On the fourth ring, Chu Ming's killing intent was overwhelming and unstoppable. As his fists rose and fell, warriors were killed. It was truly a disdainful sight. At this moment, he was already immersed in the battle, enjoying this unique happiness.
At first, the other contestants were able to fight Chu Ming head-on because they had the advantage in numbers. However, as one contestant after another died under Chu Ming's fist, the remaining warriors became more and more terrified. Fear began to slowly grow in the hearts of every contestant.
" Warrior Skill-Heavy Strike!"
Chu Ming's fighting spirit reached its peak. He shouted and leaped into the air. At the same time, he raised his steel-like right arm high and then swung it down with the power to split mountains.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, Chu Ming's right palm struck the top of a contestant's head, and a bloody aura filled the air. The force of this strike was more than ten thousand pounds, causing the legs of countless people to tremble.
Too bloodthirsty, too brutal! This was clearly a cold-blooded butcher who killed people like flies.
Even the audience outside the arena was trembling in fear, let alone the other contestants in the arena. Their faces were ashen, and their last bit of courage was completely shattered by Chu Ming's brutal methods. Someone shouted and ran off the stage with dull eyes,"" I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore. I admit defeat…"
Immediately after, with a bang, all the participants on the stage frantically fled out of the stage. It wasn't that they were cowardly, but Chu Ming had shocked them too much in this battle. He was too strong, too terrifying, and too bloody. The seed of fear had been planted in their hearts, and it had sprouted into a towering tree. In their eyes, Chu Ming had become the embodiment of the devil.
One against a hundred, and he had already broken the enemy's courage. This battle was destined to become an unprecedented history in the Martial Selection Meet.
Chu Ming didn't kill them all when he saw them fleeing. What he wanted was the joy of fighting. These people were scared out of their wits by him. Since they were a group of cowardly people, what was the fun in killing them? Moreover, the entire arena was only so big. These guys were desperately trying to escape, and he did not have the ability to kill them all.
Looking around, the chaotic battle in the remaining arenas was still going on intensely. All kinds of fighting sounds were endless. Among the ten arenas in the entire arena, only the fourth arena was deserted at this moment. At first glance, it seemed abnormally out of place. Chu Ming didn't stay in the ring alone. When the referee in charge of Ring 4 announced his victory, he jumped off the ring and went to the resting area for the winners of the preliminary round.
In fact, Chu Ming had planned to leave immediately. After all, the participants in the preliminary round were all in the tempering realm. This kind of low-level battle wasn't enough to arouse his interest to stay and watch. However, according to the rules, only when all the participants had won or lost would the head examiner officially announce the name list of the winners. If they left before then, they would be considered to have forfeited. Therefore, Chu Ming could only patiently wait in the resting area.
Chu Ming was the only one sitting in the large resting area. He looked a little lonely. However, this was exactly what Chu Ming wanted. With his eccentric personality, he liked to be alone. Staying in a crowded place would make him uncomfortable. The only thing Chu Ming didn't like was how boring it was.
After watching the boring battle for a while, Chu Ming closed his eyes and entered the game space. He had killed a total of 58 participants in the battle on the arena and obtained 513 merit points. Adding on the remaining 34 points from before, he had a total of 547 merit points. This amount of merit points was obviously not enough to activate any skills, but it could allow him to exchange for a better weapon.
As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. The second round of the arena challenge was even crueler than the preliminary round. Except for the pills, any weapons and hidden weapons could be used. Moreover, Chu Ming's main opponents in the second round were the Hou Tian warriors who skipped the preliminary round. To be safe, he had to maximize his strength as much as possible to ensure that he could enter the top 16 smoothly and win the final championship.
Opening the backpack store, Chu Ming quickly scanned through the items. He was depressed to find that there were only three items that he could 'buy' from the inventory. They were a Refined Iron Longsword that increased Strength by 3 and Commander by 1. A hard bow with 2 Strength and 5% damage; There was also a piece of armor that reduced damage by 5%. All three pieces of equipment were priced at 500 merit points.
The saying 'you get what you pay for' was applicable everywhere. The attributes of these three items were hard to catch Chu Ming's eye. However, on second thought, the items that could be bought with 500 contribution points naturally could not be of the highest quality. Moreover, no matter what, these three pieces of equipment were at least stronger than novice equipment, right?
Without much hesitation, Chu Ming used his remaining 500 merit points to buy the iron sword. A bow was obviously not suitable for a small-scale arena battle, and his personality was more focused on offense than defense.
After buying the equipment, Chu Ming stayed in the game space for a while. When his consciousness returned to his body, he was no longer alone in the resting area. The other nine winners of the first round had also sat in the resting area. However, without exception, all nine of them sat quite far away from Chu Ming. It was as if they treated him as a monster and did not want to get close to him. Naturally, Chu Ming wasn't interested in interacting with them. He just sat on the side and closed his eyes to rest.
Just like that, as Chu Ming waited in boredom, time slowly passed, and more and more warriors came to the winners 'resting area. Six hours later, when the fifty-sixth winner entered the resting area, the preliminary round of the martial arts examination was finally coming to an end.
To Chu Ming's surprise, the fat man named Fang Ziyun was among the 56 winners. He didn't know if it was luck or if he really had some skill. Of course, that was all Chu Ming paid attention to him. Among the five thousand contestants who had participated in the preliminary round, none of them were qualified to attract Chu Ming's attention.
"Congratulations to everyone for successfully passing the preliminary free-for-all and advancing to the second stage of the arena challenge!”On the high platform, the head examiner Yan Ju's gaze swept across the fifty-six winners in the resting area and said indifferently,"" The fact that you guys can stand out from such an intense arena battle is enough to prove that you're all one-in-a-hundred geniuses. However, the following matches will be even more intense and difficult. I hope that everyone can continue to work hard..."
"Alright!" After a routine speech, Yan Ju waved his hand.""I won't say any more nonsense. What kind of results can be achieved will ultimately depend on strength. The second stage of the arena challenge will officially begin tomorrow at noon.”Yan Ju didn't stay any longer and led the black-armored soldiers away. However, before he left, he glanced at Chu Ming.
With the departure of Yan Ju and his group, the preliminary round of the martial arts examination had come to an end.
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The next morning, the light of the morning sun shone over the entire training field.
At this moment, there was still more than two hours before the second stage of the martial arts competition officially began. However, the audience seats around the martial arts arena were already packed with people. The lively atmosphere was completely different from yesterday's preliminary competition. Apart from the audience, all the participants who had entered the second stage were also present. Including those Pre-Sky Realm warriors who skipped the preliminary round, a total of 113 contestants were all in the resting area specially marked out in the training field.
It was worth mentioning that although these 113 contestants were all in the same resting area, they were clearly divided into two groups. One group was made up of 56 winners who had successfully advanced in the preliminary round yesterday, including Chu Ming, while the other group was made up of 57 Pre-Sky Realm warriors who had skipped the preliminary round. Obviously, these fifty-seven powerful Pre-Sky Realm warriors didn't want to mix with Chu Ming and the other Body Refining Realm warriors.
However, this situation was normal. After all, a tempering realm martial artist was completely different from a precelestial martial artist. It was like a dragon not living with a snake.
As time passed, the sun in the sky slowly turned into a scorching sun.
Thump thump…
Just as noon approached, the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly came from outside the arena. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw nearly a thousand soldiers in black armor slowly walking in from the gate of the martial arts practice field.
After entering the arena, the group of black-armored soldiers quickly divided into two rows and stood solemnly.
Every five hundred people formed a line, not a single sound was heard. All of them wore black heavy armor, and a thick baleful aura spread out. The bloody smell that spread out in the air was like a cold black pool, causing the entire martial arts field to become cold. The silent black-armored soldiers felt as if they were facing a deep, dark, and boundless sea. They felt suffocated and terrified. Even Chu Ming couldn't help but feel his heart stop. Many of the other participating martial artists and spectators turned pale.
In an instant, the originally noisy martial arts field suddenly became quiet. In this atmosphere, no one dared to speak.
"Welcome, Lord Tianwu Marquis!"
In the next moment, a thousand black-armored soldiers knelt down on one knee in unison, and their orderly and mighty voices resounded throughout the entire arena…
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