Universe Peak Genius Battle (Part 2)

"Third brother!"

Lei Shen greeted Luo Feng with a smile in the slaughter arena.

"Has Big Brother not come out yet?" Luo Feng glanced at the empty seat next to Lei Shen and asked casually.

"Not yet. I heard Big Brother is currently setting up a twin-law genius!" Lei Shen replied with a sigh.

After three years of cultivation, he was now the weakest.

Since the life-and-death trial ended, Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast clone had advanced to the Domain Lord level, and his comprehension of the Law of Metal had become even more profound.

Coupled with the spatial talent of his Moshaza Race clone, Luo Feng had already stepped onto the threshold of the Law of Space.

With the combination of the two, he could easily unleash even the second level of the Yan Shenbing, and the third level was also within reach.

Although Lei Shen wasn't entirely sure about the strength of this year's peak genius battle, judging by past standards, Luo Feng's current strength was definitely enough to be among the top twenty!

After all, he was a genius with twin laws!

As for Big Brother Hong, he had also made remarkable progress during this time. His powerful state of mind allowed Hong to gain the deepest insights from the life-and-death trial!

Hong had now comprehended the Law of Light. Combined with his calm mindset and cultivated secret techniques, he could likely enter the stage of the Universe Genius Battle, and even the core layer of the Virtual Universe!

Only Lei Shen, despite the guidance of Thor Immortal, had only just managed to comprehend the Law of Lightning. It was questionable whether he could even pass the first stage of the selection.

Tap, tap.

Footsteps approached. Hong, clad in black armor, walked over with a light smile. "Second brother, third brother."

"Did Big Brother defeat a twin-law genius?" Luo Feng asked curiously, seeing Hong in good spirits.

"No, but I've gained new insights into a secret technique!" Hong shook his head. He then looked at Lei Shen beside him. "Second brother, don't worry. After the preliminaries, there's still a long series of arena matches. Three years is enough time for us to improve!"

Logically speaking, with Lei Shen's state of mind, such a flaw shouldn't appear.

But the three of them were disciples of Su Heng, and only Lei Shen might not be able to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe.

And this was with abundant resources provided!

Lei Shen had not yet reached the boundless state of mind that Hong had achieved, so it was normal for him to have such a flaw.

"Haha, don't worry, Big Brother. I'm also a law genius now. Even if I can't enter the core layer now, I'll have opportunities in the future!"

Hearing this, Lei Shen quickly recovered his state of mind and said with a smile.

"Yes, that's right!" Hong nodded with a smile.

The three of them sat outside the slaughter arena, chatting idly.

Suddenly, a colossal black proclamation with radiating edges appeared out of thin air in the void of the Virtual Universe. On this entirely black proclamation were characters emitting dazzling white light.

"Universe Human -- Peak Genius Battle"

"Held once every ten thousand years!"

"About to commence!"

"It is jointly organized by the Virtual Universe Company and all Universe Kingdoms!"

"Are you a genius? Can't find an opponent at the same level and rank? Then participate in the 'Peak Genius Battle'! Here, countless geniuses from various Universe Kingdoms across the entire universe will engage in fierce battles!"

"For details, please browse the official website through your virtual assistant in the 'Virtual Universe Network'."

"It's finally starting! Boss, third brother, I'm signing up first, haha!" Lei Shen laughed heartily and instructed his smart assistant to begin the official website registration.

The reason the three of them gathered in the Virtual Universe today was precisely for this registration!

As for the slaughter arena, it was merely a way for them to pass the time.

Hong and Luo Feng exchanged a glance, then they also smiled and had their respective intelligent life forms or assistants proceed to register.

At the very top of the official website page of the Virtual Universe was a highly conspicuous line of numbers: 9,485,938,89.

A few seconds later, the number immediately jumped up by a large margin, becoming 10,082,991,73. Next to this number was a line of text in Universal language: 'Number of registrants from Gan Wu Universe Kingdom'.

This meant that in just the dozen seconds they were delayed, over a billion Star-level martial artists had registered!

And this was merely the number of registrants from the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom!

Although they had already received news about the Universe Peak Genius Battle from their teacher, Luo Feng was still somewhat surprised at this moment.

Through scanning, the three successfully registered for the Genius Battle.

Whoosh!

A white light flashed, and Su Heng's figure appeared in the slaughter arena.

Su Heng turned his head and quickly located the three figures, then walked over.

"The Genius Battle has begun. Your future destinies are now in your own hands!" Su Heng said softly to the three.

Six years of cultivation, while a very short period for the powerhouses in the universe, was a considerable amount of time in the lives of Luo Feng and the other two!

Moreover, these six years of cultivation were enough to surpass all their previous time by countless times!

He didn't know how far Luo Feng and the others would grow in the future!

"Teacher," Luo Feng and the other two stood up respectfully.

"Sit," Su Heng smiled and sat in an empty seat. "For this Genius Battle, Luo Feng, my expectation for you is the Primal Secret Realm!"

"For Hong, at least the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, and preferably the Primal Chaos Secret Realm!"

"Lei Shen, your goal must be to at least become a core member!"

Primal Secret Realm, Primal Chaos Secret Realm, Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, Doomsday Secret Realm.

Su Heng had already explained the differences between the four secret realms to the three of them.

"Primal Secret Realm!" Luo Feng clenched his fists, a surge of infinite passion welling up in his heart!

To enter the Primal Secret Realm, there was only one way: to become the undisputed first place in this Universe Peak Genius Battle!

With his current strength, it was indeed a significant challenge!

"Primal Chaos Secret Realm!" Hong also had a goal in his heart.

"Core member? Both the boss and the third brother can become high-ranking core members, I can't fall too far behind!" Lei Shen also made up his mind.

Time passed, and under the watchful eyes of countless humans across numerous star systems in various universe kingdoms, registration for the Peak Genius Battle finally ended.

According to China Standard Time, this day was April 16, 2066.

"Luo Feng, you have mail."

"Master, you have mail."

"Master, you have mail."

Because the Genius Battle was about to begin, Su Heng had given the three of them some free time.

Therefore, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen had all returned to Earth!

Upon receiving the notifications, all three of them logged into the Virtual Universe to check.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen appeared at their respective doorsteps simultaneously. They looked at each other and smiled.

After dealing with his youngest son, Luo Feng clicked on the mail.

"Welcome to the 'Universe Human - Peak Genius' Selection Battle.

For this selection battle, within the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom alone, over 82.25 billion Star-level experts have registered to participate, an increase of 110 billion compared to the previous session. This is something that makes us at the Virtual Universe Company very happy.

Next, there was a long section detailing the Virtual Universe Company's introduction to the Genius Battle.

In summary, the Genius Selection Battle was divided into two major stages.

The first stage involved selecting the top 1000 experts from each universe kingdom.

The second stage would see the top 1000 experts from each universe kingdom gather together, with all the geniuses from various universe kingdoms converging for the final grand battle to determine the top 1000 in the overall universe rankings!

The first stage alone would require the elimination of billions of people!

"Preliminary matches, arena matches. The third brother should have a chance to take first place directly in the preliminary matches and avoid the arena matches. The boss and I can only do our best!"

Looking at the rules, Lei Shen said with a smile.

These rules were incredibly fierce, but at the same time, they were exciting!

"Besides having strong strength, the preliminary matches also require considerable luck. I'm not guaranteed to get first place," Luo Feng shook his head.

After the registration deadline, the Virtual Universe Company began its preparations. The preparations were indeed very tedious, but the Virtual Universe Company's efficiency was extremely high.

One month after the registration deadline, according to China Standard Time, it was May 16, 2066. This was the day of the 'preliminary' gathering for the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom.

May 16, 2066.

"The preliminaries will be divided into 100 world zones."

"I'm in Zone 72. What about you two, second and third brothers?"

"Haha, I'm in Zone 88. I like this number. What about you, third brother?"

"Me, Zone 1!" Luo Feng said with a smile.

Zone 1, this number was quite good!

At this moment, the three of them had appeared on a vast continent, surrounded by dense crowds of people!

After all, there were hundreds of billions of participants from the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom!

"Attention everyone, the preliminary elimination will be divided into one hundred 'world zones.' We will soon begin a collective teleportation to your assigned 'world zone.'

Please take this time to check your equipment. Once the preliminaries begin, you will no longer be able to request weapons," a clear voice echoed across the entire continent.

Luo Feng, Lei Shen, and Hong lowered their heads to check their equipment. After confirming everything was in order, they quietly waited.

"Collective teleportation commencing, countdown: 60... 59... 58..." The clear voice resonated throughout the continent.

Amidst the sea-like crowd, Luo Feng and the other two exchanged glances.

"Good luck," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Let's pass the preliminaries together," Lei Shen also smiled.

"Let's go," Hong said with a smile.

In reality, Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"It's finally starting. Once those three finish the Genius Battle, I should go look for my own opportunities." A wisp of Su Heng's consciousness in the virtual universe smiled and whispered after discovering that the preliminary rounds had officially begun.

Through this Genius Battle, his investment would essentially come to an end.

For subsequent matters, they would all have their own teachers and opportunities, no longer requiring him to constantly look after them.

First World Zone.

Luo Feng descended upon a certain city. However, at first, he only eliminated some martial artists who attacked him. The rest of his time was spent cultivating in a certain part of the city.

In the beginning, everyone had very few points. Wasting time on killing was more trouble than it was worth.

It would be his time to strike when the other geniuses had accumulated enough points in the middle stages!

Days went by, and soon it was ten days.

Participant: Luo Feng Points: 92 Rank: 6894 / 2048

"Ten days have passed, a third of the preliminary rounds are over. It's time to make a move!" Luo Feng looked down at the screen on his wrist guard and then whispered.

Whoosh.

Using the Dunkong Shuttle beneath his feet and unleashing his telekinetic power, Luo Feng rushed out of the room he had been staying in for ten days.

With Luo Feng's strength, no one in the entire city was his opponent!

As long as they were detected by his telekinetic power, it meant death!

Slaughter unfolded continuously in this city!

"A decent domain, but still too weak!"

In the 72nd World Zone, Hong put away his spear and looked at the corpse before him, muttering.

Participant: Hong Points: 23789 Rank: 42048

"To have over ten thousand points and directly jump to over 40,000th place, that's not bad." Hong looked at his point changes, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Domain geniuses were not too common, even in an entire world zone!

Whoosh.

Hong tapped his foot and his figure shot off into the distance. The real main event was yet to come!

"Crack!"

A flash of white light, and Lei Shen, wielding his long saber, sliced the three enemies blocking his path into two pieces.

Participant: Lei Shen Points: 9420 Rank: 92048

"I wonder how high Big Brother and Third Brother have climbed." Lei Shen mumbled after glancing at his points.

Days went by, and soon it was the twenty-seventh day of the preliminary rounds.

By now, out of the billions of participants in each world zone, only a few million remained!

And this number was still continuously decreasing!

Outside, inside a spaceship belonging to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Countless dignitaries from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had gathered for a banquet, including the Emperor of Black Dragon Mountain!

"Your Majesty, it's a great joy that four people from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire have entered the top thousand!"

One of the dignitaries congratulated the Emperor as he looked at the rankings.

"Indeed, it is a great joy!" The Emperor of Black Dragon Mountain nodded slightly, but the smile on his face was not as abundant as his subject imagined.

After all, three of these four people were disciples of a certain great being, and only one was cultivated by Black Dragon Mountain!

He had known this outcome for a long time.

So, what surprise could there be?

However, the outside public did not know as much as the Emperor of Black Dragon Mountain.

They were all incredibly excited at this moment, four geniuses in the top thousand!

Moreover, Hong, Luo Feng, and Lei Shen were all in the top hundred!

After thirty days, the preliminary rounds concluded.

And in the final rankings, Luo Feng, as expected, secured first place in the world zone, directly qualifying for the second stage of selection without needing to participate in the grueling arena matches.

Hong was not as lucky; even at the end, he only managed third place.

Lei Shen was as expected, ranking tenth.

"Third brother, you really got first place. Don't forget to treat us when we get back!" In the virtual universe, the three met again. Lei Shen patted Luo Feng's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Congratulations, third brother," Hong also said with a smile.

"Big brother, your rankings aren't bad either. Besides, the arena matches are also a good way to train ourselves!" Luo Feng said with a smile, not too arrogant.

The preliminaries were just an initial selection, and there was still a considerable amount of luck involved.

Otherwise, with Hong's current realm, he would definitely be able to take first place!

"Since Luo Feng got first place, you will follow me to cultivate from now on. Hong and Lei Shen will participate in the arena matches while comprehending laws. Three years later will be the real main event!"

A voice came, and Su Heng appeared beside the three.

"Yes, Teacher!"

As soon as he said this, the three immediately became much more serious.

The preliminaries could be easily passed by geniuses at the Domain Lord level, and the arena matches could also easily secure spots for geniuses at the Law level.

But the all-universe battle three years later was where true geniuses would gather!

Geniuses who comprehended laws were everywhere, and there were even many geniuses with dual laws or special opportunities!

The next chapter will conclude the Genius Battle plot. This chapter is a combined two-chapter entry.