In the following five years, Wilbur practiced the technique of retrieving ownerless items from the Time-Space Sea daily. Since Wilbur was cultivating in the Dragon Confinement Spell, where the time flow was a hundred times faster than the outside world, five years outside equaled five hundred years within the Dragon Confinement Spell.


    After five hundred years of cultivation, the Time-Space Sea skill of the Fire Dragon Ring had advanced from the beginner level to the intermediate level, allowing Wilbur to retrieve ownerless items from the Time-Space Sea twice a day.


    On the day the dimensional guardian''s servant selectionpetition officially began registration, the venue was very quiet, with only fifty people signing up. In fact, if it had not been for the battle with the No-Night and the cultivators, there would have been even more participants. Heaton had originally estimated that there would be around a thousand participants.


    Now, having only fifty participants was within Heaton and Wilbur''s expectation, though they originally expected there to be a hundred. With the number halved, thepetition became easier.


    Wilbur looked around at the other participants and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he now had a sixty percent chance of sess. Since only one person out of all thepetitors would be the dimensional guardian''s servant, thepetition would be fierce.


    Wilbur felt considerable pressure. However, after scanning all the participants, he noticed that their cultivation levels were not very high, with the strongest being only at three million years of cultivation.


    As a dragon n cultivator, although Wilbur himself had only two million years of cultivation, he should be able to easily defeat an opponent with three million years'' worth of cultivation. The main concern now was the opponent''s ultimate moves. If an opponentunched a surprise attack, winning could be quite difficult.


    After thinking all night, Wilbur came up with a strategy. During thepetition, he would remain at the edge of the arena and avoid taking the initiative to attack. This way, he could observe his opponents'' attacking methods and, even if they used their ultimate moves, he would be able to escape smoothly.


    However, on the next day, when all the participants arrived at thepetition venue, dimensional guardian Sade announced during his speech, "This year, I want to change the format of thepetition. In the past, you cultivators would fight each other. Now, with the Golden Dragon World and the Silver Dragon World recently reconstructed, you are all powerful cultivators of the higher dimensions. The Golden Dragon World and Silver Dragon World need you. Therefore, this time, thepetition will be conducted in a unified format. It will no longer be a duel but a series of events over three days, with one event each day."


    Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other with shock. After all, the change was sudden. Many participants had prepared for duels, but now thepetition would involve different events. The change inevitably caused many discussions to break out among the crowd.


    "Alright, quiet down!"


    Sade''s gaze swept over the crowd, and the hall fell silent. He continued, "If anyone has objections to the new format, you may leave thepetition venue now. Those who voluntarily withdraw will not be held responsible."


    After waiting for a moment, all fifty participants stood their ground, and none left. Sade smiled slightly and said, "In that case, I now announce the beginning of today''spetition."


    Sade extended his right hand, forming a ck energy sphere in his palm. The sphere gradually grewrger until a huge ck energy ball floated in the center of the arena.


    The energy ball emitted a ck energy aura, and a powerful suppressive force swept across the area. Sade, with his hands behind his back, had staff members bring a number box to each participant.


    Once everyone had drawn their numbers, Sade said, "The rule for thispetition is to use your own energy to attach the ck energy ball to your palm. You each have three attempts. If you fail all three times, you will be directly eliminated. The shortest time among the three attempts will be your final result. The top twenty will pass this test. Alright, let''s begin."


    Wilbur nced at his number 27 with some relief, d not to be the first to try, as he might gain some insight from observing others.


    Looking up, he saw arge, muscr cultivator stepping onto the tform. The cultivator then released his energy aura and extended his right hand to pull the ck energy ball toward him.