The Top Thirty-Two Decided!

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.

Looking at those guys over there, every one of them had a smile on their face, and they barely had any injuries on their bodies.

Then looking at their own side, they were being beaten so hard they were practically shitting themselves!

Every single one of them had taken at least a few hits from Qin Chen.

Their bodies were burning with pain everywhere!

Exchanging glances, the group immediately reached a decision and collectively began moving toward Li Meng.

As for Qin Chen, they were done with him; whoever wanted to fight him could go ahead!

In any case, they were never going to look for trouble with Qin Chen again!

It was fine!

Qin Chen had already taken one spot, but wasn't there still one left on Li Meng's side?

There was still a chance!

On the other side, Li Meng, who was currently getting beaten up, caught a glimpse of the crowd moving toward him out of the corner of his eye, and his face turned green.

No way!

He was only at the Body Tempering Third Layer; what right did he have to be "cared for" by so many people?

Originally, even when facing eight or nine people, he had wanted to hold out a little longer, but now, he truly couldn't hold on anymore.

He immediately shouted:

"Big Brother! Save me!!"

Hearing Li Meng's cry for help, Qin Chen did not turn a blind eye. Since Li Meng called him Big Brother, he had to fulfill his responsibilities as a big brother to some extent!

Moreover, he had already stated earlier that this second spot belonged to Li Meng!

If you take someone's money, you have to resolve their troubles!

Although Li Meng's original intention might not have been to ask for his help, but simply to curry favor with him.

But he certainly wouldn't be so tactless; he couldn't let others feel that their Star Coins were spent in vain, right?

Qin Chen took a step forward, his figure instantly vanishing from where he stood, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in the middle of the crowd.

Immediately following, a series of screams rang out, accompanied by dull thuds.

The number of people on the stage decreased at an extremely rapid speed, as one by one, they all experienced the sensation of flying.

The force Qin Chen used this time was far greater than before. One by one, the students were sent flying off the battle platform without the slightest ability to resist.

In less than half a minute, only Qin Chen and Li Meng remained on the Number Nine Battle Platform; everyone else had been cleared out.

They lay on the ground, wailing incessantly.

At the same time, an announcement echoed throughout the Training Ground.

"The qualifier for the Number Nine Battle Platform has been determined!"

In an instant, the students on the other battle platforms paused in unison, looks of astonishment appearing on their faces.

Some were even so distracted that their opponents seized the opportunity to blast them off the platform, causing them to lose their chance at advancing.

On the Number Five Battle Platform, after Jiang Ruohan blasted a student in front of her away with a single palm strike, she couldn't help but cast her gaze toward the Number Nine Battle Platform.

When she saw Qin Chen's figure, her eyes flashed.

It's him!

She still had some impression of Qin Chen.

It wasn't just because of his strength, but also because his appearance was quite outstanding.

With both factors combined, the impression was naturally even deeper.

"He actually eliminated the other opponents so quickly?"

"It seems you really do have some strength!"

Jiang Ruohan murmured to herself, her eyes tinged with excitement.

She hadn't seen the process of Qin Chen dealing with his opponents. Seeing him and Li Meng standing on the platform, she simply assumed that Qin Chen and Li Meng had joined forces to eliminate everyone else.

His strength might indeed be decent, but he couldn't possibly be her match.

She had absolute confidence in herself!

Because she hadn't joined forces with anyone; she had faced multiple people alone, and the quality of the students on her platform was clearly higher than those on the Number Nine Battle Platform.

She had even just eliminated an opponent at the Body Tempering Third Layer.

Furthermore, there were only five or six people left on her Number Five Battle Platform, and she would be advancing soon.

With this thought, Jiang Ruohan stopped paying attention to Qin Chen and charged toward the remaining students on her platform.

"B... Big Brother! Thanks!"

Li Meng panted heavily as he spoke to Qin Chen.

If it weren't for Qin Chen, he really would have been eliminated. Just thinking about it made Li Meng furious.

Wasn't this supposed to be a chaotic melee? Are you sure it wasn't a gang-up?

They really weren't human!

It was already bad enough that eight or nine people were ganging up on him, but then another wave came.

He was just a lowly Body Tempering Third Layer, what did he do to deserve this?

At the same time, he felt a bit of relief. Luckily, he had decisively acknowledged Qin Chen as his big brother the moment he arrived!

He knew it!

This was a golden thigh; he definitely hadn't picked the wrong one!

On the other side, as time passed, students who had advanced appeared on each of the battle platforms.

Half an hour later, with the appearance of the two students who advanced from the final battle platform, the first stage of the competition—the group melee—came to an end.

At the same time, the host's voice rang out right on cue.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone! After a bitter struggle, you have finally advanced, becoming the Top 32 of this Ranking Battle and earning the qualification to enter the Elite Class!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a small portion of the students who had advanced couldn't help but reveal happy smiles.

These students all had one thing in common: their raw strength was not actually in the Top 32, but thanks to the tournament format, they had successfully fought their way into the Top 32.

As for the majority of the students, they wore expressions of disappointment.

They hadn't managed to survive the first round of the group melee and had become one of the eliminated students.

At the same time, this meant they had lost the qualification to enter the Elite Class and would miss out on a month of Elite Class benefits.

"Next, there will be a one-hour break!"

"One hour later, the second round of the elimination tournament will officially begin!"

"Will all students please vacate the center of the arena!"

After the students left the center of the arena, the Training Ground suddenly began to shake, but no one felt panicked because this wasn't the first time they had experienced such a thing.

The sixteen battle platforms on the field began to slowly descend, eventually disappearing into the ground, leaving behind only square-shaped voids.

The next second, two large pieces of 'ground' rose from the voids, filling them back in.

Immediately after, a large section of the 'ground' in the center of the arena began to slowly descend, and a massive combat platform, several times larger than the previous ones, rose slowly from the void.

This combat platform was a perfect square, one hundred meters in length and width, which was more than enough for those in the Body Tempering Realm to move freely.

At the same time, a huge pale blue screen appeared above the combat platform.

Names began to appear on it one by one; they were all the students who had made it into the top thirty-two.

In the spectator stands, the parents of these students couldn't help but puff out their chests as they saw their children's names appear on the screen.

As parents, it was only natural to feel a sense of pride when their children achieved good results.

However, one father's expression was slightly solemn at this moment.

On the main podium, Jiang Mu kept his eyes fixed on the pale blue screen in front of him.

He had been watching it for a long time.

The screen was currently replaying the footage of Qin Chen's previous match.

"At the very least, the strength of the Body Tempering Fifth Layer!"

Jiang Mu whispered.

As a powerhouse in the Star Vein Realm, Jiang Mu certainly had a sharp eye.

Although the distance was too great for him to perceive Qin Chen's exact cultivation level, judging by the performance shown on the screen, Qin Chen's strength was no lower than the Body Tempering Fifth Layer.

He even had a vague feeling...

That Qin Chen was capable of more than that!

There was no other reason; it was simply because Qin Chen had appeared too relaxed, as if he were out for a morning stroll, while student after student was swatted away by him.

"It feels like Xiao Han's first place is in a bit of danger this time!"