Battle Through the Heavens: Clan Leader, I'm sorry, now I just want to be a good person.

"Tsk tsk, Xiao Fan, yet another flying combat technique."

Lin Xiuya glanced enviously at Xiao Fan in mid-air, then extended his hand to Yan Hao with a half-smile. "A magic core, thank you."

Yan Hao: ......

"The victor is Xiao Fan."

Upon hearing the referee announce his victory, Xiao Fan cupped his hands towards the still quiet audience, then his Purple Cloud Wings flashed behind him, and he landed in his seat.

The second round of the competition was drawing to a close.

That afternoon, the top 25 winners had already been successfully selected.

With the final line of the match concluded, everyone thought the day's battle was over.

But then they saw the Grand Elder suddenly fly into the air.

"What is the Grand Elder doing? Isn't the competition over?"

"Who knows? Let's wait and see. There must be something to announce."

Everyone who had originally planned to leave stayed put after seeing the elder's actions.

"Dear students, next, please invite the top twenty-five winners to come to the central competition stage."

Upon hearing the elder's words, everyone exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what this was all about.

Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er exchanged a glance, gave an instruction to the people behind them, and then headed back towards the central competition stage.

At the same time, Lin Xiuya and the others also looked puzzled.

However, they all obeyed the Elder's arrangements and went back onto the competition stage to wait for the Elder's next move.

"Cough cough."

Seeing that everyone had entered the arena, the elder spoke up: "Today, we will select the top twenty students in this year's competition. That means that five of you will be disqualified from the competition."

The elder's words immediately caused a huge uproar in the arena.

"I've never heard of such a rule before."

"Who can argue with that? In previous ranking competitions, after selecting the top ten or so, a few people were randomly selected from them to compete against each other to determine the top ten spots. I didn't expect the rules to change this year."

Even among the twenty-five who had just emerged victorious, many had changed their expressions.

Apart from those like Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, and Liu Qing, who are extremely confident in their abilities, everyone else has some concerns.

"Elder, how will these five eliminated individuals be selected?"

At the critical moment, Lin Xiuya glanced at the chaotic crowd around him, stepped forward, and asked the Grand Elder in mid-air.

Upon hearing Lin Xiuya's question, everyone quieted down, waiting for the Grand Elder to explain the method of the Heart.

"Hehe, this new elimination method is very simple."

The Grand Elder stroked his beard, then glanced at the many elders on the judges' platform, and nodded.

Upon receiving the Grand Elder's signal, several more elders stood up from the judges' platform, their battle qi wings appearing on their backs, and landed beside the Grand Elder.

The elder then took out an object about the size of a palm and placed it under the arena.

"This is an array plate. Its function is to gather our strength and control the pressure inside this arena at will. What you need to do is to endure the pressure from me and the elders for a sufficient amount of time. The first five who cannot hold on will be the eliminated ones."

"Of course, I know that some of you have just finished a battle and are not at your peak condition. However, you must know that not everything is absolutely fair. Moreover, in this formation, it has nothing to do with your battle qi or strength. As long as you have a tenacious heart of a strong person, you will be able to persist in it for a long time."

The Grand Elder waved his hand, and the elders behind him instantly landed in various corners of the arena. Then, the Grand Elder said, "Let's begin!"