"Now, the drawing for the first round of the one-on-one arena matches begins!"
The majestic voice resounded across the entire continent.
Xu Jingming stood in the contestants' area, calmly watching the massive Holographic Projection screen that had appeared ahead.
On the screen, the names of the 100 advancing contestants scrolled rapidly.
Soon, the screen froze, displaying the pairings for the fifty matches of the first round.
"Damn it! I'm finished—I drew Roy in the first round!"
"Hehe, my luck isn't great either. I got Moon Shadow."
"Haha, I got lucky. My opponent isn't strong!"
"..."
Whispers immediately rose throughout the contestants' area.
Some rejoiced while others worried. Roy, the uncrowned king, remained as cold and expressionless as ever.
It was as though nothing could stir his emotions.
Xu Jingming glanced over the match list. His bout was the tenth match of the first round.
His opponent was Carlos from the Black Rock Empire.
"Carlos..."
Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow slightly as information about his opponent swiftly surfaced in his mind.
Carlos was the number one genius of the Black Rock Empire. He had mastered the Earth Element Law, and his Life Domain had reached the seventeenth level. His defensive power was astonishing.
During the arena melee, he had relied on the formidable defense of the Earth Element Law and the recovery abilities of the Life Domain.
He had forcibly dragged two other Law-level contestants down until their Origin Energy was exhausted, ultimately claiming victory.
Still, he was hardly a threatening opponent to Xu Jingming.
"Xu Jingming, it seems your luck isn't very good.
Out of so many opponents, you happened to draw someone who has mastered the Earth Element Law."
A cool voice came from behind him.
Xu Jingming turned around and saw Moon Shadow walking over on her round,