The peak geniuses were still relatively calm, but the 1008 universe countries were in an uproar. In particular, the countless citizens across the billions of star systems of the ‘Ganwu Universe Country’ were incredibly excited. After all, a million geniuses from 1008 universe countries had gathered together, and two of the top 20 had actually come from their own universe country. What an honour was that?
“We, we actually have a young genius from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire who made it to third place overall in the universe?”
“That’s third place overall in the universe!”
“He’s from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!”
“My heavens!”
“Luo Feng, he’s, he’s too strong.”
“Third place overall in the universe, that means among all 1008 universe countries!”
The Black Dragon Mountain Empire seemed to have been struck dumb by the news. Although the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region could be considered vast and boundless in territory, compared with all 1008 universe countries, it was truly tiny. Even the Ganwu Universe Country had not had a genius break into the top 20 for a very long time, let alone the tiny Black Dragon Mountain Star Region.
It might not have had such an opportunity even once in hundreds of millions of years!
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“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”
“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”
“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”
Various network news outlets throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire promoted him every day. All kinds of promotional videos about Luo Feng appeared, and ‘Luo Feng’ reached an unbelievable level of popularity throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Even the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire once excitedly declared, “Luo Feng came from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire. He is the hero of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!”
This insignificant star region in the vast universe also became known to citizens of many other universe countries because of Luo Feng.
“Luo Feng is the hero of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire.” During a live news broadcast on the Black Dragon Mountain Island in the virtual network, the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire declared loudly, “He comes from the Milky Way Galaxy in our Black Dragon Mountain Star Region. I have decided to officially give his home, the ‘Milky Way Galaxy’, to him. From today onwards, he is the lord of the Milky Way Galaxy!”
The emperor made the announcement publicly!
The imperial family of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was simply trying to curry favour. In fact, the emperor had already promised to give the Milky Way Galaxy to Luo Feng long ago. But making the announcement publicly now was clearly intended to elevate Luo Feng’s status.
The reason Luo Feng had such a powerful reputation in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was largely due to the imperial family deliberately promoting him behind the scenes.
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“Damn it!”
Brolin sat in his study, gnashing his teeth in hatred. He crushed the cup in his hand. “It’s over. There’s no hope at all. The higher-ups have already decided to completely win Luo Feng over.”
The imperial family and its backer, the ‘Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain’, had reached a unified decision at the highest levels. They would do everything possible to win Luo Feng over and maintain their relationship through his attachment to his home. As long as Luo Feng did not fall, with his talent of ranking third overall, he would certainly possess sufficient influence within the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company in the future.
The Virtual Universe Company was one of the five giants, and was even vaguely ranked near the top among the five giants.
Even the 1008 universe countries had to look up to these five giants.
Once Luo Feng gained a certain amount of influence in the future, even a little assistance at a critical moment would bring endless benefits to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. As for the ninth prince ‘Brolin’, he could not even be considered part of the true ruling elite of the empire. How could he possibly influence the empire’s decision?
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“It’s over.”
Nolan Shan stared at the screen, unwillingness in his eyes. “With his status as a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, once he discovers me, killing me will be as easy as crushing an ant.”
“Lie low!”
“Lie low!”
Nolan Shan gritted his teeth. “Unless I become stronger than him in the future, I must remain hidden forever and not reveal the slightest trace.”
“In that case!” A cold glint flashed through Nolan Shan’s eyes. “Then I’ll go to the extraterritorial battlefield! Otherwise, there’s no chance at all of surpassing him!”
Nolan Shan was also a ruthless man. He had been able to fight a thousand life and death battles in the Giant Axe Battle Arena, so he was decisive and ruthless. When he had sensed danger before, he had immediately left his lair.
And now, Nolan Shan boarded a spaceship that very day and left the planet.
Earth.
“OMG, what? Luo Feng became the lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?” On the North American continent, inside the Washington Base City of the United States, a group of high ranking officials were completely stunned.
“The lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?”
“How is that possible? According to the information we previously obtained from the Virtual Universe Network, an Universe level powerhouse can obtain more than ten planets as territory, while only a World Lord can be given an entire star system as territory. According to that information, World Lord existences are terrifying universe powerhouses who can destroy our Earth with a flip of their hands. Even stars and white dwarfs are nothing in front of a World Lord. How could Luo Feng be given an entire star system?”
The American officials were all extremely shocked.
Although the five major powers on Earth were all grateful to Luo Feng, unlike China, where there was an instinctive bloodline connection, the other major powers actually felt somewhat dissatisfied. Why was the lord of Earth a Chinese person? Why could it not be an American? Why could it not be someone from India?
Of course, no one dared to raise this publicly. But this news completely stunned them.
“Everyone, please allow me to explain in detail what the ‘Universe Genius Battle’ represents.” A blonde woman spoke. “After hearing this, I believe everyone will understand what Luo Feng’s current status actually represents, and why he can receive treatment comparable to that of a World Lord.”
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“Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?”
“Haha, Luo Feng really is impressive. Old Wang, how many habitable planets does our Milky Way Galaxy have?”
“According to the information we obtained from the Virtual Universe Network, the Milky Way Galaxy has more than 210,000 habitable planets.”
“Haha, more than 210,000 habitable planets? They all belong to Luo Feng now? Good, he has brought honour to our Earth, and he has brought honour to us Chinese people. Although they regard us as some kind of native inhabitants of the planet, one of these natives has produced a genius who can rank third among all of humanity in the universe.”
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The leadership of the five major powers and the various base cities on Earth all received the news, and they were astonished by Luo Feng’s status as the ‘Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy’. However, the leaders did not tell the ordinary citizens. In reality, the ordinary people on Earth knew very little about the universe. The higher levels of Earth did not want ordinary citizens to come into full contact with the universe so quickly.
“The third brother’s progress is truly astonishing.” The black clothed youth ‘Hong’, sitting cross legged inside a thatched hut, opened his eyes. “I can’t relax either. My teacher’s friend is truly strange. An Immortal existence is actually willing to live on a planet without any technology at all.”
His gaze passed through the door of the thatched hut and looked at the sky hundreds of kilometres away.
In that sky, several savage men dressed in animal skins were flying through the air.
This planet was the residence of an Immortal. The entire planet remained in an extremely primitive state. The humans on the planet continually explored their own potential and gradually formed various sects. Yet that Immortal was living in seclusion here, and those so called sects had no idea that an Immortal existence from the universe was among them.
“Hong, let’s go.”
Time World Lord ‘Luo’ instantly appeared in front of the thatched hut. Hong immediately stood up, then shot into the sky and boarded a spaceship, leaving the planet.
The native sects on this planet had no idea that two universe powerhouses had ever arrived here.
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“Well done. I permit you to rest.” Lord Wu shouted.
“Not enough, still not enough. Third brother has already made it to third place. My progress is still not enough.”
On Mars in the Solar System, Thunder God was following Lord Wu’s training plan and continuously improving himself.
Luo Feng had no idea how much of an impact his third place overall ranking had caused throughout the universe. At this moment, he was listening to the giant in scale armour lecturing him together with Rong Jun and the other three.
“Tomorrow’s qualification battle will depend on your performance.”
“Understood!”
“You three leave first. Luo Feng and Rong Jun stay behind.” The giant in scale armour said.
The other three youths in the enormous room respectfully left, leaving only Luo Feng and Rong Jun.
The giant in scale armour looked at the two of them.
“Thirteenth and third.” The giant in scale armour’s deep voice echoed. His faint pressure made Luo Feng and Rong Jun struggle to remain standing. “Do you have a trace of pride in your hearts, thinking that you’re very strong?”
“No!” The barbarian youth Rong Jun replied.
“The trials can’t prove anything.” Luo Feng also replied.
“Hmph.”
The giant in scale armour snorted coldly. “At least you have remained calm and haven’t let this small amount of glory go to your heads. Right! Luo Feng, you are correct! The trials cannot prove anything at all. Let me tell you this. Among the top ten in this trial, there are two martial artists and eight spiritual master controllers!”
Luo Feng’s expression changed slightly. There were actually eight controllers among the top ten.
“Understood now?”
“This kind of trial is most advantageous to spiritual master controllers. Martial artists come next. It is the most disadvantageous to spiritual illusionists.” The giant in scale armour said. “As for that genius of the Huo Shen Race, ‘Galasi’, we Immortals unanimously determined that his strength could rank among the top ten, yet his trial ranking was only 189th!”
“During the trials, those who can make it into the top 20 are naturally very strong.”
“And some whose rankings are between 30 and 50 are not necessarily weak either. In particular, many spiritual illusionists are all ranked outside the top 100. It is difficult to judge their actual combat strength.” The giant in scale armour said solemnly. “So you absolutely must not be careless in the slightest. Otherwise, you may end up becoming someone else’s stepping stone.”
Luo Feng and Rong Jun listened obediently.
“Of course, the trials also reflect strength to a certain extent.”
“Based on the judgements of the many Immortals who watched your live broadcasts, Luo Feng, according to our assessment, you rank among the top ten.” The giant in scale armour looked at the barbarian youth Rong Jun. “Rong Jun, according to our assessment, you rank among the top 20!”
Luo Feng and Rong Jun said nothing.
The giant in scale armour looked at the two of them and, after a moment, continued, “Of course, actual combat also depends on performance, and on whether your respective fighting styles counter one another. Someone ranked in the top 20 can still break into the top ten, while someone in the top ten can just as easily be defeated by someone ranked lower. After all, the differences in strength between everyone are not that great.”
“Alright!”
“You two go and rest. You have both obtained places, so tomorrow has nothing to do with you. Prepare yourselves for the final battle.”
“Although 1,000 people can enter the core layer, there are major differences in treatment. There are also differences in status within the core layer. For example, that ‘Death God’ Bolan will definitely be able to enter the ‘Primal Secret Realm’. As for the two of you, work hard and fight for your future!” The giant in scale armour said.