Chapter 69: Long Yi’s Qi Art
The second day of the annual tournament hosted by The Orchid Covenant quickly commenced.
The stadium that could hold tens of thousands of people was swiftly filled and all sixty-four remaining contestants were summoned to the center field. They were surrounded by the same arena platforms they had fought on the previous day.
“We will now be drawing the brackets for the third and final stage of the tournament. As many of you may have guessed, the final round will be single-elimination duels! Contestants, come with me!” an Elder announced as he floated in the skies above the contestants.
The elder descended onto one of the elevated platforms. At the wave of his hand, a circular wooden cup appeared tightly packed with the lots to be drawn.
The contestants, one by one, made their way up the platform, at the eyes of the entire stadium. Once everyone was in place, the elder spoke out once more.
“Time to draw the lots. We will go in the order of who had the fastest time in the previous round.” The man’s gaze naturally wandered toward the white-haired boy. “Lian Po, you’re up first.”
The boy in question had his eyes closed and only opened them upon hearing his name. He took a moment to regain his bearings before sauntering up to the elder. He casually picked out a lot from the cup and placed it on the table without bothering to even look at it before stepping back.
The elder didn’t seem to mind and simply scribbled down the number Liang Po had drawn on a piece of paper.
“Next!”
Some took a moment to pray that they wouldn’t draw a bad lot, while some carefully inspected the lots before making a decision. When they took too long, the elder would unleash a sliver of his aura to urge them, and it worked surprisingly well.
It was soon Li Lang’s turn, and he didn’t hesitate to draw his lot right away. After noting the number forty-two, he returned to his companions.
“I got forty-two, but we have no idea what the others got. So there’s no point in hesitating and just pick one,” Li Lang advised.