Two participants stood at the bottom of each flight of stairs, representing the last set of matches before the top ten were determined.

Jin He vs. Unseen Light. Wen Sansi vs. Wang Yi. Skinny Bro vs. Zhi Yi. Liquor Hero vs. Bai Mai. Shang Qing vs. Qiu Shi. Liu Tianmu vs. Lu Yin. Yao Xuan vs. Yōu Ye’er. Ling Gong vs. Xia Jiuyou. Yōu Qi vs. Wu Taibai. Xiao Qing vs. Bu Kong.

There were ten flights of stairs, which represented ten battles. The winners of each match would earn the glory of entering the top ten of ZENITH.

The audience had originally expected the next ten battles to be conducted consecutively like the previous round. However, the barriers of light at the bottom of the stairs disappeared at the same time, and everyone was shocked to see that all ten flights of stairs were now accessible. Everyone would be allowed to proceed up the steps at the same time, which meant that these ten battles would occur simultaneously.

Instantaneously, the screen in the sky separated into ten different screens in order to display all ten matches at the same time.

After an unknown amount of time, the barriers at the bottom of all ten flights of stairs disappeared, signaling that the path to the peak of Zenith Mountain had been opened. The participants could choose to climb up the stairs right away, or they could wait for a day, two days, three days, or even more. During the previous battles, no one had been able to do anything when Wang Yi and Li Zimo had waited multiple days before actually making a move. Thus, the current competitors would be even more entitled to taking their time.

From where he stood at the bottom of the stairs,...