Chapter 827: Start
When the Divine Martial Emperor first heard Li Pin boldly claim he would sweep through the Prodigy Competition, he thought it was pure arrogance. But after hearing his explanation... it did make sense. Most participants from other races were just there to fill the numbers.
Among the Nine Sovereign Races, the Cosmic Radiances made up about thirty percent of the participants, which came to around a dozen. But each race could only send three, so they couldn't go all out.
That meant twenty-four from the other eight Sovereign Races, plus another forty from various top-tier races. And after subtracting some from the human-allied forces... Li Pin would only have to deal with fifty to sixty Cosmic Radiances.
With his current strength, already at the ninety-fourth step of the Supreme Ladder, he could very well handle fifty or sixty Cosmic Radiances, along with fewer than a thousand Solar Flare cultivators.
Once he understood the implication, the Heavenly Emperor's pupils dilated sharply.
A moment later, his breathing grew rapid. If Li Pin could truly pull this off, the fortune he'd accumulate, the prestige he'd bring to the Human Race, the shock it would send through the other races, and... the benefits it would bring in exchanges with our allies—how great would that be?
"Li Pin, can you really—"
"I've got this," Li Pin replied firmly, cutting him off.
He knew how arrogant that sounded. But... his real target was the Overlord Competition. The Prodigy Competition was just a warm-up. Nevertheless, he still had to give himself a challenge, didn't he?
"Alright." The Divine Martial Emperor nodded heavily. "I'll go speak with our allies right away."
"Go," Li Pin replied simply.
The Divine Martial Emperor wasted no time and began discussing with the other Heavenly Emperors. He personally visited each allied race.