Afterwards, Qi Ling found Kurumi and Xiaoyu. After sleeping for so long, Xiaoyu finally woke up, but she looked very frustrated as she looked at the unchanging number 1 on her chest.
"What am I going to do? I'm going to be eliminated!" Xiaoyu said dejectedly. "It's all those annoying people's fault. They made me sleep for so long, and by the time I woke up, the competition was already over!"
"Don't worry, the competition is over, but you haven't been eliminated," Qi Ling said. "The number of participants has met the requirement, so everyone remaining is qualified to pass."
"Huh? What?" Xiaoyu said in surprise, "So that means I... I passed the first round of the competition?"
"Yes, congratulations!" Qi Ling said, inwardly marveling at the girl's good fortune; she was probably the one who had the easiest time passing the competition.
Qi Ling originally intended to give her some of her points, since having more points wouldn't be of much use as long as she could pass the level. However, since she wasn't going to use them, she decided not to bother with that.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the place where the competition started. The person in charge gathered the remaining two hundred people together. Among them were some lucky people who did not score any points, but in general, most of the remaining people were the strongest group.
"First of all, congratulations everyone on passing the first round and advancing to the second round," the person in charge said. "All two hundred contestants from this region have gathered. I will lead you to meet up with the contestants from other regions shortly to prepare for the upcoming matches."
Hearing that they would be joining players from other regions meant that all regional competitions had concluded, someone immediately asked how the competitions were going in other regions, and whether they were as intense as those here.
The person in charge thought for a moment and said, "The rules don't say you can't know about other regions, so I can answer that question for you."
"The matches in the other five regions were all terminated before the time limit expired, which means that all regions have two hundred players who have passed the matches! Including everyone here, the total number of people who have advanced to the second round is one thousand two hundred!"
Hearing what the person in charge said, everyone had a deeper understanding of how intense the competition was. Without the intervention of these people in charge, there would definitely be fewer people left in the competition.
So, led by the person in charge, everyone left the city and headed towards a certain place. After an hour's trek, they arrived at an open area.
There were already many people waiting there, who seemed to be from other regions. Qi Ling and her group seemed to be among the last to arrive. Qi Ling then began searching among these people to see if she recognized anyone.
Soon, Qi Ling found Xiao Ye, Qian Xunji, Xue Qinghe, and Cao Yang among these people. They had indeed all participated in the competition and had all successfully passed the first round.
Although Qi Ling really wants to reunite with Xiao Ye, that would undoubtedly mean that her disguise would be in vain, and at this stage, it seems that it's not the right time yet.
Especially after meeting someone like Chu Ling, Qi Ling felt he couldn't easily reveal his identity, otherwise he was afraid these people would swarm him and kick him out first.
Moreover, Qi Ling finally understood what the Blood Devil meant when he said the competition system was disadvantageous to him! Once his identity was exposed, these people would naturally have many ways to target him. After all, one can't fight against many opponents, and there were more than four people here.
Besides that, Qi Ling had another matter that she was very concerned about, which was to find the remaining three Demonic Soul here! After all, these people should be very conspicuous and easy to find.
Following this line of thought, Qi Ling quickly identified a person because this person was far too conspicuous. In the vast open space where she was sitting, no one dared to linger. She was the only one sitting on a tree branch.
She was an extremely beautiful woman with long, ice-blue hair that cascaded down her back like a waterfall, reaching past her toes. Her features were so exquisite that there was not a single flaw, but her beautiful face did not bear a trace of a smile.
Even though she was simply sitting there quietly, an aura of authority naturally emanated from her, making one marvel that there could be women with such a natural regal bearing.
Qi Ling soon realized why no one dared to approach her. It wasn't just because her unique aura was too domineering and unbearable; more importantly, an extreme cold emanated from her, freezing even the tree beneath her into ice crystals.
Sitting there at this moment, she seemed not only to be a stunningly beautiful woman, but also a queen sitting on her throne. Even Qi Ling had a feeling that the world would submit to this woman. It was a completely different kind of aura from Bibi Dong.
What kind of woman could possess such an astonishing aura?
Following Qi Ling's gaze, Kurumi naturally noticed the woman sitting in the open space and couldn't help but laugh, "Wow, you have a really good eye! You immediately spotted the person with the highest chance of winning the competition, and one of the women most worthy of everyone's attention!"
"Someone with a particularly high chance of winning? If we compare her to Chu Ling, who is stronger?" Qi Ling couldn't help but ask. After all, having just fought Chu Ling, it was hard to imagine what someone stronger than him would be like.
"Well, that's hard to say," Kurumi said. "After all, they haven't directly fought each other. But there's nothing we can do; everyone always has a soft spot for beautiful women."
"But Kurumi, since she has such a reputation, it at least means her strength shouldn't be inferior to Chu Ling's, right?" Qi Ling said. "Could it be that she's also one of those three people whose strength has reached the True God level?"
"Congratulations, you guessed correctly." Kurumi laughed. "Yes, her strength has also reached the True God level. She is the Queen of Ice, Cang Yue, who strikes fear into the hearts of all!"
" Cang Yue? The Queen of Ice?" Qi Ling repeated, "Judging from her name and title, her power is ice? Is she really that terrifying?"
"Yeah, that's right, she's that scary!" Kurumi laughed. "And, I just got some news about her, do you want to know?"
Before Qi Ling could speak, Kurumi continued, "The match in Cang Yue's region ended first! Her score is -- 158!"