Beastmaster King

Simultaneously, tens of thousands of participants entered the Mechanical secret realm—the Ultimate Space. Through the Ultimate Eye’s live broadcast, their every move was streamed on the competition’s official website, with tens of thousands of channels showing each participant’s progress.

Viewers, already waiting outside the streams, wore mechanical glasses, immersing themselves in the Ultimate Space to observe the participants up close.

Popular contestants attracted massive audiences, while obscure participants barely garnered any attention. Lu Ran, having done zero pre-competition promotion, was virtually ignored. However, this didn’t matter. The super AI, Ultimate Space, monitored every participant impartially, ranking their inventions fairly.

Even if no one noticed a dark horse initially, a groundbreaking invention would eventually climb the rankings and draw attention. Viewers could then watch the replay to catch up on what they’d missed.

Outside, the competition progressed.

Professors from universities, corporate mechanics, and the expert panel avoided jumping into specific streams initially. Instead, they focused on a real-time ranking board, awaiting the Ultimate Space’s evaluations.

The rankings started blank. After a minute or two, the first participants began appearing on the board. Each had 30 minutes to present their inventions, so the initial rankings would finalize after that period.

While two minutes was too early to draw conclusions, university leaders couldn’t help but smile when their students cracked the top ten.

[National Mechanical University, Li Xingyao, Invention: Chameleon Battle Suit, Current Rank: 4! Presentation Status: Completed.]

“Fourth place! Can he hold it until the end?”

The National Mechanical University’s leaders, like Principal Deng and Vice Principal Fu, cheered.

[Three Stars Mechanical University, Lian Se, Invention: Blue-Eyes Black Dragon Mechanical Evolution Armor. Evolution Failed, Participant Eliminated! Presentation Status: Completed.]