Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 40 Unbearable Humiliation
Before long, Cao Benqi's face was swollen high from the beating, looking just like a pig's head.

"You dare kill me!" Cao Benqi roared furiously, each word carrying boundless rage, echoing endlessly across the empty arena.

However, Ling Xuan seemed not to hear, his eyes flashing with cold light, the power of the void around him surging, controlling the void handprint, striking Cao Benqi's face again and again with precision.

The giant handprint carried a howling wind, each strike imbued with Ling Xuan's disdain for Cao Benqi, causing Cao Benqi's head to shake violently from side to side.

"Ah, you deserve to die!" Cao Benqi was furious, wildly wielding his halberd, creating a series of shadows as he tried to block the seemingly insignificant but ultimately disastrous void technique.

However, the void handprint was like a leech clinging to a bone, and the void power contained within it was unpredictable. As soon as the halberd made contact, it was repelled by an invisible force, and Cao Benqi's tiger's mouth was instantly shattered, with blood gushing down the halberd.

Before he could even recover, the giant handprint, carrying the force of thunder, roared in again, slamming heavily into his face and sending him flying hundreds of meters away.

Ling Xuan's Void Handprint was a true transmission from the Ancient Void Mirror, containing infinitely profound and subtle mysteries, and its power can be controlled at will.

He could not only use his immense strength to knock away Cao Benqi's weapon, but also skillfully control his strength, only making Cao's cheeks swell up high without harming his life.

"Kill me! Kill me!" Cao Benqi completely lost his mind, roaring repeatedly and incoherently.

But Ling Xuan seemed to be in a playful mood, and one after another, the void handprints rained down on Cao Benqi's face, showing no intention of stopping or taking his life.

"Wow, the Flame Demon is so wicked!" In the Giant Axe Plaza, Ren Yaoli blinked her bright eyes and opened her mouth wide, making it hard to tell whether she genuinely thought Ling Xuan was ruthless or was simply attracted by the novel battle.

Leng Yanqiu stood to the side, her eyes filled with pride, her gaze fixed on Ling Xuan, who was suppressing Cao Benqi and lashing him mercilessly on the stage, as if the brilliance of the person on the stage was also reflected on her.

Feng Lishuang's face was ashen. After staring at the arena for a moment with her cold eyes, she gently shook her head and murmured, "It seems he held back in his previous battle. The gap is too big."

After saying that, she turned around and found a quiet corner, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes and began to cultivate, as if the noise of the outside world had nothing to do with her anymore.

On the other side, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom sat on his majestic throne, watching the farce unfolding on the arena with a look that was both amusing and exasperating.

This final battle will be edited into a spectacular video or broadcast live, attracting the attention of various factions, including alien spies.

Humanity's enemies—the demon race, the insect race, and the machine race—have always coveted this once-in-a-millennium super genius who was born into humanity.

But now, this highly anticipated super genius is being slapped in the face like a target, completely powerless to fight back.

These slaps, one on the left and one on the right, not only landed on Cao Benqi's face, but were also like resounding blows to the face of the Yan God Clan.

Upon thinking of this, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom unconsciously shrunk his originally straight back by half, inwardly groaning in despair.

"Zhulong, your brat is too audacious." The King of Qianwu couldn't help but complain to the King of Zhulong beside him, his voice full of helplessness and worry.

"Hahaha." King Zhulong laughed heartily, as if he didn't care at all. "It's nothing, it's not a big deal. I can handle it."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom rolled his eyes and replied irritably, "My small frame can't withstand the wrath of the ruler of Yanshen Kingdom."

The Candle Dragon King remained unconcerned, waving his hand and laughing, "It's alright, the Flame God isn't a petty person. He might even thank Xiao Xuan for tempering Cao Benqi's arrogance."

Seeing this, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom could only stare helplessly, inwardly cursing that the old Zhulong King was unreliable.

But he really couldn't interfere with this battle of geniuses; he could only leave it to fate.

On the Giant Axe Plaza, the immortal powerhouse of the Yan Shen Universe Kingdom watched Cao Benqi being humiliated like this, his face turning pale and then red. He felt utterly humiliated, and the anger of feeling as if he were the one suffering the same humiliation made him tremble all over.

He dared not and could not interfere with the arena battle in the virtual universe, so he could only vent his anger on Blood Sword Marquis, roaring at him madly: "Blood Sword, is this the genius that your Qianwu Universe Kingdom has cultivated? Did you give that kid some special instructions beforehand? Did you want to destroy the strongest genius in the history of my Yanshen Universe Kingdom?"

Blood Sword Marquis's face was full of bitterness, and he had no words to express his suffering. He could only keep explaining, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

But the immortal powerhouse from the Yan Shen Universe Kingdom was burning with rage and wouldn't listen to a word. Spit flew everywhere, landing on Blood Sword Marquis's face as he continued to shout angrily, "The King will absolutely not let this matter rest so easily." Helpless, Blood Sword Marquis could only try to appease him, hoping to avoid causing more trouble for the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.

"Ah!!" On the arena, Cao Benqi was furious to the extreme. His beard and hair danced wildly, and his already rugged face was now swollen high, looking like a steamed bun, with his face somewhat ferocious and distorted.

"I will definitely kill you!" Cao Benqi's body swelled up instantly, and his primal force surged wildly, like boiling magma churning inside him, as if he was about to break free of his cage.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his hateful gaze was fixed on Ling Xuan, as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"Ling Xuan, I will repay this humiliation a hundredfold in the future. We will meet again sooner or later!" Cao Benqi roared to the sky, his voice filled with determination and madness.

Before he could finish speaking, the primal force within him began to run rampant and out of control. The space around his massive body twisted violently, and black cracks tore open like ferocious maws.

He actually intended to end this humiliating battle by self-destructing. If he could take Ling Xuan away with his self-destruction, the outcome of the match might change.

Rumble~
Cao Benqi instantly ignited his entire body's primal force using the fundamental laws of fire and space, transforming it into a terrifying and violent explosion in an instant.

"You can't beat me today, but in the future you'll only be worthy of looking up to me!" Ling Xuan's lips curled into a contemptuous sneer, and his figure flashed like a ghost, instantly merging into the surging ripples of the void around him.

The terrifying aftershocks of Cao Benqi's self-destruction swept across the spot where Ling Xuan had just stood, like a crimson torrent, but they could not touch Ling Xuan, who was hidden deep in the void.

There are only two ways to harm Ling Xuan at this moment: one is to use his extremely high level of understanding of the laws to see through the void and pull him out; the other is to use a terrifying attack that can shake the space to shake him out of his hiding place.

But with Cao Benqi's current stellar-level strength, either method would be like an ant trying to shake a tree.

The aftershocks of the explosion were still raging when the light of the virtual universe system suddenly shone brightly.

A beam of light enveloped Ling Xuan and Cao Benqi, flashing past and teleporting them directly to the outside world.

With this, this year's Genius Battle has officially come to a close.

Inside the viewing area, a thousand geniuses and immortal powerhouses gazed at the high platform.

The Venerable Beiyan stood in the void, his eyes blazing as he looked down at the crowd, and announced in a booming voice: "First, second."

"Third to tenth."

"The eleventh to the hundredth."

"One hundred and one to one thousand."

"With all four levels selected, this year's selection of the universe's top human geniuses has come to a perfect end."

Everyone knew that Ling Xuan and Cao Benqi's strength far surpassed that of the other geniuses, and they truly deserved their spots in the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

"Your class is the most outstanding I've ever taught; your performance has been exceptional!"

Venerable Beiyan said loudly, his eyes filled with satisfaction and expectation, "I firmly believe that after several decades or even hundreds of epochs, an unparalleled powerhouse who will be renowned throughout the universe will surely emerge from among you!"

After a brief pause, he continued, "Later, someone will take you to the Universal Headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena to assemble, and then we will set off for the 'Initial Universe'."

From this day forward, you will embark on an extraordinary path to becoming a powerful individual.

The Giant Axe Arena will do everything in its power to help you grow, but how far you ultimately go—whether you become a super being renowned throughout the universe, stop at being an ordinary strongman, or unfortunately perish along the way—is entirely up to you! Remember, your legend has only just begun!

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