There were three stages in the upstart selection competition. The first stage was at the City District level, and five people were selected to advance to the next round. The second stage was at the Prefecture level, and five people were also selected to advance to the next round. The third stage was at the continent level. The top 20 were selected, but only the top 12 qualified to enter the eighteenth floor.

Because of Du Wu's secret operation, Chu Jun and Zhao Yu directly skipped the first stage and entered the second stage of the prefecture-level competition. Similar to the competition rules of the first stage, the second stage also used elimination methods, so apart from strength, luck was also important.

There were eight cities in the Great Ming Manor, each with five people. Therefore, the number of people participating in the second round of the selection was exactly 40. To select five people from the 40 people to participate in the third round of the selection, three rounds of continuous competition had to be conducted. Chu Jun, Zhao Yu, and Wei An all passed the first round with ease. In the second round, Chu Jun and Wei An both encountered Golden Core opponents. Chu Jun won with some reservations, while Wei An won with difficulty. On the other hand, Zhao Yu's luck was exceptionally good. The opponent in the second round was a late Foundation Establishment male cultivator. With her strong mid-Golden Core cultivation, she also won easily.

In the first two rounds of the competition, the ones that the audience enjoyed most were Zhao Yu from the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, Zhu Ling from the Ice Profound Sect, and Luo Heng from the Haotian Sect. Among the participants, Zhao Yu's cultivation was the highest. She was already at the middle Gold Core stage before the age of twenty, so she naturally attracted a lot of attention. Moreover, her appearance was unparalleled. It was difficult not to become a spectator. When Zhao Yu became famous, someone naturally inquired about her origin, and the name of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect also spread.

Beauty could attract people's attention, ugliness could also affect people's nerves. Naturally, the large scarlet birthmark on Zhu Ling's face was also impressive. Of course, what was even more unforgettable was her ruthlessness. Two appearances meant two lives. Compared to that, Luo Heng of Haotian Sect had seriously injured two people on both occasions. However, the limelight had overshadowed Zhu Ling because his two attacks were only one sword strike, causing all the female cultivators present to scream loudly. They almost rushed down to show their respect. Even Chu Jun had to admit that this cold little white face was indeed a young girl and a young woman killer.

This was already the third day. After two rounds of competition, there were only ten candidates left. As long as one more round was held, the top five would be decided. Now, the ten rising stars who had entered the last round of the second stage were all standing on the stage, and the audience around them were packed, discussing the upcoming duel in a noisy manner.

In this round, the elimination system was also adopted. However, the opponents were not randomly paired. Instead, they were chosen by each other. That was to say, the participants themselves chose their opponents. One to ten numbers. Those who caught the first five numbers had the right to choose their opponents among the remaining five.

Chu Jun had caught Number 6, Zhao Yu's Number 10, and Wei An had caught Number 3, so he had the right to choose his opponent. It was worth mentioning that the one who caught Number One was actually a late Foundation Establishment Great Perfection fellow. It had to be said that this fellow was truly lucky to be able to enter the last round.

"Number One Ximen Blowing Flute, please choose your opponent!" The referee who was presiding over the competition said with a stern face.

Chu Jun only felt a burst of pain, and his chrysanthemum tightened. He looked towards this guy called Ximen Blowing Xiao, and this guy also happened to look towards Chu Jun.

"Damn, this guy doesn't like me, does he?" Chu Jun was somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Number six to number ten were drawn by Chu Jun, Zhu Ling, Luo Heng, Zhao Yu, and Jiang Bin. Of these five, Luo Heng had seriously injured two people in the first two battles with just a single strike, Even if Ximen Chuixiao was kicked in the head by a donkey, she would definitely not choose him. Zhu Ling was even more ruthless. She killed two people in succession and didn't dare to look for her to blow her flute. Zhao Yujindan's cultivation was at the middle stage. Only a fool would choose her. As a result, Ximen Chuixiao could only choose his opponent from Chu Jun and Jiang Bin.

In the first two battles, Chu Jun was clumsy and did not perform well. On the contrary, Jiang Bin's pair of extremely poisonous Longevity Palms were quite frightening. Therefore, looking at the two of them, Chu Jun's strength was the weakest. Brother Ximen Chuixiao's gaze wandered around Chu Jun and Jiang Bin. Finally, he pointed at Chu Jun and said, "I choose him!"

Chu Jun couldn't help but rub his chin dejectedly. Damn, he was actually treated like a soft persimmon. What kind of expression was in his eyes!

Zhao Yu glanced at Chu Jun's smelly face and almost laughed out loud. Her cheeks and red lips curved into a beautiful arc, causing the audience nearby to be shaken. Wei An looked at Brother Ximen Chuixiao with pity and thought to himself, "It's really a toilet torch that won't die without looking for shit!"

In the front row of the audience, Li Xiangjun, Xi'er, and Dong'er were sitting next to each other in a long purple dress.

"This guy actually treats his master like a soft persimmon. He really doesn't know whether to die or not!" Xi'er said angrily.

Li Xiangjun covered her mouth with a giggle and whispered, "Damn girl, why don't you find your master to blow you tonight?"

Xi'er tit-for-tat said: "If you want to blow, then it's Sister Xiangjun who will first blow!"

Li Xiangjun immediately blushed and reached out to pinch Xi'er's mouth!

In the arena, Ximen Chuixiao chose Chu Jun. Next, it was Liu Yanli from the Nine Nether Valleys. That day, Chu Jun and Fan Jian had ambushed this woman and beheaded her arm. Thus, she hated Chu Jun to the bone. Originally, she wanted to find Chu Jun as her opponent. However, the heavens did not agree. Chu Jun was chosen by Ximen Chu Chuiao. Liu Yanli glared at Chu Jun with hatred. Finally, she cast a cold and fierce gaze at Zhao Yu and said coldly, "I choose her, Zhao Yu!"

The lord couldn't find it, so he had to retreat and ask for it, so Liu Yanli vented her hatred on Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yudai frowned and said calmly, "I'm happy to accompany you!"

"I will draw a few swords on your face. Let's see how attractive you are!" Liu Yanli stared at Zhao Yu's suffocating face with jealousy.

Although Zhao Yu's personality was gentle and tranquil, being provoked like this still made her a little unhappy. She said coldly, "That depends on whether you have the ability or not!"

Liu Yanli sneered, "Let's see!"

A cold light flashed in Chu Jun's eyes as he sent mentally, "Yu'er, be careful!"

Zhao Yu's heart warmed up as he said gently, "Don't worry, she can't do anything to me!"

Wei An drew number three, and now he could only choose among Luo Heng, Zhu Ling, and Jiang Bin!

Wei An was in a dilemma. Luo Heng's two swords seriously injured two people. His strength was undoubtedly the strongest of the three. Zhu Ling's strength was no weaker than his. Jiang Bin's Longevity Palm was very tricky. Which one should he choose?

Luo Heng's expression was cold. He lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes. It was as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him. When he looked up at you, then his sword tip must have already pierced your throat. His sword was even faster than Fan Jian's. Wei An weighed it for a while and finally chose Jiang Bin. After all, Zhu Ling was also from Serene Sun City, so she could be considered half a "friend".

Then, a man named Zhao Zhe chose Zhu Ling, leaving the unlucky Gong Zhengwu with no choice but to oppose Luo Heng.

Chu Jun and Brother Ximen Chuixiao came on first!

As soon as Brother Ximen Chuixiao landed, he immediately released a third-grade high-grade shield to block his path. At the same time, he pulled out a silver spear. Only then did he vigilantly stare at Chu Jun and say, "I, Ximen Chuixiao, ask Fellow Daoist for advice!"

Chu Jun chuckled and said, "How dare you? That's a technical job, I won't teach you!"

Everyone present was stunned. As some people came over and let out strange laughs that all men understood, the entire audience immediately burst into a commotion!

Ximen blew his flute until his cheeks flushed red. He shouted angrily and stabbed Chu Junyu with his spear!

The spear struck a line and swept across a large area. The spear was originally the king of soldiers, and its power was all embodied in close combat. Ximen Chuixiao was afraid that Chu Jun's Golden Core cultivation would release the shield first, which seriously affected his flexibility. Without a doubt, he would abandon his strength and choose his weakness.

Chu Jun dodged the spear with ease and started to drift desperately. His body pounced on the shield like an illusion, and his left fist abruptly smashed onto the shield.

Bang! The overwhelming amount of Spiritual Energy instantly crushed the high-grade Third Grade shield down, causing a large number of cracks to appear at the same time!

Ximen Chuixiao only felt a boundless force crash into his chest, causing his blood and qi to surge. He spat out a mouthful of blood with a sweet throat and flew out to fall off the stage.

One move! It was just one move!

Everyone present was instantly silent, and someone even stood up in an instant!

A third-grade high-grade shield was shattered with a single punch, and it even sent people flying. Was this the strength a Golden Core early stage cultivator could possess?

Chu Jun clapped his hands with ease and made a victory gesture to Zhao Yu below the stage. After that, he walked off the stage and the referee in charge reacted. He announced that Chu Jun had won and the top five spots were in his pocket.

"The next match, Nine Nether Valley's Liu Yanli versus Heavenly Phoenix Sect's Zhao Yu!"

Chu Jun walked back to Zhao Yu's side and gently hugged her soft waist. He said softly, "Be careful!"

Zhao Yu nodded and landed on the stage like a fairy, attracting the applause of everyone present.

Liu Yanli secretly sneered and leapt onto the dueling arena.

The two of them didn't waste any words and directly took out their magic treasures and started fighting.

Liu Yanli was obviously cultivating an ice attribute technique. Once she used it, her bones would be corroded by a strange cold. Frost and snow would fly everywhere, and even the nearest spectator could feel the dense cold energy.

Chu Jun sat in his seat and watched with rapt attention. Wei An was right. Since this woman dared to challenge Yu'er, then she must have some support. She was really careless. That was why he had reminded Zhao Yu twice to be careful. Of course, with Zhao Yujindan's cultivation at the middle stage of the Golden Core Stage, coupled with the Green Lotus Battle Armor at the fifth stage, and the Phantom Boots at the fifth stage of the Lei Huang Jun Heavenly Sword, Chu Jun didn't have much to worry about.

On the battlefield, Zhao Yu's figure was agile and elegant, moving forward and backward in an orderly manner, as if he was able to swiftly retreat. On the other hand, Liu Yanli's movements were gorgeous, opening and closing, but she couldn't hurt Zhao Yu in the slightest. If things continued like this, it was only a matter of time before she failed.

At this moment, Zhao Yu suddenly let out a tender shout, and his Phantom Boots suddenly activated. The fifth-grade Medium-grade Lei Huang Heavenly Sword flashed with lightning and slashed Liu Yanli with lightning speed. The dazzling lightning caused the audience present to be unable to open their eyes. It was a gorgeous and tyrannical move!

With Zhao Yujin's mid-stage cultivation, coupled with the Tier 5 Intermediate Thunder Radiance Heavenly Sword, its power could be imagined. Moreover, under the 50% acceleration of the Phantom Boots, Liu Yanli could not dodge it even if she wanted to.

Liu Yanli's expression changed slightly as she flipped her wrist and shot out a blue light.