Chapter 58

The Liao Yuan was now bustling with activity.

Apart from the cultivators in the monitoring center, the hall outside was crowded with 2,400 contestants who had failed the preliminary round.

These young people were only disheartened for a moment before they focused entirely on the large screen, eagerly awaiting the start of the final round.

After all, watching the intense battles of many experts in the finals would greatly benefit their future cultivation.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, three hours passed quickly, and the final round of the Extreme Challenge officially began!

"Roar, roar roar roar!"

The restrictions around Demon Python Island were lifted, and the beasts that had been restrained for three hours eagerly leaped out, roaring wildly to vent their anger.

"Roar! Roar roar!"

In response, a deep, thunderous roar, filled with immense power, came from underground.

Hearing the roar, the beasts that had been so fierce a moment ago all shrank back, their expressions filled with fear.

At over a hundred hidden locations around Demon Python Island, countless teleportation arrays began to glow.

In the eerie light, larger, more ferocious, and more savage beasts were released! They poked their heads out, sniffing the air, and the scent of fresh human flesh soon drove them mad. They shook their heads and wagged their tails, baring their fangs and claws, rushing into the depths of the jungle!

In front of the 600 contestants, the Pujiji displayed the list of 600 finalists.

The 600 people were divided into red and blue teams, and the Pujiji were enveloped in red or blue light to distinguish them.

At the same time, the communication channels of the contestants were promptly switched, allowing them to send messages only to their own teammates from that moment on.

Li Yao quickly scanned the list of 600 finalists and found himself on the red team.

Helian Lie and Si Jiaxue were both on the blue team, while Zheng Dongming, that guy, became his teammate.

"Helian Lie, as you said, Demon Python Island is both vast and small. I hope we don't run into each other!"

Li Yao gave a confident smile after checking his magical treasures.

He used two very short oscillating daggers, coated in mud to make them non-reflective and black, like the fangs of a demon.

He tucked the daggers into his waistband, checked the various homemade magical treasures in his backpack, and then lightly jumped into the jungle, disappearing among the branches.

The intensity of the final round was not just a hundred times greater than the preliminary round!

Not to mention the addition of several hundred powerful beasts in the jungle, many of the contestants who had been resting together were suddenly divided into two teams, and the Pujiji above them suddenly turned red and blue.

In each other's eyes, the other side became "experience bags" filled with a large number of points!

In an instant, classmates who had been chatting and laughing a moment ago engaged in a life-and-death struggle!

In just five minutes, 37 contestants were forced to withdraw from the competition, and their points were taken by the contestants who "killed" them.

On the leaderboard in the monitoring center, the names in the top 100 were changing almost every second!

"Everyone, don't panic. We should organize ourselves and fight like the Federation Army! My name is Gao Ye. I come from a military family and have been learning special forces command tactics from my father since I was young. I have very strong computational and command abilities. Everyone, follow my lead and gather at my coordinates! If you are far away, gather with your nearby teammates first and form combat squads!"

A voice suddenly came through the blue team's communication channel.

At first, the voice sounded a bit hoarse but was full of confidence and charisma, making people involuntarily trust it.

Many blue team contestants hesitated for a moment before subconsciously moving toward Gao Ye's coordinates.

"A commander has appeared on the blue team!" All the cultivators in the monitoring center were invigorated.

In the final round, the key to the 600 contestants being divided into two teams was not the individual combat ability of any one contestant, but whether they could quickly gather and fight as a team against the beasts and "enemies."

It could be said that in this confrontation, whichever side first produced a "management-type cultivator seed" skilled in command would gain the upper hand and likely win the final victory!

In previous competitions, it often took several hours or even a day of bitter struggle before a "commander" emerged.

Unexpectedly, this time a commander with such talent appeared, and in just five minutes, the blue team emerged from chaos.

In the blue team's communication channel, Gao Ye calmly issued one order after another, not giving anyone a chance to object.

Even when someone questioned his decisions, he could logically refute them within seconds, leaving the other party speechless and making everyone sincerely convinced.

Under his command, the remaining 280-plus blue team contestants gradually gathered, forming a proper combat formation.

Even a dozen contestants formed a hunting squad and killed a powerful beast that had just come out of a teleportation array!

In contrast, the red team was in a sorry state. Among the 300 contestants, there was no one skilled in organization and management. The communication channel was chaotic, with everyone arguing and shouting, like a supermarket during a big sale.

"My spirit root development has reached 75%, I'll be the red team commander. Everyone, gather around me, gather around me!"

"75% spirit root development, what good is that? My spirit root development is 77%, and I can kill two beasts with one strike. But I know my limits and know I'm not cut out to be a commander. You, go cool off somewhere!"

"You, you're so arrogant. Which school are you from? If you have the guts, don't leave after the competition!"

"Everyone, stop arguing and think of a plan. It looks like the blue team is gathering, and we're completely suppressed. They have seven or eight people fighting our two or three, ah!"

"Bad news, a powerful beast has appeared here. My coordinates are... come and help me!"

"It's no good. We're also being intercepted by the blue team. These damn bastards, how are they everywhere? Where are the red team members, where are they all?"

Li Yao was covered in mud, with a layer of grass, dead branches, and vines wrapped around him, quietly hiding in the deepest part of the shrubs.

Even Xiao Ji was camouflaged in the same way, and the sound mode of the communication channel was turned off, only displaying the text with the faintest brightness.

As he read, Li Yao sighed helplessly.

He hadn't expected a genius commander to appear on the other side, while his own side was a disorganized mess. The situation seemed somewhat unfavorable.

Li Yao knew his limits. His talent was in artifact refinement, not command and control. He didn't have the ability to make people sincerely convinced and bow in submission with just a few words, so he wasn't cut out to be a commander.

Even if he joined the battle, he would be mocked by his teammates.

"Looks like I have to use the 'trump card'!" Li Yao touched a hard object in his chest.

It was a simple magical treasure he had made at the first supply point—a remote control.