In the stands, the seating area of the Tenth Divine Domain.
"Who would've thought? Zi Yu advanced so easily."
"Yeah, such good luck, running into an opponent who underestimated him."
"Exactly. His strength isn't even as good as mine."
"You? You're the guy who got eliminated in the second round." Someone looked at the braggart with utter disdain.
"I-I was just unlucky. I ran into an expert in the second round."
"An expert? Did the expert who beat you make it into the top thirty-two?" An Otsutsuki immediately found the flaw in his words.
"Th-That..." The Otsutsuki turned his head away awkwardly.
"Zi Yu's pretty good, actually. He made it into the top sixteen. I didn't bet enough on him."
"Same here. I only bet five thousand divine power points. If I'd known, I would've put down more."
"Come on, hurry and place your bets. The top sixteen is about to begin."
The Otsutsuki in another row began discussing betting odds again. They did not care at all about what they might learn from the battles; all they cared about was the profit they could gain.
The battles onstage reached the top sixteen, and one Otsutsuki caught Li Yu's attention.
He was a third-tier expert from the First Divine Domain, Otsutsuki Jiaorong. His close-quarters combat was exceptionally formidable. Unlike ordinary Otsutsuki, who relied on strength to win, his techniques had been honed to the fullest.
(This style of fighting can bring out more than one hundred percent of one's strength. It's very similar to Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's fighting style!)
Li Yu cut through opponent after opponent and quickly entered the top four. If he won one more match, he would advance to the finals.
"Otsutsuki Zi Yu of the Tenth Divine Domain, I watched your matches. You're a body-strengthening type, and