Blackwater City, Sacrifice Plaza.
At the very heart of Blackwater City lay a vast plaza spanning several miles. At its far end stood the Sacrifice Hall, where the gods were worshiped in hopes of favorable weather and good harvests in the coming year.
At the center of the plaza stood a stone platform, serving as the Martial Arts Arena.
The city's great factions and Lineages settled their disputes here through combat. Whenever major events arose, people from the city's various sects and factions also gathered here to discuss their plans.
It was early morning, and dawn had only just broken. At this hour, the streets usually saw no more than a handful of patrolmen wandering about.
But now!
The entire plaza roared with voices! From afar, the crowds looked like a black tide, stretching all the way to the horizon. The plaza was so vast, yet there wasn't a single spot left to stand.
They had all come from the countless sects and factions, great and small, throughout Blackwater City. Word had spread that a Genius Deathmatch would take place today, and they had flocked here.
And that wasn't all!
Plenty of people had also hurried over from the other cities and towns under Blackwater County. They crowded around the plaza's perimeter, craning their necks and straining to peer inside.
Around the Martial Arts Arena at the plaza's center stood row after row of seats.
Only Blackwater City's most powerful factions had the standing to sit there. The Luohe Martial Arts School, White Moon Gate, and County Office had all arrived and taken their seats.
At the Luohe Martial Arts School's seats sat a young woman in a Purple Gauze Skirt. She was breathtakingly beautiful, her cool elegance utterly captivating. Sitting there quietly, she looked like a celestial maiden from