"Since all the top families are here, let's begin. This time, there will be five spots to enter the Tower of Trials. As usual, the spots will be decided through battles."
"The recommended disciples of each family, come up and draw a number. The two numbers next to each other will be your opponent. The one with no opponent will be given a bye …"
The black-robed man's voice clearly traveled into everyone's ears. Everyone quickly understood the rules.
The recommended disciples of each top family would fight each other through drawing numbers. The winner would enter the next round, while the loser would be eliminated. The last five people would be given a spot to enter the Tower of Trials.
The two numbers next to each other would be their opponent. Simply put, number one against number two, number three against number four, and so on. If the last person had no opponent, then he would be given a bye to the next round.
It was a very simple and fair rule. The test was also very simple: strength and luck. The stronger one would naturally be able to eliminate his opponent and advance to the next round. If he was lucky, he would be given a bye and advance to the next round.
Gray could roughly understand the purpose of such a rule. Strength was obviously important, but sometimes luck was also extremely important. In some extremely dangerous situations, the stronger ones would die, while the weaker ones would survive. This kind of thing was very common.
"Number thirty-six!"
Following the other disciples of the top families, Gray went up to draw a number. In the end, he received a white jade plate with the number thirty-six engraved on it. He waved his number thirty-six and looked for his number thirty-five. Then, he saw a young man with a chubby face come up and say.
"Brother, I'm number thirty-five. Please have mercy on me. Please have mercy on me later!"
The chubby young man was almost on top of Gray as he said with a fawning expression.
"Brother, I know I'm not your opponent. Give me some face. Please don't do it like you did with Miguel Vega. That's very embarrassing."
"If your performance this time is too bad, you'll be beaten by my grandfather when you go back. For the sake of your brother's butt, you must give me some face …"
"I'll try my best."
He actually met such a person. The corner of Gray's mouth twitched. He was really annoyed by the young man's harassment and could only give a perfunctory reply.
"Thanks, brother. I'm Avery Lanini. If you come to Lanini City in the future, I will definitely treat you."
The slightly plump young man, Avery Lanini, had a grateful look on his face. He wanted to give Gray a hug, but was stopped by Gray. He had no intention of hugging a grown man. After all, he was still quite decent in that aspect.
Moreover, the other party's words made Gray speechless. Inviting him to Lanini City was something that only stingy people could do.
"Number One and Number Two, go to the battle stage."
The group of people moved to a battle stage that was only a hundred meters away from the hall. The slightly plump young man shamelessly squeezed his way to Gray's side. On the stage, a man from the Chaos Sanctum who had followed the middle-aged man spoke.
Immediately, two people walked towards the battle platform. One of them was wearing a white battle suit with blue edges. His blue hair was slightly long and was tied up with a hairband. Coupled with his handsome face, he looked very handsome. Below the battle platform, many women looked at him.
The other person was wearing a green battle suit. His figure was only average, and his appearance was also quite ordinary. No matter how one looked at him, he was an extremely ordinary person.
The appearance of the two could be said to be two extremes. It was like a tall, rich, and handsome man versus a short, frustrated man.
The result of the battle was the complete opposite of the appearance. The ordinary-looking man defeated the handsome man very easily. From the way the ordinary-looking man handled the battle with ease, he must have preserved a large part of his strength.
"That's the son of the top family, the Engumo family. The people of this family are all like this. In fact, the wives of this family are all very beautiful. It's a pity that the bloodline of this family is too strong. No matter how beautiful the wives are, the descendants of this family are all ordinary."
Avery Lanini teased.
"But there are also benefits. At least you don't have to worry about being cuckolded without knowing it …"
"What level is the Engumo family at among the top families?"
There was actually such a strange family. Gray could not help but feel a little interested and asked.
"No way?
You don't even know this? "
Avery Lanini looked at Gray as if he was looking at a monster. His stare made Gray's hair stand on end. He could only say that he usually focused on cultivation and did not pay much attention to these things.
"No wonder, no wonder you're so strong."
Avery Lanini had a look of realization as he introduced Grayson to him.
"The number of top families in the Anarchic Lands is not many, but it's not few either. There are a total of 43 of them. The three strongest families are the Lopez family, the Manti family, and the last family is the Engumo family."
"In fact, when we fight for the spots to enter the Tower of Trials, we fight for the remaining two spots. Almost every time, the three spots are taken by the children of these three families. We don't have a share at all."
"The Lopez family, the Manti family, and the Engumo family. The three strongest families?"
Gray was somewhat curious. He memorized the names of these three families in his mind. Of course, with his current super memory ability, it was difficult for him to forget them after hearing them once.
"Number three and four, please come up."
"Number five and six, please come up."
…
On the battle stage, the battle was still ongoing. The children of the top families who were called went up to battle in pairs. Occasionally, someone would be injured.
The spots to enter the Tower of Trials that only opened once every five years were extremely precious. As a result, the children of the top families used all their means to fight for the spots. Because of this, it was impossible to hold back. Naturally, injuries were unavoidable. However, no one was crippled or killed.
After all, they were only fighting for the right to enter the Tower of Trials. They were not mortal enemies. Naturally, there was no need to cripple or fight to the death. Therefore, the men on the battle stage would intervene in time when there was a possibility of death or crippling.
"This guy's luck is not bad!"
Among the participants, Gray saw Miguel Vija. Miguel Vija was quite lucky. His opponent was introduced by Avery Lanini, who was blabbering non-stop beside him. Miguel was a member of a bottom tier family that was not much stronger than the Leopold family.
This time, there was no unexpected failure. Miguel successfully defeated the child of the bottom family and entered the next round.
"Blanca Manti, it's Blanca Manti's turn!
Suddenly, the chubby man beside Gray became excited. Gray was startled by the man's nervous behavior. He looked at the battle stage and saw two women walk up to the battle stage.
One of the women was wearing a light yellow battle suit. She was petite and belonged to the cute type.
However, the chubby man and most of the young people present were not looking at her. Instead, they were looking at her opponent.
She was wearing a blue battle suit for women. Many parts of her body had been specially adjusted for women. Not only was her perfect figure not covered, it was even more prominent.
Her breasts were high, her buttocks were perky, her waist was slender, and there was a pair of purple earrings dangling from her earlobes. Her slender and white neck … There was not a single part of her that was not attractive.
The most attractive part was the pair of slender and round legs that were wrapped in the blue pants. Even Gray could not help but look twice.
The chubby man beside Gray was even drooling. His eyes were fixed on the woman's legs. He even whispered, "I can play for three years, no, ten years …" His words scared Gray so much that he quickly took a few steps away from the woman. He drew a clear line between them to prevent the woman from being discovered by the Manti family and being implicated.
The Manti family was one of the three strongest families among the top families. He did not want to provoke such a family, especially because of an unexpected disaster.
"F * * k, so cruel!"
However, the man's drooling appearance was quickly scared away.
On the battle stage, before the petite woman could react, Blanca Manti had already used her terrifying speed to appear beside the petite woman. She swung her long legs and kicked the petite woman away. The speed she displayed was definitely at the level of Magic Light.
For the sake of his own life, the woman decisively put on a straight face. She was a completely different person from before. It was hard to associate her with the drooling appearance just now.
The battle ended with Blanca Manti's victory. As her opponent, the petite woman had almost no power to fight back. She barely blocked a few attacks, but in the end, in the face of the absolute difference in strength, she could only open her mouth and admit defeat.
After a few more battles, on the battle stage, the man who was in charge of the battle announced loudly.
"Number 35 and number 36, please come to the stage."
"Coming, coming, we're coming!"
Avery Lanini waved his hand, indicating that he and Gray were here. It was as if he and Gray were very close, which attracted a lot of attention. After all, as competitors, it was the first time they had seen such a close relationship.
"Brother, don't forget what you just promised me!"
Avery Lanini whispered as he walked, afraid that Gray would forget what he had just promised. The corner of Gray's mouth twitched, but he felt that this chubby man was very interesting.
If the conditions allowed, it was not impossible to defeat him in a dignified manner, as a way to thank him for his explanation.