Virtual Universe Company
Swallowed Star: Ascending as a Hongmeng MasterBiodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Virtual Universe Company |
| Original Name | 虚拟宇宙公司 |
| Type | Neutral artificial intelligence / human-race institution |
| Affiliation | Humanity |
| Occupation/Role | Operates the Virtual Universe Network; recruits, trains, equips, evaluates, and assigns human geniuses |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 6 |
Background / History
The company’s Virtual Universe Network spans the human domain and serves as a platform for communication, learning, trading, and combat. Users experience simulated bodies controlled by consciousness; their real cultivation, origin force, domains, and law insights cannot be directly manifested through standard virtual bodies 6.
Its network allows authorized users to access information, official recruitment channels, courses, combat environments, property transactions, and communications across human territory. Even K-77’s restricted backend account could provide information queries, limited communication, and entry into the network, though it could not transfer physical items or conduct major transactions 6.
The company jointly organizes the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle with the 1008 Universe Kingdoms. The event is held once every ten thousand years and uses a multi-stage selection process to recruit outstanding Star Level geniuses into its core layer 40 64.
Following the Genius Battle, the company transports successful recruits to its headquarters, assigns them to secret realms according to rank, and provides long-term cultivation resources, missions, and practical assignments 68 69 140.
Virtual Universe Network
- Covers the entire human domain and can transmit major announcements to every connected user simultaneously 40.
- Supports official websites, email, real-time rankings, registration systems, navigation, virtual trading, combat simulation, and course access 7 40 41.
- The Killing Field permits users to train against simulated opponents during travel or seclusion 12 77.
- Standard virtual bodies are uniformly capped at peak apprentice quality; a user’s actual physical strength and law comprehension are not directly reproduced 6.
- Access is heavily restricted in locations such as the Eighteenth Star Domain Prison, where Qin Zhao required special company authorization to remain connected 315 319.
Recruitment and Training
Universe Peak Genius Battle
The company’s highest-profile recruitment event gathers Star Level geniuses from all 1008 Universe Kingdoms 40 55.
| Stage | Selection method | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Elimination | Participants kill opponents within their assigned universe kingdom’s world sector to earn points and rank in real time. | Top contestants advance within their kingdom’s selection process. 41 |
| Trial Towers | Competitors enter seven perilous towers; death results in elimination, while accumulated points determine ranking. | The top 100 receive direct entry into the core layer. 55 64 |
| Arena Battles | The remaining 7,200 qualified contestants fight system-assigned duels. | 900 contestants who win three consecutive matches gain core-layer places. 64 |
| Grand Finals | 200 contestants—100 Trial Tower leaders and 100 selected through potential evaluation—fight for final ranking and secret-realm placement. | Final secret-realm assignments and rewards are determined. 64 68 |
The company’s selection system can elevate contestants based on comprehensive potential evaluation rather than simple arena records, a policy that drew protests from some newly promoted geniuses 65.
Core Layer
The company’s core layer is a highly competitive cultivation system. It recruits 1,000 geniuses through the Peak Genius Battle and allocates resources according to demonstrated potential and ranking 64.
| Final Rank | Secret Realm Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1st–2nd | Original Secret Realm |
| 3rd–10th | Primordial Beginning Secret Realm |
| 11th–100th | Heaven and Earth Secret Realm |
| 101st–1,000th | End-of-the-World Secret Realm |
Core members receive access to specialized training, secret techniques, treasures, cultivation missions, virtual residences, and company logistical support. Becoming an Immortal is described as the minimum expected result for core-layer members who do not fall prematurely 64 75.
Rain Phase Mountain
Rain Phase Mountain is the core members’ exclusive gathering place within the Virtual Universe 74 75.
- Contains a public plaza, commercial streets, restaurants, taverns, and sparring arenas 75.
- Has restricted districts corresponding to the company’s four major secret realms 75.
- Original Secret Realm members possess private virtual residences in the Original District 75 175.
- Qin Zhao received a personal virtual space with training grounds and meditation rooms capable of simulating various law environments 75.
Cultivation Resources
- Points — Core members use points to exchange for treasury items, secret techniques, and treasures unavailable for ordinary Hunyuan Unit purchases 75.
- Nutrient pods — The company provides nutrient-solution services to accelerate energy accumulation at Universe Level, Domain Lord, and World Lord stages 140 221.
- Law instruction — Core members can attend advanced Law Transmission Pavilion courses, including public lectures by Domain Lords, World Lords, and Divine Realm experts 24.
- Cultivation missions — Missions are ranked Safe, Ordinary, Difficult, Dangerous, and Desperate, with listed mortality rates from 0% to 90% 110.
- Blood Luo World access — The company opens training access to Blood Luo World, allowing qualified core members to pursue resources such as Blood Luo Crystals 110.
Headquarters and Administration
The company’s universal headquarters is built on a super-continent tens of light-years in diameter. Its surrounding stars, planets, and meteorites function as technological weapons and defenses 78.
Its internal management includes officials from military, commerce, intelligence, and other departments. High-ranking Venerables participate in evaluating core geniuses, approving point awards, assigning resources, and reviewing major task performance 217 218.
Thunder Island serves as a gathering place for senior management. Its foothills house Immortal Gods, its mountainside is reserved for Universe Venerables, and its summit belongs to Universe Masters and a small number of Universe Overlords 217 351.
Within the company, strength is treated as the ultimate measure of status. Qin Zhao’s Venerable-level combat power after becoming an Immortal qualified him to establish a residence among the Universe Venerables on Thunder Island 351 353.
Oversight and Assignments
When Original Secret Realm geniuses reach the Domain Lord stage, the company assigns them to real-world posts to gain management experience, accumulate merit, and test their temperament beyond cultivation 140 142.
Qin Zhao was appointed Supervisory Special Envoy of the Noah Branch, granting him authority to supervise branch operations, review documents, and report directly to headquarters 141.
The Noah Branch manages major military forces, commercial networks, and partial administrative rights within the Noah Universe Kingdom. Its three department heads regarded the arrival of a Supervisory Special Envoy as a serious threat to their interests 141 143.
Highest-Point Tasks
Highest-point tasks are special assignments issued to Domain Lord-level Original Secret Realm members during their external postings 149.
- Qin Zhao’s first task had two phases and a maximum total reward of 7 million points 149.
- The first phase required him to investigate, independently adjudicate, and supervise punishment for the corrupt Immortal Rong Yu 149.
- Completion of the first phase had to reach at least 80% to unlock the second phase 149.
- During such tasks, the company monitors Domain Lords through synchronized Virtual Universe Network transmission in order to evaluate every stage of their performance 170.
- Qin Zhao’s second phase required him to capture and judge Liu Yuan without dispatching subordinates 175.
Relationships
- Qin Zhao — Original Secret Realm core member, Genius Battle champion, and later Noah Branch Supervisory Special Envoy 68 141.
- Star Prison Venerable — Announces and oversees the Genius Battle’s later stages; escorts selected geniuses between headquarters, Chaos City, and secret realms 55 64 78 104.
- Chaos City Lord — A central authority within the company’s hierarchy; his attention discourages other Universe Venerables from attempting to take Qin Zhao as a disciple 197.
- Purple Dome Venerable, Iron Rock Venerable, and Silver Eye Venerable — Senior management figures involved in reviewing Qin Zhao’s highest-point task evaluation, point allocation, and resource considerations 217 218.
- Hugo — Domain Lord transport officer who escorts Qin Zhao to headquarters and introduces Rain Phase Mountain 74 75.
- Hanno — Manager of Rain Phase Mountain’s Original District 75.
- Carlos — Reception manager responsible for guiding Qin Zhao and Lian Luo through Original Secret Realm check-in procedures 105.
- Shadow Lord — Chief of the company’s intelligence department and a Universe Overlord 353.