After the subsequent arena battles, the pace didn’t slow down.
In no time, all forty-one groups had finished their fights.
Some were happy, some were sad. Those who advanced to the next round were naturally delighted, while those eliminated were naturally worried and disheartened.
Advancing to the next round meant being noticed by higher-level Spirit Tamer Academies.
At the same time, they could secure more cultivation resources in the future.
Those who were eliminated would still be ranked based on their battle performance.
The ones choosing them would be the lower-level Spirit Tamer Academies.
As for the higher-level Spirit Tamer Academies, they would naturally look at the top-ranked students.
Although these lower-level Spirit Tamers also wanted to select higher-ranked students, they couldn’t offer better conditions.
It’s a very realistic issue: to get good students, one must pay a higher price.
And some costs can only be borne by higher-level Spirit Tamer Academies.
For example, the number of Secret Realms and the number of times one can enter them; these vary among different levels of Spirit Tamer Academies.
In the first round of battles, only a few people caught Ye Ling’s attention.
And each one of them was from a family clan.
Huo Xian’er, Li Shengtian, Zhang Shengnan, Yun Yi, Luo Chen, Feng Haotian…
All these people were from the major families of Skyshine City, the three top-tier families, and the five second-tier families. Except for Liu Wu, almost all were included.
Unsurprisingly, if not counting himself, these people would likely take the top spots.
This was expected, after all, they had family resources to support them.
If someone couldn’t develop even with family resources, it either meant their talent was too poor or they weren’t working hard enough.
Except for the Liu Family, these family members all had smiles on their faces.
All these family members had passed the first round of battles.
Only the Liu Family had suddenly become the laughingstock of all the families.
Liu Wu’s elimination in the first stage of the assessment became a joke for the other families during their meals and tea breaks.
Of course, Ye Ling didn’t know about this now; he was more concerned about his task rewards.
To ensure his task rewards, Ye Ling seriously studied these people’s Spiritual Pets.
For example, Li Shengtian’s Rock Golem, although it had both offense and defense, its movements were always somewhat inconvenient.
Although he hadn’t yet seen Li Shengtian’s Rock Golem use any skills, it didn’t affect Ye Ling much.
Being cautious and careful would suffice.
“The first round of battles is now over. We’ll take a half-hour break before starting the second round of battles,” the referee announced before stepping down to rest.
Just these forty-one matches had taken nearly two hours.
Those who had just finished their battles needed to rest to have the energy for the second round.
A half-hour break was also for fairness.
Originally, there were eighty-two people; now only forty-one remained.
Among those eliminated were the three students from Ye Ling’s class.
Due to their low strength, they were eliminated almost immediately.
There was no need to think about rankings; these three were almost at the bottom and could only enter low-level Spirit Tamer Academies.
Next, it would still be one-on-one battles.
To ensure even matches, the forty-second ranked person among the eliminated would automatically advance to the second round.
Being ranked forty-second but still getting into the next round made this person very happy.
During this half-hour, those who needed to treat their wounds did so, those who needed to rest rested, and those who needed to replenish their energy did so.
Soon, the half-hour passed.
The referee returned to the arena.
“Next, we will begin the second round of battles to determine the top twenty-one. Now, let’s draw the matches!”
Names quickly shuffled on the big screen, finally revealing four sets of names.
“For the second round of battles, on the first arena, Chen Zhi…”
This time, Ye Ling wasn’t in the first match; instead, Chen Zhi was again in the first match.
It was hard to say whether this guy was lucky or unlucky, always ending up in the first match.
With such luck, wouldn’t it be nice to buy some lottery tickets?
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as a lottery in the Federation.
Otherwise, Ye Ling might really consider taking Chen Zhi to buy some tickets.
The first-round battle ended very quickly. This time, Chen Zhi wasn’t so lucky; he faced Luo Chen from one of the five second-tier families.
Chen Zhi, who was only at First Rank Fourth Level, was no match for Luo Chen, who was at First Rank Sixth Level.
Almost from the start, Chen Zhi was completely suppressed, utterly crushed by Luo Chen.
Although he was very unwilling, Chen Zhi had to stop here.
When the battles on the four arenas ended again, the referee began to announce the participants for the next round.
First arena: Ye Ling vs. Feng Haotian
Second arena: Huo Xian’er vs. …
Third arena: Li Shengtian…
Fourth arena…
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