"Who would claim the championship? Who would obtain the S-rank Resource? Find out in the exciting matches to come!"
"Now, let us begin the random matchups for the first stage!"
The host's impassioned voice echoed above the arena, stirring wave after wave of cheers from the stands.
Two enormous wheels appeared at the center of the massive Holographic Projection screen.
The wheels displayed the names of all participating Star Tier and Star Radiance Tier contestants.
The wheels spun at high speed, gradually slowing beneath the gazes of tens of millions of spectators before finally stopping and pairing the contestants.
After dozens of matchups, a massive battle schedule appeared on the Holographic Projection screen.
"The schedule has been finalized! There will be thirty rounds of matches each day!
"Every contestant will fight two matches per day. The first-stage same-tier ranking matches are expected to conclude within fifteen days!"
As the host spoke, Xu Jingming swept his gaze across the schedule and quickly found his own match arrangements.
His battle against the Star Radiance Seventh-Order contestant from Spirit Pivot Sacred Land would take place in the second match on the eighth day.
"Only two matches a day? What a waste of time."
Xu Jingming frowned slightly.
To the live audience, being able to watch fierce battles every moment over the next half month naturally made the ticket price worthwhile.
But for him, he could crush opponents of the same tier without even using his Dharma Form.
His two daily matches would take, at most, half an hour to finish.
He could not possibly spend the rest of the time simply going back to rest.
It would be best if he could find somewhere to hunt demon beasts and harvest Ability Points.
Of course, it could not be too far away, or he