The First Battle Won, Continue Matching

The Universe Genius Selection Tournament used online virtual arenas for both the preliminary rounds and the group stage.

At that moment.

Lu Lin opened his eyes. All around him stretched a desolate desert.

The wind howled.

Sand whipped through the air.

His opponent appeared in front of Lu Lin.

It was a short human, standing only about 1.6 meters tall. Lu Lin was now a full 2.1 meters, making the other person seem to reach barely to his waist.

"Begin."

The system's cold voice rang out above them.

Lu Lin swung his battle saber.

No problem. It was exactly like the Heaven-Tearing saber he used in real life.

"Make your move."

Lu Lin spoke calmly.

Hearing this, his opponent froze for a moment, then laughed.

Under Lu Lin's gaze, the man's figure slowly vanished.

"Hm? So I've run into an opponent skilled in assassination."

Lu Lin released his mental power and quickly sensed his opponent's location.

After turning invisible, his opponent hadn't approached Lu Lin at the first opportunity. Instead, he had moved farther away.

Xueye, Jiang Yu, and the others watching Lu Lin's match outside all furrowed their brows at the sight.

They hadn't expected him to run into such a troublesome opponent in the very first match.

Lu Lin's mental power was strong, but his opponent's ability to conceal himself was no mere bluff either.

Anyone who could pull off a trick like that in the Universe Genius Selection Tournament was certainly a highly skilled Martial Artist.

Just as everyone was worrying about Lu Lin, two words suddenly appeared on the electronic screen they were watching.

"Victory."

Since everyone was watching from Lu Lin's perspective, the result shown was based on the outcome of his battle.

But...

Why?

Hadn't that short Martial Artist only just turned invisible?

How