Chapter 110: Chapter 109: The End of the Qualifiers, Top 100 Rankings Announced!
Wu Haotian never imagined that his final opponent would turn out to be the goddess he once loved but could never win over.
However, his rationality prevailed over his emotions at this critical moment. "Let's do this, Little Jin'er. Don't expect me to go easy on you."
Facing him, Su Jinyan, a Level 34 Forbidden Mage, replied calmly, "Alright, I won't hold back either."
Having defeated Su Jinyan in a previous duel, Wu Haotian was confident he could win again.
He knew Su Jinyan's strength lay in her control abilities. As long as he could resist her crowd control, defeating her would be a breeze.
But suddenly, a realization struck him, and the smile froze on his face. "Oh no… I replaced the equipment that had control resistance because its stats were too low."
And mid-match, switching gear was forbidden.
Before Wu Haotian could process this mistake, Su Jinyan began her spellcasting.
Whoosh!
A streak of light descended from the sky, perfectly predicting Wu Haotian's movements and hitting him directly.
-1335! Immobilized!
Wu Haotian's heart sank. It's over…
"My drink's gone! ಥ╭╮ಥ"
As expected, Su Jinyan unleashed a chain of attacks, leaving Wu Haotian utterly immobilized as his health bar plummeted.
Just as Su Jinyan was about to finish the match, a guild message suddenly popped up in front of her:
[Mist Rain Pavilion, Sasha]: "Guild leader, if you win this match, you'll get full marks and rank third on the leaderboard! Go for it."
Seeing the message, Su Jinyan quickly opened the leaderboard. Other than Zhang Yue and Supreme Carefree, who were ranked first and second, both she and Wu Haotian were tied at 85 points, holding the third and fourth positions, respectively.
In that instant, a thought seemed to cross her mind.
Closing the leaderboard, she raised her staff and began casting a spell toward Wu Haotian, who was barely hanging on by a sliver of health.
Boom!
A fireball descended from the sky—and missed completely.
Looking at the fireball that landed at his feet, Wu Haotian immediately rolled away, cast [Flame Healing] to recover some health, and charged toward Su Jinyan with [Flame Thrust].
Shk!
The fiery spear grazed Su Jinyan's shoulder, knocking her back. Wu Haotian followed up with a chain of melee attacks, swiftly defeating her.
A match he was destined to lose ended with Wu Haotian turning the tables due to Su Jinyan's "mistake."
Even Wu Haotian himself was a bit taken aback by the outcome.
Smiling at Su Jinyan, he said, "Sorry, Little Jin'er. You lost again."
Su Jinyan didn't respond. After a few seconds, the system teleported her out of the match space.
Wu Haotian returned to the Fifth World.
Eager to brag, he ran to Zhang Yue. "Guild leader, guess who I just faced?"
"Su Jinyan!"
Zhang Yue raised an eyebrow. "So, did you lose?"
"I almost did, but she made a critical error and gave me the chance to turn the tables. I won."
"A critical error?"
"Yeah!" Wu Haotian said. "The Forbidden Mage class is strong, but it demands precise execution. One mistake can be fatal."
Wu Haotian genuinely believed Su Jinyan's loss was due to a mistake on her part.
Zhang Yue, however, saw through it.
Opening his communication app, he sent Su Jinyan a private message:
"Thanks."
"For what?" Su Jinyan replied.
"For giving us the third place."
"Oh, so you figured it out!" Su Jinyan responded. "No big deal. For us old guilds that have hit a ceiling, the ranking doesn't matter much."
According to policies released by the Global Professionals Organization, registered guild players who placed in the top three in professional competitions would receive five times the final points.
Because of this, Su Jinyan had deliberately lost to Wu Haotian in the last match, giving the third place to the Heavens Hall. [T/N: Sister-in-law for a reason]
The qualifiers were nearing their end.
Meanwhile, in Ganyang Zone…
War God Tianqi, a Level 33 Rare Lightning Mage, had just finished nine matches without encountering anyone from the same [Heavenly Palace] guild.
He thought he could relax now, free from the worry of rigged matches.
But for his last match, the opponent he least wanted to face appeared.
"Ding~ Your opponent for this match is [Heavenly Palace] guild player [Heavenly Palace Rainbow] Prepare for battle! "
Lin Tian frowned, gripping his staff tightly.
On the other side, the Level 32 Tier 2 Assassin known as Heavenly Palace Rainbow was elated to see the guild's bribed War God Guild player as his opponent. He signaled Lin Tian to go easy on him.
As the countdown ended and the match began—
Whoosh!
Heavenly Palace Rainbow dashed toward Lin Tian like a phantom.
Lin Tian stood firm, his mind racing with memories of words from Dong Zhanlong and a painful past, his heart in turmoil.
Just as the assassin's dagger was about to strike him—
Flash!
Lin Tian vanished with a teleportation spell, dodging the attack and gaining distance.
He retaliated with three consecutive lightning bolts, each dealing about 1500 damage, instantly killing Heavenly Palace Rainbow.
The match was over.
At the War God Guild headquarters in Ganyang Zone, complaint calls immediately flooded in.
"What's wrong with your guild? Do you have any integrity? You took the money but didn't throw the match—what's your deal?"
Lin Tian wasn't surprised when he received the expected message:"Lin Tian, you violated guild rules and acted on your own. Effective immediately, you are officially dismissed from War God Guild."
Taking off his glasses, Lin Tian leaned against a wall in the Dawn Sanctuary, looking up at the floodlights with a calm smile.
At that moment, he felt a sense of relief.
Within the guild chat, members tried to persuade him:
"Guild leader, just apologize to Dong Zhanlong. Say you didn't mean it, and this will blow over."
"Yeah, he's just trying to scare you. He doesn't really want to kick you out."
"Goodbye, everyone." Lin Tian left only this message before leaving the guild chat without hesitation.
———
Half an hour later, the qualifiers concluded.
The Top 100 lists for each zone were released online.
Linhai Zone Top 100 (Top 10 players will receive ¥100,000 and advance to the provincial championships):
1: Zero (90 points, Heavens Hall)
2: Supreme Carefree (90 points, Supreme Guild)
3: Infinite Heavenly Sovereign (90 points, Heavens Hall)
4: Su Yan (85 points, Misty Rain Pavilion)
5: Supreme Galaxy (84 points, Supreme Guild)
Unexpectedly, Ning Tiantian also made it to the Top 100 with 71 points, ranking 75th.
This was something Ning Tiantian had never dreamed of.
Thus, in the first Global Professionals Championship Qualifiers, Hevans Hall celebrated as all three of its members advanced to the provincial championships.
Across the zones, professional players emerged victorious.
In Ganyang Zone, War God Tianqian topped the leaderboard, representing the War God Guild.
In Tianlang Zone, the Infinite Guild dominated, occupying the entire top five.
Each zone now had its share of top-tier players with perfect scores.
[Ding~ The first Global Professionals Championship Qualifiers have concluded. Qualified players, prepare for the Provincial Championships in three days]
As the system announcement ended, Zhang Yue, Wu Haotian, and Ning Tiantian returned to grinding in the Ant Nest for a day.
By evening, with quest rewards and monster drops, Zhang Yue leveled his Skeleton King to 35.
At 6 p.m., the trio planned to celebrate offline and logged out.
Just then, Zhang Yue received a private message:
"Is your guild recruiting…"
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