" The Illusion Demon Galexi has lost!"
The geniuses watching cheered for Zhang Junbao. The previous battle of the Illusion Demon Galexi was too fierce. Every time, he didn't even have a psychic weapon. He just relied on soul attacks to grind his opponent to the point of collapse, which gave him a huge advantage.
Every victory he achieved was built upon the suffering of his opponents. Those who lost to him suffered a double blow to their souls and memories. The Illusion Demon Galexi would unearth his opponents' most feared memories to create illusions, plunging them into terror.
Families shattered, planets invaded, brothers and friends killed in battle—when all hope is extinguished, that is when the enemy collapses.
Therefore, every opponent who fought him hated him to the core. Although from a combat perspective, he was not wrong, his fighting style was indeed disgusting.
But this time, the Illusion Demon Galexi suffered a major setback. Not only did he fail to defeat Zhang Junbao, but Zhang Junbao also took advantage of his desire to win and easily pulled him into an illusion, putting him into a dream reality show in front of all the Immortal and geniuses.
" Zhang Junbao, I'm going to kill you! Get down here! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"
The usually taciturn Illusion Demon Galexi was now hysterically roaring in the stands, but no one paid him any attention or offered him any comfort. Even the Immortal leading the team kept his distance.
It was as if he had been abandoned by everyone; when the wall falls, everyone pushes it down.
"Silence!" A faint voice rang out, silencing Galesi's roar. Galesi sat on the stage, his face full of resentment, his eyes blazing with anger, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, but no sound came out.
"How pathetic. If Illusion Demon Galexi hadn't been so arrogant from the start, Zhang Junbao might have defeated him outright. Now look what happened, he's lost face and embarrassed himself."
"Exactly. Although he is strong, I have never acknowledged him as a strong person. Uncovering the terror in someone's heart, like the demonic path, is something only evil Alien Race would do."
Many of Galesi's former opponents despised his behavior but were powerless to do anything about it. Now, seeing Zhang Junbao punish him is truly gratifying.
"He... he encountered Galesi, and not only did he resist Galesi's illusion, he actually pulled him into it. How did he manage that?"
On another arena, Light Sword Ai Chen had just defeated her opponent and turned to look at Zhang Junbao, her face filled with surprise. Not only was she unable to understand this result, but no one else could either.
As Illusion Demon Galexi himself said, in this year's Genius Battle, if there is any possibility of defeating Zhang Junbao, it is indeed only him, because his terrifying illusions are something that no opponent other than Bolan is confident of breaking, which is also the source of Galesi's pride.
But now, Zhang Junbao actually defeated him using the illusion that the Illusion Demon Galexi was most proud of. In the past, Galesi never made a move; a single glance was enough to cause his opponent to collapse and die. But this time, the tables had turned, and he himself was trapped in the illusion, unable to extricate himself.
Therefore, he completely lost his composure.
"Hmph, trying to compete with Junbao in illusions? Isn't that just courting death?"
After Luo Feng killed his opponent with a single sword strike, he prepared to turn around and watch the show. The Illusion Demon Galexi dared to challenge Zhang Junbao to kneel; he probably didn't know the meaning of death.
The white-robed youth carrying the blood-stained sword looked at Zhang Junbao, his eyes gleaming, seemingly somewhat surprised by the way Zhang Junbao had dealt with the Illusion Demon Galexi.
He was confident he wouldn't be affected by Galesi's illusions, but he couldn't influence Galesi in return. Bolan murmured, " Zhang Junbao!"
"This Galesi, his temperament is indeed a bit lacking. Zhang Junbao didn't seriously damage his soul, which is already considered merciful. If it were just a simple kill, that would be fine. But Zhang Junbao used his desire to win to create an illusion, making him lose face in front of everyone. If he can't get out of this shadow on his own, he will lose control whenever he encounters Zhang Junbao in the future."
Even if he loses all face, it's just a small setback. He's too arrogant. Countless contestants have been driven to the brink of collapse by him in previous competitions, but none of them have reacted like this. The more arrogant a genius is, the harder it is for them to recover after being hit.
If we can't even overcome this small hurdle, then we're disgracing Virtual Universe Company."
The Scaled Giant Thirteen said disdainfully.
"Yes, there is indeed a problem. Our Virtual Universe Company selects geniuses primarily based on their comprehension of the Law, but there have indeed been cases where geniuses with poor mental states have fallen into inner demons after suffering setbacks, unable to extricate themselves, and have become insane."
Venerable Nine Swords frowned slightly. Illusion Demon Galexi was recognized by the Immortal with the strength of one of the top ten, but now it seems that it was not surprising that he was defeated by Zhang Junbao. However, such a mentality, that he could be so easily broken by just a small setback, does indeed have a significant problem.
No one could defeat him before, but now someone can.
However, the Venerable Nine Swords only paid a little attention to him; an Illusionist who couldn't even make it into the top ten wasn't worth his attention.
One by one, the victors emerged from the ten matches on the stage.
The top ten are Zhang Junbao, Luo Feng, Bolan, Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, Wuka, Ai Chen, Rong Jun, Long Yun, and Lancelot.
Among them, the most anticipated battle is between Rong Jun and Gusiluo. As the genius who was originally ranked fourth in the trial, Gusiluo also has a very good chance of going toe-to-toe with Zhang Junbao and Bolan.
But in the end, he was defeated by Rong Jun's terrifying swordsmanship.
On the stands, an Immortal shook his head and sighed, "This Rong Jun, who originally claimed his goal was to be ranked number one in the universe, wasn't entirely exaggerating. If it were in previous years, without the monstrous talents of Zhang Junbao and Bolan, perhaps he really would have had a chance. It's just a pity he was born at the wrong time!"
The ten winners were quite interesting. Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng came from the same place, and Jiang Mo and Qian Shui were actually siblings.
The ten of them have already qualified to enter the Primordial Secret Realm; next, they will compete for the qualification to enter the Primal Secret Region.
However, the other eight people all knew in their hearts that the two spots in the Primal Secret Region would most likely belong to Zhang Junbao and Bolan.
At this moment, the Venerable Nine Swords, dressed in a cyan battle robe, appeared in front of the arena and smiled, saying, "Congratulations! Next, we will select the top five from among you, and the first and second place will be chosen from among the top five. The order of the matches will be arranged according to the time it takes you to defeat your opponents, with the fastest defeating the slowest, the second fastest defeating the second slowest, and so on."
The battle situation is as follows:
Bolan versus Rong Jun!
Luo Feng versus Long Yun!
Zhang Junbao vs. Ai Chen!
Jiang Mo face off against Wuka!
Lancelot faced Qian Shui!
Because Zhang Junbao played with the Illusion Demon Galexi for a while without immediately killing him, his speed in defeating his opponent was not the fastest.
However, Zhang Junbao was somewhat surprised to find himself facing Ai Chen, a girl from the Mengluo Wing Race.
When Ai Chen first arrived here, he said he would find a chance to punish him.
On the stage, Zhang Junbao smiled as she looked at Ai Chen, who was furious, clearly not having forgotten what had happened before.
"Do we still want to compete?"
"Hmph, are you really that much stronger than me? My Mengluo Wing Race's Judgment of Light is incredibly effective against evil!" Ai Chen said coldly.
At the same time, a pair of wings of light unfolded behind her, fluttering slightly, and the light on the entire arena seemed to be drawn to her.
This is Ai Chen's Light Domain.
In her hand, a Light Sword condensed extremely dense Power of Law, radiating terrifying killing intent, and its swing even subtly affected the flow of time.
However, Ai Chen's understanding is not deep enough, but even so, it is already quite terrifying.
"An evil person?" Zhang Junbao couldn't understand it at all. He had only punished someone who was gossiping behind his back, so how did he become an evil person?
"Make your move! You keep saying you'll punish me, but if I do, you'll have no chance!" Zhang Junbao said.
"Take this!" Ai Chen snorted coldly, and the arena blazed with light. Ai Chen floated in mid-air, like an angel from Earth's legends, as if the whole world consisted only of her figure.
"Holy Sword - Judgment!"
In Ai Chen's hand, Light Sword imbued with the terrifying power of the Law of Light appeared before Zhang Junbao in an instant.
However, just as Ai Chen's Light Sword was about to strike Zhang Junbao, it simply wouldn't cut through him.
" Space-Time Domain!"
Zhang Junbao wasn't going to stand there and let himself be attacked.
A giant Taiji Diagram appeared behind him, Space-Time Domain formed by the condensation of the power of eight domains. It was like a shield of wisdom, blocking Zhang Junbao's way and preventing Ai Chen's Light Sword from advancing an inch.
"The judgment of the Law of Light is quite powerful, but your understanding of the Law is too shallow."
Zhang Junbao's domain expanded, and Ai Chen tried to escape, but found that she couldn't break free at all. Her whole body felt like it was stuck in a sticky quagmire, and the surrounding space and time locked her firmly in place, unable to move.
"Since you are my opponent, I will not hold back as a sign of respect."
In Zhang Junbao's hand, the translucent Space-Time Hunyuan Sword slashed through the air, easily cleaving Ai Chen's body in two.
Not far away, Ai Chen, who had reappeared on the viewing platform, looked at Zhang Junbao in the arena with red eyes, but he was helpless. Now Ai Chen truly realized just how big the gap was between himself and Zhang Junbao.
The so-called sanctions against Zhang Junbao are nothing but a joke.
On another arena, Luo Feng broke free from his fate. After meeting Zhang Junbao, his comprehension of the Law far surpassed his previous speed. The trials in the Trial Tower had enabled him to use the Second Layer of the Yan Shen Armament, the ' Sky Piercing Style,' and with two golden swords!
The terrifying destructive power of the Sky Piercing Style was so great that Long Yun, who had concealed the Space Origin Law, was unable to withstand it.
"Hmph, with such a profound understanding of the Earth Origin Law, how could you not have stepped into the threshold of the Space Law! Do you really think everyone else is as foolish as you?"
In the end, Bolan defeated Rong Jun, Zhang Junbao easily defeated Ai Chen, Wuka defeated Jiang Mo, and Qian Shui also defeated Lanluosi.
After a short rest, the final battle for first and second place will take place.
This is a round-robin tournament, where each person has to play against four other people. The winner gets one point, while the loser or the player gets zero points if it's a draw.
Zhang Junbao easily defeated Wuka and Qian Shui, and then encountered Luo Feng.
"Want to continue?" Zhang Junbao asked with a smile.
"I have absolutely no chance of winning against you, it's so boring. We're all old classmates, can't you just give me a break and let me win this once?"
But I'll let it slide this time. It concerns your final reward. As my senior brother, you need to win this Genius Battle perfectly! I won't waste your energy. Remember to beat up Bolan for me. He defeated me, which really annoyed me, hahaha..."
After saying that, Luo Feng jumped off the stage and admitted defeat. He had fought Zhang Junbao countless times and was well aware of the difference in their strength.
In the battle between Luo Feng and Bolan, although Luo Feng had made great progress, his understanding of the Space Law was still far behind, and he was ultimately killed by Bolan's Thousand Illusion Body.
The Space Origin Law are the most unsolvable; the difference in understanding these Law directly translates into a difference in combat strength.
Luo Feng is no match for Bolan right now.
In the final battle, Zhang Junbao faced Bolan, a fight that everyone had been eagerly anticipating.