"Whoosh!" Unexpectedly, another token suddenly shot toward that bamboo slip, striking it at once. Light flashed, and with a soft crack, the bamboo slip dissolved into specks of spiritual light.
"Ah, someone beat me to it!" Du Chengfeng said glumly at the sight. With a beckoning gesture, he sent his token shooting toward another bamboo slip.
"Whoosh!" But the token flashed with spiritual light in midair, suddenly turned purple, and flew back into Du Chengfeng's hand on its own.
"Huh? Three-seven-one?" Du Chengfeng froze. Seeing the number three-seven-one written on the other side, he asked in bewilderment, "Are there really that many lineages participating?"
The others also looked over curiously. Iron Lady quickly said, "Oh, surely not. It should mean the third match and number seventy-one!"
"Oh, so that's it!" Understanding dawned on Du Chengfeng. Looking closely, he saw that the three was separated from the seventy-one by a fair distance. When he flipped it over, he found another three before the thirty-four originally inscribed on the jade plaque.
"Haha, we're fighting in the third match! I wonder who our opponents are?" Dong Santong said with a laugh.
"Mm." Li Xiaoya nodded beside him. Looking around, he saw the members of the other lineages whispering among themselves. Apparently, they had finished drawing lots as well. He now understood how the draw worked: once someone else selected your number, you could no longer select anyone else's. It was certainly a quick and simple method.
"Whoosh!" Just then, Nine Profound Fairy pointed with her delicate hand. The remaining bamboo slips in the air flashed and dissolved into specks of light, which all shot toward her and gathered before her into a jade slip once more. Only then did she speak. "All right, the draw is complete. Those lineages assigned to the first