This was an elimination battle, and if one met with a valiant opponent at the start, then it could all come to an end very quickly.

Even if you were a champion seed, if you met one of the strong, you might not even make it into the top 16.

Therefore, the generals took great care when arranging the leaderboard of the Trial of Yan. Those who were rated the highest were separated so that they would not meet too early.

And then, in the top 16 or top eight, it was inevitable that some of the possible top three would meet. However, even then, it was old against young.

For example, if Wu Yu defeated his first opponent and entered the top 16, there would be a centurion who had been cultivating for over two centuries, seeded third or fourth. He was an elder with an evaluation score of 96!

Amongst the four, Wu Yu and this elder were considered seeds. They would have a clash of old versus young in order to enter the top eight!

As for Yan Huang's Three Young Masters, Qin Fuyao, and the others, they would also have a battle against a highly ranked middle-aged or elderly opponent in order...