Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God each opened a screen in front of them and entered the registration page on the Virtual Universe Company’s official website.
At the very top of the webpage was a highly conspicuous number, 19,485,93889. A few seconds later, the number suddenly jumped up by a large amount, becoming 20,082,99173. Beside this number was a line of text in the universal language, ‘Number of Applicants from Qian Wu Universe Country’.
“So many people are registering!” Thunder God exclaimed.
“There really are a lot.” Luo Feng looked carefully. “That’s right, there are already more than two billion.”
“When I entered the Slaughterhouse to train, I hadn’t seen that announcement yet. By the time I came out, the announcement had appeared. Then I immediately contacted you two. It definitely hadn’t been there for long!” Thunder God sighed. “Yet so many people have already registered during the time I was training.”
“The entire Qian Wu Universe Country has hundreds of millions of star systems.” Luo Feng smiled and then began registering.
“We still have to fill in registration details?” Luo Feng looked at the screen in front of him. He had no choice but to quickly fill them in and then click the ‘Register’ button.
“Beep.”
“Scan complete. Seventh rank Stellar-level Spiritual Reader Master. Registration approved.”
Through the Virtual Universe Network, the device connecting to the network could scan the participant’s physical strength, thereby confirming that the applicant was Stellar-level.
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The three of them registered that very day, but there was still about a month before registration for the entire ‘Human Race of the Universe, Peak Genius Battle’ closed. During the following period, Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God naturally seized every second to work hard and improve their strength. None of them wanted to be eliminated immediately after entering.
Whether it was Luo Feng, Hong or Thunder God, all three had their own pride!
None of them would admit defeat easily. If someone wanted to make them submit, they would have to fight them first!
Time passed. Under the attention of countless humans across countless star systems in the many universe countries, registration for the Peak Genius Battle finally ended.
According to Huaxia time, this day was 16 April 2066.
“Luo Feng, you have mail.”
“Kid, you have mail.”
“Master, you have mail.”
The three of them, Luo Feng, Thunder God and Hong, simultaneously received notifications on Earth and immediately entered the Virtual Universe Network with their consciousness.
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Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay Residential District.
Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God simultaneously appeared outside their homes. The three looked at one another from a distance and smiled.
“Dad.” Little Hai excitedly rushed towards Luo Feng. “Dad, why are you here? I haven’t seen you come here for such a long time.”
“Come, sit on Dad’s lap.” Luo Feng sat on a nearby chair and held his son on his lap. He then pointed towards the empty space in front of him. A screen automatically appeared, and he quickly opened the email he had just received.
“Welcome to the ‘Human Race of the Universe, Peak Genius’ selection battle.
For this selection battle, more than 822.5 billion Stellar-level experts have registered within the Qian Wu Universe Country alone, 110 billion more than in the previous edition. This is something that makes Virtual Universe Company extremely pleased.
We guarantee that everything in the Genius Selection Battle will be conducted under conditions of ‘absolute fairness’.
Because some participants are first or second rank Stellar-level, while others are eighth or ninth rank Stellar-level, in order to ensure fairness and select the true geniuses, the actual elimination battles will take place within the Virtual Universe. At that time, the physical attributes of all participants will be exactly the same, maintained at the ninth rank of the Stellar Level.
Everyone’s mental force will also be the same, maintained at the ninth rank of the Stellar Level!
All participants will have identical physical attributes, and their appearance can be chosen freely. They may freely choose Origin Force weapons and telekinetic weapons of any grade, with no more than ten weapons in total. Participants are reminded that fourth and fifth rank telekinetic weapons are indeed powerful, but those with insufficient strength cannot use them effectively. It is recommended that you choose what suits you best. You may also choose Origin Force battle armour, not exceeding the second rank, and you will receive a spatial ring for storing food.
Genius Selection!
What is being tested is ‘willpower’, ‘Domain’, ‘experience’, ‘law comprehension’ and so on. All external conditions will be equal for everyone.
This Genius Selection Battle is divided into two major stages.
The first stage will select the top 1,000 experts from each major universe country.
In the second stage, the top 1,000 experts from each universe country will gather together. The geniuses from the many universe countries will gather and participate in the final overall battle, determining the top 1,000 in the entire universe.
Among these stages…
The larger one is the first stage.
The universe country you belong to is Qian Wu Universe Country.
More than 822.5 billion participants from Qian Wu Universe Country will be divided into the ‘Preliminary Elimination’ and the ‘Arena Final Battle’.
Through the Preliminary Elimination, the more than 822.5 billion participants will be reduced to only 100,100 people!
Because so many participants will be eliminated, the Preliminary Elimination is destined to be extremely bloody.
The Preliminary Elimination of Qian Wu Universe Country will first divide the Virtual Universe into 100 world zones. Each world zone will receive more than 8.2 billion participants. More than 8.2 billion people will fight one another in the same world, killing others to earn points. The more people you kill, the more points you earn! Each person has only one life. Once you die, the battle is over.
When the time limit expires, the final points ranking will be calculated. Those ranked in the top 1,001 of their respective world zone will be considered to have passed the Preliminary Elimination. Each world zone will select 1,001 people, and the 100 world zones will therefore select 100,100 people.
At the same time…
The number one participant in terms of points in each world zone will not need to participate in the Arena Final Battle. They will directly obtain 100 of the 1,000 places in the top 1,000. The remaining 900 places will be contested by the other 100,000 participants through the Arena Final Battle.”
“An attachment containing more detailed information is included with this letter.”
After reading the notification and then the attachment, Luo Feng could not help feeling a heavy pressure.
The ‘preliminary selection’ alone was already crazy.
More than 8.2 billion people would be thrown into one world and forced to slaughter one another, earning points through killing and being ranked according to their points.
“***, Third Brother, this Peak Genius Battle is ruthless. With just one preliminary selection, it will eliminate more than 800 billion people until only 100,100 remain!” Hong smiled. “This will make everyone slaughter one another like mad. I can already imagine the scene. It will be a world of blood and corpses, a crazy world.”
“There are simply too many people, so they have to use this method,” Thunder God laughed. “I’m actually looking forward to it.”
Luo Feng smiled, a trace of bloodthirsty anticipation in his eyes.
Nowadays, Luo Feng occasionally entered the Slaughterhouse and set up a large group of opponents to engage in a frenzied massacre. That bloodlust, which seemed to seep into his very soul, could only be vented through this method. And this preliminary selection, where more than 8.2 billion people would frantically slaughter one another in a single world, was actually the event that Luo Feng looked forward to the most among the three.
“Kill, kill.” Luo Feng seemed to see himself killing ten people with every step.
It would truly be exhilarating!
After registration closed, Virtual Universe Company began its preparations. The preparations were indeed extremely complicated, but Virtual Universe Company’s efficiency was astonishingly high.
One month after registration closed, the Huaxia date was 16 May 2066. This day was the day when the Qian Wu Universe Country’s ‘preliminary selection’ participants would gather.
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“Keep a close eye on them. Carefully monitor the constantly changing points rankings. Some super geniuses may be beyond our organisation’s ability to recruit, but even the slightly less outstanding ones will do. Our Qian Wu Universe Country has a total of 100 preliminary selection zones. Anyone who can rank in the top 10,000 in each zone is already very impressive. Pay close attention to changes in the rankings.”
“This is the best opportunity to recruit elite talent.”
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“Calculate the results every time the rankings change.”
“Collect and archive information on every elite genius. In the future, many of the World Masters and Domain Masters of our Qian Wu Universe Country will come from among them.”
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“You are the most elite young generation of my Nuo Lan Shan family. I dare not expect you to make it through the preliminary selection. However, whoever can enter the top 10,000 in their own preliminary selection zone will become the next patriarch of the Nuo Lan Shan family!” Nuo Lan Shan spoke before more than a thousand young people, his voice filled with anticipation.
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“Today, the preliminary selection gathering begins.”
“The Divine Lord has high hopes for everyone. Do not disappoint him.” In the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain, a group of World Masters were also addressing a large group of disciples.
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“You are the future elites and future pillars of my Qian Wu Universe Country.”
“I hope that among those 100,100 places, at least half will belong to you!”
A deep voice that made heaven and earth tremble echoed through a stretch of cosmic starry sky. In this starry sky, a giant whose face could not be seen clearly stood in the void. The space around him faintly distorted. Far before the giant stood an endless sea of densely packed young people.
All the young people respectfully knelt.
Beside the giant, whose presence was impossible to look directly at with the naked eye and whose mere voice caused hearts to tremble, stood numerous powerful Immortal beings, all of them extremely respectful.
Every Immortal possessed a terrifying divine might that made the heart tremble. At a glance, there were at least a thousand Immortal beings standing around him.
“Go, children.” The deep voice caused space to tremble and the souls of everyone present to tremble.
“Yes, Country Lord!”
More than a hundred million Stellar-level young people knelt respectfully and excitedly. They had never expected to see this legendary existence, the being who had established the Qian Wu Universe Country and possessed unimaginable divine abilities, the Country Lord of the Qian Wu Universe Country! He had occupied the position of Country Lord for hundreds of millions of years.
“Whoosh.”
The space ahead transformed, and more than a hundred million Stellar-level young people instantly disappeared. This incredible divine ability made even the more than one thousand Immortals standing respectfully nearby feel a chill in their hearts.
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Countless people were paying attention to this Genius Selection Battle.
And on this day, 16 May according to Huaxia time, large numbers of participants began gathering. More than 820 billion people were spread across every star system in the Qian Wu Universe Country, with fewer than ten thousand people per star system on average. One had to know that even a single star system could find tens of thousands of ninth rank Stellar-level experts, let alone all the experts from the first to ninth ranks combined.
This showed that those who dared to register had a certain degree of confidence.
More than 820 billion people…
Some had encountered great opportunities!
Some possessed extraordinary talent!
Some had met excellent teachers!
Some possessed the heart of a powerful expert!
In short…
They were all kinds of people who believed themselves to be strong. Luo Feng and his two brothers were also among them. More than 820 billion Stellar-level experts from the Qian Wu Universe Country had gathered together.
“The preliminary selection will be divided into 100 world zones.”
“I’m in Zone 72. ***, Third Brother, what about you?”
“Haha, I’m in Zone 88. I like this number. Third Brother, what about you?”
“I’m in Zone 1!”