Preliminaries

"World Zone 6, not bad. That number's a good omen. Which world zone are you all from?" Bai Yue asked Luo Feng and the other two after seeing his assigned number.

"I'm in Zone 72. Second brother Luo Feng, what about you guys?" Hong replied to his question.

"Haha, I'm in Zone 88. I like this number. Crazy. What about you?"

"Me? Zone 1!" Luo Feng said.

Bai Yue looked around. As the ancient saying goes, a crowd of ten thousand is like a sea of people!

So what would eight hundred billion people gathered together look like?

At a glance, it was all people, dressed in all sorts of ways. Some were over ten meters tall, while others were less than a meter. They were all talking in groups of three to five.

"Attention everyone, this preliminary elimination will be divided into one hundred 'world zones'. We will begin collective teleportation shortly, sending you to your assigned 'world zones'. Please take this time to check your equipment. Once the preliminaries begin, you will no longer be able to request weapons." A clear voice echoed throughout the continent.

Bai Yue looked down at himself.

He was wearing a golden Tier 2 primal energy battle suit, a helmet, battle boots, and had a spatial ring on his hand. It stored items like shields, primal energy weapons shaped like staffs, and Yan Shen Bing. When not activated, Yan Shen Bing also took the form of a staff and could be used as a warrior's weapon. Weapons simulated in the virtual universe felt exactly the same as real ones.

"Collective teleportation commencing. Countdown: 60... 59... 58..." The clear voice resounded across the continent.

Amidst the ocean-like crowd, Bai Yue and the other three exchanged glances.

"Good luck!"

"May the odds be ever in your favor," Luo Feng chuckled.

"Let's both pass the preliminaries," Thunder God also smiled.

"Good luck," Hong said with a smile.

"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleport!" The clear universal language echoed in the ears of the over eight hundred billion people gathered on the continent, and in an instant, everyone on the continent vanished.

At the same moment.

In the virtual universe, in one hundred separate worlds that had been created, over 8.2 billion people appeared respectively.

Humanity in the universe—the peak Genius Battle, preliminaries began simultaneously in the various universe kingdoms!

The space instantly shifted. When Bai Yue regained his senses, he found himself in a room resembling a college dormitory. The room was very simple, with only a few beds, a bathroom, and a large cabinet.

He stretched his body. The gravity was about 1000 times that of Earth, which wasn't particularly extreme.

He looked down at the screen on his arm guard. This screen would automatically receive various messages transmitted by the organizing body, the Virtual Universe Company.

The screen displayed dense text.

"Participant: Bai Yue (Black Dragon Mountain Empire) Points: 0 Rank: None World Zone: Sixth World Zone Time: The preliminary elimination will last for 30 days. At the end of the time, the preliminaries will conclude, and the victors will be determined based on the final point rankings. Note: The Sixth World Zone is a continent simulated to resemble the 'Nabi Planet' of the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom in reality. The entire continent has 76 cities, as well as wilderness deserts, swamps, and forests. The land area is over six million square kilometers. The hardness of the houses, ground, and other items in the Sixth World Zone are all B2 grade. Scoring Rules: Killing one contestant earns one point, and you will also receive half of the opponent's points! Therefore, killing a strong opponent yields more points. Ranking Rules: Deceased participants still have a rank. If the points are high enough, even if death causes the preliminaries to end prematurely and half the points are lost, it is still possible to rank within the top one thousand and first place. So please hurry. Solemn Reminder: Everyone has only one life. Upon death, the preliminaries will stop and half the points will be lost. ... The scenes were all similar, but the area of this continent was much smaller than the First World Zone where Luo Feng was located. This meant their battles would be more brutal, as it implied the contestant density had nearly doubled!

"Bang bang bang."

"Rumble."

In an instant, the previously quiet campus erupted with various sounds, punctuated by screams.

He took out his Yan Shen Bing from his spatial ring, feeling its weight. Holding the dark golden staff in his right hand, he opened the dormitory door and stepped into the hallway.

As soon as his foot landed, a saber light slashed towards his neck, which he blocked steadily with his dark golden staff, preventing it from advancing.

A golden light flashed, and the figure attacking him fell to the ground. He was similar in height to Earthlings but had pale green skin and a pair of small antennae on his forehead.

Without further observation of the deceased attacker, he continued towards the hallway. Golden small swords flew, piercing all visible contestants, none of whom could withstand a second strike.

He soon walked out of the dormitory building and arrived at the large central plaza. The directions to his left, right, and where he came from all had the same dormitory buildings. Only in front was there a large road extending outwards, connecting to a taller building that seemed to be a teaching building.

As he walked into the center of the plaza, even without using his mental power, he could feel countless gazes falling upon him, filled with killing intent.

Several golden small swords danced around him, striking down various shaped mental power weapons that attacked him silently. More golden small swords detached from the dark golden staff and flew towards the surrounding buildings.

After a series of tragic screams, the surrounding buildings fell silent. The contestants inside had all fallen, posing no obstruction to him.

He leaped towards the top of the teaching building ahead, which would allow him to observe the surrounding environment.

Soon, he reached the top of the teaching building. Looking out, he saw that the school was located in the city center, surrounded by even taller skyscrapers. In front of the school was a large sports field, and along the edge of the field was a small river that flowed through the city.

A bridge over the river connected to the city center. From the bridge to the base of the teaching building, a wide avenue divided the sports field into two sections.

It was evident that the city was not peaceful at the moment. Smoke rose from all directions, and dust from collapsing buildings filled the air everywhere. It was easy to imagine how fierce the battles within were.

"Then I'll start with this school!" Bai Yue thought to himself. He wasn't planning to wait half a month like Luo Feng. To become number one in the world region, besides strength, a certain amount of luck was also needed.

After all, once everyone had accumulated enough points later on, they would all start seeking out strong individuals from other cities. If one was unlucky and never encountered anyone with a high score, it would be possible to miss out on first place.

Therefore, being able to kill more people and gain more points was a good thing. His Mental Power scanned the surroundings without reservation, sweeping through the other participants. The Golden Small Sword continuously flew out, killing any participants he detected.

His brazen actions immediately enraged the surrounding participants. Various weapons attacked him, but before they could even get close, they were destroyed in mid-air. Among them were even some strong individuals who had comprehended a Domain.

A short while later, the surroundings fell silent. Only the dense corpses on the school building's rooftop and the playground below testified to the fierce battle that had just taken place!

The Golden Small Sword flew back into the dark gold Staff. His Mental Power detected some participants who had escaped his attack range, but he didn't pay them any mind. He flew towards the direction where the fighting had been most intense.

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