The venue changed, and this time, Chi Yuan's group arrived at the ancient battlefield arena.
boom!
As soon as he arrived at the platform on the city wall at the edge of the ancient battlefield, a vast and pure spiritual energy descended from the sky and poured into Chi Yuan's body.
This is the second round of advancement rewards, which everyone who advances will receive, and it can increase their cultivation level.
After Chi Yuan refined it using the method of condensing light and refining color, his cultivation level increased from the early stage of the first level of the Spirit Sect to the late stage.
The cultivation levels of the other trial participants who advanced to the third round also improved simultaneously. Rong Qingyan broke through to the ninth level of the Spirit Sect, Rong Qingxian broke through to the eighth level of the Spirit Sect, Ye Chen also broke through to the third level of the Spirit Sect, and the holy land prodigies such as Chi Yue also improved their cultivation by one level.
The Shadow's cultivation level is still at the critical point of breaking through to the Venerable rank. Although refining this part of spiritual power will not improve his strength, it can be transformed into Venerable rank cultivation after he steps into the Venerable rank.
His current accumulated spiritual power is enough to allow him to instantly reach the mid-stage of the first level of the Spirit Venerable after breaking through to the Venerable rank.
After a half-day break, as dawn broke outside, the third round of the competition began.
At this time, there were forty-three contestants remaining across the four arenas. Three of the arenas had eleven contestants, while Ye Chen's group had only ten.
This round is still a one-on-one battle. Each arena will first have five matches. Those who receive a bye can choose one of the five winners to challenge. If they win, they will replace the opponent and advance to the next round.
On Chi Yuan's side, the first three matches were all fought by elders of the Yingyue Sect. The winners were all at least at the eighth level of the Spirit Sect. Each of them won with great difficulty, and the difficulty of advancing was significantly higher than the first two rounds.
However, the third round was not too difficult for Chi Yuan. His opponent in this round was an elder of the eighth level of the Spirit Sect. Without using his full strength, he still defeated his opponent within ten moves.
The fifth match was between Yun Teng, the imperial son of the Yunlan Holy Land, and an eighth-level Spirit Sect elder. This battle was not difficult for Yun Teng, who had advanced to the seventh level of the Spirit Sect, and he easily defeated his opponent.
After five battles, Chi Yuan's group still had one seventh-level elder who had not yet fought. According to the rules, he could choose any winner to challenge.
This rule is undoubtedly beneficial to strong players who receive a bye, as they can choose to challenge the weakest person. However, if a player is relatively weak, receiving a bye may not be a good thing, because those weaker than themselves have already been eliminated. Even if they have the right to challenge freely, all the people they can challenge are stronger than themselves, making it difficult to have a chance of winning.
At this moment, seeing the five winners of his group, Mu Nian felt like a wolf facing five tigers. Although his combat strength was at the eighth level, compared to these five opponents who were all at the ninth level, he was simply on the receiving end of a beating...
After much deliberation, Mu Nian did not choose Chi Yuan, who had the lowest cultivation level, but instead chose a middle-aged elder with an eighth-level cultivation level and a ninth-level combat power.
This battle was naturally without any suspense. The difference between the ninth and eighth ranks was roughly equivalent to the difference between the third and first ranks of the Spirit Sect. Unless someone deliberately held back, there was basically no possibility of being defeated unexpectedly. In the end, the eighth-rank elder eliminated Mu Nian without much effort.
At this time, the third round of the other three arenas had also ended. Sisters You Rong Qingyan and You Rong Qingxian successfully advanced, and Ye Chen continued his good luck in this round, defeating an opponent at the seventh level of the Spirit Sect to advance.
Among the Holy Land-level prodigies, Yun Teng, Jiang Yi, Feng Ge, and Wu Ban all advanced smoothly. However, Chi Yue encountered a formidable opponent. Despite using various methods to unleash the power of an eighth-level cultivator with her fourth-level Spirit Sect cultivation, she was ultimately eliminated in the third round by an elder with ninth-level combat power.
After the third round, only twenty people remained on the four arenas. At this point, the candidates who would advance to the final arena had been determined, and the next step would be to select the sub-arena champions and the final arena champions.
Since the other two groups besides Chi Yuan's group and Ye Chen's group had people who received byes, and all of those byes lost, the people who defeated the byes accumulated an extra win, so these three automatically became the sub-champions.
Ye Chen's group still needs to go through a selection process. The selection rules are that those who do not want to be the sub-champion can abstain, while those who want to be the sub-champion must accept challenges from others. If they win, they become the sub-champion; if they lose, their opponent becomes the champion.
Of course, there may be situations where no one challenges the contestant. In such cases, the person who accepts the challenge directly wins a match and becomes the sub-champion of the group.
Ye Chen looked at the other four people in his group and found that none of them were willing to move, so he simply went up by himself.
Whether it was because none of the four had any intention of becoming the sub-champion, or because they wanted to give Ye Chen face, none of them challenged Ye Chen. As a result, Ye Chen became the sub-champion without lifting a finger.
Actually, being a sub-champion doesn't have many benefits. The only advantage is that you can become the team leader in the final stage and choose any four teammates. There are no other special rewards.
"Next, the selection of the final champion will begin. Those who wish to compete for the final champion, please step forward."
After the four sub-champions were chosen, everyone came to the city tower of the Tianyuan Battlefield. Elder Tower appeared above the Tianyuan Battlefield and addressed the twenty advanced contestants on the city tower.
Like the sub-champions, the overall champion does not receive any additional rewards; their only advantage is the right to choose their opponents.
However, the overall champion has much more initiative in selecting teammates than the runner-up. Imagine if they could select four teammates ranked in the top five to form a super team, wouldn't the championship be within their grasp?
Therefore, there are quite a few people who want to compete for the title of champion, and Chi Yuan is one of them. However, his purpose in competing for the title of champion is not for the championship reward, but to ensure that he can fight Ye Chen, so that he will have a chance to kill Ye Chen.
Without hesitation, Chi Yuan appeared in the Tianyuan Battlefield. Facing the city tower, he declared domineeringly, "I've decided to take the title of Grand Champion. Anyone who wants to compete is welcome to come and fight. I'll be here to accompany you."
Upon hearing this, many people on the city wall sharpened their gazes. A mere first-level Spirit Sect cultivator dared to compete for the title of Grandmaster; they were completely disregarding them.
It's important to know that the selection of the final champion is a round-robin tournament, where the first person to declare war accepts the challenge and must fight a maximum of five matches. To become the final champion directly, one must win all five matches.
The contenders for the overall champion will undoubtedly be the strongest group of people. In other words, Chi Yuan plans to defeat five opponents with at least the ninth-level combat power in one go. How arrogant is that!
“Young people can be impetuous, but they shouldn’t be too impetuous. Let me, an old man, bring you to your senses.”
No sooner had Chi Yuan spoken than an old man in a yellow robe, whose aura was as deep as the sea, stepped out into the air. His cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Spirit Sect, and his combat power was close to the peak of the ninth level, not at all weaker than Li Cangling, whose combat power had been raised to the extreme.
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