My Identity Is Becoming More and More Astonishing

As soon as the words were spoken,

the long-haired man instantly took a big leap, unable to wait any longer to rush onto the stage. He automatically positioned himself on the north side, with his hands clasped behind his back and underwear worn on his head. His trench coat swayed slightly.

He exuded a boss-like aura through and through.

Chen Yu, however, watched with a headache and vigorously rubbed his face.

But as the long-haired man took the stage, another contestant was yet to appear.

The chatter among the audience grew louder—(possibly discussing the long-haired man's new headgear).

It wasn't until three minutes later that an invigilator walked onto the stage and gestured to the chief examiner.

The chief examiner understood and announced loudly, "Contestant number 3 has chosen to concede defeat"—"The contestant is victorious and progresses to the next round."

The long-haired man: "???"

"Congratulations on advancing," said the chief examiner to the long-haired man. "Please step down."

He stood there, stunned for a long time, then the long-haired man silently descended the stage.

Chen Yu immediately went up to him, "Feels pretty bad when the grandstanding fails, doesn't it?"

The long-haired man: "Scram."

Afterward,

the matches on the stage proceeded in their normal order.

The fourth, fifth, sixth... until the eighth match.

Ten contestants in all.

All human contestants were defeated.

The only one who brought an element of suspense was that short-haired female Transcendent. Her strength was formidable, and her fighting style was desperate. Her Defying Fate Skill level had even reached the third tier.

But her luck was bad; her opponent was even stronger.

Among all the foreign Transcendents participating, she was ranked in the first tier of strength.

So, the moment she was knocked off the stage, the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the arena let out an agonizing groan of disappointment.

"This year is worse than previous years," lamented the invigilators gathered beneath the spiral staircase, sighing heavily.

"After all, there are more foreigners this year."

"Even *** was defeated, which I did not anticipate. I thought she could break into the top five."

"Now it all depends on the performance of the first one."

"I lost big this round. I'm totally cleaned out."

"Hmm... Only that Chen Yu and *** are left."

"That guy, Chen Yu, has a sharp mind, but as an early graduate, he's probably the weakest."

"Not necessarily, his superpower level is not low! He was the protagonist of the 'Soul Orb' incident."

"Oh! I remember now, a single Soul Orb boosted his superpower from F- to C-."

"What luck..."

After the two contestants of the eighth match left the stage,

the chief examiner looked towards Chen Yu: "The ninth match of the first round of the stage battle. Human Transcendent Chen Yu, facing human Transcendent ***. Please come onto the stage and stand at the north and south sides respectively."

"Hmm." Inside the preparation area, the man who had been shot in the lower abdomen clenched his teeth, staggeringly got up, and with strenuous steps, ascended the stage.

Chen Yu followed closely behind.

The moment he stepped onto the solid stones of the stage, he immediately felt the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people fixated on him.

That intense heat.

That concentrated stare.

That singular focus as if in heaven and earth, he was the only one who existed.

It swept over him like a tidal wave, rapidly engulfing his neural senses.

Chen Yu fully understood what the chief examiner meant by "atmosphere."

It was the pressure of an intelligent life form being the center of focus of an entire civilization.

"Huff..."

Taking a deep breath, he scanned the entire arena.

A dense sea of people without end in sight. He couldn't find where his family was at all.

"You can do it!" The hundreds of thousands of spectators cheered as usual.

Their voices thundered like a storm,

causing Chen Yu's blood to rush to his head.

"Boom boom boom!"

The resounding beat of a thousand drums echoed on and on, stirring his leaping heart to resonate gradually.

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