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With the arrival of this group, along with their undisguised killing intent, even the faint fragrance of wildflowers carried by the breeze was overwhelmed, leaving behind only a thick stench of blood.

"Is this your decision? It couldn't have been easy gathering so many people, could it?" Bai Yue spoke first. His indifferent voice carried far into the distance. He showed no fear toward the hundreds, perhaps thousands, surrounding him, and did not even spare them more than a glance.

His cold attitude enraged quite a few among them, and they were about to argue with him when a bewitching woman in the crowd spoke first.

"To deal with the legendary Heavenly Emperor, naturally we would not dare let down our guard in the slightest!" The speaker was a beautiful woman, especially her eyes, which held the innate allure of clear spring water. Every man who met her gaze found it difficult not to become intoxicated.

As she spoke, the woman swayed her long snake tail and emerged from the crowd. She was from the Snake People Race, a rather powerful branch of the Human Race, renowned for producing illusionists.

It could be said that every Snake People Race member who matured became a powerful master of illusions.

"Not bad. This place suits you well." Bai Yue glanced at the picturesque lake and spring scenery before speaking.

"Why waste words with him? There are so many of us—are we supposed to fear him? What kind of bullshit Heavenly Emperor, I..." A scar-faced brute within the crowd shouted, only for the Snake People woman to silence him with a glance.

"I am Masha Agreshi of the Snake People Race. Out of respect for the Heavenly Emperor's reputation, I contacted the strongest people from the top-ranked cities of the Sixth World Zone and gathered them here. We are here to invite you, Heavenly Emperor, to your death!"

"Succubus, there's no need to say more to him. Once we take him out, we'll fight to the death and determine who is number one in this world zone!" A single-eyed man standing on a flying disc said impatiently.

Without waiting for the Snake People woman to respond, he attacked Bai Yue first. The moment he made his move, some of the others who had already been unable to restrain themselves joined in as well.

All kinds of Psionic Weapons, carrying terrifying energy fluctuations, shot toward the vital points of his body. The Yan Shen Armament released over a hundred Golden Small Swords, which darted about like golden fish. Empowered by his domain, they flashed through the space around Bai Yue and blocked every attack coming from every direction.

Bai Yue was unharmed, but the flowers and grass around him suffered terribly. Some of the rebounded Psionic Weapons smashed into the road, blasting out huge craters. Others flew into the lake, kicking up enormous waves. In an instant, the surrounding landscape had been transformed.

Since the enemy had already attacked, there was no reason to hold back. The golden fish swam through the crowd, taking a contestant's life from time to time. Blood of every color bloomed one after another like flowers in full blossom.

Not everyone among so many people was mere cannon fodder. Aside from the dozens led by the Snake People woman, who for some reason had not attacked, several Martial Artists unleashed their domains in full. Some powerhouses who had gained an initial grasp of Laws even used the Laws they had comprehended to withstand the Golden Small Swords and charged toward his true body!

I've got him! This was a dwarf youth only around 1.1 meters tall, holding a green short sword. Both his body and weapon carried the aura of the Wind elemental Dao. The air before him seemed to offer no resistance, giving him speed beyond everyone else on the field. He was the first to close in, his short sword about to slice through Bai Yue's throat.

Yet the dark-gold long staff in Bai Yue's hand arrived later but struck first. Its head, expanded to thirty or forty centimeters by genetic energy, smashed into the dwarf youth's body. He was sent flying leftward even faster, as though struck by a speeding high-speed train. His body burst apart midair into crimson spray, drifting toward the contestants attacking from the left.

Fortunately, none of those who could be here were ordinary. Even if they had not comprehended Laws, their domains were at no low level. Avoiding the spray was not a problem.

That strike caused many people to narrow their eyes. They had seen that his strength as a Martial Artist was no weaker than his power as a Mental Master, and some faces became even uglier.

Like this, he split his focus in two. On one side, he controlled the Yan Shen Armament to clear out the cannon fodder at the perimeter. On the other, he wielded his staff techniques to beat to death the Martial Artists who broke through the blockade and closed in on him. His brutal fighting style made the battlefield exceptionally bloody, and some people began to think of retreating, quietly withdrawing from the battle.

Compared to the total number, they were only a small fraction. More people launched even fiercer attacks at him, unleashing their ultimate moves.

More than a hundred golden flying swords became like a meat grinder. In less than half a minute, corpses covered the ground. Those contestants who had not comprehended Laws found it difficult to block attacks imbued with the Gold elemental Dao.

Outside the battlefield, the Snake People woman's expression turned somewhat ugly. She had believed that no matter how strong Bai Yue was, he could not possibly withstand the attacks of over a thousand people and would eventually be worn to death.

Reality often did not bend to human will. The terrifying techniques of a Mental Master controller, along with his formidable Martial Artist strength, had exceeded her expectations. As fewer and fewer people remained on the field, she finally could not hold back from making her move.

"Get ready." She quietly sent a telepathic message to all of her subordinates. She was preparing to use a group soul secret technique from her race, similar to Meteor Star's Sixpointed Star, except that her secret technique required more participants.

Once everyone was ready, the secret technique activated. A powerful Mental Attack instantly descended upon Bai Yue's location and invaded his sea of consciousness, only to be intercepted by the three-tiered pagoda within. The pagoda shook violently, but as he focused his own consciousness, it quickly settled down.

That Soul Attack enraged Bai Yue. He had originally intended to slowly grind everyone down, but he no longer concealed the Space Law he had comprehended. The secret technique Absolute Space activated, and hundreds of Bai Yues instantly appeared across the battlefield. Their long staffs radiated the terrifying Earth elemental Dao as genetic energy surged at full force, striking at every contestant present.

Rumble!

After a thunderous blast, the lake was gone, the lawn was gone, and every contestant was gone as well, aside from the few lucky ones who had withdrawn from the battle early.

When the smoke dispersed, a crater several kilometers wide had formed on the spot. The shockwave had also swept through the surrounding buildings, reducing them to ruins.

It had to be known that the Sixth World Zone was simulated after the planet Naby. It was rated B2-class by the Virtual Universe system, which meant that even Star Level Two Martial Artists found it difficult to damage things on the planet!

If such an attack had been unleashed on Earth, entire continents would have been shattered. Even a universe level nine powerhouse probably would not have lasted long!

Flying above the crater, Bai Yue's face was expressionless. He had nearly been struck by the Snake People Race's Soul Attack secret technique just moments ago. How could he not be furious?

Recovering himself, he looked toward the projection on his wrist.

Participant: Bai Yue (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)

Points: 697654267

Rank: 1

World Zone: Sixth World Zone

At this point, he had exceeded his objective by far. He had no intention of continuing to fight for the remaining time. He would find a place and wait for the competition to end.

Thus, he came to the top of a building and watched the contestants going mad in the final moments. Those whose points were not far behind the leaders attacked anyone they could see with even greater frenzy, even their former teammates!

Some truly insane people even tried to kill him, but he dealt with every one of them.

"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleporting."

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