“Oh? There's actually an expert?” Hearing the green-robed youth's arrogant words, Ye Lin instantly became interested.
After all, how could a reward suddenly delivered to his doorstep not make him feel pleased?
“I really don't know how an ant like you ended up on the Heavenly Dao Kill List, but since your name is on it, you can go die for this seat.”
The green-robed youth glanced disdainfully at Ye Lin, and in the next instant, a terrifying force of divine sense instantly swept toward Ye Lin like raging waves.
Facing the green-robed youth's attack, Ye Lin didn't say a word and directly unleashed 【Forced Swap】.
On the other side, the green-robed youth had already begun to fantasize in his mind about the scene of Ye Lin being crushed into a blood mist by his terrifying divine sense.
But in the next instant, he uncontrollably vanished from his spot and appeared where Ye Lin had just been standing.
Boom!
The powerful divine sense slammed directly into him. His body was instantly sent flying backward as he coughed up blood, clearly severely injured.
“Damn it! You... what kind of method is this?” Severely injured by his own attack, the green-robed youth's originally arrogant expression turned into shock, embarrassment, and anger.
Just moments ago, he had repeatedly called Ye Lin an ant, yet in the very first round, before Ye Lin had even made a move, he had become a clown.
Such a result undoubtedly left him exasperated.
“Why does a dying man have so much nonsense to say? Just hurry up and die.”
Ye Lin glanced at him expressionlessly, then directly raised his hand to unleash God-grade space control.
Boom!
A space domain instantly formed, enveloping the green-robed youth.
Then, this independent space began to collapse rapidly, like a shattering mirror. Although the green-robed youth used every means at his disposal to resist, he was ultimately completely shattered into ashes within the space.
“Ant, you have thoroughly enraged this seat! Next, just wait to face my endless wrath!”
At the brink of death, the green-robed youth roared in exasperation.
“A piece of trash who doesn't even dare to state his name, who do you think you're posturing in front of?”
Seeing the other party still trying to act tough right before dying, Ye Lin was also somewhat speechless.
However, although the other party did not dare to state his name, Ye Lin possessed the Great Dao Mirror of Years and had already seen through his origins at a glance.
【Name: Gu Qingcang
Cultivation: First Layer of the Soul Emergence Stage
Spiritual Root: Saint-grade Space Spiritual Root
Description: Holy Son of the Luo Tian Sacred Land, a disciple of a True Immortal. He has cultivated for a thousand years and is one of the nine Destinies of this world. This is a divine sense clone of his.】
For a mere clone manifested from his divine sense to have a Soul Emergence Stage cultivation, Gu Qingcang indeed possessed the capital to be arrogant.
But that depended on who he was facing. Before the vast majority of geniuses, Gu Qingcang was indeed undoubtedly a favored child of heaven with unparalleled talent.
But to Ye Lin, damn, cultivating for a thousand years and still unable to ascend to the Immortal Realm? He had truly wasted all those years of cultivation.
【Ding! You have slain a malicious Destiny clone. You have obtained 10,000 years of other-race lifespan, your Luck Value has increased by 2,500 points, and you have picked up a Saint-grade Space Spiritual Root.
You have accumulated one charge of the Power of Heaven's Punishment. The Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda has automatically picked up his corpse to extract blood qi, and the Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart has captured his split soul for refinement...】
Right after he killed Gu Qingcang's clone, the game prompt echoed in Ye Lin's ears.
“An unexpected harvest. Not bad,” Ye Lin muttered softly, and his figure appeared outside the battle space.
Evidently, because an anomaly had occurred on his side, Jiang Lingyuan and the other high-level executives finally realized what had happened.
After all, even Jiang Lingyuan only had a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivation, while Gu Qingcang's clone was at the Soul Emergence Stage. It was only normal that they could not detect it.
As for why Gu Qingcang could disguise himself as an academy member without being detected, this highlighted the importance of background and identity.
For ordinary people, the identity of an academy disciple was unique and unalterable. But for the Holy Son of a major power in the Sacred Domain like Gu Qingcang, the so-called rules were merely toys to be played with.
Although he could not make sweeping changes at will, disguising himself as a disciple of the Cultivation Academy was still incredibly easy.
“Are you alright?” Hurrying to Ye Lin's side, Jiang Lingyuan and the others asked with grave expressions.
They had overheard some of what Gu Qingcang's clone had said earlier, so everyone knew that the person had come to kill Ye Lin.
For such a thing to happen right under their noses made them feel ashamed, yet they were also somewhat helpless.
Setting aside the fact that Ye Lin's current strength could slap them to death, they absolutely could not afford to provoke someone whose mere clone could deceive their perception.
At this moment, they truly lamented that sometimes, having an academy disciple who was too monstrous of a genius was also a form of pressure.
After all, when trouble arose, they could neither manage it nor protect him. Just thinking about it made them feel frustrated.
“Just a clown seeking death. Let the tournament continue, no need to waste everyone's time.” Ye Lin waved his hand and then returned to the battle space.
Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, more than three shichen passed.
After round after round of fierce battles, the top five geniuses were finally selected.
They were Ye Lin, Qi Changqing, Lin Luoxian, Jiang Ningzhi, and Chu Kuang.
“Holy crap! I'm not surprised that Senior Brother Ye Lin and Senior Brother Qi Changqing secured slots, but where did Lin Luoxian and Chu Kuang pop out from?”
“Yeah! None of the senior brothers and sisters I was rooting for made it into the top five. There are too many dark horses in this Inner Academy Genius Tournament!”
“Indeed. Usually, none of them show their true colors, but when they fight, they're fiercer than the last. I'm truly convinced by you people who play the pig to eat the tiger.”
Seeing the final list of geniuses, everyone present was greatly surprised.
Compared to the past, there were too many unexpected dark horses in this tournament.
Aside from Jiang Ningzhi, who was a well-known favored daughter of heaven, the other four could be said to be geniuses who had risen against heaven's will within the past month or so.
There was no need to say more about Ye Lin; he was the undisputed leader among the four, his strength unquestionably the absolute best.
As for Qi Changqing, everyone had originally thought he was just a second-generation heir who had some strength and a powerful background.
But recently, he had taken on so many tasks from Ye Lin, continuously farming many rewards from the mysterious book in his mind. Now, both his cultivation and talent had reached the ceiling of the Tianyuan Cultivation Academy.
And Lin Luoxian, relying on a single long sword in her hand, took down her opponents almost in one strike each, leaving them with absolutely no ability to fight back.
As for Chu Kuang, he was a muscular cultivator through and through, whose pair of iron fists made many geniuses cry out in pain.
Compared to these four who had risen against heaven's will, Jiang Ningzhi, the original favored daughter of heaven, actually began to pale slightly in comparison.
This was a final outcome that no one had anticipated.
Right at this moment, Jiang Lingyuan, as the Principal, spoke once more:
“The Inner Academy Genius Tournament has hereby come to an end!”
“We cannot help but marvel that the geniuses of this world are as brilliant as the stars. Until the very last moment, never underestimate anyone.”
“Of course, those who succeeded need not be proud, for this is only the starting point of your lives. Those who failed need not be discouraged either. Life is very long, and a temporary setback cannot completely decide anything.”
“Finally, let us once again offer our warmest cheers to congratulate these five geniuses. May their immortal paths be smooth, and may their futures be bright!”
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