"The third round begins!"
As the referee's voice rang through the entire beast arena like a mighty bell, the already oppressive atmosphere surged to a new peak, as though the air itself had congealed, leaving everyone struggling to breathe.
Over in the other two arenas, the matches had proceeded in orderly fashion, without any unexpected incidents.
In one group, Lin Ye of the Lin Family had relied on his formidable strength to eliminate the Mittel Family's contestant like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
But now, almost no one paid much attention to the matches involving Lin Ye and Mu Zhan. Every gaze seemed drawn by a magnet, fixed firmly on Xiao Qian's arena.
Everyone knew perfectly well that Xiao Qian and his partner faced an unprecedented challenge.
Clang!
A dull, grating sound shattered the brief silence, like a heavy hammer striking everyone's heart.
The gates on either side slowly opened, and amid clouds of rising dust, another four Magic Wolves were released.
The moment these four Magic Wolves entered the arena, their powerful presence surged toward everyone like raging waves.
They were even larger than the previous Magic Wolves, like small mountains, with sharply defined muscles bulging across their bodies.
Their savage eyes gleamed with bloodlust, like demons from hell, striking fear into anyone who looked at them.
"Peak second-rank Magic Wolves..."
Someone in the stands could not help murmuring, a trace of helplessness in their voice.
Even powerful Dou Shi would have to tread carefully against them, as though walking on thin ice. Yet Xiao Qian and Nalan Yanran still had to contend with the Wolf King that commanded the other Magic Wolves, along with the five under its command.
That made eight Magic Wolves in total. The mere thought made everyone's scalp prickle, as though countless