Whoosh!
Zhou Yuan appeared out of thin air in the Central Plaza.
The geniuses chatting around him instantly fell silent and instinctively stepped back, quietly clearing a circle around him.
No one dared approach him, and even their gazes held awe-the terrifying strength Zhou Yuan had displayed in the trial towers had become an insurmountable mountain in every genius's heart.
Zhou Yuan ignored the gazes around him and looked down at the light screen on his arm. It showed his final score: 38,367,770,000 points, ranking him first, far ahead of Shafir, who was still on the fifth floor.
He looked up at the enormous screen suspended overhead. The rankings were updating in real time, and quite a few contestants were still struggling inside the trial towers.
Time slipped quietly away like fine sand in an hourglass. More and more contestants were killed by the monsters in the trial towers, their figures appearing one after another in the Central Plaza. Most wore ashen expressions, their eyes filled with unwillingness to accept defeat.
Only six months later was the last contestant finally killed and forced out of the trial space, bringing the first trial to a complete close.
A line of large golden letters finally lit up on the enormous screen overhead: "The first round of trials for the peak powerhouse battle has concluded!"
In the Central Plaza, the 1,008 Immortal leaders from the various Universe Countries rose from where they had been sitting and watching. Their gazes swept over the geniuses in the plaza, but most ultimately settled on Zhou Yuan. Their eyes held a complex mixture of admiration and envy, but above all, anticipation for his future.
"Everyone, return to the building's lobby and assemble." The Blood Fiend Marquis's cold voice suddenly rang out in Zhou Yuan's mind.
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