A great emperor master every day—the good-for-nothing young master is having a blast!

Su Mingxiang looked at the two people opposite him and asked seriously, "What are you standing there for? The battle over there is over, it's time for us to continue."

The two members of the opposing team looked at each other, their hearts filled with desolation as they gazed at the fallen Fu Lin.

The strongest members of the group have all fallen, leaving the opposing group with three members.

Continuing down this path will only result in a two-against-three situation, with absolutely no chance of winning.

They went into battle with the attitude of certain victory, but things didn't go as planned, and the result was something they never expected.

With a Sun Wheel Realm expert in the group, there's no way they could possibly lose.

But they did lose, in the third group match, which was a pity but there was nothing they could do.

The two sighed and said on the spot, "We admit defeat."

Upon hearing this, Su Mingxiang and Su Mingyi immediately smiled with relief.

Seeing this from the sidelines, Shen Ye felt that his injuries had almost completely healed, and he was even able to go back on the field for another round.

Upon hearing one of the teams concede defeat, Fang Lei immediately announced the end of the battle: "The third team's battle is over!"

One by one, the group left the stage, leaving behind a battleground ravaged by devastation.

The eight members of the fourth group quickly took to the field to fight, but people's thoughts were still on the previous battle.

Chen Yue closed his eyes to rest below the stage, and the surrounding source energy slowly flowed into his source sea. The battle just now had consumed too much energy, and he needed to rest for a while.

Gu Jun, who was standing next to Fang Lei, quietly walked to Chen Yue's side and gently placed his hand on his shoulder.

Strands of source energy were gently injected into Chen Yue's body to help him recover his source energy quickly.

The battle he had just witnessed was truly shocking; Chen Yue's strength far exceeded Gu Jun's expectations.

Recalling the first time I met Chen Yue, it was in the Zhiyou Great Forest, where we fought against the Crimson Winged Python Tiger together.

At that time, Chen Yue's cultivation level was not as high as Gu Jun's. But in such a short time, Chen Yue's cultivation level has completely surpassed Gu Jun's.

He could even defeat a Sun Wheel Realm expert, something he never dared to dream of.

If he were to face someone at the Sun Wheel Realm, he definitely wouldn't last three moves.

The disciples from all the major forces who participated all had cultivation levels above the seventh level of the Spirit Mansion realm, so his cultivation level of the second level of the Spirit Mansion realm was indeed a bit weak.

If Chen Yue hadn't given him the spot to enter the Spirit Spring, Gu Jun would definitely be like Shen Ye back then—no one would be willing to accept him.

A cultivator at the second level of the Spirit Mansion realm is a burden in any group; no one would willingly accept a source cultivator at the second level of the Spirit Mansion realm.

Even if someone were willing to accept Gu Jun, they would definitely face failure.

Chen Yue's choice helped Gu Jun completely avoid these problems, allowing him to easily gain access to the Spirit Spring.

Gu Jun said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Chen Yue."

The fourth battle did not last long before the final result was reached.

The group battles only ended at this point, with a total of sixteen people from the four groups standing out.

However, only twelve spots remained for them, and Fang Lei knew this all too well; the group stage was not over yet.

A new round of battles awaits them, and his mission will not be completely over until the final twelve are selected.

The sect disciples who had finished the group battles knew that only thirty people could enter the Spirit Spring, and seventeen of them entered directly from the beginning.

Including Gu Jun, only twelve spots remain for them.

However, the group stage selected a total of sixteen players, which is already far beyond the limit.

Everyone knew in their hearts that four more people would have to be eliminated.

After a brief moment of consideration, Fang Lei still chose to draw lots.

However, this draw is different from the last one; only half of the participants will have the opportunity to fight.

Four people are selected from the eight, and the remaining four are eliminated again.

After one battle after another, everyone's mindset underwent a subtle change, but they were finally getting closer and closer to the Spirit Spring.

Fang Lei said to the dozen or so disciples in front of him, "This will be your last sparring session. Eight people will receive a bye in this draw."

"The remaining eight will fight one more time, and the four who advance will be able to enter the Spirit Spring directly."

After saying this, sixteen slips of paper appeared out of thin air in Fang Lei's hand.

The sixteen sect disciples present stared intently at Fang Lei, praying incessantly that they would be the ones to receive a bye.

In this way, they won't have to fight anymore and can gain the qualification to enter the Spirit Spring.

Once recovered, Chen Yue stepped out of the crowd and was the first to stand in front of Fang Lei.

He deftly pulled out a card and immediately unfolded it, then frowned after seeing the number on it.

"Mr. Fang, does the number one represent the first battle?"

Fang Lei replied, "Exactly."

Chen Yue couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache. Today was indeed a bit unlucky; he hadn't even drawn a single bye.

In the group battle, I encountered the strongest group, and in the following one-on-one duel, I drew number one.

The remaining disciples gasped upon hearing Chen Yue's words; whoever drew number one would be eliminated.

Chen Yue, who is right in front of us, can even defeat someone at the Sun Wheel Realm. Who among the rest of us can be his match?

After Chen Yue announced the results, it further fueled people's determination to win the bye.

But they can't just draw a bye whenever they want; it depends on their luck.

Before the group stage began, Chen Yue had planned to eliminate Shen Ye in the individual battles, but after Shen Ye took an attack for Chen Yue and was seriously injured, Chen Yue's plans changed.

Chen Yue abandoned that idea. His dislike for Yunxuan Sect did not come from Shen Ye, and there was no great grudge between the two of them.

Although Shen Ye's actions were motivated by a desire to win the group stage, he was genuinely thinking of Chen Yue's well-being at that moment.

Under Chen Yue's watchful gaze, Shen Ye stepped forward and drew a lot.

After quickly opening the lot, Shen Ye happily said to Chen Yue and the Su brothers, "Look, it's a bye lot!"

Chen Yue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Fortunately, Shen Ye's number wasn't number one, otherwise he would have had to eliminate him without hesitation.

Since it was a bye draw, Chen Yue's idea of ​​eliminating Shen Ye also dissipated.

Seeing that Shen Ye drew a bye, Su Mingxiang and Su Mingyi were eager to try their luck.

The two stepped forward nervously and drew a card. After opening it, they saw the number on it, and one of them was happy while the other was sad.

Su Mingyi laughed loudly, "I also got a bye!"

Su Mingxiang said disappointedly, "It's number three again. Why does this number three seem to be clinging to me?"

Two out of the four people in the group were left out, and this probability corresponds exactly to the total number.

The remaining lots were quickly drawn. One sect disciple who drew number one looked extremely grim, realizing that his opponent was Chen Yue.

He couldn't help but feel his head spinning. His cultivation was only at the eighth level of the Spirit Mansion realm. How could he possibly fight Chen Yue?

Even those at the Sun Wheel Realm suffered a crushing defeat at his hands; his own eighth-level Spirit Mansion Realm was utterly insignificant.

So he chose to abstain to avoid being beaten up by Chen Yue.

Chen Yue had no choice but to win without a fight and secure a spot to enter the Spirit Spring.

Gu Jun couldn't help but sigh, "Fellow Daoist Chen Yue, it seems you have a terrible impression on them."

Chen Yue smiled slightly and said, "It was just a small thing."