Paros Island.
Battle after battle across the four regions gave countless spectators a feast for their eyes.
All manner of outstanding swordsmen displayed their strength and flair before countless viewers.
Even swordsmen who had been unknown before entering now had supporters of their own.
That was the celebrity effect.
The Heaven Card Group had wasted no time designing a vast series of cards featuring the Swordsmanship Tournament's top thousand swordsmen.
They were made into card packs and distributed around the world.
The fame countless people pursued was on full display at that moment.
Sports betting around the world was also booming.
After years of growth at the Sky Arena, it had long since become familiar to the public.
With the start of the main tournament, this grand feast had officially begun.
The main tournament had now reached its third round.
Each of the four regions still had sixty-four competitors vying for a place in its top thirty-two.
Across all four regions, the Sky Arena would host a hundred and twenty-eight matches.
For a better viewing experience, however, those hundred and twenty-eight matches were spread over two days, with separate morning and afternoon sessions.
Thirty-two matches would take place at the same time.
By this point, almost all the powerful swordsmen had emerged.
Countless people had made a fortune as a result.
Much of the information about these swordsmen remained unclear or unknown.
Anyone with enough intelligence could certainly gain an advantage.
One seemingly ordinary Blind Swordsman, for instance, had extremely high betting odds.
Just when most people thought he would fail to make it through the next round, he defeated two famous, powerful swordsmen in succession.
A small number of people out at sea had witnessed this Blind Swordsman's extraordinary strength, so their informational advantage earned them a tremendous amount