As the sudden streak of white light erupted, Luo Feng remained utterly composed, instantly executing the most optimal countermeasures—first, he maneuvered the Dark Cloud Shuttle to evade with maximum agility; second, he activated the ‘Sword Formation’ with the Sky-Soaring Shuttle for defense; third, the obsidian-golden staff behind him unleashed four radiant golden threads, which swiftly coalesced into four shimmering golden phantom blades to intercept the blinding white beam.
Four golden sword rainbows shot from behind Luo Feng, intercepting the white beam as if casting a net over heaven and earth.
“Clang!”
A crisp sound rang out!
This caused the thin youth in the distance to instantly change expressions: “He blocked it!”
This was his ultimate move, one he had painstakingly researched for a long time, drawing upon his comprehension of the fundamental laws of wind, creating a technique imbued with his insights into the Dao.
This move, ‘Flying Sword,’ contained the essence of wind—extremely fast, its trajectory elusive and its power immense—was one of his most treasured techniques! During the ‘Trial Space’ challenge, secret techniques were of no use, and in the subsequent three rounds of elimination matches, his opponents weren’t worth using such a secret technique against, so he had preserved this trump card until now, intending to use it to finish off an unguarded opponent.
A trump card is most effective when it remains unknown to others.
Without preparation, it’s easy to fall victim!
Once discovered, the opponent will naturally be on guard, and the effectiveness of the trump card diminishes.
Yet Luo Feng remained too calm. Although this move came suddenly, Luo Feng reacted with terrifying composure, without hesitation making a series of countermeasures. However, merely four golden illusionary swords were sufficient to block it—the deployed ‘Sword Matrix’ and evasive maneuvers hadn’t even come into play.
“Die!” Luo Feng coldly stared at his opponent.
Another five golden illusionary swords enveloped the thin youth. Obviously, his speed couldn’t match that of the golden swords, and in an instant, he was pierced through!
Utvesh, defeated!
Luo Feng, victorious!
…
Luo Feng descended from midair, gazing at the intercepted ‘white beam,’ which turned out to be a silvery-white small sword: “Those qualified to challenge the top 100 are indeed formidable indeed.” In the universe, mentalists can control their mental-force weapons from afar, and warriors can also use throwing weapons such as spears, axes, and short swords…
In Earth’s terms, these are called hidden weapons!
For hidden weapons to be this powerful is indeed rare.
…
Winning the first match, Luo Feng advanced into the top 100, with his prize money rising to 100 primordial units, qualifying him to enter the ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’ of the Virtual Universe Company.
…
“Congratulations to the younglings standing on the arena,” a man in a cyan battle robe covered with purple scales hovered midair, overlooking the 100 young men and women on the arena below. “First of all, congratulations on entering the top 100, qualifying you to enter our Virtual Universe Company’s ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.’ Now, we must select the top 20 among you.”
“According to the selection of the Virtual Universe System, I will now announce the list of 20 individuals.”
At this moment, the 100 young geniuses who had just won their matches and stood on the arena became visibly tense. Though they had won, only 20 among them would have the privilege to proceed to the next battle—the match that would determine the top ten!
Standing on the same arena where he had just fought, Luo Feng looked up at the cyan-robed, purple-scaled man in midair, slightly frowning: “I didn’t unleash my ultimate trump card, so my evaluation by the Virtual Universe System might be slightly lower. However, according to the judgment of the scaled-armored giant and others, I should rank among the top ten. Therefore, I should be selected!”
“Bo Lan!”
The cyan-robed, purple-scaled man began announcing the list of 20 names.
“Gu Siluo!”
“Ai Chen!”
“Wu Ka!”
“Yi Feng!”
“Galesi!”
“Ronjun!”
…
As each name was called, the faces of those not yet announced showed visible anxiety. Each of them was a victor, yet only 20 could proceed to the next battle!
“Qianshui!”
“Luo Feng!”
…
“Tao!”
“The 20 individuals selected by the Virtual Universe System are exactly the 20 I just announced,” the cyan-robed, purple-scaled man smiled. “Please these 20 individuals rest and recover from the previous battle’s exhaustion. The next battle will commence shortly. As for your opponents… you will discover them when the battle begins!”
…
On the central plaza, a group of young men and women sat casually.
“Kandita, congratulations on making it into the top 100.”
“Don’t mention it. Though I made it into the top 100, I didn’t secure a spot in the final 20,” grumbled the burly Kandita, his face etched with frustration and defiance. “Every one of those top 20 is a fearsome master—I can’t say I’m confident in defeating any of them. But without even getting the chance to fight properly… I just can’t accept it!”
“Kandita, if you feel indignant, I feel even more aggrieved. I didn’t even get the chance to contend for a spot in the top 100.”
The young men and women who no longer needed to fight chatted casually, exchanging greetings and getting to know each other, as from today onward, many of them would work together for a long time and become companions.
Meanwhile, 20 individuals silently gathered in a corner, quietly resting and adjusting their conditions. Because soon… a more crucial battle was about to begin. The next battle would determine the top ten. Being on the list of 20, aside from the ‘God of Death’ Bo Lan, none of the other 19 could be certain of defeating the others.
“Who will my opponent be?” Luo Feng’s gaze swept across the surroundings. Among the other nineteen nearby, two were also scanning the area with their eyes. One was the Man Ka Star youth ‘Wu Ka,’ and the other was the burly giant with a blood-stained axe strapped to his back—’Tao.’
The young man from Manka Planet grinned at Luo Feng and waved his fist.
The fat giant merely glanced at Luo Feng and picked his ear.
“The arrangement of this battle hasn’t been made public; we’ll know only when the battle begins. This is probably also a test of psychological resilience,” Luo Feng thought no more of it, closed his eyes, and following the methods taught by his elder brothers, gradually calmed his mind into a state of emptiness and tranquility, silently awaiting the battle.
…
Approximately half an hour later.
“Boom~~~” The entire central plaza trembled. In the center of the plaza, ten massive arenas gradually emerged, each covered with numerous black threads. At the same time, the twenty individuals resting nearby, including Luo Feng, were instantly teleported into these ten colossal arenas.
Inside the arena.
“Damn!”
“What a tragedy! The blood-axe ‘Tao’ actually faces the ‘God of Death’ ‘Bo Lan’?”
“Everyone was guessing who would be so unlucky to meet Bo Lan, and it turned out to be Tao. Poor guy.” The other 980 geniuses watching from afar all laughed, while on the arena, the wild and unrestrained fat giant ‘Tao,’ gripping his terrifyingly large axe, stared at the white-robed youth ahead like a ferocious beast, and everyone could already guess the outcome.
‘Death God’ Bo Lan, how rare is such a genius across countless generations?
Even the Virtual Universe Company specially increased the number of recruits for the ‘Primordial Secret Realm’ in this Genius Competition to two, just for him. The probability of ‘Blood Axe’ Tao defeating ‘Death God’ Bo Lan was extremely low. Unless he was the most terrifying genius among humans across eons.
“Gu Siluo versus Ronjun?”
“Gu Siluo is ranked second in the Trial Space overall, a perfectly flawless and infallible freak. Among these twenty, only he has the qualification to challenge Bo Lan. Ronjun facing Gu Siluo is basically doomed.”
…
Many in the plaza were watching the arena where ‘Bo Lan’ faced ‘Tao,’ but many others were focusing on another battle—the ‘Phantom Demon’ Galesi versus the ‘Madman’ Luo Feng!
“The Phantom Demon has met the Madman.”
“These two freaks have clashed.”
“Phantom Demon from start to finish in every battle hasn’t even lifted a finger, just stared at his opponent and defeated them. I wonder if this Madman can withstand it.”
“Hard to say! Phantom Demon is the most terrifying mentalist illusionist in this Genius Competition, and so far, no one has been able to resist his mental illusions… and while casting illusions, he can also use mental-force weapons for simple long-range attacks. Opponents caught in the illusion probably don’t even know to defend themselves before being eliminated. So far, he hasn’t even used mental-force weapons! He’s been relying solely on illusions, which speaks volumes about how terrifying his illusions are!”
“Don’t underestimate the Madman either. I’ve watched his battle videos. Among so many battle videos, I’ve never seen him panic once. His eyes… always remain cold, as if nothing could affect his composure.”
“Yeah, Phantom Demon is considered a top ten contender, and the Madman is also considered a top ten contender. Their clash will be interesting!”
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Ten arenas, ten duels.
Each a confrontation of equals, and compared to the battles for the top 100, these duels… are what truly constitute the pinnacle showdowns of this Genius Competition!
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On the arena.
One side is a thin, black-haired young man, stepping on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, wearing a dark gray battle robe, with a dark golden long staff on his back.
The other side is a tall, thin figure cloaked in black, standing on a black light wheel.
Both are mentalists, but they represent two mainstream paths of mentalists: one is a ‘Controller,’ and the other is an ‘Illusionist.’ Controllers tend to destroy the opponent’s body using weapons, while Illusionists tend to destroy the opponent’s soul directly.
Achieving great success as an Illusionist is extremely difficult, but once achieved, it is terrifying.
Controllers are easier to begin with, but achieving great success is equally difficult.
“Madman Luo Feng,” Phantom Demon Galesi’s voice was hoarse and deep, “you have the strength to be in the top ten, but facing me… you can only be excluded from the top ten.”
“Very confident?” Luo Feng grinned, his eyes shining even brighter.
Both were waiting for the announcement voice.
On all ten arenas, everyone was waiting…
“The winner will enter the top ten, little ones. Don’t be careless; your opponents are all very strong. The battle… begins now!” The cyan-robed, purple-scaled man’s voice echoed far and wide, resounding in each person’s ears. Almost simultaneously, the ten arenas erupted into battle!
…
Phantom Demon Galesi, standing on the black light wheel, his eyes cold and his lips slightly moving.
Buzz~~~
A formless void of psychic energy instantly surged toward Luo Feng, invading his consciousness. The speed of this mental assault was blindingly fast. Simultaneously, as he unleashed the illusion, Phantom Demon Galesi flicked his wrist—the black luminous wheel beneath his feet morphed into a streak of dark radiance, slicing through the air toward Luo Feng’s head from a distance.
This was the first time!
In the arena battle, Phantom Demon Galesi had, for the first time, simultaneously attacked with both ‘mental illusion’ and ‘mental-force weapon’!
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