The entire Floating Island space had been reduced by half, and with the continuation of the great battle, only half of the strong individuals remained.
Within the space, various beneficial lights continuously refreshed, some increasing their strength, some their speed, others their defense, and their spiritual power recovery, all beneficial lights.
These pillars of light lasted for ten minutes each, and once the ten minutes were up, the beneficial effects would disappear.
Besides the beneficial light pillars, there were also weakening lights, hidden amongst the beneficial lights. Heroes with bad luck or those who didn't scrutinize them carefully met a tragic end.
The effects of these weakening lights were also varied; some would decrease their speed, some would affect their minds, and some would drive them into a frenzy.
A Minotaur tribesman charged into a beam of light, only to discover it was one that lowered his defense. When a strong individual fought him, the Minotaur tribesman found his defense significantly reduced, taking heavy damage, and was eventually eliminated.
There was also a hero who was on the verge of being eliminated but rushed into a pillar of light, gaining an attack boost, and ultimately achieving a comeback victory.
Within the Floating Island space, all sorts of combat scenarios could be observed. As the battle progressed to its halfway point, the Floating Island space continued to shrink. At this time, the various dangers inherent to the Floating Island began to appear.
Sometimes the space would suddenly turn violent, and terrifying tearing forces would rip several strong individuals into pieces.
Mysterious celestial fires also descended from the sky, attacking the heroes. Heroes with great strength blocked these attacks, while those with high speed began to dodge.
Heroes with weak strength who couldn't dodge were consumed by these attacks and ultimately eliminated.
The number of heroes in the Floating Island space, originally over fifteen thousand, quickly dwindled to only ten thousand, and as the environment of the Floating Island space worsened, the numbers continued to decrease rapidly.
When only a few thousand people remained in the entire space, the Floating Island space erupted with intense combat. All heroes unleashed powerful attacks, targeting the enemies around them.
The battle entered its white-hot stage, the most intense, captivating, and anticipated phase of normal combat. Streams of energy erupted, figures clashed constantly in the sky, and colorful energies collided.
The entire Floating Island space devolved into a brutal melee, with heroes disappearing from the space from time to time.
Among them, a few figures were exceptionally powerful, one of whom was An Tian. His strength remained incredibly formidable. He single-handedly fought dozens of strong individuals, suppressing them, a testament to his terrifying combat prowess.
The dozens of heroes were not allied; they all knew that An Tian posed too great a threat to them and decided to eliminate him together.
An Tian laughed and charged forward, his fist shattering the sky, transforming into a Black Dragon Divine Fist. The terrifying fist broke through the firmament, tearing several heroes apart.
Another set of dark chains bound and tied a dozen or so heroes, who were then pierced and killed by the chain Black Dragon.
A black hole swallowed them, unleashing a terrifying devouring force that drew dozens of combatants into it, causing them to vanish.
Streams of lightning appeared. These were not the Heaven's Thunder released by An Tian, but random attacks from the space itself. The lightning struck all the heroes, many of whom were hit and fell from the sky.
An Tian punched towards the lightning, shattering it. He then transformed into a dark giant dragon, attacking the dozens of strong individuals. Having just endured the lightning strikes, these strong individuals were unable to react to An Tian's subsequent attack and were once again eliminated by him.
Out of thousands of heroes, only a few hundred remained.
Each of these heroes possessed immense combat power, yet the number of heroes they had eliminated combined did not equal the number An Tian had eliminated alone. An Tian had been fighting relentlessly since the beginning of the battle, never pausing.
The hundreds of heroes did not cease their combat. Some were severely wounded, some possessed indomitable fighting spirit, and others hid in the void.
Among them, over a dozen heroes possessed formidable combat power, reaching the demigod level.
They were all here for ten units of divine-grade materials, extremely precious and rare even on the entire continent of Myriad Realms Lord. Acquiring them required immense luck.
This time, they had come for these materials, otherwise, they wouldn't have participated in the competition.
The dozen or so heroes attacked other heroes, intending to eliminate the excess individuals before engaging in their own struggle.
However, this did not include An Tian; he attacked whoever was closest to him.
An Tian unleashed dark lightning once more, the entire sky darkening with storm clouds. Black lightning rolled in. Combined with the other type of lightning already present in the sky, the entire Floating Island space transformed into an ocean of electricity.
Bolts of lightning filled the entire combat space. Every hero had to endure attacks from two sources of lightning. They began to resist, but the power of each lightning strike was greater and more unpredictable than the last.
Chaotic thunder roared, and amidst the flashes of lightning, the electricity condensed into balls of thunder. In the next moment, massive explosions occurred, like a giant bomb erupting with mushroom cloud-like energy, its terrifying force impacting the entire Floating Island space.
Everything was impacted; everything was assailed by destructive energy.
This energy lasted for several minutes. Everyone looked at the Floating Island space, wondering how many heroes remained.
When the energy dissipated, they saw only a dozen or so heroes still present.
These were all heroes with demigod-level combat power. Each of them looked at An Tian with eyes filled with shock and worry.
The power of the previous move was apocalyptic, incredibly fearsome. By using his own dark lightning to detonate the power of the other lightning in the sky, it was like a law explosion, eliminating all the weaker heroes.
These dozen or so heroes seemed to realize the immense threat An Tian posed to them. Without exchanging further words, they charged towards An Tian together.
They were not allied, but they had made a very correct choice. Only by eliminating An Tian could they have a hope of victory.
"Good, let me see what strength you possess!" An Tian said without fear, laughing as he advanced. His imposing presence captivated many; An Tian was truly courageous.
The dozen or so strong individuals, already possessing demigod-level combat power, were not to be underestimated. Their attacks were powerful, and they launched wave after wave of attacks towards An Tian. An Tian, as if made of flammable material, shattered these attacks one by one with his fists.