After the Emperor sat down, he gave a nod for the competition to proceed and then a middle-aged man who was the coordinator of today's tournament flew to the center of the arena and announced.
"Today is scheduled for the ranking battles as you all know. But first the let those who have received ranking slots from their respective powers step forward!"
After this was said, a number of persons flew to the stage with some using advanced and highly skilled movement techniques to appear on the stage closest to them.
Many lower realm practitioners saw this and spoke words of praise to them.
After a good number of them had arrived on the stage, the invigilator furrowed his brows and then turned to the Emperor seeking for a word of direction.
At this time, a number of persons also noticed that something is amiss and began to whisper among themselves.
