The End

The final day of the preliminaries.

At this moment.

All eyes are upon it.

The preliminaries have reached their final climax. The slaughter across the various World Areas is extremely frantic and brutal, but this is mostly among the group of people whose rankings are hovering around 1000. They could rise at any moment, or be pushed down just as quickly. Under this intense sense of crisis, everyone is giving their all, just for that qualifying spot from the Ganwu Universe Country!

But the landscape of the truly top-tier powerhouses has already become clear.

Major factions within the Ganwu Universe Country are keeping a close watch on the super geniuses emerging from these 100 World Areas, and among them, none are more eye-catching than Lu Yan'an and Illusion Dream!

These two have single-handedly raised the ceiling for the geniuses across the 100 World Areas, hailed as the "Illusion Twin Stars" of World Area 44! Both are genius illusionists, both are super geniuses who have comprehended the laws of the universe, as if they were cut from the same cloth. Some powerhouses in the Ganwu Universe Country have even praised them as having the absolute ability to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company, capable of competing for the top hundred or even higher.

What is the concept of being in the top hundred among the trillions of geniuses across 1008 universe countries?

One must know that the Ganwu Universe Country alone has over a trillion people participating!

These are the true darlings of heaven, which is why they attract so much attention. Especially on the final day, the peak battle between the two in the primeval forest pushed the atmosphere of the Genius Tournament in the Ganwu Universe Country to its absolute peak! The endless stream of trump cards and talent that seemed to have no upper limit left all the spectators watching from the Ganwu Universe Country with a sense of pride and shared honor!

Many believe that, judging solely from this peak showdown, the quality of powerhouses divided into World Area 44 is the highest among all one hundred areas.

And the peak duel between Lu Yan'an and Illusion Dream is also the strongest matchup among all participants in the Ganwu Universe Country!

Above the Ganwu Continent, on the floating islands, inside that massive structure.

Among the densely packed thrones, one great and eternal existence after another fell into silence as they watched this brilliant duel.

After a long while.

"This duel doesn't look like a battle between two illusionists at all! Calling them martial artists wouldn't be wrong in the slightest."

"Looking at it purely from the perspective of martial artists, they aren't among the absolute peak batch. But if you add their status as illusionists, they instantly become the very top sliver!"

How discerning is the eye of an immortal? If they were merely stellar-level geniuses who had comprehended the lower-tier origin laws as martial artists, they wouldn't even catch their attention! But if such a genius also holds the status of an illusionist, it is completely different; that is a qualitative change!

As everyone knows, in a one-on-one fight, an illusionist is an opponent no one wants to face. Even a genius who has already comprehended the higher-tier origin laws, if they have no attainments in the spirit and soul, would be helpless before such an opponent!

"Setting aside the illusionist aspect, even if we only talk about them as martial artists, both of them are already good enough to qualify from the Ganwu Universe Country!" one immortal sighed.

The facts are indeed so; among the over a trillion registrants in the entire Ganwu Universe Country, one couldn't even scrape together a thousand stellar-level geniuses who have comprehended origin laws, even if it were just the lower-tier ones!

"Hahaha, now that we have these two, at least we can report back to the Country Lord, right? What's more, judging from the final conversation between these two little guys, they were both holding back trump cards!"

"Indeed, they are both seeds for the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company!"

At this moment.

Countless people have witnessed this scene.

During this time, Lu Yan'an's reputation has long since spread far and wide, and the powerhouses from various factions watching the battle are all incredibly shocked, all of them marveling at the peak battle between these two genius illusionists!

Although he successfully secured the first-place ranking, Lu Yan'an, floating in mid-air, has a calm expression, yet he feels quite unhappy inside. He knows this is the best possible outcome; he obtained the qualifying spot, and Illusion Dream got his wish to enter the Reincarnation Battle for training. Everyone achieved their goals.

But his pride does not want him to obtain a spot in this manner; even if he had to reveal his full strength at the end, he would not want this kind of charity-like victory! Yet, helplessly, Illusion Dream's actions were too fast; he didn't even have time to stop him!

"So, in the end, it was just good luck?" Lu Yan'an smiled with a hint of self-mockery. Although he benefited greatly from this matter, he just feels annoyed! He wanted to win this first place fair and square!

"Forget it, forget it. You better wash your neck and wait for me in the finals, you guy!" he thought viciously. His lonely and small figure floated above the primeval forest; in this world, he was the only existence that stood tall and unmoved.

Everyone watching remembered this moment, and they remembered this person. In these long and ancient Years, in this vast universe, countless peerless figures have emerged, but at this moment, Lu Yan'an is the brightest star in their eyes!

"Countdown to the end of the preliminaries, 60... 59... 58..." A grand and deep voice echoed in the minds of all survivors in the 100 World Areas.

"Damn it, I'm at 1002, just a little bit short. I have to go all out, kill!"

"It's too late!"

"Brother, as long as you let me kill you and transfer half of your points to me, I will definitely reward you heavily when I get out."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost. I don't believe a word you say, always thinking of these 'empty-handed white wolf' schemes. Come on, you let me kill you, and I'll thank you later."

"Go to hell."

In the final moments of the countdown, every World Area was in chaos.

Under the bright moon, the primeval forest was deathly silent.

In the entire World Area, it was as if only Lu Yan'an was floating in mid-air, waiting silently.

"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleportation."

All survivors in the 100 World Areas vanished instantly, and then those virtual worlds collapsed and dissipated one by one, everything turning into nothingness. At the same time, the final rankings in each World Area began to be fully disclosed to the public.

Preliminaries ended!

All candidates have been selected!

Lu Yan'an was teleported to the sky above the Black Dragon Mountain island.

"Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!"...

A series of notification sounds rang out.

"Kid Lu, there are 496 call requests—oh, now it's 500. Ah, it's still rising." Lord Shen's familiar voice echoed in his ears.

"Haha, Lord Shen, it's been so long since I heard your voice, I'm really not used to it." Lu Yan'an didn't pay any mind to those call requests.

During the World Area qualifiers, all contestants were prohibited from using their virtual assistants; this was a rule set by the Virtual Universe system.

Lord Shen praised him: "You kid have truly shocked everyone; you've completely exceeded the initial target!" Even it hadn't expected that Lu Yan'an, who had such a short cultivation time, could reach this point in such a brief period!

"Hahaha, let's leave the Virtual Universe first!" Lu Yan'an said to it, then with a thought, he logged off.

Virtual Universe, Cangming Island.

Killing Space.

"Simulated battle!" Illusion Dream shouted: "Opponent, set to 'Nightmare', combat power set to the peak level displayed during the qualifiers."

Sshh...

In the massive training field, a person appeared. Looking closely, it was Lu Yan'an dressed in plain clothes, wearing a pair of gauntlets on his hands, exactly the same image as when he fought in World Area 44.

Only his eyes were vacant, and he stood there motionless, appearing quite mechanical.

"Begin!" Illusion Dream commanded.

Boom!

The simulated Lu Yan'an's eyes lit up instantly, and he charged forward directly.

It was earth-shattering.

The momentum and sharpness infused with the Origin Law of Light brought with them an immense pressure.

If Illusion Dream were to face Lu Yan'an head-on, he would first have to deal with this incredibly powerful pressure and impact, and the power contained within it was heart-stopping.

Boom!

A long spear was raised in front of Illusion Dream. As his aura erupted, cyan air currents swirled around him, and his entire temperament underwent a transformation.

He looked like a god of wind stepping out of a hurricane!

He looked at Lu Yan'an, who was closing the distance at high speed, and suddenly, he too erupted with astonishing speed! His figure suddenly split into two! It was actually the Law of Space!

Boom!

Two identical figures thrust their spears simultaneously.

In an instant.

Massive energy poured out. In this situation, Lu Yan'an blocked one of the spears, but his body was pierced through by the other!

Whoosh!

After a short while, Lu Yan'an's figure dissipated.

"Judging by the strength he has shown so far, he is not my opponent; it's just a matter of what trump cards he is hiding!" Illusion Dream looked thoughtful. Having displayed the Law of Space, Illusion Dream had easily defeated this Lu Yan'an simulated by the Virtual Universe.

In World Area 44, he hadn't revealed his full strength; he hadn't even shown the superior Law of Space! With only a fraction of his capabilities revealed, he had basically swept through World Area 44!

And his comprehension of the Law of Space was his greatest trump card, one he had never shown to anyone.

"However, it is only a simulation after all! There are still five years left. Five years from now, when the finals arrive, we shall have a battle to our hearts' content!"

Hiding his strength during the qualifiers was only to bloom more perfectly during the finals!

The qualifiers ended!

The top 1001 from each world area passed the qualifiers, totaling 100,100 people across all one hundred world areas. At the same time, the first place of each world area directly obtained a spot in the finals.

The top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country were qualified to participate in the pinnacle genius battle of the entire human race in the universe. These 1000 people would represent the entire Ganwu Universe Country and compete against numerous geniuses from many other universe countries... to rank the most brilliant figures among all humans in the universe.

The Ganwu Universe Country had 1000 spots. Now that the first place of each of the 100 world areas had directly obtained a spot, 100 spots were taken.

The remaining 100,000 people would compete for the 900 remaining spots.

Reaching this stage meant that the qualifiers had entered the long phase of arena battles and Reincarnation Battles!