Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God - Side Stories Chapter 789 - Combating the Holy Guard Party

When the ancient and majestic voice echoed across the Crucible, it caused a stir among the 64 parties in the venue.

"We're starting the main event with such an exciting match-up?"

"Two of the top ten seeded parties are matched against each other, right off the bat? How unlucky of them."

"I know, right? Both parties have a chance at entering the top eight. Yet, one of them will be stuck in the top thirty-two."

"What nonsense are you spouting? We all know that the Holy Guard Party is a bona fide top-eight party, whereas that human party only got lucky with the groups its members were assigned in the preliminaries. The main event involves party-based fights that test the overall strength of parties. Points scored in the preliminaries mean nothing in the main event."

"Indeed. There are many examples of seeded parties in past preliminaries failing to survive even the first round of the main event."

The spectating crowd started a hushed discussion as the two parties approached the central ring. Many players found it a pity that the main event would begin with such an exciting match-up. They felt that both the Holy Guard Party and the Verdant Rainbow Party had the potential to compete for the top 8. Yet, one of these parties was now fated to settle in the top 32.

However, some Holy Race and Crystallian players also expressed opposing opinions. They felt the Verdant Rainbow Party had relied on luck to become one of the top 10 seeded parties, and the party's results in the preliminaries could not prove that the party was among the ten strongest parties in the Continental Championship.

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"Hahaha! Black Flame must be dumbfounded right now! He probably never expected in a million years he would face the Arbiter of Death's party right off the bat!" Phoenix Flame couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw the Verdant Rainbow Party entering the central ring. "He can't even enter the top sixteen now, let alone the top eight!"

Phoenix Flame was very displeased when she learned that the Verdant Rainbow Party was ranke

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