Early the next morning.
At the Central Plaza, 1,000 geniuses gathered.
Standing in the crowd, Yun He glanced at the Three-Eyed Youth. His face was gloomy, and he said nothing. Clearly, he still had not recovered from yesterday's blow.
"Venerable!"
In the distance, 1,008 immortals bowed respectfully.
"Mm."
Venerable Nine Swords nodded slightly in midair, then turned to look down at the 1,000 geniuses. "Today, within a single day, we will select the top 100, the top ten, and the first- and second-place finishers from among you."
"Are you all ready? Then the final battles begin now!"
Venerable Nine Swords waved his hand, and 100 enormous arenas appeared in the Central Plaza. Black mesh enclosed each arena, and 200 contestants, including Yun He, were teleported directly onto them.
There were two people in each arena.
The arenas were silvery white, roughly ten kilometers across, with black mesh enclosing each entire arena.
In one of them stood Yun He and his opponent.
The young man was only about 1.6 meters tall, with a body as solid as a rock. Narrowing his eyes, he watched Yun He warily and said, "Light Sword Yun He? You ranked fifteenth in the trials, while I ranked 156th. But I'm going to show you that trial rankings don't mean every-"
Shing!
A transparent streak of sword light shot toward him, growing larger in the Rock Youth's pupils.
And then there was no "then."
"All that yapping. Why so much drama?" Yun He curled his lip.
Yun He won his first battle. He had officially entered the top 100, his prize money had risen to 100 Hunyuan Units, and he could enter the Virtual Universe Company's core: the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
"Congratulations, youngsters standing in the arenas."
Venerable Nine Swords stood in midair, looking