"The challenger gets to pick which prime disciple to fight. The one who usually gets picked is either the weakest or has some weakness the challenger is in a position to exploit, so it's rather fair at the end of the day," Ye Shaoqing said.

"Will they fight on the spot?"

"That's also up to the challenger. The challenge battle may take place on any day within a month of when the challenge is issued. Normally, people schedule the fight a month later, as challengers need time to recover from passing Prime Tower's third floor."

A month wasn't too short a time for Tianming to improve.

"That’s a rather good system. Survival of the fittest indeed," Tianming...