Beyond the tower, nearly every spectator's gaze instantly turned to the enormous circular light ring on the first level.
Almost the moment everyone's attention focused on it, the ring on the first level changed from white, the color indicating an ongoing challenge, to green—as if in the time it took to blink.
At the same time, the white ring on the second level lit up.
First level, cleared.
"Just as expected. An instant kill."
"With a team like that, dealing with a Star Nebula Rank 1 opponent was a piece of cake."
The crowd outside the tower wasn't the least bit surprised.
It would've been surprising if they'd spent too long on the first level.
Inside the tower, first level.
In the standard circular arena, a mirror image radiating Star Nebula Rank energy had barely taken shape when a petite figure tore through the air, appearing in front of it with a piercing sonic boom. It hadn't even managed to launch a proper Rule attack.
A dense, earthy-yellow glow of the Rule of Earth covered Amber's fist. She threw a simple punch, slamming it into the mirror image's chest.
"Bang!"
Like a popped bubble of energy, the mirror image burst into basic motes of light and vanished without a trace.
Amber pulled back her fist and wrinkled her small nose, looking a little dissatisfied. "Too weak. I haven't even warmed up yet."
"Don't worry. There'll be plenty of tough fights later."
Lin Yi spoke calmly, his gaze already fixed on the light at the entrance to the second level.
Opponents at this level weren't even worth making him take seriously.
The group was quickly transported to the second level.
They appeared in the void, where countless meteorites of all sizes drifted.
Two mirror images rapidly took shape. One was surrounded