Battle for the Top Ten

With the conclusion of Jin Feng's final match, the second round of the competition has officially ended. The participants who have advanced to the third round have now been confirmed.

The top ten winners of the Strong Ranking Tournament will receive the Fallen Heart Flame's Sub-flame to undergo Heart Flame Body Tempering, thus laying a solid foundation for breaking through to the Dou Wang level.

The next round will eliminate three players from the current thirteen, leaving only ten players.

For those who have made it to the third round, almost everyone is already guaranteed a spot in the Heart Flame Body Tempering event. Only three unlucky individuals will be eliminated. As for who will be eliminated, that will depend on tomorrow's final match.

The competition was over, and Lin Ming led the members of the Medicine Gang away from the scene and back to the Medicine Gang's base.

Night fell, the moon was bright, and the stars were few. Standing by the window, gazing at the clear moon, Lin Ming pondered tomorrow's match.

For others, the body tempering that Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame experienced was just an opportunity to temper their bodies, thereby increasing their chances of breaking through to the Dou Wang level.

However, for Lin Ming, aside from these factors, the body tempering he experienced with the Fallen Heart Flame -Sub-flame will also help Lin Ming refine the complete Fallen Heart Flame in the future.

The Sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, after forging his body, is like a vaccine in his previous life, giving Lin Ming a certain degree of resistance to the Fallen Heart Flame in advance. This will make refining the complete Fallen Heart Flame much easier for Lin Ming later.

Therefore, in tomorrow's competition, no matter who he faces, Lin Ming must secure a spot in the top ten. Even if he has extremely bad luck and encounters Zi Yan, Lin Ming can only say that he will make it up to Zi Yan later, but Lin Ming is determined to get a spot in the top ten.

Of course, encountering Zi Yan doesn't mean defeating her. You can simply exchange her for other items.

Night slowly passed as time went by. As the last sliver of moonlight disappeared from the sky, the Inner Academy, which had been quiet all night, gradually came alive as the first rays of sunlight fell upon the earth.

Today is the day the final results of the Strong Ranking Tournament are announced. Many people have waited for years for this moment to arrive.

The spacious square was quickly filled with students, the entire square packed with them. The boisterous noise echoed throughout the square, reaching everyone's ears.

After much anticipation, all those who advanced to the third round yesterday finally arrived at the venue.

After leading the Medicine Gang members to the Medicine Gang's high platform, Lin Ming also joined the waiting group.

Not long after Lin Ming arrived, Zi Yan, her little mouth twitching, skipped over to Lin Ming's side.

"Zi Yan, where did you run off to yesterday?" Lin Ming asked upon seeing Zi Yan's arrival.

After the Great Elder announced yesterday that Zi Yan had directly advanced to the third round, Zi Yan disappeared from the scene. So now, seeing Zi Yan's arrival, Lin Ming casually asked her.

"It was so boring here, so I wandered around the forest with the big monkey," Zi Yan replied, pouting, in response to Lin Ming's question.

It seems that another Magical Beasts's treasure fell into the mouths of Zi Yan and the Snow Demon Sky Ape yesterday. As for Zi Yan's claim of "taking a stroll," others might not know, but for Lin Ming, who was sometimes her accomplice, it was all too clear.

Afterwards, Lin Ming talked with Zi Yan. Not long after, a group of elders also arrived on the high platform. Seeing this, everyone present knew that the third round of selection was about to begin.

The deep tolling of the bells rang out quietly. As the bells rang, the noisy square gradually quieted down as the sound spread.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Great Elder Su Qian stood up, glanced down below, and then his aged voice rang out.

"After the Elimination Match of the first two days, thirteen students have advanced to the third round. However, according to the rules, only ten people can obtain the Heart Flame Body Tempering. Therefore, three of these thirteen will be eliminated. To ensure the fairness of the competition, I will randomly select six people to compete in pairs. The winners will become one of the ten, while the losers will be eliminated."

As soon as Great Elder Su Qian finished speaking, a bamboo bucket appeared in front of him. Inside the bamboo bucket were the names of all thirteen people who had advanced to the third round.

Then, under the tense gaze of everyone, Great Elder Su Qian slowly pulled a slip of paper from the bamboo tube. Then, amidst the expectant looks of the crowd, Great Elder Su Qian slowly said, "Ye Yu."

After Great Elder Su Qian finished speaking, everyone could clearly feel Ye Yu's expression tighten. After all, the chance of being selected was less than 50%, and he was just unlucky enough to be the first one to be drawn.

Now that he's been selected, Ye Yu can only pray that his opponents aren't one of those freaks like Zi Yan, Jin Feng, Shao Qing, or Lin Ming. Otherwise, his journey on the Strong Ranking will have to end here. As for the others, he can still give it a shot.

"The next person to be drawn is Ye Yu's opponent for a spot in the top ten." After Great Elder Su Qian finished speaking, he drew another slip of paper from the bamboo tube and announced the result, "Wang Sheng."

Upon hearing that his opponent was Wang Sheng, Ye Yu's worried expression eased considerably. In the Strong Ranking, Ye Yu was ninth, while Wang Sheng was fifteenth. Therefore, on the surface, Ye Yu's strength was slightly superior to Wang Sheng's.

Wang Sheng frowned slightly upon hearing that his opponent was Ye Yu. Wang Sheng wasn't very confident in defeating Ye Yu.

Of course, facing Ye Yu, he wasn't entirely without a chance of winning. So after a moment, Wang Sheng calmed down.

Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Great Elder Su Qian continued to draw the next group of opponents.

As Great Elder Su Qian unfolded the paper, everyone watched his expression closely. Great Elder Su Qian taken aback.

Seeing Great Elder Su Qian's expression, everyone speculated about who would be chosen in this round.

Then, Great Elder Su Qian said helplessly, "Zi Yan!"

"Whoosh..."

The announcement of Zi Yan's name caused an uproar. After all, she was someone no one wanted to face.

Unlike the uproar below, the hearts of the ten contestants above, apart from the two already selected and Zi Yan, were in their throats.

After all, none of these people considered themselves a match for Zi Yan.

Seeing the nervous expressions on these people's faces, Great Elder Su Qian stopped dawdling and reached into the bamboo tube again. A slip of paper was then taken out with his outstretched hand.

As everyone waited anxiously, Great Elder Su Qian opened the note and said, "Wu Hao."

"Phew..." On the platform, everyone except Wu Hao breathed a sigh of relief. As for Wu Hao, everyone could only look at him with pity.

Faced with the formidable Zi Yan, even Jin Feng, ranked second on the Strong Ranking, dared not provoke her, let alone Wu Hao, who was ranked seventh.

Ignoring the pale-faced Wu Hao, Great Elder Su Qian continued to draw the last group of people.

With a slip of paper in hand, Great Elder Su Qian announced the third group, "Jin Feng."

After making the announcement, Great Elder Su Qian drew another slip of paper and read it aloud, "Liu Qi."

"Phew~" After confirming the lists of the three groups, the tense hearts of the others relaxed. Because at this moment, not every person they had drawn had officially entered the top ten.