Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

By the time it was almost dawn, his ranking had risen to 126.

Only two spots left. If two more people win ten consecutive matches in less time than him, he would be squeezed out of the rankings and miss the top hundred.

"Ring No. 3, Wu Qing won ten consecutive matches, time used: 379 breaths."

Soon, news came from another ring.

Luo Cheng's ranking dropped to 127.

Only one left, Luo Cheng clenched his fists, extremely tense.

"Logging Realm second round selection ended, top 128 ranking calculation ends!"

Fortunately, heaven smiled upon him.

The calculation stopped, and his ranking finally stayed at 127.

Luo Cheng pinched his thigh hard, forcibly holding back a cheer.

But others could not hold back.

"Hahahaha, I didn't fall out of the rankings, I can make it to the top hundred!"

"The rankings ended, I have hope for the top hundred."

"Hahaha... I'm still in, I'm still on the list."

.........

Luo Cheng looked around and found that those cheering people were mostly ranked very low like him; clearly, they were on edge all night, and now that the rankings finally ended, they couldn't help but cheer.

"Better hurry back and prepare for tonight's elimination matches. As long as I win one match, I'll make it to the top 64. If I lose, I'll have to compete with others for the remaining 36 spots."

There are seven rounds in the elimination tournament, opponents are decided by random draw. Win one to advance to the next round, win seven in a row to become the champion, and those 64 who lose in the first round will enter the loser's bracket to compete for the remaining 36 spots in the top hundred.

His top hundred spot is not yet secured; he needs to prepare in advance.

Luo Ming and Xu Kang, aware of Luo Cheng's crucial moment, hurried back with him to help him prepare for the night's finals.

Not just Luo Cheng, but all those who made it to the top 128 in the Logging Realm swiftly returned home to prepare for the final elimination rounds that night.

Some, like Luo Cheng, are focused on securing a spot in the top hundred; some want to break into the top ten; and some have even more ambitious goals of reaching the top three. As for those aiming for the championship, maybe only a few are extremely confident.

.........

At dawn, unlike the returning calm of the streets, the main hall on the top floor of the main building was bustling.

In the middle of the hall stood ten people. Although they all bore injuries, their expressions were of excitement, especially when looking at Xia Hong on the high platform, with excitement in their eyes.

"Alright, the rankings are out; Qiu Peng, distribute the rewards!"

Xia Hong didn't waste time with everyone, directly gesturing to Qiu Peng.

Qiu Peng immediately stepped out with a smile, followed by ten people from both sides of the hall, each carrying an iron tray, quickly approaching the ten people standing in the hall.

At the same time, Qiu Peng began calling out names from the roster:

"Earth-digging Realm group tournament champion, Liu Yuan, 30 Blood Essence Pills, 500 pounds of Beast Blood, 15,000 Contribution Points, one custom Thousand Forged Weapon, one month's exclusive Martial Arts Academy training quota, 30 pounds of aged wine, 50 pounds of refined salt.

Second place, Ying Xuan, 25 Blood Essence Pills, 450 pounds of Beast Blood, 13,000 Contribution Points, one custom Thousand Forged Weapon, one month's exclusive Martial Arts Academy training quota, 25 pounds of aged wine, 50 pounds of refined salt.

Third place, Li Longkai, 20 Blood Essence Pills, 400 pounds of Beast Blood…"

The rewards for the top ten in the Earth-digging Realm were the same in variety, just differing in quantity of Dan Medicine, Beast Blood, Contribution Points, and aged wine.

First to tenth were Liu Yuan, Ying Xuan, Li Longkai, Ying Yi, Zou Yuankai, Zhu Shun, Lu Sheng, Tong Xinglong, Li Yuankun, Xiao Kangcheng.

Hearing Qiu Peng announce the top ten names, Xia Hong was not surprised.

This was consistent with the camp's cultivation information he knew.

The development of Great Xia to this day follows this pattern.

Among these ten, Ying Xuan, Li Longkai, Ying Yi, Zou Yuankai, Zhu Shun were all members of the first hunting team of Great Xia; the rest, Liu Yuan and Li Yuankun, were among the first to break through the Logging Realm in Great Xia; Lu Sheng and Tong Xinglong were leftover from the early Rogel Camp; only the last one, Xiao Kangcheng, transferred from the Five Ape Mountain side.

The only unexpected for Xia Hong might be Liu Yuan's championship win.

"Not bad, already nearing the Three-Maned Power with the breakthrough, improved much."

Liu Yuan was initially surprised by Xia Hong recognizing his strength so accurately, but soon regained his composure, smiled broadly, and said, "Leader praises me too much; I'm the deputy leader of the Cloud Jiao, can't disgrace Minister's name!"

Seeing Liu Yuan's smug look, Qiu Peng, along with Yuan Cheng, Lin Kai, and Lu Yang beside him, all laughed.

They were the early seniors from the dirt ramp up, already as close as brothers, seeing Liu Yuan break through to Cold Resistance Level and win the championship, naturally made them happy for him.

"Qiu Peng, are there more than just these ten who broke through to Cold Resistance Level this time?"

The Earth-digging Realm group's final ten tournament was held on the first floor of the main building; though Xia Hong hadn't paid direct attention, he sensed the events, so he was clear.

Qiu Peng nodded, "Fourteen in total, with Chen Ying, Lu He, Bai Wuting, and Lin Fan not making the top ten."

Fourteen, which means the camp now has 37 at the Cold Resistance Level.

Getting this number, Xia Hong was in a good mood, waved his hand merrily, "The fourteen who recently broke through are each rewarded a Yangyuan Pill as compensation for missing the Cold Resistance Level tournament this time."

A Yangyuan Pill for each!

Upon hearing this reward, Qiu Peng and the others were astonished.

Liu Yuan's group of ten, already aware of the value of Yangyuan Pill, couldn't hide their excitement. They exchanged looks, and then all ten bowed to Xia Hong:

"Thank you, Leader, for the pill!"

Xia Hong was nonchalant; he had refined over five hundred Yangyuan Pills from medicinal herbs traded from Long Mountain and Zhaoyang, fourteen was no big deal, and he couldn't use that many himself. Rather than keeping them, it was better to give them to these newly advanced cultivators and enhance the camp's overall power.

"Alright, go back and rest, continue with the Logging Realm group's tournament in the evening; inform me as soon as the top hundred is decided."

"Yes, Leader!"

Xia Hong waved to dismiss the people in the hall, then turned and went back to the inner chamber.