Yan Di's Talent

"No... he is far from being comparable to the Void Emperor." Ling Xuan shook his head.

The Void Mirror laughed, "Kid, do you understand the Emperor better than I do?"

"How could I possibly understand the Void Emperor? I am simply judging the other guy's capacity after clashing with him," Ling Xuan laughed.

"Hahaha, you sure have a way with words." The Void Mirror Deity was extremely satisfied with Ling Xuan's reply.

"Master, who are you talking about?" Puff asked curiously, pouncing onto Ling Xuan's shoulder with her wide eyes open.

"We are discussing a supreme, peerless powerhouse." Ling Xuan pinched Puff's cute nose.

"Is it that annoying guy who provoked Master earlier?" Puff hugged Ling Xuan's large hand and acted spoiled, "He is so annoying!"

"You consider him a super powerhouse? You're giving him too much credit." Ling Xuan smiled, his eyes filled with immense reverence, "I am talking about a true supreme powerhouse, in terms of both strength and breadth of mind."

"Puff wants to hear the story of this lord too."

"Alright, then I'll tell you the story of the Void Emperor..."

In the afternoon, a voice invaded Ling Xuan's consciousness: "All participants from the 1000 Universe Kingdoms, gather at the Giant Axe Plaza."

Ling Xuan immediately stood up unconsciously, flew out of his room, and arrived at the magnificent Giant Axe Plaza.

At this moment, many geniuses were already waiting at the Giant Axe Plaza.

Soon, the one million geniuses from various Universe Kingdoms were all gathered on the plaza.

So this is what it means to have administrative privileges? Ling Xuan thought to himself. In the Virtual Universe, he didn't even have the chance to request outside assistance.

"What happened?"

"Huh, why am I here? I was just in my room a moment ago."

The millions of geniuses in the formation were all in shock; even Cao Benqi, who always held his head high, wore a look of disbelief.

"One day, I will also grasp this kind of authority and hold the lives of others in my hands."

"Welcome, everyone, to the Peak Genius Tournament hosted by our Giant Axe Martial Arena." Just as everyone was still in a daze, a cold voice rang out.

Perhaps the events of the morning had left this Universe Venerable somewhat displeased, so even though he spoke of a welcome, his tone was cold and detached.

"1000 Universe Kingdoms, each selecting one thousand participants, totaling one million geniuses." Beiyan Venerable stood in the void, looking down at the million geniuses below, "Our Giant Axe Martial Arena will select the top one thousand from among you to be absorbed into the core of our Giant Axe Martial Arena."

"You one million people will compete for these one thousand spots."

"The rules are as follows."

"Tomorrow, all of you will enter a 'Trial Space' separately. Our Giant Axe Martial Arena has prepared one million Trial Spaces for you, one for each person."

"There are seven Trial Towers in each Trial Space! Each Trial Tower has seven levels!"

"Start by clearing the first Trial Tower. Once you finish the seven levels of the first, move on to the second... keep going until you die or are kicked out of the Trial Space!"

"Points will be calculated based on your performance in the Trial Space."

"Rank 1 to Rank 100 will not need further screening and will be directly absorbed as core members of our Giant Axe Martial Arena, taking up 100 spots."

"Rank 101 to Rank 7300—these 7200 people will then compete in a tournament to fight for the remaining 900 spots."

"As for those ranked 7300 and below... all eliminated!"

Beiyan Venerable's words left the million geniuses below stunned.

There were one million people in total this time, which meant that a single Trial Space would eliminate over nine hundred and ninety thousand people. In other words, most people were just here to gain some experience!

"You have one day to check the data and prepare." After saying this, Beiyan Venerable left directly without any further explanation.

Ling Xuan returned to his room and sent the specific competition time to his two sisters, asking them to take their parents to the Temple and find the Temple Envoy to watch his match through the Virtual Universe.

Only those above the Immortal level had the authority to view these Trial Tower challenges.

At the same time, he sent an email to the Temple Envoy, requesting his help.

The Temple Envoy naturally agreed readily. He had always been very satisfied with Ling Xuan, who was a super genius within the clan. He had already been paying close attention to Ling Xuan's matches, so having a few little ones watch along with him was no trouble at all.

The next morning.

"Everyone, please prepare. We will begin the collective teleportation shortly to send all participants to their respective Trial Spaces." A crisp, pleasant voice echoed throughout the plane space. All the geniuses in the 1000 ancient towers had long since woken up, waiting for this initial elimination.

Elimination first, then the tournament.

However, in terms of cruelty, the elimination trial was clearly more heart-wrenching.

"Good luck."

"Do your best." In front of the 0825 ancient tower, many geniuses from the Ganwu Universe Kingdom wished each other well. It was too cruel; the first wave would eliminate over one million people. It was doubtful that even a handful of the 1000 geniuses present would remain.

"Yanmo, good luck, beat that idiot from the Yanshen Clan to death."

"That's right, Yanmo, we all believe in you. That guy Cao Benqi acts like he's a Universe Venerable; he really thinks he's invincible. Take the top spot in the Trial Tower and teach that dog a lesson."

Regarding these blessings and expectations, Ling Xuan smiled, "You guys do your best too, and try to secure a spot."

"Did Yanmo just talk to us?"

"Holy crap, the cold-blooded Yanmo actually smiled at me just now."

"Ah!! I'm going to die, Yanmo-husband~"

Suddenly—

BOOM!

An invisible, peculiar force descended upon the entire plane, instantly teleporting all 1,000,000 young geniuses within it.

This was a massive, roughly rectangular meteorite floating in the cosmos, spanning nearly a hundred kilometers in length.

Swish!

Ling Xuan appeared on the meteorite and looked around; in the distance were tiny stars and several lifeless, ordinary planets not too far away.

Built upon this very meteorite were the targets of this trial: seven Trial Towers.

Each Trial Tower stood as tall as a mountain, over ten kilometers in height and several kilometers in circumference.

The seven Trial Towers were situated at different positions across this massive meteorite.

Ling Xuan looked down at his wrist, where a screen was displayed, just like the one from the preliminary selection within the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

Participant: Ling Xuan (Ganwu Universe Kingdom)
Points: 0
Ranking: None
Current Trial Space: No. 0176350.

There are seven Trial Towers in the trial space, each with seven levels.
The first Trial Tower grants a maximum of 10,000 points per level. Clearing all seven levels yields a maximum of 70,000 points.
The second Trial Tower grants a maximum of 100,000 points per level. Clearing all seven levels yields a maximum of 700,000 points.
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The fourth Trial Tower grants a maximum of 10,000,000 points per level. Clearing all seven levels yields a maximum of 70,000,000 points.
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The seventh Trial Tower grants a maximum of 10,000,000,000 points per level. Clearing all seven levels yields a maximum of 70,000,000,000 points.

Note: Once you die, the trial ends.

There are two ways to pass each level: 1. Kill all targets within the level to receive the maximum points and be directly teleported to the next level. 2. If you fail to kill all targets but remain alive after 10 days, you will be teleported to the next level to continue the trial.

When all participants have died, the trial ends, and the final ranking is determined.

Below is the leaderboard.

"All dead? They certainly are confident!" Ling Xuan looked at the rules and recalled the descriptions regarding these Trial Towers.

It was said that these Trial Towers, much like the Primal Tongtian Mountain, were never intended to be cleared when they were first designed. Since only super geniuses appearing once every ten million epochs could clear the Primal Tongtian Mountain, could the seventh Trial Tower be the same?

Then I shall start by trying to clear these towers; I cannot let my momentum falter first. Ling Xuan looked at the leaderboard, a surge of fighting spirit rising in his heart.

If the design of these Trial Towers was the same as the Primal Tongtian Mountain, then Cao Benqi, as a super genius who appeared once every hundred million epochs, would definitely be able to clear them.

Although Yan Di's later-stage temperament was his weakness—his comprehension was relatively poor, and he made no further progress after reaching the level of a Universe Master—he was still in his youth. Relying on the Yanshen Clan's innate ability to autonomously evolve their life gene multiplier, he was absolutely a disaster-level existence among human geniuses.

The increase in life gene multiplier could enhance one's affinity for laws.

In the cultivation system of the Primal Universe, before reaching the level of a Universe Master, one's affinity for laws was a crucial metric for measuring the caliber of a genius.