"Life and death, the cycle never ends..."
The bland words had been repeated countless times, but this time, Lu Ping'an had a new understanding.
He now understood why the "Martial Festival" was regarded as a miracle and a hero-producing machine, why Big Cat said it was "very interesting" and suggested that Lu Ping'an should never miss the opportunity.
"...The pressure between life and death, coupled with enough luck and, most importantly, a vast accumulation, all came together, culminating in a qualitative change."
The festival itself was not a welfare; it could even be considered a form of torture, a test.
It merely pushed a person to a "dead end," forcing them to either burst forth or die.
If there were any preferential treatment, it would be the conditions it provided, which were as likely as possible to trigger your potential, letting the real "strongman" win all the way.
