[The top sixty-four have been decided! Contestant Chen Yan, please draw your opponent for the next round!]
The system's cold prompt pulled Chen Yan back from his memories of the match.
Chen Yan casually tapped the draw button on the virtual screen before him. While he waited for the match results, he opened the replay of his previous match's livestream.
The comments flooded the screen, almost completely covering it.
As he browsed through them, he gave a measured assessment.
"White Dragon didn't make me feel as much pressure as that cult martial artist I killed in West District 3."
Still, Chen Yan knew exactly where he stood. Against these opponents, his strength was on an entirely different level.
As for the viewers in his match's livestream, their comments were much the same. Most were shocked and confused by how instantly he had taken out his opponent.
"What just happened? I blinked, and the guy was gone?"
"Was that the fastest match this round? Is there even a close second?"
"Definitely no close second! I just came over from Goddess Gu Lin's match next door, and they haven't even decided the winner there yet. This one's already over?"
"Who is this Chen Yan, anyway? How come I've never heard of him before?"
Before long, some curious viewers linked him to another name.
"Wait, that ruthless one-shot style... doesn't it seem familiar? Could he be that 'Yama'?"
The guess immediately sparked heated discussion.
"No way! I'm a longtime Yama fan. I watched every one of his Ranked Matches, and I've never seen him use that fire dragon move!"
"I have reason to suspect that was a Divine Ability Rank martial skill!"
"Someone upstairs knows their stuff, huh?"
"Absolutely terrifying! Just terrifying!"
"Right. Yama's fighting style is all about overwhelming his opponents with