"That should be enough." Huang Xiao advanced another twenty feet and stopped.
He had noticed that the Upper Ancient Realm Peak experts who had previously stood at roughly the same distance as him were now staying where they were, barely moving. Clearly, they had no intention of revealing their true strength.
At least, there was no need to do so in this first round.
So Huang Xiao felt his performance should be enough now. He already stood out all by himself; there was no fear of anyone failing to notice him.
"Hurry, the incense is almost burned out!"
"Hold on, just a little longer!"
For Huang Xiao and the others, what happened next had nothing to do with them. They were at the very front and had no need to worry about failing to advance to the next round.
But for the people of the Jianghu at the edge of the arena, this was their most nerve-racking moment.
Every moment, people were being squeezed off the arena or pushed farther back, while others fought to press forward.
In short, everyone wanted to secure a suitable position before this stick of incense finished burning.
"Time is up!" the Demon God Sect disciple on the high platform shouted.
"I can still keep going!"
"Before their people get here and confirm our positions, charge!"
The scene grew somewhat chaotic.
Unwilling to accept their situation, the people of the Jianghu squeezed into the back desperately tried to keep pushing forward.
Although someone from the Demon God Sect had already announced that time was up, they paid no attention.
With so many people here, perhaps they could fish in troubled waters and squeeze into the top ten thousand?
But as they surged forward, a halo of light suddenly rose from the arena.
Countless people of