Jiang Wuyuan knew nothing about what was happening online.

He simply waited quietly for the preliminary rounds to begin.

At exactly nine o'clock in the morning, a deep bell rang out.

At the same time, the competition's referee, dressed in a well-tailored combat uniform resembling a formal suit, suddenly appeared. His not-so-handsome face exuded a roguish charm, making him appear quite lively: "First of all, congratulations to all the contestants present for successfully qualifying for the national competition's preliminary rounds. I am Zhan Buhui, the referee for this match. I believe all participants are ready, so without further ado, let's move directly into the first round!"

It was him?

Jiang Wuyuan felt that he kept running into old acquaintances lately.

Are you nervous?

Jiang Wuyuan remained completely unfazed: "Not nervous at all."

Ruan Kongyin smiled and said, "Then I wish us all great success."

"A resounding victory!" Jiang Wuyuan clenched his fist and bumped fists with Ruan Kongyin.

"Preliminary Rounds of the Grand Competition - Elimination Rounds!" Zhan Buhui stood alone on the field, his voice booming, "All contestants, please enter the field!"

boom--

As soon as the words were spoken, a colossal arena slowly rose into the air, covering tens of square kilometers, blotting out the sky and hovering above everyone's heads, amidst the eager gazes of the crowd.

"Please come up to the arena, everyone!"

Anyone who falls off the ring is disqualified from the competition!

The final number of people remaining on the stage must be one thousand!

Proportionally, only one out of five people can stay.

Jiang Wuyuan narrowed his eyes, watching the contestants around him display their unique abilities as they flew onto the arena. He also summoned his flying sword and leaped onto the arena.

The competition did not prohibit alliances, so students from each university generally stayed close together to avoid being left out.

Such incidents are commonplace.

However, just like a flock of sheep falling into a pack of wolves, even if they are united, they cannot stop the wolves' claws.

"The match begins!"

In an instant, light burst forth on the arena.

Jiang Wuyuan dodged the attack that was almost hitting him by randomly releasing it, and gained a preliminary understanding of the chaos of this melee.

Since that's the case, let's clear out a space first.

The sword light on the Devouring Star shone brightly, and a fierce sword intent wrapped around it, carrying the intense fighting spirit in its owner's heart at this moment!

Slash through the towering waves of the ocean!

Jiang Wuyuan raised his sword and swung it, his robes fluttering in the wind, his long hair dancing in the air, and the overwhelming waves behind him reflected his cold and sharp features, so sharp that people dared not look directly at him.

Area-of-effect skills are indeed surprisingly effective in this kind of situation.

The first three waves alone swept over, eliminating a number of weaker individuals.

It's not that their strength is truly weak, but compared to others participating in the national competition, there is a very obvious gap.

The live broadcast was divided into two cameras: the left camera showed a panoramic view from above, while the right camera randomly played individual details.

Jiang Wuyuan's attack was undoubtedly captured by the camera.

Baozi spoke quickly: "We can see that Jiang Wuyuan made the first move. Beautiful! This swordsmanship is simply perfect, the movements are skillful and natural, even the afterimage of the towering waves is clearly visible!"

"He's so handsome!" Xiao Tang exclaimed softly, expressing the feelings of countless girls watching the live stream.

"It should be the Earth-rank skill 'Overlapping Waves Slash' from the War Heaven Academy's collection." Baozi's knowledge was extremely extensive, and he pointed out the skill's name in one sentence. "War Heaven Academy players have used this skill in past competitions, but now it seems that it is not as perfect as the one used by Jiang Wuyuan!"

Little Tang excitedly agreed repeatedly.

On the other side, Jiang Wuyuan, who had become the target of everyone in the area because of his group attack, remained completely calm.

He felt the attacks coming from all directions around him, and his fighting spirit intensified.

In a one-on-one fight below the Grandmaster level, it's almost impossible to challenge his limits.

The current area-of-effect attacks have come at just the right time.

Stepping on the Rainbow!

A stream of energy gathered beneath Jiang Wuyuan's feet, and his figure darted away from the attacks with the greatest energy fluctuations, like a swallow in flight.

As for the others who posed no threat to him, a single sweep of his sword was enough to make them vanish without a trace.

He didn't need to reveal so many of his trump cards in the first round of the battle.

He only needs one blow to defeat those who want to join forces to send him down!

Sword Drawing Technique!

Jiang Wuyuan's eyes shone brightly with golden light.

With his unparalleled skills, none of the small fry or crab generals around him could stop him.

The sword light swept through like a whirlwind, overturning one group of people after another who were surrounding Jiang Wuyuan.

boom--

Amidst the dust and smoke, the young man stood facing the wind, holding a dark blue longsword.

His handsome face remained calm and composed.

"Ip Man-sin, I believe what you said before." In the distance, Liu Can clicked his tongue, "That kid is a monster."

Ip Man-sin smiled and said, "When he defeated me, his strength had not yet reached this level."

"Now that you mention it, I'm even more curious."

Ip Man-sin raised his hand and casually knocked one of them off the stage with a single sword strike, then silently shrugged.

She was quite curious about the scene of these people confronting Jiang Wuyuan.

That scene must be very interesting.

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The first elimination round didn't last long, mainly because the gap in strength was too large, so the top few fighters dominated all directions of the arena, defeating the weaker fighters who had gathered together and tried to survive by sheer numbers.

At this point, who stays on stage is not only a matter of ability, but also a matter of luck.

If you stay far away and are lucky, you can avoid the clearing-out phase.

If you're unlucky enough to end up in the middle of the battlefield, then I'm truly sorry.

Jiang Wuyuan was naturally not among those to be eliminated.

On the contrary, after he displayed his superb swordsmanship, the area within a hundred meters of the boy became extremely quiet.

At this moment, even the live stream chat quieted down considerably, as if everyone was drawn to the sword light and had no time to speak.

The camera on the right only moved away once it was completely quiet around Jiang Wuyuan.

"That was a brilliant strike!" Baozi's voice revealed a hint of admiration. "This guy is definitely a dark horse!"

It might even be the darkest one.