It took five days for the preliminary rounds to end. More than half of those who had signed up to participate had been eliminated. A handful of people had died during the preliminary rounds, but there had been less than Wu Jian was expecting. Given how dangerous everyone seemed, he had anticipated several dozen people dying rather than a mere handful.
Wu Jian and Huǒ Shuchang were among those who passed the preliminary rounds, and while no one was surprised about Huǒ Shuchang’s advancement, many people had expressed shock when Wu Jian continued on. This was all due to his weaker cultivation base. He was only at the Anima Realm, a whole realm below everyone else taking part in this tournament. How could someone who was so much weaker advance? It was unfathomable to many, including the anno
