"...Now, I announce that the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly officially begins!"
At the summit of Thunder Mountain, Thunder Venerable rose from the VIP Box and unleashed a thunderous, explosive voice.
Below the entire mountaintop, the vast sea of dark-clad people immediately erupted into earth-shaking cheers.
"Before the assembly officially begins, I'll go over the rules. The same old rules apply. All contestants, including disciples of our Four Pavilions, fifty-five participants in total, will enter the arena for the first round's chaotic melee elimination. It will continue until only the final eight remain."
"Now, the competition begins!"
As Thunder Venerable raised his right hand, a resounding bell suddenly rang throughout the arena.
Upon hearing the bell, the contestants around the area who met the requirements and had been permitted to participate in the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly transformed into streaks of light and rushed toward the competition arena.
Nearly fifty contestants could be seen darting through the air, entering the competition arena in rapid succession.
Aside from these contestants, Tang Ying, Wang Chen, and Mu Qingluan from the VIP Box, along with Nalan Yanran and Qing Lin, who stood atop several large trees around the arena, all leaped forward and flew toward the arena.
In practically the blink of an eye, every contestant had entered the competition arena.
However, after the other contestants entered the arena—
When Tang Ying, Wang Chen, Mu Qingluan, Nalan Yanran, and Qing Lin entered and landed, the surrounding contestants immediately retreated from them.
Everyone knew that these five prodigies from powerful factions were not opponents ordinary contestants like them could deal with.
However, the five paid no attention to the surrounding contestants' retreat. With a flicker of their bodies, they each unleashed their own methods and attacked the contestants around them.
The first round of the