A Great White Shark Blunders into the Beginners' Fishpond

"Come see me immediately!"

This included Li Jing, and all the geniuses who joined the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company and came to the Chaos City of the Initial Universe for cultivation, all of whom were part of this year's Genius Battle.

A majestic voice rang out, belonging to the Venerable Nine Swords.

All the geniuses, regardless of what they were doing at the moment, put it all aside and flew toward the source of the sound.

Li Jing was no exception, even though he had previously demanded that Luo Feng relinquish control of Earth in the original storyline.

Later, the Venerable Nine Swords, who harbored resentment towards Luo Feng for wanting to borrow his treasures from the Primal Star, was generally unimpressed.

But since he's nominally a leader, we still have to give him some face.

He stopped his tour of a certain part of Chaos City and turned to leave.

In an open space in front of the city lord's mansion, the Venerable Nine Swords stood with his hands behind his back.

His figure, though not particularly tall, occasionally exuded an aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

His authoritative gaze swept over the group of geniuses gathered before him.

When he saw Li Jing, he deliberately ignored him.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

This should have been his disciple, but he missed out on it because of the existence of the Ganwu Country Lord.

Every time I think about it, my heart aches.

Especially as Li Jing's performance improved, he couldn't even find a reason to convince himself to let go.

I can only try to stop paying attention to Li Jing, lest I break down one day.

"Your performance has disappointed me greatly. Of the 1,000 people who entered the Chaos City the Initial Universe, which was almost the safest place, only a little over 700 are still alive."

"With such a terrible performance, it's uncertain how many people will be able to stand before me years from now."

"Of course, some of you did quite well."

"Li Jing's feat of passing through all 15 levels of the Universe Heavenly Bridge is unparalleled in the entire record of Human Race's Universe Level geniuses."

"Bolan has passed the 8th level of the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge, surpassing some ancient beings at the Universe Level who have cultivated for a long time in the Primal Secret Region."

"Luo Feng has passed the fifth level of the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge. Not bad. Even the champions of previous Genius Battle rarely achieved such a performance."

"Rong Jun, you still have room for improvement on the fourth level of the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge."

As for the others.

The Venerable Nine Swords didn't continue speaking there, but simply shook his head slightly, the meaning of which was quite clear.

This blatant disregard and contempt from Xi Jinping fueled the resentment in the hearts of those who considered themselves geniuses, second only to Li Jing and Bolan, who were considered freaks of genius.

The Venerable Nine Swords naturally noticed the resentment of these geniuses, but he didn't care.

Of all these people, the only ones he truly valued were Li Jing and Bolan.

Luo Feng, who performed the best, was actually just so-so.

Becoming Immortal is no problem, but becoming King Rank is a bit more difficult.

To him, they weren't even considered capable subordinates.

As for Rong Jun, whose performance was even worse than Luo Feng's, yet he was sought after as a disciple by two Universe Country Lords.

He said he didn't understand and offered no comment.

"Alright, there's just a little time left. Those who need to study the Chaos Stele should do so, and those who need to cross the Heavenly Bridge should do so."

"Meet Chaos City in 10 days. I will take you away from the Initial Universe."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The group of geniuses bowed in unison and responded, then left in twos and threes.

Luo Feng had intended to go with Li Jing, but found that Li Jing had already left and could not be found in the crowd.

He could only keep company with Rong Jun and Wuka, two geniuses of his generation with whom he could get along.

The three agreed to meet at Luo Feng's residence for a short get-together.

A moment later, at Luo Feng's residence.

Wuka downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, looking at Luo Feng and Rong Jun with envy.

"I really envy you two. One of you made it past the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge, and the other made it past the fourth level. I'm still Heavenly Bridge the third level."

"Back during the Genius Battle, the three of us were pretty evenly matched."

As he spoke, Wuka poured another glass of wine into his mouth.

"It's one thing to be no match for those two freaks, Li Jing and Bolan, but to be pinned down by them both is just too humiliating for me, the Prince of Manka Star. I don't even know how I'll face my people when I'm sent back to my hometown as Domain Lord Level."

"Fortunately, that freak Li Jing has also hit a bottleneck. He cleared the 15th level of the Universe Heavenly Bridge in Chaos City in 10 years, but now, 30 years later, he is still stuck at the 15th level."

"Just as my father said, the Heavenly Bridge becomes increasingly difficult as you go further. You might be able to pass through one level in the first few years, but later on, any level could potentially hold you for thousands or even tens of thousands of epochs."

"Although Li Jing is a prodigy, he is still only at the Universe Level. The clarity of his Law Comprehension is limited by his realm, and he will probably only be able to reach the 15th level. He will only be able to improve further after breaking through to the Domain Lord Level or even the World Lord Level."

The news that Li Jing had passed through the Domain Lord Level Primal Heavenly Mountain and the 16th level of the Universe Heavenly Bridge was blocked by the Chaos City Lord.

Apart from him and the Ganwu Country Lord, even the Universe Venerable were unaware of this.

Wuka still believed that Li Jing was on the 15th floor of the Heavenly Bridge, and took this opportunity to talk at length about Heavenly Bridge went to the back.

The time and effort required to break through each level are many times greater than before.

"Alright, Wuka, you're not bad either. You're among the top geniuses of your generation. And the fact that we can sit here and chat peacefully is already much better than those geniuses who died hunting Chaos Beast."

Luo Feng and Rong Jun comforted him with smiles.

Because Li Jing, this prehistoric great shark, barged into the novice fishpond, the pressure he brought to all the geniuses of his generation was too great, causing almost everyone to engage in frantic infighting.

The mortality rate for this generation of geniuses in Chaos City is even higher than in the original storyline.

Many people fail on the very beginning, before they even reach their peak.

After hearing their words of comfort, Wuka nodded, his mood visibly improving.

Indeed, he was no match for Li Jing, Bolan, Rong Jun, or Luo Feng.

However, among the remaining people, they are still among the top ranks.

Comparing yourself to these monsters is just humiliating; compare yourself to others instead.

Just as Wuka had adjusted her mindset, Luo Feng said again, "Rong Jun, Wuka, you two talk first, I'm going to the Heavenly Bridge."

As he spoke, he connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and teleported to the Tongtian Bridge Plane.

Wuka stared wide-eyed at Luo Feng, who had closed his eyes and was already heading towards the Heavenly Bridge, and almost blurted out a beautiful phrase from his hometown dialect.

Dude, I just comforted you by saying the third level was already pretty good, and then you turn around and try to cross the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge? You don't actually think you can make it, do you?

So what is this third level of the Heavenly Bridge?

Low-rise buildings can be cute too?

Not only Wuka, but even Rong Jun was somewhat unsettled at this moment.

He was personally taught by the Universe Country Lord, so it's one thing that he can't compare to Li Jing, who is also a disciple of the Universe Country Lord, but he can't even compare to Luo Feng, who only studied under the True Yan King. And now the gap is getting bigger and bigger?

No, he'll go and try it too!

Upon reflection, one realizes that consciousness is also connected to the Virtual Universe.

Only Uka, his face filled with grief and indignation, Wuka: "You all want to try, huh? I'll try too, even if I fail!"