The open space around the perimeter seemed incredibly spacious again.
All the participating martial artists had entered the competition zone, leaving only logistical staff and media reporters behind.
A screen had already been set up in front of the Tournament Committee's tent.
At the moment, the screen was still blank, with no content displayed.
Over the first few hours, factors like luck meant that some contestants might not have encountered any Fierce Beasts yet.
The real-time leaderboard would definitely need to be delayed for some time before the rankings were activated.
However, the tournament organizers already had a ranking list of their own.
The words "Lingshan City—Li Yuan" stood prominently near the top, with twenty-three points, ranked fourth...
Meanwhile, the media reporters were not idle either.
They had long since started writing their articles.
Everything Chishan City's Director Zheng Yu had said earlier was reported in full.
Chief referee Yan Ge's criticism was reported as well.
The Youth Martial Tournament's opening had given the reporters a wonderful opportunity to draw attention.
Lingshan City, Lingshan No.1 High School.
Today was Monday, a workday.
Within First High School, the students were paying close attention to this year's Youth Martial Tournament.
The students of Class Nine and Class Fourteen were watching even more closely.
One after another, they secretly refreshed their phones, wanting to see the real-time points rankings.
It was almost noon.
The real-time points rankings should have been released by now.
The students were all excited.
The students of these two classes had endured plenty of ridicule lately.
Especially from the second- and third-year students, who seemed to have vented all their resentment toward Li Yuan on these two classes.
Faced with this situation, Class Nine and Class Fourteen instead stood even more firmly on Li Yuan's side.
They had begun