One by one, the skilled cultivators entered the arena for combat; some won while others lost. Anyone who won three consecutive matches would advance to the next round to compete among the advancing contenders.
Offspring from the esteemed families took to the stage one after another, and even many skilled fighters from smaller families participated.
The objective of these skilled fighters from small families was not to become the new City Lord; they were well aware of their limitations. Their goal was simply to defeat any member from one of the ten powerful families.
Yes, their aim was to break into the ranks of the ten great families.
However, these skilled fighters from small families were almost without exception defeated when they faced contenders from the ten great families.
At this moment, a skilled contender from a small family, possessing a Saint Master level of seven or eight, had just defeated another small family fighter.
