The First Challenger

There were quite a few people as low-key as Yan Feng. The current top thousand in hidden points were not necessarily the final strongest thousand.

Qin Heng and the others studied the group of genius contestants on the rankings together. By replaying their battles and reviewing their trial performances, they discovered that some of them were not quite top-tier in strength. They had merely fought desperately for the best possible result every step of the way, which was why they ranked so highly.

Such people certainly had strength, stronger than most.

But since most of their abilities had already been displayed in the earlier rounds, they had fewer hidden cards left, making them easier to deal with.

The four of them each made their own choices. The three Xuan Nie picked were all relatively low-ranked; his goal was to stall for time and survive longer.

The Goddess of War chose three higher-ranked opponents, intending to maintain an overwhelming posture from this round onward.

Yan Feng remained low-key as always, with a strategy similar to Xuan Nie's.

Qin Heng, meanwhile, had no specific target at all. When the time came, he would fight whoever happened to be free.

One Void Ember Day passed, and the challenge matches officially began.

Qin Heng and the Goddess of War were directly taken away by the referee system and sent into their respective Small Worlds.

A thousand people, each occupying a Virtual World. The internal space of each was ten thousand kilometers across, enough to contain a planet.

This was a true clash of supreme prodigies. Every contestant who entered to challenge them would experience the pressure of a top powerhouse at the same realm!

After entering the Small World, Qin Heng heard the referee system's voice: "For a long period of time ahead, you