Chapter 684: Test of Will! (Seeking monthly votes)

At the same time, in a virtual world, this was a massive virtual world, and the entire massive planet turned into an audience area.

Countless viewers from different star domains logged into the virtual world and sat in the audience area, enjoying the most realistic viewing experience.

In front of them, a super big screen emerged, able to clearly see the Soul Trial in progress.

Beside it were screens, which were bullet comments sent by viewers watching the live broadcast.

Those who could watch in the virtual world at this time were all wealthy.

"It's started!"

"1.08 million contestants, too many people, all top-tier geniuses from major star domains!"

"It's clearly only 10 kilometers; they could fly to the finish line in a second, why are they walking so slowly!"

"10,000 times gravity, the body of our ordinary people would be shattered at will, turning into a puddle of meat paste!"

"Now the smart chair can adjust gravity; you can try the gravity they are experiencing..."

"That's better to forget it!"

"The strongest genius of our Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu has the fastest speed; he has already walked 600 meters, fully opening a gap of 500 meters from the slowest contestant."

"This speed is simply astonishing, already far exceeding other geniuses; is his body made of D-grade metal?"

At the same time, on a screen, a leaderboard appeared out of thin air, which was calculating the distance ranking of the 1.08 million contestants.

【Soul Trial Level 1 Ranking】

【First Place: Gu Tao (Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu)】

【Second Place: Quintus (Dragon Spine Elder Elder Xing Yu)】

【Third Place: Pan Kai (Tianyuan Elder Elder Xing Yu)】

……

At this time, in another virtual space, the seats here were not many, only hundreds of thousands, divided into 108 areas according to the 108 star domains.

Like a small audience area, it was also watching the progress of the third round of the Deep Space Genius Tournament Soul Trial in synchronization.

In each area, sitting inside were top-tier experts of the star domain; their auras were like black holes, swallowing everything around them.

Their momentum was not weaker than the major supervisors of the Deep Space Academy, and even more powerful!

They were all super powerhouses of the Fourth and Fifth Realms of the Universe.

Only to see in one area, among a group of people radiating a thick, rough aura like the earth.

A man with a burly build laughed loudly and heroically:

"The Soul Trial, each level is conducted randomly!"

"The first level of this session happened to be the Earth Trial!"

"And what our Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu is best at is the Earth Dao!"

"Among them are countless geniuses who have awakened earth laws, and Gu Tao is the genius with the strongest talent in our Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu!"

"One step fast, every step fast!"

"With his talent and will, he will only get faster and faster and will become the first genius to pass the Soul Trial!"

His words were also heard by people from other star domains.

"This is only the first level; who doesn't know that people from the Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu have the worst mental power? Once they enter the illusion trial, they will instantly fall behind!"

"This is just the beginning!"

"Perhaps Quintus of our Dragon Spine Elder Elder Xing Yu will perform a counter-overtake in the later stages!"

"Just starting, everyone is adapting to the intensity of the trial; many geniuses haven't completely started to exert their strength!"

"According to the phenomenon of previous years, it can be summarized that the fastest in the first level is often not the first place at the end."

"Geniuses of our star domain will show their strength later."

A group of powerhouses of the Fifth Realm of the Universe discussed unscrupulously.

In the position of the Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu, there were also high-level discussions.

"The ranking of our Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu is relatively low; Yao Yu is now only ranked 18th, and most of those ahead of him are geniuses who have comprehended earth laws."

"By the next level, his ranking will likely be able to improve."

"There should be a spot for him in the top ten!"

There was also a female voice saying: "It's just starting now!"

"This session of the Deep Space Genius Tournament has emerged with quite a few good seedlings; such a thing is only possible to be born in hundreds or thousands of sessions."

"There are also several star-system-level geniuses like Yao Yu."

"The later stage is the competition of willpower!"

"It is the time when gaps can be opened!"

In the process of everyone's discussion, Dean Yaochen was also among them; martial artists of this level had extremely long lifespans, and rarely could anything interest him.

And the Deep Space Genius Tournament was one of them, and for the third round, most powerhouses of the Fifth Realm of the Universe would pay attention.

Dean Yaochen was still watching Lin Qi.

At this time, Lin Qi was in the middle position, not even entering the top hundred.

Walking forward slowly, one step at a time.

With the gathering of geniuses from 108 star domains, among these geniuses, he was also quite optimistic about Lin Qi.

The other party's characteristics were too unique, even in the third round.

Besides the Flame Demon, Yao Yu, the one he was most optimistic about was Lin Qi; the other party might have a chance to impact the top dozen strongest people.

……

Soul Trial Level 1, on the black metal planet.

Several hours had passed; some geniuses were still moving forward, but their steps began to slow down.

Some contestants had stopped to pant and rest, adjusting their state.

And some martial artists had already fallen behind.

Lin Qi felt the soreness of his body, his whole body's muscles numb and sore, and intense fatigue surged into his heart.

He glanced at the finish line within his sight.

The distance of 10 kilometers, which was 10,000 meters, he only needed a few seconds to reach the finish line!

But now under 10,000 times gravity, the finish line was far away.

Now he had only walked one kilometer, and there were still 8.9 kilometers to the finish line!

But he already felt the fatigue of his body.

Physical strength and source energy were being consumed rapidly, and he was also mobilizing the surrounding source energy to recover physical strength.

However, the source energy concentration was not high, and the recovery speed was not fast!

"So tired!"

Jiang Tao, who was three meters in front of him, stopped, placed his hands on his knees, panted continuously, and his whole body's muscles trembled continuously.

Full of fatigue, he looked at Lin Qi, who was slowly moving forward, and asked curiously:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, aren't you tired?"

Lin Qi nodded: "Tired, everyone is tired!"

He looked at the people in front; the flow speed of the Gangjin on their bodies had slowed down, and even the light had dimmed quite a bit, and their faces all carried a look of fatigue.

Although they could continue to walk, being tired was also truly being tired!

"Hum!"

Just at this moment, a blue big screen appeared in their sight.

"It's the leaderboard, only the top 50!"

Jiang Tao spoke immediately after seeing the leaderboard:

"I haven't even entered the top 50 now; there are too many geniuses from other civilizations!"

"I comprehended earth laws; if I don't even enter the top 50, that would be too shameful!"

After saying this, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and continued to move forward!

Lin Qi looked at the ranking; he didn't recognize the top few, they were all from other star domains.

He looked at the first-place Gu Tao, who was a man with a burly build like an iron tower, dark-skinned, walking at the very front, having already walked two kilometers!

……

Lin Qi continued to walk; although tired, he could still persist!

Everyone was tired; what it depended on was willpower!

He felt the movement of his cells, mobilized his mental power to control his cells, and at the same time adjusted his breathing, letting his physical strength recover rapidly.

"Hoo hoo!"

Lifting heavy steps, adjusting breathing, then moving forward.

In the whole process, he perceived the movement of his cells; in a state of fatigue, he had a clearer understanding of cell movement and force application methods.

Due to the huge consumption, the recovery speed couldn't keep up with the consumption, so he had to be more frugal in mobilizing Gangjin.

In this process, perhaps his strength could still improve.

However, this process was truly uncomfortable.

For all martial artists, it was a torment; the feeling of dizziness, discomfort, and rapid breathing accompanied them at all times, and their consciousness might not necessarily be clear.

"The ranking is out; I also have to be fast; I want to enter the top 50!"

Other geniuses, after seeing the ranking, immediately gained spirit, and some contestants began to exert strength, speeding up their steps.

And some contestants had already fallen behind, especially the mental power masters.

Many had only awakened two kinds of abilities, the strength of their Gangjin was not enough, and their physical fitness was also not enough.

In the blink of an eye, 15 hours passed.

At this time, at the very back of the team, a man with a tough build wearing silver battle armor was panting heavily.

Sweat dripped continuously down his forehead; his features were firm, his face was weak, and sweat dripped.

He hadn't sweated for a long time.

His steps were difficult; he walked 5 meters in half an hour.

His consciousness became blurred, his whole body crackled, his bones were overwhelmed, and his body's muscles had completely lost sensation.

His body had already reached its limit, and blood flowed from his mouth and nose.

"Drip!"

He felt his body had already reached its limit, relying entirely on powerful mental power to support his body.

"I am a star-system-level genius; how could I not even pass the first level!"

"I killed my way out of the star domain and want to enter the Supreme Factions; how could I fall here!"

"This is too unfriendly to mental power masters!"

"But it doesn't matter; my willpower is strong; I can persist!"

He endured the fatigue and controlled his leg muscles to move forward. "Puff~"

His throat felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood accompanied by visceral fragments sprayed out.

His vision blurred, then went dark, and he completely lost consciousness.

"Bang!"

His body fell to the ground, and the sound attracted the attention of many people.

Then it turned into nothingness, becoming the first contestant to collapse.

Soul Trial Level 1, 16th hour started, the first person was eliminated.

His death was like a fuse.

Three minutes later, another contestant sprayed blood and fell to the ground, turning into nothingness and being eliminated and teleported out.

Five minutes later, the third person was eliminated.

"Soul Trial, it's too unfair to us mental power masters!"

Someone knew they had reached their limit, shouted loudly, and finally fell to the ground and was eliminated.

"It's clearly insufficient strength; what mental power master, it's just an excuse."

"I am also a mental power master, but I won't be eliminated so early."

"It seems to be from a small star domain; if it were in our Eternal Frost Elder Elder Xing Yu, it would be impossible to enter the third round."

"It's also unfair to those who were eliminated."

Someone revealed a disdainful smile.

Others also had indifferent expressions; they were too tired, didn't even have the strength to speak, and only walked forward mechanically.

By this time, many people had reached their limit, and it depended on people's will.

On the big screen in the sky, besides the top 50 ranking, there was also a number in the corner, representing the number of eliminated people.

Every once in a while, the number would change.

In a few hours, hundreds of contestants had been successfully eliminated.

All those eliminated were mental power masters.

24 hours later

At the front of the crowd, Lin Qi also felt the fatigue of his body at this time, and his whole person was a bit dizzy.

But his body's recovery ability was astonishing, and he could still watch the big screen.

There was no big change in the top 50, but the number of eliminated people had already undergone huge changes.

【Surviving contestants: 1.06 million/1.08 million】

The number of contestants had decreased by a full 20,000!

Only one day had passed, and actually 20,000 people had been eliminated!

This speed was truly fast; he thought that no matter what, it would be in the third or fourth level that they would be continuously eliminated.

Now it seemed that he had overestimated the strength and willpower of other contestants!

But thinking about it, it was understandable; with his physical fitness, he felt intense fatigue, let alone others.

He continued to walk forward, his speed did not slow down, and unknowingly, he surpassed one of the people.

The other party was Luo Lin; after seeing Lin Qi surpass her, she frowned and wanted to surpass him back.

She endured the fatigue of her body and continued to move forward, but an hour later, she gave up and had to stop to rest.

"This Lin Qi's physical fitness is stronger than mine; I can't surpass him!"

In the blink of an eye, another 5 hours passed.

"Someone has passed the first level!"

Suddenly someone at the front spoke, and countless people looked at the end.

"Ah!!"

Only to see a strong man with a build like an iron tower step over the finish line, his body stopped, and he roared at the sky!

"Actually someone has already reached the finish line!"

"Too fast, too strong!"

"What is his body made of? Is he still a martial artist of the Void-Flying Realm?"

"Why is my body already too heavy to walk, while he can still easily reach the finish line?"

Gu Tao reached the finish line and successfully passed the first level, causing a huge uproar among the contestant group.

【Congratulations to contestant Gu Tao of the Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu for becoming the first contestant to pass the first level of the Soul Trial, time taken: 31 hours 53 seconds!】

On the big screen, a smart voice rang out, and everyone heard it.

"It is said that the top ten to pass each level will have a notification, letting everyone, including the audience, know."

"Truly enviable!"

"What's there to envy? Still think about how to reach the finish line; people have passed the level."

"We have only walked 5 kilometers now, and there are still 5 kilometers; I am so tired I don't want to speak, and there are nearly two days left; I don't know if I can reach the finish line."

Everyone discussed in low voices, intermittently, obviously too tired to speak.

And Gu Tao, standing at the finish line, looked at everyone, his expression excited, listening to everyone's discussion, he was very satisfied.

He was now the first to pass the level, showing off for the Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu.

He grinned and said in a voice like a bell:

"Everyone, sorry, I got first place in the first level; see you in the next level!"

"I'll wait for everyone in the next level; don't let me wait too long!"

After saying this, he turned and walked into a black space wormhole, being teleported to the second level.

"Truly arrogant enough!"

"But he is indeed powerful; he has the capital to be arrogant; it is said that Gu Tao is the strongest genius from the Barbarian Ancestor Elder Elder Xing Yu, an owner of a special constitution, who condensed 9 source veins."

"In the environment of the first level, who can compare to him!"

Jiang Tao, who was at the front, had a tired expression, but gritted his teeth and said:

"This guy is indeed powerful!"

"Taozi, need to go for it!"

Suddenly seeing Lin Qi appear beside him, he was startled.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, how is your speed so fast?"

Lin Qi laughed: "I have always been at this speed; it's you who have slowed down!"

"There are still the last three kilometers; go for it!"

He looked at the end; after Gu Tao passed the first level, the speed of several geniuses accelerated!

Lin Qi looked at the distance of three kilometers and also decided to speed up a bit!

So his steps began to speed up!

Jiang Tao beside him saw this and also widened his eyes, wanting to catch up, but his body was tired, and his body could no longer keep up with his consciousness.

He could only watch Lin Qi surpass him.

……

【Congratulations to contestant Pan Kai of the Tianyuan Elder Elder Xing Yu for becoming the second contestant to pass the first level trial!】

After Gu Tao passed the level, Pan Kai of the Tianyuan Elder Elder Xing Yu also successfully advanced; he was a man with a burly build and sharp-edged features.

Then it was Quintus; one contestant after another successfully entered the second level.

Yao Yu became the 10th genius to pass the level.

In front of him, there were still several geniuses from other star domains; Lin Qi suspected they were all geniuses with special constitutions.

Clearly not having comprehended earth laws, yet they were able to pass the first level in the top ten.

And Lin Qi himself also slowly accelerated, surpassing one after another.

Unknowingly, at the 48th hour, he successfully reached the finish line.

And the last person he surpassed was Bayes of the Wan Hai Society.

"Sorry, I'm one step faster than you!"

In front of him was also a red line; under Bayes's gaze, when his entire body stepped into the red line.

After his entire body entered the finish line, he only felt his whole body relax, the gravity on his body retreated like a tide, and the 10,000 times gravity dissipated.

"Crack crack!!"

Blood surged out, and Lin Qi only felt his whole body relaxed.

"Hoo~"

He let out a heavy breath!

Looking at the leaderboard on the screen in the sky.

【41st Place: Lin Qi (Mount Lieyang Elder Elder Xing Yu)】

This ranking was even a bit higher than he had imagined.

He took a deep breath; now there was no 10,000 times gravity, but the physical consumption was huge and needed recovery.

His body still felt bursts of fatigue and soreness, and he wished he could find a place to lie down directly and sleep until he was unconscious.

His body began to absorb the surrounding source energy involuntarily, recovering the consumed physical strength.

"Lin Qi!"

And at the same time, Bayes also became the 42nd genius to pass the level.

He looked at Lin Qi and said unconvinced:

"I didn't expect you to actually snatch the lead; in the second level, I will definitely be faster than you!"

Lin Qi smiled:

"Is that so? I'm looking forward to it!"

"However, I think you will still be surpassed by me in the second level."

In the gap between the two chatting, other contestants also reached the finish line one after another!

Many people surpassed 50, and Jiang Tao was also mixed among them; it was a pity that he was the 51st to pass the level.

And Senior War God was a bit faster; his willpower was astonishing, and he was the 49th person to pass the level.

And he looked like he still had energy left, worthy of being the former second strongest expert of Blue Star.

"Let's go, we should go to the second level!"

Lin Qi looked at the black space wormhole and turned to walk into it.

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 685 =====