Ganwu Universe Kingdom

The Genius Tournament, in any universe country, is a grand event that sweeps across countless galaxies, tugging at the heartstrings of billions of living beings.

And now, the peak showdown of all top geniuses from the 1008 universe countries has pushed this attention to its extreme.

However, the trial elimination phase was not broadcast publicly; people could only feel this silent yet thrilling slaughter through the constantly shifting overall rankings.

Every jump in ranking was enough to trigger a storm of discussion.

"Look! The Virtual Universe Company's official site just updated Qin Ming's promotional video!"

On a bustling street in the Virtual Universe's Ganwu Continent, a girl excitedly pointed at the huge floating screen on the corner.

In the screen, Qin Ming's calm yet unstoppable figure within the Trial Tower was edited into a highly impactful short clip.

The boy beside her laughed with pride: "Of course! Anyone who breaks into the top thousand of the overall rankings gets a special promotional video made by the Virtual Universe Company.

Even though our Ganwu Universe Kingdom only has Qin Ming earning this honor for now, he's number one in the entire universe! The weight behind that is different!"

Across the entire Ganwu Universe Kingdom, spanning hundreds of millions of galaxies and countless life-bearing planets, wherever the virtual network reached, the topic of conversation almost always revolved around the name at the very top of the rankings—Qin Ming.

Excitement and pride spread like wildfire, igniting everywhere.

This emotion largely stemmed from a feeling of "holding one's head high."

Early in the tournament, spectators from other universe countries, especially supporters of the stronger ones, had mocked Ganwu Universe Kingdom in the public areas of the Virtual Universe, saying they "didn't even have a single seedling capable of entering the top thousand."

Now, Qin Ming dominated the rankings with absolute crushing force—this was undoubtedly the loudest slap in the face to all those doubters.

"Haha, where are those guys who said Ganwu couldn't cut it? Why aren't they talking now?"

"Lord Qin Ming is too strong! This is our Ganwu's genius!"

"Unrivaled first place! Let's see who dares to look down on us now!"

In every game world, forum section, and social area of the Virtual Universe... wherever people could speak, they were almost drowned out by the excited comments of Ganwu Universe Kingdom's citizens.

They freely praised Qin Ming, savoring this hard-won collective glory.

Supporters from other universe countries, for the most part, could only stay silent or helplessly acknowledge the gap.

There was no helping it—Qin Ming's lead was too exaggerated, so exaggerated that people didn't even have the confidence to be jealous.

They could only pin their hopes on their own geniuses catching up in later stages, or on a turning point during the arena battles.

If the Ganwu Universe Kingdom was already completely boiling over!

Then the Windfall Empire was even crazier!!!

"Lord Qin Ming!"

"Lord Qin Ming!!"

On the Virtual Universe island belonging to the Windfall Empire, the crowds were surging.

In front of every huge floating screen on the streets, dense masses of people gathered.

They looked up, staring at the name representing supreme honor and the ever-rising, far-ahead points on the screen, their faces brimming with uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy.

From time to time, someone let out an ecstatic howl, waving their arms, high-fiving strangers beside them, celebrating together for Qin Ming.

"He is a peerless genius that our Windfall Empire—no, our Ganwu Universe Kingdom—won't see in a billion, a trillion years!"

"He will definitely become a true super powerhouse in the universe!!!"

If the support for Qin Ming before had been mixed with hope and anxiety, then after he claimed the top spot in the entire universe's overall rankings with undeniable dominance, that support had completely transformed into fervent faith and unconditional worship.

Especially among countless young people, Qin Ming's image had been elevated infinitely, nearly to the level of myth.

He was no longer just a powerful genius; he represented a possibility, a dream, a brilliant light illuminating the monotonous path of cultivation.

He was their idol, their spiritual totem.

If anyone dared to mutter even a low word of doubt about Qin Ming's strength in the Virtual Universe's Ganwu region, they would immediately draw countless angry stares and fierce rebuttals.

"What did you say? What do you know? Lord Qin Ming is number one in the entire universe!"

"Slandering Lord Qin Ming? Which starfield are you from? State your name!"

"We will never allow anyone to defile the 'god' in our hearts!"

Young worshippers spontaneously formed a massive "fan club"; they could not tolerate the slightest flaw in this newly erected, flawless "idol."

Every move Qin Ming made was given a sacred halo.

The name Qin Ming had become the most dazzling and cohesive symbol of this era in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

For the next ten thousand years, countless "Qin Mings" would probably be born—parents wouldn't expect their children to have Lord Qin Ming's talent, but even one ten-thousandth, one hundred-thousandth, or one millionth of it would be enough.

At the Qin Family compound, a huge virtual projection screen floated in the air, displaying the real-time ranking list that shook the entire universe.

The words "Qin Ming (Ganwu Universe Kingdom)" were branded at the very top like a branding iron, dazzlingly bright.

Inside the hall, Ancestor Qin Shanhai stroked his long beard, his hand trembling slightly, a sharp light bursting from his eyes as he muttered repeatedly: "Good! Good! Good!"

Father Qin Feng and Mother Lin Wan clasped each other's hands tightly, exchanging glances that revealed the almost unreal ecstasy and a hint of bewildered disorientation in each other's eyes.

Elder sister Qin Lan covered her mouth, while second brother Qin Shou's jaw hung open, unable to close for a long while.

The entire Qin Family was shaken to the core by this honor that had fallen from the heavens, far surpassing their wildest imaginations. The hall was filled with a near-speechless shock and joy.

Only Qin Xue, sitting at the very front swinging her little legs, turned her head to look at her ecstatic family. A helpless expression of "making such a fuss over nothing" appeared on her small face.

She reached out her tender little finger and poked her still-dazed second brother Qin Shou beside her, her voice crisp: "Second brother, your chin's about to drop off!"

Qin Shou instinctively closed his mouth and looked at his little sister.

Qin Xue wrinkled her cute little nose, her tone carrying a matter-of-fact pride: "What's there to be surprised about?

Didn't third brother say long ago that he was going to take first place? If he said it, then he'll definitely do it!"

She looked at the name at the top of the screen, her big eyes shimmering with a light brighter than the stars—a complete, instinctive trust without reservation.

"Third brother is the best! If he says first, then it's definitely first!"

Her childish voice carried an unwavering certainty, cutting through the hall filled with excited breaths, ringing out with striking clarity.