At the same time.

Lin Ping'an looked up at the surrounding primeval forest, then lowered his head to glance at the strange token in his hand.

His eyes moved slightly, and various thoughts were churning in his mind.

Finally...a conclusion was drawn.

The water in this world is indeed deep.

The apparently ninth-grade supreme being is definitely not the strongest being.

If the method just now came from the ninth level, with Lin Ping'an's hidden blood and energy comparable to the peak of the eighth level, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be easily defeated without any resistance.

At the very least, you can still feel it.

But during the whole process, he was still in the Demon City one moment and appeared in the secret realm the next, and he didn't notice it at all.

Such horrifying means have already surpassed the ninth level.

Thinking of this, Lin Pingan already had a plan in his mind. He turned around and prepared to find a direction to leave.

However, after taking only two steps, a burst of wild laughter was heard in the distance.

"Hahahaha... is that you? Lin Ping'an? Stop right there!"

"I'm so lucky! I didn't expect to see you as soon as I showed up!"

"Come on! Let's fight!"

"Today, let me, Wang Teng, use you as a stepping stone and step by step reach the pinnacle of martial arts."

In front, a little yellow-haired boy with dyed blond hair walked out with high spirits, holding an alloy spear.

With the tip of the gun pointed, the fighting spirit was fully revealed.

Hearing this, Lin Pingan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a slightly strange expression.

"You? Challenge me? And...you said your name is Wang Teng?"

"Hahaha...that's right! You've heard of my reputation, right? You're scared now!"

"To be honest, I can't quite understand why. The competition has just begun and there is no benefit in defeating others. I can't get any points. Why should I waste my energy on this?"

"Hahaha... Why? Because I like it!"

"Okay! Since that doesn't make sense, then, goodbye!"

Hearing this, the little yellow-haired boy laughed even harder.

"Goodbye? Yes! I'm the one who's going to say goodbye to you!"

However.

The next breath.

The faint purple light that came into view instantly froze the little yellow-haired boy's smile on his face, and endless panic appeared in his eyes.

I saw a giant purple sword attack coming towards me, silently but carrying endless threat.

He wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to go, so he could only scream in fear.

"Wha...what...no...no..."

When the sword energy was approaching and was about to kill, the token in the little yellow-haired boy's arms suddenly emitted a white light.

Wrap it tightly inside, and in a flash, take it away.

It turned into a stream of light, soared into the sky and left.

In an instant, it broke through the void and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Lin Ping'an's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked up at the sky thoughtfully.

"Is that how I came here?"

"What is this token? A magic weapon? A treasure? Or something else? This world is becoming more and more interesting!"

"That little yellow-haired boy is called Wang Teng? With such a name, it's no wonder that this scene happened today."

After muttering to himself, he turned and walked towards the forest.

And at the same time.

Inside the Magic City Building.

"...No...This is impossible...It's only a second-grade aura, how could it launch such an outrageous attack?"

At this moment, the little yellow-haired Wang Teng, who was brought back by the token, was shouting and screaming with a look of despair on his face, his tone full of disbelief.

On the other side, the few strong men who had not left yet looked at each other in confusion.

Wasn’t he just sent into the secret realm?

How come one came back in less than a few seconds?

This speed... isn't it... a little too fast?

After a few breaths, the little yellow-haired boy looked at the surrounding scene and his brain started working again.

"I...I'm back? No! I was eliminated!"

"Emm... no... no... no..."

In an instant, the little yellow-haired boy knelt on the ground, his whole mentality collapsed.

In addition, Wang Teng's name also faded from the live broadcast list, and his ranking firmly occupied the last place.

Among them, many people who happened to be watching the live broadcast from the perspective of the little yellow-haired Wang Teng also saw the shocking scene and were also shocked by Lin Pingan's performance.

Although there have been rumors circulating on the Internet that Lin Ping'an is invincible among all the new players and broke through the fourth level in three months.

But most people didn't believe it at all and just thought it was a rumor.

After all, when some things are beyond our imagination and cognition, we will instinctively deny them.

At this moment, in the live broadcast room with a black screen, after a brief silence, a series of barrages popped up.

"That knife, isn't it a little too weird? It looks really scary!"

"The screen is black! Is Wang Teng eliminated?"

"Incredible! I remember Wang Teng seemed to be the prodigy of Huhai Academy! He just broke through the third level not long ago! He was killed in one blow!"

"Could it be that the things that were once circulated are true? Lin Pingan broke through to the fourth level in three months?"

"Does anyone know what that knife is called? It's so cool!"

"I don't know! I can't recognize it!"

"I want to share this! Let more people know!"

"Let's go together! Let's go together! Good things must be shared, so that others can also be surprised."

"Is anyone recording this? Cooperate with the video while you're speaking! It will be more convincing!"

"No, I forgot! Who would have thought it would end just as it began!"

"It's just too fast! It's not that we won't record it, but we simply won't have enough time!"

“…”

Later, when these people went to other live broadcast rooms to tell their stories, or explained the matter online, they were basically met with ridicule, and no one believed them at all.

Of course, Wang Teng is not included here.

After all, no one understood the despair of the time better than he, the person involved.

In fact, after a brief vent, the little yellow-haired boy's IQ regained its high ground.

After all, he was once called a genius, so his mentality recovered quickly.

After calming down, he entered the live broadcast room from Lin Ping'an's perspective, ready to figure out what kind of monster he had encountered.

No matter how many times I recall that knife, the result is always the same: death!

If it weren't for the token transmission to save his life, he would be killed instantly in one move.

At the same moment, inside the secret realm.

Contestants from other schools also began to explore each other, mainly looking for natural treasures and training resources, and supplemented by killing strange beasts and searching for teammates.

If you meet someone from other institutions, it generally depends on the situation.

Most of the time, they just go their separate ways without interfering with each other.

Now is the early stage and we have just entered the secret realm. The competition will last for seven days and seven nights. Unless necessary, competing with other geniuses is not a good choice.

There is not much benefit in winning the fight, and it will also consume a lot of energy and blood. Losing the fight is even more of a blood loss, and you will be eliminated directly.

In some rare cases, geniuses from different institutions will also cooperate.

For example, working together to kill the strange beasts guarding the treasures of heaven and earth, and dividing the spoils among each other.

Unlucky young men like Wang Teng are almost unique, though.

The various battle scenes and processes made people watching the live broadcast tremble with excitement.

Various comments came like a flood, surging and continuous.

"So handsome! So awesome! You are indeed a genius!"

"President Su of Daxia Academy is so cool! He killed a third-grade exotic beast with ease!"

"Is this the scene when warriors fight against strange beasts? This is the first time I've seen it! It's so exciting!"

"The Tianjiao Manhai from the East Sea Academy is also very brave. He actually tore a third-grade exotic beast apart alive."

"As expected of the human race's geniuses, each one of them is so amazing!"

“…”

Many videos of Tianjiao fighting have also been circulated on the Internet.

The popularity of the summer competition is increasing, and people who had no intention of watching or did not pay attention to it before have also started to pay attention to it.