“Ah, so his strongest aspect isn’t his footwork, but his blade techniques.” Luo Feng stared at the savage youth ‘Ronjun,’ recalling the scene five years ago when they had fought— “My true goal… is to be number one in the entire universe!” That roaring voice seemed to echo in his ears again.
Number one?
It turned out that this savage, Ronjun, hadn’t been bluffing.
“Right, Ronjun knows so much about the four secret realms of the ‘Virtual Universe Company.’ He’s clearly not some frog at the bottom of a well.” Luo Feng mused. “He must understand the level of past champions of the Genius War. Since he dares to claim that his true goal is first place, he must have some confidence!”
Before unleashing that world-shaking blade technique, Ronjun had been considered a top 20 contender, but now he had actually defeated ‘Gusiluo.’
“Top five, definitely top five caliber.” The tall youth clad in pitch-black armor, ‘Opatra,’ murmured.
“That blade technique… truly incredible.”
…
A man in cyan battle robes with purple scales flew into the air, his invisible aura naturally drawing the gazes of the one thousand human geniuses.
“Congratulations to the ten victors; you have entered the top ten. Your prize increases to one thousand Chaos units, and you may enter the ‘Taichu Secret Realm.'” The man in cyan robes smiled. “This Top Ten Contest has been thrilling; the sudden surges from a few younglings have even surprised me greatly.”
The one thousand young people and the 1008 powerful immortals listened obediently to this ‘Nine-Sword Venerable.’
“Bo Lan, Qianshui, Luo Feng, Jiangmo, Lansiluo, Wuka, Aichen, Longyun, Opatra, and Ronjun, congratulations to you ten.”
“In a moment, from among you ten, the top five will be decided. Then, the first and second places will be selected from among the top five.” The man in the cyan robes smiled. “As for how you ten will be grouped, according to the rules set earlier by the Virtual Universe system, among your previous battles, some won quickly, some more slowly. The fastest and the slowest will face off, the second fastest and the second slowest will battle… and so on!”
Whoosh!
The 1008 powerful immortals were greatly surprised, the 990 observing geniuses were stunned, and the ten top-tier geniuses about to fight were taken aback.
The order of battle times was: Bo Lan, Qianshui, Luo Feng, Jiangmo, Lansiluo, Wuka, Aichen, Longyun, Opatra, and Ronjun.
So, pairing the fastest with the slowest, and so forth…
Bo Lan versus Ronjun!
Qianshui versus Opatra!
Luo Feng versus Longyun!
Jiangmo versus Aichen!
Lansiluo versus Wuka!
The savage youth Ronjun, who had shone so brightly in the last battle, was pitted against the terrifying Grim Reaper Bo Lan. Everyone present, including the 1008 immortals, believed that whoever faced Bo Lan was doomed to defeat.
“Ronjun against Bo Lan?” Luo Feng glanced at the savage youth in the distance. “This is bad. Even if Ronjun’s true strength is terrifying, even if he erupts again, his opponent is Bo Lan. Bo Lan is far stronger than the rest of us; Ronjun is sure to lose!” Because Bo Lan was simply too strong, as could be seen in the trial space.
He was ahead of the others by an entire trial tower. Almost everyone sighed for the savage Ronjun, knowing that the Virtual Universe system’s arrangements were unchangeable and had to be accepted.
Moreover, among the other nine present, no one wanted to face Bo Lan, but someone inevitably would. That unfortunate soul was ‘Ronjun.’
“Rest for a moment, and then we will proceed to the arena battles.” The voice of the man in the cyan robes echoed in everyone’s ears.
…
“Fascinating, truly fascinating.”
“Thirteen, your two prospects from the Qianwu Cosmic Nation in this Genius War are quite impressive. Especially this Ronjun! While others used secret techniques created by their ancestors, Ronjun actually created his own secret techniques… That blade technique, integrating the fundamental laws of earth and space, was so powerful. If he hadn’t faced Bo Lan, he might have challenged for second place!”
“Don’t praise Ronjun too much. Ronjun is strong, but the other one, Luo Feng, is no less impressive. His heart and will are considered perfect among his peers. One’s will and heart determine how far they can go in the future. Comparatively, I’m more optimistic about Luo Feng. As for Ronjun, he’s still only a Stellar-Level warrior, quite weak. Creating his own secret techniques at this stage is too early. He should first study those of his predecessors. At the very least, when he becomes a Realm Lord, his vision will be broader, and his understanding of the fundamental laws deeper. Then he can create his own secret techniques.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
“But you’re not entirely right either. Although Ronjun’s self-created secret techniques are only at the beginning, their power is already evident. Moreover, when using self-created techniques, the power is greater. Others’ techniques are ultimately not as good as one’s own.”
“Too early, too early. This is not the time to create one’s own secret techniques.”
Around the giant clad in scale armor, the other immortals began to talk.
“Hmm.”
The giant in the scale armor slightly furrowed his brow, looking at the two youths ‘Ronjun’ and ‘Luo Feng’ in the distance, his eyes unable to hide his delight. “These two younglings really keep surprising me. With 1008 cosmic nations competing, having two from my Qianwu Cosmic Nation in the top ten… Haha, the ruler will surely be very pleased when he hears.”
…
On the central plaza, the 1008 powerful immortals and 990 geniuses continued their discussions, but the ten young men and women about to fight remained silent, waiting. Initially, they felt a bit sorry for Ronjun, but soon everyone turned their attention to their own opponents.
“Longyun.” Luo Feng looked at the distant figure.
He was about two meters tall, with a muscular build, wearing a peculiar set of heavy armor. He wore a horned helmet, his eyes were calm and unfathomable, and there were some yellowish downy hairs along his face. He was Longyun, a very low-key young man from the Landian Cosmic Nation.
He had never drawn attention.
When the million geniuses first gathered, many, like Phantom Demon Galesi, the Prince of Manca Star, the genius siblings from the August Planet, the savage Ronjun, and others, were already well-known.
But no one had ever paid attention to Longyun.
In the trial rankings, although he was in the top 100, he was ranked after the fiftieth.
As for breaking into the top 100, Longyun won decisively but still remained unnoticed, as others had also won decisively.
Breaking into the top 10, Longyun won with great effort.
“This Longyun’s strength?” Luo Feng’s heart skipped a beat. “Right, I really didn’t pay attention to him!”
Ordinary, low-key! That was Longyun!
Yet this seemingly ordinary guy had now made it to the top ten!
“Longyun.” The savage youth sitting not far from Luo Feng sent a mental message.
“Something wrong?” Luo Feng looked over.
“Be careful of Longyun.” The savage youth sent a mental message. “From my observations and previous research, among the top 20, 19 had insights into two fundamental laws, and only one had insight into just one fundamental law.”
Luo Feng had crossed the threshold of ‘Metal and Space.’
Ronjun had crossed the threshold of ‘Earth and Space.’
Others were similar, such as Grim Reaper Bo Lan, who had crossed the threshold of ‘Wind and Space,’ like Yifeng, who had crossed the threshold of ‘Wind and Wood,’ like Aichen, who had crossed the threshold of ‘Light and Time’…
“Among the 19 who had insights into two laws, 8 crossed the threshold of Space, 6 crossed the threshold of Time, and 5 had no insights into either Time or Space. But no matter what, these 19 had all crossed the threshold of dual fundamental laws.”
“There is only one who had insight into just one fundamental law, and that is Longyun.” The savage youth transmitted.
“Ah?” Luo Feng was startled.
He really hadn’t gathered such detailed information. Historically, in every Genius War among the 1008 cosmic nations of the human race, almost everyone who reached the top 20 had insights into dual fundamental laws, either Space or Time.
“He has insight into the fundamental law of Earth, heavy and solid, with extremely strong defense and attack. Compared to my simple use of the Earth fundamental law, he is much more terrifying. Be careful.” Ronjun transmitted.
“Thanks.” Luo Feng transmitted.
“Don’t mention it. My chances in this battle aren’t high. I will be happy if you win.” Ronjun said.
Luo Feng looked at Ronjun, smiled slightly, and transmitted, “Come on, maybe you can take down Bo Lan.”
“Haha! Maybe I can do it. I won’t easily admit defeat.” Ronjun also smiled.
…
Half an hour later.
The original arena on the central plaza had long since vanished, but now five more exquisite and luxurious arenas rose with a rumble. The shields on the arenas were huge translucent membranes, reflecting colorful lights under the illumination of the celestial orbs, creating a beautiful sight. The ten human youths were then teleported into the arenas.
Ronjun versus Bo Lan, Luo Feng versus Longyun…
Five matches of the ultimate peak confrontations were about to begin!
…
On the arena adorned with beautiful border patterns, Luo Feng and Longyun faced each other from a distance.
Longyun, clad in heavy armor and wearing a horned helmet, flipped his hand and drew a terrifyingly large axe. His eyes, cold and indifferent, stared at Luo Feng. He was a standard power-type warrior.
Luo Feng, with his lean build, stood on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, carrying the Yan Shen weapon on his back, the standard controller of mental power.
“You, are strong.”
A thick, deep voice, like a bull roaring, Longyun looked at Luo Feng indifferently and solemnly said, “You are much stronger than anyone I’ve faced before. To show my respect for such a strong opponent, I will use my full strength to defeat you directly.” As soon as he finished speaking, a faint earth-yellow aura began to emanate from his body. These earth-yellow currents slowly rippled, and the surrounding space seemed to solidify.
A strange, suffocating pressure caused Luo Feng’s face to change instantly.
“Big, big freak!”
“Monster!”
“This… this…”
“Crazy.”
“This Longyun is truly cunning, too cunning.” The 990 young geniuses watching were shocked, and almost all of the 1008 powerful immortals far away were also paying attention to this battle, many of their faces showing expressions of shock.
“Right, someone who can break into the top ten solely through the fundamental law of earth, with such deep insight into earth… not breaking into the ‘Spatial Fundamental Law’ would be strange indeed. It’s really like that, really like that! And just his domain alone is already this terrifying…”
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