530: Chapter 530 Part 2

At the command.

A hundred thousand Star Lords plunged into the abandoned city below.

Suddenly.

Inside the abandoned city, sounds of explosions, roars, and screams rang out.

Xiao Weiqing watched everything below silently from within the crowd.

"Statistically speaking, out of these hundred thousand people, only ten can enter the next stage of the assessment. It truly is cruel."

Time ticked away second by second.

The battle below continued, growing increasingly intense, with buildings collapsing from time to time.

Soon.

Almost one minute after the start.

Whoosh~

The first person to successfully kill three mechanical Star Lords flew high into the sky, exiting the protective shield.

This person was the youth carrying a sword on his back, holding three mechanical hearts of different colors in his hand; his time was frozen at 55.5414 seconds.

Then.

Ten seconds later, one Star Lord after another exited the protective shield, having successfully obtained three mechanical hearts.

A massive virtual screen appeared in the sky.

It displayed everyone's results.

The current first place was indeed that youth with the sword, named Weiss; his time was 55.5414 seconds, while everyone else was over a minute.

"It seems one minute is a watershed," Xiao Weiqing thought to himself.

Soon.

More and more people completed the assessment, with intervals of less than 0.01 seconds; just this 0.01 seconds could filter out several people.

However, only 331 names were displayed on the virtual screen.

Obviously.

Those whose results couldn't make it onto the screen were not qualified to enter the next stage of the assessment.

The youth with the sword took the top spot on the leaderboard, which was quickly filled; the 331st place result was 1 minute 28.4839 seconds.

This result was clearly not enough, as this was only the first round, and there were over three million people behind them.

"Time's up!"

With a shout from the burly man, the assessment for the first batch of a hundred thousand Star Lords ended.

Nearly ninety percent of the people had not completed the assessment. Knowing it was over and their hope of entering the Middle Three Heavens was gone, they all looked dejected.

Some even burst into tears, and it wasn't just one or two.

"Which families' princes and princesses have descended to the mortal world to actually shed tears? How embarrassing!"

Many in the crowd mocked.

"It's not bad; at least no one was injured. I heard that in previous assessments like this, people were almost killed. Later, the Holy Land specifically changed the rules so that when a fatal threat is detected during the assessment, the mechanical Star Lords will stop."

The words seemed comforting, but the tone was full of sarcasm.

"Quiet!"

"Those whose rankings did not enter the top 331 can leave. Return to the manor on your own; someone will tell you what to do."

There was a flurry of discussion in the crowd.

"Good grief, they won't even let us stay for a second. This is too cruel."

"Hehe, isn't it more exciting this way?"

"Cherish the time you have left."

"Get lost! I will definitely make it to the next stage of the assessment."

"..."

As the burly man scanned the area, an invisible force swept through the air, and it instantly became dead silent.

"Continue!"

"Second round of assessment, numbers 100,001 to 200,000, get ready."

Another hundred thousand people stepped forward.

"Start!"

...

Above the abandoned city.

Dense crowds of Star Lords entered the abandoned city and then left; the assessment reached its middle phase.

Xiao Weiqing saw Ji Yu's figure.

"Start~~"

At the command.

The 23rd round of assessment began.

A hundred thousand Star Lords flooded into the city.

Xiao Weiqing's gaze followed Ji Yu's figure. Ji Yu locked onto a mechanical Star Lord while still in mid-air, plunged into a building, and dealt with it in a few moves.

Obtaining the first mechanical heart, Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly. Ji Yu's strength was indeed good, his moves clean and efficient.

Having obtained one mechanical heart, Ji Yu did not stop, immediately charging toward the second Star Lord.

Just then.

A figure soared into the sky, rushing straight out of the protective shield.

"What's going on?"

"Did he give up?"

"It's been less than 30 seconds since the assessment started."

"How is that possible?"

Everyone was shocked.

Xiao Weiqing turned to look and saw a long-haired youth had already finished the assessment, holding three mechanical hearts in his hand.

"17.9421 seconds."

"Terrifying."

"Who is this? From which civilization?"

Someone whispered: "His name is Ze, from the Heavenly Beginning Civilization, a Genius among geniuses. It's said that before he even became a Star Lord, he was taken as a Disciple by an Undying Realm powerhouse."

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, full of admiration and envy. A Disciple of an Undying Realm powerhouse would have high achievements even without joining the Holy Land.

Before long.

Ji Yu successfully obtained three mechanical hearts, with his time frozen at 46.5201 seconds. This result was quite good, ranking in the middle.

The assessment continued.

Two hours passed, and it soon reached the 30th round. Xiao Weiqing was among the crowd.

"Prepare."

Xiao Weiqing glanced at the virtual screen. The first place was indeed that person named Ze, with a time of less than 20 seconds, far ahead of the rest.

The second place result was over 28 seconds, a full 10 seconds slower. It seemed like only 10 seconds, but everyone knew the difference in their strength was likely on a different level.

The 331st place result was 59.5343 seconds; everyone over one minute had already been eliminated.

"Start~"

At the command.

Xiao Weiqing moved, his figure falling into the abandoned city like a meteor.

In mid-air, Xiao Weiqing's Divine Soul power spread out, easily capturing the mechanical Star Lords below. There were a total of 11 mechanical Star Lords within an area of less than five kilometers.

Xiao Weiqing targeted three mechanical Star Lords that were not far apart, slightly shifting his direction in mid-air as ten thousand calamities appeared in his hand.

A single slash.

Boom~

"One mechanical heart obtained."

An instant kill.

It only took Xiao Weiqing 4 seconds to deal with the first one.

Then, his figure quickly moved through the dilapidated buildings, arriving at a large supermarket and charging inside alone.

12 seconds later.

Xiao Weiqing had two more mechanical hearts in his hand.

Boom~

Stomping on the ground, the earth cracked, and Xiao Weiqing's body soared into the sky like a cannonball.

He was the first to complete the assessment in this round.

Xiao Weiqing looked at the virtual screen in the air. His result was frozen at 18.3021 seconds, ranking second, just below Ze.

"Still okay."

Xiao Weiqing was quite satisfied with his result. He had originally estimated his time to be around 25 seconds, but he hadn't expected to encounter two mechanical Star Lords less than two hundred meters apart, which he considered a stroke of luck.

"Xiao Weiqing, over here."

Ji Yu waved.

Xiao Weiqing smiled and flew over.

Here gathered 331 Star Lords, all preparing to enter the next stage of the assessment.

Of course.

Except for those ranked 320th to 331st; they were currently anxious, as they would have to leave if even one person surpassed them.

Just like now.

As Xiao Weiqing approached, a girl left dejectedly, flying toward the manor; she had been eliminated.

"I knew you were strong, but I didn't expect you to be this powerful. Under 20 seconds, ranking second," Ji Yu remarked.

"Just good luck. I just happened to run into two mechanical Star Lords together."

Ji Yu pointed to his eyes. "I'm not blind. Even if you did it again, your time wouldn't exceed 25 seconds."

He had watched Xiao Weiqing's entire battle; his moves were simple and efficient, and he hadn't even used Starry Sky Martial Arts to easily obtain three mechanical hearts.