Chapter 2187 Rewards for the Phase One

'SWIISH!'

In front of all the participants, a golden-colored crystalline pillar appeared.

It was only three meters tall and half a meter in diameter, with a design resembling the mouth of a monstrous demon god engraved on its surface.

It was none other than the Elemental Spirit Altar that each participant had to protect during the fourth round.

'So, this is the Elemental Spirit Altar.'

'But I'm currently in a bad spot. Can I move it to a safer location?'

'Same here! I'm on a small island in the Water Terrain. Elemental Beasts can attack my Elemental Spirit Altar from any direction.'

'Haha… I am in a good location. Looks like I am going to pass this round easily.'

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Seeing the Elemental Spirit Altars appear before them, the participants reacted differently depending on their current locations.

Those who were in suitable locations were happy, whereas those in unfavourable locations began to panic.

However, before they could do anything, the Ancient Voice resounded once again.

[During the first hour after the fourth round begins, you can select a location to position your Elemental Spirit Altar!]

[Once positioned, the Elemental Spirit Altar cannot be moved!]

'Really?'

Hearing that, the participants who were in unfavourable locations immediately relaxed.

They hurriedly picked up their Elemental Spirit Altars and rushed toward locations they considered suitable for defending them.

After all, they had only one hour to choose their positions.

Once that time was over, they would have to protect their altars for the entire thirty days, regardless of where they had placed them.

'Should I go back to the Flaming Forest?'

As for Ajax, he was currently in the Water Terrain, which was relatively open.

Although it wasn't necessarily a bad location, many participants were positioning their Elemental Spirit Altars not far from him.

With so many participants nearby, Ajax felt it would be better to return to the Flaming Forest.

'I'm sure no one would dare enter the Flaming Forest.'

During the previous rounds, the Elemental Beasts hadn't actively attacked participants unless they provoked them or went hunting for them.

Even then, very few participants had dared to enter the Flaming Forest because of the terrifying strength of its Elemental Beasts.

Now that the Elemental Beasts would actively hunt down the participants, regardless of where they were, Ajax was even more certain that most participants would avoid that region.

'This is a perfect opportunity to farm the rampaging Elemental Beasts with my new Elemental Spirits.'

Moreover, Ajax and his Elemental Spirits were already familiar with the Flaming Forest and knew the ins and outs of the region, especially Protos, who had spent a considerable amount of time there.

'Let's go.'

With that thought, Ajax wasted no more time and hurried toward the Flaming Forest.

Within half an hour, he arrived at the cave where he had previously stayed and positioned his Elemental Spirit Altar inside it.

'Although this cave is in the center of the Flaming Forest, it is surrounded by huge boulders and thick trees, with only one entrance.'

If the Elemental Beasts wanted to destroy his Elemental Spirit Altar, they would have to enter through that single opening.

This would make defending the altar much easier.

'Just because I'm strong doesn't mean I should leave my Elemental Spirit Altar in the open.'

Although Ajax was confident in his battle prowess, that didn't mean he would underestimate his opponents.

Especially when his opponent was a mysterious Mastermind who seemed capable of controlling the entire Elemental Source Land.

'Clank!'

As soon as Ajax positioned the Elemental Spirit Altar, the golden pillar shook slightly before merging perfectly with the ground.

At the same time, it began to glow, and several rows of text appeared beneath the engraved mouth of the demon god.

'Huh?'

Ajax was slightly surprised by the scene, but he quickly focused on the text.

[Phase 1 Rewards: Divine Recovery Potion x 3, Divine Strength Potion x 3, and Divine Spirit Revival Pill x 1.]

[Phase 2 Rewards will be revealed after Phase 1 ends.]

'So, these are the rewards he was talking about.'

Ajax nodded in understanding.

'The rewards are only so-so.'

Although the exact effects of the potions weren't displayed, Ajax could roughly guess what they were used for.

Compared to the rewards from the previous rounds, these rewards weren't particularly impressive.

'However, these are only the Phase 1 rewards. The real rewards will come later, and there will also be additional rewards for passing the fourth round.'

Ajax quickly understood the purpose behind these rewards.

'The main reason for providing these resources is to ensure that the participants can survive the fourth round longer and prevent their Elemental Spirits from dying.'

After all, the Elemental Beast Rampage would last thirty days, and the difficulty would likely increase with each phase.

Without enough resources to recover their Elemental Spirits, even powerful participants might eventually run out of Essence of Nature or suffer severe injuries.

While Ajax was waiting for Phase 1 of the Elemental Beast Rampage to begin, he continued thinking about the Mastermind and the purpose of the Elemental Source Land.

Meanwhile, the other participants had also found suitable locations to position their Elemental Spirit Altars and discovered the rewards displayed on them.

The rewards didn't excite them particularly, but they weren't disappointed either.

After all, they knew the truly valuable rewards would probably appear in the later phases of the round.

Moreover, they would receive additional rewards for successfully completing the fourth round.

Soon, the Ancient Voice resounded once again.

[The Divine Recovery Potion is a Divine-grade potion that completely restores an Elemental Spirit's Essence of Nature, resets the cooldowns of its skills, and heals its severe injuries, provided the Elemental Spirit is still alive!]

[The Divine Strength Potion is another type of Divine-grade potion that increases an Elemental Spirit's battle prowess by ten times for two hours!]

[As for the Divine Spirit Revival Pill, its effects should already be familiar to most of you. It can revive the Elemental Spirits that have been killed, including the Divine Elemental Spirits!]

After hearing the explanations, the participants became excited.