After Lin Bai sat down, Kang Xiao asked, "Now that all thirty-two Qualification Tokens have taken their seats, do any of the disciples present still have objections?"
"If you think their strength is inferior to yours and that they have no right to sit in those seats, I can give you a chance to challenge them. If you win, you can naturally take their place!"
"If there are no objections, then let us begin the second round—the arena battles!"
Kang Xiao asked all the martial artists present.
"Objections? How could we possibly dare to have any objections?"
"Exactly. Every one of these thirty-two people is a ruthless character."
"Di Xia, Shi Yezhou, Tong Ji, Xu Jiangsheng, and Meng Yue—these are all the hottest figures this year. They're all hailed as the strongest Earth Core Realm martial artists beneath the Spirit Child Realm!"
"The first thirty-one are all genuinely at the peak of the Earth Core Realm. As for the thirty-second, Lin Bai, his cultivation is far too low—but that fellow just defeated Yu Tienan with a single punch!"
"What objections could we possibly have?"
After Kang Xiao finished speaking, many disciples fell silent and pondered. In the end, they could only shake their heads helplessly.
Half an hour later, not a single martial artist had challenged anyone occupying a Qualification Token seat.
Kang Xiao immediately said with a smile, "Very well. Next, we'll proceed to the second round of the Spirit Child Battle—the arena battles!"
As he spoke, Kang Xiao took a box from his Storage Bag and said, "There are thirty-two balls in this box. Each ball bears a number, from 1 to 32."
"After this, I'll randomly draw two numbered balls. Those will be the opponents in the arena battle!"
"Defeat your opponent, and you'll advance to the