"Who... goes first?" Duan Tianfeng's voice had barely faded when a wave of commotion broke out among the top one hundred powerhouses. They clearly nudged one another back and forth, hesitant to make a move.
"I'll go." Xiao Yan and Yu Renran exchanged a glance, then stepped forward together to draw lots from the wooden box. Since no one else was willing to take the lead, the two of them were naturally happy to do so. After all, they were both quite confident in their own strength.
There was no need to hide anything at this stage. They just needed to draw their opponents directly and defeat them. As long as their luck wasn't exceptionally terrible, they naturally wouldn't encounter Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian or Two-star Dou Xian Perfection powerhouses. Such powerhouses would probably only be met at the very end.
Although Xiao Yan was currently only at the Two-star Dou Xian Early Stage, his combat power made dealing with early and mid-stage Two-star Dou Xian as simple as child's play. He found Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian powerhouses slightly troublesome, and as for Two-star Dou Xian Perfection powerhouses, he would need to go all out. After all, anyone able to participate in the Eastern Continent Tournament was no Nameless Nobody.
"Rustle, rustle!" After some searching, Xiao Yan finally drew Blue 25, while Yu Renran drew Blue 20.
Xiao Yan had also worried that the two of them might draw each other in a duel, so he wanted to use his Soul Power to probe the wooden box directly to avoid this issue. Who could have known, however, that extremely formidable barriers had been set upon the wooden box? The Forged Blade Thunder Valley had clearly anticipated this kind of cheating method and prohibited it in advance.
"It seems we won't