Those eliminated from the battlefield felt an overwhelming sense of shame.
The Immortal Cultivation Era plaza was always a hub of activity, and with a live broadcast to watch, the crowd was even larger than usual.
Consequently, the cultivators who entered "Apocalypse Reenactment" looking dishevelled and battered, upon realizing their panicked state had been witnessed by so many, felt it would have been better to have simply died within the simulation.
This battle was destined to be lost, as the disparity in strength was too great; wave after wave of the Shitian Clan attacked.
Even the cultivator armies personally trained by the Sea Dragon King, capable of killing enemies through various battle formations, would eventually run out of resources.
The moment even one person's spiritual power faltered, the entire battle formation would collapse.
Mastering such battle formations was not an overnight feat. Ao Qi had been training them within the "Deep Sea Dragon Palace" from scratch, a process that required at least thirty years to perfect.
They needed to master the same sword technique to a certain level, with each person's footwork, and every single movement, needing to be precisely synchronized.
Beyond that, team cohesion and other factors significantly influenced the formation of battle arrays.
The reason the "Five Elements Sword Array" brought back by He Guangxin was the strongest inheritance of the Five Elements Immortal Sect was not only its ability to unleash incredibly potent Five Elements Sword Intent, but also its significantly lower formation difficulty compared to ordinary sword arrays.
It didn't require the same profession, similar cultivation levels, or even years of meticulous training and adaptation. As long as one had cultivated the techniques of the eighteen main peaks, it was sufficient.
The power of the Sword Intent depended on the cultivation of the cultivators forming the battle array.
Certainly, within the current "Apocalypse Reenactment" trial, formations employing the "Five Elements Sword Array" could also be observed.
There were also cultivators from other nations. Ao Qi treated them all equally, assigning them to forward units as long as they met the requirements.
Everyone stared blankly at the brutal combat, the cultivators within roaring, and the Shitian Clan also bellowing.
This was the battlefield of cultivators.
No one made light of the situation; the trial participants who had entered seemed to have fully adapted to their roles, fighting alongside these AI-like cultivators.
Although it was historical footage, it was precisely because it was historical footage that it appeared exceptionally real.
People recalled the Fourteenth Immortal Cultivation World, previously announced by the authorities to have been destroyed.
Their faces turned pale. It turned out that cultivators of every level had their own enemies to contend with.
It turned out that on the battlefield, they couldn't lag behind the strong, idly watching.
It turned out their current combat effectiveness was so weak!
The more they watched, the more terrifying it became. The sight of these individuals being slaughtered, the flying flesh and blood, made their scalps tingle.
"Three years from now, will we also be like this?"
Chu Yang didn't need to say anything; they felt the sense of crisis themselves.
What appeared to be a realistic experience in a game dungeon, the moment they entered, the sheer authenticity prevented them from facing it with a relaxed demeanor.
This battle continued for nearly ten hours before concluding.
Naturally, it ended in human defeat. To achieve victory, it would require geniuses like Wang Teng, who could kill enemies of a higher cultivation level, to replace the cultivators of the same cultivation level to have a chance at altering the final outcome.
But regardless of victory or defeat, this was ultimately just a piece of historical footage, an image of humanity's defeat.
As more information about the Shitian Clan was revealed, they were no longer as mysterious to the cultivators of Blue Star.
Apart from their ability to effortlessly traverse planar barriers, their cultivation system divisions were not significantly different from those of cultivators, merely differing in nomenclature.
Furthermore, they possessed a fatal flaw: very poor cultivation talent.
Their kings, supreme beings, and other powerful individuals had achieved their status through the accumulation of immense lifespans.
Unlike humans, if environmental conditions permitted, top-tier geniuses could even reach the level of Immortal Emperors within a few hundred years.
Consequently, the distinction between prodigies and mediocrity among the Shitian Clan was not very pronounced.
They could also seize human cultivation resources to enhance their own cultivation, but their absorption efficiency and other aspects were far inferior to humans.
Their advantage lay in their vast numbers. Due to their long lifespans, their reproductive capacity was also considerable.
To date, no one had been able to accurately quantify the number of Shitian Clan members, nor was their origin known.
Discussions about the Shitian Clan on the internet were also ongoing, with many self-proclaimed experts even releasing strategies.
Chu Yang ignored these, allowing the information to spread.
The current trial session concluded very quickly, ending in less than a day.
As usual, Chu Yang distributed prizes to them.
Moreover, the top ten this time were all familiar faces.
They were the geniuses who had previously accompanied He Guangxin to trial in Immortal Cultivation World 421.
Indeed, those who had undergone trials in such worlds were different.
Their cultivation levels were uniformly at the Nascent Soul stage.
Chu Yang was not stingy, presenting the first-place winner with a celestial artifact.
The others received rewards of at least saint artifacts.
After distributing the prizes, Chu Yang addressed the envious trial participants and audience.
"My dear families, you have truly disappointed me this time. Aside from the cultivator armies trained by senior Sea Dragon King, ask yourselves honestly, if you were to truly encounter the Shitian Clan, with your current state, would you have any chance of winning?"
"Since the cultivator armies will be fighting on the front lines, it's not required that you kill many of them. At the very least, when you are invaded, you should have the ability to protect yourselves, right?"
"But what I saw was that you lacked any ability to protect yourselves. You were stunned and easily killed by Shitian Clan members weaker than you, and some even ran in the wrong direction. Is this acceptable?"
"Oh, and in case you don't know, your embarrassing moments inside are being broadcast live globally. Of course, they might later be edited into funny videos, and it's you who will be losing face. I've said enough, reflect on yourselves."
Chu Yang left immediately after speaking.
The next refresh of "Apocalypse Reenactment" would take another seven days.
On-site, only a crowd of embarrassed trial participants remained, especially those who had lost face, utterly silent.
Of course, those who had been eliminated early had already sensed the dire situation and had fled preemptively.