17th World Sector, Primordial Spirit Star

Virtual Universe, 17th World Sector of the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle.

Above the nine-thousand-meter-high transparent membrane.

Spaceships flew by one after another.

Inside one of these ships, the Jiang family and the high-ranking officials of the Luo Planet Alliance observed the islands below, which were covered in dense silver forests, through the external virtual view.

Jiang Ying, who had already reached the Star Level, was somewhat puzzled: "With these trees growing so densely, can we even see the people?"

Beside her, Angemon, the leader of the Huanming Guard who was clearly of the Dragon-Man Race and clad in black scale armor, laughed: "This world sector is likely modeled after the surface of the He-Wing Clan's holy planet, the Silver Wood Planet.

"However, there are far fewer islands than on the Silver Wood Planet—only 91. Each island is covered in a forest of Silver-Vein Wood over a thousand meters tall, making it very suitable for hiding.

"Both the ground and the branches and leaves of the Silver-Vein Wood have been set to a hardness of C9 grade.

"At the very beginning of the preliminary battle, the vast majority of contestants will certainly be hiding beneath the foliage of the Silver-Vein Wood, so it will indeed be difficult to observe them.

"But as time passes and the Silver-Vein Wood is continuously destroyed during combat, the viewing field should improve significantly."

Ever since the Blood Demon King threatened Marquis Huanming over the treasure of the Flint Star World, the Marquis had dispatched a unit of the Huanming Guard to garrison Luo Planet.

The leader of the Huanming Guard, Angemon, was himself a powerhouse at the peak of the World Lord level.

After Jiang Luo was accepted as a named disciple by the Gulun Kingdom Lord, the Immortal sent by the Blood Demon Planet immediately departed the Huanming Star Sector.

However, this unit of the Huanming Guard protecting Luo Planet was not withdrawn by Marquis Huanming.

Angemon himself had no complaints about remaining stationed on Luo Planet; on the contrary, he considered it an excellent opportunity.

After all, Jiang Luo was practically a shoo-in to enter the core layer of the Giant Axe Arena as a genius.

Countless people would kill for the chance to curry favor with him.

The Huanming Guard led by Angemon, while officially there to protect Luo Planet, acted more like bodyguards for the Jiang family.

Yue Qin felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this: "In that case, it will be hard to see Ah Luo?"

Although the family met frequently in the Virtual Universe, Jiang Luo's reputation as a peerless genius was something they had only heard about.

The Jiang family and the citizens of Luo Planet were still a bit dazed by the fact that Jiang Luo had entered the Ancient Wheel Hall and had been taken in as a disciple by the legendary Gulun Kingdom Lord.

The Gulun Kingdom Lord was too distant.

Even though everyone could connect to the Virtual Universe Network and broaden their horizons, the Gulun Kingdom Lord remained a symbol without much concrete meaning to them.

The Huanming Star Sector was already the limit of the known universe as far as they were concerned.

Upon hearing that Jiang Luo would participate in this Universe Human Peak Genius Battle, the Jiang family and the Luo Planet high-ranking officials were all excited to witness the demeanor of the legend who had emerged from their planet.

Every person on Luo Planet was currently glued to the rankings of the 17th World Sector.

Angemon looked slightly awkward: "The other world sectors are actually much the same; for instance, in the environment of Sector 16, the contestants are all staying in the deep sea.

"Sector 75 is a city composed of skyscrapers, and the vast majority of contestants are fighting inside the buildings, so it's not easy to see them either."

He left one thing unsaid: these sightseeing ships visiting the world sectors were primarily there to provide a sense of immersion for psychological comfort.

"However, you can watch the rankings. With His Highness Jiang Luo's strength, his ranking will certainly reach the top of the 17th World Sector!"

Jiang Feng comforted his wife: "Lord Angemon is right; looking at the point rankings is also quite intuitive."

The other high-ranking officials of the Luo Planet Alliance echoed his sentiment, their eyes fixed firmly on the rankings displayed on the screen inside the ship.

Just how strong and how much of a genius Jiang Luo was remained more of a legend to the Jiang family and the people of Luo Planet, lacking any real sense of reality.

They only knew that being accepted as a named disciple by a Universe Kingdom Lord must make him a genius among geniuses.

And this Peak Genius Battle was an eye-opener for the Jiang family and the people of Luo Planet.

The entire Universe Kingdom alone had 190 billion Universe-level powerhouses registered...

The Jiang family and the people of Luo Planet did not know how great a being a Universe Kingdom Lord was, but they knew the status of a Universe-level powerhouse.

Those were powerhouses capable of reigning supreme over an entire star system.

There were actually 190 billion Universe-level powerhouses registered for this Peak Genius Battle within the Universe Kingdom, averaging nearly 2 billion Universe-level powerhouses per world sector!

And judging by Lord Angemon's implication, Jiang Luo could rank among the top of nearly 2 billion Universe-level powerhouses!

Only then did the Jiang family and the Luo Planet high-ranking officials gain some sense of reality regarding Jiang Luo's status.

Angemon shook his head slightly; these indigenous humans still lacked sufficient experience.

However, it was truly legendary that His Highness Jiang Luo was born from such a weak indigenous bloodline.

"It's starting!" Jiang Ting's eyes shone, his body trembling with excitement.

The rest of the Jiang family were 'lifestyle players' in the Virtual Universe.

Only he was most passionate about combat.

He even enjoyed playing combat-oriented games.

He had even spent a large sum of money to personally experience combat in the 'Killing Field', though he was quickly crushed to the point of near-depression.

Usually, he could only watch the live broadcasts of life-and-death battles in the Giant Axe Arena as a spectator to satisfy his cravings.

The others on the ship, having learned that it would be difficult to see the contestants in the early stages, kept their eyes glued to the point rankings.

Only Jiang Ting remained, his eyes wide with unwillingness as he stared at the island below, which was blanketed by a forest of Silver-Vein Wood.

Suddenly, Jiang Ting shrieked, "I see Big Brother! Big Brother has flown above the canopy layer!"

"What?"

Everyone on the spacecraft followed his gaze downward.

Sure enough, they could see a figure clad in a white Force Battle Suit flying out of the silver forest, standing high in the sky.

Angemon was startled, "His Highness Jiang Luo is being far too reckless!"

In the early stages of the preliminary battles, everyone would hide among the branches and leaves; someone like Jiang Luo flying so brazenly above the canopy was an easy target for concentrated fire.

Jiang Luo's vision blurred, and he found himself enveloped in dimness.

Layer upon layer of tree branches and leaves overhead blocked the light so thoroughly that only sporadic specks of radiance reached the ground.

"The hardness is indeed at the C9 level..." Jiang Luo reached out to stroke the bark beside him.

It seemed this world zone was well-suited for hiding and employing ambush tactics.

Of course, that was only for the early stages.

C9-level hardness could not withstand the attacks of powerful Universe-level experts.

To him, this forest of Silver-Vein Wood, thousands of meters tall, was nothing more than slightly tougher paper.

Jiang Luo kicked off the ground, shooting upward like a sharp arrow.

He surged directly out of the thousand-meter-high canopy layer.

His actions were like a candle being lit in the darkness, immediately drawing the attention of other contestants hiding within the Silver-Vein Wood forest.

"Someone actually rushed out of the canopy layer right now? What an idiot!"

"Haha, I didn't expect points to be delivered to my doorstep so quickly!"

"Soul attack!"

A burly man standing on a thick branch looked up and sneered, three shuttle-shaped telekinetic weapons piercing upward like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, they broke through the dense canopy, shooting toward Jiang Luo in a triangular formation.

Jiang Luo had just flown out of the canopy and into the high sky when he sensed over a dozen invisible fluctuations shooting toward him one after another.

Soul attacks!

The speed of soul attacks was impossible to dodge.

In an instant, they descended upon his sea of consciousness.

Jiang Luo's expression remained calm; within his sea of consciousness, a star that illuminated all directions rotated slowly, blocking the soul attacks of over a dozen Universe-level spirit readers without a single ripple.

For this battle of the strong, he had spent the last two years cultivating the Primordial Spirit secret technique Primordial Spirit Star from the Cangyuan Map universe.

The Primordial Spirit Star might not be flashy in other aspects, but its stability and defensive capabilities were exaggeratedly strong.

For offense, he had the 'Demon Awl Forbidden Technique'.

For defense, he had the 'Primordial Spirit Star'.

In terms of soul secret techniques, Jiang Luo was exceptionally well-prepared.

Once he accumulated enough wish power to exchange for the 'Pre-Character Secret' among the Nine Character Secret, he would basically never have to worry about soul-related matters again.

Facing the three cone-shaped telekinetic weapons ambushing him from below, Jiang Luo merely glanced at them.

Spatial fluctuations radiated outward.

The three telekinetic weapons immediately froze as if they had been encased in ice, stopping in mid-air, unable to move a single inch.

It was clear that this ambusher's strength was not particularly high; he hadn't even crossed the threshold of the laws.

In this world zone, let alone the top 1001, he might not even rank in the top 10,000.

If it had been an attack from a Universe-level spirit reader who had crossed the threshold of the origin laws, Jiang Luo's Imprisonment would only have been able to significantly slow the opponent's speed, rather than completely freezing the telekinetic weapons.

"Space laws?! Oh no!"

The burly ambusher was scared out of his wits and immediately fled for his life, "Damn it, why did I run into such a freak right at the start! I should have guessed—anyone who dares to be so arrogant and fly out of the canopy layer is either an idiot or a super expert..."

The Imprisonment Jiang Luo unleashed also terrified many Universe-level experts hiding in the forest below.

When they saw over a thousand brilliant streams of light erupting from the Glazed Long Spear strapped to his back, their expressions changed drastically.

"Flint God Weapon?"

"A peerless expert!"

"Run!"

"Heavens... is that a Lotus Domain?!"