Time passed, and it reached 11:30 p.m.
The combat zones in every Star Realm had gradually shrunk to their minimum size, with a maximum diameter of ten kilometers—only one percent of the original battlefield.
The entire Melee Tournament had entered its final climactic stage, with fierce battles erupting one after another.
In truth, fewer than a thousand people remained alive on each battlefield. They were either exceptionally powerful experts, such as those with Mind-Micro-Perception.
Or even—Fifth Stage experts.
Or else they were inconspicuous participants with low rankings, who had lurked their way into the final stage.
In this kind of real combat, lying low was not necessarily wrong.
Perhaps they could pick up the scraps and kill injured experts. With good luck, they might even break into the battlefield's top hundred.
Likewise, the top geniuses had to make their own choice: risk their lives fighting other super experts for first place on the battlefield.
Or stay steady until the end, then compete in the elimination rounds for the other ten spots in the finals.
In the eyes of civilization's higher-ups, this format might not appear entirely fair, but the different results brought about by each participant's repeated choices were also a tempering of their minds.
Without question, some of the very greatest geniuses remained overwhelmingly powerful.
Very quickly, another battle between Fifth Stage experts erupted.
"Zhu Tong and Kunale have clashed. Kunale is Tianzhu Country's number one genius, while Zhu Tong is famous far and wide. They're both third-year students at Spark University."
"They're classmates, but they're also rivals."
"What a fierce fight."
"Oh no!"
"He lost. Zhu Tong actually lost. Kunale's hammer techniques are truly superb."
"Haha, Kunale is incredible! He actually defeated Xia Country's Fifth Stage expert." Nearly a million Tianzhu Country spectators erupted in cheers from the