“Zone One, good omen!” Thunder God laughed, looking at Luo Feng, who gazed into the distant surroundings. As far as the eye could see, there were only figures, dressed in all sorts of attire. Some were over ten meters tall, while others were less than a meter. Groups of three or five chattered excitedly. How many people were gathered across the entire continent?
There was no need to count; it was over eight thousand two hundred billion!
What would it look like for over eight thousand two hundred billion people to gather in one place?
“Attention, everyone! This preliminary elimination will be divided into one hundred ‘World Zones’. Group teleportation will begin shortly, transporting everyone to their assigned ‘World Zone’. Please use this time to check your equipment carefully. Once the preliminary round begins, no further weapons may be requested.” A clear, bright voice echoed across the entire continent.
Luo Feng looked down at himself.
He was wearing a second-stage primal energy battle suit, complete with a helmet and boots. On his hand was a spatial ring. Within it were stored a shield, a primal energy battle blade, the Diantian Shuttle, and the Yan Shen Bing. These items, simulated by the virtual universe, functioned exactly as they would in reality.
“Group teleportation will begin shortly. Countdown: 60…59…58…” The clear voice rang out across the continent.
Within the ocean-like crowd, Luo Feng and his companions exchanged glances.
“Good luck,” Luo Feng smiled.
“Let’s all pass the preliminary round,” Thunder God replied with a smile.
“Good luck,” Hong also smiled.
“10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1! Teleport!” This clear, universal cosmic language echoed in the ears of over eight thousand two hundred billion people gathered on the continent, and in an instant, everyone vanished.
At the same moment,
within the virtual universe, one hundred separate worlds were opened, each hosting over 8.2 billion participants.
The Universe Human Race – the Peak Genius Battle had begun simultaneously across all cosmic nations!
As a grand event for all of humanity, from the immortal elites high above to the average cosmic citizens who could access the virtual universe network, all eyes were on this grand occasion. Naturally, the citizens and elites of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation focused their attention primarily on their nation’s preliminary selection.
…
World Zone One.
As the teleportation occurred, Luo Feng felt his vision blur for a moment, then after about three seconds, it cleared.
He was in a regular living room, standing inside it, with a bedroom and bathroom nearby.
“This is World Zone One? The gravity here is incredible.” Standing in the living room, the immense gravity made Luo Feng feel slightly uneasy. He looked down at the screen on his wrist armor, which automatically received various messages from the event organizers, the ‘Virtual Universe Company.’
On the screen were densely packed texts.
“Participant: Luo Feng (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)
Score: 0
Rank: None
Current Zone: World Zone One
Time: The preliminary elimination will last 30 days. At the end of this period, the rankings at that moment will determine the winners.
Explanation: World Zone One is a continent simulated to resemble the planet Beiluo of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation. There are a total of 91 cities in this continent, as well as wilderness and mountains. The land area is over thirteen million square kilometers. The hardness of objects such as houses and ground in World Zone One is at level B9.
Scoring Rules: Killing a contestant earns one point, and you also gain half of their score. Therefore, defeating a strong opponent can earn more points.
Ranking Rules: Even if a contestant dies, they still retain their ranking. If their score is high enough, even after dying and losing half their points, they may still rank within the top one thousand and one. So everyone, please act quickly.
Important Reminder: Each contestant only has one life. Death ends the preliminary round and results in losing half of their points.
Attached below is the detailed ranking list.”
…
Luo Feng stood in the living room, reading through the information sent by the Virtual Universe Company, and couldn’t help but gasp, “Only over thirteen million square kilometers? The territory of the Huaxia Nation is already nine point six million square kilometers. Having over 82 billion experts gathered in such a small area makes the population density extremely high.”
He felt the gravity.
The gravity in this world was even more exaggerated than that of the Inner Realm. It was at least ten thousand times that of Earth’s gravity.
“This cup.” Luo Feng picked up a teacup from the dining table beside the living room. When he applied force, the teacup made a creaking sound and began to crack, which startled Luo Feng. “The hardness and toughness are incredible. The information was right; the hardness of the materials of houses and ground is indeed at level B9.”
Then Luo Feng gently put the cup down and moved like a cat to the balcony under the tens of thousands of times Earth’s gravity.
Looking outside the balcony.
It was a bustling city, with towering skyscrapers and even more astonishing high-rises. Yet the entire city was eerily silent, devoid of any sign of people.
“All of them have just arrived, probably still exploring and preparing,” Luo Feng thought.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a loud noise came from far away. Luo Feng turned his gaze and saw the glass of a certain floor of a distant skyscraper explode. Two figures crashed through the glass and immediately hovered in mid-air, engaging in fierce combat.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…
Once one fight began, almost instantly, the entire city erupted with various explosive sounds.
Each person had a body at the ninth stage of the Stellar level. On a typical planet, a ninth-stage Stellar could easily destroy a city with one outburst. That was why the Virtual Universe Company specifically set the hardness of materials like buildings in this world to level B9, so that the world could at least withstand the combat of over 82 billion ninth-stage Stellar for a month.
“They’ve started fighting?” Luo Feng narrowed his eyes and immediately walked back into his room.
Peng!
The door was suddenly kicked open with such force that even the alloy door was deformed. A burly man entered the room. His entire body was covered in a battle armor formed from primal energy, including a helmet and boots. In each hand, he held an axe. When he saw Luo Feng, he grinned, “You’re the first!”
Boom! The burly man charged forward. The force from his boots’ stomp caused the surface tiles in the living room to crack. Then, the axe in his left hand slashed through the air in an arc, tearing it apart, directly aiming to cleave Luo Feng in two.
“Hmph!” Luo Feng’s eyes turned cold.
The Diantian Shuttle, hovering nearby, instantly shot out a series of blade lights that combined into a golden fish. Unlike three years ago, when he roamed the battlefield, the ‘Swordfish Formation’ Luo Feng now controlled was like a real fish—seemingly harmless, yet…
Whoosh!
The golden fish rippled against the axe and then sliced straight through the burly man’s head. The burly man’s eyes widened in disbelief and shock, his mouth slightly agape as if wanting to say something.
Plop!
His skull exploded, and the burly man collapsed to the ground, his axes crashing onto the living room floor, making the tiles tremble.
“These days, constantly using the ‘Yan Shen Bing’ have made using the ‘Diantian Shuttle’ feel really… easy and simple.” Luo Feng grinned. Lifting a hundred-pound weight repeatedly, then returning to lift a ten-pound weight, would feel effortless. That was exactly how Luo Feng felt.
Using the Diantian Shuttle was not even a fraction as difficult as using the Yan Shen Bing.
“Score…” Luo Feng looked down at the screen on his wrist. The text had already updated.
Participant: Luo Feng (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)
Score: 1
Rank: 6 9603 4836
“The preliminary round will last a month. At the beginning, with so many people, the fighting will be extremely fierce and brutal. In contrast, later on, when there are fewer people left, everyone who survives will likely have high scores. Killing one person then will be more effective than killing a hundred now.” Luo Feng frowned. “Moreover, even the strongest experts can’t withstand being surrounded. Surrounded by thousands, tens of thousands, or even millions of opponents at the same level, even the strongest will die.”
“For now, I’ll keep a low profile and get familiar with my current strength.”
…
Immediately, Luo Feng quietly left the house and quickly descended the stairs, floor by floor, sweeping through each level. Along the way, he encountered nine opponents. Although they were all quite talented, one was even a mentalist whose control over mental energy weapons could rival Luo Feng’s abilities from three years ago. Unfortunately…
Luo Feng now was extremely powerful. His progress over the past three years had been astonishing.
From having no domain to entering the ‘Fifth Layer of Domain,’ and even stepping into the ‘Essence of Gold,’ this advancement elevated Luo Feng’s strength to a terrifying level! Even Hong and Thunder God were far from being his match. When using the Diantian Shuttle, the swordfish formation he created already contained a hint of the essence of law, making its power incredibly devastating. Defeating these opponents was indeed simple.
After all…
even Babata believed Luo Feng could be considered the strongest in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
…
“This residential building has four units, with a total of forty-one opponents. All eliminated.” Luo Feng sat cross-legged in a common tea room on one of the twelve floors of the residential building. A golden illusionary sword continuously circled around him. This golden illusionary sword was the first form of the Yan Shen Bing—the Illusionary Sword Style.
In the two months after registration, Luo Feng had devoted himself entirely to this, finally managing to barely execute it before the preliminary round began.
“This Illusionary Sword Style is not yet mastered. I can barely use it and cannot unleash its maximum power.”
“However, the ‘Swordfish Formation’ of the Diantian Shuttle has been practiced to perfection, nearly reaching its peak power.”
“Now…”
“I must focus on refining the Illusionary Sword Style, mastering it until it becomes second nature.” Luo Feng thought to himself. The hazy golden illusionary sword, radiating a terrifying power, continuously circled around Luo Feng. At this moment, its trajectory was still somewhat stiff.
The preliminary elimination had begun in World Zone One.
Luo Feng had taken over this residential building, planning to perfect the Illusionary Sword Style and strengthen his ultimate technique. Now was not yet the time to unleash his full might and massacre recklessly.
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