After returning to his West Lake Manor, Bai Yue used the copied Moshazhu Race skin to transform this body into a member of the Moshazhu Race. He intended to use the Moshazhu Race's talent as darlings of space to improve his comprehension of the Space Law.
Within the Dao Fruit space, Bai Yue's true body broke down into cosmic energy, then condensed into an incomparably strange crystal. This crystal had 10,081 faces, each covered in extraordinarily intricate golden Secret Patterns. This was the Moshazhu Race's Life Crystal Core.
With a thought, streams of black airflow formed Bai Yue's appearance once more, but his essence had already become that of an Energy Life—the Moshazhu Race!
One evening a few days later.
Across the continents and islands within the Virtual Universe, whether it was day or night—
At this moment, suddenly—
Above the night sky of Black Dragon Mountain Island, an enormous black announcement appeared out of nowhere, its edges radiating light. Upon the entirely black announcement were lines of dazzling white text.
"Humanity of the Universe—Cosmic Peak Genius Battle"
"Once Every Ten Thousand Years!"
"About to begin!"
"Jointly organized by the Virtual Universe Company and all Universe Kingdoms!"
"Are you a genius? Unable to find an opponent of the same level and rank? Then join the 'Cosmic Genius Battle'! Here, countless geniuses from all the Universe Kingdoms across the universe will engage in fierce battles!"
"For details, please use your Virtual Assistant to visit the official website of the 'Virtual Universe Network.'"
This enormous announcement had suddenly appeared in the night sky, more than a million li in both length and width. Even on Black Dragon Mountain Island, with its population of hundreds of millions, everyone who looked up could clearly see it!
"The Peak Genius Battle is starting? Wow, haha, this is going to be insane!"
"Hundreds of millions of geniuses from every Universe Kingdom fighting?"
"This is a grand event for the entire Human Race!"
"I heard that those in the Top 1000 in the Universe Ranking receive astonishingly huge rewards."
"Yeah, the Virtual Universe Company is organizing this one. The rewards will definitely be enormous."
"The Peak Genius Battle is held twice every ten thousand years. Once by the Virtual Universe Company, and once by the Giant Axe Fighting Arena!"
"Hurry up and check the official website."
In just one night, the news spread throughout every Universe Kingdom of humanity.
The speed at which it spread showed just how advanced the Virtual Universe Network was.
After making his earlier guess, Bai Yue had instructed his Intelligent Assistant, Long Kui, to keep a close watch on news like this, so he learned of it immediately.
He then sent a message to notify Luo Feng and the other two.
In the Virtual Universe, Nine Star Bay Residential Area on Black Dragon Mountain Island was their base. Each of them had purchased their own property there.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God all appeared on the lawns outside their homes.
"You finally made it. Look up at the sky!" Bai Yue said to the three who had just entered the Virtual Universe.
The three raised their heads in confusion.
In the sky... an incomparably enormous announcement hung overhead like a heavenly curtain.
"Peak Genius Battle?" Hong's pupils contracted, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.
"Hundreds of millions of geniuses from every Universe Kingdom in the entire universe fighting?" Luo Feng could not help drawing in a cold breath as he read the announcement. Insane—far too insane. How vast was the universe?
Forget the universe itself. Gan Wu Universe Kingdom alone contained hundreds of millions of star systems.
If the top genius from every star system were gathered together, a single Universe Kingdom could assemble hundreds of millions of geniuses!
"Interesting." Luo Feng narrowed his eyes, a powerful desire rising within him.
"This is a good opportunity. We should all sign up and strive for good rankings!" Bai Yue said to the three.
At the same time, Thunder God opened the detailed introduction to the Cosmic Peak Genius Battle.
The Peak Genius Battle was divided into the Universe Kingdom Selection Battle and the Peak Grand Finals.
The various Universe Kingdoms would conduct internal selections, choosing elites afterward to participate in the Peak Genius Grand Finals for the entire Human Race.
The grand finals would determine the final rankings.
"The Top 1000 in the Universe Ranking will receive three major rewards. First, prize money ranging from 10 Primordial Units to 10,000 Primordial Units, depending on rank. Second, a place to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment. Third, the opportunity to become an internal 'Core Member' of the Virtual Universe Company."
"The terms offered are pretty good. Prize money, entry into the Initial Universe, Core Member... mm, these conditions are worthy of those super geniuses ranked in the Top 1000 in the Universe Ranking." Babata said, "Luo Feng, this is a good opportunity. You should give it a try."
"What do you mean, give it a try?" Luo Feng retorted. "From your tone, it sounds like getting into the top thousand will be difficult for me?"
"What do you mean, difficult?"
"Luo Feng, you really are underestimating the hundreds of millions of geniuses in the universe! Forget the Top 1000 in the Universe Ranking—that's far, far too difficult for you, practically impossible. Even in Gan Wu Universe Kingdom alone, it would already be quite impressive if you could make it into the top thousand." Babata said.
"I think the only one among you with any hope of entering the Virtual Universe Company is that kid Bai Yue. Even now, I still can't see through him!"
"Old Bai definitely won't have a problem!" Thinking of Bai Yue's unfathomable comprehension of laws, Luo Feng recalled how he had challenged him more than once recently, only to be effortlessly killed every time. His confidence was nearly gone.
Seeing their excitement, Bai Yue poured cold water on them instead. "Although immortal warriors are rare in the universe, when all the Universe Kingdoms are added together, there are hundreds of millions of Star Level fighters apprenticed to immortal warriors! In terms of talent... there are countless people with powerful bloodlines and outstanding gifts! In terms of comprehension, the universe's population is incalculable—how could there be no one with exceptional comprehension? As for strong willpower, diligence, and hard work, there are even more of those."
"Of course, we aren't without advantages either. First, we have cultivated for only a short time and still have room to improve. Second, it concerns Earth's greatest secret!" Bai Yue paused here.
Then he said seriously to the others, "We Earth humans possess a unique talent in matters of the soul. We can improve extremely quickly in cultivating Mind Will. I looked it up in the Virtual Universe, and this is unparalleled even in the universe. So we must guard this secret closely. Before we become strong enough, do not reveal mental cultivation beyond our own level!"
Bai Yue had already intended to find a time to warn them about this issue. Now that the Cosmic Peak Genius Battle had begun, he took the chance to remind the three of them!
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is! Earth produced several freaks like them in succession, comprehending domains at the Planet Level. How could that possibly be such a coincidence? So there was such a huge secret hidden behind it!" Babata said excitedly in Luo Feng's mind.
"Now that you mention it, Xiao Yue, I really have noticed something different. In the Slaughter Arena and the dueling space, I did find that many people's state of mind was inferior even to some War Gods on Earth. It seems there was a reason for that." Hong calmly recounted some of the things he had witnessed.
A common man was innocent, but possessing a treasure made him guilty.
Everyone understood this principle. Moreover, the four present were all Earth's elites. If Earth's uniqueness were exposed, what would the consequences be? Just thinking about it was unbearable!
"There's no need to worry too much. As long as we don't perform too outrageously, no one will notice." Seeing their heavy moods, Bai Yue comforted them.
"Haha, you're still the smart one, Xiao Yue. I never would have noticed something like that!" Thunder God said with a laugh from the side.
"As long as everyone keeps this matter in mind, that's enough. Let's study the registration process instead!" Hong smiled as well. It seemed the matter had not affected him much at all, fully revealing his exceptionally strong state of mind.
Bai Yue, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God each opened a screen before them and entered the registration page on the Virtual Universe Company's official website.
At the very top of the page was an extremely conspicuous number—1,948,593,889. A few seconds later, it leapt sharply upward again, becoming 2,008,299,173. Beside it was a line of universal language text: "Number of registrants in Gan Wu Universe Kingdom."
"So many people registered." Thunder God exclaimed.
"There really are a lot." Luo Feng looked carefully. "That's right, it has already exceeded two billion."
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