[Divine Body] Raises its left hand, its five fingers forming a claw, and tears through the force field, prying out the 365.2 billionth number that was about to sink into the ripples.

The internal gears behind him 'click'ed, producing a roar like the world turning. With a squeeze of his left hand, Number 365.2 billion stared expressionlessly at Li Changzhou, the Mier Metal still completely unharmed.

Li Changzhou pressed his right hand on the knuckles of his left fist, placing the 'binding headband' on its head.

At this moment, the audience had just recovered from the shock of the [divine body].

Before they could even cheer—

"The gate to all wonders is forbearance, Namo Siddhartha, Namo Bhagavate, Namo Saptanam, Samyak Sambuddha..."

A voice like the will of God.

The number 365.2 billion trembled as if electrocuted, its entire body shaking so rapidly that it left behind afterimages.

"Overloaded! Overloaded! Overloaded! Overloaded!"

"Overloaded! Overloaded! Overloaded! Overloaded!"

"Overloaded! Overloaded! Overloaded! Withdraw from the race!"

[Divine Body] The mechanical race fell into the audience seats with its left hand empty. The 'imprisonment' above its head disappeared, and its body was still trembling. Its whole body was sparking like a circuit board after being soaked in water.

With a turn of his body, the [Divine Body] disappeared, and Li Changzhou returned to his youthful form.

At this moment, the power of the [Divine Body] overwhelmed the magic power, and his body exuded a vast divine might without any concealment. His demeanor was elegant and unrestrained, and his radiance was otherworldly. He was like a young god.

The gears of the five internal organs transformed into streams of light and returned to the body.

Ignoring the thunderous cheers, Li Changzhou examined himself internally, sensing his condition. His heart rate was slightly faster than usual, but otherwise, there was nothing abnormal. The [Divine Body] could indeed fight for a long time.

Li Changzhou took a step and disappeared, returning to his secluded box in the audience.

Yaochi smiled and said to him, "Do you know what your odds are for winning first place right now?"

"So what if it's higher or lower? You didn't put any pressure on me." Li Changzhou sat down.

"I placed the bet."

The three looked at Li Qianxia, ​​who smiled broadly, her eyes sparkling like stars.

“Of course,” she added, “I only bet on what I had already earned.”

"Good girl." Li Changzhou laughed heartily.

"Hehe, actually this isn't a good idea, but after thinking about it, I've decided to trust you, brother, and make a big profit from him!" Li Qianxia said excitedly.

"We haven't won yet, what are you laughing at?" Yaochi rolled her eyes, her expression both amused and alluring. "Besides, who gave you permission to act on your own?"

"Sister Yao really believed it?" Li Qianxia asked in surprise. "I said I wouldn't bet, why would I bet!"

"Come here," Yaochi beckoned to her.

"No!" Li Qianxia hugged Yang Qinglan, using Yang Qinglan and Li Changzhou between them as shields.

Yang Qinglan patted Li Changzhou's shoulder lightly and whispered something to him. The two of them laughed at the same time.

"Hey!" Li Qianxia pointed at them, "You want to form a clique, huh?! You want to create a WeChat group for just two people, huh?!"

"Qinglan said that my opening move of pinning the mechanical race to the ground was very cool. Do I have to tell you that too?" Li Changzhou's tone seemed indifferent, but his face was full of smiles.

Yang Qinglan nudged him with her elbow.

"Watch the game." Yaochi's eye roll was still pretty, but it lacked charm; it just made you want to pinch her cheeks.

Once I started watching the game, my earlier ease vanished.

Li Changzhou displayed great strength, but these geniuses of the Divine Will Great Wall were also incredibly skilled. Without actual combat and before they revealed all their trump cards, it was hard to say who was stronger.

"That Jacques defeated his opponent in one move again." Li Qianxia rested her chin on her hand, her expression solemn.

“We should also be wary of the divine will of the Spider Clan,” Yang Qinglan analyzed. “They seem to be able to weave dreams. Just now, the Rock Clan member, even though he had returned to reality, thought he was in a dream and killed himself.”

“The Light Clan…” Yaochi looked at this race of light.

The Light Clan cannot directly reach the speed of light; most can only come "very close," but even that is still terrifying.

Even a single photon, when traveling at near the speed of light, will have its mass dramatically amplified. If the distance is far enough, a single photon is enough to destroy a star and vaporize its planets in the explosion.

However, the Light Clan rarely uses this terrifying move.

Once they truly accelerate to the speed of light, the information carried by the Light Race will instantly move from A to B, and everything will happen simultaneously.

Those who reach the speed of light will leave time and go directly to the end of the timeline, disappearing along with the annihilation of the universe at its end.

To put it simply, going at the speed of light means death.

This metaphysical explanation still falls short of capturing the terrifying nature of the speed of light. Let's take a more realistic example—

In the 100-meter sprint, by the time an athlete reacts to the starting gun in about one-seventh of a second, 50 meters have already passed the gunshot.

The flash of the starting pistol had traveled tens of thousands of kilometers, equivalent to circling the Earth.

That's the speed of light.

Besides such extreme methods, the Light Clan more often uses light and shadow magic, which is elegant yet deadly.

"In the third round, if we can avoid the Light Clan and the Demon Spider Clan, the rest should be fine," Yaochi said.

Because Jacques had the shortest battle time in the second round, he went directly into the fourth round, and his odds of winning were even lower than Li Changzhou's.

{Round 3, Match 1: Light Clan - Starlight, Earthling - King of the Black Mist}

The audience erupted in huge cheers.

Because if other contestants were to encounter the 'Light Clan' or the 'Earthlings', they might simply concede defeat, but a match between these two would definitely be a spectacular one.

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