Inside the grotto, the dead silence lasted only for a brief moment.
"This is insane! This loophole is absolutely ridiculous!" Liu Qingyang stared at the flickering numbers on his jade pendant, then at Li Nanzhu, his eyes nearly bulging out of his head. "Li Nanzhu! How does your brain even work?! How did you even spot this?!"
Jiang Yifan took a deep breath, forcing down the tidal wave of shock in his heart, his voice trembling slightly. "With this... in these last few hours, we'll have enough time to farm our points to a height... that no one can ever reach!"
Mu Wenyan looked at Li Nanzhu, his tone filled with disbelief. "Little Junior Sister, you... when did you find out?"
Li Nanzhu's face was flushed with excitement. "From the very beginning! I had this idea the moment I first heard the rules. I just didn't have time to execute it. I was worried this loophole wouldn't work or that there would be some restriction, so I only used forty points to test the waters just now! Now it's proven—it’s completely feasible!"
"Also! The initial points must be identical! Otherwise, there will be attrition! But as long as the base is large enough and we keep the cycle going, the growth rate will become more and more terrifying! These last few hours are plenty! We’re definitely going to win!"
"What are we waiting for!" Feng Qingping shouted excitedly. "Quick! Group up! Start now!"
Everyone sprang into action, their blood boiling with excitement!
They immediately moved, transferring all their points into the hands of Mu Wenyan and Rong Yuying, who then handled the precise distribution.
The uneven remaining points were concentrated into the group of Li Nanzhu and Liu Qingyang, who were responsible for "digesting" and "increasing" them.
"Start!"
With a single command, a bizarre "free-for-all" erupted within the grotto!
"Take this!"
"Ow!"
"My points!"
"Give me that flag!"
"Quick! It’s my turn!"
There was no real fighting, only symbolic touches and exaggerated performances. The light from the colliding jade pendants flashed one after another, and the point totals jumped frantically as if they had come to life!
Outside the secret realm.
Beside the light screen, the massive leaderboard suddenly began to flicker violently and unnaturally!
The total points for the Five Elements Dao Sect were the first to begin a frantic surge at an entirely illogical speed!
1,000 points!
1,500 points!
2,000 points!
Immediately after, the total points of the Hehuan Sect seemed to be infected, following suit and beginning to skyrocket!
800 points!
1,200 points!
1,800 points!
Even the Water Moon Sect, which had "personnel exchanges" with the Five Elements Dao Sect, saw its points begin to rise steadily at a slow but clearly abnormal pace!
"What's going on?!"
"The points! The points are skyrocketing!"
"The Five Elements Dao Sect! The Hehuan Sect! Their points... what the hell?!"
"This speed... how is it possible?! Did they find a treasure?!"
On the high platform, chaos erupted instantly! All the elders and disciples stood up in alarm, pointing at the light screen and screaming!
Bu Qingwei's whisk fell to the ground with a thwack. He stared dumbfounded at the points jumping like astronomical figures, his lips trembling. "A loophole... they found a loophole in the rules! They're farming! They're using a loophole to farm points!"
Zhao Wufeng also stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with unprecedented shock and a sense of absurdity. "They can... actually do that?!"
Sovereign Gong Yang and the other sect leaders and elders turned pale, their bodies trembling!
"Cheating! This is blatant cheating!" an elder of the Wuji Sect roared hoarsely!
"Stop them! There's a loophole in the secret realm rules!" shouted an elder of the Beast Taming Sect!
"These results cannot count!" The beard of the Xuan Tian Sect elder shook with rage!
However, the only two who probably didn't want the secret realm to end immediately were Rong Lingmeng and Liu Changhe.
Rong Lingmeng watched the Hehuan Sect's ranking rise like a rocket, her delicate hand covering her lips, her eyes filled with unbelievable joy.
Liu Changhe almost couldn't stop himself from laughing out loud! He pinched his thigh hard to keep from losing his composure.
His son had followed the right people! He had followed them so well! This was an immense fortune falling from the sky!
He laughed wildly in his heart, but he tried his best to maintain a serious expression on his face.
But the anger and panic of the other sects could no longer be suppressed!
"Sovereign Bu! What are you waiting for?! End the secret realm early!" Gong Yang almost roared at Bu Qingwei. "If you let them keep farming, this team battle will become a joke!"
"That's right! It must be terminated immediately!"
Bu Qingwei's gaze swept across the light screen. The points of the Five Elements Dao Sect had already broken the 3,000 mark and were still rising at an alarming speed, while the Hehuan Sect was also approaching 2,500 points.
"Unforeseen loopholes have appeared in the rules of the secret realm. For the sake of fairness, the team battle... is ended early!" Bu Qingwei made a prompt decision, his voice echoing across the entire high platform!
His hands quickly formed seals to communicate with the secret realm!
Li Nanzhu and the others were in the middle of a farming frenzy, their points snowballing larger and larger, every face brimming with excitement and euphoria!
"Almost there! Almost there! A few more rounds and we'll break ten thousand!" Duan Xianxing shouted excitedly.
However, at that moment, the entire secret realm space shook violently!
Immediately after, the secret realm jade pendants worn by everyone burst into a blinding white light simultaneously, beyond their control!
The crimson elimination circle that had been shrinking and shrouding the realm suddenly covered the entire final circle at an unprecedented speed, without any buffer time!
"What's happening?!"
"Why did the elimination circle turn completely red?!"
"Time isn't up yet!"
Exclamations rose from all sides!
An irresistible teleportation force instantly enveloped everyone in the secret realm!
"Not good! The secret realm is being forcibly ended!" Mu Wenyan's expression changed!
Li Nanzhu and the others only had time to exchange a glance, their eyes filled with shock and dissatisfaction!
Next—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streaks of white light lit up in every corner of the secret realm. The figures of all the surviving disciples blurred and turned transparent in an instant, then vanished completely from the realm!
As the white lights flickered one after another, the figures of all the participating disciples appeared on the open ground in the center of the high platform.
The Five Elements Dao Sect, the Hehuan Sect, the Sword Heart Sect, the Tianyan Sect, the Water Moon Sect, the Shenmu Sect... disciples from all the sects, no matter where they were before, all appeared here with expressions of utter bewilderment.
Cang Dongqing, Qi Yunze, and the others from the Sword Heart Sect had their brows furrowed, clearly puzzled by the sudden teleportation.
They had been hiding very deep, preparing to launch a fatal blow at the final moment.
The disciples of the Tianyan Sect remained calm, appearing as though they had expected this.
As for the people from the Five Elements Dao Sect and the Hehuan Sect, their faces bore an unmaskable regret and the frustration of being "just a bit away." They were at a critical moment in their point farming!
Liu Qingyang scratched his red hair and muttered, "Why did it end so quickly? Even just one more incense stick's worth of time would have been fine..."
Li Nanzhu's little face slumped, and she sighed deeply. "Sigh, what a massive loss, a massive loss..."
Silence fell over the high platform.
Bu Qingwei took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. His voice, carrying a trace of complex emotion, rang throughout the venue:
"Due to unforeseen circumstances, the first round of the team battle... is ended early!"
"First place... the Five Elements Dao Sect!"
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