Lin Yan's Sword

Lin Yan's defeat of the Phantom Demon "Galesi" is not something to be proud of.

After all, no one believed that Galesi had the ability to compete with Lin Yan.

However, Lin Yan, who performed almost perfectly Mental Master Controller, did not use the Extreme Divine Weapon. Instead, he used illusion magic to confront the strongest illusionist in this year's Genius Battle, "Phantom Demon," head-on.

In the end, the duel ended in just a moment.

"How is this possible?" The Illusion Demon Galesi, shrouded in a black robe, stared in horror. "From the very beginning, everything was just an illusion he created, and I was completely unaware of it. How, how is this possible... I am an illusionist!"

He was an illusionist, so his ability to Soul Defense was naturally far superior to others.

From the moment the duel began, both sides cast Mental Illusion on each other, but their own were ineffective, while the other's penetrated deeply, instantly plunging their consciousness into a terrifying illusion.

The essence of illusion is like a dream. If one has a strong will, one will realize that one is dreaming after falling into an illusion, but it is very difficult to wake up.

In this situation, by combining it with a telekinetic weapon, one can easily kill the opponent.

If you are completely immersed in the illusion, even if there is a sudden scene change or an incredibly absurd development, you will not realize that you are dreaming, and your mind will be caught in a big net.

That's terrifying.

Just like his own battles against others, this implies a huge gap in will and consciousness.

"Oh?"

"Lin Yan actually has such a deep understanding of illusion magic?" The 1008 powerful immortal beings in the distance were all surprised. They knew very well how difficult it was to cultivate illusion magic, and how terrifying a super illusionist was.

It can be said Illusion Demon Galesi, in their judgment, apart from Lin Yan and Bolan, the chances of everyone else losing are very high.

"How strong must this be? Not only did it render the Mental Illusion of the Illusion Demon Galesi ineffective, but it also did the opposite, instantly trapping the opponent in an illusion and annihilating him within it with a soul attack!" A powerful and immortal Minotaur, over ten meters tall and covered in horns, exclaimed in admiration, his voice booming like thunder.

A white-robed immortal smiled warmly, saying, "No wonder he could so easily withstand the Mother Emperor's Mental Attack from the Seventh Trial Tower. This little guy has brought us so many surprises. As Mental Master, his Origin Law Comprehension is so outstanding, and his spiritual level has completely surpassed the limitations of the Stellar level. I'm afraid that even in the Cosmic level, only the most outstanding geniuses can compare to him."

The soul is the foundation of humanity.

As powerful immortal beings, they deeply understood the importance of the soul, and were even more amazed by Lin Yan's performance at this moment.

On one of the ten arenas, the white-robed youth carrying the blood-red sword easily won. He turned to look at the arena where Lin Yan was, his brows furrowed, and whispered, "Lin Yan... what else are you hiding?"

He wasn't without confidence in his fight against Lin Yan, because as a martial artist, his true killing moves weren't suited to the environment of the Trial Space. His opponents in the Genius Battle had always been easily defeated, so he had never shown them.

But he couldn't see clearly.

It's unclear where Lin Yan's limits lie.

"That's really impressive." A girl named Qian Shui, with flowing green hair that was naturally curly and green markings on her face, gazed at Lin Yan on the distant arena with her watery eyes.

Born on the mysterious Augustus Planet, she naturally had her pride, but compared to such people, she could only look up to them.

"Puff!"

A young man with green hair and secret markings on his face stood on the arena, a slight smile on his face.

"Brother!" Qian Shui shouted joyfully.

Her brother, "Jiang Mo," also made it into the top ten; both siblings are in the top ten.

One by one, the winners of the ten matches appeared on the stage.

Lin Yan, Bolan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Uka, Ai Chen, Long Yun,... and the last one—

Rong Jun!

The battle between Gusiluo and Rong Jun was the longest of the ten arena battles. Gusiluo was a near-perfect Mental Master Controller. As the third-ranked person in the overall trial, the one closest to Lin Yan and Bolan, he actually... lost to the Savage Rong Jun?

"Rong Jun won?"

"Gusiluo actually lost?"

The other nine hundred or so peerless geniuses watching the battle were completely stunned, while the nine prodigies who had already won on the stage were all staring at "Rong Jun," a war god whose body was stained with blood and who looked like he had walked out of the wilderness.

Even Bolan couldn't help but frown slightly, and the others could hardly hide their shock as they recalled the scene from just now.

That was a powerful strike, as if splitting mountains and cleaving peaks.

"So, so his strongest skill isn't his movement technique, but his swordsmanship." Luo Feng stared at the Wildman Youth Rong Jun, recalling his battle with Rong Jun during the internal selection of the Ganwu Universe Country. He had thought that was Rong Jun's true strength.

Unexpectedly, his true strongest swordsmanship was never revealed.

"Top five, definitely top five in strength." The young man from Manka Star, "Uka," dressed in Silver Battle Suit, said in a deep voice with a solemn expression.

"Interesting, really interesting."

"Thirteen, the three promising talents from your Ganwu Universe Country this time are all very capable. Rong Jun's performance before was not outstanding, but I didn't expect him to have such a hidden skill."

"While everyone else was using the secret techniques created by their predecessors, Rong Jun actually Creation Secret Technique... That sword technique, he incorporated his Origin Law Comprehension of earth and space into it, and its power was so great!"

"Aside from Lin Yan and Bolan, Rong Jun is probably the strongest."

"He's only at the Stellar level now, and he's still very weak. It's too early for him Self-created secret technique create his own secret techniques at this point. He should learn from his predecessors first. At least when he becomes World Master, his vision will be broader, and his Origin Law Comprehension will be deeper. Then it won't be too late for him to create his own secret techniques."

"What you're saying isn't quite right either. Rong Jun's self-created secret technique, although it's only at the beginning, already shows immense power. Moreover, Self-created secret technique are even more powerful when used. What belongs to others will always be someone else's; it's never as good as one's own."

"But it's still too early; it's not the time to Self-created secret technique."

The other immortals began to talk around the Giant in Scale Armor.

At this moment.

The Azure-Robed Purple-Scaled Man flew into the air, and his invisible pressure naturally made all 1,000 human geniuses look at him.

"Congratulations to the ten winners! You've made it into the top ten, your prize money has increased to 1000 Hun Yuan Unit, and you'll be able to enter the 'Primordial Beginning Secret Realm'." The Azure-Robed Purple-Scaled Man smiled. "This top ten battle was very exciting, and the explosive performances of a few of the youngsters surprised me greatly."

"Lin Yan, Bolan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Uka, Long Yun, Ai Chen, Lancelot, Rong Jun, congratulations to the ten of you."

"In a moment, we will select the top five from among the ten of you, and the first and second place will be chosen from among the top five."

The Azure-Robed Purple-Scaled Man smiled and said, "As for how the ten of you will be divided into groups, according to the rules previously set by the Virtual Universe System, the ten of you will have different winning times in previous battles. The fastest and the slowest will duel, the second fastest and the second slowest will duel, and so on!"

Wow!

The 1008 powerful immortals were all taken aback, the 990 geniuses watching were also stunned, and even the top ten peerless geniuses who were about to fight were astonished.

The chronological order is: Lin Yan, Bolan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Wu Uka, Long Yun, Ai Chen, Lancelot, Rong Jun!

So, if we consider the fastest and slowest encounters, and so on...

Lin Yan versus Rong Jun!

"Bolan" versus "Lancelot"!

"Qian Shui" versus "Ai Chen"!

"Luo Feng" versus "Long Yun"!

"Jiang Mo" versus "Uka"!

In this kind of competition with such rules and schedules, the most eye-catching thing is that Rong Jun, who was incredibly dazzling in the previous battle, actually encountered the invincible Lin Yan.

"Rong Jun is really unlucky. With the swordsmanship he just unleashed, he had a chance to enter the top five, but because he encountered a powerful opponent like Gusiluo, he took too long and ran into Lin Yan ahead of time."

"No matter how terrifying or explosive his true strength is, his opponent is Lin Yan, so he has no chance of winning!"

Upon hearing the announcement of these rules, the many geniuses watching the match began to discuss them animatedly.

But the Wildman Youth suddenly raised his head to look at Lin Yan, grinned, and beneath his messy hair, his eyes burned with fighting spirit.

Lin Yan smiled and nodded in response.

Rong Jun knew he had no chance of entering the Original Secret Realm. The top ten were already qualified to enter the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm, so whether he was in the top five or not was not important. Meeting Lin Yan at this moment was the result he wanted.

Failure is never terrible.

This is the opponent he truly desires.

"Take a short break, then we'll have our arena battles." The voice of the Azure-Robed Purple-Scaled Man echoed in everyone's ears.

The ten young men and women who were about to have their final battle were all waiting silently, observing their opponents.

Half an hour later.

The original arena in the Central Plaza had long since disappeared, and now five more exquisite and luxurious arenas have reappeared with a rumble. The light shields on the arenas are huge Radiant Light, which reflect seven-colored light under the illumination of the light spheres in the sky, making them very beautiful.

Ten human youths were teleported into the arena.

Five epic showdowns, arguably the most intense of all, are about to begin!

On the beautifully patterned arena, Lin Yan and Rong Jun faced each other from afar.

Rong Jun was over three meters tall, carrying a massive, pure black War Blade on his back. He exuded a powerful aura, and his eyes shone brightly, as if two bolts of lightning were shooting out.

The Wildman Youth laughed heartily, "I've been waiting for this day for five years."

"Five years ago, it was a pity that I didn't get to use my swordsmanship. Today, I have the opportunity to do so again, so I have no regrets about this Genius Battle!"

Since the preliminary rounds in the Ganwu Universe Country, he had been waiting for a chance to face off again. In the past five years, driven by his strong desire to defeat Lin Yan, he had also grown tremendously.

Lin Yan, dressed in a black battle robe, stood on the arena. His handsome face seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, and his expression was calm. "I rarely remember my opponents, because there is no need to remember them. They are just sand and dust, dazzling for a moment, but when the wind blows, they will be scattered into dust."

"But you are different. You are the first worthy opponent I have ever encountered."

"So, I want to bring you a more meaningful battle."

The words had barely left his mouth.

"Sing!"

Lin Yan stood there, focused, when suddenly, a faint phantom rose up in front of him. It was a sword, its entire body like transparent ice crystals. Only when it touched the shadows could its full form be seen, but once the light shone on the blade, it became invisible.

The Wildman Youth's pupils contracted as he watched Lin Yan extend his right hand and grasp the sword hilt.

"Rong Jun!"

Lin Yan shouted in a low voice, "Show me your full strength, or I'll defeat you so easily again!"

"The exhilarating battle you crave, I can give you."

"This time--"

"Use my sword!"

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