However, the email was like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples through the thousand geniuses who had made the cut.
"Why?! I refuse to accept this!"
A furious roar rang out from the ranks of one of the Universe Countries.
"Exactly! Why do they get to advance straight to the top hundred in the Arena Battle? We fought tooth and nail to get here, and we don't even get a chance?"
"The Virtual Universe System picked them? Who knows how it made its choices? I refuse to accept this! This is completely arbitrary!"
"We demand fair matches! Let all of the top thousand draw lots and fight!"
The commotion and protests erupted throughout the plaza. Most of the protesters were geniuses who had won three consecutive matches in the Arena Battle but hadn't been selected by the system for the top hundred. They thought they were plenty strong, so why weren't they even getting a chance to face the top hundred from the Trial Tower? It was completely unfair!
Besides, if the Virtual Universe System could make such an arbitrary decision, what was the point of all their hard work?
However, their protests didn't last long.
"Silence!"
The powerful auras of the Immortal Gods leading the various Universe Countries surged out like a tidal wave, instantly enveloping the entire plaza. The pressure, infused with the power of laws, made the souls of the Star Level geniuses tremble, and the uproar abruptly died away.
One Immortal God after another stared coldly at the unruly geniuses under their command, their eyes burning with barely contained fury. Protests like these were practically a tradition at every Genius Tournament or Strongest Battle, but making a scene in front of their Immortal God leaders was an insult to them!
"The Virtual Universe