427: First in points

In the Mirror Corridor, the staff members were somewhat like Domain Warriors, possessing a sense of Control over this small piece of heaven and earth.

The staff members gave various prompts from within the enclosure, directing the contestants to their respective arenas. Above each battlefield, there was an eye-like object observing.

The entire Mirror Corridor was shaped like an enclosure, and on its outer Surface, 36 screens were projected.

These 36 screens all came from the eye above the arena, presenting the 36 1V1 matches from a God's eye view.

Next to it was a leaderboard generated from this, allowing the audience to more clearly and intuitively perceive the strengths and weaknesses between the contestants.

Within the Mirror Corridor, the staff members possessed certain unique characteristics, so for the top ten stage, only one Warden was needed.

The eye in the arena not only allowed the audience to see, but the images also appeared directly before its own eyes.

No wonder it was said earlier that a larger arena was needed; that was the purpose.

At this moment, everyone also understood why the competition with the fewest participants had to be held in the largest arena.

The Mirror Corridor's ability was very special. It was somewhat similar to the Go Board of the Dire Wolf Civilization that Chen Du had encountered before, both belonging to things that had little offensive power themselves, relying mainly on their mechanisms.

Chen Du, number 1, now followed the staff member's instructions and arrived at his corresponding arena.

According to the competition rules, he would encounter one of the eight other top ten contestants. The same applied to Chen Du numbers 2 to 9, and their opponents would all be different.

Leaving aside the Crystal Space, it was indeed the fairest confrontation, because Chen Du numbers 2 to 9 not only possessed their own abilities but also had the same thoughts and memories, essentially being a temporarily existing self.

As the main body, Chen Du naturally hoped to encounter the strongest version of himself. Although every Chen Du was himself, the one with the Crystal Space would be somewhat stronger.

He didn't know if his wish had come true or what, but Chen Du, who usually had ordinary luck, actually hit the jackpot this time.

His opponent was none other than Qing Ti, the second-place finisher from the Enlightenment Pool!

A super Genius from the Source Water Territory's Withered Tree Civilization, in the previous round he endured until the Late Stage of the ninth wave, surpassing the Prophets Student, making him the best-performing contestant apart from Chen Du.

He didn't know if this was the main body or a Clone, but it didn't make a difference.

Chen Du muttered to himself, because the opponent couldn't possibly have something like the Crystal Space like he did.

The two sides looked at each other, neither speaking.

Chen Du, with his keen combat awareness, could faintly sense a trace of hostility from the other party.

Chen Du didn't pay attention, merely taking it as the opponent's Battle Intent.

"The match begins!"

After seeing all the contestants in position, the staff member, without any leading behavior, directly announced the start of the match.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The moment the staff member's words fell, intense clashes between the contestants immediately appeared on the 36 screens.

Although there were many screens, most people's attention was focused on the top five contestants.

The so-called top five naturally consisted of one Prophets Student plus four dark horses.

Ever since Chen Du withstood ten waves of Douqi Baptism, his "dark horse" status had been removed.

Comparable to a temporary worker becoming permanent, he was now a qualified dark horse!

Although the audience's attention was focused on the top five, it wasn't evenly distributed; each person received different levels of attention.

Among them, the most noticeable was Chen Du.

Everyone was curious: how much had his Martial Skill level improved?

Undoubtedly, Chen Du's Martial Skill level definitely improved the most during the previous round's reward stage.

But did this mean he was the strongest?

The answer was uncertain.

The other two dark horses, Qing Ti and Brand, both withstood nine waves of baptism, while Chen Du withstood ten waves.

In everyone's opinion, this did not have a very significant impact on their strength.

From the previous matches, Qing Ti and Brand should have been stronger than Chen Du, and the reward stage narrowed the gap for Chen Du, but was it enough?

Actually, no one could say for sure. This stage was about actual combat, and actual combat could not only compare Martial Skills; it was a comprehensive assessment of strength, so the exact strengths and weaknesses were unknown.

This was the fundamental reason for Chen Du's high level of attention, due to the curiosity sparked by uncertainty.

The second most-watched was Zhu Sanfeng. His attention had nothing to do with his strength, mainly because he was the last Prophets Student and hadn't even made it into the top four during the reward stage.

Although the ranking in the reward stage was a reference ranking, the general positions would not change.

Everyone wanted to see if Zhu Sanfeng really couldn't make it into the top three, which would also be witnessing history!

In the eyes of many audience members from the top five Territories, this generation of Prophets Students had become a disgrace!

However, what was surprising was that among this generation of Prophets Students, the most severely criticized was neither Zhu Sanfeng, who was still on stage and might miss out on the top three.

Nor were they the three Prophets Students who were directly eliminated by opponents in the top thousand stage.

Instead, it was Shi Fan, who was reputed to be the strongest but accidentally advanced to a Sky Soaring Warrior!

Especially the audience from the top five Territories, they all blamed him for his Breakthrough!

They said that while he broke through his own limits, he also exposed the lower limits of the Prophets Students!

The attention given to the two dark horses, Qing Ti and Brand, was slightly less than that for Zhu Sanfeng.

The least attention among the top five went to Misaya; his ranking in the reward stage was incredibly poor.

Many audience members even joked that he came with a top ten BUFF, no matter how he fought, he would always be in the top ten!

Even if he had the strength of a top three this year, or even defeated a Prophets Student to become a dark horse, his opponents would automatically upgrade to stronger existences!

In the end, he would still return to the top ten.

If you say he's weak, he can enter the top ten. If you say he's strong, he can only be in the top ten!

One can only say it's a constant Card Civilization, with a revolving door of top ten!

"The points are out!"

An alien from an unknown Civilization said.

Everyone looked towards the leaderboard and soon found five additional 1-point scores.

These five were naturally the top five contestants.

"The first 2-point score has appeared, so fast!"

"So fast, how could it be so quick? They're all in the top ten; even if there's a gap, it shouldn't be this big, right?"

Many audience members were shocked by the speed of elimination.

"It's Wu La!"

"How much did his Martial Skill increase? Is the improvement from the Enlightenment Pool so immense?"

"Wu La is currently in first place. Could it be that, just like the Enlightenment Pool's ranking, he's going to take another first place?"

"Hard to say, the other four top five contestants are also catching up quickly. Look, Qing Ti also has 2 points."

While the aliens below were still discussing, the top five contestants on the leaderboard successively brought their points to an equal level.

In the Mirror Corridor, Chen Du's Clones, numbers 2 to 9, were successively defeated.

Taiji Bahuang Territory, Gold-Claw Civilization.

Ashen Land, Camera Civilization.

Severed Ancient Territory, Forehead Wing Civilization.

Glacier Territory, Cannon Mouth Civilization.

The Chen Du Clones who defeated these four Civilizations were expressionless. They turned around and looked upwards.

The leaderboard was double-sided, and the Chen Du Clones in the arena could also see it.

At this moment, the top 5 contestants all had 4 points, meaning the top five contestants had successively defeated these four Civilizations.

Although he was temporarily ranked first, it didn't mean anything; it only meant he took less time.

But shorter time doesn't necessarily equal stronger; some aliens, their habit is to defeat slowly, in an evasive manner.

Chen Du was always cautious in such competitions and would not become complacent, assuming a sure win due to his significant improvement in the previous stage and his current temporary first place.

"I've secured the points I needed. The rest is up to you guys."

The four Chen Du Clones looked at the data on the leaderboard and muttered to themselves.

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