Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the virtual universe, at the Nine-Star Bay of the Black Dragon Island, within a quiet wooden pavilion, a black-haired man wearing a black robe, ‘Hong,’ and a bald Thunder God dressed in white robes were leisurely seated on chairs, sipping rare teas produced by the Pinghai Company while conversing.
“Brother, it’s been a long time since I last saw you, and even longer since I saw the third brother,” the Thunder God sighed.
“What difference does it make whether we meet or not? If one is in your heart, what does distance matter?” Hong gently sniffed the tea in his hand. “Excellent tea! As for enjoyment, the virtual universe indeed surpasses reality by far.”
The Thunder God looked at Hong wordlessly. “Brother—”
“Haha!”
Hong placed his teacup down and smiled at the Thunder God. “These past few years, I’ve been in deep cultivation as arranged by our teacher, so I didn’t want to be distracted by coming online in the virtual universe. Oh… Previously you sent me an email saying the third brother participated in the qualification battle for the Tai Chu Secret Realm?”
“It’s already over; it just ended today,” the Thunder God replied, looking at Hong. “So today the third brother has time. I’ve arranged it so both you and the third brother can come. We three brothers should reunite properly!”
Among the three brothers:
Although the Thunder God often roamed the universe, he mostly remained in the Milky Way Galaxy, staying on Earth.
Hong, on the other hand, had been wandering the universe along with his teacher, ‘Lord of Time Realm Luo,’ whose remaining lifespan was short.
As for Luo Feng, he had received the ultimate cultivation within the core secret realm of the Virtual Universe Company.
“Already over?” Hong’s eyes lit up as he smiled at the Thunder God. “My teacher mentioned that those selected into the ‘Tai Chu Secret Realm’ by the Virtual Universe Company are all top geniuses in the universe. Since the third brother joined not long ago, he should be at a disadvantage… How did the qualification battle turn out?”
“There were 38 participants in the Tai Chu Secret Realm’s qualification battle, and the top three have the chance to challenge the Primordial Secret Realm,” the white-robed Thunder God smiled slightly. “The third brother made it into the top three.”
“Oh?” Hong nodded immediately.
“How did he do?” Hong asked eagerly.
“According to my recent conversation with the third brother, he had 36 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, ranking second in the Tai Chu Realm,” the Thunder God replied.
“Second?” Hong smiled and nodded in praise. “That’s amazing, very impressive indeed. You should know, I’m now part of the Axe Battleground.”
“Mm,” the Thunder God nodded.
Hong’s teacher, Lord of Time Realm Luo, had earned the title of ‘Domain Master Axe.’ Thus, Luo had already been recruited into the Axe Battleground… However, nowadays, with Lord Luo’s remaining lifespan short, his status within the Axe Battleground wasn’t high. Still, recommending his disciple for special cultivation was no problem.
Hong was thus receiving cultivation from the Axe Battleground.
Of course, due to the short time, Hong had not yet been recruited into the ‘core layer.’
“The Virtual Universe Company and my Axe Battleground are two of the five strongest powers among human civilizations in the universe,” Hong smiled. “And in each Genius Battle, only the top 1000 geniuses among the billions from the 1008 cosmic nations are recruited into the core layer. Therefore, entering the core layer is extremely difficult! Even I… haven’t entered the core layer of the Axe Battleground yet.”
“Brother, you will definitely make it!” the Thunder God quickly said.
Hong smiled indifferently. “The core layer also has different levels! The ‘Tai Chu Secret Realm’ where the third brother is located is considered a core part of the Virtual Universe Company. Those within are the absolute top geniuses among all humans in the universe… Haha, to be honest, the gap between us and the third brother is getting bigger and bigger!”
The Thunder God smirked.
Hong, however, smiled. Although the two of them were considered geniuses, Luo Feng’s stage was now the absolute pinnacle of human genius in the universe.
“Why that smirk?” Hong looked at the Thunder God. “As long as we work steadily and keep progressing, even if we’re temporarily behind now, one day we will also reach the peak!”
“Brother, I believe you can catch up with the third brother. As for myself… Well, it’s all about luck,” the Thunder God laughed heartily.
“The third brother is here,” Hong said, glancing toward the distant courtyard gate.
Under the delicate arched courtyard gate, Luo Feng, dressed in a simple casual shirt with short hair, walked in smiling. His body flickered, covering hundreds of meters in an instant, arriving under the pavilion and directly sitting in the only empty seat. He smiled and greeted, “Brother, second brother, it’s been a while! I heard you’ve joined the Axe Battleground?”
“Recommended by the teacher!” Hong nodded. “The teacher has some connections in the Axe Battleground, so I can avoid detours.”
“The Axe Battleground is quite good,” Luo Feng praised.
According to Luo Feng’s current knowledge, the Axe Battleground and the Virtual Universe Company were the two strongest among the five major powers. The other three—Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, First Cosmic Bank, and Cosmic Galaxy Bank—were slightly weaker in power.
“Looks like you’re in a good mood,” Hong smiled at Luo Feng.
“He made it into the top three,” the Thunder God teased.
Luo Feng smiled helplessly.
Yes, he had made it into the top three.
This time, he had received the inheritance of the Demon Sound Divine General at ‘Magic Mountain,’ which significantly increased his strength. Thus, he was very confident about the Tai Chu Secret Realm qualification battle.
And the battle indeed went as he expected.
He won the first twelve matches in a row! Each victory was exhilarating, and Luo Feng didn’t even need to exert much effort. However, the elders in the Tai Chu Secret Realm began to discuss… believing that Luo Feng had already passed the seventh level of the Heaven-Reaching Bridge, so winning against the elders was normal. But once he encountered the five top experts, he would probably suffer defeat.
Finally, in Luo Feng’s thirteenth match, he faced one of the five top experts—the first one he encountered in this qualification battle!
The first opponent he met was… the werewolf Kurov!
The strongest Kurov!
“Kurov!” Luo Feng murmured silently.
Kurov was the first of the five top experts Luo Feng encountered in this qualification battle. This match attracted a lot of attention! Luo Feng himself was also very cautious. The battle took place above the ocean of a planet. Luo Feng and Kurov exchanged only a few words before engaging in combat!
As soon as they started, it was a fierce fight!
Luo Feng first directly used ‘Mental Pressure’ to suppress Kurov, then used the ‘Yan Shen Bings’ to unleash his strongest attack…
Overwhelming pressure!
Under Luo Feng’s mental pressure, the werewolf Kurov was indeed affected, but this pressure instead enraged Kurov. The enraged Kurov’s speed was astonishing, especially his instantaneous burst speed… even Luo Feng’s control of the Dark Cloud Shuttle became somewhat awkward.
Only three moves!
The first claw blocked Luo Feng’s ‘Sword World’ attack from the Yan Shen Bing.
The second claw caused Luo Feng to be injured and retreat.
The third claw directly killed Luo Feng!
It was a clean and decisive defeat!
This loss left Luo Feng completely stunned. He had previously defeated Sajin Huolong and then received the inheritance of the Demon Sound Divine General, making him very confident… but who would have thought that the first of the five top experts he encountered, ‘werewolf Kurov,’ would engage in a lightning-fast fight and end it just as quickly!
The defeat was too humiliating!
When Luo Feng felt very upset, the elders in the Tai Chu Secret Realm were jubilant, thinking Luo Feng’s strength was nothing special. Although he had defeated Sajin Huolong in the past… it was probably because Sajin Huolong was too careless back then! Now that he faced Kurov, he was exposed!
The elders believed that since Luo Feng lost to Kurov first, he would also lose to the other four top experts in the upcoming matches!
…
In the 16th match, Luo Feng faced Sajin Huolong!
As soon as the Yan Shen Bing was deployed, with Luo Feng’s current control over it, he completely overwhelmed and defeated Sajin Huolong!
This victory significantly boosted Luo Feng’s confidence.
It turned out it wasn’t that he was far behind the five top experts; it was just that the werewolf Kurov was too monstrous!
This match also left the elders in the Tai Chu Secret Realm stunned… Sajin Huolong’s defeat was quite severe, completely dominated.
…
In the 20th match, Luo Feng faced Ninan!
Ninan was a very cunning fellow, but unfortunately, his speed couldn’t match Luo Feng’s.
When a martial artist couldn’t even catch up with a ‘psychic warrior’ in terms of instantaneous burst speed, it was destined to be overwhelmed. He also lost without any controversy!
…
In the 28th match, Luo Feng faced the alchemist Yu Feng!
This was a match Luo Feng was very worried about. According to the videos, Yu Feng’s abilities were too monstrous, and those strange potions were indeed hard to guard against. Therefore, as soon as the battle began, Luo Feng immediately kept a safe distance and directly deployed the ‘Sword World.’
Using the power of the world to suppress the opponent, he intended to kill him!
However, he unknowingly still got hit by a special potion that affected the soul. Fortunately, Luo Feng’s willpower was extremely strong, and he managed to resist the adverse effects, figuring out a way to desperately kill his opponent.
It was a victory achieved through great peril!
After winning, Luo Feng received an email from Yu Feng: “Newcomer, I didn’t expect you to actually resist my ‘Kasiwo No. 6 Potion.’ However… you won’t be so lucky next time!”
This victory completely shocked the entire group of cosmic-level elders in the Tai Chu Secret Realm.
Kurov the werewolf and alchemist Yu Feng were the two strongest among the elders.
Luo Feng defeating Yu Feng already proved his strength.
…
In the 35th match, Luo Feng faced ‘Ge!’
Luo Feng had already seen videos of Ge’s ultimate move through watching Ge fight against the werewolf Kurov, so he was well-prepared. He didn’t give Ge any chance to get close and directly killed ‘Ge’ using the Yan Shen Bing.
…
A total of 37 matches!
Luo Feng had 36 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws!
Kurov had 37 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws!
Alchemist Yu Feng had 35 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws!
According to the points ranking, Luo Feng and the other two naturally became the top three. Naturally, the final three candidates for the Tai Chu Secret Realm’s internal qualification battle were these three.
The three of them… were qualified to challenge for the spots in the Primordial Secret Realm!
“Kurov,” Luo Feng recalled the battles he had experienced over the past three days. The one that shocked him the most was still the match against Kurov. “His strength was far superior to the other four top experts! My Yan Shen Bing had already reached such power, yet he blocked it with a single move.”
“Still thinking about the previous battle?” the white-robed Thunder God laughed from under the pavilion.
“Only those who are obsessed can achieve great things,” Hong smiled.
Luo Feng finally snapped out of his thoughts.
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