"Hiss—!"
A collective gasp echoed across the plaza! It wasn't until You Meng was teleported down and revealed her terrified expression that most of the geniuses belatedly realized what had just happened!
"Illusion! It was an illusion clash!"
"My heavens! You Meng... was countered by Qing Yu's illusion?!"
"He... he's actually an Illusionist too?! And stronger than You Meng, who specializes in illusions?!"
Exclamations and incredulous discussions instantly erupted!
On the high platform, the expressions of those immortal powerhouses finally changed!
"He instantly broke You Meng's illusion, and You Meng had no room to resist against his illusion!" An immortal said with a grave tone.
"What terrifying soul will! His breaking of You Meng's illusion was as easy as brushing away a speck of dust!"
"This kid... he hid too deeply! Not only is he a peerless genius in Space-Time Laws, but he also possesses such terrifying attainments in illusions?!" Another immortal's eyes flashed with brilliance, filled with surprise.
Venerable Nine Swords was also watching. His expression remained calm and unruffled, but in the deepest part of his profound eyes, a hint of extremely subtle... displeasure was revealed.
"Cultivating both Space-Time Laws is already exceedingly rare! Now he even cultivates illusions and has reached such a profound level?!" Venerable Nine Swords's displeasure became increasingly clear.
"He who grasps at too much loses all! Distracting oneself with other things, wanting to dabble in everything, will ultimately lead to mediocrity in all and a descent into the mundane!" He had presided over too many genius battles and seen too many initially promising geniuses who, due to distractions during their growth, eventually faded into obscurity.
"Qing Yu! Four victories, four points!" Venerable Nine Swords announced the result, while secretly thinking, "I should remind this little fellow later!"
"This session of the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle, the final first place — Qing Yu!"
"This session of the Peak Genius Selection Battle concludes here! Soon, specialized personnel will contact you to take you to the headquarters of my Virtual Universe Corporation, and then... to the Primal Universe..." Afterward, Venerable Nine Swords and the 1008 immortal disappeared.
As for the 1000 geniuses, they were quickly guided to leave their specific coordinates in the real universe within the Virtual Universe system, so that the Virtual Universe Corporation could arrange for spaceships to pick them up.
Qing Yu quickly wrote down the coordinates of Qinglin Main Star and then exited the Virtual Universe.
A moment later, Qing Yu's figure reappeared on the Virtual Universe's exclusive Aurora Island. The intelligent assistant's notification sound immediately rang out, and several messages popped up.
The first message stated that the remaining members of the Bloodfang Star Pirates had been fully captured and escorted to the starfield controlled by the Qinglin Clan, awaiting Qing Yu's final disposition. Simultaneously, World Master Qing Ming also sent an email confirming the matter and inquiring about Qing Yu's wishes.
Qing Yu's eyes were cold, and his reply was without the slightest hesitation:
"Execute them all!" These star pirates, whose hands were stained with blood and who threatened his clan, deserved to die.
The second message was from the Virtual Universe Corporation. It had to be said that the Virtual Universe Corporation's efficiency was truly high; the spaceship they arranged would arrive at Qinglin Main Star in 10 days to pick him up.
"The Primal Universe... the legendary Primordial Chaos City, I'm finally going to set foot in it." A hint of anticipation arose in Qing Yu's heart.
Along with this message was the reward for first place in this session of the genius battle — 10,000 mixed-element units, which had been fully deposited into Qing Yu's personal account!
Ten thousand mixed-element units! Qing Yu's wealth alone now far exceeded the Qinglin Clan's accumulation over countless years, by dozens or even hundreds of times!
Qing Yu was not one to forget his roots. He contacted World Master Qing Ming, intending to leave 100 mixed-element units for the clan as a foundation and guarantee for its development.
However, World Master Qing Ming almost instantly refused.
World Master Qing Ming's voice, filled with gratification, came through the virtual communication.
"Qing Yu. The clan has received your kind intentions, but keep all this wealth for yourself! You are now the true hope of the entire clan, and you need this wealth more!"
"As for the clan, you don't have to worry at all. Since the news of your winning first place in the universe came, the Aurora Imperial Family's attitude towards our Qinglin Clan has changed dramatically! Resources, trade, protection... everything is developing in the best direction."
"The wealth you leave behind is far less important than the protection your own strength provides to the clan! Cultivate with peace of mind; the clan is proud of you!"
Qing Yu did not insist on this matter and looked at the next email.
It was from Venerable Nine Swords! This email carried an invisible majesty, with direct and stern wording!
"Qing Yu! First, congratulations on winning first place in this genius battle. Are you very proud now?! Very arrogant?!"
"But I tell you! Your talent among countless members of the Primal Secret Realm is only mid-to-upper tier! And yet you are so greedy, not only cultivating both Space-Time Laws, but also delving into illusions?!!"
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"This Venerable solemnly warns you: One, abandon the Illusionist path! Two, focus on either space or time laws!"
"The path of a genius lies in specialization! Do not waste your talent!"
Looking at this stern email, filled with an undeniable tone of instruction, Qing Yu's expression was calm, but his eyes grew even more resolute.
"Cultivating both space-time is difficult? That's for others." Qing Yu's heart was undisturbed.
"I will soon break through to Universe Rank. A breakthrough in a major realm is a leap in the essence of life; both soul and body will undergo a baptism. At that time, my law affinity will greatly increase! Most crucially... my talent amplification will increase from four times to... eight times!"
Eight times the comprehension speed amplification! This was his greatest confidence in daring to cultivate both Space-Time Laws!
As for the Illusionist path? According to his original plan, at least during his time in the Primal Universe, his core energy would inevitably be entirely focused on Space-Time Laws; the path of illusion was already intended to be temporarily set aside.
Qing Yu looked at the fourth email, which was from Lord Jin Lan.
Lord Jin Lan, like Venerable Nine Swords, first advised him to specialize in one path, otherwise he would regret it later. Besides the advice, Lord Jin Lan also gave him a reward — an annotation of the secret technique, "Tribulation Divine Weapon: Qiankun Ninefold Tribulation"!
Qing Yu was slightly pleased in his heart, immediately accepted and reviewed the annotation. The content of the annotation was indeed profound and mysterious, with every word a gem regarding the use of the Tribulation Divine Weapon.
However, as he delved deeper into the browsing, a trace of almost imperceptible regret flashed in Qing Yu's eyes.
In fact, although the Tribulation Divine Weapon was a divine weapon that combined Space-Time Laws, it did not strictly require the user to advance both Space-Time Laws simultaneously.
Most users primarily cultivated space laws while secondarily cultivating time laws, or vice versa.
Those like Qing Yu, who strived to advance both Space-Time Laws equally from the very beginning, were extremely rare! And the annotation given to him by Lord Jin Lan was based on the interpretation of the Tribulation Divine Weapon's secret technique from the perspective of "primarily cultivating space laws."
"What a pity." Qing Yu thought to himself. "But it's better than nothing. The application of space laws can also be used as reference, which will greatly enhance my use of the Tribulation Divine Weapon!"