Time passed, and it came to 11:30 PM.
In each Star Realm’s battle zone, the area had gradually shrunken to the smallest range, that is, a maximum diameter of 10 kilometers, with the combat range only one percent of the original.
The entire melee had entered its final climax, with repeated bursts of intense fighting.
In fact, on each battlefield now, there were mostly fewer than a thousand people alive, either being extremely powerful masters, such as those with Subtlety in their minds.
Or even—Fifth Stage masters.
Or, it was some of the low-key participants with weak abilities and low rankings, who managed to survive to the last phase through cautious tactics.
In such a real battle, playing it safe wasn’t necessarily wrong.
One might be able to catch others off-guard, kill some injured masters by luck, and even make it into the top hundred of the battlefield.
Similarly, it was also up to the top geniuses themselves to choose whether to risk fighting life-and-death battles with other super masters for a shot at first place in the battlefield.
Or to play it safe until the end and compete for one of the ten additional spots in the elimination rounds.
In the eyes of the higher-ups of the civilizations, such a competition schedule seemed not entirely fair, but the different outcomes resulting from each participant’s autonomous choices were also a challenge for their spirits.
Without a doubt, some of the most top-tier geniuses remained overwhelmingly strong.
Quickly, another Fifth Stage masters’ duel erupted.
“Zhu Tong is fighting Kunale, Kunale is the number one genius of Tianzhu Country, and Zhu Tong is also renowned, both of them being juniors at Starfire University.”
“They are classmates, but also competitors.”
“The fight is so fierce.”
“Not good!”
“He lost; Zhu Tong actually lost, Kunale’s hammer technique is really sophisticated.”
“Haha, Kunale is really impressive, managing to defeat Xia Country’s Fifth Stage master.” Cheers erupted from the nearly one million spectators of Tianzhu Country on the Spectator Platform, filled with excitement.
Correspondingly, the atmosphere among the millions of Xia Country’s spectators was much more subdued.
Many spectators were displeased.
In an extremely short period, five duels between Fifth Stage masters had broken out across the top ten Star Realms’ battlefields, with three involving Xia Country’s geniuses, all of whom lost.
Jin Huguo, Dantai Feng, Zhu Tong, all successively lost their Fifth Stage duels.
“Three consecutive top-level confrontations, and we haven’t won a single one?” Many Xia Country spectators felt frustrated.
“Are we going to lose the championship this time?”
“Think about it from another angle; Dantai Feng is just a freshman and being able to compete with the top third-year students from other countries is already quite an achievement.”
“Xia Country has the most Fifth Stage masters.”
“Look at United States, Ross Country, Tianzhu Country, so far, they have only revealed two Fifth Stage masters.”
“What about us? Plus Li Yuan, Yin Man, and Yu Mingwei, who still haven’t shown their full potential, there are a total of six Fifth Stage masters, which is one-third of the total.” Many Xia Country spectators were whispering to each other, harboring some discontent in their hearts.
“We are, after all, Blue Star’s strongest nation, isn’t one-third our due share?”
“There haven’t been any new Fifth Stage masters popping up in Yin Man’s Star Realm, so a Fifth Stage battle probably won’t break out.”
“Li Yuan and Yu Mingwei, both, might engage in fierce battles with other Fifth Stage masters.” As time went on, the spectators’ expectations began to shift, becoming more stable.
They wished to witness the clashes of top masters even more.
Just like the spectators from Xia Country, almost all of them were closely following Li Yuan and Yu Mingwei.
Other countries’ spectators did the same, and without realizing it, the number following Li Yuan had already surpassed three million.
…
“Senior Brother Teng Qing lost and died directly in battle.”
“Senior Sister Guan Shuyun didn’t die, but she was also injured in this melee. Her Points are gradually falling out of the top ten, but stabilizing within the top hundred shouldn’t be a problem.” In Kunlun Martial University’s student spectating area, everyone was discussing.
Following the elimination of one genius after another from Kunlun Martial University.
Li Yuan, without anyone noticing, became the brightest surviving genius from Kunlun Martial University in the melee, and the only one still in the top ten of the battlefield.
Suddenly.
“They’ve encountered each other! Li Yuan and Hoffman have met; the big battle is about to start.”
“Both parties have already spotted each other.” A large number of Kunlun Martial University students noticed this scene, their hearts racing.
Another battle between Fifth Stage fighters was about to erupt.
One of them, was Kunlun Martial University’s brightest talent in decades, ‘Li Yuan’.
“Senior Brother Jin, who do you think will win?” someone asked impatiently.
“Win?” Jin Huguo had returned to the Spectator Platform, and he gazed at the two figures on the huge screen in the sky: “Hoffman has a renowned reputation, second only to Harmon in United States, and having broken through early, should be stronger than Li Yuan, given that Li Yuan’s breakthrough didn’t exceed three months…
but Li Yuan is best known for creating miracles, perhaps, he can create another one this time.”
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“Dazhuang, who do you think will win?” Dantai Feng also sat in the spectators’ seats, watching the two about to clash. Your journey continues at мѵʟ
“I hope Li Yuan wins,” Tian Dazhuang said logically, “but by common sense, Hoffman should be stronger.”
“Hoffman is as good as dead,” Dantai Feng said with a laugh.
“Why?” Tian Dazhuang was puzzled; he was unaware that Li Yuan had been confirmed for the Second Class Martial God Inheritance quota.
“Because Li Yuan previously lost to me,” Dantai Feng stated matter-of-factly, “So, as long as Li Yuan beats Hoffman, it’s as if I defeated Hoffman.”
“That’s why Hoffman is as good as dead,” Dantai Feng concluded with an air of certainty.
“Come on, what kind of logic is that.”
…
“They’ve encountered each other, both parties are getting closer; this will be Xia Country’s fourth Fifth Stage duel in the melee.”