Chapter 339: Chapter 20: The Fight Chapter 339: Chapter 20: The Fight The qualification round ended with over two hundred contestants entering the knockout stage.
After this knockout round, the top one hundred would emerge.
This grand Transcendent tournament rapidly determined the top one hundred finalists, and the format of the first two rounds was actually quite brutal, with an extremely low advancement rate.
But with so many participants, this was the only way to swiftly eliminate the vast majority and thus select the strongest of the lot.
It wasn’t necessarily the case that only the strongest were filtered through, for instance, Li Kaiyun and Lantis were both formidable yet they were still knocked out.
But that’s how competitions are, inherently dramatic.
The upcoming knockout stage will place these remaining two hundred plus contestants in the same arena, eliminating more than half of them, leaving only the top hundred as finalists.
This would also be the last melee—the competitions beyond the top hundred would no longer be melees, but individual duels.
In Chuanxing City, the Capital, countless screens displayed the highly intense battles of the previous two rounds.
On the streets of Chuanxing City, Mechanical Bodies could be seen everywhere.
According to the media, the city’s public safety situation had been quite terrible in recent days, with the government deploying a large number of personnel to maintain order, which is a common occurrence during the annual Transcendent competition.
After watching the Transcendent competition, many people with weaker powers also wanted to have a go, often resorting to fists over a simple disagreement.
Besides, the businesses of some machinery companies had become exceedingly booming, as well as underground arenas and other entertainment venues.
The mayor of Chuanxing City announced that he would host a banquet for the top one hundred contestants after the knockout round ended.
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This was also a longstanding tradition; becoming one of the top Transcendents meant gaining an audience with the mayor, and if one made it to the top three, they would even be received by the president of Byron Star.
This illustrates the immense influence of the Transcendent competition.
At the Stark Group, Xu Mo and Hera finished their sparring session, both dripping with sweat.
As a Source Power Level A entity, Hera’s Combat Power was unquestionable, and even though she had been holding back, Xu Mo was still just on the receiving end of the hits.
On the sidelines, Stark and Ye Qingdie watched his training, while Lin Jue received separate special training.
As for Su Rou, she had returned to the academy; neither she nor Ye Qingdie needed to participate in the upcoming battles, so naturally, there was no need for them to train together.
Xu Mo headed towards Stark and Ye Qingdie.
Stark was flipping through an electronic tablet that contained information on all the forthcoming contestants, which was public and basic.
“I have a piece of good news and a bad one, which one do you want to hear first?” Stark asked Xu Mo as he approached.
“The bad news,” Xu Mo replied.
“What’s coming next is dangerous.
There are still over a dozen people from the Royal Academy in the mix,” Stark said, looking at Xu Mo, “If they all target you, it’s game over.”
The team from the Royal Academy always had quite a few occupying top spots in previous years, and this time, over a dozen of them had made it to the knockout stage.
What comes next is different; it’s the elite of the elite.
If they were to join forces, Xu Mo wouldn’t stand a chance.
Never mind teaming up, if Augustine made a move, Xu Mo alone would have a tough time winning against him.
Hera also came over and said, “Entering the knockout stage means the previous small teams have already disbanded.
The Royal Academy has no precedent for jointly targeting one person because it’s dishonorable and they have to consider the face of the Royal Academy.
With Xu Mo’s Combat Power, he should be able to make it into the top twenty.”
Being able to rank in the top twenty in Combat Power doesn’t mean one could necessarily make it into the top twenty of the Transcendent competition—there’s targeting, and there’s luck.
“Coach Hera, the Royal Academy hasn’t targeted a single person because fighting amongst themselves to eliminate strong contestants early is not honorable, but this guy is a special case after all, he’s already ’embarrassed’ this year’s students from the Royal Academy,” Stark said.
Hera didn’t say much else; if Xu Mo ended up facing collective targeting, it would just be bad luck for him.
“The good news?” Xu Mo asked.
“Your girlfriend is in the competition,” Stark said, looking at Xu Mo with some annoyance, the very thought bringing back bad memories for him.
Damned lovebirds!
“Zero.”
Xu Mo naturally knew Stark was referring to Zero, who had also advanced to the knockout round and would be sharing the arena with him.
Previously, he and Zero had agreed to have a fight once they met in the Transcendent tournament.
“She’s also a student of the Royal Academy.
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Do you think she’ll side with the Royal Academy, or with you?” Stark asked, his expression curious.
He was suddenly interested in seeing how this ‘love affair’ would play out and what choices would be made on the battlefield.
Xu Mo couldn’t care less.
“What about your true love?” Xu Mo asked.
“I’ll introduce you after the Transcendent competition ends,” Stark replied.
Xu Mo saw Stark’s serious expression and harbored doubts.
After all, he had previously said Zero was his ‘girlfriend,’ but in reality…
“There’s another piece of good news.
The Stark Group has received a lot of new orders recently,” Stark continued, “Work hard to make it into the top hundred.
If you can make it and you’re not too unlucky, you might have a chance at the top ten, and I’ll give you a raise!”
Xu Mo’s eyes brightened a bit.
“However, the strength of the contestants in this competition is formidable, and many from Alien Races have entered the fray.
These individuals are not to be trifled with, so you should study the remaining contestants,” Stark continued.
However, Xu Mo was rather looking forward to it.
Among the native inhabitants of Byron Star, those with superpowers were extremely rare, and also lacked anything special, possibly due to racial genetic reasons, yet those Aliens, different races from different planets, possessed a variety of powers, and he was very keen to experience them.