In the fourth round, only sixty-eight candidates remained. Eliminating just eight would settle the Dragon Ascension places.
So unlucky candidates would have to fight three matches in this round.
The first match would send thirty-four winners through. The thirty-four losers would fight again, producing another seventeen winners.
The remaining seventeen would fight a third match, which would yield exactly nine qualifiers, bringing the total to sixty Dragon Ascension places.
I should win the first match if possible.
Xu Yang did not want to fight three matches. "C-7."
He glanced at the number token in his hand. He was back at Arena C.
Lu Ren and Gu Fang were also at Arena C. Lu Ren had recovered somewhat, but he still looked rather listless.
Liu Qian was there too, looking to be in good condition. She and Xu Yang nodded slightly at each other in greeting.
He also spotted Kong Yu, Jiang Yi, and Qin Ze, the genius from the Spirit Monkey Boxing Hall who had grasped the mysteries of Dark Force.
Soon, Gu Haoming appeared at Arena C as well, standing with Gu Fang and Lu Ren.
There are too many experts here!
Two contenders for the top three had been assigned to Arena C, along with Kong Yu, the genius said to possess the finest bone root among this year's candidates.
The matches soon began. Surprisingly, Gu Fang was the first to take the stage.
And her opponent was none other than Qin Ze.
Xu Yang saw her face turn green when she learned who her opponent was.
It was not because she would lose to Qin Ze. Rather, as a promising contender with the strength to challenge for the top three, Qin Ze was one of Gu Haoming's formidable rivals.
And as a pawn charging into battle for