Yi Tian handed the remaining two admission tickets to Bai Qiu Li and Jiang Che, while Wan Jiang voluntarily bowed out.
As a support, Zhou Mo Yao would have had a hard time fighting one-on-one.
Yi Tian said, "Once Ye Xiu loses, it'll be your turn."
Everyone already understood the rules. As long as they won, they could keep fighting. But a single loss would get them expelled, and they would need another admission ticket to fight again.
Bai Qiu Li and Jiang Che nodded. Everyone focused on Ye Xiu, waiting to see how his "first time" would go.
Soon, Ye Xiu found a match-
[Your opponent has been matched: Blue Star-American Empire-Malik (virtual opponent).]
In an instant, Ye Xiu's surroundings transformed into an Arena, and a blond man glowing with fluorescent light appeared opposite him.
Excitement spread across Ye Xiu's face as the Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella in his hand transformed into a long saber.
Yi Tian looked puzzled. "A virtual opponent?"
Wei Yuan explained, "Based on Great Xia's experience over the years, we've identified a pattern in Starfield Glory-"
"In the bronze and silver ranks, all matched opponents are virtual. You can think of them as projections of Professionals with combat instincts..."
"And these projections all come from Professionals who participated in Starfield Glory in the past."
"Only at gold rank and above are you matched against real opponents in real time."
Yi Tian understood. "Bots."
Wei Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "These virtual opponents fight just as well as the Professionals themselves. You can't underestimate them."
"And supposedly, below starfall rank, you'll only be matched against opponents from your current world."
"Once you reach starfall rank or above, you can be matched against opponents across starfields!"
Starfield Glory defined "starfields" as planets and realms.