75: All advanced - collective breakthrough

For a moment, even Tong Xuan was stunned.

Meanwhile, inside the viewing hall of Dawn City, it was incredibly quiet.

Many powerful experts were staring intently at the holographic projection, unable to believe their eyes.

"The power of the god of healing?" Wei Guangming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "Interesting. Dual Ice and Fire elements, plus the healing element. This time, Zhou Xing has essentially secured one of the slots."

As his voice fell, the faces of Long Haotian and the other Chiefs who had bet against Bei Chen looked as if they had eaten feces, appearing extremely unsightly.

That damn Bei Chen. As expected, he came prepared. This time, they were going to lose a lot.

Thinking about the Soul oath they had taken earlier, Long Haotian and the others' intestines nearly turned green with regret.

Triple-element Fusion. It was actually Triple-element Fusion, and the most troublesome part was the healing element.

With this, unless they could suppress Zhou Xing in an instant, he could use a healing technique at any time to return to his Peak state.

Many Chiefs were secretly sending voice transmissions to Bei Chen to congratulate him.

Once Zhou Xing secured one of the final three slots, Star City would receive strong support from Dawn City, and Bei Chen himself was basically guaranteed to take a step further, in both strength and status.

Meanwhile, in the Wilderness, Elder Tong Xuan looked at Zhou Xing, said "You are quite good," and then disappeared from the spot.

At this time, White Mist and the others, who had completely recovered, also rushed over excitedly.

To be honest, the few of them weren't that familiar with each other originally. However, after spending some days together, because they all belonged to Star City—especially since they had shared a crisis in the Wilderness this time—and added with Qin Yue's boisterous personality...

Believe it or not, the few of them got along like sworn brothers.

Of course, when facing Zhou Xing, only Qin Yue could interact with him somewhat normally. The others were slightly distant, which was also due to Zhou Xing's own personality.

His sister Zhou Keer's gradual return to normal had caused Zhou Xing's cold personality to gradually warm up.

"You guy, when did you get healing abilities? Even I didn't know."

Qin Yue lightly punched Zhou Xing, speaking in a blaming tone.

"Wasn't it because of you? This was supposed to be my trump card, kept for the next round. Even the Chief didn't know."

Zhou Xing gave Qin Yue a frustrated glare.

It would have been fine if this guy had been eliminated earlier, but he just had to show up at the critical moment because he sensed the commotion here.

Since that was the case, he might as well expose it. This would ensure that all four people from Star City entered the top forty, making the Chief and Elder Tie happy.

Meanwhile, Wei Guangming's announcement regarding the rule change spread throughout the Trial Area via the Tactical Bracelet, and all remaining participants received the notification.

In many places, many contestants who were about to strike or lying in ambush to steal others' points couldn't help but stop their actions.

Some appeared furious because they were just about to succeed.

Many others slumped to the ground in relief, thankful that they had held on.

"My current points are definitely enough. So, next, I'll help the four of you increase your points as much as possible to reach a safe ranking position."

Zhou Xing looked at the group. "From now on, the five of us will act together, cooperating to kill as many Mutated Beasts as possible."

Everyone nodded, and then they chose a random direction to advance.

Relying on Zhou Xing's powerful recovery ability, the group was like a never-stopping killing machine, continuously harvesting Mutated Beasts one by one.

By the time the deadline approached on the final day, besides Zhou Xing himself being in first place, the other four had also entered the top twenty rankings.

When the final deadline arrived, everyone's Tactical Bracelets flashed incessantly.

Ultimately, the respective rankings were tallied.

[1st Place: Zhou Xing (Star City) — 985 points]

[2nd: Jin Yan (Flame City) — 900 points]

[3rd: Lu Yuan (Wind City) — 810 points]

...As for the others, Wen Jie was 18th, Ye Wuchen was 21st, White Mist was 24th, and Qin Yue was 30th.

To ensure they could advance, Zhou Xing transferred 100 points to each of them at the last moment.

Otherwise, Qin Yue's points really wouldn't have been enough.

"We actually all made it to the next round." The group was extremely excited at this moment.

Inside the viewing hall, Bei Chen almost stood up in excitement, his eyes flashing with a thrilled light.

Five people entering the top forty. Although it was thanks to Zhou Xing, luck is part of one's strength.

Compared to the dismal performance of the previous session, Bei Chen felt he had gained a lot of face this time.

Wei Guangming looked at the leaderboard, smiled slightly, stood up, and announced:

"The top forty contestants will rest for three days, after which the final selection will begin."

Then he left first. Everyone in the Wilderness, upon receiving the notice, began to converge toward the center point.

Afterward, they were teleported back to the square in Dawn City by an Elder.

At this moment, many contestants were gathered together; it could be said that some were happy while others were sorrowful.

At this time, everyone immediately saw the rankings displayed on the huge screen in the square.

Upon seeing that the person in first place was actually Zhou Xing from Star City, everyone's gaze was filled with shock.

When did such a powerful Genius appear in the obscure Star City?

This was the thought in many people's minds.

Whether it was Jin Yan, Lu Yuan, or other top Geniuses, their gazes narrowed as they felt considerable pressure.

Although they didn't know Zhou Xing's combat strength, these points proved the opponent's power.

This time, another variable had been added among them.

Afterward, everyone returned to the Pavilion of Numerous Stars to rest under the leadership of their respective Chiefs.

The three days gave everyone enough time to recover to their best state. In the Pavilion of Numerous Stars, a Healer whose strength had reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm was even arranged to be responsible for everyone's injuries.

Although these three days were short, to Bei Chen's surprise, besides Qin Yue, the other three actually made Breakthroughs to the Control Mid-Stage one after another.

This also meant that they could achieve higher rankings.

Especially White Mist, the Awakened One of the "god of space." After reaching the Control Mid-Stage, even Zhou Xing had to deal with him carefully and didn't dare to be careless.

This was the terrifying aspect of spatial abilities. If White Mist had been at the Control Mid-Stage during the previous trial, Lan Ming would have definitely stayed as far away as possible.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Early on the morning of the fourth day, the forty contestants had already gathered on Dawn Square.

Today, the square was even more crowded and bustling.

A large number of Dawn City's Awakened Ones were sitting in the surrounding spectator seats, waiting to watch the upcoming exciting selection.