The monitors above the ten arenas in the venue displayed the contestant numbers for each group. Major powers had already investigated the numbers of the key contestants they were following. As soon as the system assigned the groups, they could immediately check through the system.

"The contestant lists for groups three and five are incredible!"

"Isn't number 29 Hua Luo Piaoling, one of the top ten swordsmen of the Zijing Kingdom?"

"Damn! Isn't number 1514 likely Ci Yu, who made it into the top 100 in the ranking matches last time?"

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Everyone looked at the lists displayed on the big screen and started discussing them, especially groups three and five, because these two groups contained a third of the players expected to make it into the top 100 in the ranking matches, which meant the competition was fierce.

In the VIP box, Bai Qingxue's expression darkened when she saw the group lists.

Two of Zhao Yueru and her five teammates were assigned to group three, and the other three were assigned to group five.

It wouldn't have mattered so much if it was just a large number of people in the same group, but the experts in groups three and five were clearly much better than in the other groups. Of the rookies sent by several super forces to participate in the competition this time, twenty-three were in group three and nineteen were in group five. The number of people in these two groups accounted for half of the total number of rookies sent by the major super forces.

In addition, there were more than ten players from first-rate guilds in these two groups, and members of top adventure teams were also among them. The quotas for these people alone added up to about ninety, not to mention the free experts from the Black Dragon Empire and the surrounding kingdoms. No one knew if there would be any dark horses.

After all, in the previous Fengyun Tournament, many unknown experts had suddenly risen and entered the top 100 in the ranking matches.

Groups three and five could be said to be absolute death groups.

Probably only Zhao Yueru was 100% guaranteed to qualify, while the other four were in some danger. If they encountered the seeded players expected to make it into the top 100 or the rookies from super forces in the battle, it would be a tough fight.

The overall ranking of the guild depended on the players who qualified for the Fengyun Tournament. Apart from the super forces, each other guild had five players. The more players who qualified, the more advantageous it would be. After qualifying, the points obtained by the guild were calculated based on the ranking.

If only three out of five people qualified, compared to Chicheng having five out of five people qualify, the gap would not be easy to make up, not to mention that there were also two Flowing Water Realm experts in the Chicheng Guild, whose rankings would definitely not be low.

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem for everyone to qualify," Shi Feng said with a smile, glancing at Bai Qingxue, who looked a little worried.

There were many experts in groups three and five, but Zhao Yueru and her teammates were not weak in themselves, not to mention that their weapons and equipment were among the best, and they were also equipped with Omnipotent Magic Outfits. Except for those experts in the Subtle Realm, there was no need to fear others.

Bai Qingxue was speechless when she looked at Shi Feng, who was so calm.

If it was just a normal competition, of course she wouldn't care. She could treat it as a good opportunity for Zhao Yueru and her teammates to gain combat experience, but this competition was related to the development of the Zero Wing branch.

Success would allow the Zero Wing branch to go further and compete with the five major first-rate guilds in the Black Dragon Empire, but the consequences of failure would be very embarrassing. After all, she was in charge of the Zero Wing branch, and she didn't want to run it poorly.

Just as Shi Feng was talking, the competitions on the ten arenas began. The system randomly selected people quickly, and the battle lists appeared almost instantly. As long as the players whose names were displayed on the arena walked onto the arena, the competition could begin.

Group 1: 4187 vs. 712!

Group 2: 1714 vs. 6024!

Group 3: 584 vs. 5513!

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The competitions were held simultaneously on the ten arenas. The audience in the entire venue could see the competitions on these ten arenas. The big screen outside the underground arena would select the most noteworthy competition from the ten arenas for live broadcast, so that players on the entire street could see it clearly.

"That shield warrior holding the scarlet shield is so powerful! He only lost less than a tenth of his health when he killed the berserker on the opposite side who was level 43!"

"He is indeed very powerful. All the berserker's attacks were either blocked or dodged. His defense is impeccable. In terms of strength, he can probably be ranked among the top 100 shield warriors."

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The players sitting in the open-air bar outside were drinking fine wine while discussing the competition on the big screen.

Because the battles between players were very fast, they could basically determine the outcome in less than a minute. Even if they couldn't, because it was the preliminary round, in order to save time, the victory would be determined based on the percentage of the remaining health of both sides. Ordinary players who encountered experts could basically end the battle in less than thirty seconds.

As the competitions ended one after another, the Fierce Snake in group three also appeared soon, and his opponent was a Guardian Knight with a level as high as 45.

"That berserker named Fierce Snake is really unlucky. He met Yan Tiebi, who ranks thirty-seventh in the Guardian Knight profession, in the first match."

"It can only be said that his luck is too bad. After Yan Tiebi entered the thirty-seventh place in the professional ranking last time, he was directly absorbed by the Dragon Abyss, one of the top five adventure groups. With the cultivation of Dragon Abyss, his current strength has been improved a lot compared to the last time. This time, he will definitely be able to reach the top 30 in the professional ranking."

The appearance of Yan Tiebi in group three immediately attracted the attention of many people in the arena. After all, being ranked thirty-seventh in strength among the Guardian Knights in the entire Black Dragon Empire was definitely a master, and he could be a main tank in a first-rate guild.

In terms of profession, Guardian Knights have more advantages, and the result of the battle between the two sides is self-evident.

"Hahaha, the Zero Wing Guild is really having a bad start. They are going to lose the first match." Chi Cheng glanced at the Fierce Snake who came on the stage and smiled slightly.

Each person only has thirty matches in the preliminary round, and only the top 100 out of 640 people are selected. According to past experience, plus the competition is so fierce, even players who can win twenty-six matches are very dangerous. Generally, they must win twenty-seven matches to be 100% sure to qualify. If they lose one match at the beginning, they must win twenty-seven of the next twenty-nine matches. This difficulty is not small.

As for the strength of the Fierce Snake, he also knew it very well. After all, he was one of the top experts in the Zero Wing branch, and there was a lot of information he had investigated. He could barely rank in the top 70 of the Berserker profession list in the Black Dragon Empire. Generally speaking, there was no problem in qualifying, but this time there were too many experts participating, from several surrounding kingdoms, and he was assigned to the death group. Now, he is fighting with Yan Tiebi in the first match, and the hope of qualifying is even slimmer.

On the arena of group three, Fierce Snake and Yan Tiebi faced each other.

"It seems that your luck is very bad! You met me in the first match. How about you go down by yourself, or do you need me to drive you down?" Yan Tiebi looked at the stern Fierce Snake and said with a smile.

Normal experts will generally choose to give up the match when they meet him and save their strength for the next match. If they fight with him and use all their trump cards, and finally lose, it will be quite unfavorable for the subsequent matches. After all, other players have already seen all the trump cards, and they will definitely think of ways to deal with them in the subsequent battles.

"It's not certain who of us two has bad luck," the stern Fierce Snake said with a smile.

"Overestimating yourself!" When Yan Tiebi heard the prompt sound of the start of the match, his eyes turned cold, and without saying a word, he activated the outbreak skill. His body size directly increased by two or three circles like a giant bear, and he directly carried the shield and slammed into Fierce Snake.