Surging Undercurrents

"The gods..."

"It's Lin Yan, the one who killed the Savage in the qualifiers and took first place in the 88th World Zone!"

"A super Super genius Extreme Divine Weapon is truly terrifying."

"During the battle between Luo Feng and Rong Jun, Luo Feng unleashed four illusory swords in the first level of the Divine Yan Shen Armament Phantom Sword Style. Even so, they were already incredibly powerful. Although Rong Jun won, he was also seriously injured. How strong would Stellar level genius be who can unleash the second level of the Nine Divine Weapons?"

"Only in this way can we defeat that crazy Savage!"

"This 'god' who displayed invincibility in the qualifiers, seems to be making his first appearance after the qualifiers, right?"

"Um."

"The number one genius of the Ganwu Universe Country!"

Lin Yan's appearance attracted the attention of many geniuses. Because of Lin Yan's outstanding performance in the preliminaries, most of them had learned about him after the competition and watched the video of Lin Yan's battle with Rong Jun.

Undeniably, this is someone who makes it impossible to feel any hostility towards them.

Especially after the Savage Rong Jun displayed his flawless and invincible strength in the arena, they realized even more clearly that—

What kind of monster is that person who made the Savage take out the Earth Splitting Saber and reveal their Phantom Body, yet they still couldn't fight against him?

Now, he has appeared!

"Lin Yan!"

Beneath the unkempt hair of the Wildman Youth, his eyes were like those of a god, brimming with boundless fighting spirit.

"Long time no see." Lin Yan nodded slightly.

Rong Jun grinned and laughed loudly, "Haha, Lin Yan, I want to fight you again."

"This time, I definitely won't lose to you!"

Lin Yan looked up at him and smiled, "The Genius Battle has not yet truly begun. There will be opportunities, but not now."

"However..." Lin Yan paused, then said, "I just hope that by then you will still have the courage to raise your sword against me."

Upon hearing this, Rong Jun's pupils contracted.

Do I still have the courage to raise my knife against him?

What exactly does this sentence mean? Does it mean this guy's strength has increased significantly again?

Rong Jun set Lin Yan as his opponent in the Slaughter Space, and it took him two whole years to finally achieve his first victory.

Over the past two years, he has been reflecting on the shortcomings of his swordsmanship day after day, and searching for Lin Yan's weaknesses. For him, Lin Yan is an opponent he takes very seriously and must defeat.

His face was resolute as he solemnly replied, "I will."

"No matter what kind of opponent I face, my blade will never lose its sharpness, nor will it ever lose its courage!"

Lin Yan smiled and said softly, "I'm looking forward to it."

At this moment.

"Everyone! Let's enter the Fighting Arena!"

The organizers of the Virtual Universe Company shouted, and immediately 1,000 genius experts walked along the passage into the Fighting Arena.

There are no spectators in the Fighting Arena today.

1,000 peerless geniuses from various star regions of the Ganwu Universe Country stood there, looking at a giant in front of them!

The giant was over eight meters tall, making the Savage Rong Jun look like a little child next to him. The giant wore Scale Armor Robe and a helmet, exuding a bloody aura, and his eyes seemed to be the gaze of death... casting a shadow over the group of geniuses.

The atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.

In this breathless wait, cold sweat beaded on the foreheads of many geniuses.

"Even a single consciousness is this terrifying in Virtual Universe?" Luo Feng couldn't control his tension, and cold sweat naturally seeped from his forehead.

Even Lin Yan felt the intense pressure of that consciousness, just like everyone else.

Hong was probably the only one who performed well in the entire arena, but he was not particularly noticeable in the crowd, and the giant did not pay much attention to their condition.

Congratulations!

A cold voice echoed in the Fighting Arena: "You 1,000 people are the most outstanding selected by our Ganwu Universe Country. You are all qualified to represent our Universe Country and compete with geniuses from other Universe Country!"

"However, this ultimate showdown will be much more difficult than your previous battles!"

"There are 1008 Universe Country, some of which have a larger territory and more star systems than our Ganwu Universe Country!"

"Because the situations in each Universe Country are different, the internal selection times are also different."

"So!"

"The ultimate showdown of geniuses across the entire Cosmic Humans... will not truly begin for another year and a half. This year and a half is your opportunity to improve yourselves!"

Just as the internal selection process of the Ganwu Universe Country had concluded, the internal selection process was still underway in another human Universe Country — the Barbaric Universe Country —which was extremely far away from the Ganwu Universe Country.

The Barbaric Universe Country is an even older Universe Country Ganwu Universe Country Kingdom.

Their strength ranks among the top five of the 1008 Universe Country in Human territory. Within this Universe Country, there are two extremely formidable human races— the Manka Race and the Aragami Race. Both of these races rank among the top ten in terms of Cosmic Humans.

Even without cultivation, one can easily become a powerful "Domain Lord" upon reaching adulthood! This is also the reason why the Barbaric Universe Country is named as such.

Manka Star.

Manka Star, the home of the Manka Race, is not in the starry sky, but has been moved to a vast divine kingdom.

Inside an oval-shaped castle, the guards at the entrance are all Cosmic level warriors.

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

The two World Master watched with amusement as the young man casually sat down at the dining table and began to eat heartily. This young man possessed the traditional handsomeness of the Manka Race, wore Silver Battle Suit, and had black hair. He was eating with his head down, muttering to himself, "It's just one spot, it's a piece of cake. What's there to congratulate me about?"

The two World Master looked at each other and smiled.

"Your Highness."

One of the World Master smiled and said, "The internal selection of the Ganwu Universe Country has ended, and there are two people among them who need our attention."

"Two people?" The young Manka Race frowned. "Ganwu Universe Country has had over a hundred Genius Battle and has performed Pingping. How come there are two opponents worth taking seriously this time?"

"Tell me about it."

After saying that, he lowered his head again and continued to devour the food on the table.

"Your Highness," the World Master smiled and said, "There is a peerless genius from the Ganwu Universe Country named Rong Jun. He has achieved extremely high attainments in the Origin Law 'earth and space,' and has already reached the point where he can leave Phantom Body in space."

"Phantom Body?" The young Manka Race suddenly looked up.

"That's troublesome." He frowned. "Being able to leave Phantom Body in space and also having achieved mastery of the Earth Origin Law, combined with the two, his attack must be extremely fierce and unstoppable."

He is the most outstanding genius among the younger generation of Manka Race. He received guidance from many immortal beings on Manka Star from a young age, and his vision is very high. He can simulate the opponent's general fighting style and strength in his mind after hearing just a little information.

"Yes." The two World Master nodded.

"And the other one?" the young Manka Race asked.

"Your Highness, based on the intelligence we have gathered and our assessment, this young man named Rong Jun has the potential to break into the top ten overall," a World Master said. "However, he suffered a crushing defeat in the internal selection process of the Ganwu Universe Country."

"Oh?" the Manka Race asked, puzzled.

If a genius with the potential to break into the top ten suffers a crushing defeat, then how strong must the person who defeated him be?

The World Master continued, "The person who defeated him is called 'Lin Yan'! He has achieved great success in the Origin Law of 'light and time' and is a Mental Master Controller, capable of using the Extreme Divine Weapon to unleash the second level of 'Sky Swallowing Cone'!"

"He used the Sky Swallowing Cone during his battle with Rong Jun, but we cannot be sure if he is still hiding his strength."

The Manka Race glared. "Second level of the Extreme Divine Weapon?"

"That's insane! They can still hide their strength like that. This year's opponents are much stronger than in previous years! But no matter how strong they are, the final result won't change!"

"I'll sweep them all aside, and first place... will definitely be mine!"

Seeing the prince's fighting spirit so strong, the two World Master exchanged glances, not wanting to spoil the fun, and could only smile and say, "Then we'll wait for Your Highness to enter the 'Original Secret Realm'!"

In the vast universe.

At this time, among the 1008 Universe Country, many internal selections for geniuses are still underway, while many others have already been completed.

Each of these peerless geniuses, who are among the best in their respective Universe Country, is gathering intelligence on threatening adversaries in other Universe Country.

At this moment, Lin Yan did not care about these things. Collecting information on his opponents was meaningless to him; as long as he was strong enough, that was enough.

He continued to devote himself to cultivation.

With only a year and a half left until the final showdown, no one can afford to relax. In this year and a half, whether it's Rong Jun, Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, or the geniuses cultivated by the Ganwu Royal Family, everyone is working desperately hard!

Rong Jun wants to become the strongest!

Luo Feng was unwilling to go and fight before turning back.

Hong and Thunder God haven't even crossed the threshold of the Origin Law, and they have no chance of competing with the geniuses of many Universe Country. However, they also don't want to leave any regrets in this Genius Battle.

As for the geniuses cultivated by the Ganwu Royal Family, they clearly had the best training conditions, but they were suppressed by Lin Yan, Rong Jun, and Luo Feng. They were also holding their breath, wanting to prove their abilities.

Time passes.

July 2069.

Lin Yan was trying to comprehend the Time Nightmare Beast Silver Pupil when he suddenly felt something and the divine light in his eyes faded.

Looking again, their eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy.

"Ha ha..."

Seven years and two months have passed.

His Green Line Devouring Worm Clone is finally about to be born!