Just as the referee said, the hundred-thousand-year competition was not for a small number of people, but for everyone.
At that time, those who passed the four rounds of qualifiers and entered the arena would be carefully selected. However, those who were chosen in the end would definitely not be paired based on their ranking. There would probably be a suppression in terms of strength. Of course, this was only a guess for now.
Only such an arena battle would be exciting. Whether it was those who had entered the Star Transformation Realm or those who hadn't, their fights could be seen clearly. Otherwise, if it was really a battle between cultivators in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm, to be honest, 80% of the people couldn't even understand it. They could only sit in the auditorium in a daze, which wouldn't help their strength grow.