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**Chapter 1522: Senior Brother Lin is Truly Amazing**

While Chu Xiong was dead drunk, Zhuang Bi rarely spoke about Chu Xiong's embarrassing stories.

Chu Xiong once met a female cultivator named Xiao Ling during a mission.

Chu Xiong fell in love with Xiao Ling at first sight, but Xiao Ling was not interested in Chu Xiong.

However, because Chu Xiong was powerful, Xiao Ling would take the initiative to invite Chu Xiong on subsequent missions.

This made Chu Xiong mistakenly believe that Xiao Ling was interested in him.

Later, Wang Zhongjiu appeared and joined them on their missions.

For some reason, Xiao Ling eventually married Wang Zhongjiu.

Since then, Chu Xiong had always held a grudge against Wang Zhongjiu, often referring to it as a "wife-stealing hatred."

Zhuang Bi laughed and said, "Actually, this guy was the third party. Xiao Ling and Wang Zhongjiu were childhood sweethearts and had been engaged for a long time."

"After this incident, his anger should have subsided."

Lin Moyu looked at Chu Xiong and didn't know what to say:

It turned out that the so-called "wife-stealing hatred" was all Chu Xiong's wishful thinking.

However, based on Lin Moyu's understanding of Chu Xiong, this guy seemed carefree on the surface but was actually very thoughtful.

He probably knew the truth long ago but couldn't let go of his pride.

This matter would not be mentioned again in the future; it would just drift away in the wind and scatter among the stars.

Chu Xiong was drunk for more than half a day and only woke up after the competition had ended.

After waking up, Chu Xiong was still the same as usual.

Lin Moyu and Zhuang Bi tacitly did not mention anything about Wang Zhongjiu.

The fifth round of the competition did not have any major surprises. Among the 15 winners, 12 were contestants numbered 2 to 13.

Including Lin Moyu, the top 16 included contestants numbered 1 to 13.

Among these 13, three were from the Divine City, and two were from the War God Hall.

The remaining eight were recommended by the lords of the Four Star Regions.

This not only proved their absolute strength but also showed that the lords of the Four Star Regions had good judgment.

The remaining three contestants were numbered 18, 19, and 21, also low-numbered contestants.

If divided by star region, the top 16 included three from the Vermilion Bird Star Region: Lin Moyu, Zhuang Bi, and Chu Xiong.

The Azure Dragon Star Region had four spots, while the White Tiger Star Region and the Xuanwu Star Region each had two.

After the competition, Xu Jianxing also came over, looking somewhat nervous.

The round-robin tournament would start the next day, and although the specific format was still unknown, everything would depend on strength.

Xu Jianxing was relatively weak among everyone, so he would inevitably suffer.

The next day, all contestants received a reminder from the Human Emperor Network.

**[The round-robin tournament will officially start in one hour. Contestants, please prepare.]**

Until the start of the round-robin tournament, no one knew the specific rules.

Preparation was difficult.

Lin Moyu took out several True God realm magical artifacts and gave them to Xu Jianxing. They were not weapons or similar artifacts, as Xu Jianxing did not lack those.

What Lin Moyu gave were some magical artifacts with unique functions.

For example, one artifact was a small sword that had no offensive capabilities.

Its function was to absorb the user's blood and turn the user into a blood person.

In the blood person state, the user could be immune to most law damage while their own attacks remained unaffected.

This was a good auxiliary artifact, but its duration was very short, only one minute.

There were several such miscellaneous artifacts, which Lin Moyu found interesting and kept. To him, they were just toys, but in certain situations, they could be very useful.

For example, the Heart-Linking Rope, which Chu Xiong used to easily defeat Wang Zhongjiu.

Some artifacts, when used appropriately, could be extremely effective.

As for how Xu Jianxing would use them, that was up to him.

The most useful artifact was a jade token that could hide one's aura.

Although the jade token was only a True God realm artifact, once used, even a God King would find it difficult to detect.

Zhuang Bi looked at the items Lin Moyu gave and had a suspicion, "Junior Brother Lin, do you have some guesses about the rules of the round-robin tournament?"

Lin Moyu said, "I do have some guesses, but they may not be accurate."

Xu Jianxing's eyes lit up, "Senior Brother Lin, please share your thoughts."

Lin Moyu naturally did not keep them in suspense, "With so many people in the round-robin tournament, it's impossible to have one-on-one matches."

"I initially guessed that the round-robin tournament would lightly simulate a battlefield."

"Since it's a battlefield simulation, it would naturally simulate various situations."

"So I think the round-robin tournament is very likely to be a team competition, a chaotic battle, or even a combination of multiple formats."

"This would test your actual combat abilities, adaptability, and teamwork skills."

"Based on your performance, you would receive a comprehensive score."

It was for this reason that Lin Moyu gave Xu Jianxing these artifacts, just in case.

Xu Jianxing admired Lin Moyu immensely. It seemed that as long as there was a clue, Lin Moyu could deduce many possibilities.

This ability was something Xu Jianxing could never match.

He began to familiarize himself with the artifacts. If the round-robin tournament was as Lin Moyu predicted, these artifacts would be very useful.

An hour later, he was teleported into the arena.

Lin Moyu, Zhuang Bi, and Chu Xiong began watching the round-robin tournament.

Their top 16 matches would start after the round-robin tournament, but the rules had not yet been determined.

The round-robin tournament would also provide valuable reference for them.

Many arenas appeared with large forests, lakes, islands, and glaciers.

Some arenas had stars in the sky, with cold ice stars and scorching suns, bringing different environmental changes.

Some arenas even turned into worlds of lava.

Different arenas had different terrains.

But one common feature was that each arena had four large gates around it.

No one knew where the gates led.

Nearly 500 contestants were teleported into different arenas, with 5 to 10 contestants in each arena, the numbers varying.

At this moment, the Human Emperor Network finally announced the rules of the round-robin tournament.

**[The rules of the round-robin tournament are as follows:]**

**[Everyone starts with 100 points.]**

**[The goal is to defeat opponents. The winner gains 1 point, and the loser loses 1 point.]**

**[Losers will be randomly teleported to another arena. Each arena has different environments and varying numbers of contestants.]**

**[Contestants can also use the teleportation gates around the arena to enter other arenas.]**

**[Contestants can form teams. Points gained will be evenly distributed among team members. If the points gained are less than 0.5, no points will be awarded.]**

**[Contestants who feel they cannot win can surrender and will be randomly teleported to another arena.]**

**[Other restrictions are the same as in the arena matches and must not be violated.]**

**[The round-robin tournament will last for 30 days.]**

**[Note: The arenas are not safe. Do not stay in one place for too long.]**

Reading the rules, many people were confused and didn't fully understand them.

However, some quick-witted individuals immediately grasped the meaning of the round-robin tournament.

At this moment, Xu Jianxing was truly convinced. Lin Moyu's guess was not far off.

"Senior Brother Lin is truly amazing to have guessed this."

"Don't rush. As Junior Brother Lin said, let's analyze the rules first."

"Only by understanding the rules can we avoid suffering. We have 30 days, so let's take our time."