Chapter 415: One Against Seven

This battle royale zone within the Gate of All Realms, though layered with various multiverse scenes where every landing point is equivalent to a single universe, is not infinite.

It is shaped like a ring overall and follows a pattern, allowing one to track and hunt other contestants through space-time traces.

Li Yu seized the initiative, and being a slippery character, he was able to rob cosmic artifacts while on the run.

Yet, as he offended more and more Boundless prodigies, combined with the meddling of the petty, fun-loving demigod "Laughing Nightmare," he was finally cornered by the vicious demigods who had begun to take things seriously.

They had completed a full circle!

They collided within a landing point filled with radiation storms.

Around Li Yu, the void constantly cracked open, and one demigod after another stepped out, wielding space-time secret blades.

Before Li Yu could react, that demigod whose external appearance resembled a "cosmic clown," known as Laughing Nightmare, suddenly produced a peculiar, rather primitive-looking brass artifact and immediately activated it.

It was also a cosmic artifact, likely picked up by him at some landing point while he was busy connecting the dots.

Its name is [Cosmic Lock], and its effect is to lock down an entire cosmic plane, forbidding any form of traversal.

The authentic version of this thing can even lock down a multiverse.

Its origin is also terrifying.

It comes from a special race in the Boundless Spirit Realm called the "Origin God Clan."

This race is not large in number, but every member is a god, and their combat power is extremely horrifying.

They only appeared in the primordial era, after which they mysteriously vanished, and no one knows their whereabouts.

The Master of the Curtain seems to be as ancient as the Origin God Clan, so it is perfectly normal for him to plagiarize and replicate the divine artifacts they forged.

The weakened version cannot lock down a multiverse, but locking down the landing point where Li Yu currently resides is not a problem at all.

As that brass lock merged into the void.

The space-time secret blade in Li Yu's hand instantly dimmed.

The next moment, a sharp, clownish laughter rang out:

"The Cosmic Lock's effective duration is half an hour."

"Son of the Vortex God, if you can survive, I will not hunt you down again."

"I might even help you instead."

Laughing Nightmare's behavior is perfectly in line with his nature.

A god of fun who harbors malice toward everything!

Confronting him makes one's skin crawl.

Of course, this does not include Li Yu.

If he were afraid of the cosmic clown in front of him, he would not have snatched the cosmic artifact from his hands earlier.

A fun-seeker?

Who isn't?

As this thought arose, Li Yu scanned his surroundings, sizing up the group of demigods hunting him with a solemn expression.

It could be said that they were all acquaintances.

His League of Victims.

Starting with Laughing Nightmare, followed by the Bee Queen, Undying Blade, Black Moon Witch, Blasphemous Twins, First Rot-Head, and the Calamity Daoist.

In short, seven evil gods, all harboring malice and murderous intent toward Li Yu, had cornered him at this landing point.

The demigods Li Yu had offended were, of course, far more than just these.

It could be said that apart from a few demigods he hadn't encountered, he had offended all the rest.

Those in the righteous god camp were not spared either, such as the "Moon Maiden" and "Martial Saint," who had been cruelly teased by him.

However, the demigods of the righteous god camp were not interested in hunting down Li Yu.

Nor was it possible for the righteous and evil sides to unite, so naturally, they did not come.

Some other evil gods did not come because they had run into their mortal enemies and were busy fighting each other, effectively canceling each other out.

But even so!

At this moment, neither inside nor outside the arena did anyone believe Li Yu could survive.

"It's over, the Son of the Vortex God is completely finished. Being cornered by seven demigods is unlucky enough, but who would have thought that Laughing Nightmare would have an artifact like the [Cosmic Lock]? Now he can't even escape."

"With a half-hour limit, if it were one-on-one, or even one-on-two, the Son of the Vortex God might have had a chance, but it's one-on-seven. How is he supposed to fight that?"

"He's already lucky; if his entire League of Victims had come, that would be over a dozen demigods. It would be more merciful to just commit suicide."

"Don't forget how he slapped them in the face before. With the Son of the Vortex God's slipperiness, he might not necessarily die."

"So what if he's treacherous and cunning? When it comes to close-quarters combat, even the most formidable Thousand-Change believer would be torn to shreds and beaten into a pulp by a Blood God believer of the same level. From the moment the Son of the Vortex God could no longer escape and was locked into this landing point, his death was sealed."

"I agree. The Son of the Vortex God's greatest reliance is nothing more than the [Shield of Nothingness] he just snatched. This artifact is indeed miraculous, but absolute defense has its limits, especially since he is only at the Legendary level. It doesn't take all seven gods to strike at once; if just two or three demigods unleash their divine abilities, he might not even be able to sustain the Shield of Nothingness."

"Let's start already. It's been so long, and the first kill hasn't even been born yet. Demigods are too hard to kill; it's better to start with this Legendary-level contestant... If he can survive this, I will become his believer, his most devout and fanatical admirer."

Regarding these comments, the Toad God, the only one openly supporting Li Yu, said nothing, merely tipping continuously accompanied by croaking sounds.

Meanwhile, the gods acting as "front-row spectators" were also paying close attention to this impending hunt.

If!

Li Yu could truly survive.

No matter what means he used, he would gain the attention and covetousness of many powerful True Gods.

As gods compete for believers and various resources in the Boundless Spirit Realm, they have never known what it means to be polite, and "Heavenly Chosen" with extraordinary talent are also among the things they compete for.

As for the fact that the target already has an owner, who cares?

This would only make some gods even more excited.

NTR is not just something mortals love to do; gods love it even more.

For instance, among the tipping comments at this moment, a sentence suddenly appeared from that powerful True God who goes by aliases such as "God of Perversion" and "God of Cross-dressing":

"If he can survive!"

"I will personally bless him, make him my divine son, ascend him into my Kingdom of Pleasure, and make him my subordinate god."

"He brings me more pleasure than the [Lord of Lust Demons]."

Since the Lord of Lust Demons was mentioned, the identity of this commenting True God is obvious.

It is none other than the Evil God.

He and the Vortex God are True Gods of the same attribute; it is perfectly normal for him to take a fancy to the other's outstanding offspring and attempt to snatch them.

Li Yu could not feel the disturbances from the outside world.

At this moment, he had entered a state of unprecedented focus and excitement.

Before him!

Was a dead end he had never experienced before.

An unprecedented omen of death flooded over him; even without using the True Pupil of Prey to peer into his own fate, he still saw the image of his own demise.

One against seven!

And the opponents' realms were all one level higher than his.

So what if Li Yu is "covered in divine artifacts"?

Can he survive?

Normally, no.

Especially after the Cosmic Lock was released, he entered a situation of ten deaths and no life.

However, Li Yu had long anticipated this situation; it could be said that he had actively sought it out himself. In a sense, he had no other choice.

He could not use the power of the "True Lord of Prey" sequence, nor could he use the trump cards given to him by the Spirit Venerable, Buddha Mother, Toad God, and others.

To compete with this group of demigods, was there any other path besides wantonly snatching cosmic artifacts?

And he had successfully snatched a full set of divine artifacts, arming himself to the teeth.

Of course, the side effects and costs were also quite fierce.

Fortunately, Li Yu had anticipated this and had countermeasures; everything was still under his control.

"I only need to endure this hunting scenario that is bound to be triggered."

"In the second and third rounds of the battle royale, all contestants will be too busy to look after themselves, so they won't come to hunt me down again."

"As for the final battle for the safe zone, the advantage is mine."

As Li Yu thought this, the rainbow light in his eyes flickered wildly.

The secrets he had harvested in the last few days were all high-level and incredibly dense; the twenty-eighth Truth Bubble was only a hair's breadth away from completion.

So, at this second, Li Yu did not wait for the most critical moment to use his trump card.

Instead, he immediately chose to shatter the "twenty-sixth" bubble in his reserve, releasing the Truth Soul Body.

To survive, one cannot be stingy with their means, especially since Li Yu now had plenty of means and trump cards.

In an instant!

Within this locked landing point plane, neither the plane itself nor the seven demigods held any secrets from his eyes.

And at the same moment, the seven demigods, standing in their respective positions, struck at Li Yu almost simultaneously.

A siege?

It didn't quite count as one yet.

Because these seven demigods all believed that Li Yu, this Son of the Vortex God who had been jumping around and snatching cosmic artifacts, was about to drop dead before their eyes.

So they were not very serious, each merely using a technique from afar.

It was just like a hunting party of seven people simultaneously shooting arrows at a weak prey.

They gamble on their luck, seeing who can luckily land that fatal blow and successfully snatch the kill.

Of course, in the eyes of the spectators outside the arena, the Seven Gods had unleashed a kill-scenario from the very beginning.

The passionate commentary from the Master of the Veil was even more ironclad proof:

"It's happening, it's happening!"

"In this third round of the Grand Tournament's battle royale, the first interesting scene: the Seven Gods are hunting the Son of the Vortex God. Let's see who will pluck that head that bewitches all living things?"

"The Creeping Rose from [Smiling Nightmare]... it fuses two types of divinity. Beyond the erosion of the soul, it is also attached with eerie meme-pollution; once struck, one will be reduced to their slave."

"That is the tail stinger from [Queen Bee]... a truly venomous object. Even a demigod of the same rank, once pierced, will undoubtedly die."

"The Chaos Great Grinding Wheel from [Blasphemous Twins]... a divine ability where purity and filth collide, sufficient to annihilate all matter."

"The Soul-Corroding Divine Art from [First Corrupt Head]... a forbidden art that even true divine entities cannot exempt themselves from, originating from the source divine Qi of their Father God."

"A single slash from [Undying Blade]... this is terrifying power sufficient to sever all laws and shatter the universe."

Although Li Yu could not hear the voice of the Master of the Veil.

Yet this information entered his eyes in even greater detail, and was known to Li Yu an instant earlier.

Simultaneously, the weaknesses and flaws of these divine abilities and methods, along with ways to counter them, also surfaced.

He didn't even need to think!

Complete, coherent methods gushed forth, seamlessly connected.

Li Yu at this moment!

Was the embodiment of truth.

No matter what he did, it was absolute truth, the most perfect response.

Under the shocked and bewildered gaze of all the spectators, Li Yu moved.

He was seen actively flashing into the path of the Undying Blade's demigod slash, taking this divine ability head-on with the "Shield of Nothingness," then immediately using the aftermath of the divinity that severs all laws to successfully dodge the most lethal "Queen Bee's Tail Stinger," while simultaneously avoiding the sea of Creeping Roses from Smiling Nightmare and the Chaos Great Grinding Wheel of the Blasphemous Twins.

Afterward, he released the Maze of Myriad Changes, deflecting the divine abilities of the First Corrupt Head and the Daoist of Calamity.

The price was that this extremely useful cosmic artifact was pinned in place by a round of the Great Black Heaven Moon released by the [Black Moon Witch], and could no longer be retrieved.

Yet Li Yu seemed to have known it would be so; he discarded this artifact without a care and emerged from a hidden exit.

Just as the Seven Gods were all about to continue releasing divine abilities to search Li Yu out.

Suddenly!

The six gods other than Queen Bee all sensed something.

They turned their heads in unison to look at Queen Bee's fat, bloated abdomen.

There, Li Yu was slowly taking off his "Invisibility Cloak" and drawing the Spear of Destruction.

"Hmm?"

All six demigods frowned, subconsciously wondering what Li Yu intended to do.

But the first to know was Queen Bee, who had received the warning.

She was extremely close to Li Yu, so she perceived the malice he radiated with absolute clarity and knew what he was about to do.

A sharp shriek immediately resounded through this sealed plane.

"No!"

"Quick, stop him, he's going to drill into my bo..."

Before Queen Bee's shriek could finish.

Li Yu had already acted and succeeded.

Under the gaze of the Seven Gods and all the spectators, Li Yu actually used the Spear of Destruction to instantly slice open Queen Bee's body, which was more magnificent and massive than a mountain. Ignoring the pink, soft, yet terrifyingly polluted flesh rolling out, he reached out with both hands to push it aside and then drilled inside.

When this scene occurred!

Both inside and outside the arena, everyone couldn't help but freeze for an instant.

For no other reason than that it was simply too inconceivable.

But soon, the passionate and excited commentary of the Master of the Veil rang out, answering the doubts in the hearts of all the spectators.

"A genius! The Son of the Vortex God is truly a genius!"

"He knew that relying on his own artifacts, it would be difficult to withstand the attacks of seven demigods simultaneously, especially in a situation where the plane is sealed and there is nowhere to flee."

"He needed a place to hide, preferably one that would let him hold out a little longer."

"He did not choose any place in this universe of the landing point; he chose [Queen Bee], who has the most massive body among the seven demigods, and used the Spear of Destruction to slice open Queen Bee's extremely tough skin, successfully achieving his goal."

"By entering Queen Bee's body, he will not die in the short term."

"More importantly, he will gain control over [Queen Bee], turning a one-versus-seven into a two-versus-six."

"As of now, the worst-case scenario for the Son of the Vortex God is that Queen Bee is quickly blasted to death by the other six demigods, and after they dig him out, he enters the second round of encirclement."

"Regardless of whether he dies in the end, Queen Bee will likely become the first demigod to fall in the battle royale mode."

(End of chapter)