The atmosphere of the finals was even livelier than imagined.
Although the points were basically set in stone, aside from disciples with similar scores, there was almost no room for a comeback.
But because of the Popularity Ranking Iron Abacus had created,
many disciples who were not even in the top hundred still had plenty of supporters, who voted for them and frantically bought merchandise for their favorite contestants.
As a result, even for the sake of the Spirit Stone profit sharing afterward, the participating disciples had all chosen to enter the finals, repaying those who had been tipping them from the other side of the Live Broadcast Jade Talisman.
After the draw, the notice board displayed the first round's matchups.
Below the stage, Dapeng broke into a cold sweat for Kong Xuan.
Those who could make it into the top hundred, or even the top ten, were no true weaklings.
Kong Xuan ranked seventh, while Zhao Gongming ranked tenth. There were three places between them, but everyone knew those rankings could not represent their true strength.
The area around the Arena was packed with disciples. There were even disciples squatting, lying prone, and sprawled out on the Auspicious Clouds overhead, making themselves comfortable however they pleased so long as they could see the Arena.
The discussion area of the Communication Jade Talisman had exploded half an hour earlier, with messages scrolling so quickly that the eye could not keep up.
Zhao Gongming's mastery of Full-System Spell Rotation ranked among the top five in Farm Teachings.
And Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light was a killing move that even Grand Unity Golden Immortals were unwilling to take head-on.
The two stepped onto the Arena. Kong Xuan habitually adjusted his cuffs, while Zhao Gongming flexed his finger joints, producing faint cracking sounds.