As the two spoke, Lord Demon Blade's gaze swept over the thousand geniuses below.
Those profound eyes seemed capable of seeing through all illusions, filled with an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Everyone his gaze passed over involuntarily lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.
"From today onward, I will personally lead the thousand geniuses of the Star Torch Empire."
Demon Blade looked at the crowd. "You may address me as Lord Demon Blade.
"If you have any questions about the subsequent stages of the Genius Battle, you may come directly to me.
"Remember, you are the finest geniuses of our Star Torch Empire!
"You represent the honor of the entire Star Torch Empire!
"I hope that at least one-tenth of you will enter the top 100,000 in the Universe Realm overall rankings!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Demon Blade looked directly at Xu Jingming, his deep voice ringing out:
"Xu Jingming, you are a genius personally favored by Lord Sovereign.
"I hope you can enter the top five hundred of the Universe Realm overall rankings.
"If you meet this requirement, the Lord Sovereign will reward you with an A9 Level spacecraft equipped with a Warp Drive.
"In addition, you will receive five hundred Life Planets near your home planet."
As soon as those words fell—
The entire Starry Sky Plaza fell silent.
Then, waves of sharp inhalations erupted one after another.
"An A9 Level spacecraft?! And one equipped with a Warp Drive?!"
"That spacecraft alone costs more than ten billion Cosmic Coins!"
"More than that! Those five hundred Life Planets are the real prize!"
"..."
The surrounding geniuses all looked at Xu Jingming with envy.
An A9 Level spacecraft equipped with a Warp Drive could only be maintained by a Cosmic Tier powerhouse.
But with those five