Age of Evolution#

Chapter 963: Chapter 966: Black Hole Beast Counterattacks_1 Chapter 963: Chapter 966: Black Hole Beast Counterattacks_1 The Red Widow turned into a spider.

The proboscis-like structure could completely drain a person’s bodily fluids.

When Lin Zhen was trapped, people thought he was done for.

It seemed as if a layer of frost was condensing around Dong Xuehan, causing Tian Nie, who was originally closest to him, to retreat a considerable distance.

As the second person in the Hall of Fame of the Endless Species, Tian Nie possessed exceptionally sharp insight.

He sensed that Dong Xuehan was unusually concerned about this battle, and Dong Xuehan seemed emotionally fluctuating, as if conflicted, unsure of who to support.

Tian Nie could not figure out why this was happening.

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The Red Widow, however, did not think about this so much.

She continued with her pre-established plan, inserting her proboscis into the cocoon.

But just when she thought she’d won, the situation drastically changed!

The cocoon-like structure inflated abruptly!

Suddenly, there was a resounding roar, and a massive beast broke out of the cocoon!

Lin Zhen’s Black Hole Beast had transformed!

The galaxy appeared from this spot, a swirling black hole within the gaping mouth, and the cocoon turned into countless silk threads, easily devoured by Lin Zhen.

“Damn!

I forgot about his Black Hole Beast transformation!”

The Red Widow was taken aback, realizing she had made a fatal mistake.

When confronting Lin Zhen, she should never have given him the chance to transform calmly.

Wrapping Lin Zhen in a cocoon may have given her an advantage, but it also provided Lin Zhen an opportunity to surprise her with a counter-attack.

She even suspected that Lin Zhen had purposefully allowed himself to be wrapped, only to make a counter-attack.

In Lin Zhen’s Black Hole Beast vision, it could devour everything.

While this was the Dimensional Universe, where remote shadows were excluded, everything on the stage could not escape.

Following the Black Hole Beast transformation, as long as the Star Power did not exceed twice that of Lin Zhen’s, it couldn’t escape this devouring.

Lin Zhen’s Star Power was 50 billion, meaning one would need a Star Power exceeding 100 billion to escape the Black Hole Devouring.

Among those present, except for Old Man Canjing and Devine Venerable on the rostrum, nobody else’s Star Power could surpass this figure, not even Dong Xuehan.

This was Lin Zhen’s most powerful card.

If you gave him an opportunity, await death’s arrival.

The Red Widow screamed in horror, for facing Lin Zhen head-on, she lacked any chance of escape; she was directly sucked into Lin Zhen’s Black Hole Devouring!

Under the Death Ripples of the Black Hole, the Red Widow disintegrated into neutrons, turning into minute dust particles.

The dust then transformed into a stream of light.

When she reappeared, it was already below the stage.

Pale-faced, she looked at the mighty Black Hole Beast on the stage, her hands trembling.

She hadn’t thought she would lose.

The domination of Death Ripples, rendering her completely defenseless, she didn’t want to endure it a second time.

Even thinking about it, she was still unnerved.

“Mr.

Dong Xuehan…I am very sorry…

I made some mistakes….”

The Red Widow hesitated to apologize in front of Dong Xuehan.

She had just made a bold claim in front of him and now she was defeated.

The situation was making her extremely nervous and embarrassed.

Thinking Dong Xuehan would be furious and scold her, the Red Widow tried her best to look meek and helpless, hoping Dong Xuehan would spare her for being a beautiful woman.

But Dong Xuehan’s reaction was beyond her expectations.

“Your performance was alright, but there is no need to apologize to me as we have no relationship…

Also, put away your pretentious attitude, it makes me feel sick.”

The Red Widow’s face turned hideously pale.

Without uttering a single word, she walked away, puzzled as to why her usually irresistible charms were failing now.

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Unexpectedly, the Red Widow was defeated.

It could be regarded as a moderate upset.

Winning this round, Lin Zhen would have a considerable chance to compete for the fifth and sixth places.

In Group 5, Qiong Jing passed consistently.

Yama had the most significant chance of grabbing the second spot.

As long as Lin Zhen defeated Elemental Control again, he could be almost assured a third place.

The third round ended.

In Lin Zhen’s group, Qiong Jing, Yama, and Lin Zhen each collected a point.

The fourth round of matches promptly began.

In this round, Group 1 was Dong Xuehan versus the Giant Dragon King.

The result was a foregone conclusion.

Just entering the stage, the Giant Dragon King was somewhat worried, fearing Dong Xuehan would slaughter him as blatantly as India was.

Considering the same species were subject to such cruel treatment, Dong Xuehan would likely inflict worse on an opposition species.

Thus, the Giant Dragon King only hoped to conclude as quickly as possible, trying to maintain a semblance of manliness.

However, Dong Xuehan did not slaughter him like in the previous round.

He gave the Giant Dragon King a quick end using Void Imprisonment and threw him off the stage.

Although humiliating, it was unquestionably better than being savagely killed like last time.

The Giant Dragon King could accept this.

Group 2 was Ye Xingcai against the Sky Swordsman.

Ye Xingcai’s struggle against Tian Zhuo had earlier raised doubts about his abilities, even hinting at the possibility of losing to the Sky Swordsman.

However, this time Ye Xingcai took the spotlight, easily defeating the Sky Piercing Tiger King and defending her own honor.

While this was partly due to the Sky Piercing Tiger King using up his trump card in an attempt to snipe He Ying, it also proved Tian Zhuo’s strength.

The third group saw the match between Tiannie and the Sky Swordsman.

The Sky Swordsman fought with all his might, but his power was still inferior to Tiannie.

Despite using all his ammunition, he couldn’t gain any advantage and was defeated by Tiannie.

If compounded with bad luck, the Sky Swordsman’s situation was worse than Lin Zhen’s.

The others in this group were from the Endless Species, making his advancement impossible, as each would target him.

However, his fame didn’t match Lin Zhen’s, and therefore not as many people cared about him.

Next were group four’s fights, this time it was Qiong Jing against the Element Controller.

As expected, the Element Controller conceded defeat right away.

His aim was crystal clear—to keep all his strength to snipe Lin Zhen.

Thus Qiong Jing, despite his intentions to help Lin Zhen by weakening his competitors, was left helpless.

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The fourth round passed without much surprise.

The field situation gradually became clear.

Then came the fifth round.

The fifth round was even quicker, given the current situation.

Adjustments were made to the fight sequences so that the ranked first could end their battles soon.

This was done for better clarity in the subsequent rounds.

Thus, the battles of the fifth round were set among the top contenders from each group.

The first group had Dong Xuehan against Augustine, the second group had Ye Xingcai against Dark Phoenix, the third group had Tiannie against the Mixed World Demon King, and the fourth group had Qiong Jing against the Red Widow.

The four battles were straightforward.

Augustine conceded defeat right away since he didn’t have the strength to fight against Dong Xuehan, and decided to save his strength for the next round.

Ye Xingcai and the Dark Phoenix came from the same camp, so the Dark Phoenix conceded defeat.

The Mixed World Demon King also admitted defeat against Tiannie, whereas in the fourth group, the Red Widow tried to bewitch Qiong Jing but ended up failing again and was defeated by Qiong Jing’s few hits which caused her some embarrassment.

The sixth round was then the final battles for the top from each group.

Dong Xuehan fought against An Luoqi, Ye Xingcai against He Ying, Tiannie against Edward, and Qiong Jing against Yama.

Among these four battles, the first and fourth groups were the ones worth watching.

Because the competitors in the second and third groups were from the same clan, it was unlikely they battled fiercely.

Only the first and fourth groups, which had competitors from different clans, would not yield an easy win.

An Luoqi, who was fourth in the Ground Clan, fought against Dong Xuehan, who was first in the Endless Species.

Hence, it was somewhat acceptable if the fourth managed to defeat the first.

An Luoqi indeed fought with all his might in this battle, but there was no suspense about the outcome.

Dong Xuehan’s significant advantage throughout was impossible to resist, and An Luoqi’s efforts appeared rather tragic, reminiscent of an egg crashing against a rock.

In the second group, He Ying conceded defeat.

He actually had the strength to battle against Ye Xingcai, but this time he chose to concede, prioritizing the bigger picture.

Similarly, in the third group, Edward didn’t stubbornly fight against Tiannie.

The two symbolically crossed swords, and even without revealing his trump card, Edward didn’t seem too passive, projecting his formidable strength before he calmly conceded defeat.

The result of the much-anticipated fourth group was the same, with Yama promptly admitting defeat.

However, it wasn’t believed that Yama didn’t have the ability to battle against Qiong Jing.

Everyone was incredibly calm; their objective was explicitly clear—they wanted to snipe Lin Zhen, especially since Lin Zhen had defeated the Red Widow.

After the end of the six rounds, the top spots in each group had already been decided: Dong Xuehan, Ye Xingcai, Tiannie, and Qiong Jing respectively.

As soon as the runner-up from each group was decided, these eight fighters would start vying for the top four slots of the two great clans.

Although the winners emerged rather quickly, no one thought the competition would end so simply.

While the top spots for each group were not contested, the runner-up positions were highly suspenseful.

No one currently dared to guarantee they’d secure the second spot.

For instance, in the fourth group, even if the Red Widow conceded defeat to Yama, he would still have to defeat Lin Zhen to secure the second spot.

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Next came the seventh round.

In the first group, Augustine battled the Giant Dragon King, in the second group, the Dark Phoenix against Sky Piercing Tiger King, in the third group, the Mixed World Demon King against the Sky Swordsman, and in the fourth group, the Red Widow squared off against the Element Controller.

In the first group, Lin Zhen wished the Giant Dragon King could snipe at Augustine or at least cause some trouble.

However, Lin Zhen overlooked one fact—after consecutively losing to Dong Xuehan and An Luoqi, the Giant Dragon King seemed to have lost faith in making it to the next level.

The battle with Augustine didn’t last long, and perceiving he wouldn’t make it, he chose to surrender again.

This was equivalent to him voluntarily withdrawing from the race for the top six, and after three consecutive losses, he lost all chances.

Following that, the Dark Phoenix defeated the Sky Piercing Tiger King, preserving his chances to proceed to the next round; the Mixed World Demon King defeated the Sky Swordsman again, completely eliminating the Sky Swordsman from the competition.

In the match between the Red Widow and the Element Controller, the latter conceded defeat again, unequivocally indicating to Lin Zhen that he had the strength to defeat the Red Widow, but he chose not to, as he was targeting Lin Zhen!