421: It's not that there is no hope for the top three, but there is hope for winning the championship

“No way!”

“In the past 149 Heroes Assemblies, whether it was the Enlightenment Pool's reward stage or the top ten competition stage, a Prophets Student has never failed to make it into the top three!”

“This Heroes Assembly is truly Heaven-Defying!”

“The top three spots were actually taken by three contestants from ordinary territories, and one of them was even from the weakest Gloomy Land!”

“It’s simply an inversion of the natural order!”

“Is this world about to change?!”

“Don’t worry! The Enlightenment Pool only looks at Martial Skill talent!”

Amidst the noisy discussions, many spectators from the Five Strong Territories expressed their views:

“There are countless Geniuses in this world, and it’s not as if there haven’t been those stronger than a Prophets Student. There have also been cases where an ordinary territory civilization won the championship before.”

“One can only say that this time it was too coincidental; three such Geniuses gathered all at once!”

“However, everyone, don’t worry too much. We are about to enter the Late Stage of the eighth wave of Douqi Baptism, and those three will definitely not be able to hold on!”

“Who among the top ten isn't a Genius? Even if their Martial Skill talent is high, it's only high to a limited extent.”

“The upcoming top ten stage competes in overall strength, and Martial Skill is just one part of it.”

“I can’t say much else, but the top three are still within reach!”

“This Wu La will definitely not be an opponent for the other three in the later actual combat!”

“I’m not intentionally slandering him. Although he improved his Martial Skill in the Enlightenment Pool, everyone else improved too. Everyone improving means no one improved, and the gap remains the same!”

Many spectators from the Five Strong Territories were also reassured by these words.

That’s right!

With the Shushu Civilization at the bottom, there’s at least a top three spot!

In their opinion, the eighth wave would be a complete wipeout. This Wu La merely delayed it a bit. As long as it was within the scope of the eighth wave, the improvement couldn't be that different.

By this reasoning, the same applied to the other two.

After this analysis, they were pleasantly surprised to find that Zhu Sanfeng was not without hope for the top three, but rather had a chance to win the championship!

...Inner Lotus Platform.

After Zhu Sanfeng finished his Douqi Baptism, he looked at the three milky-white pillars not far from him, showing an expression even more bewildered than the live audience.

What’s going on?!

I held on until the mid to Late Stage of the eighth wave of Douqi Baptism. Even if I wasn't first, I should at least be in the top three, right? What's with fourth place?

Contestants cannot change their position during the Douqi Baptism.

So Zhu Sanfeng knew who these three milky-white pillars belonged to.

He wasn't surprised by Qing Ti and Brand, as both of them were contestants who had defeated their classmates, possessing strong abilities.

But what was going on with Wu La from the Shushu Civilization?

How was he still there?!

Shouldn't a contestant of this level have been eliminated long ago?

Zhu Sanfeng turned back several times on his way to the Outer Lotus Platform. He even suspected he had remembered incorrectly and couldn't believe Wu La had held on until now!

“Brother, don’t look back. I have experience with this; you didn’t see wrong!”

Misaya on the Outer Lotus Platform said with a faint smile.

Zhu Sanfeng looked up at the sound and found that Wu La was indeed not on the Outer Lotus Platform. His hanging heart finally died.

He was actually defeated by a civilization from such a weak territory!

One must know that he was a Genius hand-picked from the Five Strong Territories; only such a person could become a Prophets Student. Yet, he, in the competition of the Enlightenment Pool, lost!

Although there was no direct confrontation, there are countless forms of competition, and this all proved that his Martial Skill talent was inferior to Wu La's!

Inferior to that civilization from the weakest territory!

Although Shi Fan had also lost before, he was eliminated by himself, which was a completely different situation from his own.

This result even shocked the Unique staff member in the Enlightenment Pool, who didn't even inform Zhu Sanfeng about Hong Xu's withdrawal immediately.

Having witnessed so many Heroes Assemblies and served as a staff member for so many, it was his first time encountering such a situation.

“Zhu Sanfeng, do you think anyone will enter the ninth wave this time?”

Misaya asked by name. Perhaps in the eyes of many, these Prophets Students were high and mighty, with a halo.

But for him, it was fine.

This was not because Misaya was so strong, but because of the Golden Body Territory behind him and the Card Civilization he belonged to, which gave him his confidence.

Zhu Sanfeng originally wanted to shake his head, but then for some reason, he froze for a moment and nodded instead.

“Yes.”

His voice carried three parts confusion and seven parts determination.

After all, even Shi Fan wouldn't dare say he could definitely pass the eighth wave, but his intuition told him that someone among these three would be able to do it!

“Who do you think it will be?”

Misaya didn't ask who would be eliminated. Now there were only three left, and they had taken the top three. Compared to who would be third, he was more curious about who would be first.

“I don’t know.”

Zhu Sanfeng pondered for a moment and frowned.

These three were all extraordinary. Qing Ti and Brand didn't need much explanation; their strength was evident. Although Wu La's strength was a bit weaker, his Martial Skill talent was definitely extremely high, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

The top ten contestants on the Outer Lotus Platform all had similar thoughts at this moment; everyone was looking forward to it.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the eighth wave of Douqi Baptism had already reached its Late Stage.

But at this moment, the three milky-white pillars on the Inner Lotus Platform were as stable as an old dog!

There was no sign of disturbance whatsoever.

No way... No way... Could it be... The audience, the contestants, and even the staff members, everyone held their breath at this moment.

The same thought appeared in their minds simultaneously.

The ninth wave!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As if responding to everyone's expectations, the ninth wave of Douqi Baptism arrived as scheduled, fiercely washing over Chen Du and the other two.

If the Qi concentration of the eighth wave of Douqi Baptism was compared to water, the Qi of the ninth wave at this moment was as thick as mud.

The denser the Qi, the greater the pressure the contestant naturally endured.

Only the top ten contestants who had just experienced the Douqi Baptism could understand the terror of this Douqi Baptism. If it were them, they simply couldn't endure it!

If eliminated in the same wave, it means everyone's talent is still on the same level, just with different degrees of high and low.

For example, everyone's Martial Skill is at the Entrance to the Microscopic level, just with different degrees of high and low.

But if there is a difference of one wave, that means a difference of one level!

For example, if the upper limit of your Martial Skill talent is at the Entrance to the Microscopic level, then my upper limit is at the Control level!

“I thought someone would enter the ninth wave, but I never thought that all three of them would enter the ninth wave!”

Zhu Sanfeng said in extreme shock, as if seeing someone who never ate cilantro suddenly devouring it furiously!

In previous Heroes Assemblies, it was always the Prophets Student who shocked others, being incredibly impressive.

He never expected that in this Heroes Assembly, it was his turn as a Prophets Student to be shocked by others!

...Outside the arena.

In a certain corner, a group of Alien Civilization members, shaped like spinning tops, were collectively watching the competition.

“Wen Bo, your loss was not unjust!”

A spinning top resembling an elder sighed slightly, comforting him.

“You previously boasted about creating new history, and although you ‘did it,’ you were heavily criticized by those in your civilization.”

“Now it seems that this Wu La is indeed not someone you could have defeated.”

Wen Bo nodded without denying, his eyes fixed on a certain pillar on the Inner Lotus Platform, his gaze firm:

“This time, I’m afraid someone is truly going to create new history!”