The second round of the group elimination matches officially ended.
Of the eight groups, only twelve contestants remained in each.
During this time,
several matches had been particularly intense, stirring the spectators into excited cheers.
Li Chaoge of Group B faced Jenny Milran, the Freedom Federation's third seed.
Xue Ming of Group C faced Norton Lane, the Freedom Federation's first seed.
Sheng Luni of Group F faced Velilia, the catfolk and the Orc Royal Court's second seed.
And these first seeds had once again shown remarkable tacit understanding, none of them bringing their contracted divine beasts onto the stage to fight alongside them.
This might have been the strangest Global Magic Beast Championship ever.
From beginning to end, every highly anticipated first seed—even the second seeds—had not brought their contracted divine beasts onto the stage!
This left many spectators who were deeply curious about divine beasts sighing in disappointment.
Still, it did not affect the brilliance of the matches.
Li Chaoge, that valiant and peerlessly beautiful female swordmaster, sent a single sword soaring into the heavens and slew Jenny beneath her blade, showing everyone what it meant for "light clouds to part the moon in a windless night, blossoms blooming with cold shadows reflecting a startled swan."
After Norton Lane saw his own third seed defeated by Li Chaoge's single sword strike, he naturally displayed the terror and tyranny of his Chaos Demon bloodline as well. Not only did he slay Xue Ming's physical body, but Xue Ming's divine beast, the Sky-Devouring Python, was nearly constricted and strangled to death by him.
The Dragon Kingdom and Freedom Federation teams seemed to be competing against each other.
Whenever they encountered an opponent from the other side, they would absolutely show no mercy.
As for Princess Sheng Luni...
her match drew even