There were an enormous number of players participating in this Martial Arts Tournament—hundreds of millions, perhaps even more. Furthermore, only two preliminary or elimination matches were held each day. It would take a very long time to determine the top sixty-four, meaning a great deal of time would be "wasted." It was better to enter the challenge matches directly, which would save a lot of time. More importantly, with Ye Luo and Breaking Waves Riding Wind's strength, defeating ten players in the challenge matches and taking their places was practically guaranteed. Since that was the case, they could naturally forgo the upcoming matches.
Knowing that this would save a great deal of time—time enough for him to accomplish many things—Ye Luo unhesitatingly chose to give up the remaining preliminary and elimination matches, planning to enter the challenge matches after the top sixty-four had been determined.
Besides Ye Luo, Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Yan Hua Yi Leng also decided to abandon the matches. With their strength, replacing others through the challenge matches would not be a problem at all. Only they had such confidence; Hei Bai Qi, Zhi Yue, and the others would not dare do the same.
Of course, Ban Ye Shu and Chang He Luo Ri also had the strength to do so, especially Ban Ye Shu, who had equipped three national weapons. They had originally planned to withdraw from the competition as well, but Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng stopped them. Their reason was straightforward—Ban Ye Shu and the others needed more competitive experience, and more combat experience would also greatly benefit their improvement.
That made sense. Ye Luo and Breaking Waves Riding Wind's operational skills had already reached their peak, so continuing to compete would not improve them much. However, Ban Ye Shu and