"Huff."
Lu Ping'an took a deep breath, his vital essence Boiling in his flesh. He had grown increasingly familiar with the killings of this arena.
The tournament format had, indeed, changed.
A normal Martial Fight Festival is just a generic elimination match... This is actually the only choice. If it were a "points match", the defeated might be gravely injured after just one match and unable to continue in a knockout format.
Unless they could be healed on the spot and revived on the spot, "Martial Fight" is bound to be a one-off affair... This gamble of everything including one's Life fits well with the God of Martial Fight's "rules".
Bad Luck and running into a Strongman early in the competition, leading to an early exit? According to the God of Martial Fight, Luck has always been part of strength.
