Chapter 486: What Kind Of Luck Is This?

The matches proceeded one after another, and today's matches were even more intense, with more contestants getting injured. Some fought to exchange injuries for victory, but such contestants would quickly run into trouble in the next round.

Finally, it was time for the third group again. Tang San gave Mei Gongzi a heads-up and headed to the waiting area.

Half of the third group had already been eliminated in the previous round. According to the order, he would be the second to go on stage this round because he was number six. Naturally, his opponent would be one of the winners as well.

In the waiting area, other contestants were waiting to enter. Among them was someone Tang San had seen on the first day of the competition—the third contestant from the third group. This contestant was over three meters tall and was from a clan with a second-tier bloodline. In the first round, it had defeated another second-tier bloodline. They were both fortunate to have avoided the Golden Mammoth Mao Wenwu, but of course, only one of them could pass the first round.

At this moment, the first-round victor's expression turned peculiar upon seeing Tang San. Tang San's victory in that match surprised all the contestants. It was now pondering how Tang San had won. However, since the matches proceeded in sequential order, its opponent was the winner between the first and second contestants of the third group, which means it wouldn't face Tang San. Only if it won this round could it meet Tang San in the next round, and that was on the premise that Tang San won as well.

Tang San also observed the contestants in the waiting area, trying to identify his opponent. This three-meter-tall second-tier bloodline contestant was not his opponent. Last time, he hadn't paid particular attention to the other winners of the third group. Apart from the third contestant, two others were waiting there, clearly the opponents for him and the third contestant.

These two had quite different appearances. One looked almost identical to a human male; if Tang San couldn't subtly sense from the aura that he wasn't human, he might have genuinely been fooled. This contestant had short, fiery red hair, stood about 1.9 meters tall, had a straight nose and square mouth, and exuded a bright and warm aura.

The other was an unidentifiable demon of a race Tang San had never seen before. Standing around 2.5 meters tall, its skin had black markings, its head was somewhat elongated, and its eyes were narrow, giving off a sinister and dangerous vibe.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Which of these two will become my opponent?

Tang San didn't dare use his divine consciousness to probe here, as there were too many god-level powerhouses in the Ancestral Court. If his secret of possessing divine consciousness were discovered, it would cause big trouble, and even more so since he was not at the tenth tier.

The four of them were observing each other. They wouldn't know who their opponents were unless they revealed their numbers, so Tang San was only sure that his opponent should be one of these two.

At this moment, the staff's announcement came.

"Group Three Number One, Number Three, Number Six, Number Seven, enter the arena for your matches."

Everyone’s face turned serious, and the atmosphere became tense. Under the staff's guidance, they each walked toward different directions of the arena.

Tang San arrived at one side of the arena and was assigned to the second match stage. Following the staff's indication, he ascended the stage.

As he ascended the stage, his opponent stepped up on the other side of the second match stage.

It was the contestant who had fiery red hair and looked almost indistinguishable from a human.

There were too many races and clans among the demons and nymphs. Even after all the studying he’d done at Redemption Academy, Tang San still couldn't remotely recognize them all. He didn't know which race or clan this opponent belonged to. However, judging from his aura, he was clearly a difficult opponent to deal with. Among the three contestants earlier, the one Tang San least wanted to face was this one.

The opponent was also observing Tang San; he appeared very calm, but his eyes had turned dark red at some point.

"The match begins," announced the referee, standing at the edge of the stage.

In the waiting area, upon learning that Tang San's match was on the second stage, Big Cat and Mei Gongzi moved to another waiting area for a better view of the match.

"Which race is Brother Asura's opponent from?" Big Cat asked, a bit puzzled. Not only did Tang San fail to identify the opponent's race, but in spite of his significantly greater knowledge and experience, Big Cat also had no clue.

Mei Gongzi's expression was somewhat serious. "Generally, higher-level demons and nymphs also appear in human form. Luck is not on his side today! The last match was against a Golden Mammoth, and regardless of this opponent's race, I'm certain he has a first-tier bloodline. The specific race will only become clear once the fight starts."

"Is he that unlucky?"

The proportion of first-tier bloodline contestants wasn't high, especially in the early stages of the knockout rounds. Yet even so, Tang San had faced first-tier opponents in two consecutive matches! Moreover, as the competition progressed, the likelihood of facing first-tier bloodlines would increase, since only the strong remained; was it his fate to keep fighting tough opponent after tough opponent?

At this moment, the referee had already announced the start of the match, and the battle was about to begin.

Tang San raised his left hand, holding the teleportation array disc in his palm. Although he had the Peacock Demon bloodline, so he didn’t need it, he

did

need an excuse, since he was clearly not a member of the clan. It also served as an advertisement for his teleportation array disc.

One victory with it might not mean much, but how about multiple? Especially if he advanced out of the group stage, it would attract attention, which would be beneficial for increasing the price of the teleportation array discs. Since he chose to compete, he aimed to gain multiple advantages simultaneously.

Two hundred meters away from Tang San, his opponent stepped forward. In the next moment, an intense red light surged from his body. Even from this distance, Tang San could feel the change in air temperature.

The young male with short red hair extended his arms to his sides. Instantly, thick vines burst out from his back and quickly grew out, extending behind him and above his head like dark-red serpents.

Large crimson flowers began to bloom on these vines. The petals opened, and the centers were dark red. Within a few moments, dozens of large flowers adorned the vines.

In the waiting area, Mei Gongzi couldn't help but exclaim, "A Scorching Sunflower!"

Upon hearing this, Big Cat's entire body shook, and he said in surprise, "Are you referring to the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's original clan?"

Mei Gongzi nodded solemnly, her eyes showing signs of tension.

The Sun-Nurtured Sunborne Nymph Emperor was the foremost of the Nymph Emperors in the Solstice Empire, the absolute most powerful existence. However, while its bloodline was something any nymph would long to acquire, it was simply not replicable.

In a sense, it was similar to the Rainbow Deer Demon Emperor of the past. The difference was that the Rainbow Deer Demon Emperor was the result of an extremely potent mutation of a single low-level bloodline. The Aetherhorn Deer Demon lineage was not truly powerful; it was only exceptional in spiritual power.

In contrast, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's background was much more noble.

Though it was reportedly a hybrid, there had to be an original race used as a base for grafting other bloodlines. And before acquiring bloodline traits of other races, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's original bloodline was that of the Scorching Sunflowers, a powerful first-tier clan. In the past, they had even produced a Scorching Sunflower Nymph Emperor.