When that streak of white light suddenly shot towards him, Luo Feng remained extremely calm and instantly made the best possible response.
First, he used the Dark Cloud Shuttle to dodge with the greatest possible range.
Second, he used the Sky Piercing Shuttle to execute the ‘Sword Matrix’ for defence.
Third, the dark golden long staff behind him shot out four streams of golden light, automatically forming four golden swords to block the streak of white light.
Four golden sword rays shot out from behind Luo Feng, forming a net that seemed to cover the entire sky as they intercepted the streak of white light.
“Clang!”
A crisp sound rang out.
The thin young man’s expression immediately changed dramatically.
“It was blocked!”
This was his ultimate technique, something he had painstakingly studied for a long time. By comprehending the Origin Law of Wind, he had created this move containing his Law insights.
This move, ‘Flying Sword’, contained the characteristics of wind. It was extremely fast, its trajectory elusive, and its power enormous. It was one of his greatest trump cards.
During the ‘Trial Space’ challenge, hidden weapons were of no use. Later, during the three rounds of elimination battles, his opponents were not worthy of him using his hidden weapon. Therefore, he had kept this trump card until now, intending to use it to eliminate an opponent who was unprepared.
A trump card was most powerful when no one knew about it.
If the opponent was unprepared, it was very easy to land a successful attack.
Once the opponent knew about it, they would naturally take precautions, and the power of the trump card would be greatly reduced.
However, Luo Feng was simply too calm. Although the move had come suddenly, Luo Feng remained terrifyingly composed. Without the slightest hesitation, he had made a series of responses.
However, only the four golden swords had been enough to block it. His Sword Matrix and evasive movement had not even been needed.
“Die!” Luo Feng looked coldly at his opponent.
The other five golden swords enveloped the thin young man. His speed was clearly inferior to that of the golden swords, and he was instantly pierced through.
Utviesk, defeated!
Luo Feng, victorious!
……
Luo Feng descended from mid air and looked at the intercepted streak of white light. It was a small silver white sword.
“Everyone who has the qualifications to compete for the top 100 really cannot be underestimated.”
In the universe, spiritual readers could control telekinetic weapons from a distance, while martial warriors could also use thrown weapons, such as javelins, short axes and short swords.
In Earth’s terms, these were called hidden weapons.
For a hidden weapon to be this powerful was indeed rare.
After winning the first battle, Luo Feng entered the top 100. His prize money increased to 100 mixed units, and he gained the right to enter Virtual Universe Company’s ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’.
……
“Congratulations to the little fellows standing in the arenas.”
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour stood in mid air, looking down at the 100 young men and women in the arenas.
“First of all, congratulations on entering the top 100. You can now enter my Virtual Universe Company’s ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’. Now, we have to select the best 20 among you.”
“According to the selection of the Virtual Universe System, I will announce the list of 20 people.”
At this moment, the 100 young geniuses who had just won their battles became tense. Although they had won, only 20 of them would qualify to participate in the next battle. The next battle would determine the top ten!
Luo Feng stood on the arena where he had just fought and looked at the purple scaled man in blue battle armour floating in mid air. He frowned slightly.
“I haven’t used my strongest trump card. In the evaluation of the Virtual Universe System, my score may be slightly lower. However, according to the judgement of those armoured giants, I should be able to rank in the top ten. So, I should be selected!”
“Bolan!”
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour began announcing the list of 20 people.
“Gusro!”
“Ai Chen!”
“Wuka!”
“Yifeng!”
“Galesi!”
“Rong Jun!”
……
As the names were announced one after another, those whose names had not been called could not hide their anxiety. Every one of them had won their previous battle, yet only 20 could participate in the next round!
“Qianshui!”
“Luo Feng!”
……
“Tao!”
“The 20 people selected by the Virtual Universe System are the same 20 people I have just announced.” The purple scaled man in blue battle armour smiled. “The 20 of you, please rest and recover from the consumption of your previous battles. The next battle will begin shortly. As for who your opponents will be… you will only find out when the battle begins!”
A group of young men and women casually sat around the central plaza.
“Kanadita, congratulations on making it into the top 100.”
“Don’t say that. Although I made it into the top 100, my name isn’t on the final list of 20.” The burly Kanadita was filled with frustration and unwillingness. “Although every one of those 20 is an expert and I don’t have confidence that I could beat any of them, I am still unwilling to accept it without actually fighting!”
“Kanadita, you’re unwilling? I’m even more unwilling. I didn’t even get the chance to fight for a place in the top 100.”
The young men and women who no longer needed to fight casually chatted among themselves. They got to know one another and exchanged information, because from today onwards, many of them would have long term contact with one another and become companions.
However, 20 people remained silently in a corner. They quietly rested and adjusted their condition.
Because very soon, an even more important battle was about to begin.
The next battle would determine the top ten. Among the 20 people on the list, apart from Death God Bolan, probably none of the other 19 had complete confidence that they could defeat everyone else.
“Who exactly will my opponent be?”
Luo Feng’s gaze swept across the surroundings. Among the other 19 people, two were also looking around. One was the Manka Star youth, Wuka, while the other was the obese giant man carrying a blood axe, Tao.
The Manka Star youth grinned at Luo Feng and even waved his fist.
The obese giant man merely glanced at Luo Feng and picked at his ear.
“The arrangement for this battle hasn’t been made public. We will only know when the battle begins. This is probably also a test of one’s mental fortitude.”
Luo Feng immediately stopped thinking about it. He closed his eyes and followed the method taught by his elder and second brothers. His state of mind gradually entered a tranquil and empty state as he silently waited for the battle to begin.
……
About half an hour later.
“Rumble~~~”
The entire central plaza began to shake. Ten enormous arenas gradually rose from the centre of the plaza. Large amounts of black threads covered the arenas.
At the same time, Luo Feng and the other 20 people who had been resting were instantly teleported into the ten enormous arenas.
Inside the arenas.
“Damn!”
“What a tragedy! Blood Axe Tao actually got matched against Death God Bolan?”
“Everyone was wondering who would be unlucky enough to encounter Bolan, and it turned out to be Tao. Poor guy.”
The other 980 geniuses watching from afar burst into laughter.
On the arena, the unruly obese giant man, Tao, gripped his terrifying giant axe and stared at the white robed young man in front of him like a ferocious beast. However, everyone could already guess the result.
Death God Bolan, the peerless genius who appeared only once in countless editions of the competition.
Even Virtual Universe Company had specifically increased the number of ‘Primordial Secret Realm’ admission slots for this year’s genius battle to two because of him.
The probability of Blood Axe Tao defeating Death God Bolan in an upset was simply far too low, unless he were the most terrifying genius to emerge among the human race in the universe in hundreds of millions of years.
“Gusro against Rong Jun?”
“Gusro was ranked second in the overall Trial Space rankings. He is an extremely perfect monster who simply doesn’t make mistakes. Among these 20 people, he is probably the only one qualified to fight Bolan. Rong Jun is finished now that he has encountered Gusro.”
……
There were many people throughout the plaza watching the arena where Bolan was fighting Tao, but many others were focused on another battle, ‘Phantom Demon’ Galesi against ‘Madman’ Luo Feng!
“That Phantom Demon has encountered the Madman.”
“These two monsters have met.”
“From beginning to end, Phantom Demon hasn’t even needed to make a move in any battle. He defeats his opponents simply by staring at them. I wonder if this Madman can withstand him.”
“Hard to say! Phantom Demon is the most terrifying spiritual illusionist of this year’s genius battle. So far, no one has been able to withstand his spiritual illusion. Moreover, when using his illusion technique, he can also use telekinetic weapons to launch simple long range attacks. Once his opponent falls into the illusion, they probably won’t even know they need to defend themselves before being defeated. Until now, he hasn’t even used a telekinetic weapon! He has relied entirely on illusion techniques. One can imagine just how terrifying his illusions are!”
“Don’t underestimate the Madman either. I’ve watched his battle videos. Among all those battle videos, I’ve never seen him panic. His eyes… are always ice cold, as if nothing can affect his state of mind.”
“Indeed. Phantom Demon is considered to possess top ten strength, and the Madman is also considered to possess top ten strength. It will be interesting to see these two fight!”
……
Ten arenas, ten battles.
Every battle was a clash between evenly matched opponents. Compared with the battles for the top 100, the current battles… were the true peak battles of this year’s genius competition!
Inside the arena.
On one side stood the thin black haired young man. He was standing on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, wearing dark grey battle armour and carrying a dark golden long staff on his back.
On the other side was a tall, slender figure in black robes, standing on a black light wheel.
Both were spiritual readers, but they followed the two main paths of spiritual readers. One was a ‘Controller’, while the other was an ‘Illusionist’.
Controllers leaned more towards using weapons to destroy the physical body, while Illusionists leaned more towards directly destroying their opponent’s soul.
Illusionists could achieve extremely great accomplishments, but doing so was extremely difficult. Once successful, however, they were terrifying.
Controllers were easier to get started with, but achieving great accomplishments was equally difficult.
“Madman Luo Feng.” Phantom Demon Galesi’s voice was hoarse and low. “You possess top ten strength, but after encountering me… you can only be pushed outside the top ten.”
“Very confident?” Luo Feng grinned, but his eyes became even brighter.
Both of them waited for the announcement.
On all ten arenas, everyone was waiting.
“The victor will enter the top ten. Little fellows, don’t be careless. Your opponents are all very strong. The battle… begins!”
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour spoke from afar. His voice echoed in everyone’s ears.
Almost at the same moment, the battles erupted across all ten arenas!
……
Phantom Demon Galesi stood on the black light wheel, his eyes cold and eerie as his lips moved slightly.
Buzz~~~
An invisible and intangible spiritual force instantly reached Luo Feng’s face and invaded his mind. The speed of the spiritual force was simply too fast.
At the same time as he unleashed his spiritual illusion, Phantom Demon Galesi raised his hand. The black light wheel beneath his feet instantly transformed into a streak of black light and slashed directly towards Luo Feng’s head from afar.
For the first time!
In an arena battle, Phantom Demon Galesi simultaneously attacked with his ‘spiritual illusion’ and ‘telekinetic weapon’.