Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

If you're a normal person, who can smash something down with dozens of echoes the moment they make a move?

It's like it doesn't require any mental energy!

Is it no wonder that this is a royal lineage?

If you let someone else do it, let's take the case of "Judging the World" as an example.

Qi Ji doesn't need to worry about mana consumption at all.

Even if you stand still and let Su Shi do it for ten minutes, what difference will it make?

He can easily handle it.

Unfortunately, Hippel is not a vindication.

What's the difference between the "reappearance" of a timeline and simply opening it?

If Hibel were to do it again, Saki would probably be completely drained by this princess.

Of course, we can still win.

However, Saki is a person with aspirations.

He not only wants to win, but he wants to win spectacularly!

Given this demand, we have no choice but to resort to some clever tricks.

Thus, the aforementioned discussion between Saki and Sybil about "fair competition" took place.

However, when facing the cheating Shibel, mana consumption is a bit slow.

However, the first application of the concept of "nothingness" still gave Saki a lot of surprises.

After using it, he had a vague premonition that as long as his mental energy could withstand it, he could completely deny any kind of response he faced!

In fact, if the blue bar were sufficient, Saki even had a strange feeling—

Even if the king comes, we'll have to fight him hand-to-hand!

……

To be fair, this time, Hibel will wait for Saki to make her move.

However, the girl stood quietly on the ring for a long time, but Qi Ji showed no intention of making a move.

The princess, brimming with martial prowess, tilted her head in surprise: "What's wrong? Aren't we going to start?"

She found it strange.

[Guan Hong, learning progress—]

91%!

While urging the system to hurry up in his mind, Qi Ji continued to spout nonsense to buy time without changing his expression.

This scene, witnessed by unsuspecting viewers, immediately drew a barrage of praise from fans of Saki.

"The typhoons are as persistent as ever!"

"That familiar smell of cheap stuff~"

"So effortless!"

"Hilarious! Lao Ji won't end this battle until he's said all the ridiculous things he's racked his brains to come up with every day in front of the whole city!"

……

"Your Highness, you said you've been seen as a monster since birth, is that true?"

Hibel didn't understand why Saki suddenly brought this up.

I thought this excessively handsome young man would also make a big deal out of the word "monster," just like the rest of the group.

However, the next moment, what Saki said was completely different from what she had expected—

"Then, from now on, at least in front of me, you don't have to be a monster anymore."

"?" Hibel's eyelashes trembled slightly.

They looked at each other with some surprise.

Saki's voice was calm and unhurried:

"Because I am the monster."

Just as the words were spoken, the system notification sounded—

【Ding! 】

[Circuit · Piercing Rainbow, mastered!]

In that instant, a flood of information rushed into Qi Ji's mind.

Saki saw it!

He saw himself practicing the [Guanhong] technique day and night, neglecting sleep and meals.

Countless practices, countless failures, countless corrections!

After putting in unimaginable sweat and effort, he finally mastered the [Guan Hong] technique completely!

【Guanhong】, as the name suggests, can condense the power of any spectrum into a long rainbow that can penetrate everything.

A normal [Piercing Rainbow] can only be infused with the power of one spectrum, condensing into a single rainbow light.

But after systematic improvements... no, after countless days and nights of research and exploration by Qi Ji, he successfully improved [Guan Hong]!

Make it perfectly compatible with its own lineage!

The new [Guanhong] is a super-level echo that Qiji tailored for his own lineage!

At this moment, the circuit is being constructed!

Qi Jiwei raised his right hand slightly, his index finger pointing upwards.

The next instant, the illusory image of the watch face reappeared behind him.

The silver pointer begins to spin!

First, point to the half of the "existence" section, to the fragment that flows with a hazy yellow light.

Fragments of the dream were awakened.

A wisp of yellow light rose from the fragments, swirling and condensing at the tip of the pointer, like fireflies gathering into a cluster.

The light fog condenses and thickens, becoming brighter and brighter as it gathers.

In the next instant, a beam of light as thick as a little finger suddenly burst forth from Qi Ji's fingertip, pointing straight to the sky!

The first rainbow light has taken shape!

With a dreamlike, hazy sheen, its edges shimmer slightly, like mist that might dissipate at any moment.

This is a yellow rainbow, a dream!

The pointer continued to spin, pointing to the second fragment.

Fragments of moonlight shone quietly, and the indigo light condensed into a cold sphere at the tip of the pointer, like a dewdrop formed from moonlight that had not yet fallen.

The next instant, the beam of light at Qi Ji's fingertip visibly expanded.

The drifting mist took on a tangible sharpness, like moonlight condensing into ice crystals, cold and sharp.

Indigo rainbow, moonlight!

The pointer then rotates and points to the third one.

The vector fragments, glowing like flames, poured in with a deafening roar.

The beam of light trembled violently for a moment, then suddenly expanded!

It was almost as thick as a wrist, and the space at the edges began to twist slightly, emitting a fine hum.

Three forces of different colors and spectrums collided, intertwined, and became entangled violently within the beam of light, like three raging torrents being forcibly twisted together. The light pulsed unstablely, as if it were about to explode out of control at any moment.

But the next moment-

The beam of light suddenly contracted!

The three forces merged into one under intense compression, as if being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

The beam of light collapsed rapidly from its wrist shape, eventually returning to its original form, only as thick as a fingertip.

The moment the contraction was complete, all instability disappeared.

Instead, there was a chilling silence.

It was as if the most dangerous thing in the world was quietly floating above Qi Ji's fingertips in the most harmless way.

Witnessing this scene, Sybil's little face instantly became extremely solemn.

She sensed danger!

Extremely dangerous!

The illusory image of a clock behind her unconsciously appeared, and the power of time spread out around her layer by layer.

Looking at the three-colored beam of light intertwined on his fingertips, Qi Ji's heart stirred slightly.

Without a doubt, this is his response!

A true echo that belongs to him!

After being a blank slate for so many years, he has finally acquired a skill!

Saki took a deep breath and looked at Sybil.

Before he could win, there was one more thing he needed to do—

Pretentiousness is like the wind, always with me.

"To avoid any misunderstanding, I'll explain it here."

Suppressing his inner smugness, Qi Ji spoke casually,

“I am not like those foolish beasts who use all their strength just to hunt rabbits.”

The principle I've always believed in is—

You don't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

I hate wasting things.

Unfortunately, I had no weaker response than that.

As Qi Ji finished speaking.

Off the field, Carol, the maid and a loyal fan of Hilbel, was the first to get angry!

How arrogant their words were! How presumptuous their demeanor!

"That damn masked man... no, he's not wearing a mask anymore... that damn handsome... brat!"

How dare you call Her Highness a weak rabbit?! And say you're using a sledgehammer to crack a nut? And that there's no weaker response?

How dare he!

Does he mean he can defeat His Highness with the weakest echo? What a joke!!!

"Exactly! Are you kidding me?!"

As Carol finished speaking, Pierce and Lilith, who were sitting next to her and had also been eliminated and were waiting for "resurrection," spoke in unison, sharing the same hatred for the enemy.

……

On the arena.

Rabbit...rabbit? Me?

Hibel paused for a moment.

This is the first time someone has used the word "rabbit" to describe her.

In her understanding, "rabbit" should be a word that is soft, harmless, and even cute.

So, am I, a monster, "cute"?

No, what are you thinking!