Following Mad Axe's challenge, Ender was challenged by three more titled Geniuses in the following days.
Of course, their challenges weren't conducted immediately but were to be fulfilled after they acquired enough points.
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Time arrived at the last day of the World Preliminary Elimination Tournament.
Ender sat on the rooftop of a tall building, looking down at the information displayed on the screen on his wrist.
Participant: Ender Royce
Points: 3,216,392
Ranking: 374
In the last ten days, Ender had been continuously eliminating others, finally raising his points ranking to 374th place.
"I've broken into the top four hundred in the world ranking."
Seeing that his points were sufficient and it was unlikely he would be eliminated, Ender waited for the four Law Geniuses who had sought him out earlier.
Waiting until noon, a Genius named Bao Yan, who had acquired enough points, was the first to come knocking.
"Green Demon!"
"Green Demon!"
The shouting was very loud, enough for half the city to hear, and the thoughts of the participants who heard the sound varied.
"He's here.
As expected, someone challenged Green Demon on the last day."
"Green Demon is the strongest in this city.
Anyone who dares to challenge Green Demon must also be a super Genius who has comprehended a Law."
"I really want to watch the battle between a Law Genius and Green Demon, but I'm only close to 900th place.
If I die, I'll definitely drop out of the top 1001.
I can't risk it!"
"Hmm."
Mad Axe, hearing the shouts, looked up slightly and murmured, "Someone has already sought out Green Demon.
It seems I need to speed up acquiring points."
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Following the shouts, Ender found the Law Genius Bao Yan who was shouting.
He was a blonde youth with an afro hairstyle, carrying a giant scythe weapon.
"Oh, it's you."
Seeing that it was Bao Yan, Ender asked, "Didn't you say you didn't have many points before?
Why are you the first to come looking for me?"
Bao Yan grinned and said, "Good luck.
I killed a Genius from another city."
Hearing this, Ender nodded slightly, "I see."
Due to the limited number of participants in a city, coupled with the rule that killing only grants the killer half the points, the points in a single city would only decrease over time.
Therefore, killing within a single city would not guarantee the first place in the World Preliminary Elimination Tournament.
To achieve a good result like first place, one could only go to other cities to kill Powerhouses and acquire a large amount of points to contend for the top spot.
Bao Yan asked somewhat impatiently, "Can we start now?"
"Yes."
Ender nodded.
Seeing Ender nod, Bao Yan charged forward, carrying his giant scythe, and at the same time, he retrieved a shield from his spatial ring.
"Come on!"
While moving quickly, Bao Yan shouted, "Let me test the strength of Green Demon, the strongest in the city!"
"As you wish."
Ender transmitted his voice faintly, and with a thought, five Azure Wood Thorns, composed of Wood Origin Law power and numerous tiny vines, flew out from the Green Vine Pillar.
These five Azure Wood Thorns radiated a powerful aura, each capable of easily defeating a participant at Domain Nine Heavens.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The five Azure Wood Thorns pointed at Bao Yan, and as Ender slightly raised his finger, they transformed into five azure streams of light, shooting towards Bao Yan.
"Haha!"
Bao Yan laughed strangely, his eyes filled with madness.
He swung his giant scythe with one hand, rotating it, and held up his shield in front of him with the other, surprisingly not dodging but meeting the five streams of light formed by the Azure Wood Thorns head-on.
Clang!
The first Azure Wood Thorn to arrive, with its immense power, knocked away the giant scythe Bao Yan was swinging.
The remaining four Azure Wood Thorns did not attack the shield he held in front of him but directly pierced through his head!
The exchange lasted less than a second.
Law Genius Bao Yan, dead!
Looking at Bao Yan's corpse, Ender shook his head slightly, "This Bao Yan is truly insane.
He knew I was using the top-tier fifth-grade Spirit Weapon, Green Vine Pillar, yet he still charged forward to take it head-on."
"I don't think the title Bao Yan is appropriate; he should be called Mad Yan instead."
Participant: Ender Royce (Molten Rock Empire)
Points: 13,872,496
Ranking: 89
Looking at the screen on his wrist, Ender was slightly stunned, "This Bao Yan had over twenty million points.
How much did he get from that outsider Powerhouse?"
Bao Yan had said a few days ago that he didn't have many points and might not come to challenge him.
For Bao Yan to acquire such a large amount of points within a few days, he must have done a lot of killing during these days, especially Powerhouses who dared to go to other cities to kill, they must have had a lot of points on them.
"If Mad Axe and the others are like Bao Yan, having killed Powerhouses from other cities, then I might actually be able to get first place in the world."
Of course, Ender only thought about it; he also knew that the probability was very, very small, so small that it could be ignored.
In fact, he didn't care about whether he could get first place in the world, because with his strength, entering the top one thousand of Ganwu Universe Country through the arena matches was effortless.
After more than half an hour, Ender waited for today's second challenger, a Genius at Domain Nine Heavens, whom he easily killed with five Azure Wood Thorns.
After killing that Genius at Domain Nine Heavens, Ender's points ranking advanced by more than ten places.
As the time approached sunset, and the World Preliminary Elimination Tournament was about to end, Ender finally waited for Mad Axe.
As for the other Domain Nine Heavens Genius who was supposed to challenge him, he hadn't arrived yet, most likely because he didn't have enough points and wasn't willing to risk being eliminated by coming to challenge.
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"Mad Axe, you're finally here."
Ender looked at the darkening sky and said, "I thought you wouldn't come because you didn't have enough points."
"It took some time to chase someone down."
Mad Axe replied.
Ender asked indifferently, "Shall we start now?"
Mad Axe's giant battle-axe hung down, and he said, "Of course."
Hearing this, Ender gently raised his finger, and fluctuations of Wood Origin Law appeared on the Green Vine Pillar behind him.
Nine small vines, inscribed with countless Law secret patterns, flew out, rotating and intertwining under the drive of Law power, forming an Azure Wood Thorn that gave Mad Axe a strong sense of threat.
And there were as many as five such Azure Wood Thorns!
"As expected of Green Demon, the strongest in the city!"
Mad Axe praised, "To be able to unleash five Azure Wood Thorns at once, your comprehension of the Wood Origin Law is very deep.
You will very likely enter the top 1000 in this Pinnacle Genius Battle!"
Ender ignored Mad Axe's praise, merely joining his index and middle fingers of his right hand and gently pointing in the latter's direction, "Go!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Five azure streams of light passed through the gradually darkening street, shooting towards Mad Axe.
"Hmph!"
Mad Axe roared, swinging his giant battle-axe with both hands, perfectly deflecting one azure stream of light with a single strike, and at the same time, with two "clang-clang" sounds, he blocked the other two azure streams of light.
Unfortunately, he was facing five Azure Wood Thorns; merely blocking three Azure Wood Thorns was useless!
Pfft!
Two azure streams of light passed through Mad Axe's body, and where they passed, flesh, blood, and bones disappeared, leaving only large holes through which the buildings behind him could be seen.
Mad Axe was over four meters tall.
Although the two streams of light formed by the Azure Wood Thorns did not hit vital points, they still severely wounded him.
"Amazing!"
Just as Mad Axe's voice transmission ended, the Azure Wood Thorn that had been deflected earlier pierced through his head!
Clang!
Thud!
As the giant battle-axe and Mad Axe's body fell to the ground, Mad Axe, known as the second strongest in the city, died!
And an hour after Mad Axe's death, this Pinnacle Genius Battle, the Ganwu Universe Country World Preliminary Elimination Tournament officially ended...