As they stepped onto the stage, a wave of cheers erupted from the audience. With a string of victories behind them, both competitors had captured the audience's attention—one had already secured a spot in the finals, while the other was virtually guaranteed to advance.0

As for their human identities, few in the audience paid attention to that detail. Many strong individuals from various clans also had human appearances. Most of the audience could hardly imagine that real humans could participate in the Ancestral Court Elite Tournament, while those in the know had other priorities—securing the loyalty of these powerful humans, for instance.0

On the other side of the competition stage, a man and a woman also stepped up. Both were about two meters tall, and their powerful auras even caused the light around them to distort.0

The woman was...0