Number of Remaining Survivors: 421

That first night could be considered fairly peaceful. All participating schools had found allies, and fighting had broken out on the nearby mountain peaks in the contest for resources. After one day, four hundred and twenty one participants remained.

As Wang Ling had expected, all the schools had chosen to form battle alliances on the first day of the competition. Each alliance consisted of four to five schools, and all the nine peaks were occupied. As for the remaining schools that hadn't entered an alliance, even if they managed to get through the first day, they would be eliminated sooner or later during the competition if they didn't find another team or group to give them enough resources to survive.