The first martial artist was eliminated, but in the eyes of ordinary martial artists, it did not draw much attention...
Being eliminated from a martial arts match was perfectly normal.
Moreover, quite a few martial artists had even begun to question the rules of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard. Eliminating martial artists in this manner seemed far too baseless, and it was impossible to truly and effectively determine the strongest.
Take Nu Feng of the Devil Race, for example. He had lost three times in a row yet had not been eliminated, which inevitably raised suspicions of unfairness.
However, they had failed to realize that this Great Era Competition was merely a preview of the future of the universe. There had never been any question of rules or a lack thereof.
On the contrary, the many Celestial Venerables throughout the universe took this exceptionally seriously.
The first prodigy to be eliminated...
Was named Guan Quan.
He was a member of the Tang Chen Race.
The Tang Chen Race was an obscure minor race. It could not even be considered a second-rate race, yet it had given birth to a prodigy. This race controlled only three great worlds, and those three great worlds were extremely barren frontier worlds. Thus, no major power was willing to invade such a race.
"Could it be... that the crisis of this Great Era will arise from such an obscure minor race?"
Within the Human Dao Alliance, Cloud Fox Celestial Venerable looked at the black-and-white chess pieces and murmured.
"A mere Tang Chen Race could be wiped out by any few Rank Ten holy lands joining forces. Do they have the ability to unleash a crisis?" Yun Luo asked in confusion.
Cloud Fox Celestial Venerable smiled faintly. "A minor race like this is nothing to fear,