The grand competition began!
After a few bouts, it was Sun Tao's turn. His luck was good: the opponent he drew had also reached astral qi minor accomplishment.
Still, anyone who dared enter had confidence in his own strength. Sun Tao fought his opponent through a hundred moves, yet they remained evenly matched.
Only after another thirty moves did he narrowly win by a single move and advance.
Zhang Yong had worse luck, drawing a veteran disciple with astral qi mastery. He was blasted off the arena within three exchanges. Fortunately, he defeated his opponent in the second round and advanced to the next match.
Xu Yang focused on Han Feng, Xiong Kun, Xie Zhan, and the others on the Top Ten Heroes Ranking.
He would be competing for the top three next year, and his opponents would likely be people on that ranking.
If Li Chuyang, Jiang Fan, and Du Chuan took the top three this year, they would not enter the competition next year.
This was also an unspoken understanding among Outer Sect disciples: once someone took a top-three spot, he should stop entering the competition and taking up a place.
Xu Yang looked around. None of them, including Lu Ren and Su Zhe, had cultivated their astral qi to perfection.
Apart from Lu Ren, however, they now all had the backing of major lineages in Azure Sun City. By next year's competition, there would probably be more people who had broken through to marrow cleansing than there were this time.
The second day soon arrived. More than half the participants had been eliminated yesterday, and all the remaining disciples had reached astral qi mastery. The competition truly began to heat up.
"It's Lu Ren's turn!"
"Huh? His opponent is actually Su Zhe! The Ten Elites' geniuses are