The first round of fights came to an end. After a rest period of one hourglass, the second round began.
Chu Xinrui, one of the favorites to win the tournament, was eliminated in the first round. This upset many gamblers who had placed heavy bets on him, leading to their immediate mental breakdown. They cursed loudly, angrily tearing their betting slips into pieces.
Meanwhile, spectators who had bet on Qu Lexian and Suo Yingcai began to brag. They behaved as though they had foreseen the outcome, conveniently forgetting their fervent cheering moments ago.
Happiness, anger, admiration, jealousy, greed - the small martial arts arena was filled with a sea of varied emotions, evoking a sigh at the complexity of human hearts.
With the conclusion of the first round, Xiao Zheng, who had just been making conversation with Tang Luo, seemed to have lost his soul, his gaze was complex.
Staring at a stage on the west side, he murmured to himself, "Just as I thought, just as I thought."
