C107 Second Round
C107 Second Round
The second round of preliminaries was extremely important to every participant. Once they advanced, they would become the new top 100 of the Great Qi Kingdom. This top 100 was not the ranking on the golden monument. The ranking on the golden monument was only a rough one. It wasn't necessarily accurate. Only after a battle could the top 100 be decided. Once one entered the top 100, they would receive a generous reward. The higher the rank, the greater the reward.
After eating breakfast in the inn, Wu Chen went straight to the first field, preparing to participate in the second round of selection.
At this moment, field no. 1 was already packed with people. Countless people squeezed here to watch today's competition. After the first round of preliminaries, the weak had basically all been eliminated. The remaining were also the strong ones, clashing with the strong. It was exciting to think about the confrontation between two powerful powerhouses.
"I originally thought that the ranking on the golden monument would basically be the final ranking. Who knew that there would be a huge difference?"
"There are some differences, and that is very natural. After all, the golden monument is an inanimate object, and the person is alive. Therefore, the strength shown on the golden monument doesn't represent the full extent of one's strength. "
"Not only that, there are also many people who originally didn't leave their names on the golden monument, but now, they suddenly rose up and defeated many people who originally had names on the golden monument."
"Yeah, almost every group can find someone like this. For example, Peng Cheng of Group Seven was originally unknown, but when he revealed his cultivation base, everyone was shocked. Second Empyrean of Spirit Sea Stage. This was no ordinary expert. In the past, he was one of the top five. Even in this year's competition, he could be said to be in the top thirty. If he performed well, he might even be in the top twenty. "
"Now, group one, group two, group three and four have merged. Just the Spirit Sea Stage warriors alone. There are 21 of them, but only 20 of them can advance. If even one Spirit Sea Stage warrior is eliminated, the difficulty of the competition will be very high. "
"You're wrong. There are only 19 Spirit Sea Stage warriors in this place."
"Only nineteen of them. How is that possible? I counted them yesterday. There were clearly twenty-one of them."
"That's because the committee made a temporary adjustment and sent two of them to other places."
"They were transferred away. How could they have been transferred away?"
"Are you stupid? Those are Spirit Sea Stage experts, and they are guaranteed to make it into the top 100. If they are lost in the preliminaries and cannot make it into the next level, it will be a great loss."
"That's true. It would be better to divide them evenly."
"This is also the consideration of the committee. It will give those who haven't broken through to the Spirit Sea Stage a chance. If twenty Spirit Sea Stage experts appeared in one place, wouldn't that block the path of those who have yet to break through to the Spirit Sea Stage? At the same time, there might be a shortage of top warriors in other places. The situation would allow those who weren't qualified to enter the top one hundred to enter the top one hundred."
"That's true. Without strength, it's basically impossible to rely on luck to advance."
"However, the competition in this venue is also very intense. Those nineteen Spirit Sea Stage experts, needless to say, will definitely advance. Apart from them, there was only one other quota for the competition. This... The difficulty was not ordinary.
"That's right. Apart from a Spirit Sea Stage warrior who has advanced steadily, it's extremely difficult for anyone else to advance. It won't be an easy task."
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The rules today were the same as yesterday. They would use the points system. The winner would get two points, the draw would get one point, the loser would not get any points, and the top twenty would advance.
"There are so many powerhouses, how are we going to fight them?"
On the contestants' seats, everyone was sizing up their possible opponents and estimating their chances of winning. Except for a few people who were completely confident, the others seemed ambiguous and didn't have much hope of advancing.
Wu Chen slowly walked over. Looking at him, many people heaved a sigh of relief. At least, this person was someone they could defeat.
"Is he here with us?"
A young man was sitting on a seat. After Wu Chen came here, he had been staring at Wu Chen. If Wu Chen raised his head to look at him, he would definitely recognize this man. This man was Shen Kuo, the fourth Gold Ranking in the South Prefecture. Later on, he was defeated by Wu Chen, pushing him to the fifth ___.
"Hmph! Don't think that just because you broke through to the Ninth Empyrean of Spirit Rotation Stage, I can't do anything to you. You better not meet me. If you meet me, I will make you taste my power."
Shen Kuo clenched his fist. This time, he had carefully prepared an ultimate skill. Initially, he planned to use it to deal with a Spirit Sea Stage warrior, but if he met Wu Chen, he would make sure that Wu Chen had a taste of it first, so that he could get rid of his previous shame.
Wu Chen didn't notice Shen Kuo. In fact, even if he did, it didn't matter. He was just a defeated opponent. Not long after he sat down on his seat, the second round of the selection competition officially began.
"Huang Sheng and Tan Jian, come on stage."
This time, they didn't draw lots. Instead, they called their names directly. Soon, two young men walked onto the fighting stage.
"I admit defeat."
Just as the crowd was about to watch the competition, they realized... Tan Jian! Actually, it couldn't be blamed on him. His opponent, Huang Sheng, was a Spirit Sea Stage warrior, and his strength was extremely terrifying. As for him, he was only a Ninth Empyrean of Spirit Rotation Stage warrior. If he met Huang Sheng, he would definitely lose. Since he was going to lose, why waste his time fighting?
Although the first match had turned yellow, the enthusiasm of the crowd didn't diminish at all. Instead, they were full of anticipation. This was only the first match, and a Spirit Sea Stage warrior had already appeared. Would there still be an exciting match after this?
The referee nodded, and the registrar beside him took up his pen and registered the results of the first match.
"Lu Yun and Tang Feng, come on stage."
Both of them were at the Peak Of the Ninth Empyrean of Spirit Rotation Stage. They were both powerhouses from the Gold Tablet Ranking. Among them, Lu Yun was ranked ninety-eighth, and Tang Feng was ranked one hundred and thirty-five. The battle between the two of them had completely ignited the heated atmosphere in the arena.
The two of them had fought for thirty rounds. In the end, Lu Yun still had the upper hand and won.
After about ten minutes, it was finally Wu Chen's turn.
"The seventh match, Wu Chen against Shen Kuo."
Wu Chen frowned. Why did this person's name sound so familiar? He seemed to have heard it somewhere before, but he didn't think too much about it. He just walked towards the fighting stage.
As for Shen Kuo, he was pleasantly surprised. He had always wanted to defeat Wu Chen and get rid of his previous humiliation. Now, he really wanted to do whatever he wanted.
Standing up from his seat, Shen Kuo strode towards the fighting stage with his head held high. Today, he wanted to completely defeat Wu Chen and get rid of his previous shame.