105: Summoner Genius Battle

Qin Yuyan's remark, "He looks a lot like Wang Yin," was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up enormous waves in Lin Feng's heart.

Wang Yin's disappearance due to the Professional Association's college entrance exam had always bothered Lin Feng, and today, he suddenly heard news about Wang Yin! Even if it was only highly uncertain information, Lin Feng didn't want to let it go.

Moreover, it was the Professional Association Headquarters' army that had garrisoned the Barren World at the time, so they were also the most likely people to find Wang Yin.

Lin Feng's eyes instantly changed from sharp to unbelievably agitated. He took a sudden step forward, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

"Yuyan, are you sure?! Specific location? Time? His condition at the time? What does 'being pushed' mean? Was he injured? Or..."

Qin Yuyan was startled by his sudden outburst of emotion and retreated half a step, but quickly composed herself and recalled carefully.

"It was in the central transfer hall, at the entrance to the special aisle leading to the internal research area.

The time was around 4 PM yesterday.

He was sitting on a mobile device similar to a wheelchair, being pushed by someone in a white researcher's uniform. They were moving very fast.

I couldn't get a full view of his face, only a profile and his back, but his build and demeanor really resembled Wang Yin!

He looked... a bit weak, or rather, dispirited, with his head down, and he didn't notice me."

"Wang Yin... he's alive, he's here!"

Lin Feng's heart was in turmoil, a mix of immense joy and subsequent worry intertwining.

He almost immediately wanted to rush out and follow Qin Yuyan's clues to the internal research area to confirm!

The Genius Battle, Chen Feng's provocation—all were thrown to the back of his mind at this moment.

"I must go find him!"

Lin Feng said resolutely, turning to open the door.

"Wait, Lin Feng!"

Qin Yuyan quickly grabbed his arm.

"Association rules state that all Summoners gathered for the Genius Battle cannot leave this designated rest area from the time they assemble until the competition officially begins! There are guards outside!"

"Rules? I don't care about any rules! Wang Yin might be inside, he might be injured and need help!"

Lin Feng was determined to go, and Qin Yuyan couldn't stop him. Just as Lin Feng's hand was about to touch the doorknob, preparing to step out, the door clicked open from the outside. A tall figure blocked the doorway; it was Zhao Tieying, who had just returned from reporting.

His steady gaze swept over the slightly tense atmosphere in the room, especially noticing Lin Feng's eager, rushing appearance and Qin Yuyan's hand on his arm, and he instantly understood the general situation.

"Student Lin, Miss Qin, what's going on?"

Councilor Zhao's voice carried a calming power. He stepped into the room, closing the door behind him, isolating any potential prying eyes from outside.

"Councilor Zhao!"

Qin Yuyan saw Councilor Zhao as if grasping a life raft, and said anxiously,

"Lin Feng wants to leave the accommodation area, I can't stop him..."

Councilor Zhao's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"Lin Feng, association rules are association rules. Until the Genius Battle ends, none of you can leave the accommodation area."

"If you have other matters, you can tell me. I will definitely help you if I can. I have already reported to the higher-ups that all the equipment for the Genius Battle is ready, and the selection for the spots to enter the 'Secluded Valley Abyss' can begin tomorrow."

"I heard Wang Yin is at the association headquarters. Help me find him."

Lin Feng was decisive, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Wang Yin? That name... I don't recall it."

Councilor Zhao pondered for a moment.

"No problem, as long as he's at the association headquarters, I'll definitely find him!"

"Good!"

Lin Feng still had a good impression of Councilor Zhao. As a military man, he always gave off a feeling of being resolute and true to his word.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the date for the Genius Battle to begin.

All the talented Summoners gathered at the association headquarters were on high alert, having adjusted their condition to the best possible state.

Everyone was discussing, all wanting to attract the attention of the higher-ups in this battle and achieve good results. Even if they couldn't get a spot to enter the 'Secluded Valley Abyss' secret realm, they still wanted to make an appearance before these higher-ups to gain more say for their future entry into the association or for obtaining resource support from the association.

This Genius Battle was hosted by Zhao Tieying.

He stood on a high platform, his figure appearing exceptionally majestic against the backdrop of the giant light screen.

His speech was concise and powerful, without any unnecessary words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the path of a Summoner is a proving ground of strength and will. Today's battle is your stage to display your talent and prove your worth. There is only one rule: survive in the simulated battlefield and defeat your opponents. The victors will earn the qualification to explore the 'Secluded Valley Abyss'—that is both an opportunity and a responsibility. Now, let the battle begin!"

As his words fell, countless soft beams of light projected from the arena dome, precisely enveloping each participant.

Everyone successively lay down in the pre-prepared consciousness connection instruments, which resembled crystal coffins.

Their bodies were fixed, while their consciousness was instantly drawn by the vast system and cast into the preset, bizarre simulated battlefields.

The Summoner Genius Battle officially began!

Lin Feng felt his consciousness as if thrown into a turbulent river. After a brief dizziness, his feet landed on solid ground.

A pungent smell of sulfur mixed with a rusty, bloody odor assailed him.

He looked around and found himself in a desolate valley filled with dark red, jagged rocks.

The sky was an oppressive leaden gray, and the roars of unknown creatures faintly echoed in the distance.

"Volcanic lava terrain? It's quite suitable for Xeno-Rift Aliens to perform..."

As soon as the thought crossed Lin Feng's mind, his mental perception spread out like mercury.

Almost simultaneously, behind a huge rock a hundred meters to his left, a mental fluctuation carrying intense hostility and greed suddenly locked onto him!

The aura was violent and chaotic, filled with a bloodthirsty craving.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar exploded, and the rock was shattered by a massive force!

A colossal figure, bringing with it gravel and heatwaves, charged towards Lin Feng like an out-of-control locomotive!

It was a Gold-level "Lava Horned Lizard," a demon pet covered in thick, dark red scales, resembling a giant lizard, with a stout single horn on its head and hot saliva dripping from its gaping maw!

"Gold-level? Starting with a tough one, huh."

A cold glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, his thoughts raced.

"Xeno-Rift, come out and stretch your limbs!"

Buzz!

Space seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, and a sleek, black, deadly aesthetic figure instantly appeared in front of Lin Feng.

Its sharp tail blade cut a mournful shriek through the air as it met the charging Lava Horned Lizard!

"Pfft!"

The dark golden tail blade pierced through the Lava Horned Lizard's thick scales without hindrance, and hot, sulfur-smelling blood spurted out like a fountain!

"Roar-woo!"

The Lava Horned Lizard let out an earth-shattering shriek of pain. Its charge was abruptly halted, and its massive body violently thrashed and struggled due to the intense pain, trying to shake off the deadly hunter on its back.

However, the Xeno-Rift Aliens' sharp claws dug deep into the gaps of the horned lizard's scales, fixing its body in place, and its tail blade cruelly churned the wound!

Its other sharp claw lifted high, gleaming with a cold light capable of tearing steel, and savagely struck towards the horned lizard's relatively vulnerable eyes!

Bloody, brutal, efficient!

The Xeno-Rift Aliens, upon its debut, declared its arrival in the most primal and ferocious manner!

Almost at the same time as the Xeno-Rift Aliens tore into the Lava Horned Lizard, Lin Feng's mental perception, like an invisible radar wave, captured a more familiar, resentful, and provocative mental fluctuation coming from the other side of the battlefield!

It was Chen Feng!

And in Chen Feng's direction, which had locked onto Lin Feng, that hostility suddenly solidified, then erupted into even more furious fluctuations!

"Lin Feng! You finally let your trash out?!"

Chen Feng's voice came through the battlefield's mental amplification system, filled with twisted excitement and malice.

"Your grandpa found you! Are you ready to kneel and call me grandpa?"

"Bone-Corroding, come out and crush it!"

Along with Chen Feng's roar, behind the pile of rocks where he was located, a dense, corrosive, and highly poisonous dark green mist suddenly erupted!

Within the mist, a massive and ferocious silhouette quickly appeared, its sharp chelicerae clicking against the rocks, making a grating sound that set teeth on edge.

Bone-Corroding Poison Scorpion!

Gold-level peak!

A terrifying demon pet that had grasped a sliver of the rules of corrosion!

Two equally powerful yet distinctly different ferocious auras clashed violently in this simulated battlefield permeated with sulfur and blood...