"Mountain Sitting Guest... who on earth is he?"
Founder Giant Axe muttered to himself, his eyes filled with confusion and shock, feeling equally puzzled by the rewards from the Sky Screen.
As the runner-up, he had been rewarded with a palace, a supreme attack treasure, and the Divine Power Burning Technique.
Yet, for Mountain Sitting Guest, who ranked first, the reward was merely a single fruit?
Giant Axe was deeply perplexed.
But having watched the Sky Screen's ranking, Giant Axe knew it to be impartial.
The reason for this disparity likely had to do with the unfathomable strength of Mountain Sitting Guest.
Moreover, the value of that fruit must surely exceed anything they could imagine.
City Lord of Chaos, Darkness Master, and the others were also shaken to their cores.
The power of Mountain Sitting Guest had once again redefined their understanding.
However, it was merely shock.
No matter how strong Mountain Sitting Guest was, he had no conflict with them.
Instead, it was the final line of text that appeared on the Sky Screen that sent the entire Primal Universe into a frenzy once more!
[The ranking of the top ten powerhouses is now complete. Next ranking: 'Top Ten Geniuses of the Primal Universe'.] [Criteria: Below Immortal level, comprehensive assessment of talent, comprehension, mindset, willpower, and future potential.] [Time: One million years from now.] [The higher the ranking, the more generous the rewards!]
Boom!
This line of text was like a ladle of cold water poured into boiling oil; the entire Primal Universe erupted!
"Top ten geniuses ranking!"
"Below Immortal level! One million years from now!"
Countless young beings below the Immortal level across the Primal Universe felt their blood boiling at this moment!
They had already witnessed with their own eyes just how generous the Sky Screen's rewards could be.
Supreme treasures! The Divine Power Burning Technique! And that mysterious Hunyuan Void Fire Spirit Fruit!
And now, they too had a chance to obtain such rewards.
They only needed to rank in the top ten of the Genius Ranking a million years from now!
"One million years—that is enough!"
In the Milky Way Galaxy, on Earth.
Luo Feng stared at the text on the Sky Screen, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.
"I, Luo Feng, have only been cultivating for a few hundred years. One million years is more than enough!"
"This time, I must make the list!"
Similar scenes were playing out in countless corners of the Primal Universe.
Young geniuses of the Demon Race, World Lord-level queens of the Zerg Race, and geniuses from the Machine Race, Prison Race, Crystal Race, and others...
Countless geniuses viewed the Sky Screen's next ranking as the opportunity for their own rise!
Meanwhile, those peak races and powerful factions began to adjust their strategies immediately.
"Pass down the order: all resources within the race are to be tilted toward geniuses below the Immortal level!"
In the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm, Tremor Demon Ancestor issued the command in a deep voice.
"A million years from now, my Demon Race must have someone on that list!"
In the Zerg territory.
Zerg Queen's beautiful eyes flickered. "My Zerg lifeforms possess the strongest individual talent! This time, my Zerg Race must occupy at least two spots!"
In the Virtual Universe.
City Lord of Chaos immediately summoned all the high-level members of humanity.
"The Sky Screen's next ranking is the best opportunity for our human race to completely solidify its position."
His gaze swept across everyone present. "From today on, the race will increase its efforts in cultivating geniuses. Resource allocations for all secret realm members will be doubled! Anyone below the Immortal level who displays sufficient talent is to be placed on the priority watch list!"
"Understood!"
The Universe Masters responded in unison.
Founder Giant Axe spoke up directly: "Chaos, I leave this matter entirely to you. Whatever resources you need, just ask."
"Understood."
City Lord of Chaos nodded, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
In his mind, a long list had already begun to take shape.
Within the human race, there has never been a lack of geniuses!
What they lacked was merely resources.
Now that the decision has been made to tilt resources in their favor, the number of geniuses emerging will surely be far greater than ever before!
On a nameless planet.
Yang Yu naturally saw the final line of text on the Sky Screen.
"One million years from now, is it?"
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Interesting."
As a transmigrator, he knew all too well just how terrifying Luo Feng's talent was.
In one million years, Luo Feng would undoubtedly make the list, and his ranking would certainly not be low!
"However, relying solely on the cultivation of the human race is not enough."
Yang Yu muttered to himself, "I have already released the Nine Tribulations Manual; the rest depends on Luo Feng's own fortune."
He looked up into the depths of the starry sky, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless time and space to see that azure blue planet.
"Luo Feng, oh Luo Feng, as your master, this is all I can do for you."
"From here on out, it depends on how far you can go yourself."
As the Sky Screen slowly dissipated, the entire Primal Universe appeared to return to calm on the surface.
But everyone knew that beneath this calm, there were surging undercurrents.
Peak races were sharpening their weapons, secondary alliances were struggling to survive in the cracks, and scattered factions were searching for patrons.
As for those young, peerless geniuses, they began to cultivate frantically. Even the Outer Battlefield, Universe Secret Regions, and other such places welcomed a massive wave of World Lords seeking to temper themselves.
The Genius Ranking a million years from now would be the key battle that determined the future fate of every major power!
And before that.
A war for territory that would sweep across the entire Primal Universe was about to begin!
Several days later, after having fully comprehended the secret patterns of the supreme treasure he had just obtained, the Beast Ancestor made his move!
At the edge of the Ethereal Alliance territory.
In the void, the Beast Ancestor led over thirty Universe Masters, charging in with great momentum.
His entire body burned with blood-colored divine power, and he held the Starfall Blade in his hand. Within a radius of several light-years, the cold light of the supreme domain treasure, the Ice Wind Domain, filled the space.
"Miao Yun! Come out and die!"
The Beast Ancestor's roar resounded through the starry sky.
Within the Ethereal Alliance territory, all nineteen Universe Masters were standing by in full battle array, but facing the aggressive Beast Ancestor, deep fear appeared in their eyes.
Although there were nineteen of them, their strength was generally not high, and the strongest among them, the Miao Yun Master, had only just touched the threshold of Tier 5.
Yet the Beast Ancestor, after obtaining the Starfall Blade, possessed combat power that could reach the high end of Tier 9!
This gap was simply like heaven and earth!
If it weren't for the fact that one could only unleash Tier 6 peak combat power within the Primal Universe.
The Miao Yun Master wouldn't even have dared to approach!
But within the Primal Universe, under the suppression of the Origin Will and combined with his own strength, the Miao Yun Master was not quite as terrified.
"Alliance Master... no, Beast Ancestor!" the Miao Yun Master gritted his teeth and said, "We have already defected to the human race. If you dare to touch us, the humans will not let you off!"
"Humans?"
The Beast Ancestor sneered, "By the time they arrive, you will have long been suppressed and sealed by me! Give me..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a powerful, resonant voice suddenly came from the void.
"Oh? Is that so?"
The moment the voice fell, a burly figure appeared out of thin air between the two camps.
With a rugged, savage face and disheveled long hair, he held a giant axe in his hand that radiated an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.
It was none other than the Founder Giant Axe!
"Giant Axe!"
The Beast Ancestor's pupils shrank violently, and he subconsciously took a step back.
The Founder Giant Axe looked at him indifferently, his voice calm yet carrying an incomparable sense of oppression.
"Beast Ancestor, I will give you two choices."
"First, take your people and get out immediately."
"Second," he slowly raised the God-Slaying Axe in his hand.
"I will keep all of you here."
The void was deathly silent.
The Beast Ancestor's hand, gripping the Starfall Blade, trembled slightly, his crimson eyes filled with struggle and unwillingness.
A long time passed.
"Retreat!"
He spat the word out through gritted teeth and turned to leave.
The thirty-plus Universe Masters of the Demon Beast Alliance, as if granted a reprieve, scrambled to follow.
A great war, before it had even begun, had already ended.
The Miao Yun Master and the others collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with the relief of having survived a catastrophe.
And this scene spread throughout the entire Primal Universe in a very short time.
Everyone knew.
From this day forward, this Primal Universe belonged to humanity!
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