First up was Chu Yueqiang's turn.
This time … Chu Yueqiang fought against the second-tier powerhouse of the Oceanic God Tribe. Both sides were about the same in terms of strength, and there wasn't any obvious restraint.
After a fierce battle, Chu Yueqiang won by a small margin!
Both sides were injured, but Chu Yueqiang's injuries were relatively light. Hence, after the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Chu Yueqiang won. However, even though her injuries were light, she lost the ability to fight again.
Hence, Kang Shin-mu had no choice but to appear again. He went to the arena to treat Chu Yueqiang's injuries and brought her back again.
This made Chu Yueqiang feel rather embarrassed. This was the second time!
She sat on the back of Kang Shin-mu's black dragon body and sighed with emotion again.
Next up was Su Ye's battle against the Talisman Water Tribe's pinnacle powerhouse!
This was a battle that Kang Shin-mu attached great importance to. To be honest, his current combat strength was about the same as Su Ye's. Of course, if he didn't use any special techniques, it should be about the same.
Hence, the outcome of Su Ye's battle against the Talisman Water Tribe's pinnacle powerhouse would very likely determine the outcome of the battle between Kang Shin-mu and the pinnacle powerhouse.
Very quickly, Kang Shin-mu discovered that Su Ye actually had the ability to fight against the pinnacle powerhouse!
Most importantly, Su Ye's inherited blood essence was two levels lower than theirs. Apart from this, there wasn't much difference between Su Ye and the pinnacle powerhouse in other aspects.
Moreover, Su Ye had only just consolidated her seventh-level Martial Emperor power. Compared to an opponent who had been stuck at the ninth-level Martial Emperor for a long time, she was naturally at a significant disadvantage.
Even so, after receiving guidance from Kang Shin-mu, Su Ye's combat strength had skyrocketed. This allowed her to fight against the pinnacle powerhouse of the Talisman Water Tribe. She wasn't crushed!
This time, the pinnacle powerhouse of the Talisman Water Tribe wouldn't go easy on Su Ye. He immediately used the strongest Talisman Water Tribe's combat soldiers!
The use of these combat soldiers allowed him to unleash his strongest power. The entire arena was filled with water attribute power that surged and roared wildly!
This caused Su Ye to be like a small boat in a tsunami that could capsize at any time. However, Su Ye's strength wasn't weak. Under such a terrifying attack, he actually persisted for the time it took for an incense stick to burn …
Although Su Ye didn't have a chance to counterattack, she wasn't defeated either. However, the rules of the arena battle were as such. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she hadn't even touched the Talisman Water Tribe's peak expert. Instead, she had suffered some light injuries.
This meant that she could only be considered to have been defeated. She had lost the first victory in the elimination battle … Now, Su Ye could only consider whether she could get ninth or tenth place in the end.
If Su Ye could get the ninth or tenth place, it would be easier for her to accept the result. After all, her original goal was to become one of the final 16. She could only get the ninth or tenth place after receiving guidance from Kang Shin-mu.
Her estimation of her strength was relatively accurate. Unfortunately, her luck wasn't too good. Otherwise, she might have advanced to the top eight.
Next, it was Kang Shin-mu's turn to fight. His opponent was a second-class powerhouse of the Demon God Tribe … To Kang Shin-mu, this powerhouse wasn't considered a powerhouse at all. This was because this fellow was already seriously injured. He had been seriously injured during the battle for the arena battle and had yet to fully recover.
Apart from Kang Shin-mu's heaven-defying healing ability, who else could recover from such a heavy injury in such a short time?
It was impossible!
Therefore, Kang Shin-mu's opponent was only a ninth-stage second-class Emperor Stage cultivator who had yet to recover from his serious injuries. This Demon God powerhouse had no way of resisting Kang Shin-mu. He couldn't even display half of his strength as he was directly blocked by Kang Shin-mu's defense. He couldn't even break through Kang Shin-mu's defense.
Not to mention seriously injuring Kang Shin-mu, even if Kang Shin-mu didn't move and let the opponent attack, the opponent wouldn't be able to break through Kang Shin-mu's physical defense. He wouldn't be able to injure Kang Shin-mu in the slightest.
Therefore, Kang Shin-mu quickly blasted this fellow out of the arena …
About four hours later, the first round of eight battles was completely over. Kang Shin-mu and Chu Yueqiang were both in the top eight. However, it was time to draw lots again.
This time, the lot drawing was more important. Among the remaining eight people, apart from Kang Shin-mu and Chu Yueqiang, there was only one second-class cultivator left. That cultivator was from the Virtual Human Tribe.
Apart from that, they were all peak experts at the level of Huang Yun and Murong Lianyi!
It would be extremely difficult to win the next round and advance to the top four!
Kang Shin-mu wasn't very confident. After all, he didn't know how long the Brilliant Ruby Stone would remain dormant in order to resist such an opponent's attack. He also didn't know if his Devouring Power could quickly restore the Brilliant Ruby Stone's ability …
Everything was unknown. He would only know after fighting!
It was true that Kang Shin-mu had some other hidden tricks up his sleeves. However, he hadn't used them yet. He also didn't intend to use them all in the arena battles.
He absolutely could not allow his strength to be completely seen through by others.
Of course, if it was for the sake of ranking, Kang Shin-mu was still certain that he would use his trump cards. He was afraid that those trump cards would be useless even if he used them.
No matter what, Kang Shin-mu was more nervous now. The next opponent would decide everything …
Soon, the results of the lot drawing were out.
Kang Shin-mu versus Murong Lianyi!
Chu Yueqiang versus the second-class Virtual Human Tribe cultivator!
Huang Yun was fighting against the Fu Shui peak expert who defeated Su Ye. The other two peak experts were also fighting against each other.
This was a lot drawing. Therefore, although it wasn't very fair to the peak experts, they could only accept it!
"Chu Yueqiang, do your best. You might be able to enter the top four this time!"
"Kang Shin-mu should be dead by now. It's impossible for him to defeat Murong Lianyi. However, you, Chu Yueqiang, might be able to enter the top four."
This was because Chu Yueqiang's opponent was the weakest!
Of course, to Chu Yueqiang's opponent, Chu Yueqiang was also the best opponent among the seven people. Both Chu Yueqiang and the Virtual Human Tribe expert were rubbing their palms together. They wanted to win the next battle.
As expected, the first battle was between Chu Yueqiang and the Virtual Human Tribe expert!
After entering the arena, Chu Yueqiang's advantage was simply too great … This was because Kang Shin-mu had completely healed Chu Yueqiang's injuries and restored her strength.
On the other hand, the Virtual Human Tribe expert was injured!
The Virtual Human Tribe expert hadn't been in good shape when he was guarding the arena. In the previous round of 16, he had used up more than half of his strength. Although his strength had been restored, his injuries hadn't healed yet!