Zerg Lord of the Devouring Stars

"Is this Earth?"

Jiang Chen consciously immersed half of his consciousness in the illusion and saw a very realistic scene.

This is Earth, this is... — Nirvana!

During the Great Nirvana era, everyone lived in fear, monsters roamed freely, and it was only through the emergence of Hong and the Thunder God, along with the successful development of the laser cannon, that humanity's home was finally protected.

In this illusion, humanity is driven out by powerful monsters, and there are no heroes to save them.

"Help us!"

"Run! Run!!!"

"A monster is coming! Run! Run!"

"Someone, please save us! Save my child!"

"Mommy, Daddy, where are you? I'm so scared."

Skyscrapers were reduced to ruins, people screamed in agony, and countless people fled.

Hearing their cries, Jiang Chen felt a surge of heroic spirit and a desire to save them.

However, his other half of consciousness made him realize that it was all an illusion.

The Void Tower has a tight defense over the soul core, so even though the Illusion Demon Galesi's "Mental Illusion" is incredibly powerful, it can only slightly affect the soul and cannot reach the depths of the mind.

In addition, Jiang Chen's incredibly strong will allowed him to immerse himself in the experience and feel it, but that was all.

"Wake up," Jiang Chen whispered, and then the entire illusionary world began to shake and tremble.

Pong!

The illusionary world shattered, and Jiang Chen instantly regained consciousness.

The black halo was already right in front of them.

"Hmm, the control is just right." Jiang Chen smiled slightly, and with a flick of his spear, fiery red energy filled the entire space.

"clang!"

Jiang Chen's spear struck the black halo, sending it flying into the distance.

"Die!"

Jiang Chen silently shouted in his heart, looking at the astonished expression on the face of the Illusion Demon Galesi in the distance, and took a step forward, with phantoms appearing around his body.

"Impossible!" Galesi's face was still filled with shock, but at the same time, a protective armor composed of a large number of fragments of gold appeared on his body.

"boom!"

The lightning-fast attack blasted through the protective armor, and then pierced through the black-robed phantom demon Galesi with a single spear thrust.

Phantom Galesi, die!

Jiang Chen wins! He's made it into the top ten.

The illusion magic of the demon was indeed powerful, even allowing Jiang Chen to sense a little bit of it. Unfortunately, Jiang Chen was skilled in the soul aspect, and because of his current opponent, he didn't need to use any soul attacks to win.

This man, known as the "Illusion Demon" and hailed as the most powerful psychic illusionist in this competition, is Galesi.

That would be tragic.

They died cleanly and decisively.

"How is this possible?" The Illusion Demon Galesi, shrouded in a black robe, stared in shock. "My 'Bewitching God' secret technique has been broken so quickly?"

He not only possesses powerful illusionary attacks, but also defensive capabilities.

The defensive psychic weapons, combined into armor, could only withstand Jiang Chen's spear thrust for a fleeting moment, causing him to feel a slight resistance.

Of course, it was Jiang Chen's attack that was so strong that he was able to kill him so quickly.

In a one-on-one fight, the Phantom Demon Galesi is an absolutely terrifying opponent.

However, when he met Jiang Chen, he lost, and lost decisively.

This time, Phantom Demon Galesi did not underestimate her opponent in the slightest and also considered Jiang Chen a formidable foe.

So, they used not only illusions but also telekinetic weapons, but they still lost.

The fact that he lost immediately despite giving it his all shows that there is still a significant gap between him and Jiang Chen.

"We lost."

"The Phantom Demon Galesi lost. What terrifying willpower."

The 1008 powerful immortal beings in the distance all brightened up. In this battle, the vast majority of these 1008 powerful immortal beings believed that Jiang Chen would win.

However, the fact that Jiang Chen was able to wake up so quickly means that he possesses an incredibly terrifying and unshakeable will.

With such a profound understanding of the fundamental laws, and with one's consciousness influenced by the origin of the universe, it is absolutely impossible for them to be easily shaken.

The stronger a martial artist is, the stronger their understanding of the fundamental laws, and the more terrifying their unwavering will.

Apart from Bolan and Jiang Chen, the chances of anyone else losing to Phantom Demon Galesi are very high.

On one of the ten arenas, the white-robed youth carrying the blood-stained sword was the first to win.

Jiang Chen wasted some time because he deliberately immersed himself in the illusion, wanting to experience the illusion magic of the Illusion Demon Galesi.

Jiang Chen won, and the others also saw their matches decided one after another.

"Luo Feng actually won?"

"The Sky-Piercing Strike, that's impressive! Luo Feng's willpower is so strong that he can actually unleash the Sky-Piercing Strike. Its attack power is indeed stronger than Qian Shui's!"

The green-haired girl, Qian Shui, gazed at Luo Feng on the distant arena with her bright, watery eyes. She had just suffered a crushing defeat; the power of the Sky Piercing Strike was too great for her to withstand.

"A thousand waters!"

The green-haired youth with secret markings on his face stood on the arena, a slight smile on his face; he had won.

He looked at his younger sister with some worry.

One by one, the winners of the ten matches appeared on the stage.

Bolan, Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Uka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Opatitra — and the last one — Rong Jun!

The battle between Gu Silu and Rong Jun was the longest of the ten matches on the arena.

Gusiluo was a near-perfect master of mental energy, and many people believed that the third spot should belong to him. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Rong Jun.

"Rong Jun won?"

"Gusiluo actually lost?"

"Guslow, who was the most promising candidate for third place, actually lost?"

The other nine hundred or so exceptional geniuses watching the battle were completely stunned.

Meanwhile, the nine prodigies who had already won on the arena stared at Rong Jun, who was covered in blood and looked like a savage war god.

Luo Feng and Jiang Chen both recalled the scene from the arena battle five years ago—"My true goal—is to be number one in the universe's overall ranking!"

Rong Jun's roar seemed to echo in my ears once again.

Rong Jun knew about the four secret realms, and clearly also had some understanding of the Virtual Universe Company. What he said back then...

Knowing the approximate strength of the champion in each previous edition.

So he wasn't just boasting; he genuinely had a chance to win first place when Bolan and Jiang Chen weren't around.

The man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales flew into the air, and his invisible pressure naturally made all 1000 human geniuses look at him.

"Congratulations to the ten winners! You've made it into the top ten, your prize money has increased to 1000 Primal Units, and you'll be granted entry into the 'Primordial Realm'."

The man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales wore a smile.

"The battle for the top ten was very exciting, and I was pleasantly surprised by the outstanding performances of several young players."

1000 young people and 1008 powerful immortals listened quietly to the words of the "Nine Swords Venerable".

"Congratulations to the ten of you: Bolan, Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Uka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Opatitra, and Rong Jun."

"As for how the ten of you will be grouped, according to the rules previously established by the virtual universe system, the winners of your battles will vary in time. The fastest and slowest winners will face off, the second fastest and the second slowest will face off, and so on."

The 1008 powerful immortals were all taken aback, and the 990 geniuses watching were also stunned.

The chronological order is: Bolan, Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Uka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Opatitra, Rong Jun.

So, if we consider the fastest and slowest encounters, and so on—

Bolan versus Rong Jun!

Jiang Chen versus Opatitra!

"Luo Feng" versus "Long Yun"!

"Jiang Mo" versus "Ai Chen"!

Lancelot vs. Uka

Rong Jun, the most dazzling young savage in the previous battle, encountered the terrifying Grim Reaper, Bolan.

Opatitra was equally pitiful, as she encountered Jiang Chen, who was on the same level as Berlan.

According to everyone present, including the 1008 immortals, everyone believed that whoever encountered Jiang Chen and Bo Lan would inevitably lose!

"Take a short break, then we'll have our arena battles." The voice of the man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales echoed in everyone's ears.