408: Meet again

According to the rules, his first opponent was Number 420. Although the number was dozens of places ahead of his, Chen Du wasn't intimidated in the slightest.

Next was the second match, 50 advancing to 25. His opponent would either be Number 650 or Number 543; it made no difference to Chen Du who won.

The crucial part was tomorrow's first match, which, barring any surprises, would be against Number 1!

Compared to himself, Chen Du felt more sympathy for his opponent. What kind of Heaven-Defying matching mechanism was this? Number 1's first match was against Number 900, and his second was against Number 800.

His third match, which was tomorrow's first, would be against Chen Du, Number 456!

"How fair!"

The competition quickly began. Ring 115 was even smaller than Ring 3, making it impossible for 50 pairs of contestants to appear at once. Staff called people to the stage in ascending numerical order.

For example, Number 1 VS Number 900. Although there were two sets of numbers, only the smallest was considered, which was Number 1. So, the two contestants in Number 1's group went first.

Similarly, Number 2... Number 3... and so on.

Chen Du was Number 456, and his opponent was Number 420. Neither set of numbers was small, so it wouldn't be his turn so quickly.

Not only Chen Du but many others were also paying attention to Number 1. From his waiting area at Number 456, Chen Du heard many people in the audience discussing Number 1.

"Look closely at Number 1!"

"He is one of the five Prophets Students, from the Huangtian Civilization of the Severed Ancient Territory, named Shi Fan."

"I have inside information that says he is the strongest contestant in this Heroes Assembly, without a doubt!"

There were many similar discussions, but they all conveyed the same meaning: this Shi Fan was extremely strong!

Chen Du's brows furrowed slightly as he heard these comments.

He hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent in the third round of the Top 1000 stage. It wasn't that Chen Du was afraid; if he wanted to reach the top three, he would have to face this level of Underground Genius sooner or later.

Chen Du could accept not making it into the top three, but he found it a bit hard to accept encountering someone so powerful this early.

This timing was too soon. If he fell in the Top 1000, Chen Du would not receive any rewards.

Although his initial purpose for coming to the Prophet Civilization was only to obtain specific information about the bodhi relic.

But as the old saying goes, since he's already here!

The match quickly began, and Chen Du focused his gaze on Number 1.

The opponent was also a Humanoid life form, and looked very similar to those from High Martial Civilization. However, this Huangtian Civilization individual didn't need a weapon as a medium; their weapon was their own fists.

To Chen Du's surprise, Shi Fan's opponent, Number 900, was not weak.

He felt similar to Wen Bo. From this, it seemed Number 900 had encountered a relatively strong opponent during the preliminary stage, which prolonged the battle and resulted in a very low ranking.

Unfortunately, although Number 900 was not weak, he still appeared somewhat pale and powerless in front of Shi Fan, who the audience proclaimed as the strongest.

Shi Fan's Rank was 19.8, making him an ultimate Advanced Martial Artist. For a Genius of this caliber, the other two conditions for advancing to Sky Soaring Warrior must have been met; he would advance to Skysoaring after just another 0.1 Rank increase.

This match garnered a lot of attention, but the process was boring because Shi Fan was too strong. Number 900 was completely a punching bag, with no room to retaliate.

Shi Fan also didn't display any earth-shattering ultimate moves, as the Top 1000 stage didn't account for time.

"Looks like I can't win..." Chen Du, in the waiting area, lowered his eyelids slightly, making a judgment about his and Shi Fan's strength in his mind.

Although Shi Fan didn't use any abilities, Chen Du's combat experience was extremely rich, allowing him to make a rough judgment of an opponent's strength through observation.

If he were at 100% of his strength, Chen Du would naturally not be afraid, but with 50% of his strength, to be honest, he would most likely lose.

As one of the five Prophets Students, and subtly hailed as the strongest, the opponent indeed possessed considerable strength.

Although he felt he might not win, Chen Du would not withdraw from the competition. Even if he lost, it would be a valuable experience, and besides, Chen Du might not necessarily lose.

If everything went smoothly, Chen Du would face Shi Fan in tomorrow's first match, which meant he would have one more chance to synthesize. If that 5% triggered, tomorrow's winner would be him!

Furthermore, tomorrow's match was 25 advancing to 12. Before the match, a bye contestant would be drawn. As long as he or Shi Fan was drawn, Chen Du would almost certainly advance to the Top 100!

According to the rules, the five Prophets Students would only meet in the Top 10 stage, which meant there was only one Prophets Student on Ring 115.

As for the other civilizations, through a day of observation yesterday, Chen Du found that they were indeed somewhat lacking, and frankly, posed no threat.

The only ones who could win against him in this competition were those five Prophets Students!

The matches proceeded quickly, and it wasn't long before it was Chen Du's turn to enter.

Chen Du and his opponent both arrived at their respective areas simultaneously. Looking at Number 420, Chen Du's expression remained unchanged, though he felt a slight surprise in his heart.

This opponent was actually someone he had encountered before in the Martial Artist Level Challenge Zone of the Land of Finality, within a tombstone.

It was the Dog-Head Civilization, ranked at the one-thousandth position!

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