"Our journey is over." Though they were deeply unwilling to accept it, rules were rules. Their strength simply fell short.
"Before we leave, let's go have a huge meal. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Although they could log off the Virtual Universe directly and return to reality, having rarely made it to the finals of the Genius Battle, aside from a very few who logged off immediately, everyone else left the building's hall and headed to the restaurants around the park.
"I refuse to believe that just because we're worse than them now, we'll still be worse than them in the future. We're only Star-level now. Our cultivation journey has only just begun, and there's still a long road ahead."
Naturally, some refused to concede defeat. After all, the future was unpredictable. Not joining the Virtual Universe Company did not mean one could achieve nothing. There had always been people in the universe who had not joined the Five Great Factions yet still became immortal.
"My god, I never thought our Black Dragon Mountain Empire would actually have two people become core members of the Virtual Universe Company." After the Trial Tower ended, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire in the real universe seemed to explode into uproar. Luo Feng and Shen Fei's rankings had shocked everyone. This was the final battle among all 1,008 Universe Kingdoms across the entire human territory. Luo Feng had ranked second—the value of that achievement spoke for itself.
"Luo Feng is unbelievably strong."
"Shen Fei is impressive too."
"Rong Jun isn't bad either."
Although Shen Fei's overall ranking was only eighteenth, that alone was enough to thrill the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. In fact, it was not just the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. The Qianwu Universe Country was the same. Luo Feng, Shen Fei, and