Chapter 685: The Champion Achieved Easily

The information obtained from Long Tian allowed Ye Feng to know the current evolution level of his six miniature universes. They already had intelligent life forms and cultivators, meaning they were at a semi-true realm level.
Ye Feng also understood the future evolution path for his miniature universes—evolving toward the formation of the second realm. There were three conditions for achieving this: 1) More than ten thousand species of intelligent life in the miniature universe; 2) Over ten billion intelligent beings; 3) At least a thousand cultivators who had reached a level capable of ascending to the second realm.
His universe was filled with immigrants, so the first two conditions had long been met, but only the third remained unfulfilled. Since the miniature universes issued warnings automatically, Ye Feng had only sent a thousand powerful cultivators at the Mahayana level to each universe. Among them, less than a hundred had reached the Immortal level. It would take some time for all a thousand to achieve this level.
“What if I just send in a thousand Immortals?” As soon as this idea crossed Ye Feng’s mind, a response came from the miniature universes—immigration of beings from the second realm was not allowed.
“Alright, then they’ll have to cultivate on their own…” Ye Feng was speechless. But he remembered that when the miniature universes could only accommodate a thousand cultivators, it was just at the beginning of their expansion. Now that expansion was complete and all six miniature universes were stable, it should be possible to bring in more cultivators. With more cultivators, the day when a thousand could ascend would be near.
Without hesitation, Ye Feng obtained another hundred cultivators from the Void Realm and had them consume the Cosmic Fruit. No warning appeared in the miniature universes. He then increased the number to ten thousand, but still no reaction. When he raised it to one million, the miniature universes finally reacted: “Warning: Exceeded the capacity threshold by one million!”
Left with no choice, Ye Feng reduced the number by over ten thousand, bringing the total back to one million.
After testing this in one miniature universe, he sent one million cultivators to each of the remaining five. Many of these cultivators even searched among ordinary humans for disciples to teach them cultivation techniques.

In the following few hours, Ye Feng spent his time inside the Absolute Martial Ark. Under a time acceleration of one million times, the miniature universes within his body operated for roughly nine hundred years. In the six miniature universes, the number of immortals continued to increase. In the largest one, over four hundred people had reached the immortal level, while the smallest one had more than three hundred.

“I still need at most two more nights…” Ye Feng said with confidence.

Early the next morning, Ye Feng returned to the competition site. Now, only four people remained as contestants. Besides Ye Feng, there was Liu Yuan, who had drawn a ticket to advance, along with two powerful fighters at the peak of the Star Universe level. Their strength was comparable to that of peak Pseudo-Empty level fighters.

The four of them drew lots again to determine their opponents. This time, Ye Feng drew number one, while Liu Yuan drew number four, each on a different arena.

Once on the arena, Ye Feng’s opponent was highly vigilant. Although he knew he was no match for Ye Feng, he refused to be defeated in just one round. However, his caution was unnecessary. As soon as the bell signaling the start of the fight rang, he felt a fierce impact on his body, causing him to float upward. He saw Ye Feng standing where he had been standing, while his own body fell outside the arena.

In less than one percent of a breath’s time, Ye Feng easily ended the fight. Inside his miniature universes, the population kept growing, along with the number of cultivators, whose strength increased rapidly.

While the fight on arena one was over, on arena two, Liu Yuan and his opponent were still clashing. Liu Yuan used his old tactic—dodging the opponent’s attacks and looking for an opportunity to get close. But his opponent seemed to have developed a counterstrategy, using wind-based repulsion techniques and earth-based gravity techniques. These not only restricted Liu Yuan’s movement but also prevented him from getting any closer. After a few hours, under the influence of the opponent’s gravity techniques, Liu Yuan showed a weakness and was knocked off the arena.

Although this outcome was somewhat expected, given that Liu Yuan’s cultivation level was far lower than his opponent’s, and his direct combat strength was even worse, Liu Yuan’s earlier extraordinary tactics had clearly left a deep impression on everyone, making them find this outcome somewhat unbelievable.

Liu Yuan’s elimination even made Ye Feng raise his eyebrows—he had never expected such a thing to happen. He had always thought the final battle would be between him and Liu Yuan, but unexpected changes had occurred. “Since there’s still time left today, the final match originally scheduled for tomorrow will be held earlier today. Tomorrow, a grand banquet will be held to bring everyone together,” the chief referee announced after discussing with the guests. Ye Feng, who was about to leave, had no choice but to stop. “The finalists are Ye Feng and Yu Xuanyu. Please go to the main arena, both of you!” the chief referee said, looking at them. Ye Feng swept his sleeves and gracefully stepped onto the arena, while Yu Xuanyu showed signs of hesitation. He had already seen Ye Feng’s skills before—on this arena, he had almost no rival. He knew even better that his own strength was only comparable to those opponents Ye Feng had faced before; if he really stepped onto the arena, he would surely lose in just one round, so it was better not to go at all. With these thoughts, he bowed to the chief referee from afar. “Lord Chief Referee, I have already seen Mr. Ye Feng’s strength—I’m far inferior. There’s no need to waste time fighting anymore. I admit defeat.” Ye Feng never expected that he would win the championship without even fighting. He had thought it would be a fierce battle. “Then I now declare that the champion of this competition is Ye Feng!” the chief referee finally announced the result, leaving Ye Feng momentarily stunned. Seeing Ye Feng standing on the arena in a daze, Si Tu Xuan’s lips curved slightly beneath her veil in the guest area, but no one else could see it due to the veil. “As per tradition, the champion receives a ten-day enlightenment opportunity as a reward!” the chief referee continued, “After tomorrow’s banquet, we will take champion Ye Feng to the place of enlightenment the day after.” Ye Feng no longer paid attention to the subsequent announcements. His gaze fell on Liu Yuan, who didn’t seem unhappy at all. He said to Liu Yuan, “Wait for me at the inn tonight. I have something good for you!” Hearing Ye Feng’s message, Liu Yuan was slightly surprised but didn’t say much, just nodded to show he understood.