The struggle before Chapter 77

Chapter 77 The Battle for the Top Ten

The second round of the arena battle is about to begin.

The Nine Swords Venerable suddenly appeared ahead of schedule.

"The quality of this year's Genius Battle far exceeded expectations. After discussions among the company's senior management, the rewards have been increased. Originally, there was only one qualification to enter the Primal Secret Realm, but now there are two more, meaning a total of three people can enter the Primal Secret Realm. Other rewards and competition rules remain unchanged."

Upon hearing the news, the crowd was overjoyed, dancing with excitement.

"My God, Virtual Universe Corporation hasn't been this generous in billions of years!"

"The Primal Realm! That's a place even Immortals envy; I never expected they'd release three spots this time!"

"Unfortunately, two spots have already been reserved, so there's only one left to compete for."

"Perhaps the Virtual Universe Company saw that the two of them were too abnormal, and the spots were already in their hands without any suspense, so they gave them a chance to compete for them."

The top ten were equally excited and invigorated, each one noticeably more energetic than before, no longer appearing resigned to their fate.

They are all exceptional geniuses, one in a million; how could they possibly be so easily convinced?

The outcome was already predetermined, there was no possibility of struggling, and there was no use in being dissatisfied.

Now that they have an opportunity, when they look at Zhou Tong and Bo Lan, they can't help but feel a deep sense of powerlessness. The second round of the arena battle will still be a one-on-one duel, with 10 people fighting to determine the winner.

A moment later, the match schedule for the 10 players was drawn up.

Zhou Tong versus Jiang Mo!

Berlan versus Thousand Waters!

Luo Feng vs. Uka!

Ai Chen vs. Hong!

Rong Jun versus Thor!

Apart from the one-sided match between Zhou Tong and Bo Lan, the other three duels were fierce and intense.

All 10 people were silently observing their respective opponents, pondering how to deal with them.

At this moment, Rong Jun suddenly walked towards Zhou Tong and Luo Feng.

Ignoring the other three, Rong Jun stared intently at Thor: "Finally, we can settle the battle we didn't finish in the World Zone. Thor, give it your all!"

Thor laughed and readily replied, "There's an old saying in my hometown: 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' I'm sure I can settle things with you this time!"

Rong Jun, his face gleaming with fighting spirit, declared, "I'm looking forward to it!"

"Battle begins!"

As the system announced, the ten people were simultaneously teleported to five magnificent arenas.

The battle between Zhou Tong and Bo Lan attracted the fewest spectators because there were no surprises to look forward to.

The only thing people will remember is how unlucky the twins were.

Most other people were more focused on the battle between Hong and Aichen.

Both are martial artists who cultivate the same laws, but their fighting styles are completely different, so everyone is eager to see what kind of exciting battle they will have.

"Mr. Hong! I can sense that you didn't give it your all in the previous battles. I hope you can go all out in our fight."

In response to Lightsaber Aichen's challenge, Hong Wei shook her head: "I will naturally go all out in the battle, but I can't fully unleash my strength in the virtual universe. We can spar and exchange ideas in real life if we have the chance."

Lightsaber Aichen asked curiously, "The virtual universe can perfectly simulate everything in reality, so why can't it be used for its own purposes?"

Hong smiled slightly: "If a virtual universe could truly simulate everything 100%, it wouldn't be virtual!"

Although Zhou Tong had told Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen that they didn't need to deliberately conceal the Three Thousand Great Daos.

However, all three were very cautious. Apart from mentioning it when they were with Zhou Tong, they avoided talking about it in private.

Not wanting to be questioned further by lightsaber Aichen, Hong took the initiative to attack.

The long spear in Hong's hands was wielded with an impenetrable force, as if illuminated by light, a complete reversal of his previous fighting style.

"Mr. Hong, this is truly a wonderful surprise!"

Caught off guard, Lightsaber Aichen was not confident in completely dealing with Hong's attack, so he could only use his trump card, Time Stop, to counterattack.

In a mere instant, Ai Chen not only dodged Hong's attack but also circled around to Hong's back.

Feeling the stinging pain on his back, Hong decisively used the acceleration technique he had learned from the Great Withering Technique.

Although it was only for a brief moment, it was enough for the two to create distance between them.

"My God! Time has stopped! Time has sped up! They're only at the celestial level?"

"I've only barely grasped the basics of the lower-level laws, how did they manage to comprehend the higher-level laws?"

"Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!"

No matter how shocked the people outside were, those in the ring were still fighting with all their might.

Both Lightsaber Aichen and Hong revealed their trump cards, so they decided to fight without restraint, deciding to see who would give up first.

Both of them use the ability to freeze time and accelerate time as needed; whoever dares not to use it will be annihilated by the other.

Therefore, their battle became a series of flashes, as if they were playing hide-and-seek.

Those who were bored immediately turned to the more exciting arena.

"Every strike was brutal; the fight between Thor and Rong Jun was truly exhilarating!"

"Watching them makes me want to join them!"

"A real man should confront things head-on!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Thor uses dual swords, while Rong Jun uses a single sword that can create spatial illusions, making their battle appear extremely fast.

"Thor, if that's all there is to it, I'm really disappointed!"

"Rong Jun, you still have two spatial illusions after all this time. It seems our battle is already decided!"

While they were locked in a fierce battle, Thor suddenly vanished and reappeared behind Rong Jun in an instant.

"Spatial teleportation?"

"These four are truly terrifying; each of them possesses unique skills. No wonder they've made it this far!"

"Even the two weakest among them have such terrifying trump cards, I wonder what astonishing things the stronger Luo Feng has up his sleeve?"

At this moment, Luo Feng and Uka were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, displaying a level of intensity even greater than that between Thor and Rong Jun.

"Hahaha! That's great! That's really great!"

Uka's double axes looked incredibly heavy, yet he wielded them like a whirlwind.

"I haven't felt this exhilarated in a long time, let's fight to the very end!"

Luo Feng fought with increasing frenzy, yet his mind grew ever calmer, and even his eyes became increasingly cold.

At first, Luo Feng actually fought Uka in a conventional manner, using the methods of a mentalist.

However, the gradual eruption of Uka aroused Luo Feng's bestial nature, which was influenced by the Golden Horned Beast. In a moment of impulsiveness, he began to engage in close combat with Uka. Of course, Luo Feng dared to do this because he was confident in his abilities.

First of all, he did not give up his methods as a spiritual master; his weapon was the golden true sword that he had always maintained at the second level of the Divine Weapon, the Heaven-Piercing Style.

The close-combat techniques they used were derived from lower-level supernatural abilities of the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash and the Great Blink Technique.

"Indeed, birds of a feather flock together!"

"I never expected that Luo Feng, a mentalist, would be so powerful in close combat!"

"I wonder what kind of trump cards Zhou Tong, the strongest among them, has up his sleeve?"

"We'll probably only see that when he fights Berlan."

Despite the long time it's said to be, less than 5 minutes have actually passed in the actual battle, but the match time is already halfway through.

Zhou Tong and Bo Lan had already decided their winners before the first minute was even over.

Hearing the discussion around them, Zhou Tong and Bo Lan exchanged knowing glances.

However, Zhou Tong remained calm and relaxed as always, while Bolan was full of fighting spirit.

Time passed by, and soon ten minutes were up.

The arena began to shrink, forcing them to determine a winner.

The first battle to end was between Hong and Ai Chen, and Hong won!

Next up was Luo Feng versus Wu Ka, and Luo Feng won!

Finally, it was Thor and Rong Jun's turn, and Thor narrowly won!

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