Beginning

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Rui Chi of the Horned Demon Clan's death failed to stir up much of a commotion.

Or rather, before the Plum Gathering, the death of a Horned Demon Clan genius was nothing more than a trivial matter.

Even if the Horned Demon Clan suspected Chen Fan, or even decided that he was the culprit, there was nothing they could do...

The Plum Gathering finals officially began as well.

The finals would also take place within the illusion realm inside the Eclosion Tower.

This time, however, only two hundred martial artists were participating, so they could naturally enter the Eclosion Tower at the same time.

The mechanism for matching opponents was based on the strength each participant had already displayed.

The stronger someone was, the less likely they were to be matched against another strong opponent early on. Thus, the battles that truly determined victory often came later.

Matches involving those considered weaker would also be held sooner.

It was similar to the second round.

Audiences in every viewing venue could watch the ongoing battles through the crystal walls outside.

With so few participants this time, only one battle would take place at a time.

Every projected crystal wall displayed the same scene.

There were two hundred martial artists in total. Everyone had to fight each of the other one hundred and ninety-nine martial artists once, bringing the total number of battles to nearly twenty thousand!

This round would also last an extremely long time.

Another golden ranking board had been set up in every viewing venue.

The names of all two hundred contestants were listed upon it.

Everyone's number of matches and current points would be displayed there.

A victory earned one point, while defeats and draws earned no points.

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