Chapter 772: Death Group!
The Third Knight was the third strongest among the six knights.
Although he was not ranked among the first-tier powerhouses, that was simply because he was overshadowed by Huang Tianlin’s brilliance. No one truly knew how strong he was.
But according to everyone’s speculation, his strength might not be much weaker than the Mo Kuang Twins.
As for Monk Yiming, before the appearance of the Wine Monk, he had been the number one Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse of the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom.
His strength was similarly unfathomable and difficult to gauge.
Under normal circumstances, each of these four powerhouses had a great chance of entering the top twenty.
Yet now, they had met in the Group Stage itself.
Furthermore, among the other six people in this group, almost none were weak. There was even one person who could also be ranked in the second tier.
Although that person was far inferior to the Third Knight and Monk Yiming even within the same second tier, if placed in another group, he might still have had a chance to compete for a qualifying spot.
But in this group, he had no hope whatsoever.
"The Group of Death. This group is a true Group of Death."
"Luo Zhenting, the Mo Kuang Twins, the Third Knight, and Monk Yiming. Each of them is a powerhouse with hopes of entering the top twenty. The competition between these four can be called a true battle of titans."
"Among these four, only Luo Zhenting can probably qualify steadily. As for the remaining spot, it is hard to say. Any of the other three could take it."
Everyone discussed fervently.
The voices reached the ears of the Mo Kuang Twins, causing him to snort coldly.
"A bunch of idiots."
His two heads cursed angrily in unison. "I, the mighty Mo Kuang Twins, am destined to win the championship. You dare doubt my ability to qualify? It seems your brains have been kicked by a donkey."
The words of the Mo Kuang Twins left everyone speechless.
Although his strength was formidable, his temperament was far too arrogant and volatile.
His outburst only made the crowd look upon him even less favorably.
Sure enough, whether it was Luo Zhenting, the Third Knight, or Monk Yiming, their faces remained as calm as still water, completely unaffected.
Just this level of mental composure placed the Mo Kuang Twins a step below the other three.
Afterward, the contestants for the second group were quickly determined.
This group was not as fiercely competitive as the first.
There was only one first-tier powerhouse, Huang Tianlin.
On the other hand, there were several second-tier powerhouses.
In the third group, both the Wine Monk and the First Knight were present. The rest posed little threat to them.
The fourth group mainly featured two powerhouses, Old Demon Ai and Ye Wuhen. In addition, Huang Tianlin’s Fifth Knight was also in this group.
The two qualifying spots would basically be decided among these three.
In the fifth group, the strongest was undoubtedly Xie Wushang, the leader of the Four Devil Princes. Following him was the Second Knight, while the Sixth Knight was also placed in this group.
The black-robed person skilled in the Way of the Soul and the genius from the Supreme Heaven Sword Sect were both placed in the sixth group.
Barring any surprises, they should be the ones to advance from Group Six.
As for Li Yun, he was placed in the seventh group.
Whoosh!
When the contestants for the seventh group were determined, the venue stirred with commotion once again.
This group could also be called a Group of Death.
Of course, this Group of Death could not compare to the first group.
In fact, this group did not even have a single first-tier powerhouse.
But the problem was that this group had a full four second-tier cultivators.
These four were the Fourth Knight under Huang Tianlin, the second strongest disciple of the Heaven-Severing Sword Sect, Xie Yanluo, successor of the Ghost-Seizing Evil Eye, and Luo Sheng, successor of the Saint Manifestation Eye.
Furthermore, there were several others in this group whose strength fell between the second and third tiers, including Li Yun.
Although Li Yun’s performance in the previous rounds had been good, he still lacked sufficiently weighty battle achievements. Therefore, he could only be ranked in the third tier, albeit relatively high within that tier.
There were two others in a similar situation.
In other words, while this seventh group lacked top-tier powerhouses, the gap in strength between its members was small, making the group extremely balanced.
It was easy to imagine that under such circumstances, the competition within this group for the only two qualifying spots would inevitably be extremely fierce.
However, Li Yun was quite satisfied with this result.
As long as he did not encounter an opponent of Huang Tianlin’s caliber at this stage, this was not a bad draw.
At the same time, Xie Yanluo also revealed a satisfied smile.
He looked toward Li Yun and once again made a throat-slitting gesture from a distance.
"This guy really is..."
Li Yun shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat speechless, then averted his gaze.
Fatty Chu was placed in the eighth group.
In the same group as him were Mei Yaorao from the Four Devil Princes and two other second-tier powerhouses.
Barring any surprises, Fatty Chu basically had no chance of qualifying. Still, making it this far was already quite an achievement.
The ninth group had Su Zimo and the cultivator from the Ancient Wild True Sect holding the fort.
In contrast, the tenth group had the weakest competition and basically lacked any overly famous powerhouses.
Of course, lacking overly famous powerhouses did not mean qualifying would be easy. After all, even in the weakest group, only two out of ten would advance. That was merely a one-fifth qualification rate.
After the grouping was completed, the group matches officially began.
The ten groups of contestants were arranged on different arenas.
Then, light interwove from the Destiny Compass and fell upon different cultivators.
The first match of the seventh group was between Li Yun and Xie Yanluo.
"Excellent."
Xie Yanluo immediately let out wild laughter.
With a flicker of his body, he instantly appeared on the arena.
A sinister smile appeared on his face as he laughed loudly.
"It seems my luck is truly not bad. Li Yun, hurry up and roll onto the stage to meet your death."
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