Chapter 423: Gathering of the Geniuses

The entire Qiawu Galactic Nation’s team of prodigies heard the murmurs from the prodigies of other galactic nations in the distance, and most of them felt a silent resentment. Anyone who had made it into the top 1000 of Qiawu was undoubtedly a supreme genius, a favored child of the heavens. Yet now, it was clear that the prodigies from other galactic nations only acknowledged one outsider—”Ronjun”—and ignored the rest.

“Feng, did you hear that?” the green-haired youth walked beside Luo Feng and murmured. This green-haired youth was the same super-genius “Fenglun” who had faced off against Luo Feng in the same city during the preliminary trials.

Fenglun had been luckier than Luo Feng. In the arena battles, Fenglun won four consecutive matches and directly secured his spot.

Luo Feng remained calm as he advanced with the group and whispered, “Fenglun, we can’t blame them. Ronjun really is strong.”

“Hmm,” the green-haired youth nodded slightly. “I know. I’ve heard that this ‘outsider’ Ronjun has the strength to challenge the top ten in the entire cosmos. As for us… breaking into the top 1000 in the cosmic rankings is already difficult.”

“Top 1000 in the cosmic rankings?”

Luo Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.

At that moment, the Qiawu Galactic Nation’s prodigy team, led by the giant clad in scale armor and a battle robe, entered Building 0825. The first floor of the building was vast enough to accommodate over a thousand people.

“Boom!”

A powerful pressure reappeared, weighing heavily on the thousand prodigies, causing Luo Feng and everyone else to immediately turn toward the towering giant in scale armor and battle robe. The giant suppressed his aura and coldly declared, “I have here numbered badges from 1 to 1000. Each of you will take a badge and enter your assigned room. That will be your resting place.” Then, with a wave of his hand, the badges floated down and landed in front of each person.

Ronjun casually reached out and caught his badge. On it was a single number—”1.”

Luo Feng also reached out and grabbed his badge. On it was a single number—”2.”

The thousand prodigies each caught their badges.

“You are dismissed!”

“You may rest in your rooms or go to the plaza to interact with prodigies from other galactic nations,” the armored giant scanned the thousand prodigies and coldly added, “When dusk approaches, the organizers of the Virtual Universe Company will summon you all. No matter where you are in this plane, you will hear the call.”

With that, the armored giant strode out.

The thousand prodigies from Qiawu finally exhaled in relief, gathering in small groups, each holding their badge, chatting or heading to their assigned rooms.

The central plaza, surrounded by 1008 buildings, was enormous—easily accommodating millions without feeling crowded. Around it, flowers and small decorative animals were everywhere.

Scattered across the plaza were large restaurants.

There were exactly ninety-nine restaurants, and prodigies from all galactic nations could enter any of them—except for Restaurant Number One.

“Boom!” The armored giant streaked through the air like a shooting star and landed before Restaurant Number One.

“Lord!”

The attendants at the entrance bowed respectfully.

Without hesitation, the armored giant entered. The first floor of the restaurant had over a thousand seats, and already over a hundred mighty presences were seated.

“Thirteen!”

“Thirteen has arrived.”

One by one, they exuded different auras—some filled with ruthless killing intent, others more violent than stars, and some so cold they seemed to freeze the soul. These mighty beings sat casually, yet each seemed to command their own domain, as if the surrounding space bent to their will.

“Thirteen,” the armored giant nodded slightly, like a mighty war god, and sat down.

“Thirteen, I heard your Qiawu Galactic Nation has a prodigy named Ronjun this time. Haha, you’re quite lucky.”

“Not bad.”

The armored giant didn’t bother to feign modesty. “Tolof, didn’t your galactic nation produce a prodigy nicknamed ‘Blood Axe’?” A smiling white-robed man, whose presence felt like a warm spring breeze, replied, “Yes, there is such a prodigy. His style is quite similar to yours, Thirteen.”

“Thirteen, this time your Qiawu Galactic Nation might actually produce two prodigies who can break into the top 1000,” a tall, barefoot, golden-skinned bald man shouted from nearby. “The other one is that little fellow called Luo Feng, right?”

“He’s not strong enough yet,” the armored giant shook his head. “Saifura, everyone says this time your Noah Galactic Nation will take first place.”

“The young man from Noah is indeed strong.”

“Yes, already at the Stellar Lord level, and his comprehension of spatial fundamental laws is astonishing. It’s almost unbelievable.”

The mighty beings conversed casually.

These were all immortals sent by their respective galactic rulers. In such a grand gathering of galactic nations, even the immortals sent were among the strongest. For example, “Thirteen” was one of the Eighteen Divine Generals under the Qiawu Ruler, a being of great renown and fame spanning billions of years.

Inside Room Number Two of Building 0825.

The room was extremely spacious. For example, the bed was ten meters long and six meters wide—perhaps to accommodate prodigies with massive physiques. Naturally, a room of nearly a thousand square meters was more than enough for Luo Feng.

“Let’s go out and take a look.”

“See the super prodigies from the various galactic nations.” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with anticipation.

Was there no hope of breaking into the top 1000?

That judgment from the armored giant was clearly based on his performance during the samsara battle. However, from the end of the samsara battle until now, his Mosha Clan clone had diligently cultivated the “Absolute Space” technique. His three forms—the Gold-Horned Giant Beast, the Mosha Clan clone, and his Earthling self—had not slackened for a moment.

Now, his strength had improved dramatically!

Although in simulated battles within the Killing Space, he could already defeat the outsider Ronjun. However—

“Since that battle, over four years have passed.”

“If I could progress so much, others could too. Who knows how much Ronjun has improved in these four years?” Luo Feng mused. “Moreover, during our previous fight, he didn’t even have time to fully demonstrate his sword techniques!”

“1008 galactic nations, prodigies abound.”

“Let’s see how far I can go.”

Luo Feng silently resolved. After over four years of relentless training, this gathering of the greatest prodigies from the 1008 galactic nations was the moment for him to reveal his true might.

Luo Feng stepped out of his room and left the building with other prodigies from Qiawu, heading toward the plaza.

The central plaza was larger than an entire Earth city, but these peerless prodigies all possessed the “Ninth Stage Stellar Lord” physique, capable of seeing clearly for a hundred kilometers.

As the group of Qiawu prodigies entered the plaza.

“Look, there’s Ronjun.”

“It’s Ronjun.”

“I heard he has the strength to challenge the top ten overall rankings.”

“He’s a very powerful one. His comprehension of both Earth and Spatial Fundamental Laws is extremely high. I hope I don’t end up facing him.” As other young prodigies from various galactic nations whispered among themselves, the Qiawu prodigies accompanying Ronjun felt increasingly uncomfortable and naturally dispersed once they reached the plaza.

Luo Feng walked alongside the green-haired youth Fenglun.

“Luofeng, look over there.”

The green-haired youth pointed to a stunningly beautiful girl in the distance wearing a white feathered robe. She resembled an angel from Earth legends, with two wings behind her back and a crystal on her forehead. “Her name is ‘Aichen,’ from the Mengluo Wing Clan. She has the strength to challenge the top ten rankings. Her nickname is ‘Light Sword,’ and she’s extremely terrifying.”

“Hmm,” Luo Feng gazed at the dreamlike Mengluo Wing girl, seemingly untouched by worldly dust.

“Light Sword” Aichen.

Luo Feng scanned the plaza. Naturally, he had gathered intelligence beforehand. Although he couldn’t obtain detailed information, he knew the names of the most famous individuals.

“There he is!”

Luo Feng spotted a tall, gaunt figure in a black robe, about two and a half meters tall, and overheard someone nearby whispering: “That’s ‘Phantom Demon’ Galesi, from the Haoshen Clan. In the genius battle of the Penggu Galactic Nation, it’s said that he didn’t even lift a finger. He simply looked at his opponents, and they all died trapped in illusions. He’s a terrifying illusion master, definitely capable of challenging the top ten rankings.”

Walking through the central plaza, Luo Feng encountered one peerless genius after another, each considered the number one in their respective galactic nations.

Though they were number one in their own nations, among the 1008 galactic nations, there were about twenty who could challenge the top ten rankings… After all, strength wasn’t everything; temporary conditions and other factors played a role, and without actual combat experience, it was hard to confirm. However, Luo Feng had seen recordings of the twenty most talked-about individuals.

Conclusion—

None of them were inferior to Ronjun! Two of them were even far more terrifying than Ronjun!

“Prince Man Ka Star,” Luo Feng spotted a silver-robed youth in the distance, a boy with eyes burning with fierce battle intent, recognized as a super-genius capable of challenging the top ten rankings. On Man Ka Star, it had been a very long time since such an outstanding young genius had appeared.

Each prodigy ignited a burning fighting spirit within Luo Feng.

Powerful!

This was a gathering of super prodigies from 1008 galactic nations. On the surface alone, there were about twenty who could rival Ronjun. Who knew how many more hidden prodigies there were? For instance, the outsider Ronjun hadn’t revealed his mastery of spatial fundamental laws during his fight with Luo Feng. If that hadn’t been exposed, who would have known Ronjun’s true strength?

The same logic applied!

Among the millions of prodigies from the 1008 galactic nations, there were definitely far more than twenty hidden prodigies, both visible and concealed. Luo Feng himself was another prodigy capable of challenging the top ten rankings, yet no one knew of his strength—he was a hidden peerless genius.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows.

Silence!

The entire plaza fell silent.

Tens of thousands of prodigies from various galactic nations turned their heads toward one direction. Luo Feng also turned to look. From a distant building emerged a white-robed youth. His handsome face was expressionless, like a mountain of ice, and he carried a blood-red sword on his back.

As he walked toward the plaza, his icy gaze swept across the tens of thousands of peerless prodigies gathered, yet showed no flicker of emotion.

“Death God!”

“Death God Bolan!”

“It’s him!”

“The undisputed first in this year’s rankings.”

Finally, murmurs erupted from all corners of the plaza. At the same time, the Haoshen Clan youth wrapped in a black robe, the breathtakingly beautiful Mengluo Wing girl, the battle-obsessed Prince of Man Ka Star, the unshakable outsider, the six-meter-tall, muscular, green-haired youth with mysterious green patterns on his face and eyes narrowed in thought…

Across the plaza, among the millions of prodigies, the true supreme experts at the forefront all fixed their gazes on the white-robed youth with the blood-red sword on his back.

Among them, of course, was Luo Feng!

“Death God,” Luo Feng stared silently at the distant figure, murmuring, “Death God Bolan?”