"Leo!"
"Leo!"
"He agreed! The Human Race agreed!"
"Leo succeeded."
Upon hearing that Ender had agreed to the battle, most of the young people of the Gold Horn Race watching were ecstatic. If they weren't currently in the Holy Land, these excited young people would probably be cheering loudly.
"This Human Race agreed too readily. Is there a trick involved?"
"I heard a Doyen of the Race say before that this Human Race Genius's comprehension of Law surpassed Leo's. If that's true, can Leo win?"
While most young people were excited and overjoyed, some were also worried, but these people were ultimately a minority and their voices were too small compared to the former.
In contrast to the young people, the five Immortals of the Gold Horn Race, including Elder Rient, sighed inwardly. None of them were optimistic about Leo winning this duel.
Especially Elder Rient, he had seen Ender in action in the Yuan Chen Universe Country and knew how powerful he truly was. Furthermore, he believed that the Ender he saw had not used his full strength.
"Hehe, the Gold Horn Race's number one Genius in nearly ten thousand eras, his talent is indeed good."
Mullie's vertical pupils watched Leo, the Gold Horn Race youth standing in the center of the crowd, and he shook his head inwardly, "But in the Primal Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company, the Tongtian Bridge Eleventh Layer is merely an excellent level; there are Geniuses of this caliber in every session."
For Domain Master members of the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm, the normal level of Law comprehension is the Tongtian Bridge Tenth Layer, excellent is the Tongtian Bridge Eleventh Layer, and super-level is the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Layer.
As for higher levels, those are the Genius-level talents that appear once every thousand or ten thousand eras, whose Law comprehension can usually reach the level thirteen of the tongtian bridge.
And a Prodigy-level Genius like Ender, who appears once every ten million eras, had already reached the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Layer in Universe Level Law comprehension, and had even passed the Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain. It's not impossible for him to pass the Domain Master Primal Sky Mountain in the future.
Therefore, in Mullie's opinion, this so-called number one Genius of the Gold Horn Race was good, but it depended on who he was compared to.
Compared to the Gold Horn Race, this talent was very powerful, but compared to a Prodigy-level Genius like Ender, the gap was too great!
Leo asked, "Your Highness Ender of the Human Race, do you have any requirements for the time of the battle?"
"Today will do." Ender wanted to end the battle early so he could go back and digest the insights he gained from comprehending the Sacred Tablet this time.
Leo nodded and said, "Killing is not allowed in the Sacred City. We will go to the Battle Ground outside the city."
At this moment, Leo's expression was solemn. He was the current number one Genius of the Gold Horn Race, and his Law comprehension had already surpassed that of ordinary Immortals, but he did not dare to underestimate Ender, this Human Race Genius.
In addition to Elder Rient's words, the attitude of the powerful individuals within the tribe also made him realize that Ender's background was extraordinary, and he was not just any Human Race Genius who qualified to have four King-level Immortal protecting him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ender and his group, along with Leo and other young people of the Gold Horn Race, flew towards the Battle Ground outside the city.
Along the way, the young people of the Gold Horn Race connected to the Virtual Universe Network, calling friends and spreading the news that the newly arrived Human Race Genius was going to battle Leo in the Battle Ground.
As a vassal race, the Gold Horn Race also had the qualification to use the Virtual Universe Network, but they were confined to a single plane space, mostly only able to chat among themselves within the race, and were restricted in many permissions, such as not having the opportunity to use the killing field.
Of course, some Gold Horn Race individuals with sufficiently high permissions could also connect to the Human Race's Virtual Universe Network, but this part of the population was extremely small.
Therefore, the Gold Horn Race could use the Virtual Universe Network for basic communication within the race, which also allowed the news of Ender's battle with Leo to spread rapidly within the Gold Horn Race.
"Leo, the number one Genius of our race, is about to battle a Human Race!"
"It's at the Battle Ground outside the city."
"The battle is about to begin."
"The opponent is Human Race."
"You misheard, it's a Human Race Genius!"
The news spread like wildfire. Gold Horn Race people in the Sacred City who received the news all put down their busy tasks and excitedly and fanatically flew towards the outside of the city. For a time, the sky above the Sacred City was like a dark cloud!
In a short time, over a hundred million Gold Horn Race individuals rushed outside the city. They had only one goal: the Battle Ground!
A strong sense of racial honor! The unwillingness of being a vassal race of the Human Race for countless years! The inherent inferiority when facing the Human Race!
These residents, who lived in the core "Sacred City" of the Laos World and were usually the proudest, were now in an extremely fanatical state.
They yearned for victory!
They yearned for the victory of their racial Genius defeating the Human Race Genius!
...The Battle Ground outside the Sacred City covered a vast area and held a special status in the entire Sacred City.
In fact, before the Gold Horn Race's migration, there was no tradition of Battle Ground.
It was only after the disappearance of the tribal leader, the greatest Doyen Xi Luo Duo, that the Gold Horn Race developed an extremely strong sense of crisis, leading to various measures.
For example, Geniuses were forbidden from fighting to the death, but fearing that Geniuses would lose their ferocity and fighting spirit, the Battle Ground was created.
Fighting was prohibited in the Sacred City; only in the Battle Ground could a battle take place.
The construction of this Battle Ground was also an imitation of the Human Race's Huge Axe Dojo, providing a place for the tribesmen to vent their fighting spirit... At this moment, inside the Battle Ground.
"Our race's Genius Leo is about to battle a Human Race Genius. Immediately proceed according to the tribal celebration specifications and remove all seats!"
Upon receiving news of the battle, the Battle Ground manager immediately issued an order for all Battle Ground staff to dismantle various types of seats to accommodate as many spectators as possible.
Normally, for various battles in the Battle Ground, a seating capacity of one hundred million spectators was sufficient.
But now, the manager looked at the dense crowd of tribesmen flying in like a dark cloud covering the ground outside the window, realizing that the one hundred million capacity of the Battle Ground's spectator stands was completely insufficient!
Because the Sacred City, as the core Holy Land of the Gold Horn Race, had a resident population of several billion, and many of those who could become residents here were Cultivators and Ascetics.
Usually, few battles attracted them, but today, probably more than half of the entire Sacred City's population quickly rushed here.
This half of the population absolutely exceeded one billion!
...In the Battle Ground's lounge.
Ender sat on the sofa, looking through the window at the dense crowd of Gold Horn Race individuals flying in the sky outside, and thought to himself, "The more that come, the better. Only under the gaze of countless people, by crushing and trampling your Gold Horn Race's current number one Genius, will you understand your place!"
As a member of the Human Race, and having risen to the core middle layer, Ender naturally had to consider the interests and honor of the Human Race.
The many Geniuses of the Gold Horn Race wanting to enhance their racial honor by defeating a Human Race Genius naturally displeased him, because this was achieved by defeating Humans.
"Your Highness, there are quite a few Gold Horn Race individuals here to watch your battle with that Genius Leo. Hmm... a rough estimate would be a billion people."
Out of consideration for Elder Rient and others in the lounge, Mullie did not speak directly, but used a voice transmission.
"Isn't it better with more people?" Ender said with a slight smile via voice transmission.
"Haha, indeed." Mullie also grinned, "The more people, the better the deterrent effect."
Mullie had served as the leader of the guard army for several hundred years, and naturally understood Ender's character. He could also guess the thoughts in his Highness's mind at this moment... Sacred City, Doyen Shrine, in a palace within the rear palace complex.
"Although Leo is the number one Genius of our race in this era, compared to Ender, who was taken as a Personal Disciple by a Universe Master, he is still far behind."
Venerable Louli, sitting in the guest seat, sighed lightly, "Even though Ender just recently broke through to become a Domain Master, with his Law comprehension and fortuitous encounters, Leo's chances of winning are slim."
To Venerable Louli's left, there was a throne nearly ten meters high, on which sat a Gold Horn Race woman dressed in a light golden robe.
Her skin was as white as jade, as if carved from white jade, and she was exceptionally beautiful.
Golden sharp rays flickered around her, countless golden rays shuttling out of space and occasionally entering space to hide, like fish playing in water.
"I know." The Gold Horn Race woman's voice was cold.
"Since you know, why did you still send someone to instigate Leo to challenge Ender?" Venerable Louli questioned, "Do you know how big of a blow it would be to the many young people of the tribe if he loses?"
"How big? Can it be as big as the blow of becoming a vassal?" The Gold Horn Race woman sneered, "Besides, Leo might not necessarily lose. Perhaps he will win, which could greatly inspire the tribe's confidence."
"You are gambling, and you are betting on the side with very low odds of winning!" Venerable Louli's voice became somewhat cold. "I know you are dissatisfied with the decision to become a Human Race vassal back then, but the facts prove that our choice was not wrong, and the tribe is still surviving and developing."
When the Race leader Xi Luo Duo fell, and they could no longer retain their Universe territory, the Gold Horn Race reached a consensus on the issue of migration, but there were disagreements on the direction of migration, leading to disputes among the high-level members of the Race.
However, facing the tribe's life-and-death crisis, the high-level members decided to vote with the minority obeying the majority, and the final result was to migrate and seek refuge with the Human Race, who had a good reputation.
"Your decision was not wrong, and the tribe is indeed surviving and developing." The Gold Horn Race woman said coldly, "But the price is becoming a vassal!"
"What's wrong with becoming a Human Race vassal? At least the tribe is still surviving and developing!" Venerable Louli demanded, "But if you chose your plan, would joining the Nine Territories Alliance or the Thorn Ring Alliance be better?"
"Don't forget! Leader Xi Luo Duo has fallen, and with the strength of our race, we cannot gain a voice in either of the two great Alliances!"
Venerable Louli said in a deep voice, "Without a voice, we can only obey the Alliance's orders, and that cannot guarantee the tribe's survival and development."
Both the Nine Territories Alliance and the Thorn Ring Alliance were Alliance forces with over ten Universe Masters, and the number of Universe Venerables exceeded one hundred thousand. Without Universe Overlord-level combat power, one could not gain a voice in the Alliance.
Without a voice, one could only obey the Alliance's orders. Coupled with the treasures and Secret Techniques left by Xi Luo Duo, the Gold Horn Race might not be able to survive among the numerous Venerables in the Alliance forces.
Hearing this, the Gold Horn Race woman fell silent. She could not guarantee that joining the two great Alliances would be better than relying on the Human Race.
"Forget it." Venerable Louli saw the woman remain silent and did not press further. Instead, he suppressed his somewhat bad mood and said, "You all know Ender's identity. Absolutely do not let anything happen to him in the Laos World!"
The Gold Horn Race woman snorted, "You don't need to remind me of that."
...Time passed, and over two hours went by.
A Battle Ground staff member knocked on the door and said, "Your Highness Ender of the Human Race, the battle is about to begin. You may enter the Battle Ground."
Ender stood up, "Mhm."
"Your Highness, be careful." At this moment, Elder Rient also stood up and said, "In Battle Ground combat, one side can easily fall if not careful."
Ender glanced at Rient and smiled, "Don't worry, I will hold back."
This battle was not in the Virtual Universe, but in the real world.
Battles in reality are exceptionally cruel, especially battles concerning racial honor, where there is no room to hold back. Because battles are as fast as lightning, in a situation of evenly matched strength, not going all out will only lead to death.
However, this is in a situation where the strengths are evenly matched, or the difference in strength between the two sides is not particularly large.
When the difference in strength between the two sides reaches a certain level, the stronger side can easily crush the weaker, and naturally can spare the other's life.
And Ender was strong enough to crush Leo, the number one Genius of the Gold Horn Race!
The Immortals of the Gold Horn Race in the lounge were all silent upon hearing this. They all knew that Leo had no chance of winning, but speaking this truth was indeed somewhat discouraging...
Walking out of the lounge, guided by the Battle Ground staff, Ender and Mullie and others followed a corridor and finally walked directly onto the vast Battle Ground arena.
Rumble... The cheers were deafening, and the terrifying Qi wave seemed to want to overturn the entire arena.
Ender looked around and saw dense crowds of people standing on the viewing area outside the arena, as well as the sloped second-tier viewing platform, and the top-tier viewing platform at the highest point, all packed with people. More people were simply suspended in the sky in the distance.
"Leo!"
"Leo! Win!"
"You must win."
"You must win."
"Achieve victory for the Race!"
The roars and shouts of over a billion Gold Horn Race individuals, various sounds, made the entire surrounding space seem to vibrate. If one's strength was weak, they would probably be directly shattered by this terrifying Qi wave.
Across the arena, Leo, a young man with bronze skin, clad in golden armor, and carrying a dark golden long staff on his back, had an extremely solemn expression at this moment.
As the number one Genius of the Gold Horn Race in this era, he had also learned of Ender's identity and strength through various channels, but he still dared to challenge him, naturally believing that he had a chance of winning.
"Human Race Ender, Personal Disciple of a great existence, a Prodigy-level Genius who appears once every ten million eras." Leo looked at Ender, "At your Pinnacle as a World Master, I would definitely not be your opponent, but you have just broken through!"
"Defeating you will give our tribe unprecedented encouragement, and I will also gain supreme glory for the tribe!" Thinking of this, Leo's gaze gradually turned cold.
"Human Race! Become my stepping stone!"