The Gathering of "the Strongest Ever"

Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain, Public Zone.

The Public Zone is very bustling.

This is the only place where the Core Member of the four districts of Yu Xiang Mountain can gather together, and the Core Member of the Virtual Universe Company are all quite wealthy, so the business here is very developed.

Walking in the Public Zone, you can see World Master everywhere. It seems that no matter where you are, you can see hundreds of World Masters at a glance, and 99% of them have been recognized by the Origin Law, with various Origin Law marks on their foreheads.

The wide and ancient streets are paved with black stone slabs, and there are buildings with their own unique beauty along the way. Among them is a nine-story black wooden building, which is surrounded by lush green trees and the interplay of light and shadow makes it look very quiet.

The building is surrounded by a variety of rare and precious flowers and plants, filling the air with a faint fragrance. The restaurant's name is also quite elegant, "Wanyu Lou" (meaning "Myriad Words Tower").

Myriad Words Tower.

An outdoor dining table is set up above, with exquisite dishes and fine wines on the pure white table. From this high vantage point, one can see distant mountains, rocks, and springs, creating a truly elegant scene.

Nine people were sitting around the dining table.

"It's been a long time since we were scattered after the first Qualification Battle. It's really great that we were all able to get together. We owe it all to Luo Feng for bringing us together. Come on, let's drink!" The Wildman Youth Rong Jun stood up.

His voice was deep and resonant. He picked up the wine glass on the table, but found it awkward to hold. So he simply grabbed a bottle of fine wine in front of him, uncorked it, and looked incredibly dashing.

"Yes, yes," Prince "Uka" of Manka Star Prince echoed.

He was eating a piece of roasted meat that was over a meter long, not even knowing what kind of meat it was, when he heard the words and put it on the plate in front of him, and also picked up a bottle of wine.

Luo Feng smiled and said, "You all performed very well in this Cosmic level Qualification Battle. We should celebrate."

"It was meant to be a compliment, but it just doesn't sound right coming from you. You're the number one in the Original Secret Realm Cosmic level Qualification Battle, and even that cold-blooded guy, Bolan, called you a freak!" Uka immediately retorted with a laugh, "We're nothing compared to you!"

The atmosphere at the table was very lively.

Despite Uka's teasing, Bolan remained calm and collected, though a hint of fighting spirit flickered in his gaze as he looked at Luo Feng.

Clearly, although he lost, he hasn't given up yet.

The nine people seated there—

Luo Feng, Bolan, Rong Jun, Jiang Mo, Qian Shui, Lancelot, Ai Chen, Uka, and Long Yun were the top ten from the previous Genius Battle, excluding Lin Yan.

Before the first Qualification Battle, when Luo Feng was still in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm, he and the other eight, as newcomers of the same Primordial Era, naturally formed a small circle, and their gatherings were usually held at Uka's manor.

After the first Qualification Battle, they split up.

Luo Feng entered the Original Secret Realm, Rong Jun had the Universe Country Lord teacher and progressed faster, thus being able to stay in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm. As for the others, the gap between them and the elders of the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm was huge, and they were all eliminated and sent to the Heavenly Zone, ranking in the bottom six.

Another hundred years have passed. Luo Feng and Bolan are in the Original Secret Realm, while Rong Jun has already crossed the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge. In this Qualification Battle, he can rank among the top three in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm at the Cosmic level.

This is already quite amazing. You should know that in the previous Qualification Battle, the appearance of Luo Feng and Bolan eliminated two experts from the Original Secret Realm, namely "Sima Yan" and "Moro".

Sima Yan is an illusionist, a nemesis of martial artists. Moro, like Rong Jun, is a martial artist who tried to Self-created secret technique early on. Even the Feng Wang Immortal God praised Moro's "Beast Fist".

It is worth mentioning that—

This genius named "Moro" had a falling out with Luo Feng during the Desperate Level Mission "Demon Mountain," and almost caused Luo Feng's death. Therefore, his previous elimination was mainly due to Luo Feng.

However, the gap wasn't that big back then.

In this Qualification Battle, during the challenge against Primal Secret Region Member, he was once again severely beaten by Luo Feng. The death in the Virtual Universe had no impact, but Moro was still almost so angry that he vomited blood.

As for the others, although no one else could cross the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge, they had all crossed the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge, and some could even rank in the top ten in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. Among them, Uka even managed to enter the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm with great difficulty.

Judging from the current situation, at most three or four Qualification Battle will be needed for those who were eliminated from the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm to return to the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm.

This is because the Virtual Universe Company has its own reasons for making this distinction from the beginning. Those who can get into the top ten in the Genius Battle have a clear difference in talent compared to those in the Heaven and Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Secondly, the quality of this year's Genius Battle is indeed very high. If these people were in previous Genius Battle, more than half of them would have the ability to compete for first place.

"Speaking of which, Luo Feng, you're really crazy. You broke through to become a Domain Lord right after passing the Qualification Battle," Lancelot said.

Luo Feng's entry into the Original Secret Realm in his first Qualification Battle was already incredible, but what's even more shocking is that... he actually reached the Domain Lord level after just his second Qualification Battle.

"Yes, although your nickname used to be 'Madman,' this time, you're even crazier than I imagined." Long Yun, who had defeated Luo Feng in the Genius Battle, was also stunned.

He raised his glass. "Even the most talented people usually stay at the Cosmic level for thousands of years before breaking through, but you—for your madness, you lunatic, I'll toast you."

"Haha, Long Yun, come on, drink." Luo Feng also raised his wine glass with a smile.

Even Bolan, one of the people present, found Luo Feng's behavior difficult to understand.

You should know that most of the geniuses in the Original Secret Realm, and even those in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm, are capable of breaking through to the Domain Lord level at any time, but how many of them are in a hurry to break through?

Because there is a huge difference in strength between Cosmic level geniuses and Domain Lord level geniuses, the weakest of the Domain Lord level "Primordial Beginning Secret Realm" has passed the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge, while the weakest of the ten Domain Lord level members of the "Original Secret Realm" has passed the Tenth Layer the Tongtian Bridge. The strongest one... cough cough, that's not within the scope of this discussion.

Luo Feng has now passed the 8th level of the Tongtian Bridge. If he is placed in the Domain Lord level, he can barely stay in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm. Once the Domain Lord level Qualification Battle begins, he will inevitably be eliminated!

But--

The difference in treatment between the Original Secret Realm and the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm is significant, especially the channels for obtaining points at the Cosmic level, which are much easier and simpler than those at the Domain Lord level. Therefore, people usually stay at the Cosmic level for a sufficient amount of time so that they can barely gain a foothold after breaking through to the Domain Lord level.

Luo Feng's behavior is clearly illogical.

What they didn't know was that... Luo Feng had taken someone else's inheritance spot Magic Sound Divine General, so it was impossible for him to become known to everyone in a short time by breaking through the Tongtian Bridge. Therefore, he had never shown his Soul Amplitude of up to 32 times.

It was decades ago that I passed the 8th floor.

"Do you think a madman is only this crazy?" Rong Jun's voice boomed. "Then you are very wrong!"

Uka knew what he was going to say and laughed loudly.

Luo Feng shook his head and chuckled.

Seeing their reaction, the group of people nearby became interested. Ai Chen, a girl from the Mengluo Wing Race, asked curiously, "Is there some other Inside story behind this?"

Rong Jun wanted to keep him in suspense, but Uka couldn't hold back any longer and laughed loudly, "Haha, you don't know, Luo Feng was preparing to break through to the Domain Lord level several years ago, but he delayed until now just to wait for this Qualification Battle!"

"Why?" The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Since you already want to break through to the Domain Lord level, why bother with the Qualification Battle?

It means absolutely nothing to him.

"Let me tell you," Rong Jun said with a smile. "About seven years ago, the madman came to me and asked if I was confident that I could break into the Original Secret Realm in this Qualification Battle. If I was confident, he would break through directly; if not, he would wait a little longer."

"Haha..." Upon hearing this, everyone present laughed knowingly, and even Bolan subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth.

The answer is already obvious.

"You've all seen my Qualification Battle video. No matter how confident I am, Sima Yan and Moro are, after all, veterans of the Original Secret Realm. I've cultivated in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm for two hundred years, and at most I can only barely be on par with them, and I'm even slightly inferior. Since you've asked me this, I certainly can't exaggerate my abilities."

Rong Jun shook his head and laughed, "Then he waited until the Qualification Battle, and gave that kid Moro a good beating before choosing to break through."

Everyone burst into laughter.

The conflict between Luo Feng and Moro is no secret to them. Moro's character is another matter, but his talent and combat strength are indeed very strong. If Luo Feng breaks through before the Qualification Battle, there is a great chance that he will be able to return to the Original Secret Realm.

This is a way of forcibly preventing him from standing out!

Rong Jun may be slightly inferior now, but his progress is obvious to all. With the Yuan Chen Country Lord as his teacher, he will very likely surpass Moro in another hundred years.

"Don't talk about me like that," Luo Feng shook his head and laughed. "I only stopped him from entering the Original Secret Realm because of you. Savage, you can't let me down."

"For me?" Rong Jun asked with a mocking expression.

Luo Feng smiled.

It certainly cannot be considered as for Rong Jun.

That Moro was the most disgusting and shameless villain in his life. He wanted to beat him up and make sure that bastard could never rise to the top, forcing him to become a domain lord only in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm. Otherwise... he would never be able to get rid of this grudge.

"Alright, alright, consider it a favor to me. I'll take your thanks." Rong Jun said generously. "If I can't be this obstacle in the next Qualification Battle, you can blame me if you want, you madman!"

In terms of cultivation conditions, the Original Secret Realm has dedicated teachers; in terms of Cultivation Mission, the Original Secret Realm offers three Desperate Level Mission, while the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm only offers two!

Rong Jun had already learned that Moro and Sima Yan had both completed two Desperate Level Mission. After arriving at the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm, their mission quotas were simply insufficient, leaving them only able to undertake Difficult Level missions that they had previously looked down upon.

Therefore, it was indeed advantageous for Luo Feng to do this.

"Great!" Luo Feng exclaimed, then looked at the others, "Uka has returned to the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm this time, everyone should keep up the good work!"

"We're known as the 'strongest in history,' so we can't let others laugh at us."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and everyone fell silent, including Bolan and Rong Jun.

Then they all looked at Luo Feng, their expressions becoming more serious.

Uka stared at Luo Feng, his eyes seemingly spitting Mars: "Don't worry, those old men have only cultivated for a few thousand years longer than us, they're not qualified to be above us."

"Right."

"Don't underestimate us."

"We'll be back in the Primordial Beginning Secret Realm soon!" The others also looked very excited.

The strongest ever!

In the human race, two Stellar Level Genius Battle are held every ten thousand years. Looking back over the long period of time, countless batches of new talents have emerged, and among them, countless powerful individuals have emerged.

Take the "Nine Swords Venerable" who presided over this year's Genius Battle as an example. The existence of High-class Universe Venerable is no less than that of the Universe Country Lord. He was the first place winner of the previous Genius Battle hundreds of thousands of years ago, and he amazed that era that belonged to him.

And now, it is their time.

Or to be more specific, everyone believed that this would be... the era of that man.

Even though only two or three hundred years have passed, only two of them have broken through to the Domain Lord level and have not yet stood the test of time. However, the claim that they are the "strongest in history" has become widespread and has gained a great deal of recognition.

Even if there are some controversies, they will be instantly drowned out by the shocking news one after another.

This was the first time that the man's name had been mentioned by the people present.

"Have you heard that news?"

The Mengluo Wing Race girl, Ai Chen, had a slightly flickering eye and said softly, "More than thirty years ago, Lin Yan... he once again broke through the Domain Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain!"

"A 16-story Tongtian Bridge, how did he cultivate like that? It's terrifying!" The voice of the genius brother and sister from Augustus Planet, Jiang Mo, was filled with admiration and excitement, without any sense of defeat.

He has only reached the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge in his cultivation so far, and is still far from the seventh level.

And that legendary domain lord, who is like a myth in the Virtual Universe Company and whom even the Original Secret Realm World Lord have to keep silent... has already taken this incredible step in such a short time.

Although the crowd quickly calmed down and nothing was outwardly apparent, they all understood that the mere mention of that name stirred something within them.

Therefore, they generally rarely discuss Lin Yan.

Not to mention the Savage Rong Jun, who had been defeated by Lin Yan using both Mental Master and martial arts techniques, even the usually cold-blooded Bolan looked more serious, a surge of energy welling up inside him.

A breath of fearless and decisive spirit.

A breath that Heaven Splitting Earth Shattering!

The man who once walked alongside them has now come so far and created countless historical events.

Even the long Human History shines brighter because of his name, and even the vast universe cannot obscure his brilliance.

That is why, even now, when Lin Yan is still just a domain lord, they are already worthy of being called "the strongest in history"!

The first glimmer of dawn painted the sky a dazzling golden hue, leading everyone to believe that what awaited them would be a brilliant Golden Era.

And what they... have been striving for, persevering for, and wanting to achieve is not the unattainable goal of Lin Yan, but to truly defend this banner of "the strongest in history"!

Let others know that when the sun shines brightly, the stars may be dim, but they have never gone far away.

In their starry sky, the stars remain eternal.

In that way... a long, long time from now, they won't just be ordinary members of countless Genius Battle, but rather the first page of legend, a significant and memorable chapter.

Looking at their reactions, Luo Feng felt a mix of emotions.

They are just a small part of the picture; there are many more people like them.

For example, there was the Phantom Demon "Galesi" who was defeated by Lin Yan, the unrestrained Blood Axe "Tao", the seemingly infallible Mental Master Controller "Gusiluo" who performed perfectly in the third place in the Trial Tower, and many more others. They all showed a completely different mental outlook from the other old people and demonstrated their own talents.

"Is this the power of thought and will?" Luo Feng began to understand some of the ideas and remarks Lin Yan had made when they were exchanging thoughts and feelings.

Virtual Universe Company is full of geniuses; there is no one who is not a genius. Many people, after entering the Core Layer Virtual Universe Company, will naturally have the idea that they are mediocre here.

Then, they accepted their mediocrity and lost the possibility of moving up.

But are they really mediocre?

The top 1,000 in the entire universe! Each one of them can be said to be the number one genius in an entire Universe Country, and some Universe Country can't even cultivate one. How bad can their talent be?

Many of them have forgotten that this is Virtual Universe Company!

It's not about making them see their own mediocrity, but about enabling them to create more possibilities.

The title of "strongest in history" may seem insignificant, as they can't even obtain the resources of a single Hun Yuan Unit, but it can give them more fighting spirit and make them believe that among countless geniuses, they are still special.

They want to prove it.

Only those with a stronger will are qualified to be the ones who overcome all difficulties.

"They might give up on pursuing you just because they can't see your back." Luo Feng looked around, his resolve growing stronger. "But I won't."

"No matter how big the gap is, it won't change anything."

Luo Feng picked up his wine glass, calmly looking at the eyes reflected in the wine. A slight smile appeared on his lips, the wine swayed slightly, and the scene seemed to ripple.

He tilted his head back and drank it all, his eyes shining, silently thinking, "I will definitely catch up with you, Lin Yan."

He has lost, more than once.

Among those present were people who had lost to Rong Jun, lost to Long Yun, and had once been left behind by Bolan Lan.

But none of that matters.

He's not afraid of losing; as long as he has courage in his heart, he can win next time.

He was filled with courage.

Luo Feng put down his wine glass, then looked at everyone present with a smile, "Don't you all feel that something is missing today?"

"What's missing?" A beautiful girl with flowing green hair, naturally curly, and green markings on her face looked around and asked coquettishly.

These are a pair of genius siblings from the mysterious Augustus Planet," the younger sister being Qian Shui.

"I know what Luo Feng is missing." Uka laughed and then put his right hand on Luo Feng's shoulder.

"Hmm?" Everyone looked at him.

Luo Feng also looked somewhat surprised.

"Luo Feng is now Domain Lord level official, so this kind of wine is too bland for such an important gathering. Of course, we need some good wine!"

Uka explained excitedly, "Haha, you don't know, when Luo Feng and I were drinking together last time, he told me that he had drunk Cold Immortal Dew once. It is the wine that his teacher True Yan King, usually likes the most. At that time, he said that he would treat me to this wine next time he treated us to a meal."

Uka laughed and said, "I knew you were a true brother. Don't keep it to yourself, let's all share it."

The others then realized what was going on.

In reality, a bottle of Cold Immortal Dew costs over 100,000 ten thousand Hun Yuan Units, and even in the Virtual Universe, it costs over 100 Hun Yuan Unit. It is undeniably extravagant, but given Luo Feng's wealth, it's not a big deal for him to treat someone to a meal occasionally.

Luo Feng was taken aback.

Uka's mention of it reminded him of something he had said before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it and had long forgotten about it.

Uka is a connoisseur of wine, but he will never forget it.

He shook his head and smiled. He had already given them such a good hint, yet all they cared about was a bottle of wine that cost only a few hundred Hun Yuan Unit!

Luo Feng stood up and said with a smile, "Although I organized this gathering, I didn't just invite the eight of you."

Upon hearing this...

Uka no longer cared about the Cold Immortal Dew, staring at Luo Feng: "... Could it be..."

The others all showed slight changes in expression. The second to tenth positions were all there, so who could be missing?

Call!

The cloud ladder inside the Myriad Words Tower is in operation, rapidly ascending to the top floor of the entire black wooden building.

A World Lord level woman with pointed ears, resembling an elf, gazed at the handsome young man in black robes beside her with a tender expression, her eyes seemingly veiled by a thin mist.

"Your His Highness Lin Yan, I shall take my leave now." The female World Master bowed slightly and then departed.

"Mm." Lin Yan nodded slightly.

He walked toward the pure white dining table.

Far away...

The green-haired youth Jiang Mo, the lively girl Qian Shui, the gentle and quiet Ai Chen, the handsome Lancelot, the low-key and steady Long Yun, the handsome young man Uka with the traditional beauty of the Manka Race, the Wildman Youth Rong Jun with his still messy hair, the peerless genius Bolan with his cold eyes that are slightly fluctuating, and the faintly fierce Luo Feng!

They all stood up, their eyes meeting his from afar.

Lin Yan walked over with a smile, "I heard that our special envoy Luo Feng is hosting a banquet here, so I came to freeload. It seems I'm a little late."

His gaze swept over them, pausing briefly on each of them, before he said gently, "Gentlemen, it's been a long time."