The Brilliance of Life

In the first trial tower, the ferocious 'Blood-furred Mammoths' were simply swept aside, incredibly weak. But with each subsequent trial tower, from the second to the third and beyond... the Blood-furred Mammoths' combat power surged to new heights. By the time they reached the seventh trial tower, any single one of the 10,000 Blood-furred Mammoths was enough to slaughter 99.99% of the million geniuses participating in this event! When 10,000 of them attacked together... it was a true nightmare. “My heavens, they're all illusory clones!” “Death God Bolan has unleashed his power.” On the screen, amidst the overwhelming siege and trampling of frenzied Blood-furred Mammoths, countless figures of a white-robed youth instantly appeared, each incredibly lifelike. Within a certain range around him, a cyan aura permeated, containing thousands of white-robed youths. It was as if this had become Death God Bolan's absolute domain, allowing him to strike with his sword from any point. The sword light was sharp and piercing! Each strike felt as if space itself was being sliced! Swift as lightning! Each strike was so fast that the geniuses present couldn't discern it with their naked eyes! Ethereal as the wind! Each strike's trajectory was impossible to judge, seemingly without any pattern! “Pfft!” “Pfft!” “Pfft!”... Each sword strike pierced the vital points of the Blood-furred Mammoths' heads, blood splattering repeatedly. One after another, Blood-furred Mammoths, each comparable to those ranked in the top 100 overall, were slain. Yet, the remaining mammoths launched an even more frenzied and effective siege, their massive iron hooves repeatedly trampling towards Death God Bolan. Precise! Incredibly precise! One after another, the Blood-furred Mammoths collapsed with a crash. This was Death God Bolan; when his sword struck, death was inevitable! “Splat!” A Blood-furred Mammoth's tusk pierced into Death God Bolan's arm, blood splattering as all his illusory clones vanished simultaneously. “Hmph!” A sharp glint flashed in the white-robed, indifferent youth's eyes, and his blood-red sword directly pierced the head of the Blood-furred Mammoth before him. “Rumble~~” The other Blood-furred Mammoths frenziedly charged and trampled towards him. After suffering three consecutive heavy blows, the white-robed youth was finally sent flying and crushed to death under the trampling of numerous Blood-furred Mammoths! Out of 10,000 Blood-furred Mammoths, Death God Bolan killed 5,612! From just the first level of the seventh trial tower, he earned 5.612 billion points, bringing his total points to over ten billion. However! He still failed, failing on the first level of the seventh trial tower! ... “Hoo!” The millions of genius experts gathered in the Central Plaza, watching the screens, all let out a long breath. Death God Bolan's previous battle scene had completely suffocated them. The sheer speed of his sword! Its uncanny unpredictability! Its ruthless ferocity! Combined with his incredibly exquisite movement technique, it left all the geniuses in awe. “He failed.” “What a pity!” “The seventh trial tower is too difficult. If it weren't for Death God Bolan, anyone else entering would probably be instantly trampled to death by the surging Blood-furred Mammoths.” “To be able to kill over five thousand Blood-furred Mammoths... doesn't that mean he alone could defeat over five thousand top 100 ranked experts?” Although Death God Bolan failed, it sent a chill through the hearts of some geniuses present who had already secured a spot in the top hundred and were guaranteed entry into the Virtual Universe Company's core echelon. The genius siblings from the mysterious 'Augustus Planet', the Manka Star Prince, the Dream-Helix Wing Tribe genius girl, the savage youth Rongjun... all of them were staring at the screen. “Too strong.” The savage youth Rongjun clenched his fists, staring at the screen. “No matter how you look at it, he's far stronger than me. If I were to fight him... one move, I couldn't even withstand one move!” “Brother, no wonder Master said we had no chance of winning against him. He's just too strong.” The delicate girl with green curly hair and mysterious patterns on her face, her entire being like a fragile maiden made of water, whispered softly. The green-haired youth beside her nodded, “Yes, Qianshui. I feel like I... I couldn't even take one of his moves, I couldn't block him at all.” ... Death God Bolan's strength was truly awe-inspiring! Overall ranks 2 to 6 were all on the first level of the sixth trial tower. Ranks 7 to 11 were on the seventh level of the fifth trial tower. Ranks 12 to 21 were on the sixth level of the fifth trial tower... But the first place was on the first level of the seventh trial tower! From their performance, it was clear that from second place onwards, the gaps weren't large; they were all very close. Only the first place! He had left everyone else an entire trial tower behind. This gap was immense! ... Death God Bolan was ejected from the trial space. Now, only three remained in the trial: 'Blood Edge' Kandita, 'Sword of Life' Yifeng, and 'Madman' Luo Feng! ... Fifth level of the fifth trial tower. Standing on 'Cyclone Edge', the bald, muscular man Kandita, with two purple stripes on his face, his pupils contracted as he observed the transforming scene before him—a large mechanical experimental base. The ground was entirely paved with alloy, and on this alloy ground stood 100 eight-meter-tall, silver-colored humanoid mechanical puppets. Mechanical puppets are combat weapons constructed by the Machine Race. Every member of the Machine Race is an intelligent lifeform, each capable of acting as a control terminal, and each able to form a mechanical kingdom! And 'mechanical puppets' are one type of combat unit within these mechanical kingdoms. “Buzz!” The 100 towering mechanical puppets activated their energy, their eyes emitting red light as they instantly locked onto the distant human—Kandita. “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” The mechanical puppets instantly ran like lightning; some even ran directly into the air, flying, as they all swiftly pounced on Kandita. “Their speed is clearly far more formidable than the mechanical puppets in the fourth trial tower!” Kandita, standing on 'Cyclone Edge', arced away, narrowly avoiding the mechanical puppets' direct charge. The best way to defeat mechanical puppets was still to eliminate them one by one; going head-to-head would be too reckless. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Invisible railguns fired from the launchers on the mechanical puppets' arms. Railguns came in many specifications; the fastest could reach light speed, but such railguns were extremely expensive. Even in the mechanical kingdoms of the Machine Race, only the most crucial combat units were equipped with light-speed ranged weapons. However, the ranged attacks fired by these mechanical puppets were far from light speed. “I hate these ranged attacks the most!” Kandita gritted his teeth. As time passed, the battle grew increasingly fierce. Kandita was injured, and one by one, the mechanical puppets had their chests blasted open and their control chips destroyed. Boom! A mechanical puppet's iron fist smashed down. Kandita narrowly dodged, causing the iron fist to smash into the ground, where the alloy surface directly caved in, forming a large, deep crater. Iron fists! Leg blades! Railguns! Flames! Body charges! These massive mechanical monstrosities were immune to any mental force attacks; they could only be forcibly destroyed through physical attacks! “Thud!” The heavily injured Kandita, facing the barrage of smashing iron fists, could no longer dodge in time. He was smashed by a single punch, directly embedded into the alloy ground, and turned into a pulp of flesh. Kandita, fifth level of the fifth trial tower, failed! His final rank was 28! ... The same fifth level of the fifth trial tower! “Big guys, big guys, come on, come on!” A handsome purple-haired youth moved like a phantom, drifting like a gust of wind among the towering mechanical puppets. The mechanical puppets in this fifth trial tower had their reaction time, movement speed, and attack power all set extremely high. To dare to weave through these mechanical puppets was simply outrageous. He was 'Sword of Life' Yifeng. The shy youth's eyes were very pure, filled with a kind of joy, as if he were dancing between life and death, unable to feel the slightest tension. “Splat!” “Splat!” Sword lights imbued with endless vitality flashed repeatedly, either wounding the mechanical puppets' joints or directly piercing their vital points. He smiled happily as he executed each move, each one dazzling to behold. Yifeng was born into the imperial family of the Ancient Wheel Cosmic Nation. After billions of years, the imperial family had countless members, and this status alone wouldn't grant them much; to gain wealth and status, they still had to rely on themselves. However, from a young age, he suffered from a neurological problem in his brain, rendering his lower body completely unresponsive, with only his upper body functioning normally. No matter how advanced technology became, capable of changing bloodlines, replacing internal organs, and so on. However! The brain's core was where the soul resided; the brain could not be replaced, as replacing it would mean becoming another person. As for 'soul possession', he lacked the ability to perform it, and besides, no one would help him. Confined to a wheelchair since childhood, watching other young imperial children undergoing unified training, he couldn't bear it any longer. He obtained a set of the imperial family's most basic cultivation techniques, hoping—as others suggested—that through cultivating these secret arts, his body might spontaneously improve from within, perhaps even curing his illness. He practiced. Since he couldn't control his lower body, he would use his hands. Wielding his sword again and again! The sword became the vessel for his aspirations, his understanding of life! His swordsmanship continuously improved, reaching an incredible level. He even gained the attention of the imperial family's high-ranking members, who then dispatched an Immortal being to personally assist him, finally allowing him to stand up again and freely control his lower body. He stood up! Paralyzed for decades, he now immensely loved the feeling of sprinting. Sprinting again and again, he executed his movement techniques, wielding his sword, smiling, happily smiling... His swordsmanship allowed him to comprehend the Wood Origin Law! His movement techniques allowed him to comprehend the Wind Origin Law! Crossing the threshold of two Origin Laws elevated his status within the imperial family to an extremely high level. Though his status was high, he remained the shy youth, his heart filled only with a profound love for life and for the 'wind' generated by running... ... 'Sword of Life' Yifeng destroyed all 100 mechanical puppets, successfully cleared the fifth level of the fifth trial tower, and then entered the sixth level. However, the sixth level contained ten Starry Sky Behemoths, 'Cang'. These 'Cang' were far more agile than mechanical puppets, and all of them had comprehended Origin Laws. After killing three 'Cang', Yifeng failed! This shy youth stopped at the sixth level of the fifth trial tower! Ranked 16th! ... At this moment! After 'Blood Edge' Kandita and 'Sword of Life' Yifeng were ejected from the trial space, only one person remained in the trial—'Madman' Luo Feng!