Of the more than 5000 people, only one was at the peak of the fourth tribulation and he had won three times in a row.
Most importantly, countless people had bet heavily on him, and all of them had lost.
Lu Li couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to. It would be easier if there weren't so many people betting on him. But with so many people losing, Lu Li couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
Lu Li didn't care anymore. What was done was done. He had nothing else to say. He had to fight his way up. Whether he could make it to the Top 10 or not would be up to fate.
Lu Li was right. In the next two matches, he had to fight against two warriors at the later stage of the fifth tribulation. The two didn't underestimate Lu Li and tried their best.
Lu Li was forced to use soul attacks to defeat the two. He had to resort to soul attacks.
After Lu Li defeated the two warriors, he became a thorn in many people's eyes. Many more people had lost God's Stones.
But some won as well. Many people believed that Lu Li was hiding his real strength so they bet on him.
There were five matches in total. At first, there were more than 5000 people. Half of them were eliminated each time. After five matches, there were only about 100 people left. One more match and they would enter the semi-finals.
Apart from Lu Li and three others, the rest were all at the later stage of the fifth tribulation or the peak of the fifth tribulation.
Every one of them had unique skills. It was not luck that could make it out of 5000 people. They must have something up their sleeves.
After another round of matches, there would be 70 or 80 people left. There would be some lucky ones who could make it to the semi-finals.
Lu Li rested for a couple of days before he started another round of matches. This time, he ran out of luck. His opponent was a warrior at the peak of the fifth tribulation, clearly a disciple of a famous family. He must have some valuable treasures.
What made Lu Li feel relieved was that he didn't run into the 35 people who had the highest number of votes.
Wrong … there were less than 35 now. Some of the 35 had encountered each other and 13 of them were eliminated. Only 22 were left.
The 22 were still the most popular candidates, especially Wang Ningxue, Guan Qianqiu, and Hu Shimeng. They had been determined to be selected.
His opponent was Chen Jiale. He was young, only about 800 years old.
It was said that he was not powerful because he might have been forcibly elevated by his family.
Lu Li had seen this man's fights. But since his opponents were not strong, he couldn't find out more about Chen Jiale.
He was about to enter the top 100. Lu Li could not afford to be careless. He took out his soft sword.
His body floated over like a ghost, and he took the initiative to attack.
Chen Jiale seemed to have already known that he knew how to use soul attacks. He quickly retreated, and at the same time, took out a giant axe, and fiercely chopped out.
"Hum ~"
At that moment, Lu Li felt the sky was darkening. He saw a ray of white light tearing apart the void. It was so fast that before Lu Li could react, it had already landed on him.
Boom!
Lu Li was smashed away. The darkness disappeared and the view returned to normal.
Lu Li was taken aback. He had never seen Chen Jiale use such a move before. Clearly, Chen Jiale was afraid of Lu Li. As soon as they started, Chen Jiale used his trump card.
Lu Li released Dragon Wrestle and Heaven Armor to protect himself. The attacks could only scratch his skin, not inflict any serious damage on him.
With a sway of his body, he released more than a hundred doppelgangers and continued to rush towards Chen Jiale.
"Rip!"
The sky darkened again. That ray of light was still coming. Lu Li could not dodge it and was smashed away. His doppelgangers dashed towards Chen Jiale, but the latter ignored them.
"You have some skills."
Lu Li nodded. Still, he didn't use any other skills. He was smashed back again and again.
His wounds seemed to be getting worse. That being said, they were all superficial wounds that didn't require treatment.
"What other skills do you have? Use them all or you will not be able to get close to me."
Chen Jiale said coldly. Lu Li, on the other hand, didn't move. He said with a smile, "If this is all you can do, then you cannot defeat me.
My self-healing ability is very strong. Come on, what other moves do you have? Use them all at once. "
Both were waiting for the other's move. Lu Li was not in a hurry. His defense was strong. Average moves could not hurt him. He could afford to waste time.
Lu Li could afford it, but Chen Jiale was losing patience. After some thoughts, Chen Jiale attacked Lu Li.
He made several moves and Lu Li was smashed back again and again.
Chen Jiale, on the other hand, shortened the distance. When he was two miles away from Lu Li, Chen Jiale used another move.
"Swish!"
Lu Li felt the sky darkened again. A ray of light was coming. At first, he didn't feel anything. He thought it was the same as before. But when the ray of light came, he felt something was off.
There were rays of light coming from the left, right and back. The latter three were clearly different from the previous ones. There was a black air in front of the three rays of light. Clearly, they were special moves.
Lu Li's defense was strong but he didn't want to fight head-on. What if Chen Jiale had more powerful moves?
Once Lu Li was injured, he could be defeated easily.
For the first time, Chen Jiale used the Honesty Talisman. But he didn't do it directly. Instead, he hid it in the ray of sword light.
Chen Jiale swung his saber three times. Each move contained an Honesty Talisman.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The three rays of sword light collided with the three rays of light, resulting in a violent explosion. Even space was torn apart. The shockwave caused ripples in the arena and a glare rose up.
The darkness disappeared. However, Lu Li made several moves with his saber at the moment. Three rays of sword light whooshed toward Chen Jiale.
Chen Jiale was taken aback. He took out a huge shield and put it in front of him.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Chen Jiale was smashed away. His blood was boiling and his face was ghastly pale. That shield was almost shattered. He didn't know that Lu Li's attack could be this powerful.
Not only Chen Jiale, but many onlookers were shocked as well.
In the previous fights, Lu Li had relied on either his strong body or soul attacks. This was the first time he used such a move. They didn't expect it to be so powerful.
"This punk has been concealing his abilities!"
Some people were swearing. If they had known that Lu Li was so powerful, they would have bet on him. They would have made a fortune by now. Lu Li had set them up.
"Emperor Rui, you really have a good eye for heroes."
A patriarch of the Celestial Emperor Sect walked to Emperor Rui and said, "This punk has been concealing his abilities. I think he still has many tricks up his sleeves.
I think he will win this round. He will have no problem making it to the Top 100. Emperor Rui, you are right. "
"It is a pity that his realm is not high enough."
Emperor Rui exclaimed, "There are too many talents in this year's recruitment ceremony. I don't think it will be easy for this punk to make it to the Top 10, or even the Top 20.
If he can reach the Fifth Tribulation, then there is still hope! "
"Yes!"