"The first round of the Selection Tournament has ended! Giant City Number 988 had thirty thousand participants in this round, with 1,997 passing the selection. Mortality rate: 83%!"
"To those who have passed the first round of the Selection Tournament, congratulations! However, I also have some bad news for you. The second round will be even more brutal, the mortality rate will only be higher, and the opponents you encounter will be stronger than before. Anyone who wishes to withdraw may discard the token on their person and will be safely teleported out. I can give everyone ten seconds to consider. The countdown—begins!"
"Ten, nine, eight..."
The female voice in the void continued counting down.
Some of the powerhouses began to waver as well, especially those who had nearly died during the first round.
At last, the first person threw away the token in his hand.
Once the first person gave up, a second and then a third followed...
"Three, two, one! The countdown is over!"
"Very good. Thirty-four people chose to withdraw voluntarily. That was truly a wise choice. I hereby announce that the number entering the second round of the Selection Tournament is—1,963!"
As soon as the voice in the void spoke, all thirty-four people who had chosen to give up were immediately teleported away.
"Now, let me explain the rules for the second round of the Selection Tournament."
"First, everyone, take out ten tokens, stack them together, then press down hard! The ten Black Tokens in your hands will become a single silver token."
Gu Ding and the others immediately took out their tokens. After stacking them as the female voice instructed and squeezing down hard, the tokens indeed suddenly fused together, becoming a slightly larger silver token.
"Those who have obtained a silver token may throw