The Group A match ended abruptly in just 20 minutes.

Even Su Yue, who is usually cheerful and outgoing, seemed somewhat withdrawn.

Because all three matches were like copy-paste:

Whenever Su Yue steps into the ring, the moment he waits for his opponent, the opponent chooses to surrender.

It just goes to show: I haven't even exerted my strength yet, and you've already fallen.

[Congratulations to Group A's No. 1 player, "Lone Wolf," for advancing to the finals with a perfect 3-0 record!]

Despite the fact that Lone Wolf was guaranteed a spot in the finals, the audience did not feel any regret.

Because the matches will continue.

In the rest area offstage, Su Yue idly watched the fierce battle unfold.

By the time they reached the final round, they may have reached some kind of consensus in private.

Once they realize they cannot defeat their opponent, they will not hesitate to surrender.

Although injuries occurred frequently during many matches, truly fatal attacks were rare.

After all, under the watchful eyes of everyone, if someone dares to kill,

This could easily arouse the vigilance of other forces, and may even lead to a united attack, making it a target of public criticism.

Su Yue had little interest in this brief battle; his focus was more on finding a talent suitable for plunder.

After all, every contestant who makes it to the finals has a talent level of at least A.

These people are on the ring, and they don't seem to be far away from me.

However, after Su Yue tried, the system prompted him that the other party was in a special barrier and could not use the Plundering Hand.

Left with no other choice, Su Yue had to give up for the time being.

It seems that only in the peak competition can we find a suitable opportunity to make a move.

As expected, Liu Bi, ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking and a member of the Liu family, one of the four great families of Chang'an, successfully won the championship in Group B.

In Group C, Wang Qiang from the Wang family of Jian'an City won the championship.

Group D was won by Li Xusen of the Beijing Dragons, and Xing Gang was also assigned to this group.

However, he surrendered when he encountered Li Xusen from the Dragon Group in the second round.

As for Group E, where Lu Wei was, she easily advanced as she did not encounter any strong opponents.

However, the matches in Group F were exceptionally intense.

Especially in the last round of the group stage, the two strong players ranked sixth and seventh on the leaderboard engaged in a fierce battle of attrition that lasted for more than 40 minutes.

Finally, it was 2 o'clock.

The seventh-ranked player on the Heavenly Ranking successfully secured the last ticket to the Peak Tournament, winning this thrilling contest.

The group stage of the first Martial Arts Tournament has now concluded!

After fierce competition, Lone Wolf, Life on the Line (Liu Bi), Ghost Blade (Wang Qiang), Military Might (Li Xusen), Lu Wei, and Nagasaki Acquaintance performed exceptionally well in the group stage and successfully advanced to the finals!

Congratulations to the six contestants who have advanced!

Next, let's reveal the rules of the Peak Tournament!

These six advancing contestants will engage in random pair battles, with the three winners advancing directly to the semifinals!

The three losers shouldn't be discouraged; you will enter the revival round to compete for the last precious spot in the final four!

It seems the real test is about to begin!

The final match begins!

The first battle was between Lone Wolf and Life on the Line!

At this moment, the audience in the stadium was already getting excited.

"Wow! Look at that, that's Liu Bi from the Chang'an division, known as the 'Sword Gentleman'!"

"He has held the second position on the Heavenly Ranking for five whole days. Even when everyone changed their outfits before the competition started, they couldn't shake his position!"

"Look at his equipment, that purple light, it's all legendary-level equipment!"

"That weapon in his hand should be the mythical-grade [Evil-Repelling Sword +6], ranked fourth on the Divine Weapon Ranking. I'm so envious!"

"Look at Liu Bi, he's gentle and refined on the outside, exudes an aura of righteousness, and is incredibly handsome. I really want to have a baby with him!"

"Little Niu Zi? Something's wrong with you..."

Despite the absence of any participants from the capital, the contest between the top two on the Heavenly Ranking still garnered significant attention.

In everyone's eyes, the only one who can truly threaten the Lone Wolf's position is Liu Bi, who "risks his life for it".

At the start of the competition, he firmly held the second position on the leaderboard.

If even he can't sway Lone Wolf, then the championship is probably already decided.

Su Yue stared at his opponent, observing his condition without revealing his expression.

Standing opposite him was a handsome and righteous man from Northwest China.

However, Su Yue knew that this person was treacherous, cunning, and ambitious.

In his previous life, before the end of the world, Liu Bi was a member of a collateral branch of the Liu family, with a humble status and no prominent position.

However, in order to complete the job change quest for the Demon Swordsman, he needs to kill a hundred survivors within an hour.

For this, he was willing to sacrifice his entire collateral family, and even his wife and daughters.

Ultimately, it was his amazing strength displayed in the preliminary rounds of the martial arts tournament that attracted the attention of the family head, Liu Batian.

The patriarch recognized his potential and decided to dedicate the entire clan's resources to nurturing him.

This allowed him to rise to second place on the Huaxia Ranking in a very short time.

After countless life-or-death trials and arduous efforts, Liu Bi finally succeeded in ascending to the throne of the family head and, with his outstanding martial arts skills, ranked among the top ten masters in China.

They also became the first of the four major families to submit to the Shiraishi family.

Back then, Liu Bi was one of the top ten experts in the campaign to suppress Su Yue.

Although he was unfortunately killed by Su Yue during the operation, his participation in the war caused Su Yue considerable trouble and harm.

"一生悬命" means to risk one's life or one's life.

Although they look like Chinese characters, they were actually used by the samurai of the Sakura Kingdom to express their determination to fight to the death.

The person who chose the name "Life Dedicated" should have their ancestry traced back three generations thoroughly investigated.

[Life on the line, LV15, Class: Demon Swordsman, Title: Light of Chang'an, S-rank Talent: Double Strike (Talent duplicate, cannot be stolen).]

[Attributes: Strength: 145, Spirit: 144, Constitution: 66, Agility: 61.]

[Skills: Thrust, Charge, Cleave, Sprint, Seventy-Two Styles of Evil-Repelling Sword Technique...]

A double blow? What a pity! If we could plunder, wouldn't it become a quadruple blow?

Su Yue finally found a suitable talent, but couldn't bring himself to take action, which made him very frustrated.

However, with his enemy so close, Su Yue felt an overwhelming surge of excitement.

Everyone held their breath, and after a long wait, the Lone Wolf finally made his move!

Under Su Yue's ambiguous gaze, Liu Bi felt an unprecedented sense of unease.

This racing heartbeat was exactly the same feeling he had when he had ended the lives of his wife and daughter a few days earlier.

A sharp light flashed in Liu Bi's eyes as he stared intently at the man before him.

"Lord Lone Wolf! You are the pinnacle of China. I, 'Liu Bi,' have dedicated my life to learning from your superior skills!"

[3, 2, 1! Battle begins!]