Standing Unshaken

The first round had a rule for byes, because no one knew who would be willing to take part in this contest, so naturally it could only be handled that way.

But by the second round, byes were no longer possible.

After someone stepped onto the arena, if no one answered the challenge within half a quarter of an hour, the mystic treasure would directly select someone of the same tier from among those—or demon kings—who had passed the first round and send them up.

If one did not want to face a prodigy from a sacred land, or a demon king with a Divine Beast Bloodline, then the timing of one's appearance became rather crucial.

Those willing to take part in the selection had already resolved to go to the three-way deathmatch, so naturally they had to get themselves onto the final list of twenty.

"This Wang is untalented. I wonder who would be willing to grant me instruction?"

A figure stepped onto the Tier 4 Late Stage arena, and as this person appeared, figures also appeared in the other three arenas at once.

And as the four of them took their places, several figures rushed toward the four arenas almost instantly.

At this moment, those defending the arenas were neither sacred-land disciples nor Divine Beast Bloodline holders, so they counted as relatively good choices.

Among those willing to take part in the selection, there were actually no soft persimmons in any real sense. All of them were powerhouses among their peers.

Without that confidence and strength, they would already have fallen in the first round.

Many people did not want to face sacred-land disciples or demon kings with Divine Beast Bloodlines; more often, they wanted to observe a few more times, so they could know what to expect.