Universe Powerhouse Battle Begins

When news of the Peak Powerhouse Battle spread throughout the Human Territory, countless Universe Level powerhouses yearned for this grand event, while major factions began selecting elites and preparing for the coming battle.

Purple Zenith Secret Realm. Upon a vast continent stood a magnificent palace between heaven and earth, radiating an incomparably imposing aura.

On the plaza before the palace, powerful immortals stood respectfully on both sides. Their auras were as deep as an abyss and as steady as mountains, making people afraid to look directly at them.

At the center of the plaza, tens of millions of Universe Level powerhouses knelt on the ground, their faces filled with reverence and excitement.

Within the great hall sat an enormous figure. Though his face could not be seen clearly, the pressure he emitted made heaven and earth tremble.

He was the ruler of the Purple Chen Universe Nation, a powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of humanity, an existence even immortal gods had to look up to.

"I hope that among the top thousand in the Peak Powerhouse Battle, you will occupy at least half the spots. Do not disappoint the effort I have invested in cultivating you." A deep voice came from the great hall, seeming to pierce through space and enter the depths of every Universe Level powerhouse's soul.

"Yes, Nation Lord!" Tens of millions of Universe Level powerhouses were thrilled. This was their first time seeing the ruler of a universe nation, and also the first time receiving his personal instructions.

They silently swore that they would give it everything they had and win honor for the Purple Chen Universe Nation.

This was the ruler of the entire Purple Chen Universe Nation, an existence even immortal powerhouses looked up to.

"Go, children. Go register for the Peak Powerhouse Battle." With a light wave of the Nation Lord's hand, an invisible force enveloped every Universe Level powerhouse present.

Immediately afterward, tens of millions of figures vanished from the plaza in an instant, teleported back to their respective planets.

Whenever the immortal powerhouses standing nearby witnessed such an incredible divine ability, they felt incomparable dread and became even more reverent toward this universe nation ruler.

Elsewhere in the universe, within a vast divine nation, an immortal god stood in the void.

On the ground below, several hundred Universe Level elites stood respectfully. They were all top geniuses of the Nether Thunder Divine Nation, far stronger than ordinary Universe Level powerhouses.

"You are the elites of my Nether Thunder Divine Nation." A voice like thunder echoed in the ears of the several hundred Universe Level elites below.

"As long as you pass the first round of the universe nation preliminaries, I will accept you as my personal disciples. If you can pass the preliminaries and enter the final showdown, I will grant you a galaxy as your territory!"

These words instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the Universe Level elites present. The value of an entire galaxy was impossible to estimate.

"Go register. Do not disappoint me," said the immortal god.

"Yes, Divine Lord!" The several hundred Universe Level powerhouses answered in unison, their eyes filled with fanaticism and determination.

Similar scenes continued to unfold in every corner of the Human Territory.

Whether high-level universe nations or mid-level universe nations, all were actively preparing for battle, selecting their strongest Universe Level powerhouses to participate in this grand event.

Countless geniuses were eager to prove themselves in the Peak Powerhouse Battle and win supreme honor and resources.

After registering, Zhou Yuan did not immediately leave the Virtual Universe Company's official website.

His gaze remained fixed on the constantly changing number at the top of the registration page—Purple Chen Universe Nation registrants: 19,183,741.

Every five seconds, the number surged by over a million, like a ceaselessly rushing river continuously gathering powerhouses from all over the universe.

"This registration count is more than ten thousand times lower than the Genius Battle in the original work, isn't it?" Zhou Yuan murmured as he stroked his chin.

The Peak Genius Battle was open to Stellar Level participants, with hundreds of billions taking part at a time. The Peak Powerhouse Battle, however, only targeted the Universe Level. Powerhouses capable of reaching this realm were already exceedingly rare, so nearly twenty million registrants right from the start was not bad at all.

As Zhou Yuan stared blankly at the number, those Universe Level powerhouses who had been cultivating in seclusion also began receiving news that registration for the Peak Powerhouse Battle had opened.

Whether lone powerhouses on remote planets or elites cultivated by the core forces of universe nations, they all set aside their training and submitted registration applications through the Virtual Universe assistants.

For a time, the virtual network of the entire Purple Chen Universe Nation was flooded with registration notices. Countless powerhouses were eager to make a name for themselves in this grand event.

One month later, the registration channel officially closed.

The number on the official registration page stopped at 91.27 million. This meant that nearly one hundred million Universe Level powerhouses from the Purple Chen Universe Nation would participate in the selection for this Peak Powerhouse Battle.

"Master, an email from the Virtual Universe Company has arrived!" Beibei's voice rang out within his consciousness.

Zhou Yuan immediately sank his consciousness into the Virtual Universe and returned to his virtual home in the Sky Orchid Plain residential district of Purple Zenith Continent.

Sitting in a chair in his study, he tapped lightly with his fingertip and opened the email glowing with golden light.

The email read:

Welcome to the selection battle for "Universe Humanity—Peak Powerhouse Battle."

A total of 91.27 million people from the Purple Chen Universe Nation are participating in this selection battle. This is an increase of 3.5 million compared to the previous edition. It reflects the growing strength of humanity, which greatly gratifies us.

We guarantee that every aspect of the Powerhouse Battle selection will be conducted under conditions of absolute fairness.

As the participants' genetic energy levels vary enormously, ranging from Universe Level 1 to Universe Level 9, the selection battle will be held entirely within the Virtual Universe to ensure fair combat.

We will provide every participant with a Universe Level 9 body of identical physical quality. Genetic energy and spiritual force will likewise be uniformly adjusted to Universe Level 9 standards. All participants will possess identical physical attributes, while body type and appearance may be freely chosen.

Appearance may be freely chosen. Each participant may select any ten genetic energy weapons or spiritual force weapons, as well as one genetic energy battle suit no higher than Tier 3.

Please choose carefully. Weapons of excessively high grade cannot display their full power if your strength does not match them. We recommend choosing equipment suited to your own fighting style.

We only examine a powerhouse's "will," "domain," "experience," "law comprehension," and so on. External conditions will be completely equalized, truly allowing strength to determine all.

This selection will be divided into two major stages.

Stage One: Internal selection within each universe nation, determining the top 1,000 powerhouses.

Stage Two: The top thousand powerhouses from every universe nation will gather together. All Universe Level geniuses from all universe nations will assemble for the final showdown, determining the top thousand among humanity.

Of the two, the first stage has the greatest scale and the fiercest competition.

The universe nation you belong to is the Purple Chen Universe Nation, with a total of 91.27 million participants.

We will divide the competition into preliminary trials and arena matches.

Through the preliminary trials, we will eliminate the 91.27 million participants until only 100,100 remain.

First, we will generate one hundred worlds within the Virtual Universe. Each world will receive 912,700 participants.

Each world will have a diameter of 100,000 kilometers. The base durability of every world will be C9-class.

We will continuously deploy alien Universe Level powerhouses into every world, one hundred billion per day. Furthermore, the aliens will become twice as strong each day as they were the day before. Naturally, the points for killing aliens will also double.

You may gain points by killing aliens, or by killing human participants and taking half the points they possess.

When the number of survivors in each world falls to 501, that world's competition will end.

Among the survivors, the participant ranked first in points will directly advance to the second-round finals.

The other 500 surviving participants, together with the top 500 eliminated participants by points, will engage in arena showdowns against equivalent participants from the other worlds to determine the remaining 900 spots.

An attachment is included with this letter. Please refer to it for detailed information.

After reading the notification email, a trace of excitement flashed through Zhou Yuan's eyes. Nearly a million people would slaughter one another in the same virtual world, with only 501 surviving in the end. The elimination rate exceeded 99 percent. This was undoubtedly an incomparably brutal battle royale.

But this kind of extreme competition was precisely what he desired—only in the fiercest battles could he break through his limits faster.

After registration closed, the Virtual Universe Company gave everyone one month to prepare.

Zhou Yuan did not waste that time. Every day, he simulated combat in the Killing Ground of the Virtual Universe, familiarizing himself with the power of a Universe Level 9 body and ensuring that he could display his greatest strength in the preliminary trials.

Soon, the month of preparation ended, and the elimination rounds officially began.

Countless Universe Level powerhouses were transported through the Virtual Universe to a dedicated preparation world, where people thronged everywhere and powerhouses gathered like clouds.

Those who dared to register were the absolute elites of their respective galaxies—the Purple Chen Universe Nation averaged only two or three Universe Level powerhouses per galaxy. Those who dared participate in the Peak Powerhouse Battle were all supremely confident in their own strength.

Zhou Yuan lowered his head and glanced at the participant identification on his wrist. It showed that he had been assigned to Sector 66.

"Sixty-six. That's a lucky number." He chuckled softly and began choosing his equipment.

A Tier 3 genetic energy battle suit, one Zhenkong Blade, and one Breaking Mountain Blade were enough. He chose no other weapons.

While the participants made their tense preparations, the major forces of the Purple Chen Universe Nation outside the preparation world were also closely watching this selection.

"Keep a close eye on the points rankings in every world! The Virtual Universe Company may directly recruit super geniuses, but we cannot let the next tier of elites slip away. This is the best chance to recruit talent!" The leader of a large mercenary group in the Purple Chen Universe Nation instructed his subordinates to monitor the competition.

"Watch every genius. This is the best opportunity to recruit elites."

"Report every ranking update immediately. We absolutely cannot miss a single promising prospect!"

"Record the information of every elite. The future Domain Lords and World Lords of our Purple Chen Universe Nation may emerge from among them."

Representatives from countless forces were all eager to seize enough benefits from this grand event.

Soon, the preparation time was about to end.

"Attention, everyone! This elimination round will be divided into one hundred world zones, and group teleportation will begin shortly. Please confirm your equipment as soon as possible. Once teleportation begins, you will no longer be able to change or request weapons and equipment!" A majestic voice suddenly rang out above the preparation world, shaking hearts like thunder.

Zhou Yuan lowered his head to inspect the battle suit on his body and the two blades in his storage ring. After confirming that everything was in order, he quietly stood where he was and waited for teleportation.