54: Burning the eight wastelands

At this moment, Su Mingyue also received the notification to go on stage.

Fortunately, Su Mingyue's opponent was not a Control Realm expert, but a rather clumsy Awakened One of the “titan god”.

Utilizing the agile abilities of the god of shadow, Su Mingyue successfully dealt with her opponent and smoothly advanced to the top 27.

However, by this point, Su Mingyue was also very clear that unless she could Breakthrough to the Control Realm, she wouldn't be able to go much further.

The competition continued, and the break out of several individuals made Zhou Xing feel some pressure.

Especially one named Bai Wu, who was a rare Awakened One of the “god of space” in the Control Realm.

Compared to the strangeness of shadow, the agility of Wind Control, and the ethereal nature of Illusion, the application of space abilities was a combination of these three abilities, and it could unleash deadly attack intensity.

After all, according to some Awakened Ones' ranking of divine abilities, space abilities were among the top.

There was also a rare Awakened One of the “god of desert” who greatly broadened Zhou Xing's horizons.

The competition progressed quickly. This time, due to the reduced number of participants, many Awakened Ones at the Foundation Condensing Realm Peak had a high probability of encountering those at the Control Realm Early Stage.

Many of them no longer concealed their strength, all unleashing abilities at the Control Realm Early Stage.

Ultimately, besides one lucky Awakened One at the Foundation Condensing Realm Peak who received a bye, and Su Mingyue, the remaining 12 Awakened Ones had all reached the Control Realm Early Stage.

This result made Bei Chen very satisfied.

Including the two Control Realm Awakened Ones who were unfortunately eliminated earlier, a total of 14 Control Realm participants were involved in this first round of selection, which was double the number from three years ago.

Next was the third day of selection. Today, the final ten spots for the second round of selection in the super-large city of Dawn City would be determined.

And today's matches were all very exciting, so all the original arenas were disabled.

In the very center, a huge arena with a diameter of five hundred meters emerged.

Zhou Xing and the other 14 people would go up and fight in pairs according to a random arrangement.

The first round would select seven spots, and then the final three spots would be selected from the remaining seven losers.

Everyone was ready for battle.

"Everyone, after two days of selection, I'm glad you were able to stand here in the end."

At this moment, on the stands, Bei Chen's voice clearly spread throughout the entire arena.

"I believe you are all clear about the specific rules, so I won't say more. This time, the top ten will qualify to enter the 'divinity cultivation chamber'."

As soon as these words were spoken, the previously quiet arena instantly stirred.

Even Zhou Xing felt a little anticipation.

Because the divinity cultivation chamber is a top-tier Cultivation resource only found in Watcher Strongholds in large cities.

It can directly mobilize the purest divinity from energy crystals based on the Awakened One's ability attributes, allowing the Awakened One to Cultivate at more than five times the usual efficiency.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that the activated energy within the divinity cultivation chamber is equivalent to energy crystals with 100% purity, allowing for safe absorption.

Although energy crystals have a negligible effect on Zhou Xing's improvement, he can still absorb a large amount of their energy without scruple, directly allowing the System to store it for emergencies.

For Control Realm experts like Qin Yue who have just had a Breakthrough, it can even stabilize their Realm in a short period.

For everyone, this was an irresistible temptation.

In today's world, strength is the foundation for survival.

The many original Watchers from Star City on the stands were all incredibly envious.

They could only enter the divinity cultivation chamber to Cultivate if they had made significant contributions or accumulated a large number of Watcher points.

To ensure fairness this time, Bei Chen personally displayed the randomly matched battle roster—

First Round:

1. Qin Yue vs. Ding Yan

2. Su Mingyue vs. Bai Wu

...7. Zhou Xing vs. Ye Wuchen

When this result came out, Su Mingyue sighed.

And the other person who had a bye in the Foundation Condensing Realm Peak also looked dejected.

Good luck didn't last forever.

The best outcome would have been for him to fight Su Mingyue; win or lose, it would have been acceptable.

However, for both of them, they wouldn't surrender until the very end.

In the center of the arena, Qin Yue and Ding Yan stood opposite each other, while Zhou Xing and the others waited in the waiting area not far away.

Both of them looked at each other with serious expressions.

"Ding Yan, please enlighten me!"

Ding Yan spoke slowly at this moment.

"Qin Yue."

Qin Yue uttered two words.

"Battle, begin!"

As the referee announced the start of the match, Ding Yan launched the first attack.

At this moment, Ding Yan suddenly raised his hand, and flames surged forth—

"Pure Flame!"

Immediately after, a faint blue fire ring erupted from him, heading towards Qin Yue.

Wherever it passed, parts of the arena were melted.

Qin Yue's pupils contracted. He wanted to dodge, but the fire ring's coverage was vast, and its speed was incredibly fast.

Qin Yue could only activate “Rock Armor Armament” to block the opponent's attack.

However, this put him at a disadvantage.

Compared to Zhou Xing's flame power, Ding Yan's ability was similar to Yun Feng's, with even higher temperatures, capable of penetrating physical defenses.

The flames instantly passed through Qin Yue's Rock Armor defense, directly scorching his flesh and blood.

The extreme high temperature made Qin Yue let out a muffled groan.

Qin Yue gritted his teeth, suddenly squatted down, and slammed a palm onto the ground—

"Earth Vein Shackles!"

Immediately, five giant rock hands emerged from beneath the arena, grasping at Ding Yan from different directions.

However, Ding Yan merely smiled calmly at this moment, then softly spoke: "Flame Flow Form!"

To everyone's surprise, his entire being became illusory, like flowing flames, flying through the cracks of the giant rock hands.

His entire person instantly reformed his divinity tens of meters away.

"Mountain · Gravity Field!"

However, Qin Yue took a deep breath at this moment, and the mountain patterns on his body emerged.

In the next instant, the entire arena floor began to undulate abnormally like waves.

As if some colossal creature was about to awaken.

Ding Yan also noticed that the flames around him instantly became incredibly heavy, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on him.

"Mountain Collapse Combo!"

Qin Yue seized this momentary opportunity, stomped his single foot, and charged straight at Ding Yan. His right arm bulged, and earth-elemental energy wrapped around his fist, smashing out with a roar.

Under the continuous burst of nine punches, Ding Yan was directly sent flying, his body even exploding in mid-air, turning into countless sparks that scattered.

However, countless sparks quickly gathered in the air,

Finally coalescing into a five-meter-tall Flame Giant, who now clasped its hands together—

"Flame Demon · Burning All Directions!"

Instantly, the entire arena shattered and collapsed, turning into a molten Hell, with lava spewing forth.

Qin Yue's Rock Armor began to melt bit by bit, and his skin was scorched black...