On the stage, the Divine Deva Overseer raised his hands. "The preliminaries are now complete, and the top thirty-two have been decided. From this point on, life and death are up to your methods, as the sect will honor all results within the bounds of the tournament rules—"
The fellow's words slowly came to a halt as his eyes widened with shock and confusion.
The reason for this was that the formation lines, which had begun to rearrange themselves for the first elimination bout, were interrupted as one person casually stepped onto the main platform, their robes fluttering.
Li Ling!
The roar of the crowd stuttered, then weakened into a puzzled murmur as the Asura War Demon stopped at the center of the arena, hands tucked into his sleeves, his expression mild as usual.
