Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

The two were teleported back to the White Tiger Grand Hotel. Tang San did not linger and went straight back to his room at the White Tiger Grand Hotel.

He had been missing for three days, so he wanted to ask if the Ancestral Court had been looking for him.

In recent days, the Ancestral Court had become much quieter compared to before the start of the auction. Living costs in the Ancestral Court were high, although the martial arts tournament for matchmaking was about to begin. Many powerful individuals from various clans chose to leave the Ancestral Court before the tournament begins, and return only when the event commences. Living in the towns outside the Ancestral Court is much cheaper.

The venue for the martial arts tournament was almost finished, located right in front of the Ancestral Court Council Mountain. The Ancestral Court attaches great importance to this unprecedented grand event.

The registration deadline has now passed. However, the Ancestral Court is already announcing the list of participants, various data on the competitors, and even selecting seed players, among other things.

Of course, the Ancestral Court is not doing this out of boredom, nor solely to enhance the interest of the audience, but rather to open the betting.

After hearing this news from the Elders, Tang San felt rather helpless. The Ancestral Court is going crazy for money! Not content with reaping a fortune from the super auction, they're now looking to make another killing through the betting on the martial arts tournament. They really won't let any opportunity to make money slip by.

Nonetheless, for the Ancestral Court, this is indeed a rare opportunity.

Those data analyses and participant lists come with a cost— while not exorbitantly expensive, they are by no means cheap. The Great Elder had already purchased them for Tang San.

Pretty Girl had already explained the competition rules to Tang San previously. Now, all the details have been released.

The preliminary stage will be elimination rounds. A single match determines the outcome: winners proceed, losers are out. It will be very harsh. But the later stages of the competition will be less so. After determining the top eight male and female contestants, a round-robin tournament will be held. This means that the eight individuals on each side will each fight in a round-robin tournament, requiring each contestant to fight seven times. Then they will be ranked based on their scores, and the top three from each side will be selected. In total, six people will compete in a mixed tournament. The mixed competition will also be a round-robin, determining the final top three. These three will have the privilege to choose a spouse from among all the top sixteen competitors, regardless of whether they finish in the top three. At the same time, these top three will be regarded as the next-generation Emperors to be cultivated, victorious in the battle for the throne.

Thus, to ultimately win the battle for the throne, one must first face the harshest elimination rounds. Only by getting through the elimination rounds is there a chance. And the draw for the elimination round is purely down to luck.

Additionally, the Ancestral Court has now listed ten male and female seed players. The advantage of seed players is that they won't face each other in the first round of drawing lots. But that's about the limit of it. From the second round of eliminations, there will be a mixed draw, treating everyone equally.

The list of the top ten male and female seed players costs ten Elemental Coins. The Ancestral Court is really ruthless. But no doubt, the Great Elder has got everything prepared for Tang San.

Unquestionably, Tang San was not among the male seed players. One can imagine, what qualifications does a member of the Blue Golden Tree Clan have to become a seed player?

Amongst the female seed players, Pretty Girl was on the list, but she was only ranked in the eighth position among the female seed contestants. That's right, even with her status as the winner of the Ancestral Court elite competition and the draw of the martial arts tournament, she was only placed eighth. Of course, she is the only seed player who does not have to participate in the preliminaries and directly enters the later stages, which is a far more favorable situation than the one facing Tang San.

As it stands, looking at the list. There are a total of eighty-seven male contestants, yes, eighty-seven great monsters of the Demon King Level participating in the competition. The mere number alone is enough to astonish anyone. This certainly isn't all of the Great Demon Kings in the entire Demon Monster Land! Those who have just entered the Great Demon King Realm, or the weaker races that feel they have no chance, won't seek death by participating. Only those who are self-aware wouldn't come forth to compete.

This Battle for Sovereignty is a matter of life and death. There are no rules to the competition. Defeating one's opponent is the only goal, and almost no one will hold back. If someone is killed by their opponent before surrendering, or if they encounter a hostile race that kills them, it is entirely justified.

Therefore, those who dare to participate all have some confidence in themselves, eighty-seven Great Demon Kings!

Fortunately, there is no overall ranking for these eighty-seven, only the top ten seeded players are ranked. Therefore, Tang San was spared the extreme insult of a specific ranking. However, Tang San estimated that if there were such a ranking, he would probably be ranked in the eighties. There's no helping it, who asked the reputation of the Blue Golden Tree Clan to be this way?

On the other hand, the number of female contestants is relatively smaller since there are intrinsically fewer female Great Demon Kings. There are a total of forty-six contestants.

Forty-six plus eighty-seven, that makes one hundred and thirty-three Great Demon King contenders. It is fair to say that below the Emperors, the strongest of the entire Demon Monster Land will gather at the Ancestral Court to join this Battle for Sovereignty.

Among these names, most are unfamiliar to Tang San. Only a few are relatively well-known.

For example, within the top ten seeded male contestants, he saw the names of Jin Anguo and Xu Anyu. No rankings. Perhaps to avoid offending anyone. The male contestants who made it to the top ten are unranked. Instead, the female contestants have clear rankings, the reasoning behind which is unclear.

The top ten male contestants are treated equally, with Jin Anguo, Xu Anyu, and Ning Chenen all included.

On the female side, aside from Pretty Girl, the only other contestant Tang San recognized was Lan Moqian. Most of the rest are unfamiliar names.

In his previous encounter with Pretty Girl during the Ancestral Court Elite Tournament, none of those opponents are participating in this Battle for Sovereignty. After all, back then their opponents were at the Ninth Stage, and now being able to reach the Demon King Level is considered good. Very few could cultivate to the realm of a Great Demon King. Of course, Big Cat is an exception. Naturally, Big Cat is also not among the seeded contestants.

With the final ten days left until the drawing ceremony, nearly all the contestants have already arrived at the Ancestral Court, making their last preparations.

In light of the fight for sovereignty, after seeing this list, Tang San vaguely feels an aura of stern killing intent spreading.

Without delving deeply into this list of contestants, studying it now is meaningless with so many participants. Drawing lots for matchups, who knows who you might encounter? Is one supposed to research each one by one? At least, Tang San wouldn't do that.

After each round of elimination in the battle for a bride tournament, there is a day of rest, as is the case in the round-robin. It's meant to provide ample rest time for the participants. After all, this is definitely a competition where one must fight desperately, and without enough rest, it would not be sufficient. It is different from the relatively friendly nature of elite competitions.

Reviewing the rules, Tang San's mind has already gradually formed a complete strategy for this competition.