Half a month later...
The second round of eliminations had ended.
Wang Tian and Jun Tianlin advanced, but Zhang Yana was eliminated.
She looked utterly pitiful, leaving Jun Tianlin to comfort her for quite a while.
However, very few people had managed to advance to the final round.
There were only a little over twenty of them, and not a single one was at the early Lesser Heavenly God stage.
Even the weakest were experts at the mid Lesser Heavenly God stage.
Worth mentioning was that Yu Huadie had advanced as well, and she was at the mid Lesser Heavenly God stage.
No one knew when she had broken through. Perhaps she had gained some insight.
And with the competition being this brutal...
Could it have been Ouyang Xiongfeng arranging things behind the scenes?
Jun Tianlin could not help but think.
But no matter what, it was good enough that he had advanced.
The white-bearded old man stepped onto the arena once more and announced loudly.
"This Takamagahara Grand Competition has officially concluded!"
"What?"
"It's over?"
"Damn it, I haven't had my fill yet! How can it be over already?!"
At once, the audience below erupted into a wave of clamorous noise.
"Silence!"
Ouyang Xiongfeng shouted.
"I know you still want to watch the finals, but! There will be no finals in this competition. Every contestant who advanced has already proven themselves victorious after enduring the cruel challenge of the arena!"
Ouyang Xiongfeng paused before continuing.
"Moreover, this is an arrangement from the Holy Land!"
"We have already assessed the combat strength of every expert in the back! Now, we will announce the placements!"
"First place, Jun Tianlin. He will receive the qualifications of an inner sect disciple!"
Just as everyone had expected, it was indeed him...
"Second through tenth