Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 48: He should at least bleed a little!

For the past two weeks, every simulation has been emphasizing one thing to Hunzhen—he's been tortured by Bolan again!

[Death God Berlan has initiated "Cleansing," and as one of those targeted, you failed to inflict any damage on Berlan! You have become one of the countless insects being wiped out!]

Browsing through this line of simulated records every day has become a routine.

It's impossible to say I'm unwilling to accept it.

But Hunzhen also knew in his heart that the gap between the two was as vast as the heavens and the earth, and could not be bridged overnight.

Even with the combined strength of everyone in the Second World District, they couldn't break through Berlan's defenses.

but……

"I don't need to defeat him, I should at least make him bleed a little!"

Although it's not very obvious from the outside, Hunzhen is proud at heart.

Even knowing that the other party was the number one genius among the current human stars, Hunzhen had no intention of backing down.

He didn't seek victory, but possessing a system yet unable to even bite off a piece of flesh from his opponent, how could he be content?

Having reached the threshold of spatial perception, Hunzhen set himself a small goal—to inflict real damage on Bolan in the preliminary rounds!

After thinking it over, Hunzhen closed his eyes and entered into meditation.

Soul inheritance will not grant the memories of the simulated human, and Hunzhen does not wish to gain the memories of the simulated human either.

Memory shapes personality. For Hunzhen, simulated humans with different memories cannot simply be regarded as "their future selves".

He would never willingly accept the memories of others, even if those people shared the same origin as him.

For him, that was tantamount to accepting an unknown force altering his self.

How can the soul inheritance transmit knowledge and experience to Hunzhen without inheriting memories?

Taking combat experience as an example, when Hunzhen encounters an enemy whose data is similar to that of the simulated human, his response will naturally be optimized based on the simulated human's experience, rather than being completely unaware. This situation is somewhat similar to matching the simulated human's experience.

In most cases, just like when Hunzhen first turned the tables on his fellow assassins in the training camp, combat experience only comes into play when the simulator and he himself actually encounter each other.

Because this information about the opponent's "personal data" is not inherited, it is impossible to plan a battle strategy in advance based on the opponent's intelligence.

But... opponents like Berlan are an exception.

As a key figure in the original novel's battle of geniuses, Hunzhen knew every detail about him, not just the smallest details, but he was certainly aware of the most important aspects.

A martial artist with astonishing spatial perception and some understanding of the laws of wind, who fights using a blood sword!

By meditating under these conditions, the relevant combat experience will be naturally activated, just like automatically applying familiar formulas to solve a math problem – a seamless and natural result.

Meditation is a practice that any being who cultivates combat techniques will engage in. It is also often used for rehearsing against enemies they are about to fight.

In his mind, Hunzhen constantly rehearsed the outcome of the battle between the two sides, trying to figure out the result of his successful breakthrough of Bolan's imagined defense and the damage he would inflict on him.

Faced with the attack of thousands of geniuses from the Second World Division, Bolan instantly conjured hundreds of illusory forms and launched a counterattack against the geniuses who were besieging him.

Hunzhen knew that this was not Bolan's full strength. Once he unleashed his full power, it would be no problem for him to unleash thousands of illusory bodies to face all enemies at the same time.

Facing thousands of geniuses of the same level, he was still able to hold back his strength!

Hunzhen and others with similar ideas lay in wait, waiting for an opening before launching their second attack!

Berlan brandished his blood sword, creating countless spatial ripples that instantly annihilated the invaders into dust!

However, Hunzhen's strength was far superior to that of others in the Second World District. He was at least among the top 10,000 in the entire universe. In addition, Bolan underestimated him and did not use his full strength. Therefore, Hunzhen was not killed by Bolan in one move along with many of the lurking beings.

Hunzhen's goal was simply to sacrifice these guys' lives so that he could get closer to Bolan!

How ridiculous! As a mentalist, he only dares to claim he has a chance to pose a threat to a martial artist if he has to get close to Berlan and initiate close combat?

But Hunzhen didn't care about this at all. He put aside the so-called dignity of the controller and only wanted to tear through Bolan's defenses!

Meteorite Divine Weapon Unleashed!

The World-Destroying Heaven-Burning Blade is unleashed at full power!

Bolan wasn't particularly serious; he simply condensed his original multi-target attack into a single beam and launched it at Hunzhen.

Hunzhen stood on a fire wheel, his body swaying, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into four illusory forms in an attempt to dodge.

Suddenly, the space trembled, and Hunzhen felt as if the space, which had been like a swimming pool, had suddenly turned into a solid granite. His illusory body vanished instantly, leaving only his true form, which was then obliterated by Bolan's sword.

"call!"

Hunzhen was breathing heavily, and his body, which was formed from the virtual universe, was covered in a fine sweat, as if he had really been killed by Bolan once, and he was startled awake from his meditation.

"continue!"

Hunzhen shook his head, focused his mind, and closed his eyes again.

Several days passed by meditating with Berlan as the hypothetical enemy, while the daily simulations never stopped.

Once again, Hunzhen was killed by Bolan while meditating. He opened his eyes and fell into deep thought.

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"Through thousands of simulated battles and countless real battles between the simulators and Berlan, Berlan was never even scratched."

This harsh reality is right before our eyes.

In the past, Hunzhen Ge's android had repeatedly relied on its rich combat experience to defeat enemies stronger than itself.

The case of his first colleague whom he defeated directly demonstrates that continuously improving one's experience in fighting the same target will lead to a higher win rate.

However, even with Hunzhen's own thousands of meditations and the simulated humans' countless meditations, he still couldn't even scratch Bolan's face when facing Bolan.

When the levels of strength are comparable, strategies and experience can indeed play a very significant role.

But in the face of absolute power, all these things become worthless and futile struggles.

Hunzhen has no intention of giving up.

"There is still hope!"

His eyes burned with intense fire.

The thought of slightly breaking down Berlan's indifferent face filled him with an indescribable excitement.

The feeling was like having diarrhea on a prince's head, or openly leading the queen away in front of the king.

Appreciate the shock and astonishment on the faces of those who are beyond reproach, and make them angry but dare not speak out.

How could one not feel a sense of righteous indignation after watching the Sims being crushed by Berlan like insignificant insects time and time again?

This aspiration became the driving force behind Hunzhen's hard work.

"Each time, the final result of my meditation was that my illusory body was shattered by Berlan. Berlan's spatial perception was far superior to mine, so much so that he could seal off space with a single thought in a hurry, rendering my movement technique ineffective and stopping me here."

"Then... all I need to do is continue to strengthen my spatial awareness!"

"Twenty days left! The goal is to maintain my movement for a fleeting moment when Berlan seals off the space. That fleeting moment is where the 'opportunity' lies!"

Hunzhen was full of fighting spirit and didn't care that his so-called "chance of victory" was just leaving a trivial wound on Bolan.

(End of this chapter)