On the Path of the King, of the thirty-seven groups, five were eliminated on the first day alone. Although Rong Ye had replaced one group, thirty-three groups remained, and this was only the first day of the first trial. The elimination rate was terrifying.
Fortunately, the next two days were relatively safe. Although the Variant Lifeforms grew stronger, with the experience from the first day, the remaining thirty-three groups began to familiarize themselves with the trial. Moreover, the leaders were all powerhouses comparable to Saint Lords at the very least; even those below that level were not far off. They handled Three-Star Asuras with ease. Of the thirty-three groups, only one was eliminated on the third day, when Three-Star Asura Variant Lifeforms appeared.
But that situation lasted only until dawn on the fourth day.
As soon as the fourth day began, the ruined city areas occupied by the thirty-two teams swiftly descended into chaos.
The reason was simple: Variant Lifeforms appeared twice as quickly as they had during the previous three days. And that was not all. Variant Lifeforms of every Combat Strength appeared, from One-Star Asuras to Three-Star Asuras. Even Saint-level ones appeared randomly at irregular intervals. Fortunately, only one appeared each time.
But this sudden change caught almost everyone off guard.
By comparison, Gu Ding and the others had it relatively easy. After all, the Gu Ding Pirate Crew was considerably stronger overall than the other teams. Even Dokter and Fa Te, the weakest among them, possessed Saint-level Combat Strength. In actual combat, the two were probably not much weaker than Saint Lord Level powerhouses and could easily serve as captains in many other groups.
"Given today's situation, quite a few teams will probably be eliminated again..." Gu Ding said with a smile, crushing a Variant Lifeform's skull.