Chapter 2282

"The fourth round of this Foreign Qiangzhe Contest has concluded successfully. This venue was provided for free by the Baro Arena, and the technological equipment was sponsored for free by the Bana Dwarf Tribe..."

The commentator, Hake, wiped the sweat from his forehead as the audience in the stands gradually dispersed.

In the contestant seating area, Su Xiao looked at the screen above the arena. The top ten rankings had been tallied, but these rankings were heavily inflated. If he had gone all out earlier, his ranking would have been higher, and the same went for Shuge of the Arcane Eternal Star.

Compared to taking the top spot now, the 【Light Hourglass】 was more valuable. The fifth round was the decisive stage.

The fourth-round gladiatorial point rankings were as follows:

1st Place: Twin Stars (Death Paradise)

2nd Place: Monde (Demon Race)

3rd Place: Night Witch (Night Witch Guild)

4th Place: Volde (Devil Race)

5th Place: Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise)

6th Place: Nameless Saint (Apocalypse Paradise)

7th Place: Shuge (Arcane Eternal Star)

8th Place: Quanyu (Feather Tribe)

9th Place: Yamu (Sanctuary Paradise)

10th Place: Afni (Holy Light Paradise)

In the top ten Foreign Qiangzhe Contest, the Paradise faction took five spots, the Void races took four, and the Transcendent Native World was left with only the Night Witch as a lone seedling.

Among these nine opponents, basically none were easy to deal with. Shuge's gladiatorial point ranking was indeed not high, but this guy hadn't been serious at all before.

The Twin Stars were equally troublesome, and Monde went without saying. Although they were allies, whether they could cooperate in the fifth round remained to be seen.

The Night Witch's abilities were very strange; so far, her killing move could not be judged.

As for the Apocalypse Paradise's representative, the Nameless Saint, he was the burly man with a mining shovel hanging from his waist. In the third round, he was the second to arrive at Terror Island, and his strength was worth acknowledging.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking, a teleportation sensation appeared, and he returned to the Foreign Qiangzhe Contest's rest area.

The long corridor seemed very empty. It was now the final round, the Top Ten Foreign Qiangzhe Contest.

"Amazing, ten spots, and the Paradise faction occupies five."

Volde of the Devil Race spoke up.

"The things you worry about won't happen. We aren't at peace with each other either, right, Bai Ye from the Reincarnation Paradise?"

A girl holding a small folding fan, smiling in a cheeky way, spoke. When she talked, she liked to block her mouth with the fan. She was Afni from the Holy Light Paradise.

"Do you fight often?"

"No comment."

"I'm really curious about the scenery inside the Paradise."

"Curious? You can go to the Reincarnation Paradise and see. It's said they are very 'enthusiastic' toward guests there. The kind of enthusiasm that pulls your tendons and peels your bones, provided you can get in."

Afni from the Holy Light Paradise and Volde from the Devil Race teased each other, looking like they were chatting happily, but once the fifth round started, it would be a life-or-death struggle.

Su Xiao walked toward Rest Room 1005 and pushed the door open. Now that he had advanced to the final round, the top three were not far off.

Of course, if he could take the top spot, Su Xiao wouldn't be polite. According to Bao Shu, the reward for the top spot was enough to change anyone's destiny. Even the old immortals in the Void would be envious.

What that thing was, Su Xiao didn't know for now. The ideal result was to obtain that reward and also gain the qualification to awaken the Green Shadow King. To do this, he had to take the top spot.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baja, and Benny followed Su Xiao into the rest room. Seeing this, the other nine contestants had different expressions; after all, no one wanted to be ganged up on.

"Five against one, that's simply..."

Afni was a bit speechless; she didn't want to face Su Xiao.

"Want to make a deal? If you're willing, the two of us can join forces."

"Get lost!"

"Lady, you..."

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening."

Afni covered her ears, walked into her rest room, and slammed the door shut.

"Hehe."

The Night Witch added a jab, and the flames in Volde's eyes narrowed.

Soon, only Volde remained in the corridor. He lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"Haha, hahaha..."

A chilling laughter spread out. Volde of the Devil Race laughed almost maniacally. A moment later, his laughter stopped abruptly, and he took a piece of parchment from his bosom.

"Contract, signed."

Inside Rest Room 1005, Su Xiao looked at the tablet in his hand. It was playing a video of two people talking.

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

"We must win this time. The Demon Race and the Law-Breaker will definitely join forces."

"As you wish, sigh~"

The conversation ended there. The two people talking were Quanyu of the Feather Tribe and Shuge of the Arcane Eternal Star. Clearly, these two were preparing to join forces.

It wasn't just these two; Volde of the Devil Race would likely cooperate with the Night Witch. The two seemed to be at odds, but they had contacted each other many times before.

Of course, this was under the premise of not knowing the situation of the fifth round. Su Xiao felt that the fifth round should be decided quickly.

【Announcement: The fifth round will officially begin in 6 hours and 21 minutes.】

The rest time was quite generous. Su Xiao leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes for a nap, and waited for the final round to begin.

Time passed in a flash. A spatial fluctuation appeared, and Su Xiao opened his eyes.

The sound of wind came, and the temperature in the room began to drop. Noticing this, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang tilted its head. The venue for the fifth round should be its home turf.

The light and shadow in front of Su Xiao twisted, and a teleportation sensation appeared. When his vision recovered, the whistling wind was in his ears, and snowflakes were drifting from the sky.

Everything in sight was a vast expanse of white. Su Xiao had arrived at a snowfield. Because the snow was falling so heavily, the visibility was less than thirty meters.

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang howled at the sky. Looking at its expression, it clearly meant: "Move aside, my Wolf King soul is about to awaken. Don't let it shake you up."

"Woo~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang whimpered as it received a kick from Su Xiao. The Wolf King soul hadn't even awakened before it was kicked away by Su Xiao.

【Announcement: The Top Ten Foreign Qiangzhe Contest has begun.】

【Location: Land of Extreme Cold.】

【This round will last for 5 natural days. During this period, all participants will be unable to leave the Land of Extreme Cold.】

【The temperature in the edge area of the Land of Extreme Cold will drop rapidly, and the edge area will continue to shrink toward the Peak Mountains. Participants must head toward the Peak Mountains as soon as possible.】

【You have obtained the 'Champion's Medal'. If this medal is taken away for more than 10 minutes, the participant will be eliminated.】

【After 5 natural days, the person holding the most Champion's Medals will be the winner.】

【In this round of the contest, only the top three can receive rewards (if only one person remains when this round ends, the 'second place' and 'third place' will be selected based on the order of elimination; those who died in battle will not be counted).】

【First Place Reward:???】

【Second Place Reward: Black Maple Tree Branch (1300 grams).】

【Third Place Reward: Origin Stone.】

Seeing these rewards, the corner of Su Xiao's eye twitched. The Black Maple Tree Branch went without saying; he had a Black Maple Tree. If he obtained this thing after all that hard work...

As for the Origin Stone, Su Xiao had one, which he always carried with him. As long as one was a practitioner, there was no one who didn't hope to obtain this thing.

After a native world above the sixth tier collapses, it forms a Devouring Black Hole, sucking in the wreckage of the entire world. After long-term accumulation, compression, and qualitative change, there is a 0.572% chance of forming an Origin Stone.

As a third-place reward, the Origin Stone was very prestigious, but the problem was that Su Xiao already had one.

The top three rewards were all good things, but only the first-place reward was suitable for Su Xiao. The problem was that the nine opponents this time were one more difficult to deal with than the other.

A medal floated in front of Su Xiao. This medal looked like it was made of wood, but after Su Xiao grabbed it, he found that it felt quite heavy.

Preliminary tests showed that the 【Champion's Medal】 could not be put into the storage space. As for swallowing it into his stomach, that was even less reliable. If Su Xiao guessed correctly, this thing might have been carved from the branches of the Void Tree, and the risk of swallowing it was too high.

To cooperate in the Top Ten Foreign Qiangzhe Contest, mutual trust was required. Otherwise, once the 【Champion's Medal】 was taken, one would be eliminated directly after 10 minutes.

How to snatch others' 【Champion's Medals】 was the key, and protecting one's own 【Champion's Medal】 was even more critical.

Su Xiao looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang tilted its head, meaning: "Master, I have a good idea."

In the cold zone, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's IQ increased by a notch. What Su Xiao thought of, Xiang Bubu also thought of.

Su Xiao threw the 【Champion's Medal】 on the ground and stepped back. The next moment, a notification appeared: in 9 minutes and 59 seconds, he would be eliminated.

He picked up the 【Champion's Medal】 and threw it to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. As Su Xiao's follower, there was a high probability that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang carrying the 【Champion's Medal】 would be fine.

The surrounding temperature began to drop. Su Xiao did not move forward but waited. 10 minutes later, no notification or warning appeared.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang could carry the 【Champion's Medal】. After the experiment yielded this result, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang blended into the environment and lightly bumped into Su Xiao, letting Su Xiao see it.

With Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang carrying the 【Champion's Medal】, as long as Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang didn't die, the possibility of losing it was zero. A starting advantage.

PS: (Promoting a friend's book, Elf Master).