There was still half an hour before the competition, but in the huge Phoenix Stadium, tens of thousands of seats were already filled. In the middle, steel plates and planks were being arranged in the arena.
The front row of seats below the podium had been specially designed for VIPs. Most of the seats were for the hosts of the competition and the bigshots from the martial arts world.
The lounge for the contestants was located at the exit on the left side of the podium.
Over one hundred competitors were inside the lounge. Some who were friendly began to chat with each other while others who were cold-tempered, closed their eyes to rest and adjust the condition of their bodies.
Among these contestants, Earlias, Tiger, Bella, Carney, and others, who were ranked at the top of the list, were naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
The focus of attention for others was definitely Fade, who had constantly been on the news recently. However, he was not present yet, and the contestants on the scene could only secretly
discuss him.
It was 9:50 in the morning, and there were only ten minutes left until the start of the selection. A staff came in to inform the contestants to start getting ready for the selection.
As the players entered the stadium one by one, the camera for the live broadcast casted over to them, and the audience on the platforms immediately began cheering enthusiastically.
This was especially so for the popular contestants like Earlias and Bella. When they appeared onstage, the scene was filled with cheers. There were even fans waving all kinds of hand signs and colored lights. They kept shouting and cheering.
The liveliness of the scene was no less than that of some popular entertainment idols.
More than a hundred participants entered the arena and came to the waiting area in front.
However, at this time, some people realised that Fade was not amongst those who had come out.
In that instant, everyone began casting their doubts.
"Why don't I see Master Chen?"
"Yeah, when I looked at the camera just now, I looked at it carefully. Master Chen really isn't here."
"Master Chen didn't give up on the competition, did he?"
"That's impossible. Master Chen has admitted in person that he would participate in the preliminaries."
"But that was a few days ago. Later on, he encountered another assassination. I heard that even Heaven Level assassins had been deployed. It's much too dangerous for him. If Master Chen really did give up on the competition, I would understand."
"Maybe!"
As the discussion broke out amongst the audience, the leaders of all alliances on the rostrum were also talking to each other at this time.
"I didn't expect the preliminaries to be so exciting. It's pretty good!"
"As expected of Mr. Shao, the host."
"Mr. Shao's nephew, Earlias, is the most popular participant on the ranking list. I think that he will definitely be one of the candidates." one of the masters said.
"Thank you for your compliment, but there are many masters in Thousand Star Academy, Thousand Buddha Temple, the Liang Family, and so on. Earlias may not be able to defeat them," Dannon replied.
"You are too modest. For Earlias to be placed in that position, he must be pretty strong."
Dannon and a group of people were discussing enthusiastically. They smiled happily, looking extremely excited.
While speaking, Dannon deliberately turned around and looked at Galeno beside him. He asked, "Old Zhu, Fade, whom you've always been betting on, why don't I see him anywhere?"
Upon hearing Dannon's words, everyone suddenly turned to him.
"Could it be that he has given up on the competition?" He continued.
"I heard that Fade was injured in an assassination attempt. It's understandable that he won't participate in the competition."
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