Starting with the Magic Absorption Technique: I swept through the fantasy world.

Even the host was quite surprised by this scene, and it took him a moment to make the announcement.

"In the first match, contestant number 78 has won. Contestants number 2 and 77, please proceed to the preparation area. Medical personnel, please come up and assist contestant number 1."

After contestant number one was carried off by medical staff, Wang Mu kept thinking about the scene from earlier, trying to figure out which detail he had overlooked.

After thinking for a short while, the battle between No. 2 and No. 77 was over. Then the host called out No. 3 to come on stage. Wang Mu then realized what was happening and hurriedly walked towards the stage.

Wang Mu's opponent was a blond man at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. When he saw Wang Mu hurriedly walk onto the stage, a smile slowly appeared on his lips.

He sensed that Wang Mu's nervousness was a sign of his lack of confidence in his own abilities, and that he had a chance in this match.

"Number Three... Wang Mu, please give me your guidance."

"Number 76... Huang Yuanbi, please advise."

After exchanging a fist salute, Huang Yuanbi's eyes instantly sharpened, and he drew his weapon and charged towards Wang Mu.

As can be seen, Huang Yuanbi's weapon is a long spear, and the cold light emanating from it indicates that the quality of this spear is definitely not low.

"It seems this is another scion of a powerful family. The people of Yan Domain lack everything except weapons. He should still have a complete set of armor on him. This battle must be ended quickly."

Wang Mu thought to himself, then circulated his internal energy, took out his Heavenly Demon Sword, and thrust it towards Huang Yuanbi.

When Huang Yuanbi sensed Wang Mu's strength, he was immediately shocked. He hadn't expected that this unassuming person was actually a Nascent Soul Realm eighth level cultivator. This was going to be difficult.

Wang Mu concentrated all his power into the Heavenly Demon Sword and clashed fiercely with Huang Yuanbi's spear. Wang Mu's powerful burst of force sent Huang Yuanbi staggering back more than ten steps.

At this moment, Huang Yuanbi's eyes no longer held the initial contempt. He watched solemnly as Wang Mu summoned his armor, and a set of silver full-body armor covered Huang Yuanbi's body.

Seeing this, a blond old man on the high platform smiled with satisfaction and said, "Yuan Bi really didn't disappoint me. It's good that he didn't underestimate his opponent. With the Silver Dragon Scale Jade Armor on, even if that kid is slightly stronger than Yuan Bi, he won't have any chance of winning."

As soon as the silver dragon scale jade armor was on his body, Huang Yuanbi was filled with an invincible aura and charged towards Wang Mu once again.

Wang Mu indifferently watched Huang Yuanbi rush towards him, picked up his Heavenly Demon Sword and thrust it forward as usual.

The tip of the Heavenly Demon Sword collided violently with the plates of the Silver Dragon Scale Jade Armor, followed by Huang Yuanbi being sent flying backward.

This scene made everyone on the stage widen their eyes. No one could see how Wang Mu did it. Huang Yuanbi, wearing the Silver Dragon Scale Jade Armor, was far beyond what an ordinary sixth-level Nascent Soul cultivator could compare to.

His actual combat strength was at least comparable to that of an ordinary ninth-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, yet he couldn't even withstand a single attack from Wang Mu.

"This... how is this possible? I know the power of the Silver Dragon Scale Jade Armor that I personally crafted. This kid must be strange. City Lord, please investigate thoroughly." The blond old man raised his head and said to a middle-aged man beside him.

The city lord of Xuanyang City walked out and stood in the spot that originally belonged to the host, speaking loudly.

"Contestant number three, we need to check your bone age. Do you have any objections?" After saying that, he stared intently at Wang Mu on the field.

"I naturally have no objection to this, but I hope the city lord will investigate thoroughly." The experienced Wang Mu naturally guessed what was going on and spoke calmly.

After he finished speaking, an old man quickly walked to Wang Mu's side, took out a crystal ball, and placed Wang Mu's palm on it. After a while, he looked at the city lord with an incredulous expression and said.

“Lord of the city, I have examined him. This young friend’s bone age is indeed no more than thirty years old. This battle was fair and just.”

Upon hearing this, the city lord glared fiercely at the blond old man beside him and walked back to the spectator stands.

"There was a little mishap just now, but it's alright. The competition will continue. Number three has just won. Next, please number four and number seventy-four enter the preparation area."

When Wang Mu dealt with Huang Yuanbi, he actually imbued the Heavenly Demon Sword with his own soul power, thereby launching a dual attack on Huang Yuanbi's body and soul, which caused Huang Yuanbi to be sent flying with a single blow.

As I sat down in the rest area to relax, I suddenly saw the purple-haired woman carrying a giant sword walk onto the competition stage. However, her opponent this time was a contestant at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Without much struggle, the purple-haired woman's opponent surrendered.

Round after round of competition went by, and the black-haired man won without even making a move. Among the other contestants were three Nascent Soul Realm experts.

"The second round of the competition is over. The remaining 39 people, please go to the rest area. Eliminated contestants, please leave on your own. The next round will adopt a brand new competition format. Please take a short rest. The competition will begin in half an hour."

"A completely new selection method? It seems they still think the selection process is too slow. I don't even know if we can finish it in one day."

"There won't be enough time if we wait until tomorrow. It seems the upcoming competition will be even more interesting," Wang Mu thought to himself.

"I believe everyone has rested well. This third round is different from the first and second rounds. The first and second rounds tested your individual abilities, while this third round tests your teamwork skills."

Because you don't have enough people, after a vote by the city lord and the others, one contestant who was eliminated in the second round has been resurrected and will join the team.

As they were talking, a figure slowly walked from the audience seats into the rest area. It was none other than Huang Yuanbi, who had just been defeated by Wang Mu.

As soon as Huang Yuanbi arrived, he glared fiercely at Wang Mu, clearly still very dissatisfied with his earlier defeat.

"Next, please draw a light orb from me. There are eight colors of light orbs in total. Those who draw the same color will temporarily form a group. The following battle will be a free-for-all."

The battle will also move to the larger arena; the team still standing on the arena after the battle will be the winning team.

Next, the forty contestants went up one by one to draw the light orbs, and the eight groups were thus divided.

When Wang Mu drew it, he found that what he took out was a black ball of light. When he turned his head and looked at it, he saw that the black-haired man and the purple-haired woman were also holding black balls of light.