The Foundation Establishment Stage matches also lasted for two days. As the matches grew longer in the later stages, the effects of endurance and the grade of one's Spiritual Root became fully apparent.
When everyone's spiritual qi was depleted in the later stages, the superior the Spiritual Root, the higher the efficiency in absorbing spiritual qi. Having just a little extra spiritual qi in the final phase could potentially turn the tide of battle. Similarly, cultivators with higher endurance could hold out until the very end, delivering a fatal blow when their opponents were utterly exhausted.
Among the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, Jiang Yuejing's endurance and Spiritual Root were both top-tier. Thus, as everyone expected, Jiang Yuejing advanced to the winner's bracket of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and her opponent was a disciple of the Ten Desolations Sect. In strength evaluations issued by various sects and clans, these two were consistently ranked either first or second, making it hard to tell who had the edge.
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