A brief moment later, all of the participants had ugly faces. Initially, they thought that a seeded participant wouldn’t affect them if they weren’t intending on getting into the top three. But with four seeded participants making it into the top ten, nearly half of the spots were gone.

“The rules are pretty brutal since half of the participants will be eliminated in the second round.”

“Not only that, the seven elites will fight for the seeded positions. They can’t afford to lose a single match, which means more pressure for us.”

“I just hope that I can make it into the top twenty.” The participants discussed among themselves, but they weren’t feeling optimistic. However, there were still those who could make it into the top ten. After all, no matter how the rules changed, everyone had to rely on their strength.

No amount of grumbling would cause any changes. If they were as strong as the three kings, they would benefit from the new rules. However, their...