A Chasm of Difference, Luo Feng's Despondency
With a wave of his hand, the Venerable Nine Swords quickly left the plane that had been specially created for the Trial Tower and arrived at the huge plaza they had been in before.
In the center of the square, surrounded by 1008 buildings, 100 arenas, each 10 kilometers long and wide, have been erected, their flight height restricted by an unknown black substance.
The top 100 geniuses in the Trial Tower, along with the 100 geniuses selected by the Virtual Universe System from the 900 who fought their way through three rounds of elimination, all appeared on the arena.
Each of them stood before their own opponent.
Li Jing's opponent was a tall, thin young man with dark circles under his eyes. Li Jing didn't remember him and he wasn't one of the more popular geniuses.
Not only him, but none of the geniuses considered to have a chance to break into the top 10 faced each other.
Clearly, the Virtual Universe System does not randomly select opponents, but rather tries to avoid encountering strong geniuses early on.
The tall, thin young man looked at Li Jing, who was dressed in black, and forced a smile.
He never expected his luck to be so bad, encountering Li Jing was widely recognized as the number one in this year's Genius Battle and was someone even a behemoth like Virtual Universe Company would take seriously.
If it were someone else, he would still be confident enough to give it a shot.
Li Jing, there's really no hope for him!
Those geniuses who weren't selected by the Virtual Universe Company to compete for the top 100 spots to join the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm couldn't help but cast a sympathetic glance at the tall, thin young man.
Whoosh~
As the battle officially began, the tall, thin young man felt nothing before his vision went completely white.
When consciousness returned, he found himself outside the arena, just like the other 800 people.
Soul Attack!
Clearly, he was eliminated by Li Jing using his famous Soul Attack!
The tall, thin young man, realizing this, gave a wry smile.
Although the Soul Attack brought him to a peaceful end, eliminating him without him feeling anything, he was still eliminated.
But if he had a choice, he would still prefer to be defeated by Li Jing using other attack methods.
Now that the Genius Battle has progressed this far, everyone knows that Soul Attack are a tactic Li Jing only uses when he's bullying newbies.
Defeating him would be nothing more than bullying a weakling for Li Jing!
The fight between Li Jing and the tall, thin youth ended quickly, but the fights on the other arenas were equally fast.
Before long, the battles on all one hundred arenas had ended.
The Venerable Nine Swords spoke gently to the 100 victors, "Congratulations on having the opportunity to enter the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company's Heaven and Earth Secret Realm."
"The Virtual Universe System has selected the 20 players with the best overall performance from the previous battles to compete for the top 10 spots in the Primordial Secret Realm."
"Now I will announce the list: Li Jing, Bolan..."
As each name was called out, the geniuses who weren't called upon couldn't help but show tension on their faces, and their fists clenched involuntarily.
Luo Feng was also somewhat uncertain. To be honest, he hadn't used his full strength in the previous battle.
If you are not selected into the 20-person list because of this, the loss would be enormous.
"Don't worry, your skills are definitely enough to get you into the top 10. We won't leave you out."
Seeing Luo Feng's nervous appearance, Li Jing casually remarked.
Li Jing's words reassured Luo Feng somewhat.
Li Jing is a super genius whom those powerful Immortal say could make the Virtual Universe Company change its rules if he made a suggestion.
"... Jiang Mo, Qian Shui, Luo Feng..."
Just then, the Venerable Nine Swords called out Luo Feng's name, finally putting him at ease.
The genius who was among the top 20 was naturally overjoyed.
Those who weren't selected benefited from the fact that someone who had previously stood up for others had been severely suppressed.
Even if they felt resentful, they could only swallow it down and dared not utter a sound.
Soon, Li Jing and 20 others arrived at the arena, which had been reduced to 10 seats.
This time, Li Jing's opponent is none other than the Illusion Demon Galexi, who faced Luo Feng in the original storyline.
At this moment, Illusion Demon Galexi's expression was not good. He hadn't expected to be facing Li Jing, this freak Omega.
Before the Trial Tower even began, he knew that Li Jing, like him, was known for his Soul Attack.
At the time, he thought that if he had the chance, he would definitely compete with Li Jing.
However, after completing the Trial Tower, one realizes that Li Jing's true terror lies not only in his Soul Attack, but also in his heaven-defying Law Comprehension.
He then lost all desire to compete with Li Jing.
Instead, she prayed in her heart that she would not encounter Li Jing, this great god.
Who would have thought that what you fear most is what happens most often?
"Go all out, or you won't even have a chance to make a move!"
Galesi's eyes hardened, and he used his full power to unleash the secret technique of Bewildering God, attempting to shake Li Jing's sea of consciousness.
What would be an incredibly terrifying and inescapable illusion for ordinary people is nothing more than a tiny bubble in front of Li Jing, easily burst with a single prick.
"Playing illusions in front of me?"
Li Jing's eyes were playful as he then unleashed an illusion attack from the Ten Thousand Heart Soul Control Secret Manual.
At this moment, within the illusion woven by Li Jing.
Galesi's illusion successfully controlled Li Jing, who then followed up with a Spiritual Force weapon attack.
He actually defeated Li Jing, the undisputed number one genius, despite everyone's skepticism.
They then fought their way through the competition and secured the number one spot in the entire universe.
Many Immortal cast shocked glances at him, and even the Venerable Nine Swords looked at him with newfound respect.
After joining the Primal Secret Region, he made rapid progress, breaking through to Domain Lord, World Lord, Immortal, and eventually becoming a supreme being, as great as Universe Country Lord.
With everything perfectly accomplished, he sat high in the main hall, looking back on his remarkable life, and laughed heartily.
But suddenly a face appeared in mid-air. It was Li Jing, who had been defeated by him in the Genius Battle and had been devastated ever since, as if he had taken away all his talent and luck.
Gradually, consciousness began to return.
Galesi realized he had somehow walked off the ring, still grinning.
At this point, how could he not understand? He had completely fallen into the illusion Li Jing had created for him, without realizing it at all.
If Li Jing hadn't taken the initiative to dispel it, and if this were in reality, he would have been immersed in the illusion until he died!
Having figured this out, Galesi looked at Li Jing with eyes full of horror.
He calls himself the Illusion Demon Galexi, yet he was easily manipulated by illusions. Just how high must Li Jing's talent be in the realm of the soul?
And this isn't even Li Jing's most terrifying tactic!
Is this the true value of a genius that even Virtual Universe Company value?
Not only Galesi, but other geniuses, including Bolan, broke out in a cold sweat upon witnessing this scene.
If Illusion Demon Galexi was so helpless against Li Jing's illusions, could any one of them withstand it?
I'm afraid that's not possible.
What exactly are Li Jing's limits?
The Trial Tower, which was expected to be able to test its capabilities, failed to pose any obstacle, and the Arena Battle seemed to only reveal the tip of the Iceberg!
In the crowd, Luo Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.
That feeling of insignificance, like an ant facing a vast ocean, made him extremely uncomfortable.
He can't even see Li Jing's limit, how can he possibly surpass Li Jing?