The tournament continued. Each match lasted ten minutes, followed by ten minutes of challenger matches for the losers, making each round twenty minutes in total. With all matches running simultaneously, things moved along fairly quickly.
Soon, the second round began, and Wu Shaozhen was teleported into the arena again. This time, a warrior appeared opposite him, but the man's face fell the moment he saw Wu Shaozhen.
"Damn, the great Dustseal... Just my luck." The warrior grumbled, then greeted Wu Shaozhen and forfeited outright. He might as well save his energy for the challenger matches.
For the next several rounds, Wu Shaozhen's opponents forfeited before he even made a move. Happy to take it easy, he left early each time and lounged in his chair, watching the other matches.
Still, there was little worth watching in the early elimination rounds. The real excitement would come in the finals.
Despite the simultaneous matches, there were simply too many contestants. The elimination stage lasted a full seventeen rounds and took over five hours to finish, finally narrowing the field down to one thousand players for the Qualifying Tournament.
Every time Wu Shaozhen entered the arena, his opponent either forfeited immediately or went down with a single slash. Almost every fight ended within seconds, after which he went home and sprawled in his chair. That was a perk only homeowners could enjoy.
Wu Ziyin also made it into the Qualifying Tournament. With Silver Big Bad Wolf by her side and her healing abilities, losing a one-on-one match was practically impossible.
Besides, all of Wu Ziyin's defensive gear was Dark Gold equipment. Combined with the drop of health spring water she had consumed earlier, her health exceeded thirty thousand-enough to make any shieldguard weep. Even if an assassin slipped past Silver Big Bad Wolf