“Windwheel?” Luo Feng frowned slightly as he stood on the street.
The super-elite known by the code name ‘Windwheel’ was, like himself, a psychokineticist.
From the information Luo Feng had gathered, this ‘Windwheel’ was renowned for speed and ferocity. Once he made a move, he never failed. He was one of the top elites in the city. Just the way he had silently appeared on the rooftop of a residential building less than two hundred meters away proved his strength.
“Windwheel, huh?” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “Then come on!”
Then Luo Feng left the street, leaving only the corpse of ‘Maul’ of the Anjialuo race behind.
…
In fact, the battle between ‘Maniac’ and ‘Maul’ had not only attracted ‘Windwheel,’ but also other, slightly weaker geniuses. However, upon seeing from afar that it was ‘Maniac’ and ‘Maul,’ the group had been so frightened that they hid themselves beyond a thousand meters, not daring to approach at all.
In this battle, Maul perished, and Maniac survived!
In the East District, ‘Maniac’s’ reputation immediately soared.
In the following days…
Massacre!
‘Maniac’ continued his killing spree, mercilessly hunting down every participant he discovered.
Day 21 of the Preliminary Rounds.
‘Maniac’ beheaded ‘Cold Line,’ a top ten elite in the city, inside a skyscraper.
Day 26 of the Preliminary Rounds.
‘Maniac’ struck again, killing ‘Bone,’ another top ten elite in the city, within a residential neighborhood.
Since then, three of the top ten super elites had fallen to ‘Maniac,’ making his name carry astonishing intimidation throughout the city! Among the city’s surviving true geniuses, all agreed that ‘Maniac’ possessed a strength rivaling the top three elites in the entire city.
…
World District 88.
A bald young man in a white battle robe stood halfway up a mountain in a vast range of undulating peaks.
“You must be Thunder?” A wild young giant, over three meters tall, with messy hair and bare feet, holding a short blade, grinned at the Thunder God before him.
Thunder God’s face turned pale. “You… you are…”
The muscular man before him looked quite similar to a human from Earth, only much more massive and towering. This savage brute was a terrifying presence in World District 88.
Nicknamed ‘Wildman,’ he ranked number 3 in District 88.
The Wildman enjoyed hunting elites. Only truly strong and gifted warriors could attract his attention. In District 88, no one could equal the Wildman! At least, the Wildman had yet to meet his match. One by one, powerful warriors had fallen before his short blade—short only in comparison to his colossal frame.
To Thunder God, that blade was a massive war-sword.
“Show me all your strength,” the Wildman said, staring at Thunder God.
“I refuse to believe this!”
Thunder God’s eyes flashed with electric sparks. Electric snakes coiled around him as his body blurred, creating a hazy mirage, rushing straight toward the Wildman.
“Ha!”
The Wildman roared, swinging his blade in a powerful slash.
The Thunder God felt as though the heavens and earth had vanished, leaving only that impossibly swift dagger. The blade, bearing the momentum to sunder the skies, descended with crushing force. Barely managing to parry with his own sword, the Thunder God heard a resounding clang—his hand went numb, his palm split open and bleeding, and his weapon was sent flying from the impact.
“Too… too strong…” Thunder God could only think this as he watched the blade descend.
Puh!
The blade sliced through.
On Day 27 of the Preliminary Rounds, ‘Thunder God’ was slain.
…
World District 72.
If Luo Feng’s world simulated the surface of a certain planet in reality, and Thunder God’s world mimicked a vast mountainous forest, then World District 72 was modeled after a famous structure in the Qianwu Cosmic Nation—the ‘Planet Tower.’
The Planet Tower was an enormous skyscraper, towering into the clouds, covering an immense area.
Inside this tower, the original design allowed for the habitation of billions of people.
It was indeed an unbelievable feat. Usually, the population of an entire living planet would barely reach such numbers, so it was named ‘Planet Tower.’ This Planet Tower was incredibly famous throughout the Qianwu Cosmic Nation, built at great expense by an immortal warrior who had whimsically decided to construct it.
In World District 72,
Inside this super skyscraper, over 8.2 billion people were locked in a brutal battle.
Night.
Inside the tower, it was dark and gloomy. A black-haired man, holding a long spear, slowly and silently walked down a massive corridor ten meters wide. Bloodstains and corpses were everywhere.
“Day 28 already,” Hong glanced at the screen on his wrist.
Contestant: Hong (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)
Points: 910,293
Rank: 1,016
“In the last couple of days, many strong warriors will fight hard to accumulate points. I must get enough points in these last few days to break into the top 1,001.” In the dim corridor, Hong moved like an elf in the night. Trained as an assassin from childhood, he was well accustomed to this life-or-death elimination.
“Hmm?” Hong frowned.
Whoosh!
The light around him distorted, and Hong vanished into thin air.
At a corridor junction far away, a warrior glanced around, saw no one, and continued forward.
“Hmm?” The youth’s expression changed suddenly. “Someone’s here!” Instantly, a violent surge of energy erupted outward, spreading his domain. Immediately, a figure materialized dozens of meters away. This black-clothed figure charged forward like lightning, his body twisting in a strange, unsettling way.
“Shoo!”
The spear spun, its tip tearing through the air, directly piercing the enemy.
The youth hastily retreated, simultaneously controlling his mental weapon to intercept and block.
“Puh!” The spear pierced the youth’s skull. His eyes still held shock and disbelief, unable to comprehend how he had been killed even after blocking the attack.
“Your use of the domain is too crude.” Hong glanced at the corpse, his body blurring once more before vanishing again.
…
Inside a spaceship cabin.
“Oh no, Uncle Er’s ranking dropped suddenly!” Xiaohai’s little red face showed shock as he cried out, “He was still in the top three thousand, but now he’s dropped to five thousand!”
“What?”
Xu Gang also widened his eyes, carefully watching the screen, nodding. “It’s true. Thunder God’s ranking plummeted. It must mean his points dropped by at least half. If his points dropped by half… could it mean Thunder God was killed?”
“I’ll try contacting him,” Xu Xin said, then initiated a call to Thunder God.
Beep—beep—beep—
“Hey, sis-in-law, I just got eliminated and already received over ten calls. Haha…” Thunder God’s image appeared on the screen, laughing heartily.
“Ah, Uncle Er, you lost?”
Xiaoping exclaimed beside him.
“Yeah, I lost,” Thunder God growled, then shook his head. “No choice. I ran into the ‘Wildman’ from my district. That guy is a total freak. His speed is insane. I couldn’t even escape. When I tried to fight… I was killed in one move. He was way stronger than me. No complaints.”
“One move?”
A group of people in the cabin were astonished.
“But Xiaoping, your dad did pretty well. I just checked. He’s ranked 128th.” Thunder God praised. “And your brother is doing well too, though he still needs a little more to break into the top 1,001.”
…
Luo Feng’s rise in the Peak Genius Battle thrilled countless people from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
In the main hall of a spaceship hovering over World District 1, over a thousand people gathered.
“Luo Feng’s ranking has risen again, now at 128th.”
“He’s amazing! Luo Feng only started taking action seriously from the tenth-ranked genius. If he had started from the beginning, his points would definitely be much higher now. Breaking into the top 100 would be easy.”
“Yeah.”
“Luo Feng is so strong! He’s far superior to many elites directly under the Qianwu Cosmic Nation.”
The gathered citizens of the Empire were ecstatic. Normally, there were few opportunities for such comparisons between star regions, because there was no platform for it… but in these warrior-culture-rich star regions, the Genius Battle represented the strength level of each region. Producing many geniuses meant a strong region.
Producing fewer geniuses meant being inferior.
“Now, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire already has two participants breaking into the top 1,001 of their respective districts.”
“Nabini is also strong, currently ranked 862nd.”
“Nabini was a genius in our star system before being noticed by the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain, who recruited him directly. Nabini reaching 862nd is pretty good.”
“He’s decent, but no match for Luo Feng.”
“Yeah, Luo Feng is already at 128th. The higher the rank, the harder it is to climb.”
…
The citizens of Gaosheng, Nuolanshan, and all levels of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, even people from various star regions of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation, were all watching closely.
And Luo Feng had brought great honor to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
…
Day 30 of the Preliminary Rounds—the final day.
The night had just passed, and the sky was just beginning to lighten.
Luo Feng walked down the street, glancing at the screen on his wrist.
Contestant: Luo Feng (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)
Points: 13,988,292
Rank: 102
“102?” He had accumulated so many points mainly from killing three super elites like ‘Maul.’
Shortly, Luo Feng arrived at the street where he had previously killed ‘Maul,’ then he unleashed his energy, raising his head and roaring loudly. “Windwheel!” This roar, filled with the power of a ninth-stage Cosmic Warrior, instantly spread throughout the entire city, even reaching the wildlands beyond.
Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel! Windwheel!
The name echoed through the city!
Across the city, countless surviving elites were astonished.
Windwheel?
Who dared challenge Windwheel?
On the rooftop of a skyscraper, a green-haired young man sitting there opened his eyes, murmuring, “This madman… he’s truly mad.”
” ‘Maul,’ ‘Cold Line,’ ‘Bone’—all have died by his hand. This battle… it’s going to be exciting.” The green-haired young man stood up immediately, his eyes gleaming with an unusual light, then transformed into a streak of green light, soaring into the sky, heading straight toward the location of his first encounter with ‘Maniac.’
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