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The 103rd step of the 4th step was a test of the strength of one's spiritual energy, and although many people had good realms, their spiritual energy was relatively weak, so when it came to the 103rd step, the first round of eliminations finally began.

"Pu pu pu pu pu!"

Countless specks of light burst out from under the 103 masters. Following which, the eliminated contestants appeared in the square, causing a clamor.

"The Independent Sky Bridge is indeed a test of one's comprehensive ability. Not only does it test one's fighting strength, it also tests one's intelligence and spiritual energy."

"Spiritual energy is indeed the weak point of many cultivators, because people with strong spiritual energy are strong enough to be rune masters, and in this world, the profession with the least amount of people is the rune masters."

"After the 103rd level, the difficulty will officially begin to increase …"

As time passed, nearly 10,000 participants had been eliminated from the tens of thousands of participants that had participated in the true preliminaries.

Gong Qingteng clenched his teeth. It was with great difficulty that he passed the one hundred thirty-sixth level. However, when he reached the one hundred thirty-seventh pillar, he immediately let out a bitter smile.

Under the 137th pillar, there was a peerlessly beautiful woman. Clearly, the content of this stage was illusions.

Gong Qingteng knew that his willpower was weak. If he were to enter this illusion technique, he would definitely become addicted to it. At that time, he would have to teach the millions of spectators outside a joke.

After leaving the array, Gong Qingteng looked at the light rankings next to the images, smacked his lips, and said: "There are still 36,000 people left, I am ranked 31,689. Even if someone surpasses me later on, I will not fall out of the top 36,000 …" "Hehe, this is really quite a good result."

"Damn."

Hearing this, the other competitors, who had just recovered from the elimination, immediately widened their eyes and began to curse.

Most of the people who were eliminated wished to be eliminated, hoping that a miracle would happen and that they would be able to pass the official selection competition. However, when Gong Qingteng was eliminated at around 30,000 places, he was still full of joy.

At this moment, even though Gong Qingteng had been eliminated, Linghu Xiange was still holding on.

At this moment, Linghu Wan Ge was gritting his teeth and fighting beneath the one hundred and sixty-one pillars. Her target was an old man wearing a black robe.

The old man in black smiled and said: "You can't hold on any longer, why are you still not withdrawing?"

Linghu Wan Ge acted like a little girl in front of Chen Chang'e, but showed his resolute nature once again in front of outsiders.

Her expression was cold and crazed, but her eyes were filled with unending determination.

She did not reply, only once more attacking the black-robed old man.

"Bam."

The black-robed old man easily repelled Linghu Xiange, shook his head and said, "Even if you could defeat me, you wouldn't be able to pass the official selection. Why go all out?"

Linghu Wan Ge did not speak, but Chen Chang He's figure appeared in his heart.

"I will take you into Hidden Dragon Gate, I will protect you, I will take you onto a bigger stage, I will take you to see the whole world, see the whole world."

These were the words that Chen Changyu had said to Linghu Xiange.

At that time, Linghu Xiange hadn't replied to anything, but she had taken this sentence to heart.

She did not have the confidence to reach the same height as Chen Chang He, but she would do her best to catch up to him, even if it was just to break through a seemingly useless barrier.

In this world, there were always things that needed to be maintained. For example, loyalty, morality, or … Love.

Love was never fragile, like the bluestone at the edge of a cliff that never rotted, like the oxygen in the air that never dispersed, but if you didn't maintain it, the bluestone would fall off the cliff and shatter, and the oxygen would become extremely thin when the air was contaminated to the extreme.

Linghu Wan Ge was working hard because she knew that she would get further and further away from Chen Chang. She was not willing to be a "bastard waiting to die" vase.

This was not only Chen Chang He's love, but also hers, so she would struggle, work hard, and grasp tightly.

Weak people were never ridiculous, while those who didn't want to work hard were just laughable.

People who think love is fragile, aren't they always trying to consume love without trying to maintain it?

"Hu!"

Linghu Xiange's gaze was firm to the extreme. Suddenly, she struck out with her sword.

This sword attack represented her, represented Chen Chang He, and also represented the love in her heart.

Thus, this strike, just like her, became extremely resolute to the extreme at this moment.

However, as the sword passed through the black-robed old man's body, he vanished into thin air.

Linghu Wan Ge successfully passed the test.

Yes, this stage was only an illusion technique. No one could defeat this stage's old man, but as long as they were determined, the illusion technique would be able to break through.

"..."

The one hundred sixty-first stage was a huge hurdle, and more than ten thousand people were eliminated here.

As the tens of thousands of figures turned into light and disappeared into the formation, the entire plaza started to hiss.

The elders on the high platform also started to discuss with each other.

No matter if it was the Hidden Dragon Gate or the Tigersmoke City official, many very influential people in Tigersmoke City would be gathered on the high platform.

Patriarch Three, Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five, Patriarch Six, Patriarch Seven, Patriarch Eight, Patriarch Nine, Patriarch Ten, Patriarch Eleven, Patriarch Twelve, and Patriarch Thirteen were in charge of watching the fight. Liu Bao Min, one of the three stewards of the City Lord's Mansion, was invited to watch the fight.

Other than Liu Bao Min, Bai Linghu and Bai Ke being invited, the rest of the seats were occupied by the important people who had come to watch the competition. There were also some people who had quite a bit of status in the Tigersmoke City, but because their disciples had participated in the competition, they had also come to spectate the battle.

"We still have over 20,000 people left …"

"Of the twenty thousand people, only three hundred can pass. The elimination rate is quite cruel."

"These three hundred people are all geniuses amongst geniuses …"