The Seven Stellar Academies took acted and the body of the Great Lightning Monster disappeared from Zone 2.

Many people noticed that the creature was still alive. It was just extremely weakened due to heavy injuries.

Wang Teng had completed the capturing mission.

The great academies had probably taken notice of him.

The voice announcing the score resounded in the entire Zone 2. All the martial warriors heard it; they were filled with envy.

Wang Teng now had a good chance to be admitted by one of the great academies.

They also noticed his rapid improvement. Many candidates were deterred by the fifty thousand points.

The gap was huge, and only two days were left. It would be impossible to catch up.

Furthermore, the original no. 1, Ling Yangxu, had already left. No one could take the throne away from our hero.

The candidates sensibly gave up fighting for first place, choosing to scramble for second and third.

However, the Jiang siblings—Jiang Weisheng and Jiang Chenxi—were holding those two positions, considerably reducing the chances of being surpassed. The participants wallowed in despair.

Of course, Wang Teng and Ling Yangxu’s battle had ended.

The Virtual Universe Corporation was extremely efficient in handing out the bet earnings once the duel ended.

“I won! I won a bunch of money!”

“Hahaha. Thanks, Wang Teng! I knew you wouldn’t disappoint me. I bet thirty thousand UC on him!”

“Sigh, poor me. That was everything I owned!”

“Oh no. I lost all my fortune. I’m going to jump off a building.”

“Let’s do it together!”

“Come to Mukun Planet. Our buildings are extremely tall.”

“Tall enough to kill a celestial warrior?”

“Of course!”

“All right, I’ll book a trip over immediately. Wait, I don’t have money for it…”

“Oh my, poor little thing. I’ll sponsor your traveling expenses.”

“Thank you. I’ll repay you, even if it means being your servant in the next life.”

Silence.

“Amazing! I bet a hundred million UC on Wang Teng and earned a fortune. I’ll be having some fun tonight.”

“Oh my god, a hundred million? Brother, do you need a sidekick?”

“Just a hundred million? Come on, I bet five hundred million.”

“Brother, do you want a cute sister? I can send one over to you tonight. She can warm your bed and whine…”

“Oh my god, there’s a whiny monster here. Sneak behind her and press her down. Then… hahaha!”

…

There were always the happy winners and sad losers when it came to gambling. The live chat platform was flooded with comments.

In the participants’ zone—Ling Yangxu saw Wang Teng’s Lightning Tornado and was flabbergasted by it. But then, a thought flashed past his mind and he sat down cross-legged with eyes closed. He had entered an enlightenment mode.

As for the things that happened after that, he didn’t care.

To be expected of a genius. Ling Yangxu managed to understand many things after witnessing the fight between Wang Teng and the Great Lightning Monster.

Of course, his own battle produced some additional enlightenment too. He had executed his domain to its maximum potential, clashing head-on with the massive creature. The life-or-death situation helped him attain a deeper understanding of his domain power.

Numerous people noticed his actions and were stunned.

“No way, was Ling Yangxu enlightened just now?”

“I think so. I saw him eagerly getting ready to cultivate. Something must have inspired him.”

“What? I was still worried about him feeling depressed after his defeat… He went straight to assimilate some enlightenment?!”

“A talent indeed.”

“Achieving enlightenment even after defeat. This is real talent!”

“I’m jealous. I’ve been defeated many times, but I’ve never received any enlightenment.”

“You? Come on, are you a talent?”

…

On the Great Qian Academy’s spacecraft, after a moment of absentmindedness—Pei Tianzhou and the others smiled in relief.

“Splendid. It’s good that he wasn’t discouraged by the setback.” Bao Dewen felt elated.

“I think he gleaned some understanding during his battle. Who knows? The power of his domain might rise,” Qi Yunxia said happily with sparkling eyes.

“Increasing the power of his domain may help him to be ready for a clash with Wang Teng in the next round; after all, he hasn’t used his ultimate move,” Bao Dewen said.

Pei Tianzhou didn’t reply, but he gave their protégé a look of satisfaction.

In Zone 2—Wang Teng blinked after seeing the Great Lightning Monster’s body disappearing.

What a pity!

He wanted to investigate the creature’s body.

Fortunately, the fellow left many attribute bubbles behind; the young hero released his spiritual power and swept them over instantly.

Constellation Force (Lightning)*3600

Constellation Force (Lightning)*5800

Constellation Force (Lightning)*6300

Celestial Realm Spirit*2700

Heaven Realm Enlightenment*1800

Divine Level Lightning Talent*1500

Divine Level Spear Talent*2000

Lightning Battle Spear*3500

Lightning Spear Domain*4500

Lightning Domain*5200

Blank Attribute*23500

…

The attribute bubbles merged into Wang Teng’s body. A vast amount of constellation lightning Force coursed his limbs, causing his own reservoir to increase exponentially.

It used to be at the sixth level, but it rose to the seventh level after killing many lightning element star beasts with Ling Yangxu’s help.

The lightning attribute continued to rise as it kept flowing through his meridians, jumping from the seventh to the ninth level of the celestial stage.