Chapter 1301: Chapter 1301: The Golden Door Of Light

The new rules of the Illusion Battlefield changed the course of the competition and caught everyone off guard. It took three days for the situation to settle down and for the participants to get used to the new rules.

Many warriors had already fled the cities the moment the rules changed.

The cities that used to be the safest places in the Illusion Battlefield became the most dangerous ones after the new rules were announced.

And with nowhere to hide in the cities, most of the warriors had retreated to the wilderness.

The greedy warriors took advantage of the new rules and wreaked havoc on the cities. They hunted and killed the inferior warriors for their Illusion Points. When the cities were finally exhausted, the warriors had set their eyes on the new target—the endless wilderness outside the cities. The endless wilderness housed all kinds of fierce beasts, and right now, it was also a place of refuge for other warriors who fled the cities to avoid the slaughter. If the greedy warriors were lucky enough, not only would they get Illusion Points from the fierce beasts, but they could also chance upon other warriors.

The wilderness hunt had begun. The warriors from the entire Illusion Battlefield scattered rapidly—some of them were the hunters, while the others were the prey.

While most of the superior warriors began their hunt, Zen had no intention of participating in it.

He didn't see the need to rush into the wilderness for a few hundred thousand Illusion Points.

At the moment, Zen had ranked second in this supreme world. It was quite an accomplishment already. But he didn't want to settle with that. His goal was to hunt the other nine top-ten warriors.

At first, Zen had no definite plan on how to obtain more Illusion Points. Up to this point, the warriors that he had slain were not targeted by him in advance. Those were either the prey he had chanced upon or the warriors who tried to kill him but got killed by him instead.

He then realized that if he wanted to promote his rank in the whole universe, he should focus on catching the bigger lions instead. However, it would still be difficult for him to find the top-ranking warriors in this chaotic and vast sea of people. But first, he had to leave the city and head towards the wilderness.

On the other hand, Janet, Jeffrey and Hailey were more focused on promoting their rankings in the current stage.

Currently, Janet was ranked 63rd in this supreme world, Jeffrey was ranked the 57th, while Hailey was the 81st.

Only the top 50 warriors of each supreme world would qualify to enter the second stage. The three weren't too far off from ranking 50th, so with the new rules on play, they could improve their ranking in no time. It looked like fate was on their side.

With Zen's team temporarily being dissolved, each member would have the time and focus to improve their ranking at their own pace.

Meanwhile, Zen had finally arrived in the wilderness. He found a corner where he settled in for a while and once again took out the Saint Killing Spear.

He noticed something odd about the spear, but he shrugged it off and poured his chaotic energy into it.

The Saint Killing Spear looked like it saw the rain fall after the long drought. As he poured his chaotic energy into it, sounds of popping beans could be heard, and the surface of the spear started cracking.

After carefully sizing it up, he discovered that the Saint Killing Spear was slightly bent.

The Saint Killing Spear was made of black and white divine woods that intertwined with each other. The divine wood was the sturdiest wood in the universe and almost indestructible in the heavens.

But Zen could not understand how this kind of wood could be easily bent.

He took another look and found a bit of green within the chapped crack in the middle of the Saint Killing Spear.

When he looked closer to examine, he could not believe what was in there.

Two bright green sprouts were growing in the crack.

“I know that the divine woods are special and immortal. But these were already forged into the Saint Killing Spear. There's no way they could grow these sprouts.” Ȓἁ𝐍ǑВÈṣ

There could only be a reason for the sudden growth of these sprouts, and it must have been because of the chaotic energy.

The further he analyzed it, the more his theory seemed true.

But then again, it was just his theory. He still lacked a deeper understanding of the divine woods. And right now, he was still unclear about the changes occurring within the Saint Killing Spear, and no one was there to explain it.

He really wanted to bring the Saint Killing Spear out of the Illusion Battlefield. To do so, he had to make a copy of the spear.

Zen had thought of this earlier.

The spear in Zen's hands was just an illusion, and the real one in the outside world was in Malachi's hands. After all, it was Malachi who had taken the spear into the Illusion Battlefield.

The Saint Killing Spear was most likely located in the core area of the Demon Night race; hence, it would be quite difficult to obtain the spear.

But if he could duplicate it in the Hall of Causality and take it out of the Illusion Battlefield, would it work like the genuine one?

No matter what, Zen had already made up his mind in making a copy of the Saint Killing Spear. Suddenly, a ray of light flashed in his hand and an iron ticket appeared.

With his current rank, the battle at this stage no longer held much meaning for him. He wouldn't mind spending five million Illusion Points just to enter the Hall of Causality once more.

Besides, the number of Illusion Points awarded in the Hall of Causality was also decent.

However, entering the Hall of Causality could be risky for any warrior. For those vying to be on the top 50 like Hailey and Janet, they would rather choose to rob other warriors of their Illusion Points instead of risking their lives in the Hall of Causality. They could also lose the chance of being part of the top 50 if they died in the Hall of Causality.

But as for Zen, even if he did die in the Hall of Causality and lost half of his Illusion Points, he wouldn't fall off the top 50 in this current stage.

On the other hand, if he did succeed, he could copy the Saint Killing Spear.

It was a risk worth taking.

'But will anyone still be willing to enter the Hall of Causality?'

Zen thought to himself. When he checked the iron ticket in his hand, he was filled with hope.

The iron ticket showed Zen that there were already nine warriors gathered in the Hall of Causality, and there was only one slot left to open the Hall of Causality.

These nine warriors were some of the low-ranking warriors who weren't willing to give up just yet.

However, with their current accumulated Illusion Points, they still would not be able to make it to the top 50. In that case, they had nothing to lose in risking their five million Illusion Points in the Hall of Causality in exchange for more.

Zen didn't want to lose the one slot to the Hall of Causality, so he immediately paid five million Illusion Points. This was a chance he didn't want to miss. And so it began.

With all the changes that had happened in the Illusion Battlefield, time seemed to pass by very quickly.

Just like that, six days had already gone by.

During these past six days, the intense battle in the Illusion Battlefield gradually came to an end.

Each warrior was accompanied by an invisible hand called “strength.” This invisible hand was responsible for distributing the Illusion Points.

When mighty warriors would go ransacking, their Illusion Points would be driven by strength, and these Illusion Points would be combined into those of the stronger warriors.

The warriors with less Illusion Points would be deemed “penniless” and lose their share in the loot.

Meanwhile, Zen had just returned from the Hall of Causality through a door of light. In his hand was the Saint Killing Spear, but this time, it already had a small imprint on it.

His second visit to the Hall of Causality was also his second attempt into the Corridor of Emperor. This time, however, Zen did not encounter Supreme Lord Sword, but had faced other True Gods instead. And from this recent visit to the Hall of Causality, Zen had gained 40 million Illusion Points.

With the 40 million Illusion Points he had gained this time, he still hadn't bested the one who was ranked in the first place in this supreme world. He was still ranked second.

So who ranked the first? Zen was dying to know who was better than him. But with the hundreds of millions of warriors in this supreme world alone, there was no easy way to find out.

'I wonder how Lavender will react once she sees the Saint Killing Spear, ' Zen thought as he proudly stared at the imprint on the Saint Killing Spear. The two tender sprouts on the spear had grown longer and began to intertwine with each other.

Not long after Zen had returned from the Hall of Causality, the mysterious young lady's voice sounded once again.

“Attention, warriors! The second stage of the Illusion Battlefield has commenced. All warriors who made it to the top 50 rankings of each supreme world, please move now!”

All the warriors in the Illusion Battlefield looked up at the sky when the announcement started. They fell silent and listened carefully.

After the announcement, a loud wail of disappointment echoed from afar. It was from a warrior who fell one rank short of the top 50. He was desperate to know how far he had gone and how many more Illusion Points he still needed to progress in the top 50. But even if he found out, it was already too late.

Another warrior was celebrating. He had already lost hope when the first stage was about to end. But because of luck, he had killed a warrior and obtained millions of Illusion Points. And so, at the eleventh hour of the first stage, he made it to the top 50.

There were 2, 500 warriors in total from the fifty supreme worlds that made it to the second stage of the Illusion Battlefield competition.

Having made it to the second stage, these warriors were now considered as the best in the whole universe. Some of them were innately powerful, while others were merely lucky.

Among these qualified warriors, Margaret was probably the happiest, yet the most anxious one.

She was happy because she was finally able to leave this supreme world and find Zen somewhere else. She was even closer to him. She was worried that he wouldn't be able to enter the top 50 of a supreme world. That way, she wouldn't even have the chance to see him.

Amidst her mixed emotions, a golden door of light appeared before her. Her eyes widened in astonishment and with a gentle smile on her face, she stepped into the door.

The same golden door of light appeared in front of Zen too. 'This is it! The second stage begins! I can't wait to meet the people behind this door. They must be the strongest warriors in the 50 supreme worlds! They are probably the most outstanding talents in the entire universe, too!' Zen thought.

With this thought in mind, Zen felt extremely excited for the second stage and entered the door of light. He looked forward to the adventures that would await him in the second stage. Whatever was behind the golden door of light, surprises or dangers or both, he would face them all.