The Genius Competition Ends, Gathering at Yuxiang Mountain (Part Two)
Luo Feng, having cultivated the two Secret Techniques, <Soul Seal> and <Void Tower>, has reached an extremely high level of control over Mental Force. His own consciousness strength is also at the Universe Level Nine, comparable to that of Golden Horned Behemoth. Coupled with his good will, he is confident that he can resist the Illusion Demon Galexi.
However, most Martial Artist can only gather their Mental Force and strengthen their will. Perhaps they can withstand the impact of Mental Force, but when faced with 'illusion', many still fall for it.
'Phantom Demon' Galesi's illusions are ineffective against soulless creatures such as Mechanical Puppet and Metal Lifeform.
But it is extremely powerful against those with souls.
While chatting with Rong Jun, Luo Feng also kept an eye on the other two screens.
At this moment, both Hong and Dong Nanbiao pulled out their trump cards!
Hong held a Silver White Long Spear, its tip dancing so fast that it seemed to swallow up Light Law in front of him, as it thrust towards his opponent with unstoppable momentum!
"Boom!"
The opponent couldn't dodge in time and was eliminated by Hong Yiqiang!
On the other side, Dong Nanbiao was also fighting against an opponent who had also comprehended the Earth Origin Law.
However, the battle between the two was extremely intense.
In the end, Dong Nanbiao unleashed his Thunderous Momentum at the crucial moment, swiftly defeating his opponent and winning all three matches decisively!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Suddenly, 900 figures appeared in the Central Plaza, most of these 900 human geniuses and elites showing excitement.
Yes, after three rounds of elimination, out of 7,200 people, 900 ultimately succeeded. However, some of these geniuses remained expressionless.
Like the tall, thin man shrouded in a black robe, Hong in Black Battle Suit, and Dong Nanbiao with a resolute gaze.
"No wonder those immortals were convinced that the Illusion Demon Galexi had the strength of a top ten." Luo Feng and the other hundred people stood up and walked over to gather. Luo Feng's gaze fell on the tall, thin man in black robes.
"Um?"
The tall, thin man in the black robe Galesi, also suddenly looked at Luo Feng.
The opponent's strange eyes seemed to carry a mysterious guiding force, but Luo Feng's will was incredibly strong, and he was completely unaffected. Instead, he stared coldly at his opponent, as if a Golden Horned Behemoth was gazing at him.
Two geniuses, recognized by a group of immortals as having the strength to be among the top ten, were now both eager to fight their opponent.
However, Luo Feng's target was not him.
"Congratulations, Big Brother, Brother Biao!"
"Haha, this final battle was really tough, but thankfully it ended well. Now we can finally meet Xiao Yu in Chaos City!"
"Yes, it's great to be able to meet up with Brother Yu." Luo Feng's eyes were filled with joy.
Dong Nanbiao was also full of anticipation.
"The Initial Universe, Sacred Land for human cultivation! The Earthlings will soon converge there!"
In the bustling square.
At this moment, 1,000 geniuses and elites gathered together. Many of them were considered to be among the top ten or top twenty, or even geniuses who believed they could rank among the top. They were all observing the others.
Congratulations!
The ethereal voice entered the minds of a thousand people, and everyone noticed that the Scaled Man the Green Battle Robe and scale armor had appeared in front of their group.
"You are the 1000 most outstanding individuals from the 1008 Universe Country Human Race of the entire human race in this year's Genius Competition! Our Virtual Universe Company will also dedicate its full efforts to nurturing you. If anyone doesn't want to join Virtual Universe Company, they can say so now."
Silence. No one uttered a sound.
Just kidding, we've come this far, no one would be crazy enough to refuse such an opportunity.
"Very good."
"However, you should understand that competition exists everywhere in the universe. It's impossible for all 1,000 of you to receive the same treatment and training resources. Even my Virtual Universe Company wouldn't dare to waste such precious resources."
The Nine Swords Venerable smiled and then announced the treatment for the top one thousand, which was no different from that in the Original Work.
Members of the four secret realms can enter the Initial Universe for thirty years of enlightenment.
The only difference is the reward Points and the bonus.
To be more specific:
Players ranked 101st to 1000th can join the 'Endless Secret Realm' and receive a reward of 10 Hunyuan Unit.
Players ranked 11th to 100th can join the 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm' and receive a bonus of 100 Hunyuan Unit.
The 3rd to 10th place winners will be able to join the 'Taichu Secret Realm' and receive a reward of 1000 Hunyuan Unit.
The 1st and 2nd place winners will be admitted to the 'Primal Secret Realm' and receive a prize of 10,000 Hunyuan Unit!
"It's exactly what Brother Yu said back then, even the prediction that there would be an extra spot in the Primal Secret Realm is the same." Luo Feng and the other two looked at each other.
At the same time, I also felt how great it was to have a brother who entered the core of the Virtual Universe Company ahead of time, as he could know a lot of information that was absolutely confidential to the outside world in advance.
However, Luo Feng and his group knew this, but the vast majority of other geniuses did not.
Silence fell. Most of the thousand Peerless Genius were somewhat puzzled. What exactly did the Four Great Secret Realms— 'Endless Secret Realm,' 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Taichu Secret Realm,' 'Primal Secret Realm,' and 'Original Secret Realm'—mean? But everyone could tell that the 'Primal Secret Realm' was clearly the best of them all.
"Among you 1000 people, there are still differences in strength, so the resources you receive will naturally not be equal."
The Nine Swords Venerable continued.
"The Arena Finals will begin tomorrow to determine the final rankings. The rules for the final battles have already been sent to each of you, so you can all rest well today."
Boom!
After the Nine Swords Venerable finished speaking, he disappeared immediately. Only then did the 1008 powerful immortals begin to discuss.
"The Primal Secret Realm has actually absorbed two this year!"
"I originally thought the spot for the Primal Secret Realm would definitely go to that little guy named Boluo, but I didn't expect there to be an extra spot."
"Virtual Universe Company, you're being unusually generous."
While those great immortals were discussing, Luo Feng and the other 1,000 people all looked down at their wrist screens, where they had already received the rules of the decisive battle.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng frowned as he looked at it.
Hong and Dong Nanbiao also had their brows furrowed.
Because the rules this time are still as simple and straightforward as ever!
The Virtual Universe Company will directly select the top 100 performers based on their performance in the Trial Space and the three rounds of elimination battles. These 100 people will then compete against the top 100 from the Trial Space who were the first to receive a spot.
There are 200 people in total, and they will be engaged in one-on-one battles!
The 100 victors are qualified to enter the 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'. The remaining 900 will all enter the 'Endless Secret Realm'!
Then, the Virtual Universe Company system will determine and select the top 20 people, who will then compete in one-on-one battles to determine the top ten.
The top ten are qualified to enter the 'Taichu Secret Realm'.
The top two from the top ten will be selected to enter the 'Primal Secret Realm'.
A detailed match list is attached.
"This rule is really arbitrary," Luo Feng sighed.
Because Hong and Dong Nanbiao were not on the list of two hundred people!
This means that although Hong and Dong Nanbiao joined the core of the Virtual Universe Company, they were only in the outermost 'Endless Secret Realm'.
"Third brother, it seems that Nanbiao and I have completely used up our good luck here," Hong said with a smile.
From initial shock to quickly adjusting his mindset, Hong's mental cultivation is indeed very strong.
Dong Nanbiao, who was standing to the side, had also adjusted his mindset. "Indeed, getting this far has far exceeded our initial expectations, so there's really nothing to complain about. Anyway, Xiao Yu said that after entering the core, there will still be opportunities to enter higher-level secret realms in the future."
"Yes, competition is always there. As long as you keep moving forward and constantly surpass yourself, that's enough," Hong said with a smile.
Seeing how quickly his two older brothers had come to terms with it, Luo Feng felt a deep admiration. "Big brother is right," he thought, "As long as you keep surpassing yourself, that's the best thing you can do."
However, while Hong and his group quickly came to their senses, the other geniuses didn't share the same positive mindset.
Many Peerless Genius were outraged, with some even questioning the fairness of the Virtual Universe System, only to be told they didn't have to join; the Virtual Universe Company didn't force anyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned; they had no choice but to admit defeat.
Lobby on the first floor of Building 0825.
Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Hong, and Dong Nanbiao were all sitting in chairs. As for the other three members, they had all been eliminated in the previous three rounds of elimination.
At this moment, Luo Feng also introduced Hong and Dong Nanbiao to Rong Jun.
After a few words, the group quickly became closer.
The next morning.
In the Central Plaza, 1,000 Peerless Genius gathered.
Luo Feng and his two companions mingled in the crowd.
"Venerable!"
In the distance, 1008 immortals respectfully bowed.
"Um."
The Nine Swords Venerable in the distance nodded slightly, then turned to look down at the 1,000 young people and said, "Today is a good day. We will select the top 100, the top 10, the first place, and the second place from among you 1,000 people within one day."
"Are you all ready? The final battle begins now!"
Nine Swords Venerable then waved his hand, and 100 huge arenas appeared directly in the Central Plaza. Each arena was covered by a black net above its edge, and 200 young men and women, including Savage Rong Jun and Illusion Demon Galexi, were teleported directly into the arena.
There are two people in each arena.
Immediately, most of the powerful immortals and the geniuses and elites who were not qualified to participate in the battle focused their attention on the battle in which 'Death God' Boluo participated.
One of the opponents in the arena was Luo Feng and Utvisk!
Luo Feng won this battle easily. He unleashed two 'Golden True Sword', and although the lean, jet-black-clad, thick-lipped boy Utvisk possessed the ultimate move 'Parting Sword,' Luo Feng calmly blocked it and then easily killed him with his 'Golden Sword.'
After all, Utvisk's trial rankings were all outside the top 100, so Luo Feng could kill him without any effort.
With his first victory, Luo Feng entered the top 100, and his prize money increased to 100 Hunyuan Unit, allowing him to enter the Virtual Universe Company 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'.
Meanwhile, Ai Chen, Boluo, Rong Jun, and others on other arenas also won easily.
Then, the Nine Swords Venerable announced the 20 best among the 100 who had just won.
"Boluo!"
"Gu Siluo!"
"Ai Chen!"
"Wuka!"
"Yifeng!"
"Galesi!"
"Rong Jun!"
"Qian Shui!"
"Luo Feng!"
"Tao!"
If Yang Yu were here, he would find that the list of twenty people is almost unchanged from the Original Work.
Half an hour later.
The second decisive battle has begun.
In this battle, Luo Feng's opponent is still 'Phantom Demon' Galesi!
Although Galesi used all her skills from the very beginning of this battle, Luo Feng's mental state, honed over many years, combined with the powerful soul consciousness bestowed upon him by the Golden Horned Behemoth, allowed him to successfully block Galesi's Illusion Realm attacks combined with Spiritual Weapon attacks.
Having blocked the Illusion Realm's influence, Luo Feng wielded the Golden True Sword and, in a flash, instantly killed Galesi.
They've made a strong run into the third round!
The other side of the arena.
Ai Chen's opponent is Yifeng, the 'Sword of Life'.
In this battle, Ai Chen defeated Yifeng with little effort.
After all, Yi Yifeng had only crossed the threshold of the two Origin Law wind and wood, and his strength was still quite far from that of Ai Chen, who had comprehended a considerable portion of the Light Law.
Subsequently, the winners of the other arenas also appeared, namely:
Boluo, Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wuka, Long Yun, Cleopatra, Rong Jun!
The top ten have been determined.
"Congratulations to the ten winners! You've made it into the top ten, your prize money has increased to 1000 Hunyuan Unit, and you'll be granted entry into the 'Taichu Secret Realm'!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Feng and his group of ten all smiled, "We're one step closer to the Primal Secret Realm!"
Nine Swords Venerable smiled and said, "This battle for the top ten was very exciting, and the bursts of talent from several youngsters surprised me greatly."
The 1,000 young people and the 1,008 powerful immortals listened attentively to the Nine Swords Venerable.
"Boluo, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wuka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Cleopatra, Rong Jun, congratulations to the ten of you!"
"In a moment, we will select the top five from among the ten of you, and the first and second place will be chosen from among the top five," the Nine Swords Venerable said with a smile.
"As for how the ten of you will be divided into groups, according to the rules previously established by the Virtual Universe System, the winners of your battles have varying times. The fastest and slowest winners will face off, the second fastest and the second slowest will face off, and so on!"
Wow!
The 1008 powerful immortals were all taken aback, the 990 geniuses watching were also stunned, and even the top ten Peerless Genius who were about to clash were taken aback.
The chronological order is: Boluo, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wuka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Cleopatra, Rong Jun.
So, if we consider the fastest and slowest encounters, and so on...
'Boluo' versus 'Rong Jun'!
'Qian Shui' versus 'Cleopatra'!
'Luo Feng' versus 'Long Yun'!
'Jiang Mo' versus 'Ai Chen'!
'Lancelot' vs. 'Wuka'!
This also means that Savage Rong Jun in the previous Arena Finals, has actually encountered the terrifying Death God Bolan.
A moment later.
The battle has begun.
Rong Jun was instantly killed by Boluo as expected. Even though his self-created Secret Technique was indeed powerful, Boluo's strength was simply too abnormal at this stage.
On another arena.
Luo Feng looked at his opponent, Long Yun, a very low-key young man from the Lan Ting Universe Country.
He was about two meters tall, with a robust build, wearing a rather strange-looking heavy armor suit, a bull-horned War Helmet on his head, and his eyes were reserved and unfathomable. There was also some yellow down on the edges of his face.
However, Luo Feng wouldn't make the mistake of underestimating his opponent, so he launched a full-scale attack right away.
But Long Yun still gave everyone present a surprise!
Suddenly, a 50-meter radius Yellow Earth Domain appeared around Long Yun on the arena. Within this domain, the Earth Origin Law and the Space Law were almost perfectly integrated with it!
"Such a powerful domain binding!" The immortals present were all secretly shocked.
"The three elements of earth, space, and domain are almost perfectly matched." Among the 1008 immortals in the distance, the tall Minotaur immortal chuckled, "In terms of domain suppression alone, Long Yun is undoubtedly number one among the top ten."
"Luo Feng is in trouble. Last time he encountered the most troublesome Galesi, and this time he's met the even stronger Long Yun. Haha..."
While the immortals in the distance were discussing Long Yun strode towards Luo Feng.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Long Yun ran, every step he took shook the arena, making it feel as if a mountain was pressing down on him. Then, Long Yun's body blurred and he was directly in mid-air, attacking Luo Feng.
Luo Feng, who directly unleashed the 'Nine Line Flow' technique, left nine Phantom Body in mid-air before disappearing into the distance.
Boom! Long Yun landed on the ground.
"Long Yun, take my strongest move!" Luo Feng roared in mid-air, gritting his teeth, "Thorn Sky Style!!!"
"Boom!"
The Dark Gold Long Staff on Luo Feng's back flew out in a stream of Liuguang, instantly transforming into three Golden True Swords!
This was already Luo Feng's full strength!
"There are three of them!"
At this moment, the immortals and geniuses who had thought Luo Feng was in big trouble were all shocked.
"It's incredible that Star Level being can control Yan Shen Armament to this extent," murmured the Thirteen who was leading the team.
On the arena, Luo Feng stood on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, remotely controlling three Golden True Swords to continuously strike Long Yun.
Even though Long Yun possesses what is arguably the strongest domain force deflection technique in this year's Genius Competition, there is always a limit to force deflection.
Luo Feng unleashed his full power, and under the bombardment of his three Golden Swords, even the previously low-profile Long Yun was directly killed by Luo Feng's ferocious attack!
"Whoosh~"
The immortals and geniuses below the stage watched the Yan Shen Armament's fierce attack with trepidation.
"Xiao Feng is really strong. He should be the undisputed second place in this competition," Hong said with a smile.
"Haha, yes, Xiao Feng definitely deserves second place, but he still probably can't beat Boluo. His understanding of the Space Law is just too outrageous."
While Hong and Dong Nanbiao were talking, the other battles also concluded with victors and losers.
'Qian Shui' versus 'Cleopatra', Qian Shui wins!
Jiang Mo vs. Ai Chen, Ai Chen wins!
Lancelot vs. Wuka, Wuka wins!
Ai Chen maintained his consistent performance and made it into the top five.
The top five then competed in Reincarnation Battle.
Boluo secured his fourth consecutive victory, as expected.
Although Luo Feng's three Golden True Swords were ridiculously powerful, they were still defeated in an instant when faced with Boluo's thousands of Phantom Body, as well as his equally exquisite Movement Technique and Sword Technique.
There's no way around it; the difference in their understanding of the Space Law is just too great.
However, aside from Boluo, Luo Feng decisively defeated the other three opponents, forcefully securing second place!
In the square.
Ai Chen pouted her cute little lips, "Damn it, Luo Feng's Yan Shen Armament is really overpowered. It defeated me with just two consecutive attacks. It seems I won't be able to meet Yang Yu in the Primal Secret Realm this time, hmph!"
Unlike Ai Chen, who was sulking, the Earth Trio were quite happy.
"Haha, Xiao Yu, congratulations! Two geniuses from Earthlings have entered the Primal Secret Realm this time!" Hong Kaixin transmitted his voice.
"Madman, congratulations! You deserved to take second place!" At this moment Savage Rong Jun also came over to congratulate him.
1,000 geniuses and 1,008 powerful immortals stood in the Central Plaza listening to the Nine Swords Venerable speak.
"First and second."
"Third to tenth."
"Eleventh to one hundredth"
"From the 101st to the 1000th".
"With all four levels of geniuses selected, this year's Peak Genius Selection Battle of the Human of the Universe's pinnacle human geniuses has come to a perfect end."
The Nine Swords Venerable wore a smile.
"Your class is exceptionally outstanding. I believe that decades or even centuries from now, many of you will be renowned throughout the universe."
"I look forward to your performance!"
"Someone will contact you shortly to take you to the global headquarters of my Virtual Universe Company. You will then assemble there before heading to the 'Initial Universe'."
"From this day forward, your path will no longer be ordinary!"
"My Virtual Universe Company will provide you with full support. Whether you become renowned super beings, ordinary strong individuals, or perish along the way, it all depends on yourselves. Work hard, your path to becoming strong has only just begun!"
The voice of the Nine Swords Venerable echoed in everyone's mind.
Nine Swords Venerable then departed.
This year's Genius Competition has officially come to an end!
And so, the Genius Competition, which lasted for several years, finally came to an end.
Naturally, some people were happy while others were sad.
The Thirteen from the Ganwu Universe Country, along with Luo Feng and the others, were naturally overjoyed.
"Luo Feng!"
"Rong Jun!"
"Flood!"
"Dong Nanbiao!"
Thirteen approached with a smile, "Your performance was excellent! The King is very pleased! Someone will contact you shortly to give you a reward! For now, go and process your joining the Virtual Universe Company."
After finishing his sentence, Thirteen smiled and left the Central Plaza.
Subsequently, a staff member Mana gathered all one thousand geniuses in the conference room on the second floor of Restaurant No. 2 in the Central Plaza.
The geniuses present left their exact addresses, and the Virtual Universe Company would send a dedicated spaceship to pick them up.
The three of them Luo Feng, naturally filled in Qiu Long Planet Qiu Long City.
After collecting all the addresses, Mana informed everyone that the prize money for the Genius Competition was being distributed. He then offered his usual congratulations, gave some instructions, Mana left.
After returning to the Star Sea Villa District in Qiu Long City within the Virtual Universe.
Luo Feng, Hong, Dong Nanbiao met again.
"Beep~" "Beep~" "Beep~"
Suddenly, three email notification sounds rang out, and the three of them looked over.
As expected, the bonus from Virtual Universe Company has arrived in my account.
Luo Feng's account now holds a whopping 10,000 Hunyuan Unit!
Ten Hunyuan Unit also appeared in Hong and Dong Nanbiao's accounts!
"Haha, this Virtual Universe Company is really efficient," Dong Nanbiao said with a laugh.
Although he and Hong only obtained 10 Hunyuan Unit, this was still an enormous fortune, comparable to the entire wealth of many World Lords.
The three then received another email from Virtual Universe Company.
The message indicated that the Virtual Universe Company's spaceship would arrive on Qiu Long Planet in 12 days to pick up the three of them and take them to the Initial Universe.
At this time, Luo Feng's family and friends, as well as a group of geniuses from Earth, also arrived at Luo Feng's home.
A large group of people made it quite lively.
Although everyone was reluctant to leave, they all knew how precious the opportunity to join Virtual Universe Company was.
So after saying their reluctant goodbyes, everyone still offered their blessings.
Once the excitement subsided...
After they all returned home...
Luo Feng, Hong, and Dong Nanbiao appeared in the Virtual Universe.
Now that the three are Core Member, the Virtual Assistant has automatically gained a function: once it enters the Virtual Universe, it can be directly teleported to a special plane within the Virtual Universe — Yuxiang Mountain!
With the help of Virtual Assistant, the three then arrived directly at Yuxiang Mountain.
Yang Yu was already waiting for them.