Trial Tower

It was dusk.

Yun He was in his room, eyes closed as he contemplated the Law of Light, when a voice suddenly intruded into his consciousness: "All participants from the 1008 Universe Country, assemble in the plaza."

Without conscious awareness, Yun He stood, opened the door, and walked out of the building.

It was not just Yun He. The other geniuses from the 1008 Universe Country did the same.

The 1,008,000 geniuses flew down from the sky, flew out of their residential buildings, or gathered toward the center from the edges of the plaza.

Every one of the million-plus geniuses moved this way.

In mere moments.

An enormous, orderly formation of 1,008,000 geniuses stood in the center of the plaza. Only then did they regain consciousness.

"What happened?"

"What's going on?"

"What happened? I was just resting in my room."

Throughout the formation, every one of the million-plus geniuses was stunned. Even Death God Bolan wore a look of shock.

"So this is a Venerable!" Yun He sucked in a cold breath.

Truly terrifying!

At that moment, 1,008 immortal beings stood before the formation.

These immortals released their imposing auras.

The pressure of over a thousand immortals instantly silenced the million-plus geniuses in the formation. Not one dared make a sound.

"Welcome to the Peak Genius Tournament hosted by our Virtual Universe Company."

A gentle voice reached the ears of every genius.

Everyone looked up.

A man wearing a teal battle robe, with purple scales on his head, suddenly appeared in the previously empty air before them.

He wore a smile.

Yet as he stood in midair, he seemed like an ancient god-king. The faint aura he naturally exuded compelled the million-plus young geniuses to submit.

Moreover, although they could see the teal-robed man in the distance, every genius present felt... as though that great, supreme being occupied an entirely different space from them.

That sense of distorted space and time felt deeply unsettling.

"Each of the 1,008 Universe Countries selected a thousand geniuses, bringing the total to over a million."

The teal-robed man stood in the air, looking down at the million-plus geniuses. His voice was gentle. "Our Virtual Universe Company will select the strongest thousand among you and bring them into our core."

"The million of you will compete for these thousand places."

"The rules are as follows."

"Tomorrow, each of you will enter a separate trial space. Our Virtual Universe Company has prepared over a million trial spaces for you, one per person."

"Each trial space contains seven Trial Towers, and each Trial Tower has seven floors."

"You will begin with the first Trial Tower. After clearing its seven floors, you will challenge the second Trial Tower... and continue until you die and are expelled from the trial space."

"Points will be calculated based on your performance within the trial space."

"The top 100 in points will require no further selection. They will be admitted directly into our Virtual Universe Company as core members, claiming 100 places."

"Those ranked 101st through 7,300th-a total of 7,200 people-will compete in arena battles for the remaining 900 places."

"Everyone ranked below 7,300th will be eliminated!"

The teal-robed man's words left the million-plus geniuses below dumbstruck.

Out of 1,008,000 geniuses, a single trial space round would directly eliminate a million?!

After announcing the rules, the teal-robed man vanished once more.

Everyone dispersed and returned to rest.

Many left with heavy hearts.

Early the next morning.

"Everyone, please prepare. Group teleportation will begin shortly, sending all participants to their respective trial spaces."

A clear, pleasant voice echoed throughout the entire Plane Space.

All the geniuses in the 1008 Buildings were already awake, waiting for this brutal elimination.

"Good luck!"

Many encouraged one another.

After all, only 7,300 would remain after this elimination round. The vast majority would have to leave.

Suddenly.

Boom!

An invisible, peculiar power descended upon the entire Plane Space, instantly teleporting away all the million-plus young geniuses within it.

It was a massive, rectangular meteorite nearly a hundred kilometers long, suspended amid the stars.

Whoosh!

Yun He appeared on the meteorite.

He looked around. Tiny stars shone in the distance, while ordinary, lifeless planets lay not too far away.

Seven Trial Towers rose from the meteorite beneath his feet.

Each Trial Tower stood over ten thousand meters tall and several thousand meters wide.

The seven Trial Towers occupied different positions across the massive meteorite.

Yun He lowered his head to look at his wrist. A screen rested there, just like the one he had during the Ganwu Universe Country's Preliminary Elimination Tournament.

Participant: Yun He. (Ganwu Universe Country)

Points: 0.

Rank: None.

Current trial space: No. 0298308.

There are seven Trial Towers within the trial space, each containing seven floors.

First Trial Tower: Up to 10,000 points can be earned per floor. Successfully clearing all seven floors awards a maximum of 70,000 points.

Second Trial Tower: Up to 100,000 points can be earned per floor. Successfully clearing all seven floors awards a maximum of 700,000 points.

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Seventh Trial Tower: Up to 10 billion points can be earned per floor. Successfully clearing all seven floors awards a maximum of 70 billion points.

Note: Upon death, your trial ends.

There are two ways to pass each floor: 1. Kill all targets on the floor to earn the maximum points and be teleported directly to the next floor.

2. If you have not killed all targets but remain alive after 10 days, you will be teleported directly to the next floor to continue the trial.

The trial ends when all participants have died.

The final rankings will then be determined.

The ranking list is attached below...

"The trial ends when everyone has died. Does that mean no one can clear all seven Trial Towers?"

Clearly, the Virtual Universe Company was very confident that every participant would die.

"Should I see whether I can clear them all?"

Yun He rubbed his chin, then shook his head. "Forget it. Better not draw that kind of attention."

If he really cleared all seven Trial Towers, Yun He would surely become No. 1 on the Alien Race's Assassination Ranking.

That clearly did not fit Yun He's strategy of growing stronger while keeping a low profile.

"I'll just use the Law of Light and a little of the Time Law. I'll keep pace with Bolan, Rong Jun, and the others at the front, then finish in the top ten."

Yun He made his decision.

The top ten was just right: neither too poor a showing nor too conspicuous.

"Then let's begin."

Yun He turned into a streak of black light and flew to the first Trial Tower.

On a pillar beside the entrance to the ten-thousand-meter-tall Trial Tower was a marker: 1.

This was the first Trial Tower.

Yun He had once again chosen a tier-two Force Battle Suit and a tier-three longsword. Nothing else.

He entered the first Trial Tower.

Inside the tower.

The text on Yun He's wrist screen changed: First Trial Tower, first floor. 10,000 Blood-Haired Mammoth Ferocious Beasts.

Each Blood-Haired Mammoth killed awards one point. Killing all of them awards 10,000 points and teleports you directly to the second floor.

Upon death, your trial ends.

The screen also displayed a countdown of 10 days. Clearly, once those 10 days were up, he would be teleported away.

"Kill them slowly. Just keep my pace in the top ten." Yun He gazed at the ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoth Ferocious Beasts on the plain ahead.

Shing~

His longsword slowly slid from its sheath.

Rumble!

The blood-red eyes of all ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths lit up, and they charged toward Yun He.

The corners of Yun He's mouth lifted as he casually swung his longsword.

Slash!

Slash!

Slash!

Massive, transparent arcs of sword light, each over a dozen meters long, swept through the herd of Blood-Haired Mammoths.

Each arc of sword light took down dozens, even a hundred Blood-Haired Mammoth Ferocious Beasts.

The seemingly endless arcs of sword light sliced through the herd, leaving deep, narrow grooves in the ground.

The Blood-Haired Mammoths fell like wheat before a scythe.