Time Acceleration

The fifth Trial Tower, fifth floor.

"Boom!"

It was the same scene, one Lu Yan'an had already experienced four times in the previous four towers. The reappearance of the Mechanical Puppets in this fifth tower was already within his expectations! The further one went, the more difficult each tower became. So far, fewer than fifty contestants remained active in the trials; as for the rest, their journey in this Genius Tournament had essentially come to an end.

"These Mechanical Puppets are truly annoying! These hundred Mechanical Puppets are worth ten thousand of the Fei Hou from the fourth floor!"

Lu Yan'an felt incredibly stifled. His illusions were completely ineffective, their movement speed was fast, and they even possessed domains! This setup was practically targeting him. However, he had no other choice but to take it one step at a time. Although using the Law of Time could help him charge directly through this floor or even the sixth, it would also mean exposing his ultimate trump card!

"I'll just drag this out and practice my footwork first. Let's see if I can hold out for ten days; if that doesn't work, I'll figure something else out!" he gritted his teeth. The next moment, his entire state shifted from offense to defense. Against these unreasonable Mechanical Puppets, it was impossible to achieve results without using the Law of Time, so he simply stopped attacking! In any case, there was more than one way to advance to the next floor; as long as he held on until then, he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Yan'an made up his mind and began to devote himself entirely to honing his footwork. His methods as an illusionist were being completely countered by this group of Mechanical Puppets on the fifth floor, but once he passed this floor, the sky would be the limit! Persevere!

"Cangming, that little guy from your Ganwu Universe Country named Lu Yan'an seems to be reaching his limit!" On the plaza of the main hall, Marquis Liehuo pointed at the projection of Lu Yan'an's trial on the screen and said to Marquis Cangming.

"It does look like he's about to hit his limit!" Marquis Cangming looked at Lu Yan'an's status, shook his head, and confirmed. He no longer held any hope for Lu Yan'an to achieve a better ranking; having Illusion Dream to compete for the top spot in the entire universe was already enough to leave him without regrets!

"Wait, that's not right! Cangming, look closely at this little guy; his state seems a bit different!" Marquis Liehuo suddenly patted Marquis Cangming on the shoulder and said somewhat urgently.

"Hm? This is..."

Three days later, while in a full defensive state, Lu Yan'an's left arm was broken, his face was pale, and his energy consumption was immense. Of course, more than twenty of the hundred-plus Mechanical Puppets had also been scrapped; both sides were in a mutually destructive situation. However, relatively speaking, Lu Yan'an was at a disadvantage—he had no reinforcements.

He glanced at the ranking on his wrist screen: 120. This meant he had already entered the top 1,000 in the universe, and no matter what, he would be able to participate in the final peak showdown! Based on this, he decided to hide this trump card until the very end and strive for a higher ranking!

"If I use the Law of Time, I can definitely break through! But if I expose my trump card, the later stages will be hard to fight..." Facing the overwhelming, all-encompassing attacks from the Mechanical Puppets, Lu Yan'an felt as if he could see himself being shredded to pieces. Yet, he still held onto this trump card, never using it!

"Even if I die, I'll take more of you with me! If I'm not having an easy time, none of you Mechanical Puppets will either!" Lu Yan'an roared in a rather disheveled state.

He gripped his long blade, his speed skyrocketing as he went berserk, crossing paths with the remaining seventy-plus Mechanical Puppets time and again. He fought with desperate intensity, pushing his speed to the absolute limit! By the time he defeated another twenty or so Mechanical Puppets, he had completely fallen into a state of madness.

"Hm?"

Although he was in a state of madness on the outside, Lu Yan's mind was extremely calm, a result of his Grand Perfection state of mind.

He felt the familiar fluctuations of the Law of Time coming from the void, and his perception of the time dimension of the world seemed to have changed!

"So that's it!"

"That's it!!!" Lu Yan'an could even sense the fluctuations of time within a certain range around him, surging forward like an endless river! This was the second puzzle piece of the heaven-defying secret technique "Time Stasis"—Time Acceleration!

It was at this very moment that Lu Yan'an suddenly regained control of the situation!

"Swish! Swish!" The new insight into the Law of Time brought a qualitative transformation to Lu Yan'an's footwork!

"Time Acceleration! An unexpected joy!" Lu Yan'an had originally made up his mind that even if he failed the tower, he would keep the Law of Time as his trump card. He hadn't expected to have a breakthrough in this life-or-death moment.

Following his own understanding of time, he felt the fluctuations of time and began to move! His entire movement speed completely surpassed his previous speed under the amplification of the Law of Light, allowing him to easily break through his previous predicament and begin a counter-slaughter!

After his insight into the Law of Time upgraded, Lu Yan'an's footwork became incredibly bizarre, and the attack speed and power of his long blade became unpredictable, piercing the cores of several Mechanical Puppets in an instant!

A moment later!

He wiped out nearly all the Mechanical Puppets! He instantly broke through the fifth floor.

"Cangming, what kind of damn luck is this!!" Marquis Liehuo said to Marquis Cangming with a face full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"Cangming, what kind of damn luck is this!!" King Lieyu also turned into a repeater on the side.

"Cangming, what kind of damn luck is this!!" *1007

All the immortal leaders present were stunned. What kind of outrageous luck was this? And in the first Genius Tournament of the entire universe, two stellar-level genius illusionists who had comprehended high-level laws! And from the same universe country, the same world sector!

Marquis Cangming, who was on the field, had turned into a stone statue, falling into a long silence.

The surprise was so great that it had become a shock! One with the Law of Space, one with the Law of Time—the high-level laws were all accounted for, and both were illusionists. Such an absurd coincidence was something no one would believe, even if told as a myth!

After a long silence, as if he were gradually accepting the fact, Marquis Cangming began his maniacal laughter: "Hahahahaha..., two genius illusionists who have comprehended high-level laws? The Genius Twin Stars of our Ganwu Universe Country? Hahahaha..."

The sound was incredibly grating, and the surrounding immortals couldn't help but frown upon hearing his laughter.

At this moment, King Lieyu began to interrupt his spellcasting. He patted Marquis Cangming, who couldn't control his emotions, and the latter froze. King Lieyu then pointed to the dead-silent environment around them. Marquis Cangming suddenly realized he had indeed been a bit carried away, so he restrained himself and said:

"My apologies, everyone, I was just too happy." Marquis Cangming scratched the back of his head and said somewhat honestly. At this moment, the cold, sharp aura on his body had completely vanished, replaced by an irrepressible joy!

"How about this, I'll cover the 'Cold Spirit Wine' for everyone!" Marquis Cangming said, feeling quite a pinch in his heart. One had to know there were 1,007 immortal powerhouses present, and the cost of the Cold Spirit Wine would exceed 100,000 Hunyuan units!

"Hahaha, Cangming is generous!" Marquis Liehuo, standing nearby, began to smooth things over.

Only then did the gunpowder-like tension among the immortals present slowly dissipate. Marquis Cangming also felt a lingering fear; he had indeed acted a bit excessively just now, especially considering there were universe countries present that had been completely wiped out! However, thinking about the nearly 100,000 Hunyuan units he was about to spend on wine, his heart still ached!

"Sigh! Consider it money spent on a lesson! One really shouldn't get carried away!" he thought to himself.

"But you two brats, you better keep pushing forward for me; this 100,000 Hunyuan units of wine money better not be spent in vain!" Marquis Cangming roared crazily in his heart.