The brutal elimination rounds ended in just a few hours, and the nine hundred qualifying spots were filled one after another.
At that moment, only the thousand geniuses who had qualified remained in the Central Plaza of the Virtual Universe. Everyone else had been teleported away.
Standing before these thousand peerless geniuses destined to enter the Virtual Universe Company was the lofty Venerable Nine Swords.
The 1,008 Immortals stood to one side, watching as Venerable Nine Swords made his announcement.
"First, congratulations on becoming part of our Virtual Universe Company. You are the finest thousand contestants in this Genius Battle, and also the finest thousand in all of humanity throughout the universe. Our Virtual Universe Company will spare no effort in nurturing you..."
Venerable Nine Swords' ethereal voice reached every genius's ears, and joy spread across their faces.
Joining the Virtual Universe Company and becoming a focus of its training was an immense honor.
Through the Virtual Universe Company, they would rise to prominence in the universe.
"Now, I will announce the rules and rewards for the upcoming matches."
Clad in a green robe, Venerable Nine Swords quietly regarded the geniuses before continuing, "Among the thousand of you, those ranked 101st through 1,000th will receive a reward of 10 Hunyuan Units, may enter the Initial Universe to study and gain insights, and may join the 'Apocalypse Secret Realm' at the core of the Virtual Universe Company!"
"Those ranked 11th through 100th will receive a reward of 100 Hunyuan Units, enter the Initial Universe to study and gain insights, and join the Virtual Universe Company's 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'!"
"Next, those ranked 3rd through 10th will receive a reward of 1,000 Hunyuan Units, may enter the Initial Universe to study and gain insights, and may join the Virtual Universe Company's