But if they did not sign the so-called life-and-death pact, Saint Lord Taichu basically would not give them this opportunity.
So when faced with something like this, they had to listen whether they wanted to or not. There was simply no way around it.
One after another, they stepped forward and pressed their fingerprints onto it. Their faces were filled with panic, but no matter how frightened they were, they could only swallow their anger.
Saint Lord Taichu said to them, "If you want to become the best among masters, the first thing is to see whether you actually have the ability and skill. Press your fingerprints on it."
"After all, I have always believed that only those with the courage to press their fingerprints can be considered true warriors."
"As for all that other nonsense, put it aside. I have no interest in listening to you talk such rubbish."
"Besides, to put it bluntly, you have disappointed me far too much lately."
After saying just a few words, he looked at them and said, "Fine. Every one of you has signed the life-and-death pact. You are all quite something."
"Just from that spirit of yours, I can tell that your abilities and strength are definitely greater than I imagined. I'll stand on the arena, and you can come up one at a time to challenge me and fight me. Whoever kills me first will get the Dragon Pearl first. In short, first come, first served."
Saint Lord Taichu deliberately changed into a plain outfit to protect his clothes, because, bluntly speaking, he had an extremely serious obsession with cleanliness.
He could not stand the thought of his clothes suffering any problems during a fight, such as getting dirty. That would be as unbearable to him as losing his life.