On the combat stage, three referees inspected the Soul Tools crafted by the various contestants in turn.
Number 37 and Number 85 were both merely Level 5 Soul Engineers, and knowing they were no match for Huo Yuhao and Huang Zheng, they both decisively chose to forfeit the moment they saw their opponents hand over Level Six Soul Tools.
The upcoming matches were matters of life and death with no rules, so there was no need for them to risk forced participation. In these underground-faction matches, casualties came with no compensation, and being able to leave with the Soul Tools they had crafted at the venue was already a massive win.
The focus of the match fell entirely on Level 7 Soul Engineer Number 88 and Ranked Engraving Knife holder Number 98.
The odds for the two of them eventually stabilized at an extremely close level, stirring the emotions of the audience even further.
He Caitou and Mo Ke both handed their respective Soul Tools over to the referee panel.
First was Mo Ke; within the allotted time, he had finished crafting a total of six Soul Tools.
The Head Referee was a Level 8 Soul Engineer, and his discerning eye was naturally extraordinary; though he did not say much, in his heart he had already given Mo Ke an extremely high evaluation.
Next was He Caitou. He was seen presenting with both hands a large Level Six Soul Cannon and the core of a Level 5 shield. Beside the Soul Cannon were several steel needles.
The Head Referee picked up one of the steel needles with some perplexity and asked in utter confusion, "What kind of Soul Tool is this?"
It turned out that each of these steel needles was a Level 5 Soul Tool, and the quantity reached