There were eleven people in the living room.
Thunder God, Hong, and nine others whom Luo Feng did not recognise were all sitting beside the long dining table.
“Third Brother.”
“Third Son.”
Thunder God and Hong both stood up, while the other nine also turned to look over. Eight of them immediately stood up, with only an elderly man with long silver hair sitting in the centre, carefully observing Luo Feng.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
“Luo Feng, I am Butte Ashka. I have come here representing the Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.”
“Greetings, Lord Butte Ashka.”
Luo Feng respectfully saluted.
Having attended the Ganwu Auction and seen far too many World Lords, Luo Feng immediately determined that this silver haired old man was a World Lord.
“Everyone, sit down.”
The silver haired old man smiled.
Luo Feng also walked over and sat beside Hong and Thunder God.
“Luo Feng, there are two reasons for my visit this time. First, I very much wanted to see the outstanding genius of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire.”
The silver haired old man had completely white hair and beard, and appeared extremely amiable, making people instinctively feel close to him.
“Second, it is because of His Majesty. His Majesty has been paying very close attention to you, Luo Feng, and attaches great importance to you. He also wants to reward you handsomely!”
Luo Feng was stunned.
That Emperor probably did not know that…
He had a grudge with his Ninth Prince.
“Lord Butte Ashka, actually, I have not done anything. I only did some things of my own.”
Luo Feng hurriedly said.
“No!”
The silver haired old man shook his head.
“Luo Feng, you have won tremendous honour for our Black Dragon Mountain Empire this time. The countless citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire are proud because of you! You have rendered great service.”
“Great service…”
Luo Feng could only obediently listen.
“Originally, the Emperor intended to reward you, Luo Feng.”
The silver haired old man looked at Luo Feng.
“However, I suggested that your reward should be postponed for the time being.”
Luo Feng looked at the World Lord before him, becoming even more confused.
“I suggested to the Emperor that… if Luo Feng, you can enter the top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country, you will be granted an entire star system!”
“An entire star system?”
Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God were all greatly shocked.
“As far as I know, your first planetary territory is Earth. Therefore, as long as you can enter the top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country, the Milky Way under the Silver Blue Empire will belong to you!”
The silver haired old man carefully observed the three of them. As he had expected, Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God all revealed shocked expressions.
The Milky Way?
That was territory belonging to the Silver Blue Empire.
“Rest assured. This is the Emperor of the Silver Blue Empire, Yiwei. This matter has received the approval of the Silver Blue Empire’s imperial family.”
The silver haired old man looked at a handsome man in white sitting nearby.
The white robed man smiled and nodded at Luo Feng.
“I have wanted to meet Mr Luo Feng for a long time. If Mr Luo Feng can manage the Milky Way, it will be an honour for our Silver Blue Empire.”
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng was startled, but immediately understood.
The top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country?
One had to know that the Ganwu Universe Country had hundreds of millions of star systems, with roughly one person selected for every hundred thousand star systems.
Those who could enter the top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country…
Most of them would probably have reached the ninth level of Domain, while some would have gained a little insight into the Origin Laws.
To possess such terrifying strength at the Stellar level…
As long as such a genius did not fall prematurely and continued to grow, reaching the World Lord level would almost certainly not be a problem!
And once such a genius received focused nurturing, they would eventually become a powerful existence even among World Lords.
A World Lord could easily obtain an entire star system as a territory.
Now, they were essentially giving a star system to a ‘future World Lord’.
Assuming Luo Feng fell midway, without Luo Feng, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and Silver Blue Empire would naturally have many ways to reclaim the Milky Way.
“This, this reward is too generous. Moreover, entering the top 1000 is extremely difficult.”
Luo Feng looked troubled.
“Yes.”
The silver haired old man, Butte Ashka, nodded and sighed.
“It is indeed very difficult. The military strength of our vassal states is somewhat weaker than that of the directly governed territories of the universe country. In the previous edition, we did not even make it into the top 10,000 of the universe country. As for the top 1000, it has been an extremely long time since we last managed it.”
“But Luo Feng, you have a chance of making it.”
“A collection of information gathered by our empire.”
A screen appeared before the silver haired old man. He lightly tapped it.
“I will send it to you.”
“Information?”
Luo Feng was puzzled.
At the same time, Babata reminded him that he had received an email with an attachment.
“Although the preliminaries were not broadcast, based on the names on the rankings, combined with the fact that many talented experts were already very famous, we managed to gather quite a lot of information.”
The silver haired old man smiled at Luo Feng.
“It records some of the super geniuses who passed this preliminary round. There are 827 people in total. All of them are famous super geniuses within the Ganwu Universe Country.”
“Take a look first. It may be helpful to you when the actual arena battles begin.”
“Oh?”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Good stuff!
Knowing yourself and your enemy would allow you to win every battle. If he knew other people’s trump cards beforehand, he could prepare accordingly during battle, increasing his chances of victory.
“Thank you.”
Luo Feng said gratefully.
“You are welcome.”
The silver haired old man smiled at Luo Feng.
“If you can enter the top 1000, I, Butte Ashka, will actually be the one thanking you.”
“I will do my best.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Good. You are one of the hopes of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire! If you enter the top 1000 and get the opportunity to fight against countless geniuses from other universe countries… at least our Black Dragon Mountain Empire will have someone who has stepped onto the stage of the entire human race of the universe.”
A trace of anticipation appeared in the silver haired old man’s eyes.
He was a World Lord, and a powerful one.
But not all World Lords were the same.
Compared with ‘Jiang Tianchen’, a World Lord like him was far inferior in status and strength.
And if Jiang Tianchen were compared with the super geniuses carefully nurtured from the very beginning by giants such as Virtual Universe Company, his status would be even lower.
The giants such as Virtual Universe Company…
When they cultivated super geniuses, they were not merely trying to cultivate Immortals. More importantly, they wanted to cultivate powerful existences among the Immortals!
Of course…
Everything was still a very distant matter.
From the Stellar level to Immortality, the road was simply too distant and too difficult.
Many supreme geniuses became trapped at the peak of the World Lord level for tens of millions of years before eventually dying of old age.
“Work hard. In the arena battles within the Ganwu Universe Country, you represent the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. When you compete against the many universe countries in the ultimate battle, you will represent our Black Dragon Mountain Empire even more.”
The silver haired old man looked at him expectantly.
“Hmm.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God gathered together and spent three days studying the information on the various experts.
“Ranked third in World Zone 8? He is stronger than me.”
Hong’s expression was solemn.
A video was playing on the screen before them.
In the video was a tall, golden haired man with a golden scale on his forehead. He used a huge two handed sword.
When he swung the huge sword, everything became illusory and distorted. Although the huge sword was clearly there, when his opponent tried to block it, they would end up blocking empty space.
One sword killed his opponent.
This man’s Light Domain was even more terrifying than Hong’s.
“So this is Savage? He really is strong.”
Luo Feng’s pupils contracted, and a trace of excitement appeared in his eyes.
“Yes, that’s him.”
Thunder God nodded repeatedly.
“He really is strong.”
Hong’s expression became even more solemn.
One video after another played, along with a large amount of written information.
This was information on many super geniuses gathered by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Many of these geniuses had already become extremely famous before this Genius Battle and had long since been eagerly recruited by various super organisations.
“This guy…”
Thunder God’s eyes widened.
On the video, another bald, muscular man was actually using a pair of iron fists as weapons. Every punch was incredibly powerful.
…
After spending three days reviewing everything, Luo Feng and Hong, who were about to participate in the arena battles, felt considerable pressure.
There truly were countless experts!
It was indeed incredibly impressive for a Stellar level warrior to gain even a trace of insight into the Origin Laws, but the Ganwu Universe Country had far too many people.
Across the entire Ganwu Universe Country, they could still find several hundred people of this level.
…
Time passed, and before they knew it, the day of the arena battles arrived.
16 July 2066, Chinese calendar.
This was the day before the arena battles.
In the Virtual Universe, on one of the floating continents high above Ganwu Continent, there was an enormous conference hall.
The conference hall was extremely large, with row after row of seats.
“The conference hall is really huge. It can actually accommodate 100,000 people.”
Hong smiled and exclaimed.
“The seats are spacious too.”
“This is nothing. At the Ganwu Auction, every seat is incredibly large. There are three million seats, and you cannot even see the end of the entire auction hall at a glance.”
Luo Feng lowered his voice and spoke to Hong.
“Silence!”
A deep, powerful voice rang out, and the entire conference hall instantly became silent.
A man dressed in a silver robe appeared on the high platform at the very front of the conference hall. His gaze swept across the 100,100 people below.
They were all the geniuses who had passed the preliminaries.
“There are 100,100 people from the Ganwu Universe Country who have passed the preliminaries.”
The silver robed man pointed to his side.
A screen immediately appeared beside him, displaying images of various people.
“These 100 people who ranked first in their respective World Zones will directly obtain a final qualification. They will be qualified to represent the Ganwu Universe Country in the ultimate competition against the many other universe countries.”
“The remaining 100,000 people will compete for 900 places.”
“The arena battles will be divided into ‘arena melee battles’ and ‘one on one arena battles’.”
The silver robed man continued.
“First, the arena melee battles will eliminate 90,000 people! The 100,000 of you will be divided into 1,000 groups, with 100 people in each group. Each group will fight on the same arena. The final ten survivors will be considered to have passed the melee battle.”
“After the arena melee battles, only 10,000 people will remain!”
“The 900 places will be decided among these 10,000 people! After that, the one on one arena battles will begin.”
The silver robed man’s gaze swept across the 100,100 geniuses below, and a wave of discussion immediately broke out.
The arena melee battles would eliminate 90,000 people in one go.
That was brutal!
“I heard…”
Hong lowered his voice.
“Last time, everyone from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was eliminated during the arena melee battles, resulting in no one making it into the top 10,000.”
“Hmm.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“During the preliminaries, I only barely made it into the top 1001. The probability of being eliminated in this arena melee is extremely high.”
Hong lowered his voice.
Luo Feng said softly, “Big Brother, anything can happen in a melee battle. You still have a chance of passing the melee. After that comes the one on one battles.”
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a screen appeared before every talented expert in the entire conference hall.
A number from 1 to 1000 was displayed on each screen.
“Can you see the number in front of you? That is your group.”
The silver robed man’s powerful voice rang out.
“Starting tomorrow, Groups 1 through 200 will compete first. The entire arena melee battle will last five days and will end after five days.”
Luo Feng looked at the number in front of him.
‘382’.
Beside him, Big Brother Hong’s group number was ‘161’.
“I wish all of you the best of luck in passing the arena melee.”
The silver robed man’s voice echoed throughout the entire conference hall.
“Now, everyone will be teleported away. Prepare yourselves properly.”
Buzz~~~
All 100,100 geniuses in the conference hall instantly disappeared.