The spectators watched the duel with rapt attention, involuntarily putting themselves in one side's place. From time to time, they subconsciously touched their throats, knees, backs of their heads, and chests, feeling that if they had been up there, their legs would have been broken, their throats slit, and their bodies cut crosswise and lengthwise countless times already.
"Don't forget, Jade Falling Saber isn't ranked the highest on Gangsha Star."
"Judging purely by the rankings, Jade Falling Saber is sixth on Gangsha Star. The ones in fifth, fourth, and third might not be able to defeat him reliably, but they're at least on the same level."
"Conversely, those ranked below him—seventh, eighth, even those in the teens—might not necessarily lose to him either. They're roughly on the same level."
"But the second player, Hua Xian, is someone who can definitely defeat him."
"Not to mention that above them all, there's still the invincible Dark Abyss."
"The top high-level players are powerful to such an extent. Compared with them, we're practically unevolved primitives."
"Come to think of it, that's normal. How many people do we have? The Virtual World imprisoned billions of humans. Put billions of people on an absolutely open and fair platform to compete and slaughter one another without cease, and those who ultimately emerge will naturally be geniuses among geniuses, the finest among the finest."
"Thinking of it that way makes me feel even sadder for all humanity. There are clearly so many outstanding humans, yet their futures have been cut short."
"Yeah. That damned Tianluo Corporation—one day, I'll grind the entire Tianluo to dust and ashes and wipe it out completely!"
Old Six listened to those conversations, and resonance rose within him without his control.
His Twisted Heart Sky Eye could tell that these people spoke from