Just as Zhang Junbao and his companions were discussing strategies to protect Earth, a mysterious secret realm within the Ganwu Universe Country seemed to awaken instantly.
This secret realm is vast, and in the void, there is a boundless continent floating above it. This continent is measured in light-years in both width and length, and is extremely vast.
At the very center of the continent, towering mountains pierce the void, seemingly reaching straight to the heavens. And atop these mountains stands a colossal temple, overlooking the entire continent; even the legendary immortals are no more majestic than this.
"Boom!"
At the entrance of the temple, a giant standing eight meters tall, clad in scale armor and a helmet, suddenly appeared. He exuded an aura of Death God, a heavy stench of blood that instilled fear in everyone.
After the giant appeared, he slowly walked into the temple.
At the entrance, eight guards clad in sacred armor stepped forward upon seeing the giant, their halberds held slightly to their chests, and respectfully bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Thirteen!"
If someone observes closely, they will notice that each of the eight guards at the gate has a mark on their forehead; some are flames, some are water droplets, and some are lightning bolts, like those of General Jiang Tianchen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
In other words, these eight people are all World Lord Level powerhouses recognized by the Origin Law, and are definitely the best among World Lord. At this moment, they are just the gatekeepers on the outermost perimeter of this palace.
The giant nodded slightly and went straight into the temple.
Inside the magnificent temple, an unusual silence had fallen, as if something of great importance was taking place.
At this moment, a man dressed in gorgeous clothes and with very elegant manners walked over.
Thirteen, it's been a long time!
"Has the King summoned me here today for the sake of the Genius Battle?" the giant asked.
"That's right. The Genius Battle is already halfway through, and the king attaches great importance to this matter," the elegant man said.
" The Genius Battle is an opportunity for our Ganwu Universe Country to demonstrate its strength to the Cosmic Humans, and the King naturally attaches great importance to it."
"Go in, the king is already waiting for you." With that, the elegant man waved his hand, and the tightly closed inner palace doors behind him slowly opened.
Inside the palace, a colossal throne hundreds of meters high stands at the deepest part, and upon it sits a magnificent figure, his face unseen, but his eyes, like the Sun, radiate endless light, as if he could see through the entire universe.
Compared to him, the 13-year-old scaled giant was extremely small.
"Thirteen pays respects to Your Majesty!" The Scaled Giant Thirteen prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully.
On the throne, this majestic figure was none other than the supreme ruler of the Ganwu Universe Country, one of only 1008 Universe Country in Human Race, and the Ganwu Country Lord!
"Thirteen, in this year's Genius Battle, does my Ganwu Universe Country have any promising talents who can enter the Virtual Universe Company?" the Ganwu Universe Country Lord asked.
Humanity has 1008 Universe Country, but the Virtual Universe Company only recruits 1000 people, averaging less than one per Universe Country.
"Your Majesty, there are two promising talents in this cohort who may bring glory to our Ganwu Universe Country."
"Who are those two?"
"A man named Rong Jun has a profound understanding of the Earth Origin Law, and he may even be hiding the Space Law. He is invincible in the Arena Melee and will surely qualify for the final showdown."
"Hmm? Not World Zone?" asked the Ganwu Universe Country Lord.
"He's concealing his true strength; he's doing this on purpose."
"Stepping into the threshold of the dual Law offers some hope. What about the other one?"
"Another one named Zhang Junbao defeated the World Zone one ranked player in the preliminaries, but did not kill him. He entered the arena as the number two ranked player."
Forgive my poor eyesight, but I have not yet been able to discern his full strength.
"Even you can't see it?" The Ganwu Universe Country Lord asked, his tone slightly changing.
"So far, in addition to his own Light Origin Law, he has also demonstrated the ability to step into the Earth Origin Law of the Origin of Gold."
I am certain that he has already stepped into the threshold of the Time Law, which is closely related to himself.
"The Fourfold Law?"
Haha, interesting. He's originally a light-attribute being, yet he managed to comprehend the Law earth and metal at the Star Level. His talent in the Space Law must be quite remarkable as well.
"Time and space talents go hand in hand?"
At this point, a huge light screen suddenly appeared in front of the Ganwu Universe Country Lord, rapidly playing Zhang Junbao's battle in the preliminary rounds.
The entire month-long battle was watched by the Ganwu Universe Country Lord in less than a second.
" For Star Level being to transcend its own attributes, comprehend the Law of other attributes, and even step into the threshold of the Law —this talent is truly remarkable."
However, this lazy little guy has been hiding his strength, and his current opponents have no way of knowing what he's doing or forcing him to use his true power, which is quite interesting.
"Our Ganwu Universe Country has had no geniuses enter the Primordial Secret Realm for over a hundred sessions, not to mention the Primal Secret Region," the Ganwu Country Lord said. "This time, at least one person must enter!"
Two orbs of light, one large and one small, suddenly appeared in front of the Ganwu Country Lord and landed directly in front of Thirteen.
"Give this to the two of them. This time, we must secure a spot for our Ganwu Universe Country."
Go!
Thirteen dared not ask any further questions. He stored the two beams of light into his Space Ring. The moment they made contact, he understood how to distribute the two orbs of light. After thanking the Ganwu Country Lord, Thirteen left the palace.
In the vast, empty hall, only the Ganwu Country Lord sat alone.
"I hope the two little ones can bring me a miracle and earn me more contribution points..." A long sigh echoed in the empty palace, filled with endless helplessness, before gradually returning to calm after a long while.
The Arena Melee lasted for five days, followed by a one-day rest period before the one-on-one elimination matches began.
Having already weathered the chaos of battle, Zhang Junbao and his group could now prepare for the next phase.
In the Virtual Universe, on a vast grassland in the Killing Field, Zhang Junbao stands with his sword in hand.
Opposite him were the human Luo Feng, the Golden Horned Beast, Thunder God, and Hong.
The sword Zhang Junbao held in his hand was the ' Space-Time Hunyuan Sword,' which he had never used in the Genius Battle before. Countless miniature Space-Time Vortex formed the blade of the Space-Time Hunyuan Sword. This weapon, the foremost of the Nine Great Divine Weapons Controller, constantly shifted in light and shadow in his hand, while Luo Feng and the others opposite him were on high alert.
Under Zhang Junbao's Spiritual Force control, 360 transparent swords transformed from Space-Time Vortex formed the Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Formation, completely surrounding the three people and the beast.
The Golden Horned Beast launched the first attack. Its hard scales had already been reduced to a bloody mess under Zhang Junbao's attacks. It could only rely on its control over the Space Law to dodge and try to break out of Zhang Junbao's formation.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng, a human, also controlled the Yan Shen Armament to attack Zhang Junbao, and now he was able to condense two Golden Illusion Sword.
"Die!" Luo Feng's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He snorted coldly, and the floating Golden Illusion Sword suddenly accelerated, transforming into a golden sword rainbow that pierced towards Zhang Junbao.
The lightning in Thunder God's hand was contained within the War Blade, yet the entire blade radiated a dazzling light.
On the other side, Hong was also bleeding profusely. He wielded his sword in a very strange way, and each swing deflected the small, transparent swords around him.
His illusions had no effect on Zhang Junbao. Hong was also well aware of his weaknesses and had learned a set of attack techniques from Luo, which he was currently practicing.
Luo Feng rode the Dark Cloud Shuttle, a flying telekinetic weapon, constantly dodging in the air. Behind him, eight afterimages appeared, revealing the secret flying technique " Ten Thousand Line Flow," which was already close to the second level.
However, Luo Feng's figure suddenly stopped in flight, and then he found that the golden sword he had shot at Zhang Junbao had somehow flown towards him instead.
Luo Feng hurriedly steered the golden sword to a different direction, nearly being killed by his own attack. Before he could even understand what was happening, he watched as his headless body fell from the sky.
At the moment Luo Feng was killed, the Golden Horned Beast was momentarily distracted. Zhang Junbao seized this opportunity, and the transparent sword instantly pierced through the Golden Horned Beast's body, reducing it to a skeleton.
"What?"
After Luo Feng's defeat, Thunder God and Hong did not last long either, as they were surrounded and killed by the small swords that Zhang Junbao had transformed into an array.
The four figures reappeared, and Luo Feng slumped to the ground, somewhat dejected, his mental state greatly depleted.
" Junbao, why are you able to control my Golden Illusion Sword? That's clearly my Yan Shen Armament!" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
"I never controlled your Yan Shen Armament. I merely used the First Layer of the ' Space-Time Hunyuan Sword,' with its Light and Shadow Flicker, to project the image of the Golden Illusion Sword you control into your mind, making you mistake it for an attack from me," Zhang Junbao said with a smile.
"Damn it, your attacks aren't just those little transparent swords?"
"Of course. You must remember that the more focused you are on attacking, the easier it is to be deceived. It is precisely because your attention is focused on my attack and your Golden Illusion Sword that you have overlooked the fact that I have no way of controlling your Yan Shen Armament!"
Don't forget, I'm also light-attribute; when combined with the ' Space-Time Hunyuan Sword,' creating a small-scale illusion isn't too difficult."
"Does that mean I can just ignore the out-of-control Golden Illusion Sword?"
"How do you know I absolutely cannot control your Yan Shen Armament? Even if I can't control it, as long as your attacks can't break through space, I can distort space and make it turn around and attack you. Don't forget the characteristics of my domain; within my domain, I control spacetime!"
Be real when you are deceptive, and deceptive when you are real. Trust your own judgment and don't limit your focus to the intelligence the enemy gives you.
What you see is only what I want you to see!
After listening, Luo Feng felt like his head was completely blank. Fighting Zhang Junbao was too painful; he never knew what was real and what was fake.
Even Hong and Thunder God, standing to the side, wore wry smiles. They were utterly ineffective against Zhang Junbao. Despite their immense strength, they couldn't break free from Zhang Junbao's control; this frustrating feeling was extremely unpleasant.
Zhang Junbao's application of the Law of Light perfectly demonstrates what it means to be unpredictable.
At that moment, Feitian appeared before them.
"Master, someone is looking for you. It's an envoy from the Ganwu Universe Country."
" Ganwu Universe Country?"