After killing Mo Hai, Lu Ren returned to his platform. The voice of the Heavenly Mandate Ranking rang out in his mind.
Ten battles, ten wins, zero losses!
With a perfect record, Lu Ren completed the second-round qualifiers.
But when Xue Wudi and the others, even the five great talents of the Dao One Immortal Realm, Lei Xuan, and Ao Twelve, looked at Lu Ren, their expressions turned grave.
When word first spread that Lu Ren had killed Lei Zhen and Zhou Yan, many top talents still paid him no mind. They had absolute confidence in their own strength. Every one of them had the power to contend for the top five, or even the top three.
Now, though, things were different.
Lu Ren had killed someone with an Undying Demon Body.
And they still had no idea how he had done it.
As everyone reeled in shock, the final matches of the second round continued.
Match after match went on.
In their final matches, the contenders all seemed to encounter formidable opponents.
Even so, Fang Tianlin, Liu Jueyang, Zhou Huangshen, Gu Zhantian, Huang Chuanyi, the Daughter of Heavenly Mandate, Xue Wudi, Yan Nu, Ao Twelve, and the others still defeated their opponents decisively. Each finished with the remarkable record of ten wins in ten battles.
Mei'er once again defeated her opponent with the Great Summoning Technique, finishing the second-round qualifiers with nine wins and one loss.
When the last Heavenly Mandate Arena match ended, the second stage of the qualifiers finally came to a close.
Hum!
The Heavenly Mandate Ranking, suspended in the void, burst with divine light once more. The names of the many talents appeared on it, but only forty remained.
The ninety-nine talents present gazed at the forty names on the ranking. Some were thrilled, some