At this point, naturally, no one would choose to give up. Even the Eastern branch and those weaker branches were the same. They were unwilling to give up; even if hope was slim, they still had to fight for it.
The competition among the older generation of martial artists began first.
Bai Luosheng presided over matters from the air and announced the rules of the arena matches.
"Do you all see these thirty-two arenas? There is only the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn. Once that incense burns out, only one person may remain on each of the thirty-two arenas. There will be thirty-two people remaining in total, and only those thirty-two may exchange insights with the contestants from my main family," Bai Luosheng said slowly.
Looking around, a great number of Bai family experts had appeared and prepared all thirty-two arenas. They had been fully spread out, displaying the Bai family's lavish methods in full.
Bai Luosheng continued, "We will begin with the older generation's matches. Light the incense and begin timing!"
The large incense stick was planted, and the time began to be counted. At the same time, it declared that the arena competition had officially begun.
The many martial artists did not dare be careless. Quite a few could no longer wait and rushed onto the arenas, seeking to seize a place for themselves.
Where there was one, there was a second. In the blink of an eye, countless martial artists on the arenas were fighting until their heads were bloodied, locked in an inseparable melee.
Bai Yishan and the other two martial artists from the Eastern branch did not hurry to act, instead choosing to watch from the side. After observing for a short while, Bai Yishan seemed to see little opportunity