The fifth match: 7th tier Transcendent God realm.

That was already four tiers above Lin Moyu.

At higher cultivation realms, the gap between even a single tier could widen exponentially, sometimes becoming an insurmountable gulf.

Even within the Transcendent God realm, a four tier difference remained enormous.

Under normal circumstances, a 7th tier Transcendent God could easily overwhelm a 3rd tier Transcendent God.

As the countdown reached zero, the restrictions sealing the arena dissolved, and the battle began.

Once again, five-colored light erupted from Zhuang Bi.

The radiance rapidly converged, transforming into a set of shields.

Eight enormous gold shields materialized around his body, radiating an aura far more formidable than before.

The instant Zhuang Bi activated his defenses, Lin Moyu struck.

A Skeletal Divine General appeared at his command.

Standing over ten meters tall, the skeleton radiated immense pressure. With a single stride, it crossed the thousand-meter distance between them and arrived before Zhuang Bi.

The white-bone sword in its hand came crashing down.

The law of undeath roared as a colossal sword light, hundreds of meters long, tore through the air as though it intended to split the heavens in two.

Zhuang Bi's expression changed drastically. He immediately leapt into the air to evade the attack.

But at that moment, dark clouds suddenly gathered overhead.

A Death Dragon Knight descended from the sky.

It was not the Bone Dragon from before, but a far more powerful Death Dragon Knight.

The Dragon opened its jaws and unleashed its breath, covering most of the arena in an instant.

Zhuang Bi's Octagonal Aegis Shield trembled violently beneath the Dragon breath.

Even after reaching the 7th tier Transcendent God realm, Zhuang Bi felt immense pressure.

The Death Dragon Knight's Dragon breath was simply far more powerful than the Bone Dragon's.

"How can it be this strong?!"

Zhuang Bi's expression changed drastically. With a low shout, he poured even more power into the Octagonal Aegis Shield, desperately reinforcing it and stabilizing his defenses.

At that moment, the Death Dragon Knight charged.

Its enormous body tore through the air like a bolt of lightning and slammed directly into Zhuang Bi.

Boom!

The deafening impact reverberated through the arena like the tolling of a colossal bell, sending Zhuang Bi flying.

Before he could recover, the Skeletal Divine General struck again.

This slash was even faster than the previous one.

A brilliant sword light flashed across the arena, locking firmly onto Zhuang Bi.

Zhuang Bi's expression changed once more.

"This summoned creature can use law arts, too?!"

Annihilation Strike could unleash ten times the Skeletal Divine General's attack power.

With that terrifying sword light bearing down on him, Zhuang Bi had no chance to evade. He could only roar and desperately raise his defenses.

Then, a sharp pain pierced his mind.

The soul fire within the Skeletal Divine General flickered, and an eerie glow shone from its hollow eyes.

Soul Bombardment—a relentless assault on the target's soul.

In an instant, Zhuang Bi felt countless explosions ripping through his soul.

His thoughts became chaotic.

His consciousness staggered as though he had been struck by invisible hammers.

"This thing… can even launch soul attacks?!"

"What kind of monster is this?!"

"So he's a Summoner after all! No wonder he hasn't moved a muscle!"

His head grew heavier, his thoughts becoming increasingly sluggish and fragmented.

Under the combined assault of the Skeletal Divine General and the Death Dragon Knight, the Octagonal Aegis Shield finally reached its limit and shattered.

In the very next instant, sword light swallowed Zhuang Bi whole.

At the same time, the Death Dragon Knight's Dragon breath descended, engulfing his body in a raging inferno.

[Fifth match: victory.]

[The sixth match will begin in three minutes. Please wait.]

[Current accumulated reward: 3,100 points.]

Lin Moyu took a deep breath.

This time, he had taken the initiative, using the Skeletal Divine General and Death Dragon Knight to completely suppress Zhuang Bi.

The assault had caught Zhuang Bi completely off guard.

Despite possessing the 7th tier Transcendent God realm strength, he had failed to display even half of his true power before being defeated.

If Zhuang Bi had reacted a little faster, he might have been able to prolong the battle considerably.

After all, he was at the 7th tier Transcendent God realm, not at the 2nd tier or 3rd tier.

Lin Moyu took another deep breath and quietly waited for the next match.

Outside the arena, the spectators fell into discussion after witnessing the battle, eyes gleaming.

Finally, one of the powerful figures couldn't help but speak.

"I thought it would be a breathtaking, monumental battle. I never expected it to be so completely one-sided.

"I think it's even more impressive this way. This kid named Lin Moyu has an exceptionally precise grasp of the battlefield."

"Those two summoned creatures are incredibly powerful. His law arts are at least star-grade, and they might even be multiple-star law arts."

"More than that, his soul is exceptionally powerful. Although we can't determine its exact grade, it's at least peak 2nd grade."

In their eyes, Lin Moyu hadn't moved an inch and had used only two law arts, yet that alone had revealed a great deal of information.

These were old monsters who had lived for countless years. They had witnessed far too many people and events.

Lin Moyu couldn't hear their discussion, but he could sense that something was off about the way they were looking at him.

Everyone was staring at him intently, making him feel distinctly uncomfortable—especially the last person to appear. That person's gaze sent a chill down his spine.

Zhu Tian narrowed his eyes, inwardly delighted.

The better Lin Moyu performed, the happier he became.

Lin Moyu was, after all, from the Vermilion Bird Starfield.

If he could become the City Lord's disciple, the entire Vermilion Bird Starfield would share in his glory.

As far as Zhu Tian knew, the old fellows from the other starfields were also searching for exceptional geniuses.

He had previously searched as well, but hadn't found anyone suitable.

The City Lord's standards were simply too high.

Ordinary geniuses were out of the question, and as for true prodigies, God City was already filled with them.

Now that he had finally found Lin Moyu, Zhu Tian had no intention of letting him slip away.

Unable to endure Zhu Tian's gaze any longer—it made his hair stand on end—Lin Moyu involuntarily looked away and quietly waited for Zhuang Bi to return.

Sure enough, less than two minutes later, Zhuang Bi's figure appeared on the opposite side.

At this moment, Zhuang Bi's expression was as ugly as if he'd eaten a rotten egg.

He had lost again.

With the 7th tier Transcendent God realm strength, he had failed to defeat a 3rd tier Transcendent God.

Worse, he had suffered defeat in front of so many prominent figures.

The humiliation left him utterly despondent.

He had spent a full minute analyzing his strengths and weaknesses, approaching this match with absolute determination to win.

The suppression of his cultivation had now eased to the 8th tier Transcendent God realm.

He refused to believe he could lose again.

Seeing Zhuang Bi remain completely silent, Lin Moyu knew that he was finally going to get serious.

The string of defeats had likely pushed him to his limit.

In this match, Zhuang Bi would probably unleash his full strength, determined to kill him.

Lin Moyu, however, was equally determined to win.

A victory would earn him 3,200 points, bringing his total from this mission to 6,300.

Combined with the points he had earned earlier, that would be enough to raise his authority to level 3.

Lin Moyu remembered the potential evaluation, when he had been completely helpless against a 7th tier Transcendent God realm puppet.

Back then, he had only been a 1st tier Transcendent God.

Now, he had reached the 3rd tier Transcendent God realm, and his combat strength had increased dramatically. Even against an 8th tier Transcendent God, he was fully capable of putting up a fight.

"In that case, let's go all out."

With less than thirty seconds remaining before the match began, Zhuang Bi suddenly spoke.

"This time, I'm going all out. At the 8th tier Transcendent God realm, I can finally use several of my law arts."

Lin Moyu nodded, "I'll go all out as well.”

Zhuang Bi frowned, "You weren't using your full strength earlier?"

Lin Moyu shook his head, "No."

Hearing Lin Moyu's honest reply, Zhuang Bi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"We've already fought to this extent, and that still wasn't your full strength?"

"What the hell are you trying to pull?"

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