“That bad?” Broin couldn’t help but say. “Across the eight thousand plus star systems of our Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, there are billions of experts at the Stellar Level. Can it really be that difficult to produce a genius ranking within the top million in the universe?”
“Difficult!”
“Extremely difficult!” Hargrave nodded. “Under the Qianwu Cosmic Nation, there are over thirteen thousand star regions, including nearly a thousand vassal states! Our Black Dragon Mountain Empire is merely one of those vassal states under the Qianwu Cosmic Nation. In terms of the density of powerful experts, we are naturally a step behind the directly governed star regions of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation.”
“Our Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s number one genius would find it hard to rank within the top ten thousand of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation. Let alone considering there are over a thousand cosmic nations among the human race in the entire universe,” Hargrave continued. “Take the previous Genius War, for example; not a single genius from our star region made it into the top ten thousand of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation!”
“Uh,” Broin’s eyes widened.
“Humiliation, this is the humiliation of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and of our holy land!” Hargrave’s anger flared, and the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly, freezing the air and condensing frost flowers.
“Grandfather!” Broin felt the piercing cold and cried out.
Hargrave willed his anger away, restoring the temperature to normal. “Just feeling ashamed, that’s all.”
“Alright, I still need to train those disciples. You may leave now,” Hargrave said.
“Yes, grandfather.”
Broin dared not say more and left immediately.
Thus, the original plan of asking his grandfather to deal with Luo Feng was shelved.
…
On March 9th, 2066, in the virtual universe, on the Black Dragon Mountain Island.
In the virtual universe, the continents and islands also experienced day and night cycles, and even had a simulated star in the sky. At this moment, it was night. Across the Black Dragon Mountain Island, lights twinkled in many places, and bars and other venues were brightly illuminated, just like always.
Suddenly—
Above the night sky of the Black Dragon Mountain Island, a colossal black proclamation appeared out of nowhere, its edges glowing with radiant light. On this entirely black proclamation were glowing white characters:
“Human Race – Peak Genius War”
“Once every ten thousand years!”
“About to commence!”
“Organized by the Virtual Universe Company in collaboration with all cosmic nations!”
“Are you a genius? Can’t find a rival at your level? Then participate in the ‘Peak Genius War’! Here, you will face countless geniuses from across the universe in fierce battles!”
“For details, please access the official website of the Virtual Universe Network through your virtual assistant.”
This enormous proclamation, spanning millions of miles in length and width, was clearly visible to every individual on the Black Dragon Mountain Island, despite its population of billions!
“The Peak Genius War is starting? Wow, hahaha, it’s going to be wild.”
“Countless geniuses from all cosmic nations battling each other?”
“A grand event for the entire human race.”
“I heard that those ranked in the top thousand across the entire universe will receive incredible, massive rewards.”
“Yeah, this time it’s hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, so the rewards will definitely be extraordinary.”
“The Peak Genius War occurs twice every ten thousand years. One round is hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, and the other by the Axe Battle Arena!”
“Hurry and check the official website!”
…
In the virtual universe, above every continent representing a ‘cosmic nation’ and every island representing a ‘cosmic middle kingdom,’ colossal proclamations appeared, each announcing the upcoming ‘Human Race – Peak Genius War.’
Within a single night, this news spread across all human cosmic nations.
The speed of this dissemination highlighted the advanced nature of the Virtual Universe Network.
…
The Kill Zone – Slaughter Realm.
It was a vast desert, where thousands of black-clothed figures densely populated the landscape. Each of them was at the fifth stage of the Stellar Level. In front of this mass of black-cloaked warriors stood a bald man in a white robe, holding a primal energy blade, its edge faintly reflecting a cold sheen.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
The thousands of black-clothed warriors shouted coldly and rushed forward like lightning.
The white-robed bald man smiled and walked forward, faintly surrounded by crackling lightning. When the first group of black-clothed warriors charged, his body suddenly blurred into motion, and his blade moved!
“Pop!”
The blade moved as fast as lightning, instantly cleaving open the skull of one black-clothed warrior, splattering blood and brains everywhere!
“Pop!” “Pop!” “Pop!”…
The white-robed bald man’s steps didn’t seem fast, yet each time he moved, his body blurred strangely. His blade remained still until it struck like lightning, instantly killing his opponent. His movements and blade strikes formed a very peculiar and mysterious rhythm, alternating between fast and slow, cutting down many opponents of equal rank.
“Crack!” A long whip lashed against the left arm of the white-robed bald man, instantly causing it to explode, blood spraying everywhere.
“Crack!” “Crack!” “Crack!” The others took advantage of the moment to launch a frenzied assault.
The white-robed bald man died!
The surrounding space slightly shimmered, and all the black-clothed warriors, along with the corpses, bloodstains, and debris, vanished, and the white-robed bald man reappeared.
“Fog, I did pretty well, right?” Thunderclap grinned. “I managed to kill over 190 opponents at the same level in one go.”
“Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!”
“You’re the stupidest! Back then, without my teaching, you could already possess a domain. Now I’m devoting myself to training you. A genius like you should progress even more!” A small, bearded old man, no bigger than a fist, raged on Thunderclap’s shoulder. “And to top it off, you actually lost to Hong last time! I was so ashamed! Hong doesn’t have a teacher, and you do, yet you still lost!!!”
“I was almost winning,” Thunderclap quickly replied. “You know, all these years, I’ve never once beaten my eldest brother. Coming close last time was pretty good.”
“What do you mean ‘pretty good’? You need to hold yourself to higher standards!”
“Alright, now let me talk about your movement techniques and blade techniques. From today’s test, I can see you still have many issues with your movement. I can immediately spot nine points. First, the movement of the blade is also part of your movement techniques, and you always fail to fully grasp that. Second, …” The bearded old man proceeded to point out a long list of shortcomings.
Thunderclap listened attentively.
…
After the training session, Thunderclap finally exited the Kill Zone. As he stretched in the hall outside, preparing to summon his sky horse, he caught sight of the enormous proclamation in the sky.
“What the heck!” Thunderclap’s eyes widened. “Such a huge proclamation?”
Thunderclap quickly read the content of the proclamation.
“Peak Genius War? Kid, you must participate. This is a rare opportunity,” the old man Fog roared.
“Eldest brother, Third brother,” Thunderclap immediately notified Luo Feng and Hong.
…
On the Asian continent of Earth, at dawn.
On a dilapidated highway, Luo Feng stood in his battle robe, a dark golden staff strapped to his back, staring coldly ahead. With a thought, he let out a low shout: “Phantom Sword Style!”
Hiss!
Instantly, a string of golden light flew out from the dark golden staff on his back. At the same time, a strange and immensely powerful force descended and merged into the golden light. The string of golden light halted mid-air—it was nine thin, golden swords as delicate as cicada wings. Now, these nine palm-sized golden swords scattered and arranged themselves, and the incredibly complex golden runes on their surfaces, combined with the compressed domain, allowed Luo Feng, with his powerful consciousness, to laboriously control the nine golden swords.
Golden threads wove through and connected them, their complexity surpassing the ‘Dun Tian Shuttle’ by thousands of times.
“Condense!” Luo Feng gritted his teeth.
The golden threads connecting the nine small golden swords, in their intricate interweaving, finally formed a golden phantom sword that gradually took shape.
“Boom!” The golden phantom sword exploded, the golden threads snapping, and the nine golden swords scattered back to their original forms.
“Return,” Luo Feng, his face pale, sighed in disappointment.
The nine golden swords quickly flew back to the dark golden staff on his back, inserting themselves into the staff’s grooves.
“I didn’t expect the first level of ‘Yan Shen Bing’ to be this difficult,” Luo Feng sighed to himself. After a period of spiritual cultivation, the ‘Yan Shen Bing’ had already become perfectly attuned to him. However, the difficulty of wielding it was astonishingly high, making even the first level extremely challenging for him.
Now, he had reached the fifth layer of domain, and had just crossed the threshold into the cosmic golden essence laws.
At the same time, his will amplification strength had reached 58. Of course, this willpower actually stemmed from the soul willpower of the Cosmic Level Six Jiao beast, the Gold Horned Beast, which made Luo Feng’s willpower, as a Stellar Level Seven mentalist, so monstrous.
Possessing such powerful will, fifth-layer domain, and having just crossed into the cosmic golden essence laws!
Each of these traits alone would be considered monstrous among Stellar Level warriors.
Yet even with all that, he still hadn’t mastered the first level.
“Don’t be in a rush, Luo Feng. Your domain, law comprehension, and willpower are sufficient for the first level. However, you’re not yet proficient. You need to practice repeatedly until these techniques become second nature. Only then will controlling them not require so much mental effort,” Babata said.
“I understand,” Luo Feng nodded.
“Master Luo Feng, you have an incoming call from Thunderclap,” Babata said.
“Huh? Second brother?” Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. Thunderclap, being under intense training by his AI, rarely contacted him. “Connect to the Virtual Universe Network.”
…
In the western part of Asia, on a desolate wildland.
A ragged beggar was sitting cross-legged beneath a crooked tree, completely ignored by the monstrous beasts running around him, which didn’t even try to eat him.
“Roar~~”
The beasts attacked each other, blood spilling everywhere.
Yet the beggar remained silently seated.
“There shall be light, and there is light.”
“There is nothing, and there is only darkness.” The beggar whispered softly.
Whoosh.
The beggar, who had been sitting there, instantly vanished. A certain area around him turned into absolute darkness. Suddenly, this absolute darkness disappeared, and the beggar reappeared.
“The universe… nature… the wisdom of the ancients is profound. It’s just that their physical and mental limitations prevented them from exploring further,” the beggar smiled. “Last time I nearly lost to my second younger brother, but this time I’ve finally advanced to the sixth layer of domain.”
“Hmm?”
“Second younger brother is contacting me again. Could it be another challenge?” The beggar’s ragged clothes burned away instantly, and his body automatically generated a new set of attire, transforming him into a calm and composed man—the eldest of the three Earth warriors, Hong.
…
Luo Feng and Hong both entered the Virtual Universe Network.
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