Devour: Emperor Yan

"After that incident, I intended to observe you closely, but unfortunately, not long after, you went to explore the Realm Within a Realm with Luo Feng and the others."

Manlu looked somewhat helpless. "And after Canglan Star, you haven't appeared for more than half a year. Only today have you finally come to the killing field."

"Please forgive me, sir," Lin Kun explained. "After leaving Canglan Star, I felt I had some insights, so I went back and went into seclusion. I have been in seclusion for the past six months to digest these insights."

"Oh?" Manluo's eyes lit up slightly. "You've spent half a year digesting those insights? Have you made any progress?"

"There has indeed been some progress." Lin Kun nodded.

"May I take a look?" Manlu asked expectantly.

"Of course," Lin Kun replied without hesitation.

"Come with me." Manluo immediately got up and walked towards the meditation room outside, somewhat impatiently.

Lin Kun followed after that.

The two went down to the first floor and walked straight into a corridor.

Manlu seemed to have used some authority to make him and Lin Kun appear in the same killing space.

The two stood in the boundless starry sky, on a meteorite.

With a wave of her hand, Manluo transformed the surrounding environment into a vast grassland.

Immediately afterward, Manluo's aura fluctuated, eventually transforming into a ninth-level Hengxing. He smiled at Lin Kun, who was not far away, and said, "Little guy, come on, attack me with all your might, don't hold back, and don't hold back."

"Give it your all. This exchange between us is a kind of test, and it will be recorded in the virtual universe. The better you perform, the more benefits you will receive."

"Oh?" Lin Kun raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

The virtual universe records data in real time. The better you perform, the more benefits you will receive.

Is this an attempt to recruit me into their inner circle beforehand?

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Lin Kun's hands moved without much hesitation, his right palm already gripping the hilt of the knife.

"Lady Manluo, here I come!"

"Come on," Manlu said with a hint of anticipation on her face.

Lin Kun's gaze sharpened.

Clang!

The sword was drawn.

In an instant, a huge blade of light, tens of meters long, suddenly shone brightly, fiercely sweeping across the void and slashing towards Manluo.

This strike carried a strange aura.

This strange fluctuation possesses the heat and violence of the law of fire, as well as the sharpness and speed of the law of space.

The blade flashed and arrived in an instant, traversing the distance of space in a flash, so fast that the eyes could hardly react.

Manlu raised her hand, casually waving it in the shape of a knife, and deflected the blade's light slightly, sending it flying to his side.

"Not bad." A hint of joy and appreciation appeared in his eyes, but he gave a light comment.

"Little guy, again!"

Lin Kun naturally didn't hold back. His size suddenly increased dramatically, growing from about two meters to over twelve meters tall. The battle blade in his hand also grew larger and longer!

He held the knife high above his head with both hands, shouting, "Slash!"

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Nine dark red blade beams fanned out above his head, then slashed down together with the battle blade in Lin Kun's hand. During this process, the nine blade beams converged into one!

Call ~

This strike was incredibly hot, violent, and sharp, as if it were cleaving space itself in two.

Manlu remained calm, raised her palm into a knife shape, and casually swung it again.

Ding~

He casually deflected the dark red blade light once again, easily channeling the force and sending it to an empty space to the side.

"continue."

"Hiss~" Lin Kun took a deep breath and moved.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

In an instant, hundreds of illusory figures suddenly appeared, covering Manluo from all sides.

"Hundreds of illusory bodies!"

At that moment, Manluo's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was finally truly moved.

At the Eternal Star level, simultaneously unleashing hundreds of spatial illusions—what does that even mean?!

Judging from the level of previous genius battles, this is definitely a level that could reach the top of the entire universe's overall ranking!

Manluo suddenly felt as if she had been hit hard by a huge pie falling from the sky.

The impact left him dizzy and disoriented, almost unable to believe it!

At this moment, only one thought flashed through his mind: I, Manluo, am going to make a fortune this time!

......

"drink!"

Hundreds of spatial illusions surrounded Manluo, all simultaneously raising their swords and slashing down forcefully.

Instantly, hundreds of dark red blades lit up and slashed towards Manluo.

"Well done!" Manlu became a little more serious, and with a swift movement, she also unleashed over a hundred illusionary bodies, her hands clapping rapidly.

Hundreds of palm prints were unleashed simultaneously, and a blade of light just happened to meet each palm strike perfectly, intercepting them all.

Boom~

An energy shockwave erupted, sweeping outwards in all directions.

"Good lad, keep going! Let me see your limits!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

......

This battle lasted for a long time before it finally came to an end.

On the ravaged grassland, the remaining energy fluctuations are still slowly dissipating.

Clang!

The dark red battle blade was sheathed, and Lin Kun's figure hovered there, panting heavily.

On the other side, Manluo appeared completely calm and collected.

Throughout the entire process, Manlu was on the defensive, parrying attacks. Even when she occasionally made a move, it was only to force Lin Kun to his limit, not to injure or defeat him.

Clearly, even so, Lin Kun couldn't touch a single hair on Manluo's head, no matter how hard he tried.

This is normal. Even though they are both at the ninth level of the Hengxing Star, the gap between them is too big. They are not even in the same league.

"Good lad, you really surprise me!" Manlu looked at Lin Kun, who was panting heavily, with great delight.

Surprise!

Manlu was pleasantly surprised!

He was now 100% certain that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Lin Kun's performance in this year's Genius Battle would definitely earn him first place and entry into the Primal Secret Realm!

That's His Highness from the Primordial Secret Realm!

In a typical genius tournament, only one genius will emerge.

Among all humanity in the universe, 1008 cosmic nations, and countless star systems, only one such extraordinary being was born!

If he doesn't fall from grace in the future, being ennobled as a marquis is just the minimum guarantee, and even being ennobled as a king is not impossible.

Manlu felt that her career was about to reach its peak.

Looking at the young man who was over twelve meters tall in front of her, Manluo's expression was somewhat complicated.

Since he valued Lin Kun, he naturally had thoroughly investigated Lin Kun's information.

Born on Purple Universe Star, when did they enter the planetary level, when did they register their citizenship, the date of their first official login to the virtual universe, and so on...

Manlu knew all of this basic information.

include......

......

"Thank you for your guidance, sir." Lin Kun calmed his breathing and bowed respectfully.

"There's no need to be so polite between us in the future." Manlu waved her hand, smiling broadly, and spoke in a very easygoing and even friendly manner.

The two landed on the ground, and with a gentle wave of her hand, the ravaged grassland instantly recovered.

Afterwards, the two strolled across the grassland.

"You must have possessed a new body, right?" Manlu asked.

"Well, I was fortunate enough to have some opportunities... and I possessed the body of the Flame God Clan. This clan is a powerful race in the universe, and they do not belong to my human race." Lin Kun explained, half-truthfully and half-jokingly.

He didn't say much, only that everything was due to chance.

Manlu didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Lin Kun was definitely holding back, but that didn't matter.

Everyone has their own opportunities and circumstances. There's no need to dig too deep. As long as we know that Lin Kun is human, it doesn't matter which race he possessed.

Some powerful individuals even go so far as to capture special beings at the realm lord level to possess their descendants.

The soul is fundamental; the body is unimportant.

As for the Yan God Clan...

With Manluo's privileges, she could access information about the Yan God Clan through the virtual universe, but it was only some basic, general information.

For example, the Yan God Clan is a powerful race in the universe, living and dwelling in the Yan God Clan Secret Realm, belonging to the Nine Domains Alliance, and the basic information such as the coordinates of the Yan God Clan Secret Realm.

Manluo didn't know the deeper, more complex aspects.

"Speaking of which, I saw the Flame God Clan once when I was wandering the outer battlefields, so I have some impression of them, but I don't know much about them..." Manlu shook her head and sighed.

Back then, on the battlefield outside the realm, when Manluo had only recently broken through to the Immortal realm, she had seen a King-level being from the Yan God Clan fighting against another King-level expert from another alien race.

Manluo dared not look at the terrifying scene of the sky and earth collapsing for long. She only glanced at it from afar before running away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.