On the combat stage.
The martial gathering continued, seemingly endless, as one young martial artist after another took the stage to fight. Some were evenly matched, requiring a hundred moves to decide the victor, while others ended the fight in a single strike.
Ling Feng of the Flash Spirit Tribe teleported behind his opponent, defeating them with a single strike before they could even react.
You Lang of the Howling Celestial Wolf Tribe unleashed a single wolf howl that turned his opponent's face pale and caused them to tremble, conceding defeat of their own accord.
Aside from them, Imperial Sword Valley and the Thundercloud Bird Tribe each possessed a monstrous talent.
Zhuo Jianhao of Imperial Sword Valley, acting as a natal swordsman, did not even draw his spiritual sword; with just a casual sweep of his blade, he batted his opponent flying.
Meanwhile, Lei Yunhao of the Thundercloud Bird Tribe proved equally terrifying, spitting out a lightning ball from his mouth that directly roasted his opponent into charcoal and nearly cost a life.
Every Great Power boasted top-tier monstrous talents. Besides these monsters, there were others who, while slightly weaker, still counted as formidable prodigies.
For instance, Yan Huo of the Black Flame Tribe, Mo Lang of the Howling Celestial Wolf Tribe, and others might have been inferior in strength compared to monsters like Yang Tiancheng and Yan Lan Tian, but they were definitely no worse than Lin Huang, Tang Gu, and the rest.
Time passed unheeded as the first round of battles drew near a close.
Under these tournament rules, whether challenging or being challenged, once a martial artist had fought a single match, they could no longer take the stage and had to wait until the next round to fight again.
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