"It seems Fellow Daoist Ao has seen through this gamble very clearly. As you said, they really have gathered according to the principle that birds of a feather flock together. Although the order and positions of entry were scrambled, the five major races have actually assembled in separate groups, and even formed divisions among themselves. It's practically exactly as expected." Lord Yun laughed.
"Heh, everyone is merely banding together." I smiled. Earlier, I had briefly discussed tactics with the disciples and explained the taboos they needed to observe when disguised as Heavenly Dao cultivators of the various races. Thus, after entering, they quickly blended into their respective groups.
A major banker was holding down the human-immortal side, and several teams looked exceptionally elite. Since this was a battle to qualify for the top thirty-two, I had selected three contestants from each race and taken them as pieces under my command. Although the minor bankers I had chosen from each race would direct and lead them, there were still many things I could control. For example, Shao Zi had already infiltrated the human-immortal teams and joined the teams of the three contestants who served as my pieces.
The teams here were mostly three- or four-person squads, depending on their circles of friends and acquaintances. Naturally, there were larger teams as well. Some of the major bankers' teams even had eight or nine people in a single group. Overall, however, the human immortals had still gathered together.
I closed my eyes, and my consciousness soon slipped secretly into the competition. I was possessing distinctive ornaments carried by several of my disciples. Shao Zi, for example, had a brooch pinned to her lapel. This allowed me to see the situation in the competition clearly and also helped me find possible spies sent over