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Time passed, and the Grand Tournament proceeded in orderly fashion.
Three months later, the massive tournament, with tens of thousands of participants, was drawing to a close. Through the frenzied slaughter, true Demon Kings were beginning to emerge.
Boom!
A massive Scorpion Demon drove his sharp tail through the opponent before him. With a swing, he hoisted the Demon into the air and tore him apart.
"Awooo!"
The Scorpion Demon roared. His bloodthirsty eyes followed his stunned opponent until the Demon vanished from the arena. His fighting spirit burned hotter than ever.
"Kertas! Kertas!"
The spectators cheered themselves hoarse for the victorious Demon.
The enormous Scorpion Demon slowly reared up. He raised his great tail high, then curled it into a number.
99!
He was a powerful Demon on the verge of earning the Hundred-Kill Title.
That was no small feat. Demons of the same level were countless, but winning a hundred matches in a row while holding one's arena was beyond any ordinary Demon.
Anyone who managed it ranked among the finest of their level, perhaps even among its kings.
"Ninety-nine," the massive Scorpion Demon murmured. "Just one more Demon, and I'll earn the Hundred-Kill Title. Once I do, the lords of the Burning Legion are bound to notice me. Then I might receive an invitation..."
His gaze rose toward the enclosed halls above the arena. That was where the legion's important figures sat.
He did not know whether his hard-fought battles had caught their attention, but he could hope.
Not every battle drew members of the Burning Legion, let alone its leaders. They had battles of their own to fight, challengers to face, and internal struggles to contend with.
Few Burning Legion members had lost to outsiders of the