Of course, a few contestants' manifested Dao Artifacts had also passed the judges' tests and been declared "qualified," but among the 1,800 people, they were still exceedingly rare. After all, with so many contestants, only the first hundred to finish and meet the requirements would be allowed through!
As for those who had not finished, or who finished later after the hundred qualified contestants had been selected, I heard they would not be accepted. Sometimes speed played a decisive role as well!
So I immediately looked toward Han Shanshan. Ω
Han Shanshan still looked deep in thought. I secretly grew anxious for her. At least 1,200 or 1,300 contestants had already been eliminated, and more than fifty qualified contestants had appeared. That meant most of the allotted time had passed. If she did not act now, I feared it might already be too late.
Moreover, the qualification tests for the second round had begun. To prevent foul play, they used three layers of screening. There were quite a few officials from the Office of Divine Artifacts, and the panel of judges was even larger. One judge might let an acquaintance who cheated slip through, but another might not. Besides, three judges tested each contestant together, and each had a different method of examining the rune links. If a contestant could pass all of them, they truly ranked among the outstanding.
Sure enough, during the second round of testing, one qualified contestant lost his qualification. He immediately raised an objection, but the judge dragged him out like a dead dog, showing him not the slightest mercy. Clearly, there was no way to muddle through.
No wonder the participants sent by the Six Ministries all had some ability. Anyone without skill would certainly be eliminated in this first round!
When nearly everyone