My slightest action was the system's limit.

Chapter 208 Late Stage of Second Breakthrough? One Shot! (Two chapters combined, please continue reading)
In the hidden realm of mountains and rivers.

Hundreds of participants raced from the edge of the map toward the ten towering peaks at the very center.

The journey is a full thousand kilometers.

Even for these talented contestants, it would be difficult to reach their destination in a short time.

Even a second-level expert, whose endurance far surpasses that of an ordinary person.

But it's impossible to run a thousand kilometers in one go.

Of course, the stronger the strength, the longer the high speed can be maintained, which is beyond doubt.

Therefore, more than ten minutes into the competition, the differences between the hundreds of participants began to emerge.

In a region in the northern part of the secret realm.

"Jiang Ye? He's number one?"

Although Lin Qingxue's name contains the character "snow," she was dressed in a black dress.

As she ran forward, she looked at the projection on her wristband, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"It's only been a dozen minutes, and he's already covered almost a hundred kilometers." Lin Qingxue was quite surprised.

"Could this Jiang Ye possess an innate ability related to speed?"

"In that case, his combat strength should be somewhat weaker," Lin Qingxue pondered.

She quickly shook her head, dismissing those thoughts.

"Whoosh!" Lin Qingxue moved like lightning, rushing forward continuously.

The game has only just begun, and a temporary lead means nothing.

The real battle begins when everyone reaches the ten central peaks!
In a certain area in the southern part of the secret realm.

"boom!"

In a valley, Li Qi, a rebellious young man with purple hair, stood in front of more than a dozen contestants.

Although he was alone, his martial arts aura was more explosive than that of the dozen or so people combined.

Its momentum was as violent as a volcano.

"You are now surrounded by me."

"Surrender." Li Qi's expression was cold, as if he were looking at dead people, as he looked at the dozen or so contestants in front of him.

"Friend, we have no intention of being your enemy. How about we join forces?" one of the dozen or so people shouted, realizing that Li Qi's strength was far beyond their capabilities.

These dozen or so people were clearly a small group who had formed a temporary alliance after entering the secret realm.

Now, they also want to invite Li Qi to join them.

However, Li Qi completely ignored it.

"kill!"

He wielded a purple battle blade, his figure as swift as lightning, and in an instant, a sonic boom erupted.

The flashing blades swept towards the dozen or so contestants.

Boom~!

With just the first strike, he easily broke through one of their defenses, eliminating him with overwhelming force.

"Damn it."

"Retreat quickly, this guy is too strong." The dozen or so contestants scattered and fled in all directions.

"Can you escape?" Li Qi sneered, his figure transforming into a phantom.

boom!
Clang! Clang! Clang! His figure shifted, and with each contestant he passed, he would casually slash down with two swords, unleashing a thousand waves of sword light.

Rumble~Rumble~
It was like slaughtering a chick.

In just over ten seconds, all of the dozen or so contestants were eliminated by Li Qi.

"too weak."

"Is this the level of the Genius Cup?" Li Qi's face showed a mocking expression: "This is the kind of thing you dare to call yourself a genius?"

"Too."

"The Twenty-Five Schools Alliance is ultimately just a second-rate school, incomparable to the top ten." Li Qi shook his head slightly.

Beep! He turned on the wristband projection and glanced at the coordinates of all the contestants.

"Oh?"

"Jiang Ye? He's already run over two hundred kilometers?" Li Qi laughed. "This guy is pretty fast, but I wonder how strong he is."

"Hope, don't let me down."

A glint flashed in Li Qi's eyes. He turned off the projection and charged out again.

time flies.

Hundreds of participants were sprinting through the secret realm.

Forty minutes have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the hidden landscape of mountains and rivers, most of the participants have already run 100 kilometers.

Wang Bo from Tunghai University, for example, although he is not good at speed, has already run nearly 150 kilometers.

"Li Qi, Lin Qingxue and the others should have already run two or three hundred kilometers."

"I'm still a long way from them," Wang Bo thought to himself. "However, my forte is fighting, so there's no need to rush."

Thinking of this, he turned on the bracelet's projection and took a look.

"what?"

"Jiang Ye?"

"Almost 800 kilometers?!" Wang Bo exclaimed in disbelief, "How did you do that?"

During those twenty minutes, except for the first five minutes of the match when he specifically checked the global coordinates, he didn't pay attention to them again.

Even when he saw Jiang Ye far ahead of everyone else, he didn't pay much attention.

After all, it's just the beginning, so being slightly ahead doesn't mean anything.

Unexpectedly, only forty minutes have passed.

Jiang Ye is almost at the finish line?!
"This guy, doesn't he rest?" Wang Bo exclaimed in shock. "Does he keep running at top speed the whole time? Doesn't he get tired?"

Even a strong athlete like him needs to rest briefly after running more than 100 kilometers.

After all, this is actually taking steps with both legs.

Even a second-stage powerhouse is human and can get tired!
Ke Jiangye? A perpetual motion machine?

"Whoosh!"

In an area in the eastern part of the secret realm, Jiang Ye moved like lightning, sprinting forward at a speed of over 500 meters per second.

He has maintained this speed for a full half hour.

exhausted?

Didn't feel it.

Jiang Ye spends every night on the first and second levels of the Martial Arts Ladder, and his martial arts will has long been stronger than that of others in the same realm.

A contest of endurance? Jiang Ye has always been good at it.

"More than two hundred kilometers left." Jiang Ye continued to move forward.

The speed remains undiminished!

"Jiang Ye is almost at the finish line!"

"Others have only run a little over 100 kilometers, and he's already close to the finish line?"

"So you're not even going to act anymore, huh?!" The audience erupted in uproar.

The current situation is unprecedented in previous Genius Cups.

The quality of students in the 25-school alliance does vary, but the top students are all exceptionally talented.

After all, these people are the result of the school's full resources being invested in their education, so even if they are not perfect, they can't be that bad.

Logically, even if there is a difference, it shouldn't be this big.

"Eno."

"Such strong endurance, running at high speed for more than forty minutes without slowing down at all."

"Something's not right. Even if it's an innate ability, it shouldn't last this long, right?"

Teachers from various schools discussed the matter with puzzlement.

"Old Bai."

"What's wrong with your student?" Mo Zixuan couldn't help but ask, "Can his innate ability last this long?"

Mr. Bai smiled but remained silent.

Others may not know, but he knows very well.

Jiang Ye doesn't possess any innate talent or ability; he has absolutely no special talents or abilities.

As for why it's so fast? Geniuses always have their unique qualities; is it strange that they're fast?

More than Jiang Ye's speed, Elder Bai was curious about the fighting power that Jiang Ye had unleashed.

It's always fluctuating, sometimes high and sometimes low.

"Perhaps, this is what genius is all about," Old Bai sighed.

Mo Zixuan didn't press for details. He looked at the projection and said, "Jiang Ye's combat strength is still a bit lacking compared to Li Qi and Lin Qingxue."

"However, since he reached the finish line so quickly, he's probably gained quite a bit of benefit." The ten mountain peaks in the center of the secret realm all hold considerable opportunities!
"It's not that easy."

"After reaching 900 kilometers, many powerful Shadow Clan members will appear. Jiang Ye will have to overcome this obstacle if he wants to enter the central region," a teacher nearby said.

In the hidden realm of mountains and rivers, there are more than just contestants!
The tournament organizers have deployed a large number of Shadow Clan members in the secret realm; those who wish to obtain the opportunity must overcome this obstacle.

"Jiang Ye is alone, and he will probably be besieged by a large number of Shadow Clan members."

"Looking at it this way, it's not a good thing for him to rush ahead like this."

"Will he choose to wait outside the checkpoint? Or will he go alone?"

Many people were secretly curious.

"Jiang Ye." Even Elder Bai was starting to get curious: "Will he go in?"

If you choose to go in, you will face hordes of terrifying Shadow Clan members. If you are injured in the siege, it will be extremely detrimental to the rest of the match.

But what if we choose to wait?

Then Jiang Ye would not be able to enjoy the opportunity in the Central Mountain Area all to himself.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Soon, on the projected screen, Jiang Ye, who was far ahead of the competition, had already entered the range of 900 kilometers.

All that can be seen in the picture is...

Ahead of Jiang Ye, several imposing, pitch-black shadows appeared.

They are all young members of the Shadow Clan.

Judging by the number, it's at least fifty or more!

"Jiang Ye rushed in!"

"That's too reckless. They'll get hurt if they're surrounded by so many enemies."

"Huh? Wait! How could this be!" A sudden uproar erupted from the audience.

In the hidden realm of mountains and rivers.

A dense forest blocked Jiang Ye's way.

Once you cross this area, you will reach the core area of ​​the Mountain and River Secret Realm, which contains the ten highest peaks.

"Roar~ Roar~ Roar!"

Seemingly sensing someone's presence, a series of roars echoed through the dense forest.

"Shadow Clan?" Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed.

"Whoosh!" Without hesitation, he swooped forward.

"Roar!"

The moment he entered the dense forest, more than a dozen terrifying shadows attacked Jiang Ye.

A terrifying aura erupted.

The Shadow Clan's youth form is comparable to the late-stage second breakthrough!

"Roar~" These Shadow Clan members let out sharp roars as they attacked.

This is a cry unique to the Shadow Clan.

Specializing in martial arts willpower can cause a brief loss of focus.

Many people speculate that this roar may be similar to some kind of innate ability, because the Shadow Clan does not open their mouths when they make this sound.

A series of thoughts flashed through my mind.

Jiang Ye didn't stop; his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning as he charged forward with his gun.

"kill!"

A beam of light, like the first rays of dawn tearing through the night, burst forth with a deafening roar.

[Po Jun: When surrounded, damage is increased by 30%]

Damage increased by 30%!

Jiang Ye's spear tip burst forth with an incredibly dazzling light in an instant, piercing towards the Shadow Clan members with immense force.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!"

The spear flashed.

Dark blood spurted out!
"Roar~" In just one exchange, the two Shadow Clan members were pierced through the body and blasted to dust by Jiang Ye.

"Die!" Jiang Ye's eyes were cold as he swept his spear out.

boom! boom! boom!
Jiang Ye's figure shifted, and terrifying spear strikes covered the surroundings like thunder.

These Shadow Clan members are at best equivalent to mid-stage Second Breakthrough Realm experts, or even just ordinary ones.

With Jiang Ye's current strength, coupled with a 30% damage increase, he can at least land critical hits with every shot, if not sweep away a large group with one shot.

One!
Five heads!

Ten heads!

He was like a ruthless killing machine, entering the forest and reaping the lives of the Shadow Clan.

Just one minute.

Jiang Ye has already wiped out the vast majority of the Shadow Clan in this area.

"Forward." Jiang Ye moved like lightning, striding into the depths of the dense forest.

He could sense an even more powerful aura emanating from the Shadow Clan in the deeper depths.

"A Shadow Clan member in the late stage of the second breakthrough?" Jiang Ye's eyes flashed, but his pace gradually quickened.

Half a minute later.

"call out!"

A startling shadow, carrying intense killing intent, suddenly lunged at Jiang Ye.

Boom! A terrifying pressure descended, covering the entire area.

Second breakthrough late stage!

Without hesitation, Jiang Ye unleashed his spear with a thunderous roar, sending it hurtling forward.

With a loud clang, the spear tip collided with the Shadow Clan.

This time, however, he did not kill the target in one blow.

"It really is the late stage of the second breakthrough." A glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes, and thousands of strands of star energy surged out from his Guanyuan acupoint.

Following the star veins, all of it surged into the tip of the spear.

"Kill!" Jiang Ye shouted, and his spear roared. Endless brilliant star energy burst from the tip of the spear, converging into a dazzling sun.

The Eighteenth Form of the Great Sun Spear Technique – Great Sun Piercing the Clouds!
With Jiang Ye's current strength, if he were to use this move again, its power would be vastly different from before.

A terrifying orange-red sun, accompanied by Jiang Ye's thrusting spear, crashed down on the Shadow Clan youth at the late stage of the second breakthrough.

break out!

An extremely dazzling light burst forth instantly, so bright that even the shadow race's dark eyes showed a hint of fear.

It realized how terrible this attack was!
"Boom!" The sun crashed down, and thousands of spear rays flashed.

[Like throwing an egg against a rock!]
Increases damage by 100%!

"roar~"

The young Shadow Clan member let out a shrill roar before his body exploded into pieces, instantly perishing.

The second-stage Shadow Clan youth body breaks through the late stage and dies!
"As expected of someone who has reached the late stage of the second breakthrough."

"It actually takes gunfire to kill him," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "And it even triggered a futile attempt."

The late-stage second breakthrough is terrifying!
"kill!"

Jiang Ye didn't linger. After dealing with the first Shadow Clan member who was at the late stage of the second level of breakthrough, he took his gun and charged deeper into the dense forest.

He is getting closer and closer to the central region!
"One shot to instantly kill a level 2 late-game character?"

"I am not wrong, right!"

"Was that a special move? Or a secret technique from the starry sky?"

"None of these are right, it seems to be just a regular gun!" The more than 100,000 spectators in the stands were all incredibly shocked.

Students from top universities such as Tunghai University and Nanyang University were particularly shocked.

He killed a Shadow Clan member who was at the late stage of the second breakthrough level with a single move.

If it's a secret technique, that's understandable, after all, he's a genius.

A regular gun? That's way too much!

"Jiang Ye is awesome!"

"Penglai University will definitely win the championship!" The students from Penglai University were all excited and thrilled.

Jiang Ye's performance truly surprised them!
What an honor!

"Jiang Ye's combat power is actually so exaggerated?" Mo Zixuan couldn't sit still any longer.

"If Wang Bo runs into him, he might be in trouble."

“However, Wang Bo’s combat talent greatly enhances his strength.” Mo Zixuan thought to himself, “If we can find Jiang Ye’s weakness, it’s not impossible to defeat him, but the probability is very small.”

"Hey!"

"I just hope Jiang Ye can face off against Li Qi and Lin Qingxue." Mo Zixuan said with anticipation, "As long as Jiang Ye is eliminated by them, Wang Bo will be guaranteed to be in the top three."

(End of this chapter)