Multiverse Skill System

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"Has it been discovered?"

Huangfu Yin still smiled brightly, but her gaze toward Yi Shuihan became somewhat serious. Yi Shuihan was a quasi-emperor whose charm had reached the 7th level of the Tower of Babel. Even if other quasi-emperors were unprepared, most would be charmed by her. In her memory, only a very small number of quasi-emperors could break free from her influence as quickly as Yi Shuihan.

Huangfu Yin knew that any quasi-emperors who could escape her allure so quickly were not to be trifled with. Originally, she did not consider Yi Shuihan to be her opponent, but now she had no intention of underestimating Yi Shuihan at all.

"Sister, I have a suggestion. How about we settle this with one move? If I can't beat you in one move, then I'll admit defeat."

A prolonged battle with an opponent whose strength is close to or even stronger than oneself is obviously not a good thing. That's why Huangfuyin proposed to decide the outcome with one move. She wanted to avoid expending too much energy at the beginning of the fourth stage. After all, her goal was only to break into the top 100, not to lose.

Once she enters the top 100, she will have the opportunity to challenge all the other participants in the top 100. If her strength allows, she can continue to advance.

It can be said that the participants in the fourth stage who aspire to be in the top ten or even higher have similar ideas. If they really encounter opponents of similar strength, it is acceptable to admit defeat a few times. They just need to make sure they don't fall out of the top 100 in the fourth stage. Of course, to be honest, even the top 100 is within the acceptable range.

"can."

Yi Shuihan saw through Huangfuyin's thoughts but didn't try to stop her. He didn't have any deep-seated hatred for her, so there was no need to deliberately target her. Her previous seduction was within acceptable limits. After all, the competition had already started when they entered the battlefield, so it wasn't exactly a sneak attack. The main reason was that Huangfuyin was good-looking enough. With good looks, minor issues can be forgiven.

"Then little brother, get ready, I'm about to go."

Huangfu Yin's expression changed, transforming from charming to incredibly aloof.

Women appeared around Huangfu Yin. Some of these women were familiar to Yi Shuihan, while others were complete strangers.

"An illusion? No, that's not right!"

Just when Yi Shuihan thought these women were illusions conjured by Huangfu Yin, they launched attacks one by one, attacks that could actually harm Yi Shuihan.

These attacks were varied, including supernatural powers, secret techniques, and purely physical attacks, and all carried the power of the Dao. However, most of them were at the sixth level of the Tower of Babel, with only a few possessing the power of the seventh level.

"We've already reached this point, making the virtual real."

Based on this move alone, Huangfu Yin is no ordinary quasi-emperor, especially when Yi Shuihan discovered that the attacks launched by the women she conjured did not seem to consume much of Huangfu Yin's stamina.

In other words, apart from directly countering this move, simply resisting will not lead to victory; once all that is left is resistance, defeat is inevitable.

"Then let's try my move, Lightning Chain."

A bolt of lightning flashed and instantly appeared in front of a woman who had materialized, passing right through her. Then, as if triggering some kind of mechanism, as lightning began to flash on the woman's body, many other places in the scene also saw similar bursts of lightning.

The lightning disappeared, and the scene became empty again, leaving only Yi Shuihan with a faint smile and Huangfuyin with a somewhat dazed look in her eyes.

Chapter 1303, Winning Streak

"You won. Can you tell me how you did it?"

Huangfu Yin looked at Yi Shuihan with complicated emotions. She had considered that her move might not be enough to defeat Yi Shuihan, and she had also considered what earth-shattering moves Yi Shuihan might unleash. However, she did not expect to be defeated so quickly and so inexplicably.

It was indeed quite inexplicable. When Yi Shuihan unleashed that bolt of lightning, Huangfu Yin didn't feel any threat at all. Even though she wasn't a major cultivator of the Dao of Lightning, she could easily produce something like that. Who knew that things would take such a dramatic turn later? She didn't understand what was happening at all.

"This is just a small application of breath tracking."

Yi Shuihan's answer was seemingly casual, but in fact it was not so simple; the technique contained in that lightning bolt far exceeded what appeared to be a mere formality.

Don't be fooled by how easily Yi Shuihan uses Lightning Chain; in fact, this move is a minor trick he uses without relying on the power of his personal world.

Lightning Chain was an idea Yi Shuihan got from an anime he remembered, namely Yu-Gi-Oh!, which has a trap-like effect, such as Torrent Tribute. Once the opponent summons a monster, it destroys all monsters on the field. Lightning Chain is the same. Once it locks onto one monster, all other monsters of the same type will suffer the same attack. It is perfect for area-of-effect attacks.

Of course, that's just how it is. It's not easy to actually develop such a move. Even Yi Shuihan spent more than a hundred years perfecting it.

"I surrender."

Taking a deep breath, Huangfu Yin conceded defeat, and Yi Shuihan's first battle came to an end.

"As expected of my brother Yi, you're really amazing! You won a match so quickly. When that beauty unleashed her ultimate move, I thought we were going to lose!"

"The Vice Leader is awesome!"

"Hurry to the next arena. We can't miss a single one of the vice leader's matches."

A group of spectators followed Yi Shuihan to a different location. Of course, not all of these spectators were from the Batian Gang. Many of them were attracted by Yi Shuihan's performance in the previous rounds. In fact, a large part of them came for Huangfu Yin, but now they have switched sides. Beautiful women are attractive, but strong people are more appealing.

The second game,

Yi Shuihan's opponent was much weaker than Huangfu Yin's; to be honest, he was only about 5,000 out of the remaining 10,000 contestants.

It took Yi Shuihan several minutes to finish the battle. The reason it took so long was that Yi Shuihan restricted his own power and fought his opponent with only equal strength.

Whether it's a quick kill or a prolonged battle, it's all continuous fighting. Unless you fight a full 9999 battles, or someone dies and you have to fight fewer battles, Yi Shuihan simply fights more normally. For Yi Shuihan, this level of fighting is just like a warm-up, you could even call it a rest.

Yi Shuihan's speed wasn't particularly fast, nor was it too slow. To be honest, he could barely be ranked in the top 100. As the battles continued, Yi Shuihan, who hadn't lost a single match, amassed more and more fans, and his fame grew.

While Yi Shuihan was on a winning streak, the 10,000 participants gradually began to diverge. The number of teams that had won every single game without losing decreased from several thousand at the beginning to several hundred. After just one day, only a few dozen people were still able to maintain their winning streak.

These dozens of people are all genuine powerhouses. Not to mention the Emperor level in the school's virtual battlefield, they are all Quasi-Emperors, and none of them are newly entered Quasi-Emperors. They have all met the minimum requirements for breaking through to Chaos Emperor.

Having achieved a winning streak alongside dozens of quasi-emperors, Yi Shuihan was widely regarded as a very strong quasi-emperor. After some investigation, it was discovered that Yi Shuihan had only been enrolled for a little over 100,000 years, and he immediately became a sensation.

"This Yi Shuihan is too powerful. His strength may not be comparable to the Emperor and Shi Fei, but his talent is even greater than theirs. Myriad Realms Skills Co., Ltd. has really found a good seedling!"

"It's too early to say that now. Don't be fooled by his current strength. He might be the kind of person who develops quickly in the early stages but weakens later on. Breaking through to the Chaos Emperor level is not easy. In this aspect, he is far less advantageous than Shifei and Father Emperor. I still have more faith in Father Emperor and Shifei. This little guy's foundation is not enough. After all, he broke through so quickly. Who knows if he has laid a solid foundation?"

"No matter what happens in the future, I just want to know how far he can go in this competition, and whether he can make it into the top ten."

"Top ten is impossible. Based on his current strength, top fifty should be more likely. The other senior students are not to be underestimated, especially since the rewards for the top ten this time are too good—a secret realm that increases the chance of breaking through to the Chaos Emperor realm. Everyone is eyeing it!"

"..."

In a battlefield amidst magma, a man with crimson hair, wielding a crimson greatsword, cleaved the world in two with a single strike. His opponent didn't even have time to resist before being utterly annihilated.

"Only the way of the sword is supreme."

A detached voice rang out, and the scene changed in the next moment. Another earth-shattering slash cleaved the world once more, and another contestant died under his blade. From beginning to end, the opponent didn't even have a chance to surrender. The one wielding the blade didn't even bother to look at who his direct opponent was.

"How ruthless! Xu Kuangtu, the One-Sword Maniac, truly lives up to his name. His bloodlust is too great. There must be over a thousand people dead at his hands now! Only contestants who can withstand one of his blows are qualified to surrender, and the school doesn't do anything about it."

"How can we manage him? He's a top contender in the top three. His fighting strength is said to be second only to the two peerless prodigies, the Emperor and Shi Fei. Moreover, he knows his limits and can't even withstand a single blow from him. In the eyes of the school, he's probably not that valuable."

"Sword Emperor Jian Wushuang, who is on par with the One-Sword Madman, is much better. His combat power is no less than Xu Kuangtu's, but he has the demeanor of a Sword Emperor. He can defeat his enemy with one move but will not kill him. He is so classy."

The Sword Emperor Jian Wushuang, who was the subject of much discussion among the audience, was smiling as he looked at his opponent, reminding him that he was about to make his move.

A flash of sword light appeared, and even those below the Quasi-Emperor level couldn't see Jian Wushuang's attack. A sword wound had already appeared on the opponent's body, dripping with blood, but it wasn't fatal. This was not because Jian Wushuang lacked the ability to kill the opponent, but simply because he was deliberately controlling it.

"Thank you for your guidance, Sword Emperor. I concede defeat!"

With a surrender uttered, the Sword Emperor's winning streak was extended by one game.

Chapter 1304, Hemlari

Among the remaining contestants, there are very few as reckless as "One-Sword Maniac," only a few dozen. Most of them are quite amicable and won't intentionally try to kill. Only when the strength difference is not significant will the two sides lose control, and if someone dies then, it's purely an accident. In such cases, the host will usually intervene.

After all, they were classmates, and most of them still know each other. They don't have any deep-seated hatred, so it wouldn't be good to kill them.

Most importantly, if it is discovered that the intentional killing was intentional, it will leave an impression of murder and cold-heartedness on the witnesses. If the killing is not completed, there will be endless troubles after the competition. No one likes to be targeted by an enemy who is not much worse off than themselves.

Only someone with the strength of One-Sword Madman dares to be so blatant; no one can do anything about him! Even the Emperor and Shi Fei aren't necessarily afraid of Xu Kuangtu; at most, they'll be injured. If Xu Kuangtu can't beat them, he can still escape. As for the other senior students, going to him is just suicide.

The Chaos Emperors have the power to deal with Xu Kuangtu, but they disdain to attack a True Saint unless Xu Kuangtu becomes too arrogant and provokes them.

Even if Xu Kuangtu is arrogant, he wouldn't dare to provoke the Chaos Emperor! Besides, Xu Kuangtu isn't without powerful backers, so the death of some True Saints who have no chance of becoming Chaos Emperors has no impact whatsoever.

Didn't you see that Xu Kuangtu's first strike was fierce? As long as you have the strength to withstand the next strike, Xu Kuangtu will give your opponent time to surrender. He is actually still rational.

"They've met. Two players on winning streaks have met. One of their winning streaks is destined to end. It's the newcomer king Yi Shuihan and the veteran centaur Hemlari. Hemlari has the strength to compete for a top ten spot. The newcomer king Yi Shuihan is in danger."

The nickname given to Yi Shuihan by many viewers was "Newcomer King" because he was the youngest among the remaining contestants, and he was also the only one who could make it to the fourth round. None of his contemporaries, or even students from two million years apart, had made it to the fourth stage.

There's a reason why everyone is pessimistic about Yi Shuihan: Hemlari is one of the dozen or so strongest senior students who are suspected to be at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor level, and the strength he has shown is far beyond what Yi Shuihan, a newcomer who has only met two basic requirements, can compare to.

Yi Shuihan's strength was impressive, but it wasn't enough to deal with a peak Quasi-Emperor, because Yi Shuihan hadn't yet used the power of his personal world.

The Dao of Thunder and the Dao of Time are both powerful Daos among the many Daos. However, once one's understanding of the Dao reaches the seventh level of the Tower of Babel, the strength one can unleash regardless of the Dao is not weak. Yi Shuihan's Dao is slightly stronger, but only to a limited extent. Most importantly, the opponent reached the seventh level of the Tower of Babel early on. Unable to continue improving, he must have spent a lot of time researching techniques and skills. Yi Shuihan is at a disadvantage in this regard.

The moment Yi Shuihan saw his opponent, he knew this would be a tough fight. It was impossible to fight with the same playful attitude as before. Even without using the power of his personal world, Yi Shuihan felt immense pressure from Hemlari, indicating that his opponent possessed at least equal strength to him.

"It will be a tough battle without using the power of the portable world."

Having made this judgment, the easiest thing for Yi Shuihan to do was to use the power of his personal world to quickly end the battle. This way, even if he exposed his strength, he could minimize his energy expenditure and prevent himself from being injured before he could use the power of his personal world.

In any case, if Yi Shuihan wants to compete for first place, he will have to reveal the power of his personal world sooner or later. Revealing it now doesn't make much difference. The power of the personal world's enhancement is not something that can be countered just because you know about it. It's not a power that a True Saint level can deal with.

"Forget it, let's try a match without the power of the portable world first. Even if we fail, we'll still have a chance to challenge the fifth stage again."

Countless thoughts raced through Yi Shuihan's mind, but he ultimately did not immediately enhance the power of his personal world. Hemlari had not yet reached the point of overwhelming him; he only sensed a significant danger and became timid. To crush an opponent with absolute power was not the mindset of a strong person. A strong person, when facing an equally strong opponent, should try every means to defeat them, grow in battle, and achieve victory against all odds.

Having the mentality of wanting to use absolute power to crush any strong enemy is detrimental to Yi Shuihan's growth. While his personal world is indeed Yi Shuihan's power, relying too much on it will hinder his future development.

"Humans, impressive fighting spirit. I hope we can have a great battle."

Seeing the fighting spirit on Yi Shuihan's face, Hemlari of the Centaur tribe also admired Yi Shuihan and nodded slightly to him.

Yi Shuihan nodded in response to Hemlari, and unusually, he launched the first attack; in previous battles, he usually struck after the opponent had moved.

Under the influence of the Path of Lightning, his body split into dozens of entities, which lined up and charged toward Hemralai. From Hemralai's perspective, only one Yi Shuihan could be seen.

"A fierce attack."

With its four hooves pounding rhythmically on the ground, Hemlari's figure instantly began to accelerate, faster and faster, with an acceleration that was far more exaggerated than that of the Railgun.

Despite being the one who moved second, when Hemlari finally collided with Yi Shuihan, the distance he moved was significantly greater than Yi Shuihan's. If the distance between them was 10, Yi Shuihan moved 3, while Hemlari moved 7.

Centaur's physical attributes are definitely better than humans', even though they are both of the Chaos Body. Yi Shuihan was knocked away, but at the same time, Yi Shuihan's body changed rapidly, and a series of lightning nets covered Hemlari.

Lightning nets were forming all around Hemirari, forming a complete encirclement from all sides.

A strange light flashed in Hemlari's eyes. He raised his pair of front legs, which were covered by the power of the boundary, forming a pair of blades, and then began to rotate.

"Is there still such an operation?"

Seeing his lightning net torn apart, Yi Shuihan looked at Hemlarina's front legs, which had transformed into fans and were spinning continuously, with slight surprise.

This lightning net is no ordinary lightning net; it is extremely powerful. Even a Chaos Body would be paralyzed and unable to escape if it were hit. It can also be restored if severed. Clearly, there is something strange about Hemlari's fan.

Chapter 1305, The Path of Fantasy

The severed lightning net did not disperse; instead, under Yi Shuihan's manipulation, it reassembled, transforming into a lightning sword that hovered in the void.

"Courage gives me strength."

As if making a solemn vow, a strong light burst forth from Hemlari's body. The light spread, and the lightning swords that it touched melted away like snow.

Yi Shuihan sensed a power similar to elimination from the earth-colored light and did not intend to make contact with it. He retreated hundreds of miles with a few lightning escapes.

The sound of hooves rang out, and Hemlari reappeared in front of Yi Shuihan at some point, its front hooves landing on top of Yi Shuihan as if to crush him.

Yi Shuihan's first reaction was to use the power of time, and he actually did so. However, the power of time did not completely freeze Hemlari; it only slowed it down to a certain extent.

Even with Lei's speed, Yi Shuihan barely managed to escape the demon's clutches.

"Thunder and time? I never imagined you had such a profound understanding of both of these great principles."

This wasn't the first time Hemlari had been surprised by Yi Shuihan. It was already incredible that he had become a near-emperor at such a young age, but now he had even demonstrated two levels of comprehension sufficient for a breakthrough. This showed that Yi Shuihan's talent was even more beyond his imagination. In his mind, Yi Shuihan's talent was already on the same level as his father, the Emperor, and Shi Fei, or even stronger.

"If it weren't for the competition, I would like to get to know you."

These were the truths he spoke; Hemlari genuinely wanted to befriend a prodigy like Yi Shuihan.

"Me too, I don't have any centaur friends yet."

Feeling Hemlari's kindness, Yi Shuihan reciprocated with kindness as well.

"We're already friends. You humans have a saying, 'No fight, no friendship,' which describes this situation perfectly!"

"I'll accept you as a friend."

Despite being in a battle, the atmosphere between Yi Shuihan and Hemlari was so friendly that the audience was left speechless.

"As a friend, I will fight rationally with my strongest power. You'd better watch out."

After saying this, Hemlari's entire demeanor changed; he became devoid of emotion, as if he had lost his intelligence and become a machine.

"Such a familiar aura."

Indeed, it was very familiar. Yi Shuihan tried to recall why it was so familiar because the current Hemlari was exactly the same as the Heavenly Dao incarnation he had fought in the prehistoric world. If he hadn't known beforehand that Hemlari was not the Heavenly Dao incarnation, he probably would have mistaken it for someone else.

"Could it be..."

Yi Shuihan's idea was confirmed the next moment. Hemlari really was like the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, using various Dao attacks on him, just as if he had truly become the Heavenly Dao and controlled the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Of course, in reality, Hemlari is still some distance from being an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao. How so? He is weaker than an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, with only a few hundred types of Dao, and there is a slight inconsistency in the connection between them.

"What kind of Dao has this guy comprehended? Logically speaking, he should have only comprehended one kind of Dao, something like a simulated Dao?"

Yi Shuihan had his own experience dealing with this form, and he could also see Hemlari's incoordination, so although he could only defend completely for a while, he did not suffer any substantial damage.

This battle, which can be described as the peak of the fourth stage, left the audience speechless.

"This is amazing. This is the first time I've seen Hemlari in this state. He didn't show this in the last competition. He must have created this move recently."