A Gathering of Geniuses

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay.

Luo Feng and Hong appeared simultaneously on the grass in front of their house, where Yang Wu and Thunder God were already waiting.

Upon seeing Luo Feng and the other man appear, Thunder God quickly shouted, "Brother Hong, Luo Feng, you've finally arrived! Look up at the sky!"

Luo Feng had seen the huge, suspended inscription long before he left the Killing Field. So he naturally understood what Thunder God was talking about, but Hong had entered the Virtual Universe from reality.

"What is it?" Hong asked, puzzled, then looked up.

All I saw was...

The enormous black inscription hung in the sky like a canopy.

"The Peak Genius Battle? It's finally here!" A glint of light flashed in Hong's eyes.

Even before this, Luo Feng and his companions had already learned from Yang Wu that the Peak Genius Battle was about to begin, but they didn't expect it to come so soon.

With Hong's current strength, breaking into the top 1,000 of the Ganwu Universe Country would be no problem at all. However, Hong was still not very confident about breaking into the Ganwu Secret Region.

After all, Hong has not yet crossed the threshold of the Law. However, he will never give up such an opportunity.

In any case, the Genius Battle lasted for several years, which was enough time for his strength to reach a new level.

"It's finally here!" Luo Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and a strong desire welled up in his heart.

Luo Feng also wants to see the most outstanding genius in the universe!

"This is our chance!" Yang Wu said with a smile. "The reason I haven't broken through to the Universe Level yet is for this Genius Battle!"

"This Genius Battle is our opportunity to quickly become stronger! As long as we perform well in the Genius Battle, we will definitely attract the attention of many powerful individuals, and perhaps, some powerful individuals will even choose to take us as their disciples!"

Of the four, Yang Wu undoubtedly has the best cultivation environment. He has a living Marquis-level Immortal behind him, and he also receives guidance during his cultivation.

Luo Feng and Thunder God, having received the inheritances of two deceased Immortal and World Lord respectively, have no shortage of secret techniques with the assistance of Intelligent Life. However, they lack powerful backers, and if exposed, they are likely to attract the covetousness of other powerful individuals.

Moreover, although the Intelligent Life recorded all the secret techniques of its original owner, in the end, it is definitely not as good as being guided by a true powerhouse.

As for Hong, his cultivation environment is the worst. To date, he has only obtained a small portion of the martial arts inheritance from within Yunmo Planet!

As for guidance from Intelligent Life, that's even less of a possibility!

Luo Feng and his two companions were naturally aware of this situation. They had previously consulted information about past Genius Battle through the Virtual Universe and their own Auxiliary AI, and each of them had their own goals.

Luo Feng's goal is naturally to rank among the top 1,000 in the entire universe; while Hong's goal is to cross the threshold of the Law before the Genius Battle ends, so as to be able to enter the Holy Land of the Ganwu Universe Country, the Ganwu Secret Region.

As for Thunder God, although he has made great progress, it will still be very difficult for him to break into the top 1,000 in the Ganwu Universe Country!

Unless one is lucky enough to enter the nearly three-year-long Reincarnation Battle, there is no chance of breaking into the top 1,000 of the Ganwu Universe Country.

"Third brother, you and Luo Feng definitely don't need to worry!"

Thunder God laughed and said, "Your progress over the past few years has been truly astonishing. You've already crossed the threshold of the Origin Law, and you all have a chance to break into the top one thousand in the entire universe!"

"As for Brother Hong, he's stronger than me! With Brother Hong's combat strength, although he hasn't crossed the threshold of the Law yet, breaking into the top 1,000 of the Ganwu Universe Country shouldn't be a problem!"

"Just me!"

Compared to you guys, I feel like I'm really that bad!

"What?" Hong said with a laugh, "You bald guy, are you already getting discouraged before the Genius Battle has even started?"

"How could that be!" Thunder God exclaimed, wide-eyed. "Just you wait and see, Brother Hong. I will never let Earthling down!"

Actually, Thunder God's earlier words were just a joke to Yang Wu and the others.

Thunder God already knew from his Intelligent Life assistant that Thor's comprehension was actually quite remarkable.

According to the white-bearded Intelligent Life, Thunder God's comprehension is so high that he would definitely rank among the top Cosmic Humans.

However, Thunder God's biggest weakness is that he hasn't cultivated for long enough, and he hasn't had the right to inherit the legacy for very long either!

If Thunder God were given several more decades, he would definitely have the strength to break into the top 1,000 in the universe!

As for Yang Wu and the other two, the White-Bearded Elder didn't mention them at all.

It has followed its master across the universe for millions of years and has never heard of a genius whose progress is so terrifying!

More importantly, these three people were all incredibly freakish, giving him the illusion that 'Thunder God's talent is nothing special!'

Yang Wu and his three companions exchanged glances and simultaneously burst into hearty laughter.

"Let's all give it our all!"

After saying that, Yang Wu and the other three each opened a virtual screen in front of them and entered the main page of the Virtual Universe Company's official website to register for the Peak Genius Battle.

At the very top of the webpage was a very prominent line of numbers—2234866743. After only a few seconds, this number quickly changed to 2303455874.

Next to this long string of numbers, there was a line of text written in the Universal Language: 'Number of applicants for the Genius Battle of the Ganwu Universe Country'.

"So many people have signed up in such a short time?" Thunder God exclaimed, his eyes wide with surprise.

"Haha, what a fuss!" Babata on Luo Feng's shoulder scoffed, "In previous Genius Battle, each Cosmic Nation would send hundreds of billions of Star Level experts to participate, and this is only a little over two billion!"

"You little brat, who are you calling a jerk?" the White-Bearded Elder on Thunder God's shoulder said angrily.

"You're the one who's been imprisoned..."

Seeing this, Luo Feng quickly stopped Babata from continuing.

These two Intelligent Life each have their own joys and sorrows, and they constantly bicker whenever they meet, requiring Luo Feng and Thunder God to intervene each time.

However, this situation would not occur with the Auxiliary AI Chi Yan that stands on Yang Wu's shoulder.

Afterwards, Yang Wu and the other three filled out the registration information together and clicked the "Register" button.

"Drop!"

"Scan complete. Star Level ninth-tier martial artist. Registration approved."

The Virtual Universe Network can scan a user's physical strength through the components that connect to the network, thereby confirming that the applicant is at the Star Level.

The registration period for the entire "Cosmic Humans - Peak Genius Battle" will last approximately one month.

Within this one month, countless Star Level powerhouses from countless galaxies in this vast universe signed up to participate in the battle, hoping to shine on this stage and ultimately break into the top one thousand in the universe's overall rankings.

In an incomparably vast God Kingdom, there floated towering Flame Mountain with astonishing auras.

If Yang Wu were to see this place, he would realize that the aura of the Flame Mountain here is much stronger than that of where he cultivates.

Now.

A tall figure with crimson hair, his entire body bathed in flames, stood in mid-air.

Beside him stood several incredibly powerful World Lord, while in front of him knelt thousands of Star Level 'young people'.

"You are all the most elite disciples of my 'Skyfire God Kingdom'!"

"Go! Go and participate in this once-in-five-thousand-years Peak Genius Battle!"

"If any of you can pass the initial selection and enter the arena battle, then I will take him as my personal disciple!"

"If anyone can break into the top one thousand of our Cosmic Nation, I will grant him a star system as his territory!"

A voice like Leiming echoed in everyone's ears. The towering deity within the flames coldly declared, "Now, all of you, go and prepare. I hope you will not disappoint me!"

"Yes, God Lord!"

More than a thousand young people responded respectfully.

"The Genius Battle has finally arrived!"

On an ordinary Life Planet, a middle-aged man was extremely excited.

"Five thousand years ago, I was too young and lacked the strength to participate in that Genius Battle! Now, five thousand years later, I have already cultivated to the ninth level of the Star Level, and I can break through to the Universe Level at any time."

"But I've been holding back from breaking through, all for this day to come!"

"I have now crossed the threshold of the Origin Law, something that many Domain Lord lords cannot achieve. I am determined to break into the top 1,000 in the universe!"

On a blue, Life Planet, there is almost no trace of technology.

A white-robed, Bald Elder looked at the strong, white-clad youth in front of him and instantly killed the hundreds of elite experts at the ninth level of the Star Level who were attacking him.

Hundreds of corpses of ninth-tier Star Level powerhouses lay on the ground. The white-robed youth stood in the center, holding a blood-red longsword dripping with blood. His white clothes were completely unstained, and even the expression on his face remained unchanged.

"Your teacher has nothing more to teach you!" the Bald Elder said with a smile. "Go participate in the Universe Peak Genius Tournament. With your strength, entering the top 1,000 in the universe will be a piece of cake!"

"Only in a place like Virtual Universe Company, where powerful individuals abound, can you find a teacher suitable to guide a genius like you!"

"Come back to your teacher after you break through to Immortal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Bald Elder suddenly vanished into thin air.

"Teacher!"

A flicker of emotion finally appeared on the calm face of the young man in white. After a long while, he slung the blood-red longsword over his shoulder and slowly walked away.

This is Bolan, forever in white, forever with Blood Sword!

In the vast universe, all the major Cosmic Nation, countless God Kingdom, countless geniuses, ascetics, and various wandering martial artists—almost all the Star Level geniuses who could enter the Virtual Universe —had noticed this super battle that covered the entire Cosmic Nation.

They all eagerly awaited the start of the battle, hoping to be the center of attention.

Thank you to reader 20190809090000304 for the 100-point reward; thank you to reader Dark Sword Soul for the 100-point reward.