Eight universes were taking part this time, with eighty contestants in total.
The contestants had all sorts of unusual appearances and belonged to a wide range of races.
Clearly, they were all among the finest warriors in their respective universes.
And thanks to the two-week postponement, every universe was considerably stronger than in the original story.
Of course, there were exceptions.
Lin Chen's gaze fell on the contestants from Universe 4 and Universe 9.
Compared with the original story, the lineups of both universes seemed to have changed, with Universe 4 showing the greatest difference.
Many familiar faces were gone.
Naturally, this was because the two universes had recently ambushed Lin Chen, only to fail and suffer heavy losses themselves.
As Lin Chen studied the two universes, their contestants seemed to sense his gaze. They immediately looked frightened, as though they had seen a ghost.
"Heh, the fighters from Universe 4 and Universe 9 are pretty weak." Beerus came over and stood beside Lin Chen.
"They brought it on themselves. Once the tournament starts, I'll eliminate those two universes first."
Suddenly, Lin Chen's gaze sharpened.
A group of figures in red uniforms had just appeared in the Ring.
Needless to say, they were the team from Universe 11, the strongest universe competing in this Tournament of Power.
All of Universe 11's contestants belonged to its team of heroes, the Pride Troopers.
Several members of this team were already close to the level of a God of Destruction, and one of them had surpassed that level long ago.
Lin Chen had met that man once before and had fought a fierce, prolonged battle against him.
He was Jiren of Universe 11.
Just as Lin Chen looked at Jiren, Jiren met his gaze.
Their eyes locked across the intervening space.
Immediately, a