Chen Ao made no particular effort to find anyone. He simply stood where he was, then swung his sword fiercely forward.
A streak of sword light a full kilometer long appeared.
The dazzling sword light made everyone's eyes go wide.
"What the fuck is going on? Can an ordinary person really unleash a slash like that?"
"Back where I'm from, we call someone like that a 'great' swordmaster!"
"Great swordmaster, my ass! What kind of swordmaster has something that big?"
"A human can have something that big? Who could possibly take it?"
"Something that big would knock up anyone he stuck it in!"
Whoosh!
When Chen Ao swung his first slash forward, somehow, kilometer-long streaks of sword light appeared behind him and to his left and right at the same time.
"Fuck, this guy's definitely cheating!"
"This guy isn't Star Level. The man next door to me is a Domain Lord, and even he doesn't seem this strong. Did the Virtual Universe make a mistake?"
If it had been a circular sweep of sword light, they could have accepted it. But what the hell was Chen Ao doing?
It was as though four Chen Aos had unleashed streaks of sword light in all four directions at once.
The four streaks formed a square, which then began expanding continuously.
"I'm filing a complaint! No one at Star Level could possibly be this strong!"
"Screw the complaint! Run!"
His companion frantically warned him.
The sword light was far too fast, far exceeding the speed of sound. Although they were all experts at Star Level Nine, and some had even mastered domains or begun comprehending an origin law, it made no difference.
Against this sword light, they were nowhere near good enough.
No matter how they tried to block it, the instant they touched the sword light, they were cut through the waist.
And severed in two!
The kilometer-long sword light actually traveled more than a hundred kilometers.
In a single instant, a square more than a hundred kilometers across, centered on Chen Ao, was reduced to rubble.
Almost everyone inside it was cut through the waist as well.
Of course, some tried to jump, only to lose their legs.
After all, not everyone could casually overcome gravity and take flight.
"Not bad. The population density is pretty high at the start. That one attack earned me 1.3 million points!"
Chen Ao was very pleased with his method of slaughter.
It really was efficient.
At that moment, Chen Ao's name instantly appeared on the regional rankings.
Name: Ao Li Gei Points: 1,345,678 Rank: First in Zone 88 Region: Aosen Empire
The score left countless people dumbfounded.
"How is that possible? The battle only just started!" The speaker checked the timer. It really had only been thirty seconds.
Yet in thirty seconds, someone had managed to earn more than 1.3 million points?
They checked the first-place contestants in the other zones. Even the highest had only a little over eight thousand points.
Thirty seconds to kill more than eight thousand people was already outrageous.
But what the hell was killing over 1.3 million people in thirty seconds?
The competition had only just begun. Everyone had very few points, so there was no possibility of earning millions of points by killing a single expert.
"Check! Check! Find out who this Ao Li Gei is!"
"Hahaha! He's a genius from our Aosen Empire!"
"Ao Li Gei, keep it up! Hold on to first place!"
Some were deeply suspicious of Chen Ao, while others kept cheering for Ao Li Gei.
At the same time, countless complaints flooded into the Virtual Universe System.
They accused Chen Ao of cheating, or claimed that the Virtual Universe had made a mistake.
Someone at Star Level couldn't possibly be this strong!
But the Virtual Universe didn't give them the time of day. It didn't even send a reply.
Someone at Star Level could indeed be this strong.
"Ao Li Gei!"
"Ao Li Gei!"
"Ao Li Gei!"
Countless people throughout the Aosen Empire cheered. This was their empire's genius, a genius who brought them glory.
The emperor of the Aosen Empire and his World Lord Level ministers had also witnessed the scene. Every one of them was utterly stunned.
"Who is this Ao Li Gei? Could he be a member of our Aosen Empire's imperial family?"
Their emperor's surname was Ao. The current emperor, for instance, was named Ao Li Li Ao.
"Could he be one of my brothers?"
His surname was Ao, and his generation name was Li. That Ao Li Gei seemed to belong to the same generation.
But theirs was a great clan that had endured for who knew how many years. The imperial family had at least eight billion members, if not ten billion. How could he recognize them all?
"Investigate! Get to it at once! To think our Aosen Empire's imperial family would produce such a genius. As expected of a brother of mine!" The emperor of the Aosen Empire was delighted.
Many of the World Lord ministers immediately spoke up as well. "The imperial bloodline is extraordinary, of course!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! This is a blessing for our Aosen Empire!"
"Awesome!"
Soon, someone checked the clan genealogy.
"Your Majesty, according to our investigation, there are 163,423 people named Ao Li Gei, but not one of them entered the Genius Battle!"
Uh!
Everyone fell silent.
Still, no one felt embarrassed.
"It seems he's a member of the imperial family who has been living away from the clan. This is a failure on my part as emperor and clan head. Investigate! We must find this genius of our clan!"
At the same time, the Aosen Empire issued an announcement declaring him an imperial genius who had been living away from the clan.
Anyone who knew this Ao Li Gei was to report it to the imperial family, which would grant a generous reward.
The people of the Aosen Empire grew even more excited. So he belonged to the imperial family! No wonder he was so strong!
Of course, Chen Ao had no idea what was happening outside.
But after glancing at the rankings and scores of the surrounding World Zones, he frowned. "I killed too many. First place will attract attention, but there are ninety-nine zones and ninety-nine first-place contestants, so the attention shouldn't be too intense!"
Being ranked first across all the zones, however, would definitely attract attention.
Soon, Chen Ao sensed that something seemed to be watching him!
A camera?
"I'll wait a few days before attacking again. My score rose too fast. That's bound to draw extra attention!"
Nobody knew him. Apart from the Virtual Universe, ordinary people couldn't find his information. After all, his information was fake.
"I'll wander around for three days before attacking again. By then, no one will be paying attention!"
With that, Chen Ao put away his sword and began sightseeing!
But those who had seen him attack fled far into the distance the moment they spotted him.
Some were knowledgeable enough to realize that an attack like Chen Ao's required at least three Space Phantoms.
Someone who had begun comprehending the space origin law and could even manifest three Phantom Bodies was a genius rarely seen even across past competitions.
They were simply no match for him.
So if they encountered him, they had to run without hesitation.
Once he attacked, his sword light was ten times faster than they were. Unless they could get more than a hundred kilometers away, they were dead!
"The scenery here is pretty nice. Earth has suffered too much destruction. It's a little desolate!" Chen Ao surveyed the scenery.
"Although this place is fairly primitive too, with no signs of modernization, everything looks so natural. Hmm, I really want to take a trip!"
But it was only a thought. Going out into the wider world was far too dangerous. He was better off obediently entering the Initial Universe. Only with the Chaos City Lord looking after him would he be safe.
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