As Ling Feng continued sweeping through the Ninth World Zone, the countless citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire who had been following his rise went completely wild.
In the hall of a spaceship above the Ninth World Zone, over a thousand people had gathered.
"Ling Feng's ranking went up again! He's reached forty-fifth!"
"He's incredible! I've decided-from today onward, Ling Feng is my idol!"
"Amazing! He's stunned everyone with a single cry. Ling Feng really is the pride of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire."
"At this rate, Ling Feng might break into the top ten very soon."
"Exactly."
"Ling Feng is too strong. He's far stronger than many of the experts from the star domains directly under the Ganwu Universe Country."
These citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were beside themselves with excitement, just like men on Earth watching the soccer World Cup when the team they supported scored a goal.
Normally, comparisons between different star domains were rare, because there was no arena in which to compare them.
But for these star domains, where martial culture flourished, the Universe Peak Genius Battle represented the caliber of their respective experts.
Producing many geniuses meant a star domain was strong.
Producing few naturally left it a head below the others.
Every star domain's empire inspired a sense of national belonging in its citizens. Naturally, they hoped their country would be powerful and respected by other star domains, so that people from those domains would not look down on them either.
"Now our Black Dragon Mountain Empire has three people in the top 1,001 of their respective World Zones."
"One is Nabini, who's currently ranked 862nd. Another... is Luo Feng. Holy shit, he's already broken into the top two hundred! This Luo Feng is impressive too."
"Fantastic! Our Black Dragon