Luo Feng and the barbarian Rong Jun walked out of the room of the giant in scale armour together.
“Luo Feng.” The barbarian Rong Jun called out.
“Hm?” Luo Feng turned his head. Rong Jun’s tiger like eyes flashed with brilliance as he said in a low voice, “Your progress has earned my admiration. I really hope I can encounter you in the arena battles later, and then defeat you!”
“Defeat me?” A smile appeared at the corner of Luo Feng’s mouth. “I’m looking forward to it!”
Rong Jun immediately turned around and left. Luo Feng watched his back. “This Rong Jun seems to disagree quite strongly with the giant in scale armour’s judgement. He seems confident that he can defeat me.”
Luo Feng felt no other emotion, only anticipation. He looked forward to facing one powerful opponent after another. The stronger the opponent, the more they could temper him!
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That same day, the million geniuses who had been eliminated were all teleported away. The entire Building 0825 was left with only six people, the Immortal who was leading the team and the five young people.
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The next morning.
The 7,300 geniuses, including Luo Feng and Rong Jun, gathered on the central square. Suddenly, an invisible aura enveloped the entire central square, causing the 7,300 human genius elites present to instinctively feel an urge to submit.
Everyone looked up. A familiar figure had appeared in mid air.
He wore a seemingly ordinary azure battle robe that actually contained profound and mysterious energy. His head was covered in purple scales, and there was always a faint smile on his face. Yet when his eyes swept across the crowd, no one dared to meet his gaze.
“Venerable!”
The 1,008 powerful Immortals simultaneously bowed respectfully.
This caused the 7,300 genius elites to feel their hearts tighten.
“The trials are over. First of all, congratulations to the first to one hundred trial participants. You have obtained the qualifications to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company! Now, if anyone is unwilling, you can say so. My Virtual Universe Company will absolutely not force anyone.” The voice of the purple scaled man in the azure battle robe was ethereal, echoing in the ears and minds of everyone present.
Silence!
No one spoke.
“Good.” The purple scaled man in the azure battle robe nodded with satisfaction. “Those ranked 101st to 7,300th, these 7,200 trial participants, based on your performances in the trial space, the Virtual Universe System has already automatically arranged arena battles for you. Anyone who wins three consecutive battles will obtain a place, while those who lose will be eliminated.”
Of the 7,200 people, half would be eliminated in one battle. After three consecutive rounds, only 900 would remain.
These words caused many of the genius elites below to become puzzled.
“Three consecutive victories to obtain a place? If two powerful experts encounter each other, doesn’t that mean one of them must definitely be eliminated?” Luo Feng thought to himself.
The same situation had occurred in the Ganwu Universe Country. He and Rong Jun had encountered each other.
Luo Feng’s thoughts were also the thoughts of many genius elites present.
“The Virtual Universe System’s arrangement is absolutely optimal, so there is no need to doubt it!” The purple scaled man in the azure battle robe slowly said. “Now, the 7,200 trial participants, go and participate in the arena battles!”
Boom!
The central square trembled slightly. The enormous crowd of genius elites was suddenly teleported away, leaving only 100 human elite geniuses.
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Luo Feng looked around. There were only 100 human youths remaining in the empty space. Among them was the Death God Bolan in white robes with a blood sword, the battle hungry Manka Star youth, the brother and sister geniuses from Planet Augustus standing together, a six metre tall muscular man who looked like a mountain of flesh and carried a blood axe, a youth from the Dream Spiral Wing Race, a young man whose face was covered in hair and looked like a bear headed giant, an incomparably seductive black silk clad girl with four arms, a youth who always had a trace of shyness on his face…
One hundred people!
They were all peerless geniuses who had ranked among the top 100 in the trials and were destined to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.
These 100 geniuses were all observing the others, understanding that the others would become their competitors.
“There are seats over there. You can sit there and watch the live broadcasts first.” The purple scaled man in the azure battle robe pointed towards the distance.
Immediately, 100 wide chairs and several tables appeared in a corner of the central square. There were wine and food on the tables. The purple scaled man in the azure battle robe himself sat in a certain area among the 1,008 powerful Immortals.
The Death God Bolan, Luo Feng and the other hundred people all sat down. Luo Feng and Rong Jun chose seats next to each other. No matter what, they came from the same universe country, so they felt closer to each other psychologically. Moreover, the two had a favourable impression of one another.
“Look, 3,600 screens.”
“It’s about to begin.”
“Phantom Demon Galasi of the Huo Shen Race is on that screen.”
Some of the familiar peerless geniuses spoke to one another. Sure enough, 3,600 enormous screens appeared in the air around the central square, with each screen broadcasting a battle that was about to begin.
Very soon!
The battles on all 3,600 screens began almost simultaneously. The arena battles for the 900 places officially began!
The victors advanced, while the losers were eliminated. Everything was extremely cruel!
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On one of the screens, a young man was kneeling on the ground. There was a hole in the centre of his forehead, his eyes were unfocused, and his lips were moving. It was possible to make out that he was saying, ‘I’m unwilling to accept this.’
One peerless genius after another fell!
In less than five minutes, 3,600 people had already been eliminated.
Unwilling!
Those who were eliminated were naturally unwilling to accept it. They had already made it this far, and they were only a tiny step away…
Being in a universe country and being in the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company were completely different things!
Those five giants were the five most powerful human forces in the universe. Every one of these peerless geniuses considered themselves extraordinary. Only the most powerful forces in the universe were worthy of them.
If they were going to enter, they had to enter the best!
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Half an hour later, the second round began.
Another half of the 3,600 geniuses fell, while the other half continued forward.
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Another half an hour passed. After resting and making preparations, the third round began.
These 1,800 peerless geniuses were all filled with immense desire. They were only one step away from final victory.
However, on every arena, only one person could enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company. The other person had to be eliminated.
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Luo Feng and Rong Jun divided their attention among dozens of screens. For peerless geniuses with powerful spiritual wills, multitasking was truly easy. Although the 100 peerless geniuses present were all watching quite a few screens, every one of them was paying particular attention to one screen.
It was the live broadcast of the battle involving the Huo Shen Race member ‘Phantom Demon’ Galasi.
“He won.”
“He still won just like that.” Luo Feng frowned slightly.
In Phantom Demon Galasi’s three battles, during the first and second battles, Phantom Demon Galasi simply stood there without moving, and his opponents instantly fell.
As for the third battle, although his opponent barely managed to withstand the first soul attack, he still fell after the second attack.
Three victories in a row!
Phantom Demon Galasi obtained a place.
“This Phantom Demon is terrifying.” The barbarian youth said in a low voice.
“Mm.”
Luo Feng stared at the screen. “A pure soul attack usually isn’t too frightening, but if it is combined with an ‘illusion technique’, then it becomes terrifying. This illusion can make someone fall into an illusion without realising it themselves. A terrifying illusionist like this is the natural enemy of martial artists!”
“Mm.” Rong Jun nodded slightly.
Luo Feng, for example, had cultivated the two secret techniques ‘Soul Seal’ and ‘Void Tower’. His control over mind force had reached an extremely high level, and his defence was also extremely strong. He had some confidence in resisting Phantom Demon Galasi.
But most martial artists restrained their mind force and strengthened their wills. They might be effective against a direct mind force impact, but when facing an ‘illusion technique’, many martial artists would fall victim to it.
‘Phantom Demon’ Galasi’s illusion techniques were ineffective against mechanical puppets, metal lifeforms, the Demon Killer Race and other beings without souls or spiritual consciousness.
But against beings with souls, their power was extremely formidable.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, 900 figures appeared on the central square.
Most of these 900 human genius elites had excited expressions. Yes, after three consecutive rounds of elimination, these 900 had ultimately succeeded out of the 7,200 people.
However, some people among the genius crowd remained expressionless.
Such as the tall, thin man shrouded in a black robe.
“No wonder those Immortals determined that Phantom Demon Galasi has top ten strength.” The hundred people including Luo Feng all stood up and walked over to gather together. Luo Feng’s gaze fell upon the tall, thin man in the black robe.
“Mm.” The tall, thin man in the black robe suddenly looked towards Luo Feng as well.
The other man’s strange eyes seemed to contain some inexplicable form of guidance. However, Luo Feng’s will was incomparably strong and was completely unaffected. Instead, he stared coldly at his opponent, as if a Golden Horned Beast were staring down its prey.
Two geniuses whom a group of Immortals had judged to possess top ten strength were now both extremely eager to battle each other.
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The 1,000 genius elites gathered together. Quite a few geniuses who were judged to possess top ten or top twenty strength, or who believed they could rank near the top, were all observing the others.
“Congratulations!”
That ethereal voice entered the minds of all 1,000 people. Everyone saw the purple scaled man in the azure battle robe appear in front of the crowd.
“You are the 1,000 most outstanding people among all 1008 universe countries in this edition of the Genius Battle. Our Virtual Universe Company will also devote all its efforts to cultivating you. If anyone does not want to enter the Virtual Universe Company, you can say so now.”
Silence. No one spoke.
“Very good.”
“However, you should understand that competition exists forever in the universe. There is competition everywhere. You 1,000 people cannot possibly receive identical treatment and identical cultivation resources. Even my Virtual Universe Company would not dare waste precious resources in such a manner.” The purple scaled man in the azure battle robe smiled. “Let me make the announcement.”
“Among these 1,000 people, those ranked 101st to 1,000th will receive a bonus of 10 mixed yuan units, be allowed to enter the Initial Universe to comprehend its laws, and be allowed to join the core ‘Apocalypse Secret Realm’ of my Virtual Universe Company.”
“Those ranked 11th to 100th will receive a bonus of 100 mixed yuan units, be allowed to enter the Initial Universe to comprehend its laws, and be allowed to join the core ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’ of my Virtual Universe Company.”
“Those ranked 3rd to 10th will receive a bonus of 1,000 mixed yuan units, be allowed to enter the Initial Universe to comprehend its laws, and be allowed to join the core ‘Absolute Beginning Secret Realm’ of my Virtual Universe Company.”
“Those ranked 1st and 2nd will receive a bonus of 10,000 mixed yuan units, be allowed to enter the Initial Universe to comprehend its laws, and be allowed to join the core ‘Primal Secret Realm’ of my Virtual Universe Company.”
“Under normal circumstances, the ‘Primal Secret Realm’ only accepts one person from each edition. However, the overall standard of your edition is relatively outstanding, so after discussions among the highest levels of the Virtual Universe Company, you have been granted two places to enter the ‘Primal Secret Realm’ this time.”