From twenty-five to thirteen, or rather, twenty-four advancing to thirteen.

After all, there was an extra participant causing a vacancy.

Not only that, in the second round, the one hundred going down to fifty were divided into groups of fifty to determine the final two spots through elimination.

In the third round, where fifty are reduced to twenty-five, the eliminated group of twenty-five decide the last person.

It was still a melee format, and after the two groups determined the final three people, plus the thirteen who advanced this round,

a total of sixteen people became the top sixteen, followed by continuous one-on-one fights until the champion was decided.

The fights after the top sixteen would no longer be several happening simultaneously.

But rather, they would take place one by one in front of a large audience.

After all, the contestants who have fought up to now all possess substantial strength.

Their ultimate goal is to showcase their combat abilities to the recruiting teachers.

There's nothing more detailed than one-on-one battles.

However, these things made no difference to Jiang Yuan.

He didn't care about them.

He only needed to keep winning with Nezha by his side.

Jiang Yuan indeed had this confidence.

Not to mention Nezha, he himself could barely make it into the top sixteen.

Even if his fighting looked a bit ugly.

Constantly entering and exiting the Linglong Tower.

But this truly looked a bit unsightly.

Moreover, the drawback was that if he encountered a strong opponent like Jiang Lingyun, who could suppress him in the rhythm of the battle, Jiang Yuan still couldn't win.

But who cares when we have Nezha!

Such minor problems are naturally not a concern.

Having worked his way into the top one hundred and triumphed in a one-on-one fight,

Jiang Yuan was already satisfied.

The rest could be left to Nezha.

After Jiang Yuan swaggered onto the stage, it was still that same set of cards.

[Nezha]—[Jade Purifying Bottle]—[Fire-tipped Spear]—[Linglong Tower].

His current opponent didn't even require the Wind and Fire Wheels; Nezha with the Fire-tipped Spear was enough to settle the fight.

Moreover, the presence of the Fire-tipped Spear was just to let Nezha finish the fight faster.

After doing all this and quietly waiting in the Linglong Tower, watching Nezha defeat the opponent was all that was left to do.

It seemed that he was also about to reach the latter stages of the Xingji Period.

After Nezha swiftly ended the battle, Jiang Yuan returned to his seat and stared blankly at the grand melee.

The three stars representing the Xingji Period were now all shining brightly.

But on closer inspection, the light of the third star seemed dimmer than the first two.

Once the third star shone as brightly as the first two, he would reach the latter stages of Xingji Period.

As for breaking through to the Second Realm, Xuanxiao, he would need to connect the three stars of the late Xingji Period, which would then illuminate the three stars of the Xuanxiao Period.

Looking at his current state, Jiang Yuan figured he might reach the latter stages of Xingji after two or three days following the end of the Martial Arts Examination.

With the enhancement of [Gathering Star Array], his cultivation speed was indeed fast.

Currently, Jiang Yuan had two [Gathering Star Arrays].

One was activated around eight o'clock, after which he would prepare what needed preparation, and complete what needed to be done, and then started his cultivation around eleven o'clock.

At the same time, he would activate the second [Gathering Star Array].

Because Jiang Yuan calculated that if no one was absorbing Star Power inside the [Gathering Star Array], it would take about four to five hours to fully gather the Star Power.

If Jiang Yuan was cultivating inside, it would take a little over six hours to fill up.

That is to say, starting from the second day in the early hours around three to four AM, when the number one Gathering Star Array is about to disappear, Jiang Yuan would be cultivating in the number one Gathering Star Array where the Star Power concentration is the highest.

As the number one disappears, the number two Gathering Star Array would also be almost filled with Star Power, at this moment, Jiang Yuan could cultivate at the fastest speed in the number two Gathering Star Array.

This is the reason why, over the past half month, Jiang Yuan's cultivation progress had already surpassed Mu Qianshan's.

It must be known that Mu Qianshan's cultivation speed is considered fast, but he has only just fully activated the third star.

There's still about half a month of cultivation needed to truly reach the later stages of Xingji.

Regretfully, the Gathering Star Arrays cannot be merged now, otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Maybe later, upgrading the quality of the Gathering Star Array would help a lot.

Or, creating another type of Array Card that when entered, the Star Power directly pours into the body.

However, this is just wishful thinking for now, as the Gathering Star Array is already a card of blue quality.

His current spiritual power doesn't yet support making cards of Purple Quality.

Jiang Yuan stood dazed, completely unaware that Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan had already returned.

"Did it succeed?"

"No…"

Zhou Dongshan said with a somber face and shook his head.

Through the previous chaotic battle, they all unconsciously formed a strategy.

As long as Linglong Tower is present, the moment it disappears is the time the Card Master of Linglong Tower gets eliminated!

Linglong Tower is too annoying in such chaotic situations.

It's entirely like sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, then reaping the fisherman's gain.

Who could endure that?

Openly picking peaches?

Undoubtedly, the moment Zhou Dongshan's time with Linglong Tower ended, he was eliminated.

Even though his combat power was not weak, he couldn't stand the attacks from so many people.

"Tsk, there's nothing to be done."

Mu Qianshan was somewhat helpless, this kind of chaos wasn't just about strength, but also about luck.

Unless one's strength was overwhelming, like how he, wielding the Purple Mansion Sword, intimidated others to stay away in the first round.

Well, excluding Jiang Yuan, most who advanced from the first round were not weak in strength.

Oh, right.

Now that Jiang Yuan has shifted to a Skill Card Master, his strength seems not too weak either.

After glancing at the dazed Jiang Yuan who had just turned his head, Mu Qianshan nodded to himself internally.

"How is it going?"

Jiang Yuan, turning his head and seeing Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan, finally came back to his senses and asked them.

"I just advanced, and he failed again."

"Again…"

After Mu Qianshan spoke, Zhou Dongshan, tearfully miserable, ran off to the side, curling up into a big meatball, and mourned alone.

What does 'again' mean!

"Alright then, the top sixteen battles are tomorrow, right?" Jiang Yuan looked at the time and curiously asked Mu Qianshan.

"Yeah, more or less, after all, the fifty-people melee hasn't ended yet."

Mu Qianshan nodded and looked towards the ongoing battles in the Martial Arts Arena.

Just the fifty people melee hasn't ended yet.

But it's almost over; now there are only four people left on the stage.

He didn't recognize the other three, but that Jiang Lingyun with golden hair was very familiar to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Lingyun's face was filled with an excited smile, after one more drop of Sweet Dew Water fell from the Jade Purifying Bottle above his head, three white quality cards appeared in front of Jiang Lingyun.

Bombardment and chaos!