The requirements for the second round were even stricter than the first. Under the strict personal supervision of officers from the Bohai Legion led by Wu Tian, Zhuge Zhan, and others, only Martial Practitioners at or above the Ninth-Rank Martial Disciple level were permitted to pass. For those at the Martial Warrior level, only those at the Seventh Stage Martial Warrior level or higher could qualify. There were no specific requirements for Martial Masters; since there were so few of them in the Bohai Legion, all those who had passed the age assessment were accepted.
After these two rounds of screening, over 50,000 Martial Warriors and nearly 10,000 Martial Disciples remained, while the number of Martial Masters totaled only ten.
The third round consisted of one-on-one combat. Regardless of whether they were Martial Disciples or Martial Warriors, two contestants of the same rank and cultivation would face off without weapons. If no victor was decided within a quarter of an hour, both were eliminated. During the matches, killing the opponent was strictly forbidden, or the offender would be disqualified immediately; a person who was ruthless toward their future comrades could not possibly be a good teammate. Winners of the initial bouts remained, while those who lost were granted one final chance to challenge any other contestant who had not yet competed. If they won this second match, they would be recruited into the newly formed Bohai Legion; if they lost again, they were p…
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