"Be serious. Stop joking around. My sexual orientation is normal-I'm not into men!"
"Remember what I'm about to tell you. In 2066, the Virtual Universe Company will hold the Genius Battle, a fair competition open to all humans throughout the universe. This is our chance to enter the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer..."
"There are less than eight years until the Genius Battle. During that time, you must stay at Star Level Nine. Don't break through to Universe Level, or you won't be eligible to participate."
"Also, stop going on adventures. Focus on comprehending domains and laws in the Virtual Universe. If you haven't even reached the threshold of the laws by then, you won't make it into the top thousand in Qianwu Country."
Li Xin then began explaining the details of the Genius Battle to them. In the original story, Hong and Thunder God had performed terribly in it.
Neither Hong nor Thunder God lacked talent. What they lacked was time and resources. With the resources and training Li Xin now provided, he believed they would shine far more brightly than they had in the original story.
"A competition with every genius in the universe participating? Just thinking about it gets my blood pumping!"
"Don't worry, big brother. For the sake of the Genius Battle, we'll train like our lives depend on it!"
Previously, they had wanted to brave life-and-death adventures to overcome their bottlenecks and advance their evolution.
Now, however, the wealth of resources Li Xin had given them had smashed those bottlenecks to pieces. They weren't foolish enough to keep risking their lives for training.
Just as Li Xin had said, their greatest priorities now were comprehending domains and laws, learning secret techniques, and strengthening their combat abilities. That would help them achieve higher rankings in the