At nine in the morning, the Braveheart Martial Arts Tournament officially began. There were more than five hundred Bravehearts from various races participating in the tournament. The entire Braveheart Martial Arts Tournament only had two days, so it was impossible for the tournament to be conducted in an elimination format that would take too long.
The focus of the tournament was still the qualifying matches in the afternoon, as well as tomorrow's challenge to the championship.
As such, the morning's competition could be said to be extremely cruel. More than five hundred people were split into thirty-two groups, with each group having close to ten people. They would engage in a free-for-all battle, with only two people in each group qualifying. A total of sixty-four people would qualify.
And in the afternoon, the sixty-four people that qualified would engage in a one-on-one battle. The final victor would obtain the right to challenge the defending champion, Leonis.
Therefore, for the five hundred plus Bravehearts, today would be a long day. To obtain the right to challenge the champion, they had to win a ten-person free-for-all battle, as well as the sixty-four to thirty-two, thirty-two to sixteen, sixteen to eight, eight to four, four to two, and two to one. There were a total of seven battles.
With the battles being so intense, in order to prevent the intense battles from draining the contestants' stamina, which would affect the next battle, the outcome of the battles was decided rather simply.
Other than the two-on-one final battle, which required the opponent to be unable to continue fighting, the other battles were judged as a failure when all four limbs touched the ground or the body went out of bounds.
The host of the tournament fluently explained the rules before announcing the official beginning of the tournament.
The contestants had already drawn their groups backstage. The nine contestants in the first group stepped onto the stage one after another.
The free-for-all was extremely spacious, about the size of ten soccer fields. The nine contestants stood in different corners of the arena.
The free-for-all would leave two contestants behind. Therefore, other than using strength to crush the other contestants, it was also a way to protect oneself and last until there were only two people left.
Without absolute confidence, no one wanted to be the center of attention in such a free-for-all.
…
When Shi Xiaobai left the Transcendence Holy Tree's area, the fragrance that permeated the area had nearly dissipated.
And the energy he obtained from swallowing the fruit was constantly being converted by him like an endless stream.
Shi Xiaobai felt his body warm up, as though he had drunk a mouthful of hard liquor. His muscles were filled with strength, and his blood was boiling without burning. It was as though his blood vessels were being transformed.
This was a sign of his body evolving and transforming. Shi Xiaobai was overjoyed.
After he left the holy tree area, he quickly went to the martial arts tournament venue.
At this moment, the audience stands were nearly filled with spectators, but thankfully, there were still a few empty seats. Shi Xiaobai casually sat down. Surrounding him were green-skinned dwarves and monsters of other races.
Of course, in the eyes of the other aliens, Shi Xiaobai was the truly strange human. This was because they had never seen or even heard of such a race in their memories and impressions.
Shi Xiaobai ignored the probing gazes of others. As he watched the chaotic battle in the arena, he sensed his body's absorption of energy.
When Shi Xiaobai came to the arena, the intense free-for-all had already begun. It was unknown which group he was in, but when Shi Xiaobai saw that neither Pulp Farmer and company nor the eight Transcendent Bravehearts were among the contestants, he immediately lost interest in watching. He wholeheartedly felt the increase in his strength.
Such concentration could also speed up the absorption process to a certain extent.
With the passage of time, the free-for-all did not remain in a stalemate for too long. After all, landing on all fours or falling out of the arena meant elimination. Hence, in about five minutes, there were only two contestants left in the arena.
After the free-for-all ended, the contestants in the next free-for-all had already made their preparations outside the arena. There were thirty-six free-for-all matches in the morning, so time was rather tight.
Shi Xiaobai found it rather boring, while the audience watched with great enthusiasm. Although the free-for-all was not bloody, nor was it violent, the chaotic confrontation, be it the violent crushing or the scheming, as long as it was complicated enough, would always leave the brainless audience in a daze despite not knowing what was going on.
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up slightly. This was because he saw Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu in the next free-for-all!
The two human trial-takers had been placed in the same group!
But thankfully, there were only two contestants in each group. Not only did the two not need to 'kill each other', they could even cooperate.
Before the match began, Shi Xiaobai could hear unbridled discussions in his ears.
"Look, what race is that? They look so strange. Have you seen them before?"
"I've never seen them before, but I heard they are called 'humans'. Previously, when they entered the city, they had a conflict with the gargantuan guarding the entrance. Apparently, the gargantuan felt that the race called humans were even more inferior than lowly ants, so he did not allow them to enter the city."
"So that's how it is. No wonder they look so weak. How did they get chosen as Braves?"
"I don't know, but it doesn't matter. Such weaklings can't even last the first round, so there's nothing to pay attention to. Sigh, this group doesn't have the eight Transcendent Bravehearts. I'm really looking forward to Lord Moya's appearance!"
"…"
The two green-skinned dwarves behind Shi Xiaobai began to discuss without any scruples. Their words were filled with contempt, causing Shi Xiaobai to frown slightly.
Shi Xiaobai was somewhat angry, but he did not say a word, nor did he turn his head.
Verbal arguments were useless. Using facts to smack faces was the most practical. Shi Xiaobai believed in Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu's strength. This group did not have the eight Transcendent Bravehearts, so they should be able to quickly end the battle. When that happened, the two green-skinned dwarves would obediently shut their mouths.
…
The free-for-all began.
As Shi Xiaobai expected, they were not in the same group as the eight Transcendent Bravehearts. The Bravehearts of the other races did not pose any pressure to Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu.
However, what left Shi Xiaobai speechless was that the battle ended very quickly, but it ended too quickly.
At the instant the free-for-all began, Pulp Farmer stabbed out with his spear. The domineering force pushed the five contestants in front of him to the ground. Liu Yu waved his whisk, and the remaining three contestants were pushed out of the arena by an inexplicable force.
Immediately, only Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu were left standing. The two of them were holding back their anger, so they used their overwhelming strength the moment the battle began.
The free-for-all only lasted for a few seconds before it came to an end.
This scene should have been shocking, but the Transcendent commoners could not understand what had happened.
"What happened?"
"Why did the contestants other than the humans fall down and fly out of the arena? Was it fixed? "
"Despicable. They probably bribed the contestants. It looks like the humans are very rich."
"…"
When Shi Xiaobai heard these ignorant voices, he felt somewhat helpless. Sometimes, overacting was as bad as falling short. He had to let the audience understand what he was posturing about.
Shi Xiaobai sighed lightly, but there was nothing to be anxious about. The competition was still long, and the opponents were ridiculously weak. They could not reflect the strength of Pulp Farmer and Liu Yu.
When they fought the eight Transcendent Bravehearts, these snobbish fools would immediately realize how foolish and ignorant they were.
Maybe the Heavens had heard Shi Xiaobai's inner voice.
In the next free-for-all that was about to begin, Shi Xiaobai was surprised to see Feng Yuanlin, as well as the second strongest Transcendent, Moya!
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