First round of the ranking tournament.
Tiffania and Brian faced Masahiko Kimura.
Basil Hawkins faced Claude.
At the same time,
battles of vastly different styles unfolded in the other duel arenas.
Inuyasha encountered the paladin Sulla from Claymore World.
Valery, a "Nuclear Worlder" clad in Kamen Rider armor in its "Orthrus Vulcan" form, ran into Nurarihyon.
Yami Sukehiro fought Hody Jones, while Kakuzu fought Krieg.
Bang faced Jared, who was in Gargoyle form.
Sesshomaru faced Scorch of the Sea Star Snowman Tribe.
Galdino, the Wax-Wax Fruit user, faced Ma Yao, a Dharma Protector of the Path of Peace.
Bernadotte, the Master of Van Helsing, "Archer" from State Religion World, faced Shuo Uchiha.
It could be said that both the excitement and the chaos far surpassed the previous tournament.
Countless people were dazzled, unable to take it all in.
Especially the billions upon billions of viewers living in the Dassel Galaxy and Talha Galaxy.
They were utterly stunned.
Although they could not tell who was who, what races they were, or what abilities they possessed,
their minds were still deeply drawn into these battles.
It also sparked the interest of the powerhouses within the two galaxies.
That was precisely why the World Government had sent the broadcast signal over through the Deviluke Kingdom.
However, the strength gap between some opponents was clearly far too great.
Like how Brian easily defeated Masahiko Kimura.
Patry, Divine Wind, Sesshomaru, Superalloy Darkshine, Rihan Nura, Yuno, Hancock, Naraku, Bang, Nagato Uzumaki, and others all defeated their opponents in a single move.
The whole process was so fast that the audience did not even see it clearly.
Even the referee-ball devices were half a beat too slow.
Of course, there were also contestants locked in evenly matched fights.
Such as Daz Bones, the Dice-Dice Fruit user, and