In the First World Zone, all participants could fly to a maximum height of about 9,000 metres above the ground. Any higher, and an invisible barrier would block them.
Above the barrier.
A number of spaceships slowly flew through the sky. In one of them, inside a private cabin, were Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, Xu Xin, the two children, Xiao Hai and Xiao Ping, as well as Xu Xin’s elder brother Xu Gang and his family.
“This Genius Battle isn’t even being broadcast live,” Xu Gang said with a sigh. “If you want to watch the preliminary battles, you have to come to this World Zone and take a spaceship to watch from above, and the fees are so expensive.”
“Brother, it’s perfectly normal that they aren’t broadcasting it,” Xu Xin said with a smile. “There are more than 8.2 billion people fighting. How could they possibly broadcast all of it?”
Through the virtual external scenery.
Xu Xin and the others could look down and see the bloody battles taking place in the cities across the continent. They could even zoom in and clearly see the appearance of individual participants below. Of course, if someone hid inside a building, they could not see them.
“Mum, Dad’s ranking keeps falling.” Xiao Hai bit his lip while holding a screen. On the screen were three rankings, the First World Zone, the 72nd World Zone, and the 88th World Zone, with Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God respectively locked onto them.
Luo Feng’s ranking kept falling.
“Uncle Hong’s ranking is falling too. But Second Uncle’s ranking is rising.” Xiao Hai said, “Second Uncle is rising so quickly. He’s already broken into the top 100,000. Dad and Uncle Hong are both below ten million.”
“What do you know? They’re conserving their strength,” Xiao Ping said.
Xiao Hai glared at him. “There are more than 8.2 billion people below. Who could possibly be Dad’s opponent? Does he even need to conserve his strength?”
“Haha…”
Grandfather and grandmother laughed heartily beside them.
“That’s a bit too much confidence,” Xu Gang said with a laugh. “Come here, Xiao Hai, sit on your uncle’s lap.”
“No.” Xiao Hai lowered his head and continued looking at the screen.
Luo Feng and Hong’s rankings really were very low, completely unremarkable.
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The preliminary selection was taking place simultaneously in 100 World Zones. Since there was no live broadcast, countless people throughout the Qian Wu Universe Country, from the upper echelons to ordinary citizens, paid the fees to take spaceships and watch the battles from above the 100 World Zones.
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Above the 61st World Zone, inside a luxurious spaceship, a group of young men and women were drinking wine and eating delicious food while watching the battles through the virtual external scenery.
“Haha, the current number one is still from our universe country’s directly administered star region.” A burly man over three metres tall, dressed in luxurious robes, laughed loudly while holding a wine glass. “Oh, tsk tsk, Luo Tuo’er, your Pengyu Empire is doing quite well. You have someone from your empire in the top 100.”
“Thank you for your praise, Your Highness,” said a young man with a single braid and a strange jade embedded in his forehead.
“The Pengyu Empire has always been one of the strongest subordinate empires under the Qian Wu Universe Country, producing more powerful individuals than most other subordinate empires. By the way, Luo Tuo’er, I heard there are rumours that your empire is preparing to designate you as the first heir to the throne?”
“I heard that too, Luo Tuo’er. When you become Emperor of the Pengyu Empire, don’t forget us.”
“Luo Tuo’er…”
The young man called Luo Tuo’er smiled before shaking his head. “Those are just rumours. Nothing has been decided yet. In any case, we can’t compare with Your Highness. Your Highness is the only son of Marquis Dingtian, so you will definitely inherit Marquis Dingtian’s title in the future. Marquis Dingtian’s territory is more than ten times larger than our empire.”
The three-metre-tall, burly man could not help smiling when he heard this.
Within the Qian Wu Universe Country, whose territory was vast and boundless, the highest position undoubtedly belonged to the Country Master. Beneath the Country Master were the various Marquis-level powerhouses. Most of those who held Marquis titles within the Qian Wu Universe Country were Immortal-level existences. Their territories were no smaller than those of medium-sized civilisations. Some were even larger.
“Brolin, why haven’t I seen anyone from your Black Dragon Mountain Empire?” The young noble looked towards Brolin nearby.
“That’s right, Brolin.”
“Last time, I don’t think anyone from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire even made it into the top ten thousand.”
“Yes, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has performed very poorly in recent editions.”
This group consisted of princes and princesses from various subordinate empires, young nobles from the Qian Wu Universe Country, and young heirs from powerful families. They often mingled together in the Virtual Universe. As the most influential prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Brolin was also one of them.
“Many experts haven’t made their move yet. Perhaps after some time, a powerhouse from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire will emerge. Am I right, Brolin?” Luo Tuo’er said with a smile.
Brolin forced out a smile. “It’s still too early to say. It has only just begun.”
But inwardly, Brolin felt extremely embarrassed.
Throughout the universe, this sense of regional and imperial honour was generally very strong.
If the Black Dragon Mountain Empire produced a supreme powerhouse, the entire empire would feel immensely proud, while the other star regions and their nations would also look at it with newfound respect.
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Inside a private cabin aboard one of the spaceships watching the battle, there was only one person, Nuolan Shan.
“Ancestor, only 83 of the disciples participating from the family are still alive. The others have all been killed. At the beginning, the population density was too high, and the killing was too intense. There was nowhere to escape. Of the remaining 83, the highest ranked is only around 1.3 millionth.”
Looking at the message on the screen, Nuolan Shan’s expression became ugly.
“A bunch of useless fools.”
Nuolan Shan shook his head. “But there is still plenty of time before it ends. Let’s see. Hopefully, they can give me a surprise.”
In the First World Zone, it was still the same residential building.
Inside one of the ordinary rooms, Luo Feng was still sitting cross-legged. His eyes were fixed on a golden sword in front of him. This hazy golden sword, formed by countless golden threads running through nine small golden swords, was continuously moving in the shape of an eight in front of Luo Feng, travelling at incredible speed.
“Absorb.”
With a thought from Luo Feng, the golden sword immediately broke apart, transforming into a streak of golden light that flew back into the dark golden long staff resting on his legs.
Luo Feng also felt somewhat exhausted. Controlling the Yan Shen Weapon was far more strenuous than controlling the Duan Tian Shuttle. However, its power was also astonishingly great. Luo Feng quietly sat cross-legged for about an hour and recovered his mental strength.
“Ten days.”
“The preliminary selection in this First World Zone has already been going on for ten days. For these ten days, I’ve stayed in this residential building the entire time. Even when people entered the building, I couldn’t be bothered to attack unless they approached my room.”
Luo Feng looked down at the protective-arm screen on his wrist. It displayed his current points.
Participant: Luo Feng
Points: 92
Ranking: 6894 2048
“More than sixty million people are ranked above me?” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “Ten days. One third of the preliminary selection has already passed. The most intense period is over. Those who have survived until now are all experts.”
“During these ten days, the first form of the Yan Shen Weapon has basically become familiar to me. Moreover, my mental force has formed the ‘Void Tower’ in my sea of consciousness.”
The Void Tower was a secret technique, but it had not been created by the Master of the Meteorite Ink Star. When the Master of the Meteorite Ink Star died, he had not even cultivated this secret technique to its highest level.
It could be used in the Virtual Universe.
It took Luo Feng about nine days to form the Void Tower in his sea of consciousness. It was only a one-layer tower, but even so, it greatly increased Luo Feng’s soul defence. Combined with his astonishing willpower, which belonged to a sixth-stage Universe-level Golden Horned Beast, there really were not many opponents of the same level who could compare with him.
“Now!”
“It’s time.”
“Let the killing begin!”
A strange light flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. He suddenly stood up and walked out of his room. Soon, he left the residential building through the staircase entrance.
The residential complex where the building stood was very beautiful, but the ground was often littered with shards of glass, dried bloodstains and corpses. For the sake of realism, the Virtual Universe Company had made it so that when someone was killed, their corpse would remain.
Walking across the grass of the residential complex.
Luo Feng swept his mental force across the area. Because the gravity here was outrageously strong, his mental force could only spread about 800 metres, but 800 metres was enough for Luo Feng to investigate half of the residential complex. This sweep immediately caused six figures to rush out from several residential buildings nearby.
“Friend, you’ve managed to survive for ten days, so you’re not an idiot. Yet you actually dare to sweep the area with your mental force. Looks like you’re quite confident.”
The six figures spread out. One of them, a dark and lean youth, sneered while holding a blood-red curved blade.
“Six.”
Luo Feng’s gaze swept over the six people in front of him.
Since they had survived until now, all six of them probably had more points than him.
“Attack!”
One of the six, a young man in black Origin Force battle armour whose gender was difficult to determine, shouted coldly. At the same time, an invisible mental attack directly pierced into Luo Feng’s sea of consciousness.
Those who could survive until now in the First World Zone were all talented individuals. If they were given a star system, they would at least rank among the top three geniuses in that star system.
Luo Feng’s mental force sweep represented a provocation.
Now that one person had called for an attack, the other five naturally attacked at the same time.
“Boom!” “Boom!”
Two youths with almost identical appearances simultaneously wielded sharp swords and charged forward like lightning.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
A streak of silver light and a streak of golden light shot over from afar.
“Chi.”
The mental attack unleashed by the young man in black Origin Force battle armour directly attacked Luo Feng’s soul. Within Luo Feng’s sea of consciousness, the towering Void Tower merely trembled slightly before easily blocking it.
Luo Feng himself stood on the Duan Tian Shuttle, with faint golden light flowing around his body. With a single movement, he easily avoided the incoming attacks.
“Domain!”
“His domain is extremely powerful.”
The six people’s expressions changed slightly.
With his fifth-level domain, combined with the fact that the Duan Tian Shuttle primarily relied on the Golden Origin Law, and with Luo Feng having already crossed the threshold of law comprehension, his control of the Duan Tian Shuttle had become even faster and more unpredictable.
Dodging these attacks was indeed effortless.
“Die!”
Luo Feng’s mind moved.
Whoosh!
A golden fish flew out from the Duan Tian Shuttle at an astonishing speed, faintly containing a strange and profound law. It swept across the six people in a huge arc.
Immediately, there were several muffled groans, accompanied by the metallic clang of weapons colliding with the golden fish.
“One of them actually survived.”
Luo Feng looked at the dark and lean youth. The other five had already fallen dead.
The lean youth held his blood-red curved blade and stared at Luo Feng, licking his lips.
At this moment, the screen on Luo Feng’s wrist changed again.
Participant: Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain Empire