Chapter 689: The God-Eye Clan and the Illusory Realm! (Seeking monthly votes)

At this moment, the audience in the stands was in an uproar after hearing the announcement from the intelligent voice system.

"Lin Qi from the Lieyang Star Domain has actually entered third place again!"

"He really is the biggest dark horse in the third round of this Deep Space Genius Tournament!"

"However, he has comprehended the Law of Metal, so third place is understandable."

"Once he reaches the ninth gate, he might not necessarily be able to enter the top five!"

"His final ranking might not be very high!"

Above the contestant space, the 108 supervisors were also discussing.

The supervisor of the Longji Star Domain was a chubby middle-aged man, and he said with a chuckle:

"Director Xi Yuan, it seems your Lieyang Star Domain has produced two excellent geniuses this year."

"Especially this Lin Qi, who emerged suddenly and is now already in third place."

"It can be said that he is truly extraordinary!"

"And there is also Yao Yu, who is ranked 6th!"

"Tusa, Lan from your Youming Star Domain is currently only ranked 9th, quite a bit behind Lin Qi and Yao Yu of the Lieyang Star Domain."

Tusa, who looked like a wild man, turned pale with anger after hearing this, and retorted stubbornly:

"There is still the final gate, the Heart Trial hasn't ended yet. In every year's final gate, the rankings undergo huge changes."

The others smiled upon hearing this.

Director Xi Yuan also laughed: "Just keep watching and you'll see!"

"However, I feel that the upcoming ninth gate won't be too difficult for Lin Qi!"

At this time, even Elder Xing Yu, who was sitting not far away, couldn't help but speak up:

"Lin Qi's willpower is quite good. Even if he is eliminated in the upcoming battle, he still possesses extremely high potential!"

Since even an Elder said so, it meant that Lin Qi's talent was truly even higher than imagined!

On the 24th day, the last second passed.

The intelligent voice announced again that the eighth gate trial had ended, and those who did not pass were all eliminated.

On the ninth gate trial planet!

On the giant screen in the sky, the number of survivors instantly decreased by tens of thousands.

【Number of survivors: 15,890/1.08 million】

Jiang Tao, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, looked at the screen, and couldn't help but sigh:

"After eight gates, there are now less than twenty thousand people left!"

"More than 100,000 contestants have been eliminated again. It's too cruel!"

Jiang Miaoyin's pretty face looked exhausted as she said: "But by now, everyone's mental energy has been depleted too much!"

"The further we go, the less time there is to recover!"

"I feel that I've recovered less than fifty percent now, especially the mental exhaustion; my thinking speed has slowed down!"

"The final gate is very dangerous!"

"If someone uses an illusion on me, it will be very difficult for me to break free!"

Sun Sheng also nodded and said: "It's too tiring. I, old Sun, have never experienced this before. My physical strength and spirit have only recovered less than fifty percent."

"It really depends purely on willpower now!"

"The final gate is still an illusion test. Everyone knows that if mental energy is depleted too much and you encounter an illusion, you might drown in it if you're not careful!"

Everyone nodded with solemn expressions, and Lin Qi was the same.

His recovery state was much better than the others; he had already recovered nearly seventy percent!

His ability to resist illusions would be stronger.

【Heart Trial Ninth Gate: Illusion Trial】

【Trial Content: Everyone steps onto Yunmeng Mountain, which has ten levels of stairs. Each level will involve experiencing an illusion. By the end of the 27th day, contestants who pass through the 10 illusions and reach the summit will have successfully passed the Heart Trial!】

After reading the trial content, Lin Qi also frowned.

10 illusion tests, with only three days, which is 72 hours.

The time for each illusion test is only 7.2 hours.

Once you sink into an illusion, if time runs out and you haven't reached the finish line, you will be completely eliminated.

And he looked at the giant mountain in front of him!

This was a hundred-meter giant mountain, covered entirely in blue-gray cloud-patterned rock. Fine, silvery-white light patterns flowed across the surface of the mountain, like a galaxy falling into a stone vein.

At the foot of the mountain, which was right in front of everyone, milky white mist swirled.

The hundred-meter-high mountain was divided into ten platforms, built from translucent glazed material.

At the edge of each step grew strange plants resembling eyes, with emerald petals opening and closing, emitting a strange luster.

This was the trial of the ninth gate—Yunmeng Mountain.

At this time, Jiang Tao spoke up:

"According to the information provided by the Blade Master, the final gate every year is very difficult!"

"If they were in their prime state, quite a few people would pass the final gate!"

"But after the turmoil of the previous eight gates, in a state of exhaustion, even top geniuses inevitably fall into slackness."

"If you're not careful, you'll sink into the illusion."

"You must be clearly aware that you are in an illusion. Once you lose your composure and your emotions fluctuate wildly, you're finished."

The War God spoke up at this moment:

"However, in this gate, psychics will have a huge advantage!"

"Their mental power is strong!"

"Their resistance to illusions is very strong."

"As long as you can persist until the ninth gate, passing the Heart Trial won't be difficult!"

Li Tianxing stepped forward and said: "There aren't many psychics left who can persist until the ninth gate!"

Previously, due to his status as a psychic, his ranking was very low, all behind several thousand.

This time, coming to the final gate, he also had a chance to charge into the top 100!

"The trial has begun!"

Just as everyone was communicating, some people had already started the trial!

A figure was seen suspended in the air, descending onto the first step!

Behind him followed three men and women, all sharing a common feature: a third eye open in the center of their foreheads.

"It's a genius from the God-Eye Clan!"

Someone stated their origin!

"The God-Eye Star Domain is named after the God-Eye Clan; they are the overlords of the entire star domain!"

"The entire God-Eye Star Domain ranks in the top ten among our 108 human star domains in the universe!"

"Their strongest force is the God-Eye Clan. This race is born with three eyes, with a third eye growing in the center of their foreheads. They are natural psychics!"

"Although the number of God-Eye Clan members is small, most are top geniuses after reaching adulthood!"

"It is said that the third eye has divine power, giving them extremely strong mental talent, and they can also release mental shocks with immense power!"

"If you're not careful, your soul can easily be pierced!"

"Besides this, they also have extremely strong resistance to illusions!"

"It is difficult for this race to be born with special physiques because their talent is concentrated in the third eye."

"For powerful individuals, the third eye will undergo a transformation, possessing talent not inferior to a special physique."

"Their rankings were low before, but now that they've reached the final gate, they have a huge advantage. They might be able to challenge higher rankings!"

"Especially the strongest genius of the God-Eye Star Domain—He Mo, who was previously hovering outside the top ten!"

"In this gate, he should have the ability to challenge for first place!"

Everyone looked at the first man; he had delicate features, a head of white hair, and all three of his eyes were silver pupils!

"Let's go!"

"It's time for us to undergo the illusion trial too!"

After the God-Eye Clan, other contestants also descended onto the first step one after another.

Yao Yu, Mo Jun, Meng Nuo, Bai Lan, Gu Taao, Lan, and other star-domain-level geniuses with special physiques also began to fly onto the first step!

On the Blue Star side, they also set off one after another, their bodies suspended in the air!

Lin Qi, wearing black-gold armor, descended onto the first step.

"Sure enough, I can't fly to the second step!"

"I must pass through the first illusion to break free from the restraints and fly to the second step."

The War God beside him spoke slowly.

Lin Qi wanted to fly up, but felt that the surrounding space was imprisoned; he couldn't fly even if he wanted to.

Even moving became exceptionally difficult.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

Just as he felt his physical state, he felt the surrounding environment and atmosphere begin to change!

"Whoosh, whoosh!!"

Invisible white mist permeated the surroundings!

All the surrounding contestants dissipated.

The surrounding scene began to distort, and Lin Qi unknowingly fell into a strange illusion.

"Boom!!"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!!"

"Wake up quickly, something big has happened!"

When Lin Qi came to his senses, Jiang Tao's dark face appeared in front of him; he looked nervous and was pressing on his shoulders.

He sensed his surroundings and found himself in a classroom, where everyone was wearing familiar school uniforms.

"This is Tianhai No. 2 Middle School, the elite class classroom!"

Lin Qi looked at the surrounding environment and recognized it instantly; this was his classroom at Tianhai No. 2 Middle School.

"Has the illusion already begun?"

In an instant, Lin Qi woke up and judged that he was currently in an illusion.

"This illusion is too realistic!"

Lin Qi sighed in his heart; this illusion was even more powerful than the illusion released by the Zerg Mother Light of Lieyang Mountain!

This illusion was truly like reality; every detail was exactly the same as in his memory.

"According to the latest report, a space rift has appeared in our city's Rongshan residential area, and a super-large disaster beast tide has erupted!!" "Please, all nearby students, proceed immediately to the shelter!"

The entire classroom fell into chaos.

The burly martial arts teacher, Zhang Cheng, also ran to the door and shouted loudly:

"All students, proceed to the shelter!"

Jiang Tao also shouted:

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, let's go to the shelter immediately. Uncle and Auntie will have their own good fortune!"

Hearing this, Lin Qi couldn't help but feel worried, even though he knew it was an illusion.

There was a slight fluctuation in his emotions.

He followed everyone to the shelter and watched the news in the enclosed space.

At this moment, the Rongshan residential area had completely turned into ruins, and countless giant disaster beasts were rushing out from a huge space gate.

They wantonly destroyed the surrounding environment.

Ordinary people nearby were devoured by the disaster beasts, and blood splashed onto the earth.

It was a scene of hell on earth!

"You beasts...!!"

Countless students had red eyes.

Even though Lin Qi knew it was an illusion, seeing this scene, a nameless fire surged in his heart.

He still had his reason and did not completely immerse himself in it.

"I should go!"

"Bang!"

Lin Qi took a deep breath and looked at the ceiling; everything around him instantly turned into countless fragments.

When he came to his senses, he was back on the first step of Yunmeng Mountain.

"I've passed the first gate!"

Lin Qi recalled the content of the illusion just now, and a sense of ferocity began to surge.

This kind of illusion really makes one's emotions fluctuate violently.

He even had the urge to rush out and crazily kill all the disaster beasts!

He saw that the people from Blue Star around him all had strong emotions on their faces; anger, sadness, and other emotions made them immersed in it.

Besides this, there were other contestants who had also entered the illusion.

"Only half an hour has passed!"

Lin Qi glanced at the time; he had entered the illusion, and unknowingly, half an hour had passed.

Time passed very quickly!

The first gate had passed, and it was time to enter the second gate.

His body floated up, and sure enough, he could fly.

He flew directly to the second step, and after landing, he saw several figures.

Among them were the four from the God-Eye Clan; they had passed the first illusion test early.

They were now undergoing the second test!

Besides the four from the God-Eye Clan, there were also Meng Nuo from the Tianyuan Star Domain, Mo Jun from the Tianjiao Star Domain, You Wu from the Gulun Star Domain, Bai Lan from the Yongshuang Star Domain, and Yao Yu.

There were 11 people in total, and he was now in 12th place!

Lin Qi looked at the entire environment; with his strength, if he opened his Heavenly Eye, he was confident he could pass the 10 tests within an hour.

However, the Heavenly Eye was his trump card, and he couldn't expose it just for a Heart Trial.

Moreover, he also had the confidence to defeat other contestants and take first place in this final gate.

Thinking of this, unknowingly, white mist swirled around him, and he entered the illusion again.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

"Don't keep getting closer, it's really too dangerous!"

When Lin Qi opened his eyes, Jiang Tao was still in front of him, looking anxious and holding onto him tightly.

Beside him, Jiang Miaoyin was also smiling and trying to persuade him.

"Boom!!"

"Roar!!"

The surrounding environment had turned into ruins; he had come to the Rongshan residential area, which had turned into ruins.

The earth shook, and the roar of disaster beasts echoed in the air.

The shadow of a behemoth loomed over him.

Lin Qi subconsciously condensed his Golden Emperor Gangjin, but found that there was nothing.

He had now become his high school self, not even having broken through to the second realm.

"Pfft~"

Suddenly, a laser shot out from afar, piercing the body of a disaster beast. Blood flowed, and the body collapsed with a bang, shaking the ground and making the three of them unable to stand steadily.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, let's go quickly, it's too dangerous here!"

"Uncle and Auntie will be fine!"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, let's go find them together after it's over!" Jiang Miaoyin also pleaded bitterly!

"Awoo~"

Just at this moment, a huge wolf howl appeared, and the powerful aura made the three of them stand on end.

"It's a Gray-Spined Giant Wolf!" Jiang Miaoyin's face changed drastically.

Lin Qi also saw the opponent; it was a giant wolf over three meters tall, with a lithe body like an elephant, a third-level disaster beast, the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf.

In the past, killing this kind of disaster beast was as easy as crushing an ant.

But now, he was just a first-realm martial artist, holding only a training spear, and it was impossible to kill the opponent.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, let's run!"

Jiang Tao pulled Lin Qi's hand, his whole body trembling!

"Awoo~"

Just at this moment, the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf stepped on the ground, and suddenly, its body pounced out with a bloody wind, its sharp claws tearing through the sky.

"It's over!"

Jiang Miaoyin hugged Lin Qi, and Jiang Tao pulled Lin Qi hard; they felt despair and closed their eyes.

And at this moment, Lin Qi pulled his hand back, mobilizing his muscle strength to push the two of them away!

A strong murderous intent emerged, and Lin Qi also felt the danger.

He could no longer care about the illusion; his body reacted naturally.

Time around him seemed to stand still!

Lin Qi swung the training spear in his hand, his muscles and cells responding to his command, all his strength converging into his arm.

His muscles bulged, veins stood out, and power poured into the great spear; the tip vibrated, spinning at high speed!

"Sss~"

The sharp spear tip tore through the surrounding air, piercing the abdomen of the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf with lightning speed!

"Pfft~"

The spear tip went straight through the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf, skewering its body like a barbecue!

Blood dripped onto Lin Qi.

"Awoo!"

"Crack, boom!"

The training spear snapped, and the body of the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf crashed onto the ground.

Lin Qi looked at the Gray-Spined Giant Wolf lying on the ground and the broken spear.

Is this what martial arts technique is?

Lin Qi was also startled; relying on his First Realm physical fitness, he had used a Sixth Stage spear technique and a common training spear to kill a Level 3 disaster beast.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge!"

At this moment, Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin, who were lying on the ground, widened their eyes in disbelief at this scene.

Seeing the two of them, Lin Qi immediately smiled.

"Although I know this is an illusion, it felt pretty good to vent a little!"

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, what are you talking about?" Jiang Miaoyin asked, confused.

Lin Qi did not speak; after Miaoyin finished speaking, everything around them shattered like glass.

Lin Qi regained his senses, and before him were only emerald-colored plants and other martial artists.

"Passed another illusion!"

Lin Qi thought about the illusion just now; he had to admit, it was too realistic.

It had pulled him in almost instantly.

Once completely immersed, one would lose track of time, and in the end, the trial would be a failure!

Although he had been immersed, his reason remained intact, just like playing a game.

No matter how realistic, it wasn't real.

If he wanted to break the illusion, he could do so at any time!

"The effect of the illusion on me is even weaker than I imagined!"

"Could it be the effect of the Heavenly Eye!"

"Even without opening the Heavenly Eye, my resistance to illusions is still incredibly high!"

Lin Qi felt quite surprised; the ninth stage of the mental trial was not as difficult as he had imagined.

He looked at the big screen; an hour had already passed!

This shocked Lin Qi; the flow of time in the illusion was completely different from that in the real world.

For others, the difficulty was not low.

He looked around and found that dozens of contestants had already reached the second tier.

Among them was Feng Hao of the Triangle Clan.

He was a psychokinetic master, and his previous rankings had not been high.

But now, in the ninth stage, he had a strong advantage.

He had now also reached the second stage.

And he was currently immersed in the illusion.

Lin Qi's body floated up, and he continued to fly toward the third tier.

When he landed on the third tier, five people had already arrived.

Two geniuses of the God-Eye Clan, Meng Nuo and Shen Tu Zhen from the Tianyuan Star Domain, and a tall woman radiating intense mental fluctuations, who was also a psychokinetic master.

Lin Qi glanced at the five of them; his next goal was to charge for the first-place position.

Thinking of this, white mist surrounded him, and he entered the illusion once again.

(End of chapter)