In the space of the arena.

“This is our second fight, right?”

Xu Zong smiled and looked at Rong Jun on the opposite side.

“That’s right.”

Rong Jun sighed strangely.

“In our last fight, I used the spatial illusion once, but you suddenly burst out with nine illusions. However, I have my own secret technique, and I am confident that I can compete with you. But I didn’t expect that in the Qianwu Country arena competition, you suddenly burst out with dozens of illusions. At that time, I knew that I was no match for you.”

The last time they fought was during the elimination round of the Qianwu Country, where Rong Jun used the spatial illusion and was defeated by Xu Zong’s nine illusions. At that time, he boasted that he would win next time.

Then, unexpectedly, there really was a next time.

But when it comes to whether he can win or not, it can only be said that it’s all in his dreams.

“I only have one move, please enlighten me!”

Rong Jun drew his cracked earth knife, and the blade emitted a silver-white light. A powerful wave of laws covered the blade, and then he swung the knife towards Xu Zong!

Xu Zong raised his pierced spear and thrust it forward. A white vortex surged out, emitting a twisted force like a black hole!

The knife and the spear collided instantly.

In the blink of an eye, Rong Jun’s knife was knocked away, and the long spear had pierced through his chest.

There was no room for a stalemate. Rong Jun was defeated like a crumbling ruin.

“I have lost.”

Rong Jun looked down at his chest, but his expression was calm.

This result was already within his expectations.

“However, I am not willing to admit defeat like this. Someday, we will meet again in the Primitive Secret Realm!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Jun’s figure disappeared from the arena space.

“It’s a pity about Rong Jun.”

On the square, the giant armored figure Thirteen sighed secretly. If his luck had been a little better, he wouldn’t have stopped at the top ten.

“This Long Yun really has some tricks up his sleeve!”

“His comprehension of the spatial laws is not inferior to Rong Jun’s, and his earth laws are even stronger!”

The geniuses suddenly exclaimed.

In the second screen, Long Yun suddenly burst out with a powerful spatial law, and what was even more commendable was that he perfectly combined the earth laws and the spatial laws. His defensive power was second only to Xu Zong in this genius battle, causing many geniuses to exclaim in admiration.

However, it was only logical that those who could break into the top 20 had undoubtedly comprehended two laws.

Unfortunately, Long Yun was very unlucky.

Although he was the ultimate sixth, he hid his strength until the top ten battles and only revealed his true power then. Unfortunately, he encountered Bolan.

Bolan instantly burst out with thousands of illusions, and Long Yun was immediately overwhelmed. In an instant, he was killed on the spot and stopped at the top ten.

In the other arenas, Luo Feng defeated Wu Ka, Qian Shui was defeated by Ai Chen, and Jiang Mo defeated Lancelot.

In the end, Xu Zong, Bolan, Luo Feng, Ai Chen, and Jiang Mo entered the top five.

“Among the top five, there are actually two from the Qianwu Universe. Thirteen, you must treat us this time!”

“Hahaha, no problem!”

Thirteen, the giant armored figure, laughed heartily.

In this situation, anyone could see it.

Among these five people, Xu Zong’s strength was undoubtedly the first, Bolan was second, and among the remaining three, Luo Feng’s strength surpassed Ai Chen and Jiang Mo. Obviously, the final three spots in the Primitive Secret Realm belonged to Xu Zong, Bolan, and Luo Feng.

The Qianwu Universe occupied not only two spots in the top five but also directly occupied two spots in the Primitive Secret Realm!

“The Qianwu Country’s luck is too strong.”

Many immortal beings couldn’t help but envy and be jealous.

In fact, the strengths of Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Galexy, and Long Yun were similar, each with their own characteristics. In previous genius battles, any one of these four could have taken first place. Unfortunately, the quality of this genius battle was too high, aside from the abnormal Bolan, there was also the monster Xu Zong, which resulted in these four only being able to compete for the top three.

What’s even more unfortunate is that Rong Jun and Long Yun had a tough time. They happened to encounter Xu Zong and Bolan, and both were stopped at the top ten.

Galexy had an even worse fate. He didn’t even make it into the top ten, while Luo Feng had relatively good luck and didn’t encounter any strong opponents, allowing him to enter the top five.

In the space of the arena, the five of them began the round-robin matches, each having to fight against the other four. The winner would earn one point, and the loser would not earn any points. The top three with the most points would earn a spot in the Primitive Secret Realm.

In the first two matches, Xu Zong overwhelmingly defeated Ai Chen and Jiang Mo.

In the third match, Xu Zong faced Luo Feng.

“Xiao Zong, it’s been a long time since we had a serious fight, right?”

“Luo Feng, do you want to fight seriously?”

“Yes, I really want to know the difference between us now!”

Luo Feng shouted, and nine golden lights flew out from the dark golden staff behind him, transforming into nine golden illusion swords. Then, these nine golden illusion swords merged into one, forming a real golden longsword!

The second level of the Divine Weapon, the Sky Piercing Style!

Because he had mastered the Sky Piercing Style, Luo Feng was considered to have the strength to compete for third place.

Xu Zong’s expression also became serious when he heard this. He thrust both spears forward at the same time, and the two vortices bit tightly together like gears, slamming towards the golden longsword.

At the moment of contact, the vortexes, like black holes, twisted and shattered the golden longsword, turning it into dozens of golden small swords flying in all directions.

Luo Feng was extremely helpless.

There was a time when he could surpass Xu Zong in sparring, but now, his strongest move couldn’t even withstand a single blow from Xu Zong.

Luo Feng knew very well that even if it was just the combination of time vortex or space vortex alone, he would still be crushed.

Xu Zong had already used his full strength, which was giving Luo Feng face.

“I admit defeat!”

Luo Feng shouted to the sky.

In the third match, Xu Zong emerged victorious.

In the fourth match, Xu Zong faced Bolan.As soon as the match began, Berlan didn’t waste any words and immediately unleashed thousands of illusionary bodies, each wielding a blood-red longsword. The cold glimmers of their blades came slashing towards Xu Zong from all directions.

Xu Zong didn’t utter a word either, directly bursting forth with hundreds of illusionary bodies. His dual guns were wrapped in the laws of magic, ready to meet Berlan’s attack.

This battle attracted the attention of many geniuses in the square. Almost everyone’s gaze was drawn to this pinnacle showdown.

Facing Berlan’s aggressive onslaught, it seemed that Xu Zong was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of illusionary bodies. However, the reality was that Berlan was forced into a frantic defense from the very beginning, struggling to cope.

Berlan’s spatial laws were indeed powerful, so powerful that even the current Xu Zong found it hard to contend with. Therefore, Xu Zong focused his attack on the laws of time, using the method of distorting time to make his attacks jump back and forth within a short time frame.

Berlan couldn’t determine which point in time Xu Zong’s real killing intent would strike. Naturally, he quickly fell into a disadvantage within his own offensive, forced to constantly dodge using his powerful spatial laws. He tried to use a large number of spatial illusionary bodies to shield himself, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

Facing a fully defensive Berlan, Xu Zong knew he had already won.

The time limit for the arena was ten minutes. Within ten minutes, the arena would shrink to one meter. During this process, the arena would also keep getting smaller, which was extremely disadvantageous for those who were good at dodging. Once the time was up, Berlan could only be forced in front of Xu Zong and then be pierced through by his gun.

In the original story, Luo Feng also lost to Long Yun in this way.

“Buzz!”

Xu Zong thrust out his gun, a grey-white vortex emerged on the gun body, and he directly used the Secret Technique.

The vortex distorted space-time, tearing apart the surrounding Berlan illusionary bodies like a black hole. He quickly found the real Berlan, thrust out his gun, and tore his body into pieces!

Instantly, all of Berlan’s illusionary bodies on the stage disappeared without a trace, and the match was declared over.

Berlan appeared in the central square, his expression unreadable. But looking at his clenched fists, everyone knew that he was extremely unwilling to accept his defeat.

Xu Zong had defeated him using a combination of space and time, which was already quite respectful.

In the end, all four rounds of the competition ended.

Xu Zong won all four battles, ranking first.

Berlan won three and lost one, ranking second.

Luo Feng won two and lost two, ranking third.

These three people got the opportunity to enter the Primitive Secret Realm. The remaining Ai Chen, Rong Jun, and others could enter the Primordial Secret Realm. Those ranked beyond the top 10, like Galesi, could only enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. The last 900 people all entered the Apocalypse Secret Realm.

Of course, Luo Feng’s entry into the Primitive Secret Realm was somewhat controversial. After all, the strength of Rong Jun, Long Yun, and Galesi was comparable to his. Except for Galesi, who was defeated by him, neither Rong Jun nor Long Yun had ever been defeated by him. Some people definitely thought that Rong Jun and Long Yun were stronger.

However, by the same token, if Rong Jun or Long Yun had ranked third, others wouldn’t have been much more convinced either. So, it had to be this way.

The final battle ended.

A thousand geniuses and a thousand and eight immortals all stood in the square. The Nine Swords Venerable floated in mid-air, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

“All four levels have been selected. This year’s Universal Human Peak Genius Selection Battle has come to a perfect conclusion today. Your generation is very outstanding, one of the best I’ve ever seen in my life.”

“From today onwards, your path will no longer be ordinary. My Virtual Universe Company will fully assist you. Whether you become a powerhouse that shakes the universe, fade into obscurity, or fall halfway, it all depends on you. Don’t be arrogant if you enter the Primitive Secret Realm or the Primordial Secret Realm, and don’t belittle yourself if you enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm or the Apocalypse Secret Realm. Your path to becoming a powerhouse has just begun!”

“I hope that after tens or hundreds of epochs, you people can still be alive to meet me. I also hope that by then, you have become renowned experts in the universe!”

The voice of the Nine Swords Venerable echoed in the ears of every genius, his words resonating deeply, causing many proud or lamenting geniuses to clench their fists.

“Next, someone will contact you to take you to the headquarters of my Virtual Universe Company for assembly, and then enter the initial universe.”

“Xu Zong, come with me.”

The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Xu Zong and beckoned to him with a smile.

(End of the chapter)