Marvel: The other side of the double-passing door is Devouring the Stars

Chapter 248 The First Arena Match
Luo Wen glanced at the person in front of him and realized he was an old friend—the Nine Swords Venerable.

The arrival of the Nine Swords Master was naturally to explain the main rules of the upcoming arena competition.

At this moment, the Nine Swords Venerable addressed all the geniuses present: "All the geniuses who have passed the preliminary rounds, what you will be participating in next is the Genius Peak Battle held by the Virtual Universe Company. There will be a group melee in the arena, lasting for five days. Each day, there will be 200 groups of 100 people each in the melee. The top ten remaining from each group will advance, thus eliminating nine-tenths of the participants. The remaining 10,000 participants will enter the one-on-one elimination stage. In the one-on-one elimination stage, participants will fight in pairs. The winner will advance, and the loser will be eliminated. After winning four consecutive matches, the final 625 participants will pass this stage."

"Wow, that's ruthless... Eliminating 90% in one go, and it's a multi-person melee on one stage, there's no way to hide now."

"It's over. In this kind of chaotic arena battle, it's hard for me to gain any advantage anymore."

"Damn it, the order will definitely be disrupted, and there will be no way to team up with teammates anymore."

Rowan then heard the rising and falling sounds of their mutual worry.

In the preliminary rounds, many talented players from different factions will team up, leveraging the advantages of their main team to eliminate opponents and frantically accumulate points.

Therefore, among the top 1,000 people selected through the preliminary rounds, many were admitted through opportunistic means.

However, these favorable conditions for team formation will be broken. Two hundred teams will be formed every day, with all sorts of people in the teams. Once it starts, there will be no opportunity to communicate, and everyone will have to engage in a frenzied battle.

There were only ten spots available, and no one wanted to waste their precious time.

The final result was predictable: this opportunistic method would no longer be suitable for any competition of any scale.

Therefore, it is obvious whether he is a genius or not.

At this point, the Nine Swords Venerable added: "Reincarnation Battle: The remaining 9375 people will enter the Reincarnation Battle stage. These 9375 people will accumulate 1 point for each victory in one-on-one battles. The top 275 will be selected for the last remaining spots. Together with the 625 people who advanced from the one-on-one elimination rounds, they will make up the 1000 spots for each universe country and enter the final selection for the entire universe."

When the Nine Swords Master spoke, everyone held their breath, knowing that what followed would be an extremely difficult arena battle.

at the same time.

A total of 10018 immortals from the Cosmic Kingdoms also came here to watch the battle.

Unlike previous world projections, the arena matches don't allow viewers to directly watch the battles in a virtual setting.

Tickets for all types of seats are also valuable, but they are snapped up instantly as soon as they go on sale.

Countless people came for no apparent reason, all wanting to cheer on and encourage their country's geniuses.

Because Rowan was related to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's royal family, along with Nabini, they obtained a total of over two million live tickets.

Rowan only took one hundred cards, and gave the rest to Brolin, who in turn gave them to his father.

At this point, Rowan and the others began to be separated into different numbers.

"Third brother, who are you?"

Hong came over and asked.

"I'm number 798, and I'm expected to be in the first game tomorrow," Roman Tam responded.

Hong and Thor, who were standing nearby, also shared the card numbers they had received.

Hong is the first player today, number 89.

Thor is tomorrow, in the tenth game, number 971.

Luo Feng was on the third day, in the first round, number 100.

"I never thought it would be my turn to play today!"

A relaxed smile appeared on Hong's face, showing no sign of the tension that came with the impending battle.

His mind is now as calm as the wind, without the slightest ripple.

Luo Wen was secretly shocked by what he saw. He hadn't expected Hong's mindset to become so resilient. It seemed that the Illusionary Heart Technique had been of great help to him. He guessed that there would be a good show to come today.

Rowan had one hundred tickets, so he brought his whole family along and went directly to the audience seats at the competition venue. Since they were participants, they were entitled to the best seats.

Sitting in the third row offers the best view and the best chance to see the entire battle unfold.

Hong mainly brought along wild beasts and glaciers to show them just how intricate the battle of geniuses in the virtual universe truly is, and to broaden their horizons.

Thor brought his daughter with him. Thor was already married, but for various reasons, his relationship with his daughter was not good. Fortunately, after Thor left the universe, the gap between him and his daughter gradually dissipated, and the two finally reconciled.

Luo Wen gave the remaining dozens of votes directly to the five great nations, who then selected their elites to broaden their horizons.

The audience was in high spirits, with not only viewers from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom where Rowan and his team were located, but also viewers from other universe kingdoms, all there to cheer on their respective countries.

There were so many seats that it was impossible to count them all, and shouts rose and fell, but the locations they were pointing to were planned in the area where the Qianwu Universe Kingdom was located.

To avoid disputes between audiences from different countries due to unnecessary friction, each audience seat is directly separated.

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom occupies a separate area, as do the other Universe Kingdoms, making it extremely difficult for spectators to engage in brawls like in a football match.

"How spectacular! Is this the ultimate battle of geniuses in the virtual universe? It's simply amazing!"

As an Earthling, this was the first time Yao Rao had ever seen so many aliens. Although she had reached the ninth level of the planetary realm and had begun to connect with the universe, she was still quite familiar with it.

However, most of the people he encountered were staff members from Canglan Star, and their general appearance was that of people with gray-black skin who looked not much different from humans.

Now, here you can see a vast human population, all kinds of races, and the hustle and bustle of people cheering and jumping for joy is so exciting that just listening to it is thrilling.

Vinina appeared excited inside, but remained composed on the surface. Brolin, having seen his share of such situations, still cheered them on for the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

In the last battle of geniuses, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire couldn't even squeeze into the top 10,000. This wasn't the first time; it had been a very long time.

This resulted in their Black Dragon Mountain Empire consistently ranking at the bottom among the more than 13,000 star fields of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Therefore, they were all eager to achieve a better ranking. This time, needless to say, Brolin was 100% confident that Rowan would be able to squeeze into the top 10,000.

But there was one person before that, and that was Nabini.

He was also a citizen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and hoped to achieve good results; he was ranked fourth.

With the appearance of Rowan, both Hong and Thor advanced and participated in the arena battle, resulting in a major change in all the original personnel.

The order of the participants has been shuffled, no longer like in the original work.

In Hong's first match, Rowan was surprised to find that the Illusion Demon Galesi was also ranked first.

The match is about to begin.

In the center of the competition venue, the names of one hundred contestants were projected onto a giant screen.

Rowan then discovered the Illusion Demon Galesi, an extremely powerful illusionist. Just as Rowan was pondering this, Thor exclaimed, "Galesi... Brother, how did you run into this guy?"

"Huh? You know him!"

"This Illusion Demon Galesi is ranked number one in the Seventh World Zone. Any opponent who fights him is easily killed by him with just a glance. The entire battle is without suspense, which means that no one is willing to cause him any trouble afterward. Instead, he hunts down opponents everywhere. He is a mentalist with extremely strong illusion techniques, and he is a nightmare for us martial artists."

Thor felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't even guarantee that he could escape unscathed from a fight against Galaisi, even though his mental state was equally impressive.

They will not be easily killed by the opponent.

But I can't guarantee that I can completely withstand it.

Luo Wen listened and pondered for a moment.

"The owner..."

Both the wild beasts and the glacier became somewhat anxious.

Rowan simply pondered without saying anything more.

Then the countdown ended.

Hong and one hundred other contestants, including Calais, were directly teleported onto the arena.

At this moment, around the arena, a hundred contestants faced each other. Many of them had obviously heard of Galec's formidable reputation and dared not approach him.

Many people even closed their eyes to avoid accidentally making eye contact with him and being pulled into his illusion.

As the match began, everyone around suddenly rushed towards their opponents.

In an instant, various fields erupted, and the colorful fields collided instantly, causing earth-shattering events and the collapse of the sky and the cracking of the earth.

The battlefield was filled with flashes of light, flying weapons, and explosive power, a dazzling display of colors.

But there was one extremely strange place in the center of the battlefield: the Phantom Demon Galesi. He stood in the center, and no one dared to confront him.

Of the 100 contestants, 25 were mentalists. Although they were all mentalists, none of them were confident of defeating Galaishi, so they all chose to stay away from him and try to eliminate the opponents around them.

Seeing this, Galesi couldn't help but sneer. He didn't rush to make a move, but instead watched the battle scene around him as if he were an outsider.

He was just showing off at that moment. He felt an immense sense of superiority, knowing that he could easily get a top-ten spot by being in the center of the battlefield and ignoring other people's attacks.

Although some people couldn't stand Calec's arrogance, his self-importance, and his show-off attitude, they were filled with hatred, but no one dared to make a move.

At this moment, all the immortals sent by the cosmic nations were in the audience seats at the top.

They witnessed the scene, and the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor was also there to watch, because both Rowan and Nabini represented the fact that Black Dragon Mountain was about to break its reputation as the worst in the Qianwu Universe.

"Hong! Hong!!!"

"Go for it! Go for our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!"

Two and a half million spectators cheered for Hong with overwhelming momentum, shouting with all their might. Many of them turned red in the face and were out of breath.

At this moment, Yao Rao and Vinina also joined in the shouting, and everyone was also swept up by the surrounding atmosphere.

At this moment, on the battlefield, lightning flashed and explosions echoed all around.

The cheers on the arena reached their peak as the passion of the battle intensified.

Unlike in the preliminary rounds, Hong no longer stayed in one place. Instead, he wielded a silver spear, transforming into an endless silver dragon, rampaging across the battlefield and slaying enemies.

The surrounding opponents also felt the pressure of Hong's appearance. At this time, Hong had already gained the strength of the top five among the hundred people.

Dressed in black and wielding a long spear, he moved as if he were in an empty field, cutting down enemies across the battlefield.

At this moment, a strong man wielding two shields charged toward Hong at lightning speed, his two swords flashing with endless light.

At that moment, an immense sense of oppression suddenly struck; this person's strength was enough to rank them among the top ten.

However, Hong remained completely calm in the face of the attack. With a flick of his spearhead, the spearhead began to spin wildly in the face of the two incoming shields.

"Illusion: The Demon's Lance!"

Hong Yiqiang suddenly thrust out, and what seemed like an ordinary spear suddenly produced a strange ripple as it struck the opponent.

The man, who had been launching a fierce attack, momentarily lost focus, and the two shields in his hands unexpectedly stopped emitting energy.

The next second, the silver spear moved like a dragon, instantly piercing the opponent's head.

They easily killed one person, leaving less than fifty people on the scene. Those who remained were all highly skilled.

Those who own the field make up 70%.

As various fields collide over time, the arena is visibly shrinking.

This also exacerbates the predicament of those psychic cultivators who are skilled in using psychic weapons.

The denser the concentration, the higher the mortality rate becomes, and only the truly strong can survive in such perilous situations.

Just then, as the space compressed, some people were forced to gradually move closer to Galesi.

These people also wanted to take down Galesi, the strongest member of the team, during the battle, but they were too preoccupied with various reasons to do so.

Only eighteen people remain active on the battlefield, each possessing extraordinary strength.

One of them was a psychic who, relying on his soul defense technique, controlled two throwing knives with one hand and slashed at his opponent.

Without warning, he used his spiritual power to control a weapon that resembled a needle, which suddenly flew directly towards Galesi from the explosion.

Everything happened extremely suddenly, in the blink of an eye.

Just when the genius thought he had succeeded, tragedy struck the next second. Galesi took out two short knives, and with a flash of light, the hidden psychic weapon was directly deflected.

The boy was shocked, but the next second a wave of mental energy swept over him, and the genius was trapped in an illusion. The next second his brain shattered with a bang, and he was dead beyond any doubt.

A single glance can cost a life.

The Phantom Demon Galesi has made her move!

In the original storyline, Galesi didn't seem particularly strong, but once you really got to know her, you realized that she was actually terrifyingly strong.

(End of this chapter)