Looking at the names on the tournament bracket, Long Yi recognized very few of them.
To his surprise, Master Balak's name was also prominently listed. If he could defeat his current opponent, and if Master Balak could defeat his own, then Long Yi would face Balak upon advancing to the top sixteen.
Back when they explored the Underground City, it was Balak who led the team. When the exploration ended, he did not wait for the two Guardians of the Ancient Mage Tower who had been killed by Long Yi, which indicated that he already knew what had happened.
Clearly, Balak was one of Solis's men. However, Long Yi was surprised by his strength, which was quite decent.
But Long Yi didn't really care about that, for what did it matter to him if you are strong or not? After all, the outcome would still be a crushing defeat.