On the arena platform.
As the last participating disciple stepped off the stage, all battles of the first round of this Yunzhou Martial Gathering had come to a complete end.
Yan Chiluan, deputy master of Chiyan Valley, stood atop the high platform, his voice booming like a great bell across the entire Zhenwu Arena:
"The first round has concluded."
"All disciples who successfully advanced are to rest where they are for half a day, regulate their breathing and nourish their qi, and consolidate their cultivation."
"Half a day from now, the second round's drawing and duels will begin!"
As his words fell, the clamorous arena gradually settled. The tens of thousands of spectators were still unsatisfied, discussing and revisiting the first round's great battles.
The dazzling records of geniuses from every side were recounted one by one and spread throughout the venue.
This first round had seen geniuses emerge in droves. Dark horses and top-tier prodigies had all unleashed their strength, producing countless spectacular matches.
Among them, the advancement records that left the deepest impression were all laid out by the crowd:
Wang Yuan of Kaoshan Sect, at Bone Forging Early Stage, crushed and killed the ferocious Rogue Cultivator Chu Kuang of Bone Forging Mid Stage with a single devastating move. He won across realms, became famous in one battle, and emerged as the greatest dark horse of the first round;
Tie Zhan of Kaoshan Sect, relying on his robust mountain-like hard-body art, fought steadily and surely. After a bitter hundred-move battle, he defeated a Bone Forging Mid Stage True Disciple from a small-to-medium sect head-on and advanced solidly into the second round;
Luo Qingyi of Tingyu Tower, whose condition had reached utmost Perfection after breaking through to Peak Bone Forging, crushed an opponent of the same realm with exquisite