The second cycle ended.
640 people became 320.
Meng Jin's death was only a minor episode in the Life-and-Death Selection.
He was far from the only one who died.
From then on, Dongguan stayed in his room, training relentlessly.
The third cycle arrived.
He once again won all ten virtual duels.
The Blood Battle Arena.
"We meet again." The youth in white armor, warhammer in hand, looked at Dongguan.
Dongguan merely drew his long saber without a word.
"You..." The White-Armored Youth was somewhat angry at being looked down on, but what he felt more was fear.
"If I'd known, I would have forfeited."
He had enough wins, but seeing that he had a chance of beating most opponents, he had gambled on his luck instead of forfeiting, only to run straight into Dongguan.
"Come on," Dongguan said softly. Ignoring the White-Armored Youth's movements, he advanced at an unhurried pace.
"Kill!" The White-Armored Youth swung his warhammer and charged.
Light Refining!
Dongguan vanished again and reappeared again. It was merely another life lost at his hands.
Some moves, even after seeing them over and over, were impossible to counter without sufficient strength.
"You haven't broken through. Did you still think you could beat me?" Dongguan said flatly, looking down at the White-Armored Youth's corpse.
The White-Armored Youth could no longer answer.
In the fourth round, he won every virtual duel and received a bye in the blood battle.
In the fifth round, he won every virtual duel and easily won his blood battle.
After all the twists and turns, the sixth round arrived.
On the virtual battlefield, Dongguan finally encountered that opponent, Mingweis.
The battlefield was a city.
"Guan, was it?" Standing atop a tall building, Mingweis looked at Dongguan on the roof of another, slightly shorter building and spoke.