Third Round of Selection

Kelsa was a well-known figure in Wu La City, having achieved fame long before becoming Half-Step True God. He was the son of a deputy city lord of Wu La City and possessed exceptional talent from a young age, standing out among his peers.

After he became Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God, his combat power, which transcended his rank, earned him the title of one of the top ten strongest individuals below the True God level. Although it was just a simple title, it was enough to demonstrate that his strength was definitely not weak.

Although Kelsa was powerful, he had an intolerable flaw: he looked down on everyone else. In his eyes, his family's bloodline was noble. He considered everyone in Wu La City, except for the families of the city lord and the two deputy city lords, to be born into poverty. Moreover, he made no attempt to hide his thoughts, always wearing his disgust and dislike on his sleeve.

Because of his powerful family background and his own formidable strength, he always got what he wanted and had never been refused by anyone since childhood. But this time, Gu Ding said "no" to him more than a hundred times at once, so his first reaction was to be stunned.

When he finally realized what was happening, he unleashed his power. With a roar, he darted forward, closing in on Gu Ding.

Gu Ding remained standing still, without even making a move to dodge, which surprised many people.

"Scarface isn't dodging? Does he intend to use his Seven-Star Half-Step True Body strength to directly confront Kelsa's body, which is comparable to First Sequence True God?"

"It seems Scarface was unaware of Kelsa's strength. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so careless. It's a pity that such a dark horse has come to an end."

"Scarface is definitely going to be eliminated now..." This was also what many spectators were thinking. Compared to Gu Ding, most people were more optimistic about Kelsa.

But a surprising scene soon unfolded. Just as Kelsa's fist was about to strike Gu Ding's face, Gu Ding suddenly lowered his stance, clenched his right fist, and seemingly slowly swung it out.

Everyone stared in disbelief as Gu Ding's fist struck Kelsa's abdomen. In the next instant, a huge dent appeared in Kelsa's stomach. Then, a loud bang rang out, and Kelsa's body flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into the arena's protective shield and creating ripples.

This scene left everyone stunned.

"Kelsa... was killed in one punch... am I seeing things?"

"That Scarface is too strong!"

"A dark horse! Absolutely the biggest dark horse in our Wu La City!"

Kelsa, who crashed into the protective shield, never got up again.

On the stands, Kelsa's father, Saker, clenched his fists and looked at Gu Ding with a cold gaze.

"It seems we have a very dark horse among us." City Lord Capson glanced at the deputy city lord Saker beside him and smiled slightly.

Saker then withdrew his cold gaze and looked with some concern at his son who was lying on the ground, unable to get up.

On Arena Number Seven, Kelsa, who was originally considered the strongest, was defeated by Gu Ding in one move. No one on the entire arena dared to approach Gu Ding anymore; his surroundings had become a vacuum. Moreover, no one dared to even look in Gu Ding's direction.

Gu Ding was happy to have some peace and quiet, and stood there patiently waiting for the Selection Tournament to end.

In less than an hour, only 928 people remained on arena number seven, seven fewer than the required 935. Similar scenes unfolded on the other arenas. The second round of Selection Tournament had finally come to an end.

"Now, I will announce the results of the second round of Selection Tournament." After taking some statistics, City Lord Capson stood up again, his voice echoing in all directions, "In the beginner rank, after the second round of selection, there are 5,328 people remaining. In the intermediate rank, there are 7,987 people remaining, and in the advanced rank, there are 2,517 people remaining."

"Due to a shortage of participants in the advanced ranks, we will conduct a third selection process from those eliminated in the second round to fill the remaining spots. For the beginner and intermediate ranks, a random Arena Battle will be used for the third round of selection. Beginners will only need one arena battle; the winner will directly qualify for the preliminary rounds of the Martial Dao Tournament. The loser will enter the fourth round to compete for the remaining spots. Intermediate ranks will need two arena battles; those who win both will qualify for the preliminary rounds of the Martial Dao Tournament. The remaining spots will be filled in the fourth round by those who have won at least one match."

Although the rules that Capson mentioned sounded a bit complicated, Gu Ding understood that he only needed to win two consecutive arena matches to secure a spot in the preliminary round.

"The Spirit Communication Giant Tablet has recorded all the numbers that passed this round of selection. It will randomly assign you battles. You just need to remember your number and then go to the arena. The first to undergo this round of selection is the beginner level!"

The matchmaking information for the game was quickly displayed on the Spirit Communication Giant Tablet.

Number One Arena: 112 VS 7688

Second Arena: 184 vs 9923

Arena Number Three:...

Not only were the battle numbers arranged, but even the arena was set up.

The Arena Battle involved over 5,300 people across 100 arenas, averaging more than 50 matches per arena. The competition lasted for a whole day before it ended.

Gu Ding wasn't really interested in this level of competition, but he didn't know when the intermediate-level competition would start, so he could only wait and watch the matches for entertainment.

By the end of the day, he had actually seen several young people who were very talented in martial arts, who were almost awakened to the Martial Dao Intent, and one of them had already entered the Entrance to the Microscopic Realm.

He had initially thought that someone like Kelsa was the genius of this world, but Kelsa's cultivation at the Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God level meant her martial arts were only at the Micro Realm, so Gu Ding hadn't taken her too seriously. However, judging from the timing of the Martial Dao Intent awakening of the few young people he'd seen, there should still be some beings in this world with powerful Martial Dao Intent.

"The third round of selection for the beginner level has concluded, with 2664 winners who have all qualified for the preliminary rounds of the Martial Dao Tournament. The remaining 336 spots will be selected in the fourth round after all the third rounds have concluded. Now, let's begin the third round of selection for the intermediate level!" City Lord Capson finished speaking and pointed to the Spirit Communication Giant Tablet again, "Please proceed with your matches according to the Spirit Communication Giant Tablet's matching system!"

The match results were quickly displayed again on the Spirit Communication Giant Tablet.

Number One Arena: 11 vs 9527

"Who's number 11?" Gu Ding's gaze swept around the room. He hadn't expected to be the first one in line. (To be continued~^~)