“Nine-Line Stream?”
“Thirteen, it’s been over a hundred sessions since your Qianwoo Universe Country produced even one youngster who could break into the top 20. Who would have thought you’d produce two at once!”
“Haha, Moso is right! Out of 1008 universe countries, having two of the top 20 spots occupied by your universe country is impressive.” The other immortal beings surrounding the scaly-armored giant chuckled and teased him. Although Luo Feng’s performance was astonishing, to these beings, who were top-tier existences in their own universe countries, he was still just a youngling.
“What about the brother and sister from the planet Augustus? Didn’t they also break into the top 20?” The scaly-armored giant’s face showed a hint of a smile.
“Haha, you actually smiled!”
“What a rare sight.”
“I’ve met him only three times over the past hundred eons, and this is the first time I’ve seen him smile.”
“He’s proud, so of course he smiles.”
The powerful immortals chatted and laughed. There were 1008 mighty immortals here, and those sitting together with the scaly-armored giant were naturally those with close relationships. These powerful immortals also had friends and enemies, and their closeness or distance naturally divided them into various discussion circles.
“Haha, what do you all think of Luo Feng from my Qianwoo Universe Country?” The scaly-armored giant looked around at the other immortals.
“He has cultivated the spatial flight secret technique ‘Ten-Thousand-Line Stream’ to the second level and can control nine illusory swords with his soul-devouring weapon,” said a man with long emerald-green hair and a large nose, his eyes seemingly endless oceans. “His foundation is solid, his temperament steady, and his potential immense! His current strength can rank him among the top ten!”
“He indeed can rank among the top ten.”
“In the trial space, he could even reach the top five. In actual arena battles, he should be able to secure a top ten position.” The other immortals nodded in agreement.
Trials couldn’t completely reflect one’s true strength.
Because…
There’s a big difference between trials and one-on-one duels. For instance, a mentalist master controlling a mental weapon can retreat to a distance and attack from afar, while a martial artist must charge into enemy lines to fight. Moreover, this time there were some entities, like ‘mechanical puppets’ and ‘metallic lives,’ that were immune to soul attacks, making it difficult for many to perform at their best.
Take, for example, the super-genius previously considered to be among the top twenty—the Howling God Clan’s ‘Illusion Demon’ Galesi.
During the selection within his own universe country, he could defeat opponents merely by glancing at them. He always made it look effortless. However, in the ‘Trial Space,’ facing mechanical puppets and others, his illusions were completely useless, and his mental attacks had no effect at all.
Therefore—
Galesi’s overall trial ranking was merely 189th. Does that mean he was weak?
…
In the central plaza, a million geniuses looked up at the screen, watching Luo Feng enter the first level of the sixth trial tower.
“Your Highness, Luo Feng is very strong,” said a man resembling an iron statue, his voice low. Beside him stood a black-haired youth in a silver battle suit—the young man from the planet Baken, ranked eighteenth. His eyes shone as he stared at Luo Feng on the screen, saying, “Yes, I admit I made a mistake in judgment earlier.”
Just moments ago, the youth from Baken had said, “Looks like he can’t hold on anymore. He won’t pass the seventh level of the fifth trial tower. His final ranking will probably be around ninth or tenth. Although his ranking is higher than mine, trials are different from one-on-one duels. In a one-on-one battle, he definitely can’t beat me. I’m confident I can defeat him!”
He had been so confident before.
But now…
“What a formidable opponent!” The youth from Baken, eyes gleaming, completely fixated on Luo Feng. “He practices the ‘Ten-Thousand-Line Stream’ and has already reached the ‘Nine-Line Stream’ level… Yes, he’s a very powerful opponent. I want to enter the ‘Primordial Secret Realm’… Luo Feng is a major obstacle, and I must defeat him!” As he spoke, he clenched his fists, faintly crackling with lightning.
…
Rongjun, the barefoot wild youth with messy hair, stared intently at the screen, murmuring, “He has become terrifying, but no one can stop me. I will become the strongest, I will!”
…
A man wrapped in a black robe gazed at Luo Feng on the screen from among the crowd of geniuses, whispering, “Luo Feng, you’ve enjoyed your moment in the spotlight. But watch, soon I will make you all know… the trial space rankings are as worthless as the dung of a Tuoluo beast! I will defeat you one by one! Including you, the ‘Death God’ Bolan…”
…
Among these millions of geniuses, the most outstanding and elite were not easily impressed, each possessing absolute confidence and pride. Yet now, nearly all of them regarded Luo Feng as an opponent—one not easily dealt with.
…
“He can’t hold on anymore.”
“He’s going to lose.”
“Although he’s strong, the difficulty of the sixth trial tower is several times higher than the fifth. Oh, he’s injured again.”
“He’s done.”
All the geniuses watched intently, murmuring amongst themselves.
…
Inside the first level of the sixth trial tower, the battle had reached its most frenzied moment.
“Die, all of you!” Luo Feng’s eyes held a terrifying killing aura. His body was covered in blood, with a hole in his waist. He stood on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, forming nine ghostly and unpredictable phantom bodies. These nine phantoms were not isolated; they formed interconnected cycles. Within the range of the nine phantoms, it was as if Luo Feng had created an absolute domain.
His movement technique was mysterious!
His illusory swords unpredictable!
“Boom~~” A horde of blood-furred mammoths charged forth, their iron hooves trampling everything. Their massive bodies crashed repeatedly, many of them possessing their own domains. Under the overlapping domains, the battlefield became completely dominated by the blood-furred mammoths, leaving Luo Feng with nowhere to escape.
“No wonder even the Death God Bolan couldn’t pass the first level of the seventh trial tower,” Luo Feng thought. “The difficulty is far too great, much higher than the seventh level of the fifth tower.”
Indeed.
At the seventh level of the sixth tower, Bolan had passed easily, without any sign of struggle. However, upon entering the first level of the seventh tower, even with his utmost effort, he ultimately failed. Now Luo Feng felt the same issue… Although he had grasped the ‘Nine-Line Stream’ and greatly improved,
The first level of the sixth tower was truly far more difficult.
“Crack!” A blood-furred mammoth’s tail struck Luo Feng, interrupting his movement technique. Already exhausted and mentally drained, Luo Feng barely dodged before being trampled by one iron hoof after another.
Then his mind went blank, and he knew nothing more.
…
In the Genius War, the final participant ‘Luo Feng’ killed 6,892 blood-furred mammoths, just like the previous second to sixth places, he was stopped at the first level of the sixth trial tower.
Overall ranking: third!
…
Luo Feng felt the space shift before his eyes, and then he found himself back in the central plaza, surrounded by geniuses from various human races and universe countries, all looking at him.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng scanned the area, quickly locating the Qianwoo Universe Country’s team, and hurried over.
“That’s Luo Feng.”
“Ranked third overall. I’d never even heard of him before, yet he’s this strong.”
“During this trial, quite a few people suddenly emerged, but Luo Feng was the strongest among them.”
…
Hearing the surrounding murmurs, Luo Feng returned to the Qianwoo Universe Country’s genius team.
“Crazy guy, you really scared me. You’re ruthless enough!” The green-haired youth ‘Fenglun’ called out.
“Congratulations, Luo Feng.”
“Congratulations.”
Even some of the younger members who weren’t particularly close to Luo Feng offered their congratulations with smiles, after all, 99% of those present knew they had no hope of breaking into the top 1000.
“Luo Feng, Rongjun, come with me.” A deep voice suddenly sounded in Luo Feng’s and the wild youth Rongjun’s ears.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng and Rongjun both turned their heads toward a region of the central plaza, where the 1008 mighty immortals had already risen, flying toward their respective universe country genius teams. The scaly-armored giant instantly arrived at the Qianwoo genius team and commanded, “Everyone, return to your quarters.”
Boom~~~
The 1008 genius teams, led by the immortals, returned to their respective accommodations.
…
On the first floor of Building 0825.
The 1000 genius members of the Qianwoo genius team stood there, respectfully silent under the scaly-armored giant’s oppressive presence.
“This time, our Qianwoo Universe Country team performed very well!” The scaly-armored giant’s voice echoed throughout the entire first-floor hall, surprisingly praising them. “Besides Luo Feng and Rongjun ranking within the top 100, directly qualifying for entry into the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company, there are also three others who ranked within the top 7300, qualifying to compete for the final 900 spots.”
“Other than these five…”
“Your Peak Genius War journey ends here.” The scaly-armored giant declared.
This caused the geniuses from various star regions of the Qianwoo Universe Country below to feel suddenly disheartened. After striving for so long, they had now been completely eliminated.
“You can now return to reality and leave. Alternatively, you can wait for some time; the Virtual Universe System will directly teleport those who have been eliminated back to their respective universe country continents.” The scaly-armored giant continued. “Luo Feng, Rongjun, you five come with me!” With that, he strode directly into the corridor.
Luo Feng, Rongjun, and the other three followed closely.
The atmosphere in the hall was very oppressive.
“It’s over.”
“Our journey has ended.”
“Haha, everyone, although we failed, we were at least invited to enter the ‘Qianwoo Secret Realm,’ which isn’t too bad.”
“Yeah!”
“I refuse to believe that if we’re worse than them now, we’ll still be worse in the future. We’re only at the Stellar Lord level now… Our cultivation journey has just begun. There’s still a long and distant road ahead—Cosmic Lord, Domain Lord, World Lord…”
“Well said!”
“Even entering the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company makes it hard to become an immortal. But in the Qianwoo Secret Realm, we still have the possibility of becoming eternal immortals!”
“Right!”
“Come on, let’s go have a drink.”
These young men and women, who had qualified to enter the Qianwoo Secret Realm, except for a few who immediately returned to reality, mostly left together for the central plaza restaurant.
…
At this moment, the 1000 geniuses of the Qianwoo Universe Country had now embarked on two different paths.
The majority would enter the Qianwoo Secret Realm.
A select few would enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.
As for the future… no one could tell.
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