The Grim Reaper ‘Bolan’ is the most incredible prodigy among the 1008 cosmic nations in this round of the Genius War!
Even in previous rounds of the Genius War, such an existence had not appeared for a very, very long time.
“In the collected intelligence, this Grim Reaper ‘Bolan’ once manifested hundreds of illusions. This is simply unbelievable,” Luo Feng gazed toward the white-clothed youth in the distance, who carried a crimson sword on his back. Luo Feng knew clearly that he was nowhere near the match of ‘Grim Reaper Bolan,’ who had long been acknowledged as the number one contender in this round.
According to the levels of the Hundred-Lines Ryu:
The third level is ‘Hundred-Lines Ryu.’
The fourth level, ‘Hundred-Thousand Lines Ryu,’ is the highest level of this secret art. Even the legendary ‘teleportation’ remains just a legend.
Yet the power displayed by ‘Bolan’ is clearly close to the fourth level. To be this monstrous at the Stellar Lord stage… Looking at the top prodigies from the dozens of previous Genius Wars, almost all of them were stronger than the savage ‘Ronjun,’ but none were this monstrous. The Grim Reaper Bolan is simply beyond comprehension.
Even for Monarchs!
In the most difficult-to-comprehend Spatial Origin Laws, reaching the fourth level of the Hundred-Thousand Lines Ryu is one in ten thousand.
One in ten thousand among Monarchs—imagine a mere Stellar Lord-level youth being this terrifying. No wonder even before the Genius War began, many Eternal existences had already determined without doubt that this white-clothed youth would be the champion.
“How does one cultivate like this?”
“How in the world does he cultivate?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows. “Even with my Mosha Clan clone, I barely broke through the ‘Single-Line Ryu,’ and I still have a long way to go before reaching the ‘Nine-Line Ryu.’ After all, the Spatial Origin Laws… are among the two most difficult to grasp, alongside the Temporal Origin Laws.”
…
“Brother,” a beautiful young girl with flowing green hair, naturally curled, and green mystical markings on her face, whispered softly. “Is that the Grim Reaper Bolan? The one our teacher believes… we have absolutely no chance of defeating?”
“Yes.”
Beside her, a young man with the same green hair and mystical markings on his face nodded, his eyes locked on the white-clothed youth in the distance. “That’s him, a monstrous existence who has reached an extremely profound level of Spatial Origin Laws at merely the Stellar Lord stage! Even in the past million years, none of the champions from previous Genius Wars have ever been this monstrous!”
“Still, Qianshui,” the young man lowered his gaze to the girl beside him, “although we can’t defeat the Grim Reaper Bolan, we, as siblings, must secure the second and third overall rankings.”
“Qianshui understands,” the girl nodded.
This pair of siblings were also terrifyingly famous prodigies in this Genius War, hailing from the mysterious ‘Planet Augustus.’
In the vast universe, there are some planets that are shrouded in mystery or possess great renown.
Such as Planet Manca, Planet Augustus, Mother Ancestor Planet…
These planets possess incomparable, heart-stirring power. They can easily dispatch a group of Eternal existences! Such planets can truly be considered the core of a cosmic nation. For instance, Planet Manca is one of the two cores of the ‘Savage Cosmic Nation.’
…
In the central plaza, hundreds of thousands of geniuses couldn’t help but look toward the white-clothed youth, causing him to frown slightly before entering a nearby restaurant.
“Whoosh.”
“He’s the Grim Reaper Bolan.”
“I really don’t know how he cultivates. Even the strongest bloodlines shouldn’t be this monstrous.”
“I suspect he isn’t even human.”
Murmurs spread throughout the plaza.
…
Inside Restaurant No. 1, located in the central plaza filled with hundreds of thousands of geniuses.
As time passed, the leaders of each genius team from the 1008 cosmic nations—the mighty Eternal existences—arrived one by one at Restaurant No. 1. Some gathered on the first floor, others on the second, chatting casually.
“This young man called ‘Bolan’ has already attained such a strong grasp of the Spatial Origin Laws at merely the Stellar Lord stage. Perhaps, in a hundred eras… he could become a Spatial Venerable.”
“A Spatial Venerable? That’s going too far.”
“Becoming a Spatial Venerable is still a long way off. How many Eternals have trained for billions of years and still failed to become a Spatial Venerable? He still has a long way to go.”
“Indeed, reaching the level of Spatial Venerable isn’t that easy.”
“Difficult, difficult, difficult.”
“He’s still far from achieving teleportation through space with his physical body alone, let alone becoming a Spatial Venerable.”
“This praise is exaggerated!”
“How long has it been since our 1008 cosmic nations produced a new Spatial Venerable? That young man may be a rare genius in the history of the Genius Wars, but even if he becomes a powerful Eternal rivaling us, becoming a Spatial Venerable is still too…”
It seemed that the term ‘Spatial Venerable’ had struck a nerve among the gathered mighty Eternals, prompting widespread dissent.
“Ha ha, what’s all the excitement about?”
A loud voice echoed throughout the first and second floors of Restaurant No. 1. Instantly, the Eternals on the first floor turned their heads. At the main entrance stood a man in a simple cyan robe. His face was handsome, his head covered in purple scales, and his eyes sparkled with laughter.
Standing there, he seemed almost non-existent, as if he belonged to a different space-time from the other Eternals present.
Boom!
Hundreds of Eternals on the first floor, including the armored giant ‘Thirteen,’ all stood up and bowed respectfully.
“Venerable!” the hundreds of Eternals bowed in unison.
“This Genius War, hosted by our Virtual Universe Company, has received strong support from all the cosmic nations. On behalf of our company, I express my gratitude,” the cyan-robed man with purple scales smiled.
“That is our duty.”
Voices of Eternals echoed from the first and second floors.
“Very well.” The cyan-robed, purple-scaled man nodded with a smile. “Continue your discussions. Later, I will summon the young participants.” With that, the cyan-robed man turned and left.
After he departed,
The hundreds of Eternals on the first floor, and the many descending from the second floor, began to talk among themselves.
“It was actually the Nine-Sword Venerable.”
“I heard that the Nine-Sword Venerable was recently in a cosmic secret realm within the territory of the Machine Race. I didn’t expect him to preside over this Genius War.”
“Speaking of which, hundreds of thousands of eons ago, when the Nine-Sword Venerable was still a Stellar Lord, he also participated in the Genius War! Back then, the Venerable was the top contender of that round… the shock he brought to all cosmic nations was no less than that of this current youth named ‘Bolan.'”
“Indeed.”
“What good does talent do if the path to Eternal is so treacherous? Countless Monarchs have fallen at the final threshold. Bolan must undergo many trials and tribulations just to reach the level of Eternal, let alone the millionfold more difficult path to becoming a Spatial Venerable.”
The Eternals sighed.
Each of them held supreme authority in their respective cosmic nations, ranking among the top subordinates of the cosmic rulers. They could destroy planets and stars with a mere flip of their hands. Yet, to become a Venerable… that would mean possessing the power to command vast starfields and establish a cosmic nation.
With a mere wave of a Spatial Venerable’s hand, galaxies could shift and space could transform. Planets were like mere glass marbles in their presence.
…
In the evening.
Luo Feng was drinking a beverage in one of the restaurants on the central plaza when suddenly a voice invaded his consciousness: “All participants from the 1008 cosmic nations, assemble at the central plaza.” Without thinking, Luo Feng stood up. Not only him, but all the geniuses in the restaurant stood as well.
The 1,008,000 geniuses, whether flying in from the sky, emerging from their residential towers, or converging from the edges of the central plaza, all gathered toward the center.
Over a million geniuses formed a massive, orderly formation on the central plaza. Then… all a million geniuses awakened.
“What’s going on?” Luo Feng snapped out of it.
“What happened?”
“Wait, why am I here? I was just inside my room.”
The entire formation of over a million geniuses was in shock, even the Grim Reaper ‘Bolan’ wore the same stunned expression.
At this moment, in front of the formation stood 1008 Eternal existences. The pressure naturally exuded by these Eternals instantly silenced the entire formation of over a million geniuses, none daring to utter a sound.
“Welcome to the Peak Genius War hosted by our Virtual Universe Company,” a gentle voice entered everyone’s ears.
Everyone looked in shock.
In the previously empty space before them, a man in a cyan battle robe with purple scales on his head now stood. He wore a smile… yet standing in midair, he seemed like an ancient god-king, his naturally exuding aura making the million young people involuntarily bow in submission.
Moreover!
Though their eyes saw the cyan-robed man in the distance, all the geniuses felt as if this great supreme being was somehow not in the same space as them. This sense of temporal and spatial dissonance was very unsettling.
“From the 1008 cosmic nations, each nation selected a thousand geniuses, totaling over a million,” the cyan-robed man stood in the void, gazing down at the million geniuses below, his voice gentle. “Our Virtual Universe Company will select the top one thousand among you to be recruited into our core ranks.”
“You million geniuses will compete for these thousand spots.”
“The following are the rules.”
“Tomorrow, each of you will enter a ‘Trial Space.’ Our Virtual Universe Company has prepared over a million Trial Spaces, one for each of you.”
“Each Trial Space contains seven Trial Towers! Each tower has seven levels!”
“Begin with the first Trial Tower, conquer all seven levels, then proceed to the second Trial Tower… and so on until you die or are expelled from the Trial Space!”
“Your scores in the Trial Space will determine your rankings.”
“Those ranked from 1st to 100th will be directly recruited into the core ranks of our Virtual Universe Company, securing 100 spots.”
“Those ranked from 101st to 7300th—7200 individuals—will compete in arena battles for the remaining 900 spots.”
“As for those ranked beyond 7300th… all will be eliminated!”
The cyan-robed man’s words left the million geniuses below in stunned silence.
With a total of 1,008,000 participants, this meant that in just one Trial Space, over a million would be eliminated!
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