At this point in the competition, not many contestants remained on the arena. It was becoming increasingly impossible to rack up points on a large scale as they had at the beginning, because those who had lasted until the end were all exceptionally formidable experts. Unless someone overwhelmingly powerful appeared, they could only wear each other down one by one.
Among experts at the second level of the Realm of Gods, there were rarely any figures capable of utterly overwhelming the rest.
A count of the remaining contestants on the arena revealed that every universe was fairly evenly matched, with little difference in the strength of those still standing.
So far, Universe 1 had two people left—Confrey and Stidia. Confrey was engaged in a fierce battle with Mephia. Universes 2 and 3 had both been completely eliminated. Universe 4 had only the other Empty Cicada, Damon, remaining, greatly reducing its threat. Universe 5 still had three people: one was the werewolf currently fighting Selyne, while the other two were locked in a group battle with Son Goku and Vegeta.
Universe 6 still had Hit and Posalen. Universe 7 had more survivors: Myers, Son Goku, Vegeta, and Android 18 were all still standing. Piccolo and Gohan had recently been defeated by the dark life-form Stidia, while Android 17, Android 21, and Bardock had likewise fallen to powerful opponents. Universe 8 had only three people left, all extremely formidable experts. Universe 9 had been completely eliminated. Universe 10 still had Selyne, Mephia, Xia Qing, and Silica, while Zangya and Wopuni had already been defeated. Universe 11 had two left—Toppo and the long-eared Dyspo. Universe 12 had the most remaining contestants, with four still left.
Every one of these twenty-odd contestants was immensely powerful, among the very best in their respective universes.
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