The video ended.
Immediately after, a Forging Association badge materialized on every contestant's chest. Colonel Guan's voice echoed from the sky, "The life-saving artifacts have now been distributed to all contestants. Please infuse them with your Essence to complete registration."
Zhou Chen infused the badge with his Essence, establishing a Soul Link with it. This life-saving badge was an Essence Materialization artifact and could be stored within his Soul, making it easy to carry.
Backstage at the show, photos of the contestants appeared on a large screen. As the links were established, various stats began to flash in their Status Bars. Machines would monitor the contestants' physical conditions and life fluctuations twenty-four hours a day.
After all the contestants had bound their life-saving artifacts, a flash of light swept over them. Zhou Chen noticed a new line of text in the upper-right corner of his vision.
[Remaining Contestants: 642.]
