Chapter 617

In Ring One, the crowd found their positions and stood in place.

Although the ring was not small, ten thousand people were not a small number. Everyone stood no more than two meters away from the people around them, so it was considered crowded.

Following Castellan Capson's order, all the rings began to move.

Gu Ding's Ring One was no exception.

In addition to the Nine-star Half-Step True Gods, there were many others who were not yet Nine-star Half-Step True Gods participating in the competition. As a result, those who looked weak became the first batch of victims and were the first to be attacked. As there were too many participants, most people did not want to accidentally provoke the strong, so they planned to quickly eliminate the weak and reduce the number of people to less than a thousand.

Gu Ding just stood there and watched the show. He did not make a move because the competition was not about who could take down the most people, but who could stand until the end. His size and face were enough to scare off a lot of people who wanted to fight him. Some of the real powerhouses smelled blood on Gu Ding and naturally chose to avoid him.

In Ring One, the people who were not yet four-star Half-Step True Gods were the first to be taken down, and the number of people standing in the ring was instantly reduced by half.

Then, the people who were not yet four-star Half-Step True Gods were taken down one by one, and the number of people standing in the ring was reduced by half again.

Then, it was the turn of the seven-star Half-Step True God contestants. Gu Ding was also one of the seven-star Half-Step True Gods, so there were finally people who had their eyes on him. It was an eight-star Half-Step True God.

The eight-star Half-Step True God was bald, and his body was slightly stronger than Gu Ding's. This was probably one of the reasons he dared to take the initiative to challenge Gu Ding.

"Kid, consider yourself unlucky to have met me!" The bald man appeared in front of Gu Ding with a ferocious smile on his face, as if he was certain that Gu Ding had no chance.

"You're wrong. You're unlucky to have met me." Gu Ding smiled and shook his head. The smile on his scarred face was even more ferocious than the bald man's. "I can give you another chance to make the right choice. If you make the wrong choice again, then your journey in the competition will be over."

"Hey, don't you understand the situation? I'm an eight-star half-step true god, and you're just a seven-star. You don't have the right to threaten me." The bald man was stunned when he heard Gu Ding's words, but he quickly reacted and retorted.

"You'll find out soon enough if I have the right to threaten you." Gu Ding grinned.

"Humph, I've been scared since I was young. Why would I be afraid of you?!" The bald man roared and charged toward Gu Ding like a heavy armored vehicle.

What he used was the simplest and most direct Brute Force Attack. Although this attack looked simple, it was actually the best move to suppress an opponent with weaker Vitality Energy. Although he saw that Gu Ding's Vitality was not as strong as his, Gu Ding's confidence made the bald man think that Gu Ding's combat skills were very strong. That was why he chose to use such a move.

In the arena, many people had been secretly watching Gu Ding for a while, especially a few powerful nine-star half-step true gods. Their instincts told them to stay away from Gu Ding. This made them feel a little strange because Gu Ding looked like a seven-star half-step true god. There were also a few people who were sensitive to killing intent who could smell the blood on Gu Ding. They were also secretly watching Gu Ding.

The bald man's strength was considered above average among the eight-star half-step true gods. As soon as he made his move, many people who wanted to know how strong Gu Ding was secretly looked in his direction.

Of course, besides the people in the arena, there were also many onlookers below the arena. Most of these people were local residents of Ural City, but there were also a few who had rushed over from nearby affiliated cities.

The bald man's charge arrived in front of Gu Ding in an instant. The aftershock of his footsteps and the sound of the impact tearing through the air let everyone know that the power of this blow was not to be underestimated. Just as everyone was looking forward to seeing Gu Ding's reaction, the bald man suddenly flew out.

Many people watched the scene unfold in surprise. Just as the bald man was about to hit Gu Ding, he suddenly seemed to hit something and flew backward. His entire shoulder was completely twisted and deformed, and he passed out and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Most people did not see what happened. Even in the arena where Gu Ding was, there were only a few people who saw Gu Ding's movements clearly.

Below the arena, there were also some people who noticed this battle.

"What the hell happened? That bald man was clearly going to win, why did he suddenly fly out? "

"Yeah, I don't understand at all. Could it be that Scar Face paid in advance and the two of them deliberately put on a show?"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, okay?" A black-robed woman finally could not help but open her mouth, "When that baldy rushed over, Scarface used a very fast speed to throw a straight punch, which just happened to hit the baldy's shoulder, and then that baldy was sent flying backwards. You said they were putting on a show. If you're so good, go up there and fight that Scar Face yourself! "

As soon as the woman in the black robe spoke, many people immediately looked in her direction. However, her black robe completely covered her body, and even her face was covered by the brim of her hat, making it impossible to see her true appearance.

"She sounds like a beautiful woman, but I don't know what she looks like. Let everyone see." At this moment, a fat man suddenly reached out and grabbed the brim of the woman in the black robe's hat.

In the void, a black shadow flashed, and in the next moment, the fat man's arm was directly cut off. It looked like it was cut off by a sharp blade, and a lot of blood was spurting out.

Seeing this, the fat man cried out, "My hand, my hand …"

"If there's another person, it won't just be his hand that will be lost." The woman in the black robe said coldly, then turned around to continue watching the competition as if nothing had happened.

What happened below the arena was just an interlude, and Gu Ding did not notice it. Although Neptune saw it, he did not care too much.

As soon as the bald man fell, many people began to look at Gu Ding with fear, especially those powerhouses who had clearly seen Gu Ding's movements. Although most people did not see clearly what had happened, they immediately put Gu Ding on the list of people who should not be provoked.

In the arena, the cleanup continued. In arena number 1, although Gu Ding's counterattack was surprising, it did not affect the speed at which others were cleaning up.

Soon, in arena number 1, the seven-star half-step True Gods, except for Gu Ding, were all cleaned up. There were still more than one thousand two hundred people in the arena, and the final number had not been reached. However, no one came to provoke Gu Ding again. Instead, they began to bypass Gu Ding and directly cleaned up the eight-star half-step True Gods.

Not long after, more than two hundred eight-star half-step True Gods were also cleaned up, and there were only about nine hundred and eighty people left in the arena. This was because the speed of the cleanup was too fast, and everyone could not stop in time. As a result, more than ten people were killed.

At this point, the screening results for arena number 1 were finally out. Apart from Gu Ding, who was a seven-star half-step True God, there were more than five hundred eight-star half-step True Gods and more than three hundred nine-star half-step True Gods who passed the screening.

In less than an hour, the screening results for the other arenas were also out.

This so-called screening competition was undoubtedly cruel. Out of more than eight hundred and seventy thousand half-step True Gods, after less than an hour of screening, only about eighty-one thousand people successfully stood out, which was less than one-tenth of the total. However, this was only the preliminary screening. According to Castellan Capson, only three thousand people from each rank could enter the real preliminary round of the Martial Arts Conference, and the later rounds would only be more cruel.

After the half-step True God competition ended, Castellan Capson arranged for the true god-level competition and the competition below half-step True God to be held at the same time. This was because there were enough arenas for the two ranks to conduct the screening competition at the same time.

Therefore, the result was naturally that there were many spectators below the high-level arenas, and no one near the low-level arenas.

Gu Ding, on the other hand, went below the arena where the aura was the most condensed, and looked at the people in the arena with a burning gaze.

"There are three ninth-rank powerhouses in this arena!" Gu Ding glanced at more than twenty arenas and determined the number of ninth-rank powerhouses participating in the competition. There were only sixteen of them in total. On average, there was less than one in each arena, but there were three in this arena. Therefore, Gu Ding was particularly looking forward to watching the battles in this arena. "That black-robed woman, that golden-armored man, and that guy in animal skin are all ninth-rank True Gods!"

"That black-robed woman, she even spoke up for you when she was watching the battle below," Neptune reminded Gu Ding.

"Her aura gives off a strange feeling …" Gu Ding also gave his evaluation of the other party.

"That's not a good evaluation," Neptune was a little speechless.

"Although those two uncles' auras seem to be much stronger than hers, they might not be able to win in a real battle. Although her aura is very strange, and I can't see through it, I can vaguely smell a faint smell of blood. If I hadn't been in frequent contact with Biggie and Huck, I probably wouldn't have been able to detect the hidden bloody aura on her. "The more Gu Ding observed, the more he realized that this black-robed woman was not simple.

"When I said that she spoke up for you, I didn't mean for you to evaluate her …" Neptune said helplessly. Of course, he could only detect a person's strength, and he could not see the other party's aura attribute. There was also no way to determine whether a person was a good or bad person from their aura. "However, according to what you said, this woman should be a dangerous person. It's better for us to keep our distance from her."

As soon as Neptune's voice fell, the battle above the arena was about to begin.