DreamersGN Chapter 153 The Dust Settles
Chapter 153 The Dust Settles
Chapter 153 The Dust Settles
Looking around, Chen Yuan realized that he was the first to return to the square.
This is not surprising. Among all the contestants, only he and his opponent had such a large gap in strength that the battle ended in less than a second.
The competition between other geniuses, however, is much more intense.
After all, they are all geniuses cultivated within the company, and their strength is basically at the same level, so the battle is naturally difficult to determine who is better.
Chen Yuan waited patiently in the square. About ten minutes later, someone finally finished the battle and was teleported back.
Moreover, he had a strong impression of this contestant, because the other party was the second place in the trial space, and had firmly held this position since the beginning of the trial.
"If I remember correctly, this person should be called Haiwei." In a flash of thought, Chen Yuan politely nodded to him. Haiwei had just come back to his senses from the joy of victory. When he saw Chen Yuan nod to him, he quickly returned the greeting.
He was somewhat surprised that this mysterious genius, who had been enigmatic since the start of the assessment, would actually take the initiative to greet him.
Haiwei was no stranger to Chen Yuan, because Chen Yuan had been ranked first ever since the trial space assessment began.
What shocked him the most was that Chen Yuan's initial improvement was not very fast, only two levels higher than his, which gave him the idea of catching up.
However, several days later, the opponent suddenly exerted his strength and rushed to the seventh floor of the fourth trial tower in a short period of time, and then he was defeated at lightning speed!
Haiwei didn't think the Zerg hive on the seventh floor could kill this person in an instant, so there was only one possibility: the other party felt that this result was enough to secure his ranking, so he stopped trying.
This discovery made Haiwei feel underestimated, and he was determined to surpass Chen Yuan's score in the end to prove his strength.
As it turned out, Chen Yuan's prediction was correct. After barely passing the third trial tower, Haiwei immediately encountered a tough battle on the first floor of the fourth one.
After a long struggle and managing to kill several hundred wild bulls, they were ultimately defeated.
It was at this moment that Haiwei finally realized that there was an insurmountable gap in strength between himself and Chen Yuan.
I barely managed to reach the first level of the fourth tower after a lot of hard work, but my opponent had already reached the top a month ago, and clearly hadn't even used his full strength.
And this powerful figure actually nodded to him. Haiwei had always thought that the other party was the kind of aloof genius who didn't care about others.
Of course, Haiwei was unaware that Chen Yuan's consciousness was still focused on cultivating in reality, and his nod was merely a subconscious gesture of politeness, since there were only the two of them in the entire square at that time.
As time went by, more and more geniuses were teleported back. When the number of people around him increased, Chen Yuan returned to his original focused state.
It wasn't until an hour later, after the last duel in the arena had ended, that Chen Yuan turned his attention back to this place.
As all one thousand geniuses who had qualified for the main tournament arrived, the immortal figure in the crimson robe reappeared.
"Congratulations to the geniuses who are still in the assessment space. You have qualified for promotion to the Qianwu branch."
The immortal in the crimson robe spoke with a rare gentleness, no longer as cold as before: "Next, the virtual universe will select the ten best among you to participate in a cycle battle, and the top three will be chosen to receive additional rewards from the Qianwu branch."
"The first place winner receives 10,000 points from the Qianwu branch, worth 1 Hunyuan unit, and is qualified to challenge 'seed-level' geniuses."
"The second and third place winners will only receive a reward of 10,000 points."
The immortal in crimson battle robes said calmly, "Those whose names I've called are the candidates for the Reincarnation Battle: Chen Yuan, Haiwei, Gu Mo, Caiyi, and Oulen..."
He read out ten names in a row, and Chen Yuan was among them, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Although he understood that the virtual universe would not let him go given the strength he had demonstrated, there was still some uncertainty.
Now that the top ten list has been released, Chen Yuan can basically lock in the first place reward.
"Each of you ten people will fight one of the other nine people. You will earn one point for each victory, and you will be ranked according to your total score."
The immortal voice of the crimson battle robe continued: "You can rest for a moment. The duel will officially begin in ten minutes. This cycle battle will be broadcast live in this square. The 990 geniuses who were not selected can stay and watch, or they can leave the assessment space directly to prepare for the next leg of their journey."
After the immortal in the crimson robe finished speaking, no one left the square. Everyone wanted to see what kind of strength the geniuses who were chosen as one of the top ten in the virtual universe possessed.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The next second, the ten selected individuals vanished without a trace, while five giant screens appeared in the sky above the plaza, displaying the real-time battle situation in the five arena spaces.
Inside the No. 1 arena, two figures appeared simultaneously.
Haiwei gazed at Chen Yuan's figure from afar, took a deep breath, and spoke through the Force: "I didn't expect that my first match would be against you."
"Chen Yuan, I know that with your strength, I'm probably no match for you." Haiwei's expression was solemn, but his tone was firm. "But I won't give up. I will do my best."
"I also hope that you can show your true strength."
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "If you are strong enough, I will show you."
During their conversation, the two had already chosen their respective equipment.
Chen Yuan was still wearing the second-tier standard suit, while Haiwei, in addition to his second-tier battle armor, chose a fifth-tier Force longsword.
Upon seeing the weapon in Chen Yuan's hand, Haiwei's expression changed: "A second-tier weapon?!"
A flash of anger crossed his face: "Are you looking down on me?"
Whether in the trial space or the arena battle, weapons can be chosen at will, only battle suits are restricted.
Almost everyone chose a Tier 5 Force weapon.
Although with the strength of a star level, it cannot reach the upper limit of a fifth-tier weapon, it is still much stronger than a second-tier weapon that is used perfectly.
Seeing that Chen Yuan chose a second-tier weapon instead of a fifth-tier one, Haiwei immediately understood that the other party still didn't take him seriously.
That's why I'm so casual about it.
"Fine, fine, I hope you won't regret it." Hayway laughed angrily: "I'll make you pay for your arrogance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the countdown to the arena ended. Haiwei immediately used his movement technique to quickly approach Chen Yuan. At the same time, his azure domain opened, and the faint domain energy swept over Chen Yuan like a tide.
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly at "Sevenfold Water Domain": "Its strength is about the same as that of the mentalist from the Qianwu branch."
To be honest, he actually hoped that his opponent was stronger, so that he could at least take it a little more seriously and show more of his strength as his opponent wished.
But against an opponent of this caliber, it's indeed difficult for him to perform at his best, because he'll be defeated in one move no matter what.
Sure enough, when Haiwei got close to Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan finally unleashed his domain, and the Ninefold Wind Domain instantly covered the opponent's domain.
Then, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent hesitated, Chen Yuan had already flashed behind Haiwei and pierced his heart with his sword.
Facing an opponent of Haiwei's strength, Chen Yuan barely used the Law Amplification. The Domain Enhancement and the Power Amplification of over 90 times were enough to kill him.
The battle ends in one second, just like before.
When the two returned to the square, Hayway was still in shock and unable to recover.
Only when the surrounding commotion arose did he snap out of his daze, staring at Chen Yuan with a face full of shock: "...This is your true strength, just one move?"
Chen Yuan smiled without saying a word. He couldn't very well say that his performance was less than 10% of his potential; that would be too discouraging.
Regardless, Chen Yuan's display of strength this time has shocked all the geniuses present.
After all, bystanders see things more clearly. They clearly saw that Chen Yuan didn't even use any laws; he killed Haiwei, who was quite strong, simply by relying on his domain and his own strength.
This level of strength far surpasses that of all the participating geniuses, and it is foreseeable that Chen Yuan will undoubtedly be the first place winner in this assessment.
Indeed, in the next eight battles, no matter who the opponent was, Chen Yuan killed them all with a single move, and was always the first to leave the arena.
After all, each battle lasted no more than a second from start to finish, making it the fastest to end compared to the more intense battles of other players.
Three hours later, all the rounds ended, and the final rankings were announced:
NO.1 Chen Yuan, nine wins in nine battles, 9 points. NO.2 Hai Wei, eight wins in nine battles, 8 points. NO.3 Gu Mo, seven wins in nine battles, 7 points. Thus, the entire promotion assessment is over!