for Star Peak experts.

We've just entered Star Rank; getting the basic 30,000 credits is already good enough."

Hearing this, Xu Jingming said nothing.

Indeed, a group of low-star-rank cultivators can only receive the basic reward.

But he was different—he had the Deep Blue System.

As long as he had enough Source Points, within a year he could absolutely level up to Star Peak!

Then he would have the qualifications to compete with those top-tier experts.

Thinking of this, he asked: "What are the registration requirements for the Demon-Hunting Contest?"

"No restrictions—just register directly in the Virtual Universe.

No matter what you think, I've already signed up. Thirty thousand credits—free money, why not take it?"

Lan Yu grinned.

As long as you stay on Blood Refining Star for a month, you get 30,000 credits.

This condition is practically like handing out free money.

"Blood Refining Star is so dangerous, with Star Peak demonic beasts—aren't you afraid you'll die there?"

Yue Ying couldn't help asking.

"Don't worry—it's just a competition.

The Eternal Star Alliance won't let us die there.

Everyone gets a protection talisman that automatically activates when life is in danger.

Of course, that also means you lose your eligibility to continue in the contest."

Lan Yu chuckled.