Chapter 2 The Second Round

In just the second round, all the experts from the weaker races were eliminated, leaving only the powerful races' contestants on the field.

"This was expected. If the preliminaries hadn't favored the weaker races, there would probably only have been two or three who could have entered the main competition," Xu Jingming thought. The preliminaries had an invisible pressure that favored smaller physiques, giving the weaker races nine slots in the main competition.

But the gap couldn't be concealed. Xu Jingming and the others were no match for slightly stronger opponents.

"Watch carefully."

Xu Jingming carefully observed each match. Numerous Eternal Realm avatars far away in the outside world deduced a large amount of data and information based on the scenes of each battle.

Their movement speed, attack speed, height, weight, arm length…

All the data was being collected to absorb experience and improve his *Xin Shen Bing* Battle Art (Heart-Mind Weapon Battle Art).

…

The second round determined 75 contestants. The fastest winner received a bye and would directly participate in the fourth round. The other 74 contestants would compete in the third round to determine 37 winners.

After six rounds, only five contestants would remain.

"Today will be the 'Ultimate Round Robin,' where the five experts will face each other twice until an undisputed champion of this competition is determined!" the competition host, Jinmao Panqiu, said in a high-pitched voice. A light screen also appeared above the competition, displaying the appearances of the five contestants.

Inside the contestant booth, Xu Jingming and his family were still there! As long as one obtained a slot in the main competition, the contestant booth would be Xu Jingming's to use for the entire duration of the competition.

"That Lei Jiaoshan is really powerful. No wonder Big Brother conceded back then. He has been winning easily all the way," his third sister exclaimed.

"The One-Armed Giant Ape King is also very powerful, sweeping all opponents as well."

"I think the Golden Flame Divine Bird is even stronger."

His younger siblings were arguing.

Xu Jingming looked up at the images of the five contestants. In addition to the Fire Dragon Descendant expert, the One-Armed Giant Ape King, and the Mountain Demon expert, who were recognized as the strongest during the preliminaries, there was also the 'Golden Flame Divine Bird,' who ranked first in flying, and a Yu Hu (Rain Tiger) Clan expert.

"Ultimate Round Robin…" Xu Jingming and many other experts were watching carefully.

"Today's first match is between Zhang Mu of the Yu Hu Clan and Wu Shi of the Forest Giant Ape Clan," the competition host, Panqiu, announced.

The Yu Hu Clan was a race that lived in a remote forest in the Ten Thousand Race World. Their population was small, and they were generally around 20 meters tall, resembling upright walking beasts.

The Forest Giant Ape Clan's 'Wu Shi' was also the king followed by all giant apes today! He had been fighting with only one arm throughout the competition.

The match began!

"Zhang Mu of the Yu Hu Clan is a level below the One-Armed Giant Ape King," Xu Jingming observed. "The gap between the two sides is quite obvious."

Soon, the Yu Hu Clan expert conceded, and the One-Armed Giant Ape King won the first victory.

The second match was between the Mountain Demon Clan expert 'Jin Luoshi' and the Fire Dragon Descendant expert 'Lei Jiaoshan.'

"What a strong body."

Xu Jingming watched in amazement. The Mountain Demon Clan's king, 'Jin Luoshi,' who was 63 meters tall, had an extremely powerful physique. The Fire Dragon Descendant expert, who was more than 8 meters tall, seemed like a small dot in front of him.

However, after a short exchange, the Mountain Demon Clan's king, Jin Luoshi, shouted 'I concede' with great reluctance.

Lei Jiaoshan won the second match of the Ultimate Round Robin.

The competition continued.

After a few matches, the audience could see it.

"The champion will be between the Fire Dragon Descendant expert 'Lei Jiaoshan' and the One-Armed Giant Ape King 'Wu Shi.'" Many viewers, including Xu Jingming, could make a judgment because only the two of them had been winning so far.

"Next is the ninth match of today's Ultimate Round Robin: 'Lei Jiaoshan' of the Fire Dragon Descendant Clan against 'Wu Shi' of the Forest Giant Ape Clan. As of now, Lei Jiaoshan has won three matches, and Wu Shi has also won two. They have both maintained a perfect record! And now, no matter which side wins in their battle... they will directly become the champion of this Ten Thousand Race Arena Competition," the competition host, Jinmao Panqiu, said.

If Lei Jiaoshan won, it would be four wins, an undisputed first place.

If the One-Armed Giant Ape King won, it would be three wins! His opponent, Lei Jiaoshan, would have three wins and one loss, still losing to the One-Armed Giant Ape King. In terms of the win-loss relationship, the One-Armed Giant Ape King would still be able to win the championship.

"The ninth match of the Ultimate Round Robin has become the last match of this competition. Welcome the two contestants to the arena," Jinmao Panqiu said loudly.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, two figures appeared on the field.

The Fire Dragon Descendant expert, who was more than eight meters tall, and the One-Armed Giant Ape King, who was 12 meters tall, faced each other from a distance.

"Whoever wins between the two of them will be able to leave the Ten Thousand Race World alive," Xu Jingming said, feeling somewhat envious at this moment.

"Being born into a powerful race does have some luck," the ant tribe expert 'Ha Fucheng' in the front row of the audience was also watching.

"The winner between the two of them will leave the Ten Thousand Race World and receive a huge reward. But we may never be able to leave," Ying, Yu Yangwei, and Feng Ke, who were in the audience, felt a complex mixture of emotions.

The match began.

All the descended high-dimensional lifeforms were watching this match, either on-site or through broadcasts.

This match was also unprecedentedly intense.

"What?" Xu Jingming watched, feeling suffocated.

At a critical moment, the One-Armed Giant Ape King stretched out his second arm. Then, he stretched out more arms! A full eight arms, an eight-armed giant ape… His strength was unprecedentedly ferocious and domineering!

The One-Armed Giant Ape King had completely unleashed his strength.

"Level 69!" Xu Jingming watched in horror. "The One-Armed Giant Ape King in his eight-armed state has a physical level of 69! He is the strongest I have ever seen!"

"Die!" The eight-armed giant ape king went completely berserk, attacking with all his might.

All for leaving the Ten Thousand Race World.

He had been diligently improving himself for more than three hundred years. He used to be one-armed. While researching 'arm regeneration,' he figured out a way to grow a third arm, a fourth arm… He eventually discovered that eight arms were the limit. Any more would affect the entire body structure, and the strength would decrease instead of increase.

The eight-armed form was his strongest form.

"I'm actually being forced to this point." The Fire Dragon Descendant expert was covered in wounds, with blood at the corners of his mouth and eyes. He barely blocked the overwhelming, frenzied eight-armed attacks.

"Outside, I'm invincible below the third realm. But in the Ten Thousand Race World, I've met my match."

"That's right, I can't underestimate any opponent."

Although the Fire Dragon Descendant expert was in a sorry state, his eyes were as calm as the sea. As he was being completely suppressed, his eyes seemed to burn with flames.

"Boom~~~"

Flames rose from the Fire Dragon Descendant expert's body, completely transforming him into a huge flame.

A fist shot out from the flames, breaking through the eight-armed giant ape's arms and piercing through his chest.

"What?" All the viewers and all the high-dimensional lifeforms watching were stunned.

Ying, Yu Yangwei, and Feng Ke widened their eyes. "In this world, all high-dimensional lifeforms are bound by their bodies. He's clearly a Fire Dragon Descendant expert, so how did he completely transform into flames? And what's with the flaming fist?"

Xu Jingming was also moved. He watched this scene in disbelief.

Having learned the half-step third-realm legacy of *Xin Shen Bing*, Xu Jingming fully understood this move.

"He didn't transform into flames."

"Rather, the mental power he unleashed at the last moment was so vast that it distorted the perception of all life," Xu Jingming thought. "Whether they're on-site or watching the online broadcast, the viewers have had their perceptions distorted, and they all feel that he has transformed into flames."

"He can distort perception even in the Ten Thousand Race World," Xu Jingming marveled inwardly. "Incredible."

What Xu Jingming didn't know was that this Fire Dragon Descendant expert's achievements in mental weapons were even more terrifying than the highest realm of *Xin Shen Bing*.

…

"I…"

The eight-armed giant ape fell to the ground with a hole in his chest and a shattered heart.

He stared blankly at the sky.

"Am I, am I going to die?"

"How, how could this be?" The eight-armed giant ape was filled with unwillingness at this moment.

With his body's control, he could slowly recover from a shattered heart.

But—

The mental will that this body carried had already fallen apart. Without the control and guidance of the mind, the body would naturally perish.

"One strike to break my body and destroy my mind… How could this be? I, I am a half-step third realm." The eight-armed giant ape's eyes widened as his mind was completely annihilated, and his vitality was cut off. He had too much regret, too many unfinished things.

Even in death, he was unwilling.

The Fire Dragon Descendant expert, Lei Jiaoshan, returned to his original form and looked at the already dead eight-armed giant ape. "Your eight-armed form is too strong. Only by uniting my mind and body and using the mental weapon battle art can I hope to win."

Ordinary moves could no longer defeat the One-Armed Giant Ape King.

But once the mental weapon battle art was used, it would attack both the body and the mind. Lei Jiaoshan couldn't hold back.

"I can't hold back." The Fire Dragon Descendant expert, Lei Jiaoshan, looked at the competition host, Jinmao Panqiu, in the distance.

Jinmao Panqiu shuddered and rushed into the arena, shouting, "The match is over! The champion of this Ten Thousand Race Arena Competition has been born! It is Lei Jiaoshan from the Fire Dragon Descendant Clan."

The audience cheered and celebrated, especially many mixed-blood dragon descendant lifeforms who were extremely excited.

But the high-dimensional lifeforms in the audience were somewhat horrified.

"The One-Armed Giant Ape King is dead?"

"He's dead?"

At first, they thought it was just a shattered heart and serious injuries, but who would have thought that the One-Armed Giant Ape King would lie down and completely lose his vitality?

"He injured both his body and his mind. His mind was annihilated?" Xu Jingming watched, feeling a chill down his spine. "The One-Armed Giant Ape King was undoubtedly one of the top three experts in this competition. Even if he lost this time, he would still have a chance to win the championship next time."

"But he just died like this?"

Xu Jingming sighed. "If the strength difference is large, the opponent might still hold back. But if the strength is close, and they really fight desperately… a life can be lost carelessly."

The One-Armed Giant Ape King forced out the Fire Dragon Descendant expert's true ultimate move! But he couldn't withstand such a move.

A half-step third realm had fallen.

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In the contestant booth, the Fire Dragon Descendant expert, Lei Jiaoshan, returned here.

"I have won the championship. I should be leaving the Ten Thousand Race World, right?" Lei Jiaoshan waited patiently.

Whoosh!

The scene in front of him began to become illusory. His mental consciousness was completely leaving this world. All the viewers in the arena seemed to become a painting.

An incredibly huge painting!

Lei Jiaoshan's mental consciousness left this huge painting. The moment he left, his mental consciousness immediately mobilized the vast power of the Mind World to construct a new body.

"Huh?" Just as he flew out of the huge painting, Lei Jiaoshan looked up and saw a figure sitting in front of the huge painting.

He was incredibly huge, radiating endless light.

Lei Jiaoshan found it difficult to see His true appearance, but over the long years, he had seen similar existences more than once.

"The great existence of the third realm." Lei Jiaoshan respectfully saluted.