Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 1009 - 1007 The Second Round of Elimination Begins

At that moment, Tang San felt a familiar presence and instinctively turned his head to look. He saw Pretty Boy, accompanied by the Elder of the Peacock Demon Clan and her mother, had also arrived at the rest area.

Looking at Pretty Boy in a silver dress, Tang San did not hide his fondness. Ning Chenen couldn’t help but chuckle quietly and said, "It looks like Chief Jin really came for the martial competition to seek a marriage partner! I think you’re more interested in City Lord Mei than taking the throne!"

Without any intention of concealment, Tang San said, "Of course. With City Lord Mei’s naturally stunning beauty, if you could let her marry me, I’d be willing to give you a statue as a gift."

Ning Chenen laughed loudly and said, "That I can’t do. City Lord Mei is the Main City Master after all. However, you have quite a few rivals. I heard that Jin Anguo once personally visited to propose marriage and was tactfully rejected. It seems that Chief Jin has to put in more effort! City Lord Mei also wishes to rise to the rank of Emperor. After all, there are not many Main Cities without an Emperor."

Hearing his veiled mockery, Tang San pretended not to hear and waved him off, saying, "I’m going to rest up and prepare for the competition."

Watching him enter the rest area, Ning Chenen pursed his lips and went back to the rest area himself.

Just as Tang San settled down, Jin Miaosen couldn’t help but say, "What an insufferable thing, having the audacity to covet our treasure. Where were they all this time? Brother, if you encounter it, strike it down hard with your sword. Brother, do you think it’s possible for us to get the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor to make us more statues? If we had more statues, maybe you could really create a miracle."

With a touch of helplessness, Tang San responded, "What do you think an Emperor is? There’s not that much spare time to craft these things. Having this one statue is luck enough for me; don’t think too much about what’s not there. In the competition, just do your best and see how far you can go. Don’t overthink it."

By now, Pretty Boy had also entered her own rest area, holding the list of competitors in her hand. Of course, it was the list of those who had passed the first round.

Before the martial competition officially began, during Tang San and her last meeting, he told her not to look for him during the subsequent matches. Only when the final match was reached should she try to contact him to avoid giving herself away during the competition. Because the entire contest was under the scrutiny of a dozen Emperors, especially Emperors like Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox who governed Luck, one misstep could lead to major trouble.

Pretty Boy naturally understood his intentions, so she agreed.

However, after the first round of competition that day, Pretty Boy carefully observed each advancing competitor, including their abilities. What surprised her was that she couldn’t find any trace related to Tang San.

She considered herself well-acquainted with Tang San and knew nearly all of his abilities. Yet, even she failed to identify Tang San during the competition, which made her both surprised and increasingly anxious.

Could Tang San have already been eliminated? No, that couldn’t be. He must be there. She remained confident in her lover. But, who could it be? Now less than forty competitors remained. Which one was Tang San?

For the past two days, she didn’t need to compete and spent her time studying the list of competitors, paying little attention to the female participants and focusing mainly on the male contestants.

Despite using both elimination and selection methods, she couldn’t find any competitor that matched Tang San’s characteristics.

This was truly inconceivable.

Su Qin noticed her anxiety and told her that if she could notice it, wouldn’t the Emperors? Not finding him meant Tang San was well-hidden.

But Pretty Boy was somewhat skeptical and decided to take another careful look today to determine who Tang San really was.

Holding the list in her hand, she first carefully reviewed the names. Then, looking over the competition grounds outside, Pretty Boy’s eyes revealed a determined glow. Today, after careful observation, she believed she would be able to identify her boyfriend.

The competition venue for that day was still full to the brim, with an even more fervent atmosphere.

Compared to female competitors, male contestants surely garnered more attention, especially since today might witness clashes between seeded players. The competition was bound to get fiercer, and luck would play a significant role at this moment.

"Prepare for the new round of drawing lots," the voice of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox resounded. All the contestants came out.

Just like the first round, with a wave of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox’s hand, a sphere of light shot out, but this time, there were thirty-eight smaller orbs floating within it.

All the contestants reached out to grab, each one pulling out a number.

Ning Chenen turned to Tang San and said with a smile, "Chief Jin, if we draw each other this round, my previous offer still stands. You said it yourself, even with the Sword Saint Great Demon Emperor’s statue, you could not break through my defense. So how about this? If I draw you, sell me the statue, then concede. How does a peaceful resolution sound?"

Tang San looked at him with a somewhat helpless gaze and responded, "How do you know my luck is so bad? What number are you?"

Ning Chenen opened his palm, revealing the small orb within, "Number one. How about it. Are you number two?"

Tang San laughed out loud, "That’s a bit unfortunate. I’m number three." As he spoke, he too opened his hand, revealing clearly the number three on his palm.

Number one would face number two, while number three’s opponent would be number four. They had just narrowly missed each other.

Truth be told, Tang San really didn’t want to encounter Ning Chenen at this stage, so not meeting was certainly a good situation.

However, Ning Chenen’s face fell, "Just a little bit off, really just a little bit!"

Tang San laughed heartily, "No worries, if I make it through this round, you’ll have a chance to draw me in the next, right? By then, without the statue, wouldn’t drawing me be even better?"

Ning Chenen also smiled, "Makes sense. Then I’ll look forward to drawing Chief Jin in the next round." In truth, it held no high regard for the Clan Leader of the Blue Golden Tree Clan, so although Tang San addressed it as Brother Ning, it had always only referred to Tang San as Chief Jin.

As the competition progressed, the chances of drawing each other naturally increased. Thinking about it, drawing each other in the next round would be even better.

The male contestants had finished drawing lots, while the female contestants did not draw lots today and would draw before tomorrow’s matches.

"The competition begins, first group of contestants, please step up," the voice of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox sounded once more.

Ning Chenen did not return to the resting room this time; its match was the first one, and it promptly leapt into the air, heading towards the direction of the competition stage.

At the same moment Ning Chenen leapt into the air, from another resting room, another person also took to the air, heading in the direction of the competition stage.

Although not all City Lords are seed players, the probability of a City Lord being a seed player is relatively high!

Seeing Ning Chenen’s opponent, Tang San couldn’t help but smile; luck, that was quite fortunate indeed!

Ning Chenen’s expression, however, looked somewhat unsightly. Its opponent descended from the air, and fortunately, this opponent was not a seed player. Its strength wasn’t particularly formidable either. At the very least, among the thirty-eight contestants who had advanced thus far, it was probably ranked towards the lower end. To represent a Main City yet be a contestant of such a lower rank, the focus naturally fell on the Blue Golden Tree Clan amongst all the contestants. Secondly, those would naturally be from a Main City without an Emperor. It was precisely from Diamond City. This was also why Ning Chenen looked troubled.

Ning Chenen possessed the bloodline of the Diamond Elf Clan. Although it outwardly told Tang San it didn’t care about the fall of the Diamond Elf King, how could it truly not care? It had the backing of two Emperors, and now that was reduced to one. Such a change was significantly drastic.