The Peak Genius Tournament Began!

April 16, 2066.

"Master, you have mail."

In his castle on Qiu Long Star, Yun He received the notification and immediately sent his consciousness into the Virtual Universe.

Yun He appeared on a street on Black Dragon Mountain Island. He had not set the house Luo Feng had bought him in the Nine Star Bay Residential Area as his login location.

Yun He tapped the air, and a screen automatically appeared before him. He quickly opened the email he had just received:

Welcome to the Cosmic Humans-Peak Genius Selection Battle.

Within the Ganwu Universe Country alone, over 822.5 billion Star Level participants have registered for this selection battle, 110 billion more than last time. This is a source of great joy for us at the Virtual Universe Company.

We guarantee that every aspect of the genius selection battle will take place under absolutely fair conditions.

Some applicants are at Star Level stage one or two... while others are at Star Level stage eight or nine. To ensure fairness and select true geniuses, the actual elimination battles will take place in the Virtual Universe. All participants will have identical physical attributes, maintained at Star Level stage nine.

Everyone's psychic power will likewise be maintained at Star Level stage nine.

All participants may freely choose Force Weapons/Psychic Weapons of any tier (no more than ten items. Participants are reminded that although tier-four and tier-five weapons are powerful, those with insufficient strength cannot use them at all. We recommend choosing whatever suits you best).

You may also choose a Force Battle Suit (no higher than tier two) and receive a Space Ring for storing food.

Genius selection!

What will be tested are willpower, domains, combat experience, comprehension of laws, and so on. All external conditions will be equal for everyone.

This genius selection battle will be divided into two main stages.

Stage one...

One month later.

May 16, 2066, China time.

The Peak Genius Tournament officially began.

Today was the first day of the Ganwu Universe Country's preliminaries, and vast numbers of participants began assembling.

The preliminaries alone were already insane!

More than 820 billion people were divided among 100 World Zones to fight, with over 8.2 billion people in each World Zone!

Over 8.2 billion people would engage in frenzied slaughter within the same World Zone, earning points by killing others. The more they killed, the more points they earned!

In the end, everyone ranked within the top 1,001 of each World Zone would qualify for the arena battles.

The person ranked first in points within each World Zone would bypass the arena battles and directly claim one of the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000 slots.

First place in each of the 100 World Zones accounted for 100 slots. The remaining 100,000 people would compete in arena battles for the other 900.

"You are the future elite of my Ganwu Universe Country, its future pillars."

"I hope that in these preliminaries, you will claim at least half of those 100,100 slots!"

A deep voice that made heaven and earth tremble echoed through a star-filled expanse of space.

In that starry expanse, a giant whose face could not be seen clearly stood in the void, the space around him faintly distorting. Not far before him stood countless young people, packed so densely that they stretched beyond sight.

All the young people knelt in reverence.

Beside this giant, whom the naked eye could not look upon directly and whose voice alone made hearts tremble, powerful immortals stood respectfully.

Every immortal possessed an awe-inspiring divine might, and at a glance, there were at least a thousand of them present.

"Go, children." The deep voice made space tremble and shook everyone's souls.

"Yes, Universe Country Lord!"

"I'm in Zone 72. Second Brother, Third Brother, what about you?" Hong asked.

"Haha, I'm in Zone 88. I like that number. Third Brother, what about you?" Thunder God asked with a hearty laugh.

"Zone 1," Luo Feng replied, scanning the surroundings without finding Yun He.

Everywhere he looked, there were people in all kinds of clothing. The tallest stood over ten meters high, while the shortest were under a meter. They gathered in groups of three or five, talking among themselves.

How many people were on this entire continent, the assembly point for the preliminaries?

There was no need to count. More than 820 billion!

With so many people gathered together, even "a sea of people" was inadequate to describe the sight.

Within the crowd, Yun He stood quietly in a corner, entirely inconspicuous.

He had been assigned to Zone 66.

"Attention, everyone. The Preliminary Elimination Tournament is about to begin. A mass teleportation will soon transport you to your assigned World Zones. Please check your equipment now. Once the preliminaries begin, you will no longer be able to request weapons or equipment."

A clear voice echoed across the skies above the entire continent.

Yun He looked down at himself.

He wore a tier-two Force Battle Suit transformed into black casual clothes, held a tier-three Force Weapon longsword, and had a Space Ring on his finger.

Simple and straightforward.

Yun He had little interest in the elimination tournament, or even the arena battles that would follow.

Perhaps the later finals among the 1,008 Universe Countries would be somewhat worth watching.

Among those competing in the early stages in the Ganwu Universe Country, everyone apart from Luo Feng and Savage Rong Jun was merely there to make up the numbers.

"Mass teleportation imminent. Countdown: 60... 59... 58..." The clear voice rang out across the skies above the continent.

"...5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleport!" Those clear words in the Universal Language echoed in the ears of the more than 800 billion people on the assembly continent. The next instant, everyone on the continent vanished.

At that same moment.

Over 8.2 billion people appeared in each of the hundred separate worlds created within the Virtual Universe.

The Cosmic Humans-Peak Genius Tournament's Preliminary Elimination Tournament began simultaneously across all the Universe Countries!

Zone 66.

When Yun He arrived, his vision swam and blurred at first. After about three seconds, it returned to normal, and everything before him became clear.

He found himself standing in a wilderness, surrounded by wild grass and trees. In the distance, he could faintly make out the outline of a city.

"So this is Zone 66? Gravity is about ten times Earth's."

Yun He casually turned to survey his surroundings and noticed other participants arriving one after another in the nearby wilds. Ignoring them, he lowered his head to look at the screen on his wrist guard. This screen would automatically receive information transmitted by the organizer, the Virtual Universe Company.

The screen was currently covered in densely packed text.

Participant: Yun He. (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)

Points: 0.

Rank: None.

Current World Zone: Zone 66.

Duration: The Preliminary Elimination Tournament will last 30 days. When time runs out, the entire Preliminary Elimination Tournament will end, and the winners will be determined by the point rankings at that final moment.

Notes: Zone 66 is a simulated continent modeled after the appearance of Green Qiong Planet in the real Ganwu Universe Country. The entire continent contains 100 cities, as well as wilderness, mountains, rivers, and other terrain. Its land area exceeds 18 million square kilometers. Buildings, ground, trees, and all other objects in Zone 66 have B9 Grade hardness.

Point rules: Killing a participant earns you one point, along with half of that participant's points! Thus, killing experts will earn you more points.

Ranking rules: Dead participants will remain in the rankings. If your points are high enough, even after death ends your Preliminary Elimination Tournament and costs you half your points, you may still rank among this World Zone's top 1,001. Please make the most of your time.

Important reminder: Everyone has only one life. Death means the end of your Preliminary Elimination Tournament, and you will lose half your personal points.

After reading the information sent by the Virtual Universe Company, Yun He was somewhat speechless. An area of over 18 million square kilometers? That was roughly twice the territory of Huaxia Country.

Yet over 8.2 billion Star Level experts would be fighting here. That population density...

Boom!

A sudden explosion sounded nearby. Yun He turned to look and saw that some participants had already begun fighting.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

As though some switch had been flipped, the entire Wilderness Zone instantly came alive, the thunder of fierce battles ringing out everywhere.

Everyone had the physical attributes of a Star Level stage-nine expert. On an ordinary planet, a single explosive attack from such an expert could easily destroy a city.

That was why the Virtual Universe Company had specifically set the hardness of every material in this world to B9 Grade.

Only then could it withstand a month of fighting between over 8.2 billion Star Level stage-nine experts.

"They've already started?" Yun He shook his head. Killing someone now earned only one point. What a waste of time.

Just then.

Thud!

A figure landed nearby, clearly having just finished fighting someone, killing intent still clinging to him. Upon seeing Yun He, he charged straight at him without a word, brimming with murderous intent.

"Die!" The newcomer raised his large saber and slashed at him.

Yun He was speechless. He could not even be bothered to draw his sword. Bringing his right index and middle fingers together, he casually thrust them forward.

Hiss!

A transparent streak of sword light shot from his fingers, flashed through the air, and vanished into the distance.

A faint cry of pain came from far away. "Ah! Who ambushed me? Get the hell out here!"

Meanwhile, the saber-wielding fellow before him had already toppled over stiffly, a bloody line appearing on his forehead.

"Was staying alive really so bad?"