It's important to understand that this kind of chaotic preliminary round, similar to a battle royale, not only tests the individual strength of the contestants, but also the social connections of their respective races and whether they have negotiated deals with other races beforehand, so that they can unite to deal with others.

In addition, the actual on-stage competition is extremely demanding on the contestants' mental fortitude and ability to assess situations. Therefore, although these contestants in the preliminary rounds are not as skilled as those in the elimination rounds, they are truly unparalleled in terms of intensity and scheming.

Therefore, each preliminary round often takes a long time to determine the final winner.

As a result, Zaun and his group ended their game so quickly, and in such a dramatic way.

Lion Rong, who was watching the situation from a distance, couldn't help but curse, "This guy is incredibly lucky. He actually managed to advance by sheer luck using the Giant Maggot Clan's trick."

Lion's expression was also somewhat constipated, but he finally said, "Don't let your guard down. That giant maggot clan contestant is not simple. That move just now was their clan's ultimate technique, 'Shit Mountain and Shit Sea.' Whether it's gas or liquid, it's all highly poisonous. Although it won't kill you, it will weaken you and make you faint. And as long as you can breathe, you basically can't escape. It's practically impossible to defend against."

"Damn, there are such disgusting moves!" Lion Rong couldn't help but curse; it was just too disgusting.

Lion King said thankfully, "Luckily, the draw was rigged beforehand, so we won't be facing the Giant Maggot Clan. Otherwise, even if we won, we would be disgusted to death by them."

Seeing the yellow liquid in the distance, Shi Min's face twitched: "That's true, but Yan Zu was able to dodge this ultimate move, so he's obviously not simple either. Don't be careless later."

The other two nodded dismissively, their attention focused more on the giant maggot warrior.

The other participants from various races clearly shared the same idea:

"If only we were in that group, we could have advanced without even fighting, as long as we dodged in time."

"You should be secretly happy. If you were really in that group, you'd be lying in the muddy soup eating shit to your heart's content right now."

"Ugh, can you stop being so disgusting? Maybe I was lucky enough to avoid it."

...

On Zu'an's side, Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen both turned their backs, not wanting to look at the situation in the arena any longer.

At the same time, they maintained an air barrier around them, preventing the foul stench from getting in.

Yan Xuehen couldn't help but glare at Zu An resentfully: "Why did you hit him in the stomach?"

Zuan looked wronged: "I didn't know he had such a disgusting skill."

Yun Jianyue couldn't help but complain, "Being with someone like you is never going to end well."

If it were someone who normally made her this uncomfortable, she would have physically destroyed them long ago. However, thinking about their disgusting skills, she couldn't even muster the desire to kill them and was truly unwilling to lay a hand on them. At this moment, the giant maggot race contestant scratched his head and said with an honest expression, "Sorry for the trouble. I'll clean this up now."

As he spoke, his stomach deflated, and then he inhaled sharply, sucking all the yellow puddle on the ground back into his mouth. The ground returned to normal, leaving only a faint stench and his teammates lying unconscious in disarray.

After swallowing everything back, he let out a long, loud burp.

Everyone: "..."

Even the most oblivious person couldn't help but bend over and vomit at this point.

Those watching from the most prestigious seats at the very top also broke down in their guard.

Chiwen cursed loudly: "How can there be such a disgusting creature, eating shit?"

He had barely finished speaking when he remembered that he had recently been tricked by Zuan into drinking water soaked in feces every day, and he couldn't hold back any longer, so he started vomiting loudly.

Shang Liuyu, who always preferred cleanliness, vanished in an instant, acting as if he didn't know him at all.

Sorenshi and the other women couldn't stand the situation at all and left in a huff, not even wanting to watch the rest of the competition.

The mature and composed Peacock King even tried to explain, "This is the innate ability of the giant maggot race. They made great contributions in the war against the human race, ugh..."

The contestants from other races also seemed unable to stand the disgusting smell, so they sped up and quickly determined the top ten in their respective groups, much faster than in previous tournaments.

As for those contestants who had eaten and drunk their fill in the yellow soup, they were all carried out for treatment. Whether they would commit suicide out of shame and indignation after waking up, or be left with a lifelong shadow, is up to them to pray for good fortune.

There were many capable people in the demon court. Soon, an official came out with a dark face. He first used the power of water to wash the entire venue. Then, another official used fire to "disinfect" every inch of the place. Finally, the wind official used a gale to blow away all the lingering odor in the air.

If this weren't a royal altar, given their volatile tempers, they probably would have already conjured a few powerful fireballs and blew the place up, instead of going through all this trouble.

Despite this, no one was willing to compete in that venue anymore. Considering the feelings of the participants, the organizers temporarily abandoned the venue, and the subsequent competitions were held in several smaller venues in the distance.

Next came the knockout stage draw, and unsurprisingly, the Serpent Clan's opponents were the three princes of the Lion Clan.

Yun Jianyue's opponent is Shi Min, Yan Xuehen's opponent is Shi Gong, and Zu An's opponent is Shi Rong.

Seeing Lion Rong clenching his fists with a smug smile, Zu An was speechless. This guy definitely chose me on purpose, wanting to torture me. Unfortunately, there's a big surprise for him later.

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