Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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As Ultraman's clone spoke, Hong felt his mind being pulled into a state of chaos, unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

"If you want to surpass yourself as quickly as possible, you can only start from your mind and tap into the power of your mind."

"Mind, consciousness, will!"

In an instant, Hong felt as if his soul had been torn apart. A pain that surpassed all physical torment arose, which he could neither resist nor dispel, and he could only silently endure it.

"Only when they suffer the most brutal oppression will they unleash a new power."

The chaos in his mind was split apart; Hong felt his consciousness being divided in two, one radiating light, the other shrouded in darkness.

At this moment, the Ultraman clone outside suddenly emitted extremely dense dark energy from its body, turning the original bright color directly into black.

“Hong, from this moment on, your consciousness is split in two, a consciousness symbolizing light and a consciousness symbolizing darkness, constantly battling each other until one side is devoured.”

Upon hearing this, Hong's expression changed drastically. He knew that everyone who could participate in the arena battles was no weaker than him, and each one required his full strength.

But now his consciousness is constantly fighting its own battles, so how can he separate his consciousness to deal with the upcoming arena battle?

Moreover, the entire cycle of war involves 10 battles every day, totaling 9374 battles over nearly three years.

However, the battle within Hong's own mind has no time limit, no limit on the number of times, and the battle is happening all the time.

"It's all or nothing!" Ultraman's clone looked at Hong, who was in a difficult state of mind. He only dared to do this because Hong's mental strength was strong. Anyone else would probably have died from the pain of splitting his consciousness.

At the same time, if the breakthrough cannot be completed before the mental power is completely exhausted, then...

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how far you can go."

"flood!"

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Chapter 92 Arena Battle (Fifth Update)

July 23, 2066 (Chinese calendar)

The final battle of the arena has officially begun. There are a total of 4 matches. Winning all 4 matches will directly secure a spot in the top 1000 of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. The losers will enter the "loser group" to participate in the next round of battles.

"Go, Hong!"

Luo Feng spoke to Hong beside him, but soon noticed that the latter seemed to be acting strangely.

"Brother Hong!"

"I'm...ok!"

Hong forced himself to speak, but his forced state didn't seem like he was alright at all.

"Is it Master?" Luo Feng wondered to himself, guessing that Master had probably given Hong special training.

After all, although the words were unpleasant, without a significant breakthrough, Hong probably wouldn't even be able to break into the top 1000 of the Qianwu Kingdom.

Having guessed what was going on, Luo Feng didn't disturb Hong and quietly waited for the arena battle to begin.

The first battle was between Hong and Qing, the latter being a fierce female warrior wielding two swords.

"Are you called Hong? I noticed you during the previous arena battle; your weapon is quite interesting."

The fierce female warrior examined the silver spear in Hong's hand with great interest. In the universe, those who use spears generally choose those with extremely high hardness.

But the spear that Hong used was incredibly resilient; once it was wielded, it was like a strange, serpentine snake, extremely agile.

Hong showed no intention of responding to the female warrior's words, causing him to frown.

"I hope your abilities match your attitude."

The fierce female warrior instantly abandoned any attempt to communicate, wielding her twin swords and charging towards Hong, her body enveloped in a faint azure aura.

"The fundamental law of water!"

Hong recognized the power; the other party had already gained some understanding of the fundamental laws, and its overall strength was slightly inferior to his.

In the past, Hong believed he could have won easily by utilizing the fundamental laws, but now...

Bang!

With just one collision, Hong's entire hands trembled, and he could barely hold the gun.

"Are you looking down on me?"

Sensing that Hong's performance was even worse than in the arena battle, the female warrior's face showed some anger. She increased the strength in her hands again, and her two curved swords attacked the enemy relentlessly like a raging flood, giving him no chance to breathe.

Lacking sufficient awareness, Hong was unable to mount an effective attack under the enemy's relentless assault.

In just a few rounds, Hong was blasted off the stage and eliminated in the first battle, entering the next round of battles.

"You've disappointed me so much!" The female warrior was also very disappointed with such a boring battle.

Similarly, the spectators who came to watch the game were extremely disappointed, and some even couldn't help but curse.

After all, Hong had secured a place in the top 10 of the world rankings, so he was getting a lot of attention. However, no one expected him to perform so poorly in his first match.

Faced with the ridicule and insults from his opponents and even those around him, Hong remained completely unmoved. Everything outside of him was irrelevant; he was entirely immersed in the battle of his mind.

While Hong suffered a defeat in the first match, Luo Feng on the other side easily made it to the fourth match, as if cutting vegetables and melons.

The fourth battle of the arena: Luo Feng vs. Rong Jun!

Upon seeing this competition, the entire Qianwu Kingdom was in an uproar. A madman and a savage, similar choices, the strength of unparalleled geniuses—this was arguably the most crucial battle in the entire Qianwu Kingdom, a battle to determine the second-best in the country.

In the virtual universe, at Arena 00001, Luo Feng, dressed in a dark gray battle suit and carrying a dark gold staff, encountered Rong Jun, who was barefoot and disheveled. A clash of madness and domineering auras instantly erupted.

"madman!"

"Savage!"

With just one clash of their auras, the two realized that the other's spirit and will were very much in sync with their own.

"Madman Luo Feng, I want to beat you, yet I also want to lose to you." The savage stared intently at Luo Feng with his tiger-like eyes.

"Reincarnation Battle!"

Upon hearing the savage's words, Luo Feng was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized that the other party had the same idea as him and also wanted to participate in the Reincarnation Battle to hone himself.

“And I will defeat you, and then commit suicide.” Luo Feng met the gaze of the wild man Rong Jun without showing any weakness.

Then, at the referee's signal, the two men on the ring launched their attacks simultaneously.

"Phantom Sword Style!"

Luo Feng stretched out his hands slightly, pointing forward. Nine golden rays of light shot out from the Divine Weapon behind him, forming a complex formation in the air.

When the Genius Battle began, Luo Feng had already completed the first level of the Ninefold Heavenly Evolution: the Illusionary Sword Style.

However, his understanding of the second level of the Sky Piercing Technique was still lacking, and he was unable to perfectly combine the nine illusory swords into one.

"Great!"

Seeing Luo Feng's perfected Illusion Sword Style, Rong Jun dared not be careless at all. His straight-charging figure flashed slightly, and three of them appeared at the same time.

"Illusion!"

Luo Feng was startled and instantly understood what Rong Jun was hiding. His understanding of the laws of space was no less than the original source of the laws of earth that he had shown.

"go with!"

Luo Feng pointed into the distance, and the nine golden phantom swords instantly split into three formations, facing off against the three phantom bodies that Rong Jun had unleashed.

In a three-on-one situation, each of Rong Jun's illusory bodies had to deal with three illusory swords simultaneously.

However, neither Luo Feng's Nine Illusion Swords nor Rong Jun's Three Illusionary Bodies are simply increases in quantity. Each attack is in accordance with the fundamental laws, forming an extremely complex formation to achieve maximum power.

The first level of the divine weapon, hailed as invincible at the stellar level, clashed with the illusory body derived from the primordial laws of the upper space. The ultimate understanding of the laws thrilled the onlookers, and even the immortal powerhouses who were paying attention couldn't help but turn their heads.

"These two probably deliberately fell off the stage during the arena battle. Based on their current performance, they are basically at the level of the top 1000 in the peak genius battle."

"Our Qianwu Universe Kingdom hasn't seen so many geniuses in a long time. Whether the appearance of so many geniuses at the same time is a blessing or a curse for them is unknown!"

An immortal deity seemed to think of another peerless genius who had not participated in the arena battle, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"kill!"

The discussion among the immortal powerhouses did not reach the outside world; Luo Feng and Rong Jun, deeply engrossed in their battle, had only each other in their eyes.

Luo Feng controlled the Illusion Sword, attacking Rong Jun while simultaneously creating distance between them; Rong Jun was equally formidable, his body swirling with earthy yellow energy as he heavily countered the Illusion Sword's attacks, while simultaneously trying to get closer to its wielder.

Dang Dang Dang!

The battle between the mentalist and the martial artist, a clash of strength and wisdom, presented everyone with a spectacular display of offense and defense.

However, at the crucial moment, Luo Feng suddenly withdrew the Nine Illusion Swords from his control, instantly silencing the entire situation.

"Savage, show me your true strength!"

Chapter 93 Darkness is also light

"And this isn't even the two of them going all out!"

The onlookers were shocked when they heard Luo Feng's words. The Nine Illusion Sword and the Illusion Body, which were among the top strengths in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, were not even used at full power.

"Haha, you madman, you're truly something else!"

Rong Jun laughed loudly, threw away the battle sword in his hand, and then took out an even larger, pure black giant battle sword.

The moment he held the black battle blade, Rong Jun's aura changed drastically, as if he were a war god emerging from the wilderness.

"I didn't expect that just the arena battle in the Qianwu Kingdom would force me to go all out."

Rong Jun was extremely angry, but not at Luo Feng; rather, he was angry at his own lack of strength.

His goal was to win first place in the Cosmic Peak Genius Battle, but he couldn't even seem to win first place in the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom, so he was naturally too embarrassed to make any boastful remarks.

"Earth-shattering knife!"

Rong Jun let out a soft shout, exuding an aura of savagery, bloodlust, and eternal victory. Then, gripping his battle blade, he charged towards Luo Feng like a war god emerging from a bloodbath, unstoppable.

This time, Rong Jun did not use the illusionary body, but instead concentrated all his power together and used his self-created secret technique.

"The Nine Illusion Swords alone cannot stop it; only by unleashing the complete Sky Piercing Technique can it be resisted!"