Two-Pronged Approach

July 17, 2066, was the day the arena competition began, according to Huaxia time.

The previous 100 World Zone preliminary rounds were not broadcast, and countless Universe Citizen in the more than 13,000 star fields of the Ganwu Universe Country could only see the rankings. However, they could enter the arena to watch the upcoming arena matches!

The Fighting Arena is tens of kilometers long and wide, and can accommodate up to one billion spectators. Tickets are selling like hotcakes and are extremely hard to come by!

The Arena Melee are divided into 1,000 groups! 200 groups will be held every day.

The first day consists of groups 1 through 200.

Of the five people from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire who qualified through the preliminary rounds, Lin Yan qualified first and directly secured a spot without needing to participate in the arena finals. The other four were Nabini, Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng. Nabini was in group 32, Hong was in group 161, Luo Feng was in group 382, and Thunder God was in group 874.

So Nabini and Hong had their Arena Melee on the first day, Luo Feng on the second day, and Thunder God on the fifth day.

In Virtual Universe, within a specially created Plane Space, a vast and boundless river flows, with islands dotting the river that runs through the entire space, and each island has a Fighting Arena.

Island 10389.

Fighting Arena, the stands were packed with people, stretching as far as the eye could see. The Fighting Arena was incredibly lively, with everyone eagerly anticipating the upcoming Arena Melee.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

A sweet and clear voice echoed throughout the Fighting Arena, reaching the ears of a billion spectators.

A giant virtual projection of a beautiful commentator appeared above the Fighting Arena; she was a stunning brown-haired girl with a hot figure, introducing the upcoming match.

"The upcoming event will be the 161st group battle in the arena. Let me introduce the one hundred genius masters in this 161st group."

"The first one is Rong Jun, from the Golden Sword Empire. He was previously ranked 5th in the 88th World Zone."

As the beautiful brown-haired girl introduced herself, a screen appeared beside her, displaying an image of the Savage "Rong Jun" and some basic information.

"Rong Jun!"

"Rong Jun!"

Suddenly, a thunderous cheer erupted from the Fighting Arena. A large group of people in one area were cheering wildly and shouting Rong Jun's name.

"Second place..."

"The third one..."

Every time the beautiful commentator called out a name, cheers erupted throughout the Fighting Arena, creating an incredibly enthusiastic atmosphere.

"The 79th place, Hong, comes from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. He was ranked 814th in the World Zone 72 in the preliminary round."

Whoosh—

"Flood!"

"Flood!"

"Flood!"

In one section of the stands, millions of spectators from the Black Dragon Mountain Star Domain cheered loudly. Among them, Lin Yan and his family were also in this section of the stands.

Amidst the cheering crowd, Luo Feng and Thunder God both frowned.

"Brother Hong is in the same group as that Savage, this is really troublesome." Thunder God with some worry.

The Savage's strength is definitely second only to Lin Yan. Although the Arena Melee is a 100-to-10 competition, if one becomes a "target" for those extremely strong geniuses early on, one will not be able to advance to the next stage through the free-for-all.

"Hmm." Luo Feng also held his breath and waited. Nabini, who also came from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, had just been eliminated. He hoped that Brother Hong would have better luck.

As the countdown began, the Fighting Arena roared, and one hundred absolute elites appeared in the Fighting Arena.

"It's alright." Lin Yan looked at Hong's figure among them and said calmly, "With Hong's temperament, he knows how to hide his strength and bide his time. There won't be any problems."

Fighting Arena.

Holding a silver spear, Hong cautiously scanned the other 99 people around him, while some information he had seen quickly surfaced in his mind.

"Among these hundred people, the strongest is the Savage; we must avoid his sharp edge."

"There are three other strong individuals who are not suitable for early confrontation. I can engage in melee combat with the weaker ones first, conceal my strength, preserve my life, and wait until the situation becomes clear before clashing with them."

Boom!

Boom!

A violent surge of air erupted, and the 100 genius experts in the Fighting Arena quickly began to charge and fight!

"Take this!" The disheveled Wildman Youth laughed loudly, taking a hundred-meter stride barefoot, and slashed a sharp blade directly at a Mental Master had no time to react.

In shock, he hurriedly manipulated his telekinetic weapon to defend himself.

"Bang!"

It can split mountains and cleave peaks with unstoppable force!

The telekinetic weapon was cleaved away and then split the Mental Master in two!

"Haha..." The Wildman Youth moved with ghostly speed in the arena. Even when surrounded by others, his movements were ineffective. He slaughtered his way through the crowd, and no one could stand against him.

One after another, geniuses fell to the ground and died tragically.

"Hold head high!"

The spear moved like lightning.

From initially concealing his strength to gradually revealing his power as his numbers dwindled, Hong wielded his long spear with the uncanny power of a giant snake.

The Wildman Youth also noticed Hong's presence, and a thought struck him, bringing up Hong's information.

Black Dragon Mountain Empire?

"Interesting." He did not choose to take the initiative to attack Hong.

Such an interesting opponent is more interesting to face in later Arena Battle or Reincarnation Battle.

The Arena Melee would shrink over time, lasting a maximum of 15 minutes, which was far from satisfying for him.

But...

A fierce female warrior, however, fixed her gaze on "Hong" and, wielding two swords, lunged directly at him.

"Flood!"

"Flood!"

Among the billion spectators at the Fighting Arena, many people from the Black Dragon Mountain Star Domain were cheering enthusiastically, their faces beaming with excitement.

"Brother Hong, that was really close. That female warrior was too fierce, and she had crossed the threshold of the Water Origin Law. Her sword strikes were continuous and relentless, making it hard to breathe."

Thunder God exclaimed excitedly.

Hong was targeted by a genius female warrior who had entered the realm of Origin Law. Even though he was exceptionally strong, he was unable to withstand the female warrior's blade strikes.

However, he changed his fighting style early on, taking the "Light Domain" approach. He was extremely fast, fighting and retreating at the same time, persisting for a long time. Finally, at the critical moment, his spear struck like lightning, piercing the head of a genius, eliminating the 90th person and successfully advancing to the next round.

As she announced the end of the 161st Arena Battle, the fierce female warrior looked at Hong with an extremely ruthless gaze, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Aside from the billion viewers at the stadium, even more people watched the game via live broadcast.

In the Virtual Universe, on a floating island above Black Dragon Mountain Island, lies a vast, seemingly simple manor.

In the manor's reception room.

A man dressed in a deep red robe sat to the side, with a lightning mark between his eyebrows. This man was none other than General Jiang Tianchen, one of the top experts among the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's World Master!

Beside General Jiang Tianchen stood a kind-looking old man with gray hair.

"Hong?" The old man chewed on the name.

"When I saw Lin Yan before, his understanding of the Light Origin Law was extremely profound. I didn't expect that Hong, who came from the same Milky Way Galaxy as him, would also have such combat talent."

Looking at the arena battle being broadcast on the screen in front of him, he exclaimed, "His Light Domain appears to be at the eighth level, but with his incredibly resilient spear, he has managed to bring out the Light Domain to such an extent that he is comparable to those little guys at the Domain Nine Layers."

General Jiang Tianchen was secretly alarmed.

The old man in front of me rarely talks so much and doesn't care much about trivial matters, but now he seems to care a lot about "Hong".

Moreover, he had actually heard of Lin Yan's name and clearly knew something about him, directly stating that Hong was from the same Milky Way Galaxy as Lin Yan.

It should be noted that this seemingly ordinary old man is one of the three founders of "Three Axe Mountain," a local force within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Three Axe Mountain, as the leader of the Four Great Organizations in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Domain, is so powerful that even the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land and the Ice Sea Divine Kingdom Holy Land are unwilling to provoke it, precisely because of the three founders behind Three Axe Mountain.

In their youth, they all earned the title of "Domain Lord level Giant Axe Warrior" in the Giant Axe Arena, and their names were Laimengtuo, Moleiya, and Luo!

Among them, Laimengtuo and Moleiya have become immortals, while only "Luo", the legendary powerhouse of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, is still stuck at the World Lord peak. However, he can be considered an invincible figure among the World Master. Since he disappeared in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Domain hundreds of thousands of years ago, no one has seen him again, and his fate is unknown!

The person standing before us is none other than Luo, who is known as the "Time World Lord"!

If General Jiang Tianchen's strength is top-tier among the World Master within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, then "Luo's" reputation is enough to command the awe of millions of World Master in the Ganwu Universe Country!

If he hadn't been distracted by the "Time Origin Law," he would probably be an immortal being by now!

"Listen, everyone is cheering for Brother Hong!"

Luo Feng looked around and saw the wild cheers of the audience in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Domain. He couldn't help but be infected by it and his heart was filled with excitement.

Lin Yan nodded and smiled, "By participating in the Arena Melee, one can enter the top 10,000 of the Ganwu Universe Country. However, no one in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has been able to achieve this in hundreds of sessions, so it's natural that they would be extremely excited."

"Every day is ordinary and uneventful, but I also love to see others shine brightly."

"People crave heroes, crave victory, crave glory, and this is just the beginning. Such cheers will also belong to you."

Luo Feng paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically.

Lin Yan sat in the audience, communicating with Wind Queen.

"Are you ready to do what I'm about to tell you?"

The voice Wind Queen rang out. "Master, I have been searching for a long time and finally selected 'Tianshui Studio' from the Ganwu Continent. They have a lot of experience in advertising and have launched many successful cases. They can also easily obtain advertising resources from many islands under the jurisdiction of the Ganwu Continent."

Lin Yan said, "Alright, let's communicate with them and start now to boost the discussion surrounding Luo Feng and the others. According to our plan, we'll package their image, starting with Black Dragon Mountain Island for now, and gradually expanding our influence based on the schedule of the Arena Battle."

"Don't be too aggressive in your approach. For now, just focus on building their reputation. The main focus should be on Luo Feng. The real money-burning moment will come when the universe's overall ranking battle begins."

"Yes, Master," Wind Queen replied.

At this point, Wind Queen asked with some confusion, "Why doesn't Master come in person?"

"If you were the owner, it would be much easier for you to build a reputation than for them."

Lin Yan's eyes were deep as he said, "Let's take a two-pronged approach."

"Let Luo Feng and the others digest the attention brought by the Genius Battle in a normal way first."

"And I..."

"The qualifiers couldn't be broadcast, so even though I performed very well, it wasn't enough to get me into the view of more ordinary people. So I thought, rather than letting them remember me now, it would be better to let them forget me."

"That would actually have a better effect."

He laughed heartily, "People can never resist surprises, can they?"