Winning Streak

Huaxia Time, July 23rd, 2066.

Within the Virtual Universe, in the dimensional space belonging to the Giant Axe Martial Arena, a genius showdown was about to begin on Island No. 29904.

“Ladies and gentlemen, currently standing on the arena stage is the genius expert ‘Saiwaluo’ from the Dragon Horn Starfield.” As the loud, clear voice echoed throughout the entire Martial Arena, a wave of cheers, like a surging tide, immediately erupted from the audience. Hundreds of millions of spectators from the Dragon Horn Starfield were incredibly excited, roaring with enthusiasm.

“Saiwaluo!”

“Saiwaluo!”

“You are the strongest!”

Hundreds of millions of people cheered excitedly.

The home starfields of both combatants in the arena battle were each allocated 100 million tickets.

Thus, among the billion spectators for today’s battle, 200 million were from the Dragon Horn Starfield and the Heilong Mountain Starfield, respectively.

“Next to enter the stage, the one you’ve all been eagerly awaiting… from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire… the peerless genius—Luo Feng!!!” The commentator’s voice was a full octave higher than before, clearly indicating a strong bias towards Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng!”

“Luo Feng!”

“Luo Feng!”

Not only were hundreds of millions of people from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire cheering excitedly, but more than half of the other 800 million spectators from various other starfields within the Ganwu Universe Nation were also chanting Luo Feng’s name. Although it was also a group arena battle, it was clear that Luo Feng, who had once swept through his own group… had won the affection of many in the Ganwu Universe Nation.

Under the gaze of hundreds of millions, Luo Feng walked into the arena stage within the Martial Arena, following the same pathway.

The cheers immediately grew even louder!

Countless young women of various human races were incredibly excited, some even screaming until they fainted. This was the effect of 100% virtual reality, simulating even physiological responses perfectly.

...

Only two youths stood on the arena stage: the black-haired youth ‘Luo Feng,’ wearing dark gray combat attire and carrying a dark golden staff on his back, and the smiling youth ‘Saiwaluo,’ who exuded a gentle charm and stood on a giant footboard.

“Luo Feng, please guide me.” Saiwaluo bowed politely, showing his respect.

Luo Feng stood there, silent as a dormant volcano, showing no reaction.

For some reason, despite Saiwaluo’s politeness, Luo Feng felt an inexplicable sense of aversion. He couldn't pinpoint why.

“Gentlemen.”

The tall, burly, and dashing commentator smiled, “Similar to the group arena battles… your combat space will continuously shrink as the fight progresses. In just five minutes, the combat space will reduce to a diameter of one meter. Therefore, each of your battles will last a maximum of five minutes.”

“Thank you,” Saiwaluo said, smiling at the commentator.

Luo Feng merely acknowledged with a sound.

“Very well, the battle… begins!” the commentator said with a smile. As soon as he uttered ‘begins,’ his entire form dissipated, leaving only the two opponents on the arena stage.

“Whoosh!”

Saiwaluo, standing on his giant footboard, swiftly flew into the distance, moving like lightning.

“Dodging?” Luo Feng frowned slightly. Stepping on his Duntiansuo, he instantly transformed into a streak of golden light, noticeably faster than Saiwaluo.

The combat space, originally 30 kilometers in diameter, continuously shrank as time passed. At Luo Feng’s and Saiwaluo’s speed, they reached the very edge of the combat space almost in the blink of an eye.

“Now’s the time.”

Saiwaluo felt the distance between them was close. He abruptly turned around, simultaneously sharply reducing his speed, which brought the rapidly approaching Luo Feng suddenly very close to him. A look of madness flashed in Saiwaluo’s eyes: “Go! Kill him!!!” The giant footboard beneath him simultaneously shot out a string of silver light. This string of silver light, entwined with the azure energy swirling around his body, automatically dispersed into nine silver arrows, all shooting towards Luo Feng at once.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Nine silver arrows!

Like nine meteors, they instantly shot towards Luo Feng.

“Although the Yan Shen Blade is powerful, it has a weakness!” A strong desire, a craving for victory, burned in Saiwaluo’s eyes. “That is its defense; defense is its weakness!”

“Mediocre strength, yet you dare to split your attack into nine?” Luo Feng snorted coldly. “Do you really think I have no defensive measures?”

Luo Feng’s mind stirred.

The Duntiansuo beneath his feet immediately shot out streams of light, swiftly forming 16 peculiar shields around him. These 16 shields were interconnected by golden threads. Eight shields formed an outer layer, and eight formed an inner layer, rotating simultaneously at different speeds, following a strange pattern.

This move—Sword Matrix!

The defensive technique from the Duntiansuo’s second form—Sword Matrix!

The Duntiansuo has three main forms.

In its first form, the attack is ‘Mountain-Drilling Cone,’ and the defense is ‘Heavy Mountain Shield.’

In its second form, the attack is ‘Swordfish Array,’ and the defense is ‘Sword Matrix.’

As for the third form, it can only be used by those who reach the Universe-level. Therefore, when Luo Feng uses the Duntiansuo now, he can at most utilize the ‘Swordfish Array’ and the ‘Sword Matrix.’

...

Eight shields hovered around his body, with another eight hovering in an outer layer.

The inner and outer layers of shields slowly rotated around his body, gently rising and falling, connected by golden threads. An inexplicable aura permeated the air, imbued with Luo Feng’s understanding of the Laws of Origin of Gold. The defense was simply perfect. When the nine silver meteors shot towards him, the 16 shields slightly adjusted their rotation speed, leaving no gaps whatsoever.

Clang! Clang! Clang! A series of impact sounds.

The nine arrows, whose power was not particularly strong to begin with, were utterly unable to shake the defense of these 16 shields.

...

In truth, ordinary psychic weapons are not as versatile as the Duntiansuo. Generally, the more powerful a psychic weapon, the more specialized it tends to be.

Purely offensive psychic weapons!

Purely defensive ones!

Purely for flight!

Gold, the ultimate in Yang and rigidity! This ‘Yan Shen Blade’ is, of course, a purely offensive psychic weapon, incredibly domineering!

For offense! Concentrated, it is strong; dispersed, its power weakens.

Saiwaluo, knowing he couldn't contend with Luo Feng in a direct clash, took a gamble: he bet that Luo Feng hadn't brought a defensive psychic weapon. So, he simultaneously controlled nine arrows. In reality, controlling nine separate arrows disperses one's consciousness across nine paths, making their individual power weaker. He was gambling specifically to seize a sliver of a chance at survival.

Facing nine arrows, Luo Feng using the ‘Illusory Sword Style’ could at most block two or three. In that scenario, Saiwaluo would have a chance at victory.

Alas—

Luo Feng did possess a defensive psychic weapon! It was the ‘Duntiansuo’!

The Duntiansuo possessed numerous functions, including flight, defense, and offense in special circumstances. Because Luo Feng had been diligently studying and researching it, using the Duntiansuo’s defensive form, ‘Sword Matrix,’ was the wisest choice at the moment. Perhaps there were better defensive psychic weapons, but Luo Feng simply hadn't had enough time to research them.

“It’s over.” Saiwaluo’s expression changed drastically.

“Pfft!”

The golden illusory sword, transforming into a golden rainbow, directly shattered his psychic weapon, then pierced straight through his skull.

First battle, Luo Feng wins!

...

Second battle.

“Luo Feng, I know I’m no match for you, but I… still want to fight you!” Luo Feng’s opponent in the second battle admitted upon entering the stage that he wouldn't be a match for Luo Feng.

Soon.

In the second battle, Luo Feng still won easily.

...

Third battle.

However, the opponent in the third battle was extremely powerful, comparable to ‘Puxijin.’ His use of a giant axe, in particular, was astonishingly potent.

However!

Previously, facing nine arrows, Luo Feng’s ‘Illusory Sword Style’ was ineffective. But against a giant axe, Luo Feng could easily control his golden illusory sword to directly block and clash… Standing on his Duntiansuo from a distance, he remotely controlled the golden illusory sword. After just six consecutive impacts, the burly giant wielding the axe had both his arms shattered and coughed up blood, naturally leaving him with no power to retaliate.

Third battle, Luo Feng wins again.

...

Three battles, three victories!

On Black Dragon Mountain Island, in the Nine Star Bay Community, Luo Feng and the silver-haired elder ‘Bute'ashika’ sat facing each other outside Luo Feng’s home.

“Three battles, three victories. Now, everyone on Black Dragon Mountain Island is talking about you,” the silver-haired elder chuckled. “Many entertainment and news programs on the Virtual Universe Network are focusing on you.”

Luo Feng smiled.

Even sitting at home, he could hear the cheers of some rowdy drinkers outside the Residential District. They were all celebrating Luo Feng’s victories with enthusiastic drinking.

“Lord Bute'ashika, you didn’t come all this way just to tell me this, did you?” Luo Feng said, smiling at the silver-haired elder.

“I’ve come with His Majesty’s words.”

The silver-haired elder looked at Luo Feng. “Tomorrow is your fourth battle. As long as you win it, you’ll secure a spot! His Majesty hopes you prepare well and don’t get careless; your opponent is very strong.”

“I know,” Luo Feng nodded slightly, the image of his opponent appearing in his mind.

That wild, barefoot youth with messy hair.

“Defeat him!” Luo Feng silently vowed in his heart.

...

Within the Ganwu Universe Nation, in a vast starfield.

A saucer-shaped D6-class spaceship was docked on the moon of a mineral planet. Inside this D6-class spaceship, in a resting cabin.

A burly man, over three meters tall, with bare feet and still messy hair, sat cross-legged on the alloy floor of the resting cabin, a short blade strapped to his back. He was silently gazing up at a photo hanging on the wall—a picture of a dark-skinned, sturdy young man and a muscular fellow with their arms around each other's shoulders.

“Father!”

The wild, burly youth murmured, gazing silently at the photo, “Though you are not my biological father, yet…”

The wild, burly youth gritted his teeth and whispered, “I, Tu Man, swear… I will, I will definitely slay that bastard! Definitely!!!” A chilling glint, enough to make one’s heart palpitate, erupted from his eyes, like a ravenous, mad lone wolf.

“He is an Immortal!”

“He is an Emperor who founded an empire!”

“But I will… I will definitely slay him! Father, just watch… I will break into the top 1000 in the universe-wide genius battles and enter the Virtual Universe Company! I will even become the strongest among my generation within the Virtual Universe Company.” The wild man whispered, “The day I slay him will be the day I reclaim the name ‘Tu Man.’”