Like the countless Peak Genius Battles held in the past, this year's Peak Genius Battle proceeded in an orderly manner under the protection of the Giant Axe Battle Arena and the 1008 Universe Countries.
From the first round of preliminary screenings to the second round of arena melees, then to the third round of arena duels and round-robin matches, and finally to the all-universe ranking matches, this cosmic Peak Genius Battle lasted for about five years.
By the end of the grand battles, a total of 1,000 talented figures successfully passed all the trials and obtained the qualification to enter the inner layer of the Giant Axe Battle Arena.
Just as most Immortals had anticipated at the very beginning of the genius battle, the first place of this genius battle was that mental-energy-reader controller who could unleash the second form of the God-Splitting Weapon while still at the Stellar Level.
His name was Lu Fuyan, coming from the Desolate Peak Universe Country, and he belonged to the Kahuns Lineage of a subordinate branch of the Ape Race, one of the major branches of cosmic humanity. The character yan in his name was precisely to pay tribute to the most supreme existence of the Kahuns Lineage-King Zhen Yan.
It had to be said that this person had a very deep comprehension of the wind and Time Origin Laws, and the God-Splitting Weapon changed in myriad ways, having not the slightest shortcoming whether in group attacks or single combat.
According to the rules, this young genius successfully obtained the qualification to join the highest-level secret realm of the Giant Axe Battle Arena-the Giant Axe Secret Realm.
About three years or so after the conclusion of this Cosmic Peak Genius Battle, this peerless genius from the Ape Race finally arrived at the Virtual Universe Company headquarters. Because the Desolate Peak Universe Country was extremely far from the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, he turned out to be the very last genius to arrive.
Afterward, Lu Fuyan, together with the 999 young geniuses who won victories together with him in this session, paid respects to Venerable Luan Mo, who hosted this genius battle, in a magnificent grand hall.
In theory, if any of them could successfully step into the Immortal level in the future, they would automatically be assigned under this Venerable's command.
What something to look forward to!
Beside Venerable Luan Mo, Lu Fuyan also saw a burly youth wearing ink-black Divine Battle Armor, whose eyes seemed capable of swallowing even light, and who was currently staring at him with a gaze full of relish.
From the pitch-black origin law mark between the youth's brow that flickered with specks of silver light, it seemed to be a powerhouse at the World Lord level.
A disciple of a great Universe Venerable?
This was the first thought that flashed through Lu Fuyan's mind when he saw Li Che.
After all, even the most supreme existence of their Ape Race's Kahuns Lineage-King Zhen Yan-had not reached the level of a Universe Venerable, and such great existences were simply too far, too far away from Lu Fuyan.
So this is the first place of this Peak Genius Battle? He is indeed far worse than Luo Feng's generation.
And this was the first thought that arose in Li Che's mind upon seeing Lu Fuyan.
Relying on the memories left behind by Li Che of the Mountain Sea Realm to evaluate, he did not think much of this little genius from the Ape Race.
Although the little genius who achieved first place in the entire universe during the Peak Genius Battle could also successfully join the Giant Axe Secret Realm of the Giant Axe Battle Arena under the rules, guarding this position was extraordinarily difficult.
The results of the secret realm qualification battles held regularly by the Giant Axe Battle Arena were directly linked to the treatment of core secret realm members, and only by constantly demonstrating value could one continually win the favor of the battle arena.
After all, as a major power that constantly siphoned top geniuses from across the entire universe, the one thing the Giant Axe Battle Arena lacked least was young talents.
Just like the ape youth before him, although this person had law perceptions similar to Luo Feng's during the Stellar Level period, he was already over a thousand years old after all, and the room for improvement in a short time was quite limited.
Li Che estimated that this person would, with high probability, merely obtain a Giant Axe Secret Realm Trial Pass, and then fail in the cruel internal competition of the secret realm, falling to a lower-level secret realm.
Then, if he could not maintain a sufficient rate of progress, it was even possible he would fail to keep his status as a core member of the Second-Tier Secret Realm, and be kicked to an even lower-level secret realm.
Perhaps it would take him tempering himself at the Universe Level for two to thirty thousand years before he could once again attempt to charge into the Giant Axe Secret Realm.
As for those little geniuses who were even inferior to Lu Fuyan, without any special opportunities, achieving the level of a Marquis-level Immortal Deity in the future would probably be quite difficult.
Thinking in his heart, Li Che raised his head to glance at Venerable Luan Mo beside him, discovering that the expression on this Venerable's face was also extremely calm, clearly not holding very high expectations for the geniuses screened by this session of the genius battle.
When those 1,000 young geniuses finished paying their respects, this ancient Universe Venerable who had lived for hundreds of millions of epochs nodded slightly, his voice deep:
"Let's go, to the Initial Universe!"
"Swish!"
As his voice fell, including Li Che, everyone present felt themselves wrapped by an unstoppable, magnificent force, and then the scene before their eyes flashed; when they reappeared, they had already arrived above the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.
This was a top-tier application of one of the three major directions of the Space Origin Laws-Instantaneous Movement!
"Boom!"
Immediately following that, Venerable Luan Mo waved his large hand once more, and a huge "spaceship" immediately appeared in the void ahead.
In fact, that was not a spaceship in the traditional sense, but a singular building presenting an overall regular polygonal shape, showing a deep brownish color as heavy as a mountain, with one hundred and eight facets on its exterior, and complex law secret patterns flowing across every single facet.
The moment he saw this bizarre spaceship, even Li Che felt an indescribable, intense sense of suffocation, as if this spaceship were a living giant beast carrying absolute majesty.
"The palace-type supreme treasure, the Ten Thousand Peaks Hall. I hope you will be able to come into contact with treasures of this level in the future."
Seeming to perceive the shock within Li Che's eyes, Venerable Luan Mo offered a brief word of guidance.
Hearing this, a look of emotion involuntarily surfaced in Li Che's eyes.
As expected of an ancient Universe Venerable who had lived for hundreds of millions of epochs, not to mention his genetic level, law perceptions, and the like, just the treasures he had accumulated over endless years were extremely staggering.
Just think back to Luo Feng's era-the G-Class Spaceship that Nine Sword Venerable used to send Luo Feng and the others to the Initial Universe...
The wealth gap between Venerables really was not small.
"Flash!"
Under Venerable Luan Mo's will, an incomparable suction force suddenly erupted from the Ten Thousand Peaks Hall in the distance. The 1,000 geniuses present, along with Li Che and Venerable Luan Mo, were all enveloped by this force, and in a split second, they were instantly moved into this palace supreme treasure.
"Open the universe passage!"
Immediately after, the grand voice of Venerable Luan Mo resounded throughout the entire Ten Thousand Peaks Hall. The sound of laws surged majestically, causing the nearby void to tremble slightly.
"Boom!"
As the words fell, Li Che immediately saw that in a patch of void tens of millions of kilometers ahead, violent spacetime fluctuations suddenly rippled, and the mighty power of the Universe Origin Laws rapidly converged. They vibrated, twisted, and intertwined to form the appearance of a wormhole.
"The Initial Universe is one of the most important and greatest treasures of my human race. The flow of time within it differs somewhat from that of the Primitive Universe, and bodily pain is normal."
When the Ten Thousand Peaks Hall gradually merged into that wormhole, Venerable Luan Mo's voice rang out timely beside the ears of all the geniuses,
"The qualification to comprehend the Initial Universe is an extremely precious opportunity even for all of you. I hope you can reap harvests in the coming thirty years."
As someone hitching a ride to the Initial Universe, Li Che was currently experiencing this sensation of distorted time flow with a face full of novelty.
He was also very full of anticipation for his journey this time.
From Venerable Luan Mo, he had already learned that the time he would stay in the Initial Universe was by no means a mere thirty years; after meeting the great Void Gold Master, he would stay in that magical universe for at least a thousand years.
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