Unable to Bear the Humiliation

Before long, Cao Benqi's face was swollen high, looking exactly like a pig's head.

"If you have the guts, kill me!" Cao Benqi roared at the top of his lungs, his voice hoarse and trembling with rage. Every word was laced with monstrous fury, echoing endlessly across the vast arena.

Yet Ling Xuan acted as if he hadn't heard a thing. Cold light flickered in his eyes as the power of the void surged around him, manipulating the Void Great Hand Seal to strike Cao Benqi's face with pinpoint precision, over and over again.

The hand seal carried a whistling gale, and every strike was imbued with Ling Xuan's disdain for Cao Benqi, causing the latter's head to snap violently from side to side.

"Ah, damn you!" Cao Benqi was beside himself with rage. He swung his great halberd wildly, creating layers of halberd shadows in a desperate attempt to fend off this Void Secret Technique, which appeared unimpressive but was leaving him in a state of utter humiliation.

However, the Void Great Hand Seal clung to him like a maggot on a rotting bone. The void power contained within was bizarre and unpredictable; the moment his halberd made contact, it was deflected by an invisible, immense force. The webbing between Cao Benqi's thumb and forefinger split instantly, and blood began to gush down the shaft of his weapon.

Before he could even recover, the hand seal whistled toward him again with the force of a thunderbolt, slamming into his face and sending him spiraling sideways for hundreds of meters.

Ling Xuan's Void Great Hand Seal was inherited from the true teachings of the Void Ancient Mirror. Its mysteries were infinite, and its power could be retracted or unleashed at will.

He could use its immense force to swat away the weapon in Cao Benqi's hand, yet simultaneously control his strength with such finesse that he only swelled Cao Benqi's cheeks without taking his life.

"Kill me! Just kill me!" Cao Benqi had descended into total madness, his roars becoming incoherent.

But Ling Xuan seemed to be having fun. The Void Great Hand Seal struck one after another like a dense downpour, constantly greeting Cao Benqi's face without the slightest intention of stopping or ending his life.

"Wow, Yanmo is so mean." In the Giant Axe Plaza, Ren Yaoli blinked her bright, lively eyes, her small mouth agape. It was impossible to tell if she truly thought Ling Xuan's methods were ruthless or if she was simply captivated by this novel battle.

Leng Yanqiu stood to the side, her eyes filled with pride. Her gaze remained fixed on Ling Xuan, who was suppressing and wantonly slapping Cao Benqi on the arena, as if the brilliance of the person on stage were reflecting onto her as well.

Feng Lishuang, however, wore a frosty expression. After staring at the arena for a moment with cold, clear eyes, she shook her head slightly and murmured, "It seems he was still holding back in his previous battles. The gap is just too large."

With that, she turned and found a quiet corner, sitting cross-legged and closing her eyes to cultivate, as if the clamor of the outside world no longer concerned her.

On the other side, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord sat upon his towering throne, watching the farce on the arena with an expression that was a mix of amusement and exasperation.

This final battle would be edited into highlight reels or broadcast directly, and all sorts of factions—even spies from other races—were watching.

The Monster Race, Zerg Race, and Machine Race, all hostile to humanity, had been eyeing this newly emerged super genius, born once in an epoch, with covetous intent.

Yet now, this super genius, in whom so much hope had been placed, was being treated like a target and slapped in circles, completely unable to fight back.

These slaps, left and right, were not just landing on Cao Benqi's face; they were like loud, resounding slaps to the dignity of the Yanshen Clan.

Thinking of this, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord felt his originally straight back slump involuntarily, and he cursed his luck in silence.

"Zhulong, that brat of yours is far too bold." The Ganwu Kingdom Lord couldn't help but complain to the Zhulong King beside him, his voice filled with helplessness and worry.

"Hahaha." The Zhulong King laughed heartily, appearing completely unbothered. "It's fine. This isn't such a big deal; the old man can handle it."

The Ganwu Kingdom Lord rolled his eyes and retorted irritably, "My small frame can't handle the fury of the Yan Shen Kingdom Lord."

The Zhulong King remained indifferent, waving a large hand as he laughed, "It's fine. Yanshen isn't a petty man. He might even thank little Xuan for shaving down some of Cao Benqi's arrogance."

Seeing this, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord could only stare blankly, silently badmouthing the Zhulong King for being unreliable.

But he truly could not interfere in this genius competition; he could only leave it to fate.

On the Giant Axe Plaza, the undying powerhouse from the Yanshen Universe Kingdom watched Cao Benqi suffer such humiliation, his face turning from green to white. Feeling his own dignity trampled, he trembled with empathetic rage.

He dared not, nor could he, interfere with the arena battle within the Virtual Universe. He could only pour his overflowing fury onto the Blood Sword Marquis, roaring at him frantically: "Blood Sword, is this the genius your Ganwu Universe Kingdom has cultivated? Did you give that brat special instructions beforehand? Are you trying to destroy the greatest genius in the history of my Yanshen Universe Kingdom?"

The Blood Sword Marquis wore a bitter expression, unable to voice his grievances, and could only explain repeatedly: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! All of this is a misunderstanding."

But the undying powerhouse from the Yanshen Universe Kingdom was burning with rage and wouldn't listen. Spittle flew as he sprayed the Blood Sword Marquis's face, still shouting angrily: "The Kingdom Lord will absolutely not let this matter rest easily."

The Blood Sword Marquis was helpless and could only continue to appease the other party, hoping only to avoid bringing more trouble upon the Ganwu Kingdom Lord.

"Ah!!" On the arena, Cao Benqi was furious to the extreme. His hair and beard danced wildly, and his already rugged cheeks were now swollen high, looking like a steamed bun, his features twisted and distorted.

"I will kill you!" Cao Benqi's body began to swell instantly, his origin energy surging wildly like boiling magma within his body, as if it were about to burst through its cage.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hateful gaze locked onto Ling Xuan, as if he wanted to tear him apart and devour him alive.

"Ling Xuan, I will return this humiliation a hundredfold one day! We will meet again sooner or later!" Cao Benqi roared at the sky, his voice filled with determination and madness.

Before the words had even faded, the origin energy within him began to run wild and out of control. The space around his massive body twisted violently, and black cracks tore open like the gaping maws of monsters.

He was actually going to end this humiliating battle through self-destruction. If he could take Ling Xuan with him in the blast, there might still be a variable in the outcome of this match.

Rumble~

Cao Benqi ignited all his origin energy using the origin laws of fire and space, instantly transforming into a terrifying, violent explosion.

"You couldn't win against me today, and in the future, you will only be worthy of looking up to me!" A disdainful sneer curled Ling Xuan's lips. His figure flashed like a ghost, instantly merging into the surging ripples of the void around him.

The terrifying aftermath of Cao Benqi's self-destruction swept across the spot where Ling Xuan had just been standing like a crimson torrent, yet it could not touch even a hair of Ling Xuan, who was hidden deep within the void.

To harm Ling Xuan in this state, there were only two ways: first, to possess an extremely high attainment in laws and see through the void to drag him out; second, to use a terrifying attack capable of shaking space itself to force him out of his hiding place.

But with Cao Benqi's current Star Level strength, either method was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The aftermath of the explosion was still raging when the light of the Virtual Universe system suddenly flared.

The light enveloped the figures of Ling Xuan and Cao Benqi, vanishing in a flash and teleporting both of them directly to the outside world.

With this, the current genius competition officially came to a close.

Within the spectator area, a thousand geniuses and undying powerhouses gazed in unison at the high platform.

The Beiyan Venerable stood above the void, his gaze like torches as he looked down at everyone, announcing in a voice like a booming bell: "First, second."

"Third through tenth."

"Eleventh to one hundredth."

"One hundred and first to one thousandth."

"With these four tiers fully selected, this year's Human Universe Genius Selection Tournament has come to a perfect end today."

Everyone was clear that the strength of Ling Xuan and Cao Benqi far exceeded that of the other geniuses, and their acquisition of the spots for the Giant Axe Secret Realm was well-deserved.

"This batch is the most dazzling one I have ever led; your performance has been excellent!"

Beiyan Venerable spoke in a resonant voice, his eyes filled with a touch of gratification and expectation. "I firmly believe that in a few dozen or even a hundred epochs, peerless powerhouses who will shake the universe are bound to emerge from among you!"

After a brief pause, he continued, "Later, someone will take you to the universal headquarters of the Giant Axe Martial Arena to assemble, and then you will set off for the 'Initial Universe'."

From this day on, you are embarking on an extraordinary path of the strong.

The Giant Axe Martial Arena will fully assist your growth, but how far you can ultimately go—whether you become a super-entity that shakes the universe, stop at being an ordinary powerhouse, or unfortunately fall along the way—depends entirely on yourselves! Remember, the legend that belongs to you has only just begun!"

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