"Oh? Which of your disciples took part in this Genius Battle?" Nine Swords Venerable asked with some interest, sitting opposite Su Heng.
"Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen," Su Heng replied softly as he sat down as well.
"Three?" Nine Swords Venerable was greatly surprised.
He had assumed that Su Heng had merely stumbled across a wild genius and taken him in as a disciple. He had never expected him to accept three disciples at once!
Luo Feng... he seemed to have heard that name before.
Very quickly, Nine Swords Venerable found the information in his memories. Luo Feng was a genius from the first world zone of the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom. On the surface, he used the Gold Source Law and had attained a profound understanding of it, placing him among the top twenty in the universe.
At that level, he would only be suited for the Primal Chaos Secret Realm. Logically speaking, he was not worthy of becoming the disciple of a King-level Invincible.
But after some thought, Nine Swords Venerable understood that Luo Feng's true strength was likely far greater than that.
As for Hong and Lei Shen, even with Nine Swords Venerable's discernment, he could not tell what kind of potential the two possessed.
"Then I wish your disciples can make a name for themselves through this. It is getting late, and I should gather these 'geniuses' for a meeting." Nine Swords Venerable rose to his feet with a smile.
With that, he turned and left.
Su Heng merely smiled faintly and did not try to keep Nine Swords Venerable any longer.
His purpose in getting to know Nine Swords Venerable had already been achieved.
The Universe Peak Genius Battle began as scheduled the next day.
All the contestants entered the Trial Tower.
Time passed, day by day.
Because of Su Heng's special reminder, Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng remained on every floor until the ten-day limit before advancing to the next one.
In the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed.
Virtual Universe, Central Plaza.
For immortal beings with eternal life, staying here for a year was nothing unusual. Besides, they could not easily leave their posts during such a gathering.
Thus, the 1,008 great immortals were discussing matters among themselves.
"Thirteen, your Gan Wu Universe Kingdom already has four people ranked within the top thousand! And one of them even has a chance to claim first place!" An immortal said enviously to the scaled giant beside him.
Rong Jun was currently ranked thirteenth, but he had already died in the Trial Tower. This was his final score.
Luo Feng was currently challenging the sixth Trial Tower and ranked second!
Second only to Bolan!
Moreover, Bolan had long since fallen on the first floor of the seventh Trial Tower, while Luo Feng still had hope!
Hong had died on the seventh floor of the fifth Trial Tower, ranking seventeenth!
Lei Shen had died on the first floor of the fifth Trial Tower, ranking 490th!
"Haha!" The scaled giant, Thirteen, laughed twice. He was incomparably delighted at this moment!
With such an achievement, the rewards from the kingdom lord upon his return would certainly not be small!
I wonder whether Luo Feng can clear the sixth Trial Tower, Thirteen thought to himself.
Meanwhile, on the seventh floor of the sixth Trial Tower, Luo Feng looked at the insect race mother nest before him, unable to make up his mind.
Should he end it here?
According to his teacher, if he performed too brilliantly, there was a high chance that he would be targeted for assassination by other races.
Second place was already enough to let him enter the next round!
"Forget it. No matter what, I cannot disgrace my teacher. First place is mine!" Luo Feng murmured. Then countless streaks of golden light burst forth and shot toward the charging insect race!
In the seventh Trial Tower, not long after taking first place, Luo Feng began holding back. He ended the trial by deliberately making what appeared to be a mistake.
Outside the plaza, a white-robed figure watched the changes on the enormous rankings, his fists slowly tightening!
"Luo Feng, is it? First place in this round will definitely be mine, Bolan's!"
As the 'Reaper' of the Noah Universe Kingdom, Bolan was incomparably arrogant!
When the Trial Tower ended, nearly one million geniuses from across the universe were eliminated.
Other than the top hundred in the trial rankings, who directly became core members of the Virtual Universe Company, the remaining 7,200 geniuses continued to the next round of selection.
Lei Shen was among them!
The 7,200 geniuses fought one-on-one over a total of three rounds!
Lei Shen had good luck in the first round. His opponent was merely a law genius taught by an ordinary immortal. With the support of several secret techniques, Lei Shen effortlessly advanced to the next round.
In the second round, his opponent became far stronger—a troublesome genius highly skilled in domains!
However, Lei Shen still won in the end.
In the third round, Lei Shen used every method at his disposal before finally defeating his opponent, securing the 523rd rank!
With that, he entered the lowest of the four great secret realms, the Doomsday Secret Realm!
In truth, Lei Shen's talent was already quite good, and combined with his exceptionally strong temperament, he had reached his current level in just ten short years.
Unfortunately, all his opponents were geniuses carefully cultivated from across the universe. Furthermore, they had trained for at least several decades, or even centuries!
Had he trained longer, Lei Shen would likewise have had hope of entering the Primal Chaos Secret Realm, or even the Primal Secret Realm!
All one thousand slots had been filled. Next came the specific allocation of the top two hundred into the secret realms!
This Genius Battle had two slots in the Primal Secret Realm!
As expected, Luo Feng took first place in this Genius Battle! Bolan, naturally, took second place with his immense fame.
The two claimed the two slots in the Primal Secret Realm.
Hong took one of the slots in the Primal Chaos Secret Realm, while Opatra, who had been in the original story, had the misfortune of entering the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
The Genius Battle ended. After Nine Swords Venerable gave some final reminders, he left this space.
Those immortal beings also departed one after another.
As for the geniuses, they still needed to fill out some ordinary information and complete several procedures.
After Luo Feng and the other two finished registering their residences, Su Heng sent them a voice transmission and summoned them to a certain place.
"The Genius Battle is over. Next, you will enter the Initial Universe and receive the race's cultivation. Your teacher has matters to attend to as well. In the future, you will have to strive for things yourselves!
"However, if anything happens, you can always find me in the Virtual Universe. After all, I am still your teacher."
When he saw the three of them, Su Heng spoke softly.
His purpose in nurturing Luo Feng and the other two had come to an end. In truth, he had only become Luo Feng's teacher for the sake of benefits.
As for Hong and Lei Shen, it was not bad to treat them as true disciples. After all, their temperaments, comprehension, and other talents were all outstanding.
"Yes, Teacher." Although all three were somewhat reluctant to see Su Heng leave, they understood that this was the norm in the universe.
Su Heng had accompanied them for ten years already. That was a very long time!
"Go." Su Heng smiled, and then his figure faded away from the Virtual Universe.
The Genius Battle arc was over. What came next had little to do with Luo Feng, though Hong and Lei Shen would still have further developments. There would be another chapter later.
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