The competition zone drawn was for the Northern Stellar Realm.
As everyone knew, the higher a stellar realm's ranking, the more likely it was to encounter other top-ranked stellar realms.
Historically, the top-ranked stellar realms had always been home to many geniuses.
When top stellar realms were grouped together in the same competition zone, it inevitably resulted in a fierce battle.
This distribution was meant to prevent seeded players from being eliminated too early.
If a nirvana realm genius were to be eliminated in the Ten Stellar Realm Competition, while eternal and path-returning cultivators advanced instead, it would be quite a joke and likely spark a lot of dissatisfaction.
Hardin Dolan took the golden token and returned to his spot, looking back at Braydon Neal and the others with a pained expression.
