Time quickly came to the next day, and early in the morning, the entire Xiyang City was in a frenzy.
The second round of preliminaries is crucial for every contestant. Once advanced, they will become the new top 100 of the Great Qi State. The top 100 is not the ranking on the golden stele. The ranking on the golden stele is only an approximate ranking and is not necessarily accurate. Only after a duel can the real top 100 be decided. Once you enter the top 100, you will receive a generous reward. The higher the ranking, the richer the reward.
After having breakfast in the inn, Wu Chen went straight to venue No. 1 to prepare for the second round of selection.
At this moment, venue No. 1 is already packed with people. Countless people have crowded here to watch today's game. After the first round of preliminary selection, the weak ones have basically been eliminated, and the remaining ones are all powerful and capable. The collision and showdown between the strong is exciting just to think about.
"I originally thought that the ranking on the golden tablet was basically the final ranking, but I didn't expect it to be so different."
"It's natural that there are some differences. After all, the golden tablet is a dead object, while humans are alive. Therefore, the strength shown on the golden tablet does not represent the full strength of the human being."
"Not only that, there are also many people whose names were not originally on the golden tablet, but now they have emerged as a new force and have successively defeated many people whose names were originally on the golden tablet."
"Yes, almost every group can find such people. For example, Peng Cheng from Group 7 was originally unknown, but when he revealed his cultivation, everyone was shocked. He is at the second level of the Spiritual Sea Realm. This is not an ordinary strong man. In previous sessions, he would have been in the top five. Even in this session, he can almost be said to be in the top thirty. If he performs well, he may even be in the top twenty."
"Now that Groups One, Two, Three, and Four have been combined, there are a total of 21 Spiritual Sea Realm experts alone. However, only 20 of them can advance. Even one Spiritual Sea Realm expert will be eliminated. The competition is extremely difficult."
"You are wrong. There are only nineteen Spiritual Sea Realm experts in this place now."
"There are only nineteen people left. How is that possible? I counted them yesterday and there were clearly twenty-one."
"That's because the committee made a temporary adjustment and transferred two of them to other venues."
"Transferred away, why was he transferred away?"
"You are stupid. He is a strong man in the Spiritual Sea Realm, and he is sure to advance to the top 100. If he is defeated in a preliminary round and cannot advance, what a huge loss it would be."
"That's true. It would be better if we distribute it evenly."
"This is also the committee's consideration, to give those who haven't broken through to the Spiritual Sea Realm a hope. If 20 Spiritual Sea Realm masters appear in one venue, wouldn't that block the way for those who haven't broken through to the Spiritual Sea Realm? At the same time, other venues may not have enough top masters, so those who were originally not qualified to enter the top 100 may be promoted to the top 100."
"That's true. If you don't have the ability but want to advance by luck, it's basically impossible."
"However, the competition in this venue is also very fierce. The 19 Spiritual Sea Realm experts will definitely be able to advance. Apart from them, there is only one other spot left to compete for. This is extremely difficult.
"Yes, except for the Spiritual Sea Realm masters who are steadily advancing, it is very difficult for others to advance. It is not an easy thing."
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Today's rules are the same as yesterday's, using a points system. A win gets two points, a draw gets one point, and a loss gets no points. The top 20 players in points advance.
"How can we fight so many strong men?"
In the contestant seats, everyone was looking at their possible opponents and estimating their chances of winning. Except for a few who were absolutely sure, everyone else seemed ambiguous and had little hope of advancing.
Wu Chen walked over slowly, and many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him. At least, this man was someone they could defeat.
"Is he here with us too?"
Sitting on one seat was a young man. He had been staring at Wu Chen since he came here. If Wu Chen looked up, he would definitely recognize him. This man was Shen Kuo, who used to be ranked fourth in the Nanjun Golden Stele, but was later defeated by Wu Chen and squeezed to fifth.
“Hmph, don’t think that I can’t do anything to you just because you’ve broken through the ninth level of the Spirit Wheel Realm. You’d better not meet me. If you meet me, I will make sure you have a taste of my power.”
Shen Kuo clenched his fists. This time he had carefully prepared a unique skill, which he had originally intended to use against the strong men in the Spirit Sea Realm. However, if he met Wu Chen, he must let the other party have a taste first to avenge his previous shame.
Wu Chen did not notice Shen Kuo. In fact, even if he saw him, it would not matter. He was just a defeated opponent. Not long after he took his seat, the second round of selection officially began.
"Huang Sheng and Tan Jian come on stage."
This time there was no drawing of lots. Instead, names were called directly. Soon, two young men walked onto the competition stage.
"I give up."
Just when everyone was getting ready to watch the game, they discovered that Tan Jian had automatically admitted defeat. Actually, it was not his fault, because his opponent Huang Sheng was a Spirit Sea Realm expert with terrifying strength, while his cultivation was only at the ninth level of the Spirit Wheel Realm. If he met Huang Sheng, he would definitely lose. Since he was sure to lose, why bother wasting time fighting
Although the first game failed, everyone's enthusiasm has not diminished at all. Instead, they are full of anticipation. This is only the first game, and a strong man from the Spirit Sea Realm has appeared. Will there be more exciting games in the future
The referee nodded, and the registration staff beside him took up their pens to record the results of the first game.
"Lu Yun and Tang Feng come on stage."
The cultivation base of these two people is at the peak of the ninth level of the Spirit Wheel Realm, and both are strong men on the Golden Tablet Ranking List. Among them, Lu Yun ranks 98th and Tang Feng ranks 135th. The duel between the two completely ignited the fiery atmosphere in the field.
The two fought for thirty rounds, and in the end Lu Yun was more skilled and won the victory.
After about a cup of tea, it was finally Wu Chen's turn.
"The seventh match, Wu Chen versus Shen Kuo."
Wu Chen frowned. Shen Kuo, why did this man's name sound so familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before? But he didn't think much about it and walked straight towards the arena.
As for Shen Kuo, he was extremely surprised. He had originally wanted to defeat Wu Chen and avenge his previous humiliation, and now his wish came true.
Standing up from his seat, Shen Kuo strode towards the arena with his head held high. Today he was going to defeat Wu Chen thoroughly and avenge his previous humiliation.