"Just a little bit more. If Ender had been immersed for a bit longer, Fei would have won."
"Just a little bit more means that kid has good willpower."
"Indeed, it's good. During the Trial Tower preliminary selection, the Zerg Queen on the seventh floor of the fifth Trial Tower didn't affect him in the slightest."
"Haha, that's also why I thought that kid could win."
As the battle ended, the Immortals present discussed.
Most of them had previously believed Ender would win precisely because he displayed excellent willpower, and an Illusionist's weakness was too obvious; once a Soul attack failed to immerse the opponent, the chances of victory became extremely slim.
...
"Fei lost!"
"I thought Fei would only lose to Kedi, but I didn't expect her to lose to Ender before encountering Kedi."
"It's normal for her to lose. Ender used a Soul attack against Nuno before, which shows his willpower and Soul secret techniques are very good."
"Now, Ender, with three consecutive victories, has secured a Primal Secret Realm spot, and 'Fei' wants to get the remaining spot, unless she can defeat Kedi."
"Defeat Kedi? Forget it, no one in this Pinnacle Genius Battle can defeat him."
"That's right, it's already impressive if they can make Kedi use one more sword; how could defeating him be possible!"
The 995 eliminated Geniuses were also discussing; they believed the two Primal Secret Realm spots were already determined: Kedi and Ender.
As for Kedi's duel against Nuno, it had already concluded.
As usual, Kedi achieved victory in a very short time, taking only one sword to kill Nuno.
...
After a short rest, the duels resumed.
Ender, who had a bye, watched the arena, focusing on Kedi's duel with Fei.
"This..." As soon as the battle began, he widened his eyes, "It's too abnormal!"
At the start of the battle, Kedi unleashed his movement secret technique, and dozens, even hundreds, of real or illusory figures instantly appeared in the arena!
Subsequently, at every moment, the real and illusory figures of Kedi increased, eventually reaching over ten thousand, spreading across the entire arena!
And the beautiful 'Fei,' surrounded by tens of thousands of Kedi's figures, appeared very small and helpless!
Ultimately, more than ten Kedi figures attacked simultaneously with their swords, killing 'Fei.'
"I was still thinking of sparring with Kedi before," Ender thought with a bitter smile. "Now it seems I overestimated myself."
After watching Kedi's battle, the tens of thousands of real or illusory figures made him realize that he was not his opponent, and he couldn't even fight back, because he couldn't find his true body at all!
...
On the other side, Manle's duel with Nuno also gradually became clear, naturally drawing the attention of these Geniuses.
"Manle's offense and defense are so strong; Nuno is at a disadvantage."
"It seems Nuno is about to suffer his fourth consecutive defeat; his next opponent is Kedi."
"Nuno still has Law talent, but his Law comprehension is too scattered, and none of it is deep."
"Not only is his Law comprehension not deep, but his Soul defense and willpower are also not high."
These Geniuses all recognized Nuno's Law talent, but his strength was not highly regarded by others. If not for the rules set by the Virtual Universe Company, Nuno would not have had the chance to enter the top five.
After a long while, Manle's duel with Nuno concluded.
Manle used defense to drag the fight until the arena shrunk to its limit, and finally used his impressive offensive and defensive methods to kill Nuno, who had better movement techniques than him.
"Thankfully..." The victorious Manle felt fortunate, "Thankfully I won a match, otherwise my father would not let me off."
And the defeated Nuno's face was ashen. Before the top five Reincarnation battles began, he still believed he could defeat Ender, but in the end, he suffered four consecutive defeats!
...
After the fourth round ended, there was a period of rest, and the final round was about to begin.
This round had been long anticipated by the eliminated Geniuses, and the many Immortals present felt the same; they were discussing before the duels began.
"The final battle, I guess Ender won't be able to block ten of Kedi's swords."
"That's for sure! Kedi's comprehension of Space and Time Law has already surpassed most World Lords; defeating Ender will naturally be easy."
"Kedi won't need ten swords to defeat Ender. I'd guess three to five swords."
"Roughly. With Ender's strength, if he truly focuses on defense, he can indeed block three to five swords."
Listening to the Immortals' discussion, it seemed as if Ender was incredibly weak, only able to withstand Kedi's three to five swords.
But the truth was, in this Genius Battle, very few Geniuses could make Kedi use a second sword, and being able to block three to five of Kedi's swords was already very impressive!
The final round of duels began.
In this round, just as the Immortals had predicted, Ender, while using the second form of Green Vine Pillar, Endless Vine, for full defense, only blocked four of Kedi's swords.
Kedi's first three swords were used to break through his Endless Vine defense, the fourth sword shattered his Rank Four Spirit Weapon, which had transformed into a shield, and the fifth sword killed him.
...
At this point, the top five Reincarnation battles concluded, and the top two who would enter the Primal Secret Realm were confirmed: Kedi and Ender.
Their securing of the top two spots and entry into the Primal Secret Realm was something all Geniuses were convinced of, because both of them were in a league of their own!
At the same time, not only were they both in a league of their own, but Fei was also in a league of her own. However, there were only two Primal Secret Realm spots, and after 'Fei' lost to Ender, she could only enter the Absolute Beginning Secret Realm.
Compared to the Genius Battle in the original work, the top three of this Pinnacle Genius Battle were among the few Pinnacle Genius Battles that could convince even the top ten.
Ultimately, when the gap in strength is too great, it's hard for others to even question it!
...
The 1,000 Geniuses and 1,004 Immortals all stood in the Central Square, listening to Venerable Gu Lun, clad in fiery red battle attire, speak.
"First and second."
"Third to tenth."
"Eleventh to one hundredth."
"One hundred and first to one thousandth."
"Today, all four tiers have been selected. This Universe Human Pinnacle Genius Selection Battle has concluded perfectly."
Venerable Gu Lun smiled and said, "This batch of yours is quite special. I believe that in a few tens or hundreds of epochs, some of you will become famous throughout the entire Universe."
"Soon, specialists will contact you to pick you up and take you to the pan-Universe headquarters of my Virtual Universe Company, where you will gather before heading to the 'Beginning Universe.'"
"From now on, your path will no longer be ordinary."
"My Virtual Universe Company will fully assist you. As for whether you become super existences renowned throughout the Universe, ordinary powerhouses, or fall midway, all of that depends on yourselves."
"Strive hard! The Pinnacle Genius Battle is just the starting point; your journey as powerhouses has just begun!" Venerable Gu Lun's voice echoed in everyone's ears.
As Venerable Gu Lun's words fell, this Pinnacle Genius Battle officially concluded!