Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 73 Showdown with Rong Jun

When Rong Jun, just like in the original story, unexpectedly defeated Gu Siluo, who was ranked third in the Trial Space, in the final of the ten-group arena battle, the more than nine hundred geniuses below the stage were all shocked.

Even the nine prodigies who had already won on the stage turned their heads in surprise.

They were taken aback by Rong Jun's incredibly stunning, yet terrifying, swordsmanship.

Even Bolan, who had always focused solely on Hunzhen, frowned slightly.

Hunzhen, however, looked at Rong Jun, who was covered in blood, with great excitement and high spirits.

"Besides me and Bolan, Rong Jun should be the true third place in this year's Genius Battle."

Having witnessed Rong Jun's swordsmanship firsthand, Hunzhen made his judgment.

In the original work, it is said that among the top ten geniuses, all of them except Bolan are equally matched, and no one would be completely convinced if anyone else obtained the second spot in the Primal Secret Realm.

However, from the reader's perspective, during the battle of geniuses, Rong Jun's strength was still slightly superior to the other eight.

Among the original nine characters, there was no significant difference in their understanding of the laws. In fact, objectively speaking, Luo Feng's understanding of the superior laws was slightly weaker.

Thanks to the higher psychic power amplitude brought by the Golden Horned Beast's consciousness intensity and the comprehension of the Golden Law sufficient to support the second form of the Divine Weapon, he was able to keep pace with the top ten geniuses, and even surpass most of the nine in overall combat power, and was on par with Longyun who eventually entered the Primordial Secret Realm.

If Luo Feng's advantage lies in his strength of consciousness and the Law of Metal, then Rong Jun's advantage over others is naturally his innate combat instinct and his self-created sword techniques.

Some people are born to be good at fighting, and Rong Jun is such a combat genius.

When defeating Guslow, an immortal remarked that Rong Jun had a chance to challenge for second place.

After joining the Virtual Universe Company, his combat talent alone made many bigwigs in the company think highly of him, even surpassing the genius Bolan who was at the level of tens of thousands of epochs, which shows his aptitude in this area.

That is why he was able to become the first person after Berlan to break through the first level of the Skybridge.

In terms of combat power, the other eight in the original work are at the diamond level, Rong Jun is at the top diamond level, which is infinitely close to the master level, and Bo Lan is naturally at the strongest king level.

The reason why Hunzhen looked at Rong Jun, besides being amazed by the other party's swordsmanship, was for another reason that was the key point...

"Congratulations to the ten of you: Hunzhen, Bolan, Luofeng, Qianshui, Jiangmo, Wuka, Aichen, Longyun, Opatitra, and Rongjun."

"In a moment, we will select the top five from among the ten of you, and the first and second place will be chosen from among the top five."

The man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales smiled and said, "As for how the ten of you will be divided into groups, according to the rules previously set by the virtual universe system, the ten of you will have different winning times in your previous battles. The fastest and the slowest will duel, the second fastest and the second slowest will duel, and so on!"

Wow!

The entire room fell silent.

As Rong Jun calmed his breathing, he suddenly turned his head, his tiger-like eyes meeting Hun Zhen's.

He then realized that Hunzhen's gaze had been fixed on him for a while longer, and immediately frowned.

Hunzhen smiled slightly.

For Galeni to meet him was even more unlucky than meeting Luo Feng.

His consciousness strength was also at the cosmic level, and his understanding of the laws was far superior to Luo Feng's. In the past few years, he had made up for his shortcomings and refined his soul defense techniques. Galesi's illusions could not even shake his spirit.

This result allowed him to surpass Bolan, who had also instantly defeated his opponent, and naturally replaced Bolan in the original story, becoming Rong Jun's opponent.

"Rong Jun's luck is truly unparalleled."

"Absolutely! They just defeated Gusiluo, who's ranked third, and now they're facing Hunzhen, who's ranked second. It's a death schedule!"

"Honestly, did he do something to provoke the virtual universe system?"

Many people whispered among themselves, their gazes towards Rong Jun filled with regret and pity.

"You're all so overwhelmingly optimistic about Hunzhen? I have a different opinion! Hunzhen is indeed very strong, but he hasn't yet reached the seventh trial tower like Bolan! With Rong Jun's terrifying swordsmanship, it's not impossible for him to defeat his superiors!"

"Who was talking about rankings just now? The Immortal Lords all said that the rankings in the Trial Space are just a reference. Wasn't the one ranked third just killed by Rong Jun with a single blow?"

However, some people changed their attitudes and expressed different opinions after seeing Rong Jun's slash.

Because of Rong Jun's swordsmanship just now, and because his opponent this time was not Bo Lan, the gap between them had narrowed somewhat.

At least, in the eyes of the public, it is no longer a hopeless situation.

The outcome of this match seems to have become unpredictable.

Half an hour later, the arena changed again, forming five more exquisite and luxurious arenas in the center of the square.

Swish.

Ten contestants were teleported onto it.

On one of the arenas, at opposite ends of the edge, Hunzhen and Rongjun gaze at each other from afar.

Hunzhen was still dressed in simple black, riding on fiery wheels and carrying a divine weapon of meteorite fire. His aura was calm, yet as deep and unfathomable as an abyss.

Rong Jun was a burly man, clad in animal skins, barefoot, with messy hair, but his tiger-like eyes beneath the disheveled hair were incredibly intimidating.

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Holding his battle sword, he simply stood there, like an unshakable, towering mountain, exuding an aura as imposing as the heavens and earth.

His shape perfectly matches his title "Wild Man," while his imposing presence can be described as "God of War"!

Rong Jun suddenly grinned: "You knew we'd run into each other?"

Rong Jun's intuition was incredibly sharp, somewhat similar to that of the young boy A Yuan whom Hunzhen had encountered before.

No, it should be said that Rong Jun's wild intuition is exactly what A Yuan's intuition looks like after it has completely developed in the direction of fighting and killing!

Hunzhen was slightly taken aback, then smiled nonchalantly: "Intuition."

"intuition?"

Upon hearing this answer, Rong Jun was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Suddenly, Rong Jun's smile vanished, and he said, "You are very strong. In fact, my intuition tells me that this level is not your full strength."

Hunzhen spoke leisurely, "Is that so? Then... would you like to see?"

Rong Jun tightened his grip on the hilt of his battle sword, grinning to reveal his sharp, even white teeth: "Hmph~ Is there anyone who doesn't want to watch in this situation?"

Upon hearing this, Hunzhen smiled and said, "I've changed my mind."

Rong Jun's brow twitched: "Oh?"

"Originally, that was a trump card reserved for that arrogant Berlan."

The meteorite weapon behind him slowly rotated, and a nebula vaguely formed.

Hunzhen held up one finger and said, "One move. If you can withstand my first move, I will reveal this 'secret' ahead of time."

Many people have anticipated that Hunzhen was holding back something based on the clues in Hunzhen's records, but they don't know how much he was hiding.

The trump card has been hidden until now, with only a few matches left to win or lose. Even if it is revealed, it won't really cause any major problems.

Rong Jun's previous outburst also somewhat ignited Hunzhen's fighting spirit.

Upon receiving this answer, Rong Jun lowered his brows slightly, a fighting spirit igniting in his eyes. He lowered his center of gravity, assumed a fighting stance, and said in a deep voice, "I will force you to use your full strength."

(End of this chapter)