Currently, there are five people who have won all nine groups, including Lin Xiao and Gu Chen, while Wu Shanhe has nine wins and one loss. As long as he is not unlucky enough to meet Lin Xiao and be defeated again, the probability of qualifying is also very high.
After all, except for Lin Xiao, no one else in Group Nine could cause him trouble.
Unfortunately, the final result was not as expected. In the remaining two rounds of the nine groups, Lin Xiao, Gu Chen and Wu Shanhe did not meet, but they were two peak players in the middle stage of the Mortal Realm who had already been eliminated.
Facing Lin Xiao, these two people did not admit defeat. After all, knowing that they were eliminated, there was no need to preserve the body to prevent injuries. The most important thing was to go all out to win in such a high-scale competition.
I gained some insights during the battle.
Unfortunately, they didn't even take a single move in front of Lin Xiao, and were instantly defeated.
At the same time that the competition in the nine groups came to an end, the competition in the remaining groups also gradually ended, and the twelve rounds of the first round of the last eighteen groups were all completed.
Rumble
As soon as the game ended, the eighteen star arenas also shined with dazzling light. In everyone's shocked eyes, these eighteen arenas were combined in two. Among them, the number one and number ten were merged, and the number two and eleven were merged.
Arena No. 9 merged, and so on, Arena No. 9 and Arena No. 18 merged, forming nine huge arenas with an area twice that of the previous arena.
buzz buzz buzz
At the same time, rays of light suddenly shone from the stars in the sky, covering the 216 qualified players on the field.
Shrouded in starlight, Lin Xiao felt an invisible power of stars integrating into his body again. The connection between himself and a certain star in the sky seemed to be getting stronger. The energy consumed in the previous game was instantly replenished, and those
For the promoted players who were injured in the previous competition, under the nourishment of the starlight, their previous injuries healed instantly, and their condition returned to its peak.
As for those players who lost the game and lost their qualifications, they felt that their previous connection with the arena was suddenly interrupted at this moment, and the star luck they had obtained through the Starlight Illusion World also disappeared strangely, as if it had never appeared before.
"It's amazing, my injuries have completely healed."
"The energy that was previously consumed in my body has also been restored, and I have returned to its peak."
In front of the ring, countless players exclaimed in surprise and joy.
On the rostrum, the host of the competition, Wu Wang Baili Zhan, stood up: "Everyone, now that the first round of the knockout round is over, I think who will be eliminated and who will advance. You have all seen it. Please advance to the referee's desk to report
Come on, the second round of the knockout rounds will begin soon."
"The second round of the knockout round is the same as the first round, except that the eighteen groups are divided into nine groups. Each group still has twenty-four players. After twelve rounds of competition, twelve qualifying players are selected.
These twelve qualified players are the selected talents for this Empire Ranking Competition."
"Now, you all have half an hour's rest. In half an hour, the second round of the knockout rounds will begin."
After Wu Wang Baili Zhan finished speaking, the whole stand started to boil.
“It’s finally the second round, and this time we will determine the real 108 geniuses in this Billboard Competition.
"There were too many players in the previous competitions, and the good and bad were mixed. In this round, there will be more exciting games."
"Haha, that goes without saying, but what I'm most looking forward to is that there are only nine stages in this round. Two of the top ten young giants will definitely be in the same group. It will be exciting if these two people meet."
"What you think is good, there are twenty-four players in each group, but the competition only has twelve rounds, and the probability of encountering them is only half."
"Stop talking about it, look, they are starting to form groups. I don't know which two young giants will be in the same group.
In the audience, all the warriors' eyes were focused on the center of the ring.
The second round of the game will not be the same group that the previous players were in after merging together, but will be shuffled again, and the order of this shuffle is still chosen by the luck of the stars in the body.
Feeling the attraction of the arena to him, Lin Xiao found that he was still in the ninth group. Apart from that, Gu Chen had not changed and was still in the ninth group. Xiangzi Cheshan went to the third group, and Qi Shaojie went to the third group.
He went to the fifth group, Sikong Hao went to the sixth group, and Wu Shanhe went to the seventh group.
In addition, Lin Xiao also discovered a strange change. The positions of the young giants in each group have not changed. For example, Luo Tiandu was in the third group before, but now he is still in the third group after the merger of the arenas. Dongfang Yueming
I was originally in the eighth group, but now after the overlap, I am in the eighth group.
As a result, the two young giants appeared in the first group. Qing Mengyu from Yunlong County in the previous group and Wang Tai from Ding'an County in the tenth group were placed in the same group.
"Look, Qing Mengyu from Yunlong County and Wang Tai from Ding'an County were arranged together."
"If the two of them really meet, they will be unlucky. I'm afraid there will be a fight between dragons and tigers."
"What bad luck? With the strength of the two of them, even if one of them loses one game, he can win all the remaining eleven games. There is no pressure at all to enter the top rankings."
"Brother, this is wrong. Do you think young giants can avoid being on the charts? They are not others. What they care about is their ranking on the charts."
"It makes sense. Forget it, let's not worry about it. No matter what, no one will be missed in the final qualifying match. It will be clear by then. On the contrary, I am concerned about those other than the top ten young giants.
Experts can enter the top twenty."
"This is worth looking forward to. I just watched it. Li Yifeng in the fourth group should be fine. He is strong enough to kill the late-stage ordinary mortal realm players in an instant."
"So is Chen Yaoguang from Group Five."
"In addition to Lei Jingyun from the sixth group, Gu Qingshan from the seventh group, Qin Qing from the eighth group, and Meng Xinghun from the ninth group, they all easily killed the late-stage Mortal Realm opponents in the same group in the previous games.
, is a strong candidate to enter the top twenty, the others are a little behind, and nothing can be seen yet."
Amid the murmurs of discussion, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
The judges from the nine and eighteen groups sat together to draw lots for the first game of the first round.
"Lin Xiao, there are so many masters this time. It seems I have no hope."
Liu Yun happened to be in a group with Lin Xiao this time. Looking at the nine groups of more than 20 players, he couldn't help but sigh.
In the previous first round of the knockout round, except for Dongfang Yueming, Lin Xiao, Li Yifeng, Duan Hong, Zhou Zhi, and Liu Yun, the entire Xuanyi County had bad luck and were all eliminated. It's a pity that everyone like Mu and others had bad luck.
He lost his qualification to enter the Billboard.
The reason why Liu Yun was feeling emotional was that among the twenty-four players in the nine groups, more than half of them were above the late stage of Mortal Realm. If he wanted to get the top twelve among so many masters and enter the rankings, it would be very difficult for his talent.
For Liu Yun, who is at the peak of the middle stage of the Mortal Transformation Realm, it is almost as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Lin Xiao said calmly: "Don't think so much, play well, work hard to improve yourself is the way to go, and strive to gain more in the remaining games."
Liu Yun was startled, then nodded solemnly: "You are right, I am irritable."
At this moment, the results of the first draw came out.
"The first round of the second round of the nine groups, the first game between Lin Xiao and Gu Chen."
Wow.
In an instant, the entire audience was in an uproar.
"Lin Xiao and Gu Chen actually faced each other in just one game."
"They were in the same group in the last round, but they never met. I didn't expect that they would meet in the first game of the second round. I'm really looking forward to it."
The audience who had known about the nine groups before suddenly turned their gazes over, and the eliminated contestants from the nine groups also had their eyes flickering and paying close attention.
Deputy camp leader Bai Hongfei frowned: "Lin Xiao is very unlucky."
The first game was against a master like Gu Chen. It would be okay if he won, but it would be difficult if he lost the following games. After all, Jue Wuming from Luxi County in the ninth group was recognized as the number one, while Meng Xinghun was recognized as the number one.
If Lin Xiao met these two players who could enter the top twenty, he would have no hope of winning.
The fourth prince Baili Xuan also smiled calmly in the stands: "It seems that Lin Xiao's good luck is over."
Swish
On the ring, Lin Xiao and Gu Chen stood far away.
A faint smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips: "I didn't expect that we would meet in the first game. With your strength, you could definitely enter the Empire Ranking, but it's a pity that you have met me now."
"Really?" Lin Xiao also smiled faintly: "You are so sure."
Gu Chen was startled, holding the sword in his hand, and said calmly: "This is not about being sure, but about absolute confidence in yourself. Judging from your expression, it seems that you are also very confident in yourself. Could it be that you have also understood the intention of the sword? But it is a pity.
What’s more, it’s useless even if you understand the sword intention, my sword intention has already reached the third level, which is enough to crush any ordinary sword intention.”
Lin Xiao shook his head, "Having confidence is a good thing, but being too confident is stupid."
Gu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't see the slightest fear or shrinkage in Lin Xiao's eyes.
"In that case, accept the move."
Buzz
Without retaining his strength, Gu Chen suddenly burst out with a fierce sword intent, turning into a bright stream of energy and smoke. At the same time, the long sword at Gu Chen's waist was suddenly unsheathed, and a nihilistic sword pressure was as fast as lightning.
He came to Lin Xiao and blew the black hair from his forehead.
"Qiang"
Lin Xiao's face was expressionless, and he quickly unsheathed the sword in his hand. He slashed forward in an ordinary motion, and instantly struck the tip of Gu Chen's sword, spitting out a strong force of energy.
The cyan sword and the green long sword collided in the void, and the two forces of energy continuously intertwined and shot out bright sparks, extremely gorgeous.
"The sword energy is so strong, but it's a pity that it's useless if you don't understand the sword intention. Xiaocheng sword intention, break it for me."