Devouring all things: I possess the energy of chaos.

Two days passed quickly.

During those two short days, Mo Hong still diligently practiced and honed his swordsmanship.

Finally, last night, Mo Hong's physical fitness level climbed to level 11!

"Today is the opening time for the Genius Ranking Battle, I'd better go in early."

Mo Hong thought for a moment, then logged into Xinghun Network.

After selecting the special option to enter the Genius Ranking Battle, Mo Hong lay down in the virtual pod, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

When Mo Hong opened his eyes again, he found himself in a separate room. An electronic screen above the room projected a huge arena, but the arena was empty at the moment.

"Mo Hong, you've arrived?"

A deep voice came from not far away.

Mo Hong turned his head and saw that it was Yang Mao, and there was a tall and strong young man standing next to him.

"Pavilion Master Yang Mao".

Mo Hong greeted him.

Yang Mao nodded in response to Mo Hong, and then began to explain, "Mo Hong, each participating city will have a separate space, and this room represents my Jinhua City."

"As a participant from Jinhua City, you will inevitably appear here upon entering."

As Yang Mao explained, Mo Hong immediately showed a look of understanding.

"Look at this electronic screen projection. When the match starts, the two selected players will appear in the arena inside, and we can watch the match through it."

Yang Mao further explained.

Mo Hong nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Alright, since you understand, Mo Hong, then you two, as representatives of Jinhua City, should greet each other and get to know each other."

The tall, strong young man walked over slowly and said politely, "My name is Gu Yi, and I am a sophomore from the Earth-character Dojo of Xuanwu University."

"Earth-character dojo?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Hong showed a strange expression.

After joining the Xuan character dojo for a few months, he gradually realized that the Xuan character dojo and the Di character dojo were not on good terms.

However, Mo Hong still introduced himself, "My name is Mo Hong, and I am a freshman from the Xuanzi Dojo of Xuanwu University."

"Are you from the Xuanzi Dojo? Or are you a freshman?"

In an instant, Gu Yi's expression changed drastically. His previous politeness vanished, and a hint of coldness appeared in his gaze as he looked at Mo Hong.

You should know that when Gu Yi was doing some semester tasks in the past, he was often targeted by people from the Xuanzi Dojo and suffered a lot of hidden losses because of it.

In addition to the relationship between the two temples, he has never been fond of the people from the Xuanzi Temple and disdains to associate with them.

Not to mention that Mo Hong was just a freshman, and in Gu Yi's eyes, he was definitely weaker than him, so Gu Yi looked down on him even more.

Noticing the change in Gu Yi's attitude, Mo Hong remained indifferent and didn't care at all.

As long as Gu Yi doesn't do anything outrageous to him, he simply won't bother with him.

Seemingly noticing the increasingly cold atmosphere between the two, Yang Mao, having lived for so many years, immediately understood the reason.

However, as long as the two of them can fight, he won't care about anything else unless it affects the outcome of the battle.

"If you two have nothing to talk about, you should sit down. There's still an hour before the match starts."

Yang Mao spoke up, trying to ease the tension.

The room had many single sofas, so Mo Hong found one and sat down.

Not long after, several more short-haired young men entered the room.

"Zhao Lin, you've arrived."

Upon seeing the man arrive, Yang Mao smiled.

In his mind, Zhao Lin was the strongest, and therefore his appearance fee was the highest.

Zhao Lin then found a seat and sat down.

"Now that all three of you are here, I will explain the rules of the competition in more detail."

Yang Mao continued, "The rules of this Genius Ranking Battle are that each person must fight one battle every day. Since there are 39 participants from 13 cities, the situation on the first day will be a little special."

"special?"

Immediately, all three of them perked up.

"Yes, since it's a two-person draw, and the total number of participants is odd, one person will be drawn first. This person must win two consecutive games today to advance."

Upon hearing this, the three of them suddenly realized what was going on.

Afterward, Yang Mao went on to recount some more details, and then said no more.

After an unknown amount of time, a figure suddenly appeared in the center of the arena on the electronic screen above the room.

He was a dignified middle-aged man dressed in a simple martial arts uniform. Just by standing there, he exuded an aura of authority without needing to be angry.

"Distinguished martial arts geniuses who have come to participate in the competition, my name is Hu Guanghe, and I am the Grand Master of the Star Soul Martial Hall Branch in Qixing City. I will now give a brief speech."

Hu Guanghe slowly said, "I believe you already understand the significance of this competition. As geniuses of my Southern Theater Command, those who are able to represent us in this competition will surely achieve great things in the future."

"But this competition is about selecting the most extraordinary geniuses from among the geniuses. The S-level contract is of great significance to the Martial Hall. Only the first place winner in this competition is qualified to receive it."

"Gentlemen, let's go all out! The match begins now!"

After saying that, Hu Tianhe's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

Immediately afterwards, a lottery drawing screen appeared in each room.

After the lottery results were announced.

Lin Wei needs to defeat two players in the first round to advance.

Seeing this, Yang Mao, who was inside the room, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, in another separate room.

A gaunt man, looking displeased, complained, "Why did I get picked in the first round? How could my luck be so bad?"

After the first player to face two opponents was drawn, the draw continued.

at last.

[First game, Zhao Yifan vs. Yang Tao]

Suddenly, two figures appeared above the arena on the screen.

As soon as the match began, the two immediately started fighting.

"To be fair, everyone's physical fitness is at level 10, so the assessment is based on a person's combat ability and martial arts level."

While watching the fight, Mo Hong recalled relevant information.

At the same time, on the stage.

The fight between the two intensified, with weapons clashing wildly and sparks flying everywhere.

"Die!"

Suddenly, Zhao Yifan's eyes hardened, and he accelerated a fraction of an inch.

With a sword piercing the man's heart, the match finally ended.

Zhao Yifan wins.

Then the two figures disappeared.

After a five-minute buffer period, two more people appeared on the ring.

And so the competition continued until the fifth round.

[Gu Yi vs. Ding Fan]

Yang Mao patted Gu Yi on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Gu Yi, do your best to win this game."

Gu Yi nodded, and was then teleported away, appearing on the arena.