Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 308 Double Points, At the Summit of the Divine Mountain
The next day.

In his room, Chen Yu eagerly connected to the virtual network, immersing his consciousness in the boiling ocean of data.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly accessed the Genius Battle viewing platform and quickly locked onto Lin Yi's competition group from the vast list of groups.

Chen Yu felt both nervous and excited.

The huge screen that occupied nearly half of the spectator interface was still displaying the countdown to the start of the match and a panoramic map, but Chen Yu knew that millions of eyes were focused on it, just like his own.

Apart from those spectators who wanted to cheer on their own race's competitors competing on the same day, over 90% of the spectators in the entire Pan-Spirit Alliance probably focused their attention on this group.

People wanted to see what kind of performance this human genius, who had been completely overshadowed by the brilliance of Eldar Edith and whose reputation had been tarnished by public opinion for days, would deliver.

Will the guesses be completely disproven, or will the observer team suggest that there might be something hidden, bringing an unexpected ripple to everyone's mind?

Soon, the countdown reached zero.

The figures of 100,000 participants converged simultaneously across the virtual continent like starlight.

As the only seeded player in the top 100 today, coupled with the "controversial traffic" that has been brewing in the past, Lin Yi unsurprisingly received the most central and prominent spotlight in this group.

His figure appeared beside a lake as clear as a mirror, with the shimmering water behind him reflecting the drifting clouds in the sky.

At this moment, Lin Yi was still wearing that simple dark blue combat uniform, his posture upright and his face calm, as if he was not there to participate in a brutal competition that would attract cosmic attention, but simply to enjoy a normal spring outing.

On the contrary, Chen Yu, as a spectator outside the venue, couldn't help but hold his breath and stare wide-eyed.

In the video, Lin Yi doesn't even look around to see if there are other players or usable terrain nearby.

He merely raised his eyes slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barriers of space, precisely landing on the looming, majestic outline of the Central Divine Mountain in the center of the continent.

Then, he moved.

Take a simple step.

The next moment, his figure vanished from the lakeside like a pen mark erased by an eraser.

The main camera switched rapidly, and the dark blue figure appeared directly at the foot of the sacred mountain.

"Go straight to Mount Kailash!" Chen Yu clenched his fist and cheered in a low voice, "Commander, that's the way to do it!"

The live chat area beside them scrolled faster because of Lin Yi's opening choice, but the content wasn't as exciting as Chen Yu's:
"Sure enough, that's the style of a seeded player. They go straight for the sacred mountain instead of bullying the weak."

"As expected, with Princess Edith setting this precedent, who would want to slowly accumulate points outside after her?"

"I wonder which level this spacetime genius of the fourth realm can reach?"

"I'd guess the fifth floor. If I'm lucky enough to encounter a sixth-floor projection that counters my element, I might be able to get through, but the seventh floor is definitely out of the question."

"Sixth level? You overestimate him. His spacetime rules are strong, but he's only at the fourth level. I bet he'll stop at the fifth level."

"Don't forget the Star Sea Observer's speculation. What if they've been hiding something? Maybe they're already at the fifth level, and it's even possible they've broken through to the sixth or seventh level!"

"Pfft, still dreaming? Even if he's holding back, he's at most at the fifth level, how can he possibly beat someone at the seventh level? Does he really think the difference in cultivation level is just for show?"

"Wait and see if they're proven wrong. The more they boast, the harder they'll fall."

Chen Yu glanced at these comments and let out a cold snort.

If it were a few days ago, he would have already rushed up and argued with these guys who were spouting nonsense for three hundred rounds.

But today, he held back.

The commander's calm demeanor last night, and the faint glint in the eyes of the vice commander Irelia during breakfast today, despite her silence, gave him a strange premonition.

Therefore, he chose to trust the commander and see with his own eyes rather than argue with his own mouth.

He focused all his attention on the main screen.

Lin Yi, standing at the foot of the sacred mountain, looked up at the majestic peak that had witnessed the rise and fall of countless geniuses, feeling quite emotional.

More than a thousand years.

From a mercenary who lived a precarious life in his previous life to a top-tier genius at the Star Core level standing on one of the highest stages of the Pan-Spirit Alliance.

The leap from witnessing civilizations as insignificant as dust to personally leading them into the vast universe and becoming a star-level power with thousands of inhabited planets is enough to stir the heart of anyone.

As for Lin Yi himself, when he was reborn, how could he have imagined that he would be where he is today?

All he wanted was to survive and to let those around him survive.

And now, he is about to touch the crown of "the number one person of the new generation of the Pan-Spirit Alliance".

Before the competition started, he did hesitate about whether to show all his fangs in the preliminary rounds.

But when he saw Irelia defending him online only to be met with insults, and when he saw acquaintances and strangers like Chen Yu, Bai Feng, and Ling Xuan speaking up for him, he changed his mind.

He couldn't bear to let those who spoke up for him endure another year of ridicule.

Moreover.

Respect is not earned through forbearance and explanation.

It was earned through sheer strength, with every punch and kick!
When it's time to draw your sword, why hide your edge?

With that thought made up, Lin Yi took a step and stepped onto the first level of the mountain path.

His steps were steady, yet carried an unstoppable determination.

The guardian projection of the first level quickly condensed in front of him.

This is a fierce-looking warrior from the Li Clan, wielding two swords, whose rule fluctuations are approximately at the peak of the first level.

Lin Yi didn't rush to attack. He waited for the projection to solidify and for the unknown warrior to assume a fighting stance before calmly giving the warrior a deep look.

Yes, just one glance.

He didn't even raise his hand.

However, the moment his gaze fell upon it, the Li Clan projection failed to utter even a wail. Its entire form, like a weathered sand sculpture, suddenly disintegrated into the most basic specks of light and vanished into the air.

Points +1000000.

The scene seemed to freeze for a second.

Immediately afterwards, the main camera seemed to freeze for a moment before continuing to follow Lin Yi's upward climb.

After a brief pause, the discussion area of ​​the spectator channel exploded!

"?????"

"What's going on? What happened?"

"Where's the projector? Why is it gone?"

"Did anyone see clearly? Did Lin Yi make a move?"

"No, absolutely not! I slowed it down ten thousand times, and he only glanced at the projection!"

"One glance? Stare to death? What kind of cosmic joke is this!"

"Rule suppression, absolutely a super high level of rule suppression!"

"Is this something a fourth-level domain could do? Bullshit!"

"He hid it! Lin Yi definitely hid it! And he hid more than just a little bit! Is it that outrageous?"

"The Stargazer is telling the truth!!"

Shock, screams, disbelief—a torrent of emotions flooded the discussion forum.

All the previous comments and mockery about Lin Yi only being able to reach the fifth floor seemed so ridiculous in the face of this.

Chen Yu stared intently at the screen, a surge of excitement rushing to his head. He wanted to shout out loud, but found himself too excited to speak, and could only scream wildly in his mind: "Damn, that's awesome!"

Lin Yi in the picture did not stop for a moment.

Second layer, third layer, fourth layer
His speed in climbing the mountain was beyond everyone's comprehension.

Faced with projections of past geniuses from at least two, three, or four realms, his approach was shockingly simple.

With what seemed like a casual glance, the projection disintegrated on its own.

With a flick of his finger in mid-air, a faint, chaotic light flashed, piercing through the center of the projection's brow.

With a casual swipe, a flash of gray light disappeared, and the projection shattered like fragile glass.

Soon, it reached the fifth level, which those mockers believed Lin Yi would inevitably stop at.

Facing his opponent on the fifth level, Lin Yi simply raised his hand and made a grasping motion. The giant spirit clan's prodigy's armor of rules, along with his body, was crushed into dust by an invisible force.

There was no intense clash of domains, no dazzling energy exchange, and not even a grappling battle lasting more than a breath.

It's about crushing them.

Pure to the extreme, a crushing defeat at the level of rules.

The points are jumping wildly: +200 million, +400 million, +800 million, +1600 million.
The speed was so fast that the score display almost appeared as a blur.

At this point, less than five minutes had passed since the start of the match.

The discussion forum has completely gone mad.

"Seventh floor! Six projections were instantly wiped out!"

"My brother said that this must be an unparalleled genius of the ninth level."

"My Celestial Race has produced a monster from the Ninth Dimension?"

"Where are the people who mocked us before? Come out and show yourselves?"

"This is what you call possibly hiding something? Only showing us the tip of the iceberg?"

The eighth floor.

Upon reaching this point, Lin Yi's steps finally paused almost imperceptibly.

The projection of the gatekeeper coalesced, revealing itself to be the Star Nightmare Clan prodigy who had given Edith a hard time on the first day, possessing the eighth level of the Time-Space Death Domain.

Lin Yi was not surprised. With his own combination of rules, the probability of encountering this Star Nightmare Clan prodigy on the eighth floor was quite high.

As soon as the Star Nightmare Clan projection condensed, the three vertical pupils on its forehead simultaneously lit up with an eerie light. A purple-gray ripple, interwoven with time stagnation and death erosion, surged out silently like a tide. Wherever it passed, even the virtual space seemed to groan, and life force was rapidly drained away.

This was precisely the tricky move that even Edith found difficult to execute.

However, Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged. He raised his right index finger, and a point of chaotic light condensed at the tip of his finger, as if it contained the ultimate truth of the beginning and end of all things.

Then, with a flick of his finger, the hazy light pierced straight into the center of the deathly ripples without flinching or avoiding them.

laugh!
The death ripples that seemed capable of eroding everything were "splittered" the moment they came into contact with the gray light!
Wherever the light passes, the rules of death are forcibly calmed and silenced, and the time-slowing effect is also countered by the more subtle spacetime power contained within.

The gray light, undiminished in its intensity, pointed directly at the projection between the eyebrows.

The Star Nightmare Clan projection swayed ghostly, attempting to blend into the distorted spacetime around it to evade.

However, Lin Yi had already locked onto the spatial structure around it, and the projection's dodging action showed an extremely subtle stagnation.

It is this seemingly insignificant stagnation that determines life and death.

The gray line swept past and disappeared into the projection's forehead.

The Star Nightmare Clan projection froze completely, and the light in its vertical pupils, filled with the power of death and illusion, quickly dimmed.

Immediately afterwards, the entire projected body, starting from the point of impact, rapidly turned into nothingness and dust, like an erased chalk drawing, and dissipated in the mountain wind of the eighth floor.

The whole process was relaxed and enjoyable.

Points have surged again: +12800 million.

With a total score of 25500 million, he has caught up with Edith and become tied for first place.

At this moment, the game had been going on for less than fifteen minutes.

At the same time, the entire spectator channel, and even the entire virtual network area of ​​the Pan-Spirit Alliance that was paying attention to this match, seemed to be completely ignited by this seemingly casual yet earth-shattering finger strike.

"The eighth floor was almost instantly killed?!"

"The genius who perfectly suppressed the life and death of the eighth level of time and space has been confirmed to be at the ninth level. Only a higher level of understanding of the rules can make such a casual effort."

"An incredible reversal! This year's biggest dark horse... No, this isn't just a dark horse, this is a planet-devouring behemoth unleashed!"

"The Spirit Race's Edith's eighth-level spacetime light and darkness is already astonishing, and now the Human Race's Lin Yi is facing life and death in his ninth-level spacetime? This year's Genius Battle is going to be interesting."

"If you don't understand, just ask. Is there really such a big difference between the ninth and eighth levels? How come it seemed so easy for Lin Yi to kill the eighth-level projection?"

"It looks simple to you, but the eight layers of projection have been superimposed with multiple techniques such as spatial confinement, time slowing, life depletion, and death stare the moment they appear. As for that finger strike, it is obviously a powerful move."

"Where is the Stargazing Team? Come out and accept our worship!"

Chen Yu looked at the calm, dark blue figure climbing the steps on the screen, at the dazzling yet glorious "ninth level" mountain path, and at the shock and fervent discussion that erupted like a tidal wave. He felt a surge of heat rush to his nose, and his eyes instantly turned red.

All the frustration, anger, and resentment I felt before transformed into unparalleled pride and excitement at this moment.

He wanted to rush out and tell everyone.

did you see it!
This is the leader of our Dongfeng Mercenary Group, the commander of our Silver Blue Civilization!
At this moment, Lin Yi had already stepped onto the summit of the sacred mountain, onto the ninth platform.

At the summit, amidst churning clouds, a figure slowly materialized.

With his star-studded robes fluttering and his eyes gleaming with starlight, he was none other than Lothar Lanstar, the Eldar sage whom Edith had faced on the first day and ultimately chose to give up the challenge.

Sure enough it was him.

This was within Lin Yi's expectations.
Because there has been no other nine-level spacetime realm in the past hundred epochs, once you reach the ninth level, you will inevitably have to face "Morning Star" Lothar.

Lin Yi's gaze finally turned serious. This projection represented the limit that the Spirit Race could reach at the Star Core level over the past hundred eras; it was a product of the perfect combination of talent, inheritance, and resources.

The Eldar projection "Lothar" turned around, its eyes falling on Lin Yi, devoid of any emotion, only a cold scrutiny.

He did not attack immediately, but slowly raised his hand.

As Lothar moved, the entire ninth-level platform seemed to transform into his divine kingdom.

The brilliant starlight and the deep shadows blend perfectly, forming a magnificent yet deadly "Light and Dark Starfield". The power of spacetime serves as the framework, and the five basic rules are transformed into various phenomena such as continents, rivers, and flames, which are endless and form a self-sustaining cycle.

Within this realm, every alternation of light and darkness is accompanied by terrifying purifying and devouring power; every fluctuation of spacetime contains the power to cut and solidify; and the rotation of the five elements provides an almost inexhaustible source of energy and possibilities for change.

"Are you testing my mettle?"

Lin Yi chuckled inwardly.

Clearly, Lothar wanted to see if his opponent was worth his serious effort.

Typical Eldar style.

But Lin Yi was too lazy to play such childish games with this projection.

A thought struck him, and instantly a set of ancient armor engraved with chaotic patterns materialized on his body.

At the same time, he loosely clenched his right hand, and a dark spear with a cold glint at its tip, seemingly capable of piercing eternity, appeared in his hand.

To ensure fairness, no weapons or armor are provided in the Pan-Spirit Alliance Genius Battle. Players must create their own weapons and armor to use.

Lothar, clearly aware of his opponent's exceptional abilities, was also aware of this.

Therefore, almost at the same time Lin Yi finished arming himself, Lothar on the other side also made his move.

His light and dark star field instantly converged, transforming into a magnificent and majestic suit of armor where starlight and shadow were perfectly interwoven. In his hand, a longsword with inner light condensed, its blade seemingly composed of solidified starlight and flowing shadow.

Without a word, the two figures vanished from their spot simultaneously.

"boom!"

In the center of the ninth-level platform, the spear and the sword clashed for the first time.

There is no sound.

Because the space and time at the point of collision are completely disrupted and broken at the moment of contact, a miniature, regular vacuum zone is formed.

Only the shockwave formed by the annihilation of rules and the collision of energy to the extreme, like an invisible tsunami, swept across the entire mountaintop, scraping away a thick layer of the specially reinforced virtual rocks.

Lin Yi's arm trembled violently, and the patterns on the Chaos Armor flickered wildly, dissolving the terrifying force that came from the gun, a mixture of light and darkness bursting, spacetime cutting, and the vibration of the five elements.

The opponent's sword strike was not only incredibly powerful, but also contained an exquisite combination of rules. The interplay of light and darkness created a secondary explosion, the power of spacetime maximized the sword's speed and penetrating power, and the power of the five elements stabilized the sword and amplified its energy.

"What a powerful force!"

Lin Yi secretly praised this, thinking that this was the kind of performance that a top-tier race and its inheritance should have.

In terms of pure combat skills, the opponent is indeed superior.

He flashed away, creating distance between them.

However, Lothar pressed his advantage relentlessly. His armor flashed, and his figure seemed to traverse spatial distances, instantly appearing beside Lin Yi. His longsword drew a mysterious arc, and before the sword light even arrived, a domain force field intertwined with the imprisonment of light and the erosion of darkness had already enveloped him.

Lin Yi's mind raced, and the spear in his hand suddenly disintegrated, instantly transforming into three diamond-shaped shields to block the sword light.

His main body, however, used time acceleration to narrowly escape from the gap in the light and dark force fields.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" The three shields shattered one after another under the sword, but they bought Lin Yi a moment of time.

As he escaped, Lin Yi drew his left hand, and the power of gold and fire suddenly combined, transforming into dozens of blazing white fire arrows with sharp golden light, which rained down on Lothar in the opposite direction.

At the same time, he stomped his right foot on the ground, and several thick, tough vines covered with sharp thorns burst out of the rock and wrapped around the opponent's ankle.

"Little tricks."

Losa's indifferent voice rang out for the first time.

He didn't even swing his sword to block; his armor glowed slightly, and a seemingly thin yet incredibly condensed shield of light and darkness appeared.

The flaming arrows struck the shield, but were like mud buoyed into the sea, causing only minor ripples.

The vines that had been coiling around the shield were quietly eroded and withered by the shadow power that flowed naturally on it.

Then, Lothar flicked his wrist, and his longsword thrust out again.

This sword strike was even simpler, yet it seemed to lock onto Lin Yi's spatial and temporal coordinates. A cold glint at the tip of the sword rapidly expanded, containing a will that could pierce through everything.

Lin Yi's expression was serious, and he dared not be negligent.

The spear instantly materialized in his hand, and he thrust it out!
At the tip of the spear, the power of spacetime distorts the space in front, the energy of life and death intertwines into a spiral, and the five elements rotate to provide explosive energy.

The spear and sword clashed once more.

This time, the burst of light illuminated the entire mountaintop.

The aftershocks of the clash of rules tore huge gaps in the sea of ​​clouds at the edge of the platform.

Lin Yi grunted. The pure and explosive power of light and darkness in the opponent's sword was indeed troublesome.

Lothar's figure also swayed slightly, clearly the power and strangeness of Lin Yi's shot had exceeded his expectations.

However, he was equally experienced in combat. Taking advantage of the momentum, he spun around, his longsword drawing a perfect circle. A rapidly spinning wheel of light and darkness flew out of the sword, cutting through space and whistling as it slashed towards Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, knowing he could no longer passively respond.

After these few exchanges, he had found a way to defeat his enemy.

The opponent's combat skills are powerful and they have many secret techniques. It would be disadvantageous to engage in a direct confrontation with their moves.

However, its application in the field of ninefold integration is still somewhat sluggish. Obviously, it has not spent as much time refining its skills in the ninefold field as I have.

Because he had already broken through to the ninth level more than 160 years ago, he devoted the rest of his time to further refining his skills.

In addition, Lothar's combat skills and decision-making are somewhat immature.

This is normal. After all, would those powerful families be willing to let their geniuses truly experience life-or-death crises?
Those geniuses spend most of their time comprehending the rules. Apart from mastering a few powerful combat techniques, how much time do they have left to refine their combat skills?

Presumably, in their minds, as long as their understanding of the rules is high enough and their combat skills are powerful enough, they can simply crush their opponents; why bother spending time studying those other things?

Therefore, Lin Yi was very clear that his advantages lay in his fighting instincts honed from two lifetimes, his adaptability honed through countless brushes with death, and his terrifying control over his own domain, which he could manipulate and control at will.

"Condense! Disperse! Rotate!"

Lin Yi mentally issued a series of commands.

Facing the swirling wheel of light and darkness, he neither dodged nor evaded, his domain power rapidly gathering in front of him.

It wasn't a direct block, but rather the formation of a high-speed rotating "chaotic vortex" in opposite directions.

Within the vortex, the forces of the five elements clashed chaotically, causing spacetime to distort slightly.

The powerful Wheel of Light and Darkness cut into the chaotic vortex, as if sinking into a quagmire. The light and dark energy was disturbed and eroded by the chaotic power of the five elements, causing its rotation speed to drop sharply and its trajectory to deviate.

Just as its power was weakened and its speed slowed down, Lin Yi moved.

His figure was like a ghost, narrowly missing the edge of the Wheel of Light and Darkness. The aura of death emanating from his spear was extremely intense, and the flow of time was accelerated to an unbelievable degree at the tip of the spear.

"Return to silence!"

A glint of cold light, disregarding spatial distance, pierced Lothar's chest in an instant, propelled by the acceleration of time.

Lothar's eyes flashed with starlight, clearly sensing the threat of this attack.

The runes on his armor suddenly lit up, and his longsword accelerated instantly, blocking the attack at the last second.

Ding!
A piercingly sharp, trembling sound rang out.

The spear tip touched the sword!
Time seemed to be stretched at this moment.

As you can see, the gray light at the tip of the spear is frantically eroding the light and darkness barrier on the sword, while the power of light and darkness is constantly purifying and resisting the erosion.

At the point of contact between the two, the space collapsed layer by layer, forming fine black cracks.

Lothar's arm, gripping the sword, trembled slightly, and the light from his armor flickered.

Lin Yi felt a powerful recoil force travel along the gun barrel, and his arm went numb.

The two sides reached a stalemate, engaging in a pure contest of rules and power.

But a subtle smile appeared on Lin Yi's lips.

With a light step of his left foot, the rules of the earth that had been lurking beneath his feet and connected with the earth, and the ubiquitous water vapor scattered in the air, were simultaneously activated at this moment.

It wasn't an attack on Lothar's physical body, but rather on the ground beneath his feet and the spatial structure around him.

"The earth's veins have shifted! The water and air have stagnated!"

The rock beneath Losa's feet, which had been incredibly solid, suddenly became as soft as quicksand, causing him to lose his balance instantly.

At the same time, countless tiny ice crystals instantly appeared in the surrounding air and slightly combined with the space to form an extremely viscous "stagnant airspace" that hindered movement.

This is not some advanced combat technique, but simply a meticulous application of basic rules and a precise grasp of timing.

In the moment when both sides are fighting with all their might and have no time to spare, this sudden environmental interference is amplified tenfold.

Lothar's body inevitably experienced an extremely brief, yet real, imbalance.

For an opponent of Lin Yi's caliber, this is more than enough.

"break!"

A fierce glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and he suddenly increased the power in his gun by another three points.

The rules of life and death suddenly reversed, transforming from deathly stillness into a strange burst of vitality. However, this vitality was not nourishing, but rather forcibly stimulating and disrupting the stability of the opponent's rule structure.

At the same time, the five elements, which had always served as the background of the energy cycle, instantly changed from rotation to opposition.

Metal overcomes Wood, Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, and Fire overcomes Metal.

The forces of mutual restraint among the five elements erupted at the tip of the spear, forming a destructive energy that collapsed inward and disintegrated the rules.

They attacked from both inside and outside the country, with precise timing.

"Crack."

A faint yet distinct cracking sound came from the point of contact between the longsword and the spear tip.

A hairline-thin crack quietly appeared on the sword.

A flicker of shock finally crossed Lothar's indifferent eyes.

It's now!

Lin Yi discarded his gun!

It wasn't about discarding it, but rather about actively transforming the spear into a domain of power, which, like a persistent infection, surged wildly into the sword and into the opponent's armor along the crack.

He himself then lunged forward.

Fists, elbows, knees, shoulders—every part of his body transformed into a weapon, wreathed in deadly power of rules, crashing down on Lothar like a storm, whose structure of rules was momentarily disrupted, leaving him with even more openings.

Close-quarters combat, hand-to-hand fighting!
He brought his close-combat skills, honed through countless bloody battles, to their fullest potential.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

A series of impacts, so numerous they were chilling, rang out.

Lothar's armor flashed wildly as he desperately tried to defend himself, but with its internal structure disrupted and its external structure subjected to such a violent and cunning close-range attack, more cracks finally appeared.

He tried to create distance and regroup.

But Lin Yi was like a persistent ailment, using the rules of spacetime to their fullest extent, clinging to it tightly, interrupting or interfering with every spatial flash.

Finally, after enduring countless heavy blows imbued with the power of rules, a gap was torn in the defenses of the Lothar armor's chest and abdomen.

Lin Yi pointed his fingers like a sword, his fingertips condensing highly compressed spacetime power and a bit of pure death's ultimate meaning. Like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave, he stabbed fiercely into the opening!
"puff!"

Fingertips sank in.

Losa's body trembled violently, and his movements froze completely.

He looked down at the fingertips that had sunk into his chest, then looked up at Lin Yi, who was standing right in front of him.

The indifference in those star-like eyes vanished, replaced by a hint of admiration.

No words.

Lothar's body, along with his tattered armor and sword, began to disintegrate from the point where his fingertips pierced the ground, transforming into countless brilliant yet rapidly fading points of light that scattered like a galaxy before finally vanishing completely into the clouds atop the sacred mountain.

Lin Yi slowly withdrew his finger, standing alone atop the mountain.

This battle will be anything but easy.

The projection of the Spirit Clan's ninth-level prodigy lived up to its name, especially its exquisite combat skills, which put immense pressure on him.

His advantage lay in his greater experience, his flexibility in adapting to change, his more nuanced control over his own field, and his ability to seize that fleeting opportunity.

It was a hard-fought but exhilarating victory.

At the same time, his score also jumped dramatically, not only becoming number one, but also reaching an astronomical number that overshadowed the entire leaderboard.

51100 million!
More than double that of Edith, who is currently ranked second.

　I just remembered something. A senior colleague suggested that I consider changing the title to a four-character title after I reached one million words. I asked my editor, and they said it was feasible. Now I have 110 million words, and I'm thinking about this again, but I haven't been able to come up with a suitable one after thinking about it for a long time. Does anyone have any suggestions?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)