The Golden Dragon Sect's Annual Ranking Tournament was due to start in just a week from now, which sent countless disciples into a frenzy. Countless shouts and grunts filled the Training Hall's outer yard as outer sect disciples of every rank trained to their limits, some even going as far as training to the point of sustaining injuries.
The reason for this overzealous behavior, however, was not just because the ranking tournament's near commencement, but was actually a result of something else entirely.
A single announcement from the elders just this morning tipped the scales regarding the stakes of the competition, which caused both great motivation and crippling anxiety to those disciples that had heard of it.
*Bang
*Bang
*Bang
This announcement, however, went unnoticed by very fe
