The commotion outside did not affect the finals of the elite division. After the host introduced the eight Overlords, the competition began immediately.
The first match of the quarterfinals was Marco against Sif, a showdown between two Mythical Zoans.
A full nine Admiral-level fighters had made it into the finals. Even with the Oran Empire manipulating things behind the scenes, one of them was bound to miss the quarterfinals.
In the final draw, Marco and Sif had been unlucky enough to become the two Admiral-level fighters who would face each other. To give the competition an explosive opening, their match had been scheduled first.
This was also essentially the only match worth watching in the round of 16. Unless someone broke through during their match, the other seven contests held practically no suspense.
Once the host and the other fourteen contestants left the arena, leaving the battlefield to the two of them, the match officially began.
It was worth mentioning that many contestants in the elite division finals were already not much weaker than Long Yun and Aishier had been before, so the referee for the finals had been specially changed to Bullet, who had just rushed back.
Aside from those Overlords, only a top-tier fighter like Bullet could keep a battle of this level under control.
Bullet announced the start of the battle from overhead.
Marco and Sif immediately entered their Human-Beast Forms, then charged toward each other.
Soon, the thunder of their clashes rang out across the arena, and the venue, reinforced countless times, began shaking once again.
For Admiral-level contestants, a battlefield this size was still a little small. Only the Oran Empire's modifications allowed it to barely withstand their battle.
Still, it was merely relatively sturdy and difficult to destroy. Since its foundations had originally been