"Black Abyss Martial Arts et? Combat with the human race?" Lu Ye asked.
Anything labeled with the term Martial Arts et must be related to combat, if that's the case, Lu Ye surely won't have any issues here, but he needs to first understand the level of his opponents. If he were to face Moon Jade, that's definitely out of the picture.
"It's not just pure combat; Black Abyss Martial Arts et has a very complex set of rules," Hai Tang explained, "but there's definitely no worry about safety."
"Senior Sister Hai Tang, please explain in detail," Lu Ye said. This opportunity was hard-earned by Su Yuqing and Chen Xuanhai tearing down their facades, so naturally, it needs to be cherished.
Hai Tang then began to tell Lu Ye about the Black Abyss Martial Arts et: "Junior Brother Lu, you noticed before entering Mount Fangcun that our Mount Fangcun is not complete."
Lu Ye nodded; he had indeed discovered this at the ti because Mount Fangcun showed obvious signs of rupture. Later, through Hai Tang's explanation, he knew he was not mistaken; the complete Mount Fangcun is supposed to be a stellar space supre treasure, mysterious beyond imagination but for so unknown reason, it has been split into three parts.
The domain where Hai Tang resides is considered the Eastern part of Mount Fangcun, furthermore, there's also the Southern and Western parts, all referred to as Mount Fangcun, and those living inside are the Dwarf Race, each wandering in stellar space.
Lu Ye does not know what kind of background other top-tier domains possess, but judging by this domain alone, although there are nurous Constellation and Moon Jade realms, the amount of Sun Blaze Realm is clearly scarce, totaling only three, which does not fit the background that a top-tier domain should possess. So large domains have more Sun Blaze than this one.
But actually, the power of the Dwarf Race is split due to the trisection of Mount Fangcun; if it were in a complete state, the entire Dwarf Race holding Sun Blaze Realm wouldn't be less than ten, which ets the standard of a top-tier domain.
There is also another mystery, which is although Mount Fangcun is split into three, wandering separately in stellar space, their connection never breaks due to the distance between them.
Simply put, Mount Fangcun, this stellar space supre treasure, even split into three, still possesses a mysterious way of interconnection.
Using this thod, all divisions can easily contact each other; if they are willing to pay a certain price, they can even achieve the teleportation of cultivators, enabling mutual visits.
The Blood Race once coveted this domain, and when the domain passed through a certain piece of stellar space, they launched a massive surprise attack by powerful forces. Based solely on the force of this domain, the battle would have been ominous, but due to the tily support of the other two divisions, the Blood Race was repelled in the end, forcing them to pay a very heavy price.
From that battle onward, no other race in the vast stellar space dared to covet Mount Fangcun.
On the surface, it just needs to deal with one division, but once the battle begins, it has to face three divisions; who can withstand that?
When the Dwarf Race faces external threats, they can quickly unite, because everyone knows that, even if Mount Fangcun is split into three, it still maintains a mysterious connection; if one division is occupied by a Foreign Clan, the remaining two won't have any good outcos, and they would be defeated one by one.
Yet internal strife exists within the Dwarf Race, contending over the domain's level of background.
Mount Fangcun originally was a whole, and the background is fixed, but after splitting into three, its inherent background followed the domain's split.
The key is that this split is not static.
Because of the mysterious, unobservable connection, Mount Fangcun's background flows like moving water, at tis flowing towards the Eastern division, at tis towards the Southern division, and other tis towards the Western division.
This causes unequal distribution of background.
More importantly, the flow of this background can be controlled artificially...
A domain's background implicates the domain's level and strength; even if they are all part of the Dwarf Race, no one wants the domain they belong to have weakened background.
So, many tens of thousands of years ago, a fiercely intense and prolonged battle erupted among the three divisions of the Dwarf Race on Mount Fangcun.
This battle was unlike the common combat, rather it was a contention among various powers over domain background! In such a battle, the three divisions' powerful forces don't even need to confront each other, they all sit within their own domain, controlling the background's flow within the domain.
Just like villagers in the mortal world fighting over water sources during a drought, everyone digs water storage pools near their hos, trying to keep as much water as possible in their own pools while also stealing from the other two's pools.
This is a kind of fighting thod unseen by outsiders.
Hai Tang is unclear about the eventual outco because it has been many years, but that battle lasted for a full century. During that century, regardless of Sun Blaze, Moon Jade, or Constellation, all took part; the entire tribe's cultivation was thus delayed.
External rumors said internal disharmony within the Dwarf Race attracted the Blood Race's covetous eyes, leading to war against the Blood Race!
Using that battle as a prelude, the three Sun Blaze tribes finally had the opportunity to sit down and properly discuss, deciding on the matter of the Black Abyss Martial Arts et.
It can be said that this is an event with a long-standing tradition among the Dwarf Race, held every fifty years. During the Black Abyss Martial Arts et, all tribes of the Dwarf Race would emulate their ancestors, competing for the domain's legacy, so that their respective domains could enjoy better treatnts in the next fifty years.
When a domain's legacy is strong, the nature's spiritual energy within becos purer and more abundant, facilitating the cultivation for the lower-tier cultivators, and the domain can also produce more spirit ores, Spiritual dicine, and even spirit jade.
Therefore, the Black Abyss Martial Arts et, which occurs every fifty years, is almost the most important thing to the three Dwarf tribes and their primary concern.
The most recent Black Abyss Martial Arts et is scheduled to begin in a little over two months.
For Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian, who ca from the Nine Provinces, such an event is undoubtedly novel. Although the Nine Provinces is not lacking today, it pales in comparison to a domain like Mount Fangcun, which has transford from a stellar space supre treasure.
So he asked, "Is this Black Abyss Martial Arts et sothing that involves the Constellation Realm?"
Otherwise, why would they co find him?
Hai Tang nodded: "The ancestors who set this rule unanimously believed that the number and quality of Constellations most reflect a domain's strength and, due to the unique environnt of the Black Abyss, only the upper three realms can operate within it, thus this rule was established."
Lu Ye nodded in agreent. A domain's strength can indeed be glimpse at from the quantity and quality of Constellations, as Constellations are, after all, the starting point for venturing into stellar space.
Of course, there should be other considerations; at the very least, it wouldn't be appropriate for Sun Blaze Realm participations. If the Martial Arts et happens every fifty years and is all composed of Sun Blaze Realm, then it would always be the sa people participating, soon becoming monotonous to watch.
Moon Jade Realm also isn't suitable, as their conflicts generate too much disturbance, so Constellations are the best choice.
"For the martial arts et, how many people generally does each tribe send?" Lu Ye further inquired, becoming faintly aware that the participating number might not be small. Previously, Hai Tang ntioned a scheduled participant had an issue with their cultivation in the Constellation, causing a shortage of people!
As a top-tier domain, Mount Fangcun should have countless Constellations at its disposal. If not for the need for many participants, how could there be a manpower shortage?
"Nine people!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye couldn't help but frown, it didn't make sense. How could Mount Fangcun struggle to gather even nine Constellations when the Nine Provinces currently have approximately a thousand?
Of course, this is related to the Nine Provinces' specific situation, being a newly upgraded large domain, naturally leading to a Constellation birth boom due to many Divine Seas accumulating power over ti.
However, once this boom period passes, the frequency of Constellations erging in the Nine Provinces will decrease significantly, eventually stabilizing at a steady rate.
Upon noting his puzzlent, Hai Tang explained: "Though it's only nine people, not every Constellation is eligible to participate. The Black Abyss is extrely unique, and any person can only enter it once in a lifeti; a Constellation who has entered once can never enter a second ti under any circumstance. Therefore, the Constellations entering the Black Abyss for the martial arts et are generally newly ascended within the last fifty years."
Lu Ye suddenly understood. This clarified a lot. While this domain has a decent number of Constellations, few are eligible to enter the Black Abyss. This is because most Constellations who ascended fifty years ago have already entered the Black Abyss. However, he quickly realized another issue: "This isn't absolute, right? If, in the previous fifty years, there were ten or more Constellations born in this domain, then only nine would need to enter, leaving one or two to wait for the next fifty years."
"Indeed, that is correct. So, most clans entering the Black Abyss Martial Arts et are Constellation Early Stage, so are Constellation Mid-Stage, and occasionally, there are Constellation Late Stage."
Lu Ye nodded. Under such rules, it would surely be the case that Constellation Early Stage cultivators are predominant, which highlights the difference in the foundational power of the three tribes of Mount Fangcun.
The stronger the foundation, the more Constellations there are, thus providing more opportunities for selection, increasing the chance of having Constellation Late Stage cultivators participate.
"Has this tribe's... performance always been poor?" Lu Ye had a vague sense that even just gathering enough manpower for the martial arts et was challenging, clearly due to an inadequate foundation. This ans that from the previous fifty years, there were no Constellations reserved for use in this tribe, and only nine Constellations have erged in the last fifty years, just eting the participant requirent.
Hai Tang blushed slightly, lowering her head: "We always end up at the bottom, basically every ti."
In the competition between the three tribes, ranking last once or twice doesn't matter, but consistently being at the bottom over ti will inevitably impact the complete developnt of the domain's cultivation system, leading to a vicious cycle of weakening and not having enough manpower to participate.
Of course, this tribe hasn't always been last; they won a second place once two hundred years ago, but it wasn't of much use. To improve a domain's overall environnt, fifty years is hardly enough.
After hearing Hai Tang's explanation, Lu Ye understood the significance of this matter to the tribe. If not for this, Chen Xuanhai, that old stubborn man, might not have agreed so easily.
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