Passing with Ease

The Void Clone could be used in the Virtual Universe as well.

Zhou Lin did not understand the specific principle either, but he figured it should be due to the System's Divine Might.

To outsiders, the two Void Clones looked just like Illusory Bodies formed from the Law of Space. The difference, however, lay in the gap between their might.

"Easy."

Zhou Lin once again set off toward the mountainside.

Facing the same Minotaur, Serpent Woman, and Ape Man, he still used his old tactics. His true body burst forth at terrifying speed while the Void Clone attacked in coordination.

The only difference was that the trio on the mountainside withstood one extra kick.

But that was all—just one extra kick.

When the trio revived, they looked at each other in dismay. They had guarded the Primal Tongtian Mountain for countless years, and it was not as if they had never encountered Cosmic levels capable of clearing it.

Many human Universe Masters could break through the Primal Tongtian Mountain at every stage, but someone as relaxed as Zhou Lin was still absolutely unique.

A single punch and kick had smashed them to death.

Soon, Zhou Lin's figure appeared at the summit of the Primal Tongtian Mountain. The mountain winds howled here, and everything around him seemed so tiny.

Golden light flashed, and three figures appeared on the peak once again.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin, the difficulty at the summit is completely different now."

The Minotaur held a Giant Axe in his hand and spoke with surging battle intent.

"Come on."

Zhou Lin's figure moved. His speed was still at its absolute limit, and ripples spread through space. In an instant, he appeared before the Minotaur.

He still used his old move, sweeping out with a whip-like kick.

The Serpent Woman's eyes flickered as a Psychic Attack stabbed straight into Zhou Lin's Sea of Consciousness.

Inside this Virtual Universe, everyone's physical body had the same strength. What could truly be brought into play was consciousness and willpower.

Boom!

Zhou Lin felt a clap of thunder explode in his Sea of Consciousness, but his willpower was equally formidable.

On the surface, he was a Cosmic level, but in reality, he was equivalent to a Half-God Domain Lord.

His willpower was even comparable to that of a peak god.

"This Serpent Woman's attack can actually leave even me momentarily dazed."

Zhou Lin sighed. No wonder the Primal Tongtian Mountain was said to represent the limit of monstrous geniuses. Those capable of breaking through it at any stage were exceedingly rare.

Because of that momentary daze, his attack slowed as well.

The Minotaur had time to react. He instantly swung the axe handle downward, colliding violently with Zhou Lin's leg.

Bang!

The collision rang out like metal striking metal.

The Ape Man, meanwhile, unleashed a Psychic weapon. In an instant, countless afterimages blanketed Zhou Lin.

"Break!"

Zhou Lin drew the Long Sword from his back. His strongest technique was actually the Water Drop Power condensed from Great Chaos True Power, but he could not use it casually.

A Cosmic-level physical body could still condense a drop of water through special techniques.

If cultivated to perfection, that single drop of water would become incomparably terrifying.

Once he used this move, the trio would instantly be beaten by Zhou Lin until their limbs were shattered. That would already far exceed the strength a Domain Lord could possess.

No Cosmic level capable of reaching such a level without relying on the slightest external object had ever been heard of in the entire Primordial Universe.

The Long Sword tore through space, instantly piercing through the Ape Man's entire field of attacks. It then passed directly through the Minotaur's defenses and struck the Serpent Woman at the rear.

An Illusory Body appeared. The three figures of Zhou Lin flickered in and out like ghosts, killing the Minotaur and Ape Man once again within two moves.

"What I know is far more than just a few True Meanings."

After decades of arduous cultivation, Zhou Lin had comprehended quite a few True Meanings himself.

Extreme Point Penetration, the stars, Destruction, Sword True Meaning, and so on.

Clearing the Primal Tongtian Mountain within ten moves—that was Zhou Lin's strength now.

Even the monstrous genius Kedi, hailed as one who appeared only once in ten million eras, would be casually slaughtered if he encountered Zhou Lin in a one-on-one fight.

"Congratulations, Your Highness Zhou Lin, on breaking through the Primal Tongtian Mountain."

The corpses of the Serpent Woman, Minotaur, and Ape Man revived at full health once again. Their expressions were complicated, and they seemed somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"How strong is your willpower?" The Serpent Woman frowned. "Even if Domain Lords came, my illusions would still affect them. Why were you completely unmoved?"

Zhou Lin smiled but did not explain.

His willpower was powerful, and after being nurtured by a Demigod-level soul for so many years, how could the Serpent Woman easily affect him?

After breaking through the Cosmic-level Primal Tongtian Mountain, one would directly receive a reward of one hundred million points at the World Lord level, three billion at the Domain Lord level, and one hundred billion at the Realm Lord level.

At present, Kedi had still not broken through the Cosmic-level Primal Tongtian Mountain.

The instant he cleared it, the upper echelons of the Virtual Universe Company, apart from the Universe Masters who had not yet been alerted, had almost all learned of it. The Venerables in particular already knew.

"What?!" Venerable Shenlan was utterly astonished. "Zhou Lin broke through the Primal Tongtian Mountain? How is that possible?"

In this Genius Battle, the one he had been most optimistic about was Kedi.

Kedi had displayed extremely high talent. However, since he had yet to challenge the Tongtian Mountain, he had not attracted the Venerables' attention as a potential disciple.

Venerable Shenlan had merely regarded him as a future Right-hand Man.

During the Genius Battle, no matter how strong someone was, it would not be too obvious. To determine whether someone was an unparalleled monstrous genius appearing once in ten million or even one hundred million eras, one still had to look at their performance at each stage of the Primal Tongtian Mountain.

Kedi had not yet challenged the Primal Tongtian Mountain, so his talent was naturally judged inferior to Zhou Lin's.

The news shook every direction.

In the Primal Secret Realm, Taichu Secret Realm, Tiandi Secret Realm, and Moshi Secret Realm, almost all the upper echelons learned of the news.

The many Immortals and Venerables in Chaos City were also deeply shaken.

Anyone capable of breaking through the Cosmic-level Primal Tongtian Mountain possessed talent far beyond that of a genius like Bolan, who appeared only once in tens of thousands of eras.

The main reason Zhou Lin shocked them was that he had been too low-key in the early stages. His ranking in the Genius Battle had not been very high, and during his years of cultivation in Chaos City, he had not even broken through the Fifth Level of Tongtian Bridge.

The only noteworthy thing was that he had set a record for the success rate of a Cosmic level attempting a Desperate Level Mission for the first time.

But that did not prove much either. Zhou Lin had only turned in one Death Crystal, and the Death Knights he had killed had all been the weakest kind.

Even so, it had caused a stir within a small circle.

"The Primal Tongtian Mountain?!"

On the Blood Luo Continent, Kedi furrowed his brows tightly. He had also heard the news from his teacher.

He had planned to challenge it before the Qualification Battle, but he had never expected Zhou Lin to get there first and become the first monstrous genius from this Genius Battle to break through the Primal Tongtian Mountain.

Kedi's consciousness quickly connected to the Virtual Universe. Although he was currently carrying out a Dangerous level mission, splitting off a trace of consciousness to challenge the mountain was no problem.

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"Why did I only get this little bit more?" Zhou Lin was puzzled. Logically speaking, the feat of breaking through the Primal Tongtian Mountain should have been much more impressive than a Desperate Level Mission.

[The Prestige Value obtained from the same person will gradually decrease.]

Zhou Lin opened the detailed Prestige Value panel and studied it carefully. Only then did he discover that the amount of Prestige Value each person could contribute to him was limited.

What he needed to do was expand the scope of his influence.

The difference in Prestige Value between shocking a Venerable and shocking an ordinary mortal was not particularly large.