Chapter 543 - Had Won the Preliminary Round and Was Envied by Others
Chapter 543: Had Won the Preliminary Round and Was Envied by Others
Vincent did not expect to be assigned first to fight the moment he finished registering. What made him even more incredulous was that his opponent had used the name, Vincent from Quinn Academy!
This made Vincent recall how the Phantom Race had also obtained information about the god-slaying squad and had sent men to pretend to be the members of the god-slaying squad in an attempt to blend into the Human World. Fortunately, the real god-slaying squad led by Vincent had discovered it in time. That was why the Phantom Race’s evil plan had not succeeded.
It seems that information about him and the entire god-slaying squad must still be in the hands of the Phantom Race. Vincent did not dare to imagine how many other phantoms in the arena had the exact same face as him!
Vincent frowned and said coldly, “Fortunately, I came in time, giving me the chance to personally take care of these foreign races who have pretended to be me!”
His eyes filled with strong killing intent. He then turned around and stepped into the arena.
At that moment, there was already a figure waiting for Vincent in the arena.
When Vincent saw the other party’s appearance and figure clearly, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch violently. This was because the figure in front of him looked 80-90% similar to him. Nevertheless, there was a slight difference between them and that is the childishness and arrogance between his brows. He looked exactly the same as when Vincent had just won the grand competition of the Human Race.
However, compared to the present Vincent, he lacked the tenacity of not being afraid of powerful enemies and the arrogance of being a vagabond for the Human Race.
When the fake Vincent of the Phantom Race saw the real Vincent, he could not help but show anger. He frowned and shouted, “How dare you? This face is an imitation of the face of a human in the Quinn Academy. As a commoner, how dare you violate the rules of our old ancestor?”
Vincent frowned. He did not expect that his face could be considered high-class in the Phantom World. However, he could not be bothered about who those ancestors were. He just wanted to find an excuse for his appearance.
Vincent said arrogantly, “Since this face is so noble, it should belong to the capable ones. I came here today to prove to everyone that only I deserve this face!”
The Phantoms below the stage could not help but look at each other. They did not understand the uniqueness of the human identity, so they naturally could not understand why Vincent valued a face so much.
However, the Phantoms always had a primary goal of annexing the Human World. All the members knew the intelligence of the Human Race like the back of their hands. When they saw that Vincent’s few words showed the demeanor of a human, they could not help but secretly praise him.
The reason why the Phantom Race had transformed their entire race into the appearance of the humans was so that one day, they could better infiltrate the Human Race’s inner ranks and then silently replace the higher-ups of the Human Race. This way, they could achieve their goal of conquering the Human World without any bloodshed.
Therefore, transforming their appearance into that of a human was not their main goal. Instead, it was to perfectly imitate the humans in every detail so that they would look real. This was the ultimate goal that the ancestors of the Phantom Race wanted to achieve.
Vincent’s one sentence had shocked countless Phantoms. This was because his soul-level imitation was exactly the same as a human. It could be said to be perfect!
The Phantom in the arena could not help but be shocked by Vincent’s words. However, he still thought that only those who have been in the academy for a long time are worthy of having Vincent’s appearance. It was equivalent to the representation of strength and status. Therefore, he could not accept that someone ordinary like Vincent would have the same appearance as him.
“There’s no need to borrow the flowery words of the Human Race! Don’t forget that we are still in the Phantom World. Our priority is to follow the iron law of the Phantom Race where the strong is the king. If you can’t beat me today, then you must change your appearance as soon as possible. Don’t disgust us high-ranking elites who are going to take over the Human Race in the future!”
After seeing that the other party was actually planning to use his appearance to take over the Human Race, Vincent became even more furious. He shouted in a deep voice, “Stop trying to be eloquent. Today, I’ll personally crush your face and see who is unworthy!”
After seeing that he was no match to Vincent in terms of eloquence, the Phantom immediately pulled out a long knife from his waist. It looked similar to Vincent’s psionic blade from back then. He then raised his hand to directly chop at Vincent.
The Phantom roared loudly, “Collapsing Mountain Strike!”
He displayed Vincent’s most powerful move back when he was in the Human Race. Moreover, there was also a black flame attached to the blade, which was exactly the same as Vincent’s back then.
However, after all the fortuitous encounters in the Black Hole World, Vincent’s strength had long surpassed his former strength, and his psionic ability was also very different from back then.
This was because he had grasped the fire law and the flame authority. Vincent’s own flames had long become the purest red. It represented the true color of fire and was also the strongest fire among the 10,000 races.
When Vincent saw the Phantom’s attack, he felt as if he had seen his past self. His heart was filled with all kinds of feelings, but he did not have the slightest bit of compassion. On the contrary, he was even more determined to kill all the Phantoms who had impersonated him. At the same time, he wanted to stop the Phantoms from replacing the humans.
“Collapsing Mountain Strike!” shouted Vincent.
However, he did not pull out his weapon. He only stretched out two fingers and made a simple chopping motion.
His entire body soon entered the fire spiritualization state. He spread his twelve flaming wings that were scattered with flame divine light. A blade aura that was originally invisible, but because it was covered in flames, revealed its shape. Vincent directly controlled it to strike the Phantom in front of him.
The Phantom, who was gloating over his Collapsing Mountain Strike, did not expect that Vincent would suddenly erupt with such a fierce attack. He fell into a daze in mid-air and forgot to maintain his attack. He also failed to dodge in time.
The flaming blade light flashed and flew toward the horizon without the slightest decrease in power. In the end, it disappeared into the horizon like a brilliant firework.
The Phantom on stage had long been sliced into two halves and had turned into two puddles of translucent mucus. It quickly dried up and evaporated under the flames, completely losing its vitality.
At that moment, there was complete silence under the stage. No one could recover from the shock for a long time.
This was because Vincent’s attack was too terrifying. It was so terrifying that it had completely exceeded the limits of the Phantoms’ imitation of the Human Race.
“Where’s the judge? He’s cheating. The ability he displayed just now was completely different from the ability Vincent had in the information!”
“That’s right. Moreover, the power of the attack he displayed has long surpassed the limits of the Phantom Race’s imitation. He must be cheating!”
“No wonder he dared to imitate human Vincent’s face as an ordinary person. It turns out that he had found a way to cheat in advance. The judge should disqualify him from participating!”
All the Phantoms raised their hands to denounce Vincent’s shamelessness because his ability had already exceeded their cognitive limits. This made them believe that they had no hope of defeating Vincent. Thus, they could only defeat Vincent by other means.
Vincent sneered as he looked at the monotonous faces below. He sighed in his heart that these Phantoms had not been able to imitate the strengths of the Human Race. Instead, they had learned the flaws of the Human Race, the negative traits of jealousy and treachery. Those had all been imitated by the foreign race.
Suddenly, an old voice was heard from the sky. His voice seemed to be coming from all directions.
“Justin, why is your imitation different from the others?”
When Vincent heard this question, he could not help but look around. He was shocked. This voice actually came from all directions. It was as if the person who spoke was everywhere.
Not only was Vincent unable to determine the location of the voice, but he could not even see through the other party’s strength. However, Vincent knew that since the other party had asked, it meant that he had not discovered his true identity. Therefore, he replied with a frank expression, “I believe that we can’t just simply imitate the Human Race’s appearance and fighting methods. We should also be imitating the Human Race’s training methods. I only gave it a simple try. I did not expect it to actually work. I came to participate in today’s competition to verify my gains!”
The old voice paused for a moment before saying, “Good! Your attempt has opened up a new path for the Phantom Race. The others should follow Justin’s example and study the Human Race’s every move, word, and action. This is the true genius that our Phantom Race needs! Let the competition continue. Justin still has the right to continue participating!”
The referee on stage then announced loudly, “Since the old ancestor has given the order, then the winner of this match will be Justin. Please go down and prepare for tomorrow’s match! The second match participants, please get ready!”
After hearing the referee’s announcement, Vincent turned around and walked down the stage. He disappeared into the crowd in a blink of an eye.
Imitating the Human Race was a project that involved all Phantoms. Therefore, there were a lot of individuals participating in the competition.
Even if the first round of the competition was held in ten arenas at the same time, each Phantom could only participate in one competition per day. Vincent’s early departure was quickly forgotten by the others. No one cared about his whereabouts.
At the other end of the arena, Kurt was rubbing his fists and waiting to go on stage. Suddenly, a figure wearing a black robe, face covered, appeared behind him.
When Kurt noticed the person behind him, he immediately turned around and whispered, “Mr. Vincent, how did you get here?”
Vincent, who was under the black robe, deliberately lowered his voice and asked, “I’m already dressed like this, how can you still recognize me?”
Kurt smiled slightly and said confidently, “Although most of the creatures here have the same face, the temperament and personality of each creature are different. And Mr. Vincent is the most outstanding existence, so I can naturally recognize you!”
Vincent nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, “I just finished participating in the first round of the competition. At the same time, I also found out that the current situation is a little more complicated than I had imagined. The methods of the Phantom Race are too strange. Even from the descriptions on the data, they can still simulate the appearance of humans and their corresponding abilities and talents. Such methods are simply impossible to guard against. It’s too terrifying!”
Kurt nodded as well. He replied, “Mr. Vincent is absolutely right. I saw a face exactly like yours in the arena just now. If you want to investigate the Phantom Race’s talent, I can try to collect data and analyze the Phantom Race’s ability characteristics!”
Vincent patted Kurt’s shoulder and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you! Since we’re already in the Phantom World, then it’s our best chance to find out more about them. But when it’s your turn to go on stage, you have to be careful, because they will definitely be more curious about your completely unfamiliar face than my face!”
Kurt was silent for a moment before replying confidently, “Mr. Vincent, please rest assured. I’ve already thought of an excuse to deal with them!”
Vincent nodded. He was very confident about Kurt’s intelligence.
At that moment, the voice of the referee rang out in the ring.
“Let’s welcome the next contestant, the folk expert Kurt, to face Chris of the Quinn Academy!”
After hearing the name of the contestant, Vincent could not help but smile and say to Kurt, “You have to be careful with this opponent. He can transform into any monster through his blood. He is most suitable for this kind of one-on-one match in the ring. If your strength is equal, you will be in trouble!”
Kurt replied calmly, “Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Vincent. I will definitely not embarrass you!”
Kurt then strode into the arena.
As Vincent had expected, when Kurt appeared, the first thing everyone paid attention to was Kurt’s unusual face.
“Referee, he must be cheating. This face is not in the information of the Phantom Race. How did he complete his transformation?”
The Phantom with Chris’s face quickly raised his hand to report Kurt to the referee.
The referee frowned as he sized up Kurt. He asked in a deep voice, “Where did you get this face? Quickly tell me the truth!”
Kurt said calmly, “Reporting to the referee. Before the Black Hole of the Phantom Race was sealed, I traveled to the Black Hole World and met a race that was quite similar to the Human Race but had completely different abilities. The other party was very powerful, and I was no match for them. I could only change into the other party’s appearance and escape. Then, I thought that since this appearance was quite similar to the Human Race, I might as well find another way to blend into the Human Race using a new identity. That way, it would be more convenient for me to hide my identity!”
The referee thought for a while, nodded, and said, “That’s right. If you don’t replace anyone, then you won’t be so easily exposed. Your special experience can be considered a truly original method. You can participate in the competition!”
Kurt cupped his hands and bowed to the referee. He then turned his head to look at his opponent in the ring and said with confidence, “You go first. I’ll give you a chance to fight!”
The Phantom who looked like Chris actually had a similar temperament to Chris. After hearing Kurt’s provocative words, he immediately roared, “Don’t be so arrogant in front of me. Later, I’ll tear you into pieces and eat you whole!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Phantom’s body expanded, and he transformed into a tyrannosaurus in the blink of an eye. His entire body emitted the aura of a level 50 creature.
Vincent, who was below the stage, could not help but sigh. This time, Kurt had probably met an opponent that was on par with him!
Level 50 creatures were extremely rare existences within the Phantom Race. The Phantom that Vincent had just killed with a single slash was only around level 30. As Vincent walked over, he observed all the Phantoms that were standing in front of every stage. He soon discovered that most of the Phantoms participating in the competition were between level 30 and level 40 creatures. It could be said that there were very few experts above level 50.
He did not expect Kurt to meet such a rare opponent in his first match. However, Kurt, who had just stepped onto the stage for the first time, did not show the slightest bit of fear. He even waved at the tyrannosaurus whilst smiling. He gestured for his opponent to make the first move and provoked him to the extreme.
“Go to hell!”
The tyrannosaurus on the stage spoke in human language and roared as he charged at Kurt. Wherever he passed by, the ground would instantly crack open. Even the ground below the stage could not help but tremble. One could see how terrifying his strength was, it seemed that he was prepared to crush Kurt into meat paste with brute force.
All the spectators could not help but reveal looks of fear. They even broke out in cold sweat for Kurt. However, they did not know that this tyrannosaurus, who was gradually growing in strength, was actually playing right into Kurt’s hands!
This was because there was no race that could compare to the Dragon Race in terms of physical strength.
“Roar!”
Kurt suddenly let out a dragon’s roar. His roar that consisted of the dragon might cause the tyrannosaurus, who was charging at him, to instantly freeze on the spot. Kurt then transformed into a giant dragon covered in a rainbow-flowing light. His body was three times bigger than that of the tyrannosaurus.
Kurt lowered his head and looked at the tyrannosaurus that was still in a daze. He was like a hungry wolf looking at a pitiful and helpless little white rabbit. He then opened his mouth and swallowed the tyrannosaurus. After chewing for a while, he raised his chin and swallowed his opponent into his stomach.
When Vincent saw this, he could not help but look around. This was because he was worried that Kurt’s actions would arouse the suspicion of the Phantoms.
Although the rules of this competition did not care about life and death, it was still somewhat inappropriate to devour one’s own race. It would be very easy to arouse the disgust of the Phantoms this way.
However, what Vincent did not expect was that the surrounding Phantoms actually had the same expressions. There was not the slightest bit of surprise on their faces. In fact, they even looked at Kurt with some envy in their eyes.
The referee looked at Kurt and nodded repeatedly, smiling as he said, “Not bad! The winner of this match is Kurt, you can leave the stage and prepare for tomorrow’s match!”
Kurt returned to his original appearance. After cupping his fists and saluting the referee once again, he turned around and walked down the arena, returning to Vincent’s side.
“Mr. Vincent, I’ve already collected enough specimens. I can find a place to analyze them!”
Vincent looked at Kurt with a sudden realization and said softly, “So you swallowed that Phantom in order to collect enough specimens for research. But from the reactions of the other Phantoms, I’m afraid there are other secrets hidden within. Let’s find a place to settle down and carry out the research!”
After saying that, Vincent took out a black robe from his storage ring and helped Kurt put it on. The two then quietly left the crowd and walked toward the relatively quiet street in the city.
On the way, Kurt still wanted to communicate with Vincent, but Vincent suddenly raised his hand to stop Kurt. He then turned his head to look behind him vigilantly.
He saw more than a dozen Phantoms quickly catching up to them. They all had malicious cold smiles on their faces.