Holy Fist
Chapter 369 - 188 You are far inferior to Bai Xiao!

Chapter 369: 188 You are far inferior to Bai Xiao!

The opponent just now was neither strong nor weak, just a mid-tier participant. Even so, he managed to give Bai Xiao a bit of Potential Points. If he encounters relatively stronger opponents later on, wouldn’t he be able to get more from them? For a while, his heart began to heat up with anticipation.

This kind of point-scoring opportunity is rare!

He must grasp it well.

Bai Xiao had some emotional ripples, but his face remained expressionless, continuing silently along the gap aisle, step by step back to the viewing area.

He sat down in his seat naturally shielding himself from the surrounding glances. Bai Xiao settled his mind to consider whether it was more beneficial to win all rounds for Potential Points, or to lose a round to join the losers’ bracket, and fight back each round. He quickly concluded that there was no difference between the two. Bai Xiao quickly reviewed the format of this competition in his mind.

Each round divided into official matches and revival matches.

If there were forty initial contestants, then in the first round of official matches, twenty would win and move on to the winners’ bracket. The losing twenty would go to the losers’ bracket for revival matches. Winning there would get them back in the competition for the second round of official matches, so on and so forth.

If someone got a bye, then they were simply lucky and advanced directly.

The double-elimination system ensures that the favorites for the championship aren’t knocked out early by facing another favorite, maintaining a glimmer of hope to fight back.

In summary, during the first round of the competition,

Whether it’s the winners’ bracket or those from the losers’ bracket who have won the revival matches, both have only won once. The difference is one has a record of one win and no losses, the other one win and one loss. Bai Xiao’s bounty task only awards Experience for defeating opponents.

Hence, there is no difference.

However, he still appreciated this double-elimination system. If it were a normal knockout tournament, half the competitors would be eliminated each round. But now with the double-elimination, only a quarter are eliminated each round. Bai Xiao’s number of matches will definitely increase, and he also has the opportunity to gain more Experience.

"Now, the only hope is not to get a bye in each round. Otherwise, I would lose at least one point of Potential Points." His mind clear as a mirror, he quickly distinguished the gains and losses. Gradually, Bai Xiao came out of his thoughts, slowly raised his head, and looked towards the central stage far away.

In the Huai Water Gymnasium, on the three stages.

Six contestants stood opposite each other, maintaining a certain distance.

As the broadcast signaled, the battle was about to erupt.

However, in the spectator seats, most people were still discussing Bai Xiao and He Xiang, because none of the six current contestants were on the same level as the primary cores. The chirping and chattering was incessant.

"This time’s Dark World fighting competition, Fierce Bird Sect’s Bai Xiao, Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s Xing Lie, Steel Bell Sect’s Lv Tang, Rock Tiger Sect’s Chen Hu, Ghost Wolf Fist’s He Xiang; these should make the top five. Based on past performances, these five are in one tier. Unless something unexpected happens, the five spots for advancing from the city-level to the provincial-level competition are likely theirs, with no chance for the others..." Some spectators began to comment.

"I agree with what you said at the beginning and the end, but I disagree with the sentence in the middle. These five people are not at the same level! Kid, you seem not well-informed. Two days ago, Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall held a Martial Arts Exchange Conference with the three major sects. Although the detailed information was blocked, and the disciples were ordered not to spread or discuss it, some reliable rumors still leaked out..."

A muscular man with crossed arms in front of his chest, a black scorpion tattoo on his arm, chuckled with a bit of smugness and continued.

"There are differences even among the primary cores of each faction! Steel Bell Sect’s Lv Tang, Rock Tiger Sect’s Chen Hu, were easily defeated by the other two during the Martial Arts Exchange Conference. And in the final round, Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s Xing Lie was defeated by Fierce Bird Sect’s Bai Xiao. So while it may seem these several primary cores are at one level, in actuality, among the four, there must be three different stages!"

The muscular man twisted his neck, his desire to share the news quite striking.

"Bai Xiao is the strongest, followed by Xing Lie, and then Lv Tang and Chen Hu."

"It’s roughly this kind of power hierarchy."

"As for He Xiang, I’m not sure, after all, this guy only recently emerged. There hasn’t been any record of matches with the other primary cores of the major sects, so without a comparison, it’s hard to rank his strength..."

Around them, several spectators expressed concurrence and approval.

"Indeed."

"That sounds quite objective."

At the very back of the spectator section, a few unfamiliar figures heard the other spectators’ remarks and started discussing in low voices among themselves.

"The Fierce Bird Sect’s Bai Xiao and Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s Xing Lie are worth paying attention to. The others pose no threat; even if they get to participate in the provincial-level Dark World fighting competition, they’re just going there to be killed..." A middle-aged man in black sportswear shook his head, clearly not considering Lv Tang and the other three at all.

"It’s the same as before, not much to see. Huaisui City in Nanjiang Province is right in the middle in terms of Eastern Secret Martial World standards, with past rankings hovering around fortieth at best. Our eldest brother is conservatively estimated to be within the top twenty in potential, and with strong build-up over the years, breaking into the top fifteen isn’t impossible. The first place from Huaisui City won’t pose any threat..."