The next day, at the venue of the Assembly of Heroes, Chu Jingxian finished his match early and came to cheer for Huangfu Sheng. He certainly hoped that Huangfu Sheng could win; whether he made it all the way in the end didn't matter much, but the key was to secure the entry ticket first, otherwise it would be truly shameful and utterly disgraceful.
Today's matches also featured Ji Ruxue, Ji Zun, Ye Moran, and Wu Shang. Ye Moran had already broken through to the Martial Saint Realm long ago; even if he lost, the slots would be deferred in the future. Basically, any martial artist in the Martial Saint Realm was qualified to participate in the Holy War. As for those deferred slots, they naturally came from martial artists in the Grand Master, Peak Great Grandmaster, and Martial Golden Core Realm who had qualified to participate in the Holy War, but failed to reach the corresponding realm before departure—they would simply have to give up their slots. Although Martial Saints could also fall in battle, going to the Holy War below the Martial Saint Realm meant certain death, whereas a Martial Saint might still manage to survive...
Therefore, Ye Moran was under virtually no pressure; he could still go even if he lost. For Ji Ruxue, Ji Zun, Wu Shang, and the others, the pressure was relatively high. Logically speaking, as long as one broke through to the Martial Saint Realm on the eve of the Holy War, there was a chance of being an alternate, but rather than waiting in agonizing s…
Chapter 657