In the first minute, no one dropped their plates. In fact, there wasn't even a single cultivator who didn't find it quite difficult to keep it afloat. However, Erfalis wasn't joking. The speed at which the channels changed positions indeed increased every minute.
Of course, just the first change wasn't enough to make anyone panic. The speed did increase, but it was almost imperceptible. At first, it wouldn't show the difference between cultivators. But as it became faster, this challenge would finely filter the Soul Power cultivators among the rest. However, it would definitely be the case at the end, when the cultivators would be pressured by every small change.