People from all nine states felt rather lethargic. The next hundred or so battles would be easier to deal with. After all, all who remained after a round of battles were already elites, and it would have been easier to fight the remaining mighty ones of the Eastern State who were not students of sacred grounds. Those fights were done one-on-one instead of as a free-for-all between nine participants until there was a last man standing, which would have been easier than the battles before. As such, the next hundred or so battles would have been comparatively easy. However, the selection rounds for making it to the top hundred after that would have been rather stressful.
"Those of the Eastern State who have not fought before, begin challenging cultivators who you think should be eliminated," the elder at the edge of the forum stage announced.