"Wuhu, the big one's coming! Is it really going to be a Martial Saint and Demon King free-for-all?"
"Where are you? Get over here and listen. Is some lousy pastry really that good?"
"Mmph, in a second. Are they introducing the match order? I've never even seen Great Martial Masters fight. Wouldn't it be way too exciting if they went straight to Martial Saints? Will there be beautiful Martial Saint ladies? Hehehe."
"Heh, beautiful Martial Saints? If you dare stare, they'll smash your head in."
"Martial Saints might come, but the ones coming probably won't be actual Martial Saints. It feels more like some kind of new Shadow Play..."
On Azure Stone Street, the surging crowd stopped jostling and lingered in the streets.
In taverns, merchant guilds, painted boats... doors and windows in enclosed spaces were thrown open, heads poking out.
Even Perfected Elephant Grandmasters could not help being curious. What exactly was this Martial Saint and Demon King free-for-all that King of Huai had gone to such lengths to promote? The Whale Emperor could hold the Great Hunting Assembly because he possessed the strength to make the world lay down its arms and jointly raise a grand event.
King of Huai had only advanced a year ago. In terms of talent, he stood alone at the very peak; in terms of strength, however, he had yet to rank among the foremost. What gave him the right to make the court's Martial Saints shift their positions and cooperate? They had even heard that Martial Saints from the Southern Border and Northern Court were participating. Could this really be some sort of "open selection," backed by the Whale Emperor?
"Stone, get over here!"
"No. You can go watch that stuff yourselves. I already know all about it, clear as day. Don't