Chapter 907: Clash Of The Strongest (3)

In the grotto-heaven battlefield spanning a million-li, two figures faced each other from afar.

"Ming Jian, a top-tier genius throughout the megaverse, and also a Supreme Genius," the burly man in black battle armor, holding a black staff, stared intently at Wu Yuan: "It will be very difficult for me to win, but I won't give up.

Kill!" The burly man roared, his form flashing and splitting in two, instantly transforming into two towering figures ten thousand zhangs tall. He charged fiercely toward Wu Yuan's qi refiner self, appearing incredibly savage.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two figures wielded eighteen staves, sweeping across heaven and earth like a storm and smashing violently toward Wu Yuan

Eqi? A member of the Abyssal Devil race, wielding Sovereign-level techniques? Truly savage.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self smiled slightly.

Whoosh!

Wu Yuan took a step forward, instantly advancing several thousand li as if teleporting.

Hum~

A giant silver sword disc appeared beneath his feet.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Streams of sword lights flew up from the sword disc, exactly eighteen Dao Instrument flying swords, forming a vast sword array spanning tens of thousands of li.

Rumble~

As soon as High Deity Eqi's true self and ether body made contact with the sword array, they felt a terrifying wave of pressure sweep over them, reducing their speed by over eighty percent as though they had run into a massive swamp.

"This battlefield prevents entry into higher spatial dimensions, which is very unfavorable for those who comprehend Spacetime like me," Wu Yuan's voice echoed: "Unfortunately, you're too weak to exploit my weakness."

Whoosh!

A blindingly brilliant sword light streaked across the sky, stabbing directly toward High Deity Eqi's true self.

In a life-or-death battle, there was no need to deal with the ether or mana body if one had sufficient strength - one could go straight for the true self.

"Not good!" High Deity Eqi's expression changed slightly as he swung his heavy staves, trying to block. But the sword array formed from nine mid-grade Dao Instrument flying swords carried overwhelming power.

Boom!

High Deity Eqi was sent flying backward, spitting blood.

"Go!" Wu Yuan's qi refiner self spoke in an ethereal voice.

Boom~

The sword array struck three consecutive times. The attacks looked simple but precisely targeted the weak points in High Deity Eqi's defense each time. He was sent flying back, nearly losing his grip on his staves, his body on the verge of exploding. Blood sprayed everywhere.

Whoosh!

The sword array struck again like lightning.

"I surrender!" High Deity Eqi gritted his teeth and shouted, a chill creeping into his heart.

The gap was simply too large. Under the sword array's suppression, his ether body couldn't come to his rescue, and even if it did, it would only delay the inevitable.

He knew his defeat was certain. However, High Deity Eqi hadn't expected to be defeated so pathetically.

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"So strong."

"His mana body alone defeated a genius who mastered Sovereign-level techniques in just a few strikes?"

"Incredible," many geniuses muttered.

The strength Wu Yuan's qi refiner self displayed was truly formidable.

"No, that's not it."

"The most terrifying aspect of Ming Jian isn't the sheer power of his sword array but his precise control. Every strike from his sword array rendered High Deity Eqi defenseless, and that is what truly makes him so fearsome."

"The Great Dao of Spacetime has always excelled at control," the geniuses discussed among themselves.

The Supreme Geniuses were also pondering over how they could block Ming Jian.

...

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self defeated Eqi, successfully advancing into the top 320. After the battle ended, the two were immediately teleported away.

The second match began immediately, featuring two geniuses who had mastered Sovereign-level techniques. Their battle was incredibly fierce, it drew noticeably less attention. In the end, a genius from the Violet Night Universe emerged victorious.

The third match...

The fourth match...

...

Time flowed on as match after match concluded. Each participant fought with desperation. Only by advancing to the next round would they have a chance to reach the top ten. And with no mortal danger, few were willing to give up or surrender.

Zhu Shan participated in the twenty-eighth match, easily defeating his opponent with a single palm strike.

Wu Yuan's body refiner self participated in the sixty-seventh match, defeating his opponent with a single saber strike, displaying shocking power.

Inconstance participated in the ninety-ninth match, defeating his opponent without even moving from his original position.

Gradually, many participants discovered that these matches weren't random, as the nearly one hundred Supreme Geniuses had yet to encounter each other.

Clearly, just as Wu Yuan and Zhu Shan had predicted, the Heavenly Domain Emissary was unwilling to have the powerful participants eliminated early.

Such arrangements made most of the matches in the first round predictable. Some of the weaker participants, though seemingly less powerful, were more evenly matched and led to more exciting battles.

However, the 320 matches of the first round weren't entirely without highlights.

The 289th match, Zhuo Haiyue versus Qing Fu.

Qing Fu was a genius from the Immortal Court, possessing a first-degree immortal root and mastery of Sovereign-level techniques. His strength was considerable, having defeated several geniuses of the same level before.

Zhuo Haiyue has only cultivated for twenty thousand years?

Qing Fu was full of confidence.

I will certainly defeat her.

Most of the spectating geniuses thought the same, and in fact, apart from Wu Yuan, High Immortal Dong Yang and a few others, most people didn't pay much attention to this battle.

However, as soon as Zhuo Haiyue made her move, she unleashed frightening combat strength, her thunder knives filling the sky and engulfing Qing Fu.

After less than ten exchanges, Zhuo Haiyue had Qing Fu picking his teeth off the ground, in the most literal sense. After all, his body had been completely torn apart by the thunder knives.

Zhuo Haiyue was victorious!

"What?"

"The complete Law of Thunder?"

"She has fully comprehended the Law of Thunder? Another Supreme Genius?" There was an uproar as many geniuses stared at Zhuo Haiyue in shock.

Since the first round began, Zhuo Haiyue was the only hidden Supreme Genius to reveal her true strength.

Becoming a Supreme Genius? Fully comprehending the Law of Thunder?

Wu Yuan frowned, as he was very clear about Zhuo Haiyue's situation.

Her cultivation speed couldn't be measured by normal genius standards. If she wanted to, Zhuo Haiyue could have fully comprehended the Law of Thunder long ago, but she had been deliberately stalling. Now, she had finally broken through?

Zhuo Haiyue, have you resolved the matter of the supreme being’s aura imprint?

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

He had destroyed a mysterious supreme being's aura imprint that had hidden within the Thunderforce Bead back then, something he could never forget. However, Zhuo Haiyue didn't say much when they met after that, and Wu Yuan didn't feel right asking too many questions.

Soon, all 320 matches of the first round concluded, and except for Zhuo Haiyue's battle, there were basically no surprises.

Or rather, there wasn't much suspense. When two geniuses who had mastered Sovereign-level techniques fought, would the winner affect who made it into the top ten? Of course not. Naturally, it didn't receive much attention.

"Rest for a quarter-hour to recover your mana, the second round will begin after," the Heavenly Domain Emissary looked at those below.

Soon after, the second round began, with Wu Yuan's qi refiner self once again going first. His opponent was not a Supreme Genius, possessing strength similar to the now-deceased Cang Yu. He scored an easy victory.

Match after match continued. In the second round, the Heavenly Domain Emissary still arranged for the Supreme Geniuses to avoid confronting each other, similar to the first round. Thus, there wasn't much suspense.

That was, until the 137th match between Zi Yaoqing from the Demon Moon Temple and Gu Ya from the Abyssal Devil race.

According to everyone's intelligence, both only comprehended Sovereign-level techniques and weren't particularly outstanding. But when they unleashed their power, the situation changed immediately.

Gu Ya from the Abyssal Devil race turned out to be a Supreme Genius. His body resembled an eerie skeleton and he fought with insane ferocity, wielding the complete Law of Death, immediately suppressing Zi Yaoqing.

Just when everyone thought Zi Yaoqing was about to be defeated, she actually broke through at this crucial moment, mastering the Law of Fire in one go!

Instantly, what was supposed to be an ordinary match elevated into a battle between two Supreme Geniuses, immediately drawing the attention of practically all participants. This was the first direct confrontation between two Supreme Geniuses since the Heavenly Domain stage began.

Though many Supreme Geniuses fought each other during the Divine Domain stage, most only sent their mana bodies or ether bodies into battle, and many had reservations, with most choosing not to bring out their strongest artifacts.

Now, after a thousand years of cultivation on the Primordial Steps stairway, the strength of many geniuses had improved. Furthermore, this was a battle between true selves. It was naturally attention-grabbing.

Both participants fought with furious intensity, with pieces of High Deity Gu Ya's towering skeletal body chipping off from each clash

In the end, despite breaking through in a desperate situation, Zi Yaoqing still fell short. Her mana body was destroyed and her true self nearly died.

Despite her defeat, Zi Yaoqing's eyes showed no disappointment, but were instead filled with excitement and intense joy.

Top ten? She never expected to get that far anyway.

But a life-or-death battle against an opponent at her level greatly stimulated her spirit, allowing her to break through.

I broke through! After returning, I can advance to become a Sovereign.

Zi Yaoqing was extremely excited.

For her, becoming a Supreme Genius was already the greatest reward from the Megaverse Crossroads. She had also obtained a top-grade Dao Instrument that suited her perfectly. Different powerhouses had different goals.

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"This Gu Ya seems quite formidable."

"Though Zi Yaoqing broke through at a crucial moment, she was at a disadvantage from start to finish, never truly turning the tide. Her breakthrough only delayed her defeat."

"Yes, Gu Ya's strength is terrifying, he should have a chance to enter the top twenty." The Supreme Geniuses discussed among themselves.

There were variations in strength among the Supreme Geniuses, with a rough ranking in place. Clearly, High Deity Gu Ya, who suddenly revealed his power, ranked above average among them.

This was the Megaverse Crossroads. Until the decisive battle, no one knew if their opponent was hiding their true strength.