Amid a chorus of curses and the heartbroken howls of the various races' representatives,
the final match of the first round of qualifying finally came to an end. At long last, things had settled down!
The preliminary list of the top sixteen was:
Humanity, Bose, Silicon-based, Dark Universe, Apocalypse, Gamma, Celestial, Stardust, Insect, Hidden Spirit, Crystal, Star Mirror, Purple Thunder, Cave Heaven, Loom, and 煞皇族
Many of them were members of the Carbon Alliance. It was no exaggeration to say they dominated the competition!
What surprised Jiang Nan was that Jing Ming had actually made good use of all that money. He'd beaten the Divine Son and secured a spot in the next round!
Heavenly Reason cleared her throat twice:
(??v?v?) "I hereby announce the official end of the first round of qualifying! Members on the qualifying list will receive a reward of 1.5 million qualifying points!"
"But the list isn't set in stone yet. Next comes the first round of challenge matches!"
"The eliminated contestants may use their challenge rights to challenge any member of the top sixteen! However, they must put up 1.5 million points from their race's total as a wager!"
"Those who are challenged may not refuse. But if they receive multiple challenges, they may choose which one to accept. Now... let the challenges begin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the eyes of the eliminated races all turned red!
The two battered members of the Chaos Race were the first to speak, pointing straight at the Purple Thunder Race!
?(｀益?(#) "The Chaos Race chooses to challenge the Purple Thunder Race!"
But they weren't the only ones. Liu Tie of the Metal Race hurriedly shouted:
(#▼皿▼)? "I'm challenging the Purple Thunder Race too! I refuse to accept this! Why do they get to advance while I