“Pushkin!”
“Pushkin!”
Shouts of excitement echoed from the audience seated at the martial arena, each yelling out names, with “Pushkin” being the most frequently heard. Particularly noticeable was a group of strong ape-like beings, all roaring wildly. Their voices were rough and powerful, and the sight of millions upon millions of ape-like beings waving their fists and roaring was akin to the wrathful roar of celestial deities. In contrast, the voices of the millions of people from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were clearly drowned out.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Colored air currents erupted violently within the martial arena. Among the hundred prodigies, 48 were from the royal side of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation. However, only ten could survive from this group of a hundred, meaning they must fight amongst themselves. Yet, since they knew each other, especially the strongest ones—Pushkin and Jin Ci Li—naturally supported one another.
“Ophelius, Kha’shan, you two go kill that black-haired youth.” Jin Ci Li, surrounded by black currents of energy, transmitted mentally while drawing out a pair of slender war blades.
“Understood.”
“No problem, leave it to us.”
Ophelius and Kha’shan instantly rushed toward Luo Feng, and at that moment, the entire martial arena erupted into chaos as the prodies began their free-for-all battle.
“Whoosh!” A bolt of lightning shot toward Ophelius.
“Damn it.” Forced to stop, Ophelius and Kha’shan had to deal with the challenger who had provoked them first.
Pushkin, clad in a primal armor, was tall and mighty like a war god. His fists, larger than hammers, were fitted with menacing gauntlets. A yellowish-brown aura surrounded him as he charged into the melee like a thunderclap, his massive iron fists aiming directly at a thin, frail prodigy.
“Boom!” The first punch sent the opponent’s sword flying, and the second struck the opponent’s head.
Dead!
Pushkin, the war god, swung his fists relentlessly. Each punch was heavy as mountains and his martial techniques were bizarrely unpredictable—sometimes shifting into claws or fingers. Close combat with him was a nightmare. Wherever Pushkin went, he struck down two prodigies in the blink of an eye, forcing the others to retreat hastily. Yet Pushkin moved swiftly, each step carrying him far.
At this moment, not only Pushkin but also Jin Ci Li and others had begun their attacks.
In the distance, Luo Feng, riding the Dark Cloud Shuttle, carried a thick, dark golden staff on his back. Compared to the other prodigies, his slim frame seemed unimposing, yet his presence exuded a chilling, deadly aura. His eyes were cold and bloodthirsty: “Now there are many experts. No time to waste. End this quickly. Kill them all!”
“Die!” A youth, surrounded by greenish energy, charged toward Luo Feng wielding an axe and a shield.
“Seeking death!”
Luo Feng, hovering midair, suddenly released a string of golden lights from the dark golden staff on his back. As the lights flew out, complex golden threads wove together, radiating strange law fluctuations, forming a hazy golden illusionary sword. Golden waves of energy surrounded Luo Feng, one of which entwined the golden sword and shot forth instantly.
“Illusionary Sword Technique!” Luo Feng poured all his consciousness into controlling it, unleashing the sword’s maximum power.
This was Luo Feng’s first move in the arena battle!
He had already unleashed his strongest attack!
“Boom!”
A golden sword beam instantly struck the youth’s hastily raised shield. With a deafening explosion, the youth’s arm bones shattered with a crackling sound. “How—?” Shock filled the youth’s eyes, but the golden beam only slightly deflected before piercing through his skull!
Puh!
The golden beam pierced the youth’s head, its terrifying and powerful impact undiminished. Continuing along its trajectory, it surged toward another prodigy behind.
“What!” The beautiful, strangely alluring violet-haired girl was caught off guard and barely managed to summon her mental force weapon to block.
“Clang!”
“Puh!”
The golden beam was unstoppable, effortlessly knocking aside the hastily summoned weapon before slicing through the girl’s head. Only then did the golden beam curve and return to hover beside Luo Feng. This golden light… was actually a hazy, illusory sword.
“Heavens!”
“So strong?” The other prodigies around were stunned, their hearts pounding, faces paling.
With a single move, two prodigies were slain!
Remember, each one who passed the preliminary round was a genius favored by heaven, each among the very best at their level, certainly not mere cannon fodder to be slaughtered at will. Even Pushkin focused on one target at a time, killing one before moving to the next.
Yet this black-haired youth had unleashed a golden beam, instantly slaying two prodigies with terrifying dominance.
“Is he that strong?”
“He must have comprehended the Origin Laws.”
“Jin Ci Li, that bastard, sent us two to kill him? How could we possibly succeed!” Ophelius and Kha’shan, who had originally flown toward Luo Feng but were intercepted and engaged by other prodigies, had just finished off their opponents and were about to charge toward Luo Feng when they saw him unleash the golden beam and slay two prodigies.
They immediately halted.
“Retreat.” They turned and fled, not daring to provoke Luo Feng any further.
Clearly…
This black-haired youth was a master who had crossed the threshold of Origin Laws, his strength likely even more monstrous than Pushkin’s!
“Just the two of you.” Immediately after killing two prodigies, Luo Feng swept his icy gaze and spotted Ophelius and Kha’shan nearby. Instantly, he shot toward them at incredible speed on his Dark Cloud Shuttle. As a master who had crossed the threshold of the Laws, his control over the shuttle was astonishingly swift.
“He’s coming!” Ophelius and Kha’shan’s faces turned pale.
A dazzling golden sword beam shot straight toward them. Kha’shan, flying slightly behind, gritted his teeth and swung his massive axe.
“Clang!”
Kha’shan felt an unimaginable force travel through his axe, his right arm twisting and fracturing, his hand going numb and dropping the axe. The golden beam rebounded and pierced through Kha’shan’s skull before continuing its pursuit of the fleeing Ophelius.
The golden illusionary sword was too fast; Ophelius hadn’t gotten far.
“Finished.” Terror and unwillingness filled Ophelius’s eyes. He shot a furious glare at Jin Ci Li, who stood far away, shocked, and mentally roared, “Jin Ci Li!!!”
Puh!
The golden illusionary sword, imbued with the essence of the Metal Origin Law, was sharp, pure, and overwhelmingly powerful. Though Ophelius ranked highly in the preliminary rounds, he was still slain!
…
The audience seats of the martial arena fell silent. Pushkin’s rampage was expected, after all, as he held the highest preliminary ranking in this group. However, the nearly ten billion viewers from other star regions never imagined that Luo Feng, ranked fifth in the preliminaries of this group, could be so formidable—more so than the war god Pushkin!
“Luofeng!”
“Luofeng!”
The millions of Black Dragon Mountain Empire viewers were ecstatic, eyes wide with shock. Many screamed wildly, faces contorted with excitement, their eyes filled with madness.
“Dad! Dad!” Little Hai and Pingping stood up, shouting excitedly atop their chairs.
“Brother three.” Hong and Leishen both stood up.
“Brother is truly amazing.” Luohua couldn’t help but whisper in awe.
“My brother-in-law…” Xu Gang’s eyes bulged, while beside him, Xu Xin’s eyes sparkled with excitement, unblinking as she stared at the center of the martial arena.
The millions from the Black Dragon Mountain star region surrounding them went completely wild.
This was an unexpected surprise Luo Feng had brought to the countless people of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. They had all shouted that Luo Feng would win, that he was mighty. Yet deep down, they still lacked confidence, as the Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s historical performance had always been poor. But now…
They had every right to roar! Every right to proudly bellow!
“Luofeng!”
“Luofeng!” They roared wildly, their excited cries shaking the heavens.
…
Inside the luxurious palace on the Black Dragon Mountain island, the royal family of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was watching the screen.
When they saw Luo Feng unleash his power, instantly killing two prodigies, then chasing down and slaying two more, with other prodigies too terrified to approach, the entire palace erupted into an uproar.
The Emperor slammed his throne and roared, “Excellent!!!”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty!” Someone immediately stood up and shouted.
“Father, Luo Feng is clearly the strongest. After this battle, who dares call our Black Dragon Mountain Empire weak?” The third prince was the first to stand, proudly shouting.
“The Zhenyan!” The silver-haired elder, Butashika, exclaimed.
“Yes, the Zhenyan!” The Emperor’s younger brother nodded in agreement.
“The Zhenyan?” The Emperor was surprised. “The Zhenyan, one of the Nine Sacred Weapons of the Controller? I initially thought that dark golden staff was just a melee weapon shaped like a staff.”
The silver-haired elder, Butashika, quickly replied, “The technique Luo Feng just displayed was the first form of the Zhenyan, the ‘Illusionary Sword Technique.’ Judging by his execution, he has clearly mastered the first form. To be able to use the first form at the Stellar Lord level makes him an unrivaled powerhouse among his peers. Across the entire Qianwu Cosmic Nation, there would be very few at the same level who could rival Luo Feng.”
“Indeed, to perform the first form, one must have some comprehension of the Metal Origin Law,” the Emperor’s younger brother nodded. “In other words… Luo Feng is a prodigy who has crossed the threshold of Origin Laws. According to estimates for this Genius Battle, there are likely hundreds of prodigies across the Qianwu Cosmic Nation who have crossed the Origin Law threshold.”
“And the arena group battles are divided into one thousand groups.”
“On average, each group would have one prodigy who has comprehended the Origin Laws, which is nothing extraordinary.”
“Unless there are super prodigies like Luo Feng, who did not unleash their full strength during the preliminaries. Like last time when ‘Hong’ participated, the female warrior in his group had also crossed the Origin Law threshold, yet she ranked only in the dozens during the preliminaries, resulting in two law masters in that group.” The Emperor’s younger brother said solemnly.
Indeed.
Back then, in the hundred world district preliminaries, each district had several law-comprehending prodigies. Luo Feng and Fenglun, for instance, had both hidden in their own cities. Had the two of them traveled to other cities and hunted down the top experts from other cities, with their strength, both would have qualified for the top ten in their own districts.
Once they reached the top ten.
According to the grouping, Luo Feng and Pushkin would not have been in the same group!
…
Inside the martial arena.
Jin Ci Li still heard Ophelius’s dying roar in his ears: “Jin Ci Li!!!”
But Jin Ci Li had no time to dwell on Ophelius’s death. His eyes were fixed solely on Luo Feng in the distance, his heart filled with shock and rage: “This arrogant brat actually… actually…”
And at that moment, Luo Feng, who had just killed two opponents, turned his icy gaze toward Jin Ci Li.
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