Trial Space

"This genius named Bolan is formidable. Ming, if you run into him, be careful!"

Luo Feng had watched Bolan's battle videos more than once. Among the several thousand dossiers, aside from Yue Ming, Bolan was undoubtedly the strongest.

"I know Bolan. He truly is the strongest genius in this Peak Genius Battle, but judging from his performance in the videos, he should still be holding something back..."

Yue Ming watched the video. He could tell that Bolan had not gone all out. Based on his comprehension of the Origin Laws, Bolan's comprehension of the Space Origin Laws had reached at least 15%.

"Other than Bolan, there aren't any noteworthy geniuses."

The thousands of videos were quickly fast-forwarded through. Yue Ming gently shook his head, finding that aside from Bolan, there were no particularly impressive experts.

"..."

The corners of Luo Feng and the others' mouths twitched. They all felt that Yue Ming was showing off a little, but they also knew that he was probably just stating the facts. Perhaps only Bolan was worthy of his regard.

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye. The Peak Finals were finally about to begin.

Across the various continents and islands of the Virtual Universe, over a million geniuses were teleported to the gathering places of their respective Universe Countries.

On a floating island above Ganwu Continent, Yue Ming and the others suddenly appeared at the island's teleportation point.

"Everyone, this way, please."

Beside the teleportation point stood a Universe Level warrior in work clothes, smiling as he pointed toward a nearby path.

"Thank you."

Yue Ming and the others nodded with smiles, then headed down the path. Before long, they arrived at a plaza surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants.

A large crowd had gathered in the plaza. There were men and women of all kinds of appearances, though at least a third of them looked fairly similar to Earthlings. Earthling appearances were considered mainstream in the universe.

"Look, Madman is here..."

"Who's the person standing beside Madman? He looks familiar. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

"Sword God Seek Defeat. Haven't you read his dossier?"

"So he's Sword God Seek Defeat. His battle videos were too blurry to make out his face at all. He's considered one of the people most likely to make it into the top ten of the Peak Finals..."

"I heard Sword God Seek Defeat has an extremely deep comprehension of the Space Origin Laws..."

"The contestants in this Peak Genius Battle are way too monstrous. First there was Death God Bolan, and now there's Sword God Seek Defeat..."

Although Yue Ming kept a relatively low profile, his information had still been dug up. Someone had discovered his nickname in the Decisive Battle Space: 'Defeat Seeker.'

Combined with the way he had swept through the entire world division with a single battle sword, someone had given him the title Sword God Seek Defeat.

"Hey, Madman."

"Killer, long time no see."

"Thor!"

Seeing Luo Feng and the others arrive, quite a few people greeted them with smiles. During the Reincarnation Battle, they had fought most of the others one-on-one, so they could be considered acquaintances.

"Wind Wheel!"

"Patro."

Luo Feng and the others also greeted several people they were on good terms with. As time passed, more and more people gathered in the plaza, until all one thousand geniuses had arrived.

The crowd stood together in a noisy bustle. Quite a few people who knew one another in reality, or had become acquainted through battle, gathered together to chat and reminisce.

"Luo Feng, aren't you going to introduce him? This must be Sword God Seek Defeat, right? I've watched your battle videos. You're very strong! Let's spar sometime if we get the chance."

A young man dressed like a savage, nearly three meters tall and clad in beast-hide clothing, strode over. He stared at Yue Ming with blazing eyes, radiating powerful fighting intent.

"I know you too. Rong Jun the Wildman. You're quite strong yourself!"

Yue Ming smiled and nodded. Rong Jun was simply too tall; Yue Ming had to tilt his head up to speak to him.

"Luo Feng, you've improved quite a bit over the past year, haven't you? I know you've made huge progress."

"You'll find out when we face off at the peak."

"So confident?"

"Of course!"

Just as everyone was chatting and catching up, an invisible pressure enveloped the entire plaza. Everyone's faces turned pale, and their bodies trembled slightly against their will.

Then, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a giant wearing scale armor and a helmet walked over. The aura naturally emanating from him carried a heavy stench of blood, making everyone instinctively afraid.

"You may address me as Lord Thirteen. By order of the great Ganwu Country Lord, I will lead you to the Peak Finals..."

"Yue Ming, Rong Jun."

The scale-armored giant who called himself Thirteen fixed his gaze on Yue Ming and Rong Jun.

"Lord Thirteen."

Yue Ming and Rong Jun hurried forward and bowed slightly in greeting.

"In this Peak Genius Battle, the two of you rank among the very best. Yue Ming especially—placing in the top ten of the Peak Finals is practically guaranteed for you. The Country Lord has placed great expectations on you. Do not disappoint him, understand?"

"Yes!"

Yue Ming and Rong Jun answered respectfully.

"Let's depart!"

Then, led by Thirteen, everyone underwent a collective teleportation and arrived in a brand-new plane created by the Virtual Universe.

"We're here. You may move freely. You can sleep and rest in your rooms, or go to the plaza and interact with geniuses from other Universe Countries. The Peak Finals will not begin until tomorrow morning. At that time, the organizers from the Virtual Universe Company will summon you. No matter where you are in this plane, you'll hear the notification..."

"Yes!"

After Thirteen left, everyone let out a sigh of relief. Then they gathered in groups of two or three, either chatting or heading off to find their rooms.

Time passed swiftly, and morning arrived in the blink of an eye. The Peak Finals officially began, and a crisp, pleasant voice echoed throughout the entire plane.

"All contestants from the 1008 Universe Countries, please gather at the central plaza..."

In an instant, over a million geniuses either flew in from the sky, flew out of the residential towers, or converged toward the center from the edges of the central plaza. Before long, every genius had gathered.

Standing before them were 1008 immortal beings. These immortals naturally exuded their pressure, and the pressure of over a thousand powerful immortals instantly silenced all one million people in the plaza. No one dared make a sound.

"Welcome to the Peak Genius Battle hosted by our Virtual Universe Company."

A man in a blue battle robe with purple scales on his head appeared in the empty air ahead. He hovered there with a smile, and the faint aura naturally emanating from him made everyone submit instinctively.

"Venerable!"

The thousand-plus immortals bowed in salute. Seeing this, the geniuses hurriedly followed suit.

"No need for such formalities."

The blue-robed man nodded with a smile, then continued introducing the rules of the Peak Finals.

"Each of the 1008 Universe Countries has selected one thousand geniuses, for a total of over one million geniuses. Our Virtual Universe Company will choose the strongest thousand among you and admit them into the core of our Virtual Universe Company. This means that you million people will compete for these thousand spots."

"In a moment, all of you will be teleported separately into a Trial Space. Our Virtual Universe Company has prepared more than a million Trial Spaces for you, one for each person."

"Within each Trial Space are seven Trial Towers. Each Trial Tower has seven levels. Starting from the first Trial Tower, you must clear all seven levels before entering the second Trial Tower, continuing until you die and are removed from the Trial Space. Only then will the competition end!"

"Your points will then be calculated according to your performance in the Trial Space..."

After the blue-robed man finished explaining the rules, a teleportation countdown sounded beside everyone's ears: ten, nine, eight, seven...

When the countdown ended, an invisible force enveloped everyone. Yue Ming only felt his body grow lighter before discovering that he had appeared on a meteorite.

Looking around, he saw tiny stars in the distance. In the center of the meteorite stood seven tall towers, each with seven levels.

Yue Ming looked down at the armguard on his wrist. Just like the preliminary rounds within Ganwu Universe Country, the armguard's screen would automatically receive the information transmitted by the host, the Virtual Universe Company.

Contestant: Yue Ming (Ganwu Universe Country)

Points: 0

Rank: None