Hmm? Vanished?

Chaotic Dance Steps's brow furrowed, and his charge faltered.

"Fire Fist!"

A loud shout erupted from within the flames.

The next moment, the fire in everyone's vision began to twist. A gigantic, flaming fist burst out at extreme speed, covering a vast area and seemingly sealing off the surroundings.

Seeing the oncoming flaming fist, Chaotic Dance Steps quickly dodged to the side.

He was incredibly surprised, quite taken aback by the power displayed by Starting with a Dog. Foundation Establishment Realm?!

Chaotic Dance Steps frowned, looking at Starting with a Dog with confusion.

It seems they indeed have many bottom cards.

「...」

In the last arena, I, Xuanqing, stared at his opponent, Output Relies on Shouting, his expression grim.

That's right. Output Relies on Shouting is also at the Foundation Establishment Realm! And not only that, even his Water Element Spells are executed so smoothly. He quickly sealed off my escape routes, leaving no chance for retaliation. His Water Element Spells... are actually not weaker than mine? I'm considered the strongest in Water Techniques amongst the players, yet Output Relies on Shouting is on par with me. Is this still a Third Test Player?

"Xuanqing, don't just dodge!" shouted Output Relies on Shouting. "Come on, check out my Water Prison Technique!"

The water at I, Xuanqing's, feet instantly stirred as a ring of water slowly emerged, directly enveloping him.

「...」

The power showcased by Ao Xiang Squad truly left everyone speechless.

"Fuck, what's going on? They're all at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Where did they get their Contribution Points?"

"The scariest thing is their application of Magic; it looks extremely proficient."

"That's impossible! What else can they do besides cause trouble?"

"Damn it, with such combat power, what's the point of being Life Players? You guys should just go straight to Lingxiao Hall!"

"..."

Everyone was stunned by Ao Xiang Squad's combat power. After all, their performance was too dazzling. Even veteran players were being suppressed—a scene no one had expected.

Little Boss, seeing a few of them faintly gaining the upper hand, turned and asked, "Dung Beetle, when did you guys improve your power? And where did you get so many Contribution Points?"

"The Demonic Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest give Contribution Points when killed," Dung Beetle explained with a smile. "Steady as an Old Dog figured out a way to farm them quickly: use my Stinky Tofu combined with Poison to kill the Demonic Beasts. As you know, the higher the Realm of the Demonic Beasts, the more Contribution Points you get. We went straight to the Deep Depths, encountered many powerful Demonic Beasts of the Nascent Soul Realm, and sold the Materials we gathered. Now, each of us has tens of thousands of Contribution Points!"

GASP—

Speed-farming the Demon Beast Forest? How in the world did they come up with that?!

Usually, it took considerable effort for Players to kill just one Demonic Beast; for those of higher Realms, they had to form teams. But Dung Beetle and Ao Xiang Squad? They just started speed-farming, and they actually succeeded!

"Poisoning is indeed a good method. Did you buy the Poison from the Contribution Hall?" Little Boss asked, puzzled.

"Yes!" Dung Beetle nodded. "You can't catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den. I staked a fortune on Poison capable of taking down Nascent Soul Realm Demonic Beasts."

Ruthless! So ruthless!

For Contribution Points, Dung Beetle and Ao Xiang Squad had truly gone all in. But it was clear that such high-risk investments also brought high returns, spending thousands of Contribution Points in exchange for tens of thousands, and even scoring a good haul of Materials.

Such audacity born of skill—only Dung Beetle and his crew would dare to do something like this. Who else would have the resolve to spend thousands of Contribution Points on Poison? What if it proved useless and they lost everything?

"What exactly is your Magic, and Steady as an Old Dog's?" Little Boss asked curiously. "It seems like only you two haven't shown your abilities yet, right?"

"There's an Item in the Contribution Hall called the Cultivation Technique Attribute Conversion Card. It can change the attribute of a Cultivation Technique. One card costs Thirty Thousand Contribution Points," Dung Beetle said nonchalantly from the side.

Upon hearing this, the Players from Celestial Realm couldn't help but gasp.

Thirty Thousand Contribution Points?! To date, we probably don't even have 10,000 in savings, maybe not even 5,000! And this guy just dropped Thirty Thousand on an Item?!

Little Boss's brow furrowed, but he smiled at Dung Beetle. "So, you have a special attribute for your Magic, huh?"

"Just got lucky," Dung Beetle said proudly. "After this is over, we'll continue to hunt higher-Realm Demonic Beasts and then focus all our efforts on improving our own power."

Contribution Points were indispensable for advancing in Realm. As long as Players had enough Contribution Points, they could advance to any Realm they wished. The key was having enough Contribution Points as a buffer. Even Lingxiao Hall, who weren't short on Contribution Points, hadn't splurged as extravagantly as Dung Beetle.

The sparring matches in the arena thus concluded.

Unsurprisingly, Old Mo ultimately defeated Iron-blooded War Hero by relying on the Eight Gates Escape Armor. Ao Xiang Squad members won the other three matches.

Four out of the top five were Life Players!

Old Mo carried the last hope into the top five, but he was alone against the other four. This outcome was truly shocking to everyone.

Dung Beetle and his squad actually made it this far?

One Blade 999 had eliminated Junlin—something no one saw coming.

Junlin sighed. "It couldn't be helped. Realm suppression, coupled with his tricky Wood Escape and his seven clones spreading out for protection, meant I just couldn't get close enough."

Against such an opponent, I was truly helpless.

Chaotic Dance Steps and I, Xuanqing, had similar experiences; they had done their best, but the members of Ao Xiang Squad still caught them completely off guard.

Now, it all depended on whether Old Mo could pull off a one-against-four.

A one-against-four? In this competition, a Player's death counted as a loss. Old Mo had expended a great deal of energy in his fight with Iron-blooded War Hero and would need to use Reincarnation to return to his peak condition. But Reincarnation meant death, resulting in an automatic loss! So, he had no choice but to fight on with grit.

"It's unwinnable," Old Mo sighed. "My opponent is Dung Beetle. He didn't expend any energy in the last round. It'll be too difficult for me to win against him."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone from Lingxiao Hall fell.

Lin Chen sighed from behind them. "It's a pity. With your strength, Brother Mo, you could have actually made it to the final round."

The others nodded lightly in agreement.

If he hadn't encountered Iron-blooded War Hero so early, Old Mo would surely have won this round. But rules were rules. The matchups were arranged by the System, and they were powerless to change them...

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