The Genius Battle Concludes

Luo Feng's pupils contracted as he gazed at the domain unleashed by the savage warrior, Longyun.

All participants who ranked in the top 10 of the cosmic general rankings possessed a domain, and each had mastered it to the ninth level! Having a domain was not surprising, but Longyun's domain perfectly integrated the 'Law of Earth Origin' and the 'Law of Space Origin,' creating a sensation of spatial solidification the moment it was unleashed.

Terrifying!

"His comprehension of the Law of Earth Origin is even higher than Rongjun's! As for his comprehension of the Law of Space Origin, I can't be certain… but his domain clearly shows that at the very least, he has integrated them exceptionally well." Luo Feng realized he was in deep trouble.

Comprehending two origin laws and effectively combining them was the key to perfection.

For instance, the Yan Shen Blade allowed for the harmonious integration of two law comprehensions, but this was something Luo Feng achieved by utilizing the Yan Shen Blade. As for his own body, the Law of Metal Origin was comprehended through his Golden Horned Beast clone, and the Law of Space Origin through his Demon Killer Clan clone, while their integrated application relied on his Earthling true body.

Luo Feng's progress was too rapid.

This meant his integration efficiency couldn't keep up with that of his Golden Horned Beast and Demon Killer Clan clones.

"The arena finals begin!" The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe glanced at Longyun in the distant arena before announcing.

Instantly!

Five duels commenced!

...

"Go!" Standing mid-air on his Dark Cloud Shuttle, Luo Feng pointed at Longyun from afar.

Immediately, nine streams of golden light shot out from the dark-gold long staff on his back, instantly forming nine golden illusory swords. Entwined with golden energy currents, the nine golden sword-rainbows resembled the heads of nine golden dragons, roaring as they charged towards the savage warrior Longyun, who stood firmly in place.

"Nine golden illusory swords, let's see how many you can block." Luo Feng watched from a distance.

*Whoosh whoosh~*

The radius of the yellowish-brown domain was incredibly dense. After the nine golden illusory swords entered this domain, their speed visibly and rapidly decreased, as if piercing through the domain was extremely difficult and strenuous. By the time they penetrated 50 meters and approached Longyun, their speed had slowed to only a third, and their power was probably less than one-tenth.

"*Clang!*" "*Clang!*" "*Clang!*" "*Clang!*"...

The golden illusory swords struck the scales, but Longyun remained completely motionless.

"This domain is already..." Luo Feng's expression changed drastically in the distant mid-air.

"The profoundness of earth, the optimal combination of space and domain, all three perfectly integrated." Among the 1008 Immortals in the distance, the tall Minotaur chuckled, "In terms of domain suppression alone, Longyun ranks first among the top ten."

"Bolan focuses more on speed, while Longyun prioritizes defense; they are different."

"Luo Feng is unlucky. Last time he encountered the most troublesome Jialaixi, and this time he's facing an even stronger Longyun. Haha..."

...

While the Immortals in the distance discussed Longyun, Longyun himself charged towards Luo Feng with large strides.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

With every step, the running Longyun made the arena tremble, giving the impression of a towering mountain pressing down. Then, his body blurred, and he was already in mid-air. Luo Feng, having immediately activated his 'Nine-Line Flow,' left nine afterimages in the air as he dodged to a distant spot.

*Boom!* Longyun landed on the ground.

"Longyun, take my strongest move too!" Luo Feng roared from mid-air, gritting his teeth, "Sky-Stabbing Style!!!"

*Roar!*

The nine golden sword-rainbows instantly halted in mid-air. Simultaneously, the nine golden illusory swords rapidly stacked and merged one by one. This stack of golden illusory swords instantly became one, with countless dense golden threads intertwining. The merged golden illusory sword then began to shrink continuously, and the golden threads also became finer.

It was said to be shrinking!

In reality, each golden illusory sword was composed of nine smaller golden swords. This merged 'golden illusory sword' was actually made up of 81 smaller golden swords. These 81 small golden swords were tiny, and the process was about compressing their distances. In just a blink of an eye, the 81 small golden swords perfectly fit together, forming a real golden sword.

This golden sword had no illusionary quality; it was very real.

About a foot long, it was entirely composed of 81 small golden swords, seamlessly fitted together, with countless golden threads running through and entwining it, making this formed golden sword incredibly real and perfect. Upon closer inspection, no trace of assembly could be found, as if it were a truly complete golden sword over a foot long.

The secret patterns on its surface were mysterious, giving the entire golden sword an ancient aura.

Yan Shen Blade's second stage — Sky-Stabbing Style!

"*Whoosh!*"

The golden sword, entwined with golden energy currents, shot out like a comet, leaving a long golden energy trail as it directly stabbed towards Longyun.

"Hmm?" Longyun's expression changed, and his expansive yellowish-brown domain vibrated.

*Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!*

Like a sharp needle piercing through layers of cloth, even after penetrating the entire yellowish-brown domain, its power still retained eighty percent!

"*Hmph!*" Longyun swung his terrifying great axe. As the axe chopped down, the surrounding space seemed to be suppressed, and it directly struck the golden sword.

"*Rumble~~*"

The arena trembled violently.

Longyun heavily retreated three steps, each step causing the ground to shake.

...

The 990 watching geniuses and 1008 powerful Immortals were all delighted to witness this scene.

"Unexpected, truly unexpected! Not only has Luo Feng cultivated the 'Nine-Line Flow' to the second level, but his progress in the Law of Metal Origin is even greater! He can actually unleash the 'Sky-Stabbing Style'." A group of Immortals exclaimed. This generation not only produced Bolan, the most outstanding 'Death God' in millions of years, but also several individuals who could have easily taken first place in other generations.

Jialaixi, Luo Feng, Gusiluo, Rongjun, and Longyun, in previous generations, would indeed have been qualified for first place, or at least top three.

But this generation was a gathering of elites.

In terms of law comprehension, Luo Feng's understanding of the 'Law of Metal Origin' was indeed greater than his understanding of the 'Law of Space Origin'. It's worth noting that Luo Feng had comprehended the 'Law of Metal Origin' early on, and in terms of difficulty, the Law of Space Origin was much harder than the Law of Metal Origin.

Since stepping into the 'Nine-Line Flow'.

Combining the 'Nine-Line Flow' secret technique with his comprehension of the Law of Metal Origin, Luo Feng was able to condense nine illusory swords into one to unleash the 'Sky-Stabbing Style'. This was a major trump card he hadn't rushed to use. When he challenged the 'Sixth Trial Tower of the Trial Space,' he was facing ten thousand blood-furred mammoths.

Against ten thousand, Luo Feng felt his golden illusory swords weren't numerous enough, so using nine golden illusory swords was naturally more effective!

But against 'Longyun,' in a one-on-one battle, the Sky-Stabbing Style was naturally stronger!

...

"Excellent!" Longyun's eyes lit up, and he immediately charged forward with large strides.

"Hmm? He deflected the force? His injuries are very light!" Luo Feng frowned. The Sky-Stabbing Style possessed astonishing power. If using the Illusory Sword Style was merely considered invincible for a Star-level, then using the 'Sky-Stabbing Style' could truly be called invincible, capable of matching, or even suppressing, a Golden Horned Beast of the same level (provided the Golden Horned Beast wasn't of the insane cultivation type)!

Only in the most peak duels of such genius battles would one encounter one or two such opponents.

*Boom!*

Longyun leaped into the sky, a yellowish-brown energy wave accompanying his great axe as it enveloped Luo Feng. However, Luo Feng had already transformed into nine phantoms and dodged away.

"Go!" Luo Feng shouted in a low voice while dodging.

*Whoosh!*

The golden sword once again stabbed towards Longyun!

"*Boom!*" What seemed like a casual stab contained incredible power. Even after being heavily weakened by Longyun's domain, it still forced Longyun to retreat and deflect the force.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*...

The golden sword stabbed repeatedly, but Longyun, like a turtle, resisted it again and again. He wanted to chase Luo Feng… but Luo Feng, relying on his Dark Cloud Shuttle, dodged incredibly fast.

...

On the five arenas, duels concluded one after another.

Bolan vs. Rongjun, Bolan won!

Qianshui vs. Aopatela, Qianshui won!

Jiangmo vs. Aichen, Aichen won!

Lansiluo vs. Wuka, Wuka won!

Only Luo Feng and Longyun remained on the last arena. Longyun, like a turtle-shelled warrior, repeatedly endured the 'Sky-Stabbing Style'. Although he sustained internal injuries from the recoil, they were within his tolerance. Moreover, the 'golden sword's' attacks also affected Longyun's speed, preventing him from instantly bursting forth and catching Luo Feng!

The close-range speed burst of a warrior is astonishing, enough to instantly approach and kill a controller.

Unfortunately, the 'Sky-Stabbing Style' hindered Longyun, making him unable to do anything to Luo Feng!

And Luo Feng, even using soul attacks, couldn't do anything to Longyun!

Neither could overcome the other!

Time passed minute by minute. The arena space automatically and slowly shrank. These peak arena duels could last a maximum of about 10 minutes, after which the entire arena space would shrink to a diameter of one meter. This rule was established to prevent 'controllers' from simply flying far away at the start.

"Damn it!"

"Luo Feng is in big trouble."

"The arena space is getting smaller and smaller. Now it's only one kilometer in diameter, and Luo Feng's maneuvering range is also shrinking, which is very disadvantageous for him."

...

When the arena space diameter was only a hundred meters, Luo Feng also gave a bitter smile.

A hundred meters?

For a Star-level Ninth-tier, a single step could cover a hundred meters instantly. Most importantly, Longyun's domain, at its maximum power, had a radius of 50 meters, meaning a diameter of 100 meters, perfectly filling the entire arena space! This meant that no matter how Luo Feng flew or dodged, he would always be within his opponent's domain.

In terms of domain suppression, no one was Longyun's match; even Bolan might fall short.

*"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"* In the small area, Longyun's face flushed red as he frantically swung his great axe. Under the domain's suppression, Luo Feng was completely at a disadvantage. After the space diameter shrank to 50 meters, Luo Feng finally lost.

...

His loss was somewhat unfair, yet not unfair.

Unfair, because if the arena space hadn't shrunk, Longyun would have had no chance to kill him at close range.

Not unfair, because in terms of law comprehension, integration, and application, his opponent truly surpassed him!

...

The top five had been selected: Bolan, Qianshui, Aichen, Wuka, and Longyun. Three men and two women.

"Very exciting, this battle for the top five was indeed spectacular and surprising." The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe smiled as he looked at the 1000 young people, "Everyone, please rest. Soon, we will proceed with the round-robin battles for the top five. The rules are… each of the top five will fight one battle against the other four. The winner gets one point, and the final ranking will be determined by points, selecting the first and second place."

...

A moment later.

Luo Feng was sipping tea, with Rongjun sitting beside him, as they watched the battles unfolding in the distant arena.

"What a pity," Rongjun sighed, "You actually mastered the 'Sky-Stabbing Style'; you were fully qualified to contend for second place."

"If Longyun is strong in defense, then Rongjun, you are strong in offense! If you hadn't encountered Bolan, you would also have had a chance to reach second place," Luo Feng replied with a smile.

The two exchanged glances and laughed.

Both of them possessed firm resolve and clear plans. Luo Feng was determined to follow the path of a controller, and Rongjun was resolute in creating his own secret techniques… there were countless paths, and what mattered was being firm in one's choice. After all, any path could lead to becoming a super-powerful individual. The fear was wavering and doubting oneself.

In this genius battle, both of them had been somewhat unlucky.

One encountered Bolan.

And the other ultimately lost due to the 'shrinking arena space'.

It was over.

Both of them stopped at the final stage, earning the identity of being in the top ten.

"This Longyun is truly strong," Rongjun remarked, watching Longyun defeat the Manka Star prince in the arena.

"His domain integration is stronger than yours, but his axe techniques are not as good as your blade techniques," Luo Feng said. "Look, Qianshui… she's really impressive, she won."

"She's the only controller among the five, but her offensive power is clearly not as strong as your 'Sky-Stabbing Style'. If you had gone up, you could definitely have beaten Qianshui," Rongjun said.

While they talked and watched.

The round-robin battles for the top five progressed one after another, and soon, the final rankings were determined.

Bolan, winning all four matches, was the undisputed first place!

Longyun, with three wins and one loss, secured second place! His only loss was to Bolan, whose sword techniques were indeed too fast and too ruthless.

...

Bolan's entry into the Primal Secret Region was universally acknowledged.

However, Longyun's entry into the Primal Secret Region still drew suspicion from many, because Jialaixi, Luo Feng, and Rongjun were all at his level. But if any of Luo Feng, Jialaixi, or Rongjun had entered the Primal Secret Region, it would have similarly drawn suspicion from other geniuses.

Likewise, it's hard to convince others without an absolute advantage.

...

The 1000 geniuses and 1008 powerful Immortals all stood in the central plaza, listening to the purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe speak.

"First and second."

"Third to tenth."

"Eleventh to one hundredth."

"One hundred and first to one thousandth."

"All four tiers have been selected. Today, this session of the Human Peak Genius Selection Battle has perfectly concluded." The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe smiled, "This generation of yours is an exceptionally outstanding one. I believe that in a few dozen or even a hundred epochs, many of you will become renowned throughout the entire universe."

"Soon, a dedicated person will contact you to take you to the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters, where you will gather before heading to the 'Primal Universe'."

"From now on, your path will no longer be ordinary."

"Our Virtual Universe Company will fully assist you. As for whether you become super-powerful beings renowned throughout the universe, or ordinary powerhouses, or fall midway, it all depends on yourselves. Work hard; your journey as powerhouses has just begun!" The voice of the purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe echoed in everyone's minds.

This genius battle officially concluded!