Swallowing the Stars: Start with an Enlightenment System

Baiyuan nodded, without denying it.

"Hehe, I admit, you are a rare and worthy opponent." Demon Tiger smiled, acknowledging Bai Yuan's strength.

"With the combination of martial arts strength and psychic weapons, very few people can withstand it. If I hadn't already comprehended a trace of the fundamental laws, I probably wouldn't be your match."

Based on that one strike alone, Demon Tiger had already determined that Bai Yuan's strength ranked at least in the top two thousand among the one hundred thousand advancers.

If you also take the aid of telekinetic weapons, breaking into the top 1,000 is by no means difficult.

Aside from those super geniuses who have also grasped a trace of the fundamental laws, there are probably not many people in this competition who can reliably defeat Baiyuan.

"Let's fight!"

Bai Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he shouted in a deep voice.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Demon Tiger Battle Blade was swung out once more.

This time, a faint, obscure fluctuation of law was swirling around the blade—it was the fundamental law of the earth!

At almost the same time, the Metal Realm and the Water Realm rapidly merged.

When the two are combined, their power surges, becoming comparable to the Ninth Realm!

The fusion domain expanded dramatically, not only resisting the suppression of the opponent's earth domain, but also directly counter-pressing it.

Baiyuan's battle blade flashed out like a streak of light, clashing fiercely with the Demon Tiger's tiger-headed broadsword once again.

"You actually managed to get this far, merging two different fields!"

A strong look of astonishment flashed in the eyes of the demon tiger.

Geniuses of their caliber mostly specialize in one field, and very few are distracted by cultivating two fields simultaneously.

After all, energy is limited, and practicing in a scattered manner often means that it is difficult to make progress in both.

But Baiyuan not only did it, he also combined the two, creating a qualitative change in power.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two figures kept separating and colliding on the arena.

The blade flashed like snow, and the wind whistled like thunder.

The Demon Tiger's swordsmanship was wide and sweeping, each strike carrying the savage momentum of splitting mountains and shattering peaks, the earthen-yellow sword energy thick and solid.

That is the composure and dominance bestowed by the laws of the earth.

Baiyuan's sword is completely different.

The trajectory of his sword was smooth and continuous, seemingly gentle as water, but when he struck, it burst forth with an incomparably sharp blade light.

The sharpness of metal and the suppleness of water blended under his blade, sometimes as powerful as thunder piercing the sky, sometimes as gentle as flowing water winding around a stone.

The Demon Tiger's powerful strikes, capable of shattering mountains, were always neutralized by his exquisite force-dissipating techniques.

The battle raged fiercely across the arena, with explosions, shouts, and the clash of weapons filling the air.

At this moment, almost everyone in the audience was involuntarily drawn to those two figures.

"Demon Tiger!"

"Demon Tiger!"

"Baiyuan!"

"Baiyuan!"

The citizens of the empire behind the two were all shouting wildly, cheering on their geniuses.

"cut!"

With a roar, the Demon Tiger unleashed a diagonal slash with its battle blade.

"Uninstall!"

Baiyuan's breathing was steady. As the blade met the attack, he suddenly twisted his wrist, creating a subtle angle between the blade and the opponent's edge.

The moment the two blades clashed, a piercing friction sound erupted, and the force of the heavy slash was immediately diverted by three-tenths, then he deflected it with a backhand strike.

Demon Tiger frowned deeply.

In terms of power, he is clearly stronger with the support of the laws of the earth.

Ke Baiyuan not only integrates the two fields, but his force-relief techniques are also outrageously impressive.

Each heavy blow felt like cutting into flowing metal, leaving him with a suffocating feeling of having nowhere to put his strength.

The battle was at a stalemate for the time being.

As time went on, the number of people in the arena gradually decreased.

Remaining numbers: 50, 49, 48...

As the number finally settled at "10", a deep voice echoed simultaneously in the minds of a billion viewers and the ten surviving geniuses on the field:

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"The first round of arena battles has ended. The ninety who died are eliminated, and the ten survivors have qualified to advance and continue to compete for the final nine hundred spots."

The moment the sound fell, Baiyuan and Mohu stopped fighting almost simultaneously.

"It's a pity there wasn't enough time," Demon Tiger shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with regret. "If the battle space had continued to shrink, I could have easily forced you out of the arena."

The initial battle space for the melee in the ring was 30 kilometers in radius, but it will shrink over time, forcing those fighters who rely on speed to face each other head-on.

After about fifteen minutes, the entire space will shrink to a diameter of only one meter.

Bai Yuan said calmly, "That's not necessarily true. Let's leave the outcome of this battle for later."

"Oh?" Demon Tiger raised an eyebrow.

"You don't think that adding another telekinetic weapon will make you stronger, do you? I didn't use any secret techniques in this battle, nor did I unleash my true killing move."

"Then I'll wait and see."

Demon Tiger did indeed hold back his strength, but Baiyuan's confidence was even more deeply hidden.

He didn't use any of his telekinetic weapons, shields, movement techniques, or fundamental laws.

Even with his swordsmanship, he only used a portion of it.

After all, this was just a free-for-all in the arena, and both sides were intentionally holding back their strength.

In this progressively challenging competition format, the more cards you reveal, the greater the risk of your weaknesses being exposed later.

When Baiyuan returned to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's observation area, he was greeted by the overwhelming enthusiasm of a million people.

"Baiyuan! You can definitely defeat that demonic tiger!"

"That's right! That demonic tiger is all talk and no action. If he were really that strong, why didn't he take you down on the spot?"

"Baiyuan will surely prevail!"

Even the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire sent a message at this time.

"You did a good job, breaking into the top 10,000. If you are interested, you can come to the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain to take up a nominal position. Please feel free to tell me what you need."

Baiyuan replied to the message respectfully, and then prepared to sit down and watch the remaining 199 matches.

Just then, a message from the Blademaster suddenly arrived:

"Come here immediately, a very important person wants to see you."

Bai Yuan was taken aback. Could someone who could be called a "big shot" by the ancestor be a king-level being?

A person of that caliber could shake the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire with a single stomp of their foot.

He dared not delay and quickly rushed to where Daofeng Hou was.

There were only two people inside.

One was the Blade Lord, and the other had a peculiar appearance, with two antennae on his head and a faint green light surrounding his body.

"Let me introduce you. This is King Guyu, one of the three hundred kings and marquises under the rule of the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom."

Upon seeing Bai Yuan arrive, Dao Feng Hou immediately stood up and spoke.

"Junior Baiyuan pays respects to King Guyu."

Baiyuan immediately bowed in respect.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew that the "three hundred marquises" were more of a title of nobility than a sign that their strength had truly reached the level of being a king.

The King of Grain Rain before us, despite being called a "King," is probably only at the level of a Marquis in terms of actual combat strength.

Even so, the other party's status remained high.

Even if ordinary powerful kings didn't give him face personally, they would still have to consider the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom behind him.

King Guyu waved his hand gently, his tone amiable:

"No need for formalities. I'm here to recruit you. With your abilities, you have a good chance of breaking into the top 900, but getting into Virtual Universe Company is simply impossible."

He paused, then continued:

"Therefore, on behalf of the royal family of Qianwu Kingdom, I formally invite you to join us. If you agree, we will immediately arrange an immortal-level teacher for you, and you can choose any immortal-level secret technique."

Almost every genius who manages to break into the top 10,000 has the potential to break through to the realm master level.

Among them, Baiyuan stands out as one of the most exceptionally talented.

King Guyu's offer of such conditions clearly indicates that he believes Baiyuan has the potential to achieve immortality.

Even at the very least, they will surely reach the peak of the Realm Lord level.