I didn't expect Gong Mingyue to be like this. His guards are also so popular. But then again, how bad can someone who works by the side of the Grand Preceptor be?

Upon receiving Gong Mingyue's order, Yin Han flew to the center of the arena and activated the compass, forming a circle of light. The circle grew larger and larger until it surrounded the entire arena, forming a barrier.

"In the second round of the competition, each team will receive a token, and the token will be infused with the mental energy of five members of their team." Yin Han said, waving his hand. A token appeared for each of the five members. Wen Chuyu caught the token and was the first to infuse it with her mental energy.

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"Is everything ready? There will be a hundred Illusionary Spirit Orbs in the Illusionary Array. The more Illusionary Spirit Orbs you get, the higher your score. Each team must get at least five Illusionary Spirit Orbs to pass the level."

After Yin Han finished speaking, he flew off the arena and activated the illusion array.

The people who were originally on the arena have all disappeared, and a large screen has appeared in the air, showing everything inside the illusion array.

What came into view was a continuous mountain range floating in the air, shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" One by one, the glittering beads appeared out of thin air, as if they had a spirit, and flew into the depths of the mountains.

Everyone was shocked. This must be the Illusionary Spirit Orb! They all flew after it.

"Stop daydreaming, hurry up and find the Illusionary Spirit Orb!" Wen Chuyu reminded him.

Ji Jiuying and the others also flew into the mountains following the direction of the Illusionary Spirit Orb. Ji Jiuying also released Little Phoenix to help search, since the rules did not say that spirit beasts could not help.

The group walked and searched deep in the forest.

Ji Jiuying wanted to try using the Wood Origin, but it didn't work. As expected, everything in the illusion was lifeless.

"Phantom Orb, stop hiding and come out! I see you!" Zhenyuan shouted as he picked up a stick from the ground and slapped the bushes.

"I said it would be fat, and the Illusionary Spirit Orb would hide by itself. Is it that stupid?" Wen Longting said dismissively.

"Oh well, maybe it's just that stupid!"

As he spoke, he slapped the grass, and a beam of light flew out from it. "Quick, grab it!"

The group was startled and leaped after the figure of light!

"Where do you think you're going!" The group surrounded the floating Illusionary Spirit Orb.

Fatty Zhen was the first to rush forward and grab the Illusionary Spirit Orb, but he missed and fell flat on his face. "Ouch!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Illusionary Spirit Orb tried to fly away, but Ji Jiuying caught it with a leap. Wen Chuyu took out a token and approached it, but the orb was sucked into the token.

Ji Jiuying and Wen Chuyu were both stunned. This was unbelievable!

"Fatty Zhen, I didn't expect you to be the one who found the first Illusionary Spirit Orb!" Wen Longxiu sneered.

"Hehe~ I wouldn't have been able to catch it without you guys!" Fatty Zhen scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Hahaha, you truly are worthy of being my brother, Tingye's brother!" Wen Longting said, patting Zhen Pangzi on the shoulder.

"Ting'er, be mindful of your behavior!" Wen Chuyu frowned slightly as she looked at Wen Longting's carefree manner.

"Okay, I understand, big brother!"

"Let's go and continue searching for the Illusionary Spirit Orb!"

Other teams were also searching, and a stick of incense had passed. Some teams couldn't find any, while others only had one or two.

I thought it would be easy to find, but who would have thought that the Illusionary Spirit Orb was sentient? Finding it doesn't guarantee you can catch it.

Ji Jiuying and her team have already found four. They only need one more to pass, otherwise all five of them will be eliminated.

"Stop! Don't run!" A cry of alarm came from ahead.

Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow. Ji Fengyan!

The group looked closely and saw a phantom spirit orb flying rapidly from the front towards Ji Jiuying and her companions, with five other people chasing after it.

Hehe~ Hasn't this Illusionary Spirit Orb just been delivered to our doorstep?

As the Illusionary Spirit Orb drew closer, Ji Jiuying's lips curled into a slight smile. She reached out and grabbed the token from Wen Chuyu's waist. With a leap, the Illusionary Spirit Orb was absorbed into the token in Ji Jiuying's hand.

This rapid series of actions stunned Wen Longting and her three companions, as well as the five people who had chased after the Illusionary Spirit Orb!

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When Ji Fengyan saw the person clearly, her eyes widened in horror. Ji Jiuying was actually that bitch! How did she end up in the Genius Competition too!

Ji Rufeng turned to look at his younger sister, and felt the same way!

Jun Linyu and Jun Luoli also recognized Ji Jiuying. Wasn't she the Little Ninth Girl? Although she was dressed in black, she looked exactly the same as she did in the secret realm. It was truly a stroke of luck.

But wasn't she trapped in the secret realm? How did she get out? This mysterious little girl seems to have many secrets... Jun Linyu looked at Ji Jiuying with a determined glint in his eyes.

Ji Jiuying looked at the five of them, and there was one of them who looked familiar, but she had never seen him before.

"Xiao Jiu, you're so cool!" Fatty Zhen's eyes gleamed with admiration. "I hereby declare that you are the second person I admire."

Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying smiled and was about to ask him who his first idol was!

Ji Fengyan came to her senses and was so angry that she almost fainted. The Illusionary Spirit Pearl that she had finally found had been snatched away by her!

"You shameless... woman, we found the Illusionary Spirit Pearl first." Ji Fengyan immediately changed her words, pretending to be innocent even though she was very angry.

"Ji Fengyan, stop talking nonsense. Did you write your name on that Illusionary Spirit Orb?"

"Besides, that Illusionary Spirit Orb flew right up to us," Wen Longting sneered.

"That's right, she can't catch it herself and she blames others!" Fatty Zhen also snorted. He had seen what kind of person Ji Fengyan was, and he hated this kind of pretentious and scheming bitch the most.

"You! Me!" Ji Fengyan glared at Wen Longting and Zhenyuan, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Yan'er, don't be silly. Since the Illusionary Spirit Orb flew right up to them and got caught, they can't be blamed. We'll just find another one." Jun Lin comforted Ji Fengyan, but his eyes seemed to drift towards Ji Jiuying.

"Little Ninth Miss, it's good that you're alright. I was worried about you that day..." Jun Linyu said with an air of elegance.

Ji Jiuying kept her head down, not even wanting to look at him.

"Third Prince!" Upon seeing this, Ji Fengyan immediately interrupted him, her hands clenched tightly under her sleeves, her nails digging into her flesh without her noticing.

Jun Linyu looked at Ji Fengyan with some anger after being interrupted, but softened when he saw her tearful appearance. "Yan'er, what's wrong?"

"I... I just saw what looked like a beam of light flying by over there," Ji Fengyan said, pointing in the other direction.

Jun Linyu and the others' eyes lit up.

"Brother, let's go after the Illusionary Spirit Orb!" the man behind him said.

Upon hearing this, Jun Linyu glanced at Ji Jiuying and the others before leading a group of people to run in that direction.

As Ji Jiuying watched the group walk away, she finally remembered who the man was: the Fifth Prince, Jun Linfeng.