The contest of geniuses didn't involve life or death. But strictly speaking, it was just a competition. Geniuses from different families would gather together to compete with each other to improve themselves. At the same time, it was for the chance to enter the Secret Realm of Primordial Chaos.
Therefore, this was not a real fight to the death. Generally speaking, there were no grudges between the participants so they wouldn't kill each other.
Unless they had no other choice, they would kill themselves if they didn't.
The point system was used in the martial arts competition to avoid too many deaths.
If one couldn't win this one, it didn't mean that one couldn't make it to the next level. If one continued to win, one could still make it to the next level.
Many people looked at the killer. It was a young man in black, emotionless. His hair was braided and he had earrings on his ears. He gave off an evil vibe.
"Who is he?"
"I don't know. I have never seen or heard of him. I didn't notice him when I came in."
"Is he a disciple of a hidden family?"
"That doesn't make sense. How can a genius from a hidden family make enemies for his family? The one who died was the Divine Son of the Palace of Chongyang, one of the 36 forces."
Soon, people on the mountain began to discuss. Nobody knew this evil young man. If he were a famous warrior, then people wouldn't be so surprised.
Moreover, the one who was killed was a God's Son from one of the thirty-six great forces. This made people even more puzzled. The Palace of Chongyang was an old great force, not like the few new forces that had just appeared. The Great Demon King had destroyed a few great forces, and now those heavenly islands were occupied, and new great forces were established to fill up the spots of the thirty-six great forces.
The evil young man in black stood there coldly as if the one he just killed was not the Divine Son of the Palace of Chongyang, but a Three-star Beast of Chaos.
Another challenger came up from Lu Li's side. It was a Second Tribulation Divine God. Lu Li didn't make a move. He kept looking at the young man in black, wondering if the next challenger would be killed.
Seeing that Lu Li didn't move, the challenger didn't move either. He stood there and stared at Lu Li.
Soon, a new challenger came up. Many people looked over. It was a warrior at the peak of the Second Tribulation.
The warrior at the peak of the Second Tribulation was under great pressure. He was nervous but he didn't admit defeat.
He made up his mind and prepared to fight for a while. He wouldn't admit defeat now. If he did, the evil young man wouldn't be able to kill him.
That would be against the rules.
Under everyone's gaze, the black-clothed young man held a halberd and didn't move. He just looked coldly at the peak of the second tribulation.
The latter gritted his teeth and rushed forward, releasing a rather decent True Meaning in an attempt to force the black-robed young man to retreat.
"Hiss ~"
The black-robed youth didn't move. He swung his halberd and struck forward.
This strike did not cause too much of a commotion, but something that shocked everyone happened.
His halberd easily struck the head of the peak Second Tribulation cultivator. The peak Second Tribulation cultivator didn't even know how to dodge. He just foolishly stopped in mid-air. Then, the peak Second Tribulation cultivator's head shattered and he died immediately.
"Wow ~"
Another person died, and this time, he was killed in one move. There were no fancy moves, and there was not much of a commotion. It was as easy as a martial artist killing a chicken or a duck.
The most important thing was that the black-robed young man could have severely injured his opponent, but he chose to kill him instead. He crushed his opponent's head with a single strike of his halberd without any hesitation.
Many of the elders leading the teams frowned, and some of them had killing intent in their eyes.
Some patriarchs of the Palace of Chongyang had started to ask about this man's identity and were plotting revenge.
Violence was forbidden at the Island of Chaos, but he had to go back after the fight.
If he took the Teleportation Formation back, then they would have the guts to kill him on the way.
The Divine Son was the future Grand Master of their forces. Killing their Divine Son, even though it was within the rules, would be a slap to the face of the Palace of Chongyang. If they didn't do something, they would be laughed at by the world.
"This man is strong!"
Lu Li squinted. He saw something.
The halberd seemed to be light and slow, but it was fast.
Otherwise, that warrior at the peak of the Second Tribulation wouldn't have been killed instantly without dodging.
"Law of Time?"
Lu Li was deep in thoughts. He had learned the Fundamental Meaning of Time, but he couldn't use it to attack.
Of course, he didn't fight this black-robed young man, so he couldn't be sure if this man was using the Law of Time.
"Whoosh!"
While Lu Li was in deep thoughts, his opponent suddenly made a move. He sneaked over like a fox, trying to sneak up on Lu Li.
Lu Li pretended that he didn't see a warrior at the Second Tribulation. When the warrior came over, Lu Li slapped him away.
"Bang!"
Lu Li's strength was too great. The warrior was smashed into the shield and rolled over on the ground.
He crawled up in fear and looked at Lu Li, only to realize that Lu Li wasn't looking at him at all. Lu Li was still looking at the black-robed young man.
"I give up!"
The warrior knew that he was not at the same level as Lu Li. If he continued to fight, he would only be humiliating himself. He had to shout.
The black-robed young man had another opponent, a warrior at the Second Tribulation. But as soon as he went up, he shouted, "I give up, I give up!"
Two people had died in a row. This man was not an idiot. Lu Li could kill the Divine Son of the Palace of Chongyang. Killing him would be no different than killing a pig or a dog.
"I give up!"
"I give up!"
Several warriors went up and all of them gave up.
It was the same for Lu Li. It was the same for Yun Kaiyue and Tang Ning. After so many fights, there was no longer any doubt about the abilities of these warriors. Fighting them would only invite humiliation.
The girl who was suspected to be the No. 1 on the list, "Yin Qingsi", had been winning as well. Those who went up would either be injured by her or they would give up.
Her abilities were as unpredictable as that of the black-robed young man. Lu Li believed that she was a powerful warrior at the same level as Yun Kaiyue.
After the time for two incense sticks to burn, Yun Kaiyue was the first to reach the Top 100.
He flew down and landed on the top of the hill. Many went to congratulate him at once. He just nodded, unfazed by honor or disgrace.
Soon, more and more people made it to the Top 100. Dream Clouds, Tang Ning and the top 10 all had a winning streak. They didn't lose once.
An hour later, Lady Yi, Gan Lin, Lu Li and Feng Yima all made it to the Top 100.
Lady Qin Zhanqiong made it to the Top 100 as well. Lady Mu was defeated by Lu Li and she only had about 60 points. It was uncertain if she could make it to the Top 100.
"Well done!"
When Lu Li and the other three landed, Axe Demon nodded with satisfaction and said, "We didn't disgrace the Omen Island. When we get back, I will ask the Asmodian Lord and you for the credit."
Lu Li and the other three bowed to express their gratitude. Axe Demon said in a low voice, "The fight to get to the Top 100 is just the beginning. I think you have seen it. There are so many geniuses in this fight. The fights to come will be more difficult.
I hope you will not be arrogant and rash. All of you can make it to the Top 30. In that way, the Asmodian Lord and I will be proud. "
"Top 30?"
Lu Li squinted. He didn't care if he could make it to the Top 30 or not. All he wanted was to kill Yun Kaiyue.
If he ran into Yun Kaiyue as soon as he entered the semi-finals, Lu Li wouldn't care about the rest of the fights after he killed him.
What he cared about more was whether he could kill Yun Kaiyue and how he could get back to the Omen Island safely after that.
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PS: That's the fourth chapter.
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