"These competition rules were devised to make things as fair as possible, but there are a few points you need to watch out for. First, you may only craft and use a single Soul Tool. Whether you pursue offense or defense will depend on your own strengths."
"And when crafting your Soul Tool, you must not expend too much energy. Otherwise, you risk being eliminated in the subsequent skills contest. Moreover, the higher your skills score, the greater the advantage you'll have in the quarterfinals that follow. So, from the very start of the six-hour Soul Tool Crafting session, the three of you must have a thorough plan."
All three underground powers attached great importance to the championship, and the Ordinary Alliance and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce showed signs of joining forces against the Xishui Alliance. Thus, the three parties had held countless consultations over the competition format for the Finals before finally settling on this arrangement: to have the competition decided, as far as possible, by the strength of their representative Soul Engineers.
Of course, viewed as a whole, the Ordinary Alliance and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce still had the better end of the deal. After all, they had six contestants between them, which made tactical arrangements much easier.
Once Chen An finished his explanation, Nangong Wan's expression grew solemn. He said in a low voice, "The three of you are representing our Xishui Alliance in this competition. We have great confidence in your abilities, but you must be prepared to face the other two parties simultaneously. They will very likely direct their tactical arrangements against us.
"Since you are exerting yourselves for our Xishui Alliance, we certainly won't let your efforts go unrewarded. Whichever one of you wins the championship, our Xishui Alliance will provide an