July 23rd, 2066, by the time of Huaxia.
Within the Virtual Universe, inside the plane of existence belonging to the Axe Combat Arena, a battle of prodigies was about to begin on Island No. 29904.
“Everyone, the genius warrior standing on the arena right now is ‘Saiwarro,’ hailing from the Dragon Horn Star Region.” As the loud and resonant voice echoed throughout the combat arena, the audience seats immediately erupted into cheers like surging waves. Billions of spectators from the Dragon Horn Star Region were ecstatic, shouting in excitement.
“Saiwarro!”
“Saiwarro!”
“You are the strongest!”
Hundreds of millions cheered excitedly.
The home star regions of the two combatants each received one hundred million tickets for the match.
Thus, among the one billion spectators today, two hundred million were from the Dragon Horn Star Region and the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region respectively.
“And now, the one everyone has been eagerly anticipating… hailing from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire… the extraordinary genius—Luo Feng!!!” The commentator’s voice rose even higher in pitch, clearly showing a strong bias towards Luo Feng.
“Luo Feng!”
“Luo Feng!”
“Luo Feng!”
Not only did the hundreds of millions from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire cheer excitedly, but more than half of the eight hundred million spectators from other star regions of the Qianwoo Cosmic Nation also shouted Luo Feng’s name. Although it was still a group battle on the arena, Luo Feng, who had previously swept through his group, had clearly won the affection of many in the Qianwoo Cosmic Nation.
Under the gaze of billions, Luo Feng walked onto the arena stage from the same passageway.
The cheers immediately grew even more intense!
Innumerable young girls of various human races were ecstatic, some even screaming to the point of fainting. This was the effect of 100% virtual reality, fully simulating even physiological responses.
…
On the arena stood only two young men.
One was Luo Feng, with short black hair, wearing a dark gray battle suit, and carrying a dark golden long staff on his back.
The other was Saiwarro, smiling and exuding a gentle, seductive aura, standing on a giant hoverboard.
“Luo Feng, please give me your best.” Saiwarro bowed politely.
Luo Feng stood still, silent like a dormant volcano, showing no reaction at all.
Strangely, although Saiwarro was courteous, Luo Feng inexplicably felt a slight aversion, though he couldn’t explain why.
“Both of you,”
The tall and muscular commentator smiled, “Similar to the group battles on the arena, as the battle progresses… your battlefield space will continuously shrink. Within five minutes, the space will shrink to a diameter of just one meter. So your battle can last at most five minutes.”
“Thank you,” Saiwarro smiled at the commentator.
Luo Feng simply grunted in response.
“Alright then, the battle… begins!” The commentator smiled and said. As soon as he finished saying ‘begin,’ he instantly vanished. Only the two opponents remained on the arena.
“Whoosh!”
Saiwarro, standing on his giant hoverboard, quickly flew away, swift as lightning.
“Dodging?” Luo Feng slightly furrowed his brow. Stepping onto the Dun Tian Shuttle, he instantly transformed into a golden streak of light, clearly faster than Saiwarro.
The battlefield originally had a diameter of 30 kilometers, but it continuously shrank as time passed. With the speed of Luo Feng and Saiwarro, they almost instantly reached the very edge of the battlefield.
“This is the moment.”
Feeling that the distance between them was now close, Saiwarro suddenly turned around, sharply reducing his speed. Luo Feng, rushing forward at full speed, came dangerously close to him. A wild gleam flashed in Saiwarro’s eyes: “Go! Kill him!!!” At the same time, his giant hoverboard shot out a string of silver lights. These silver lights entwined with the cyan energy circling his body, then automatically split into nine silver arrows, all aimed directly at Luo Feng.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!…”
Nine silver arrows!
Like nine meteors, they instantly shot toward Luo Feng.
“Although the Divine Manifestation Weapon is powerful, it still has weaknesses!” Saiwarro’s eyes burned with intense desire—the desire for victory. “Its weakness is defense!”
“You’re only average in strength, yet you dare to split into nine attacks?” Luo Feng sneered. “Do you really think I have no defensive means?”
Luo Feng’s mind stirred.
The Dun Tian Shuttle instantly flew out streams of light, quickly assembling around him into sixteen peculiar shields. These sixteen shields were also connected by golden threads. Eight shields were arranged on the outer layer, and another eight on the inner layer. Both layers rotated slowly, each at a different speed, following a strange pattern.
This move—Sword Matrix!
The defensive technique of the second form of the Dun Tian Shuttle!
The Dun Tian Shuttle had three forms in total.
The first form was “Drill Mountain Cone” for attack and “Heavy Mountain Shield” for defense.
The second form was “Swordfish Formation” for attack and “Sword Matrix” for defense.
As for the third form, it could only be used when reaching the Cosmic level. Therefore, currently, Luo Feng could only use the “Swordfish Formation” and “Sword Matrix” with the Dun Tian Shuttle.
…
Eight shields hovered around his body, and another eight hovered on an outer layer.
These two layers of shields rotated slowly around him, slightly rising and falling, connected by golden threads. A mysterious aura radiated from them, embodying Luo Feng’s understanding of the fundamental principles of metal. The defense was practically flawless. When the nine silver meteors shot toward him, the sixteen rotating shields slightly adjusted their speed, leaving no openings at all.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!” A series of impacts rang out.
The nine arrows, whose power was not particularly strong to begin with, were completely unable to breach the defense of the sixteen shields.
…
In general, thought weapons would not be as versatile as the Dun Tian Shuttle. Usually, the more powerful the thought weapon, the more specialized it would be.
Purely offensive thought weapons!
Purely defensive!
Purely for flight!
Metal, the most Yang and mighty element! The Divine Manifestation Weapon was naturally a purely offensive thought weapon, extremely domineering.
Offense! Its power was strongest when concentrated, and weakened when scattered.
Saiwarro knew he couldn’t defeat Luo Feng in a direct confrontation, so he gambled—betting that Luo Feng didn’t have a defensive thought weapon. Thus, he controlled nine arrows simultaneously, splitting his consciousness into nine parts, weakening his power. He was taking a desperate gamble for a sliver of survival.
Against nine arrows, Luo Feng could only block two or three with the Phantom Sword Technique, giving Saiwarro a chance to win.
Unfortunately—
Luo Feng did have a defensive thought weapon—the Dun Tian Shuttle!
The Dun Tian Shuttle had multiple functions, including flight, defense, and even offense under special circumstances. Because Luo Feng had continuously studied and experimented with it, using the Sword Matrix form of the Dun Tian Shuttle was currently the wisest choice. There might be better defensive thought weapons, but Luo Feng simply didn’t have enough time to research them.
“Damn it!” Saiwarro’s expression changed drastically.
“Boom!”
A golden phantom sword transformed into a golden rainbow, directly dispersing his thought weapon, and then piercing through his skull.
First battle—Luo Feng wins!
…
Second battle.
“Luo Feng, I know I’m no match for you, but… I still want to fight you!” Luo Feng’s second opponent admitted right after stepping onto the arena that he couldn’t defeat Luo Feng.
Soon after,
Luo Feng easily won the second match.
…
Third battle.
This time, the opponent was extremely powerful, comparable to ‘Pushkin’. Especially wielding a massive axe with astonishing power.
However!
Previously, Luo Feng couldn’t do much against nine arrows using the Phantom Sword Technique, but against a single massive axe, he could easily control the golden phantom sword to directly block and counterattack. Standing on the Dun Tian Shuttle from afar, he manipulated the golden phantom sword. After just six consecutive strikes, the opponent—a massive, muscular warrior wielding the axe—had both arms shattered and spat blood, naturally unable to fight back.
Third battle—Luo Feng wins again.
…
Three battles, three victories!
At the Black Dragon Mountain Island, in the Jiuxing Bay residential area, Luo Feng sat face-to-face with the silver-haired elder ‘Butashika’ right at his doorstep.
“Three victories in a row, and now the entire Black Dragon Mountain Island is talking about you,” the silver-haired elder chuckled. “Across the Virtual Universe network, many entertainment and news programs are following your progress.”
Luo Feng smiled.
Even sitting at home, he could hear the cheers of people celebrating outside the community, drinking and shouting in excitement because of his victory.
“Butashika, you didn’t come here just to talk about this, did you?” Luo Feng smiled, looking at the silver-haired elder.
“I bring a message from the Emperor.”
The silver-haired elder gazed at Luo Feng. “Tomorrow’s fourth battle—if you win, you’ll earn a spot! The Emperor hopes you prepare well and don’t grow complacent. Your opponent is very strong.”
“I understand.” Luo Feng nodded slightly, his mind flashing with the image of his upcoming opponent.
That wild youth with messy hair and bare feet.
“Defeat him!” Luo Feng silently vowed.
…
Within the Qianwoo Cosmic Nation, across a vast star region.
A disc-shaped D6-class spacecraft was parked on a satellite of a mineral-rich planet. Inside a rest chamber of this D6-class spacecraft,
A massive, three-meter-tall wild giant, barefoot with messy hair, was sitting cross-legged on the alloy floor, his short blade strapped to his back. He was silently staring at a photo hanging on the wall—a picture of a dark-skinned young man and a muscular man, arms around each other.
“Father!”
The wild giant murmured, staring at the photo. “Although you weren’t my real father, still…”
Gritting his teeth, the wild giant whispered, “I, Tuman, swear… I will definitely kill that bastard! Definitely!!!” His eyes blazed with a chilling light, like a starving lone wolf on the verge of madness.
“He is an Immortal!”
“He is the Emperor who founded an empire!”
“But I will… I will kill him! Father, watch me… I will break into the top 1000 rankings of the Genius Battle, entering the Virtual Universe Company! And even among my generation within the Virtual Universe Company, I will become the strongest of all.” The wild giant whispered softly. “The day I kill him will be the day I restore the name ‘Tuman’ once again.”
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