"Here are the people you need to watch out for this year: Liu Yeye, An Yiyang, Sun Liang, Xie Yiming, Zhou Tong..."
"All of them gave outstanding performances in last year's tournament. I'm sure you already know something about them, but I also have another list here-new talents who have recently risen like an unexpected army!"
"First is Meng Du of the Red-Scale Training Institute!"
"He possesses an Innate Gift..."
While Gong Yuan painstakingly explained the tournament situation to Fang Qianyuan, analyzing the major opponents from the various academies, the people from other academies who had already arrived at Headquarters were doing much the same.
They divided these opponents into three broad categories. The first comprised people like Liu Yeye and An Yiyang, who had performed exceptionally in the past and reached Eight Turns or above. The second consisted of those who had neither placed in the top eight nor reached Eight Turns, but had nonetheless made clear progress and carried enough weight to matter this year.
These were opponents whose abilities could be assessed and anticipated. Everyone had comprehensive information on them; at most, they differed in which details they considered important.
The final category, however, was reserved for newly emerged geniuses who had never competed before.
Among them, Meng Du unquestionably stood foremost. With his Innate Gift and Ninth Transformation cultivation, he was widely favored to reach the highest places, or even contend for Tournament Champion.
Against an opponent like that, not only were the chances of victory slim, but one might also pay a devastating price. That was something none of the academies could accept.
Then came the geniuses of varying prominence from the major academies.
Since spirit creatures each had their own temperaments, and Spirit Tamers possessed a rich variety of abilities, the academies once again