The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 209 Thirteen, Something's Wrong with You, Lower Your Head

Upon entering the second trial tower, Luo Feng was surprised to find...

This place has the same layout as the first tower.

The only difference is... his strength has skyrocketed!

"The same ferocious beast, the 'Blood-Haired Mammoth,' is so much stronger in the second one than in the first!"

Luo Feng was taken aback: "If the monsters in the first tower can only barely deal with ordinary ninth-tier stellar-level monsters..."

So, this second blood-haired mammoth is something only a genius could handle.

In other words, starting with this one, the process of eliminating people will begin.

Every single one of those who makes it to the finals of the Cosmic Pinnacle Genius Battle is a genius.

From this moment on, even geniuses will face the fate of being eliminated.

"Moreover, this is only the second level. What about the third, fourth, and even the seventh level? What kind of strength will the monsters there be?"

Luo Feng was greatly surprised, and then he thought of the hint he had seen earlier.

Each floor lasts for ten days.

Even if you don't kill all the monsters, as long as you survive for ten days, you will automatically advance to the next level.

The trial ends once everyone has died.

This means that the person who designed this trial never imagined that anyone would be able to pass all seven towers of the trial.

"I wonder if that Death God Berlan will be able to pass?"

If even he can't pass, then can Master Qin Hao pass?

Luo Feng had a question in his mind. He wondered if he could pass the test again.

The answer was unknown.

Having never tried it, Luo Feng didn't know the strength of the monster in the seventh trial tower, so he couldn't be sure.

"No wonder Virtual Universe Corporation is confident that it can kill everyone."

Luo Feng was somewhat shocked: "The goals and number of the seven trial towers are exactly the same, only the strength has changed."

The first level consists entirely of ferocious beasts called 'Blood-Haired Mammoths,' totaling 10000.

The second level contains 10000 monstrous 'Nine-Headed Pythons'.

The difference between demonic beasts and ferocious beasts is... extremely high intelligence. Monsters on Earth, for example, are actually demonic beasts.

The third layer consists entirely of 1000 warriors of the Metal Lifeform Dhara race.

Luo Feng already knew the situation on each floor like the back of his hand.

Because Babata couldn't help during the trial either.

However, as a spiritual master, especially Luo Feng who had already cultivated the Golden Core Technique, his strength had greatly improved.

He remembered every single detail of this data very clearly.

"Keep going. No matter what, whether you pass or not, you have to fight hard and stay grounded."

Meanwhile, Qin Hao was slowly walking through the Trial Tower.

"The fourth layer contains 1000 strange cosmic creatures called 'Flying Hou,' which are among the most peculiar of the ferocious beasts."

The fifth level contains 100 mechanical golems!
The sixth level contains ten colossal star beasts, 'Azure'!
The seventh level contains one Zerg mother hive!

Qin Hao smiled and said, "The content of these trials is very simple, but passing them is not easy."

Moreover, with each level ascended and each challenge overcome, their strength underwent a dramatic transformation.

His vision cleared: "But it's okay, there's pressure too, but for me, there's also motivation."

Pressure can be a driving force for progress.

His Four Swords of Life-Slaying have already reached a certain level of proficiency, but it will be difficult for him to take it a step further.

Especially those ultimate moves, he has already used up most of his understanding of them.

To go even further and create more unique moves, even more pressure is needed.

Accumulate knowledge gradually, hoping for a breakthrough one day.

The battle of geniuses has caused a huge stir in every universe, attracting the attention of countless people.

The current showdown between the geniuses of the 1008 Universe Nation is naturally something that countless people from various Universe Nation countries are eagerly anticipating.

Unfortunately, the footage of the geniuses' battle was not broadcast.

This is to prevent spies from other ethnic groups from seeing it.

Only the rankings were released.

"Rong Jun is amazing. He's climbed to 11th place again. And judging by this momentum, he's very likely to break into the top ten soon."

"Look, the Wild Man Rong Jun has released a new promotional video."

On a street in the virtual universe of Qianwu Continent, a middle-aged couple, having finally managed to get rid of their child, strolled around the virtual universe, paying close attention to the Genius Battle.

The man said, "Actually, the rankings are constantly changing."

However, Virtual Universe will produce promotional videos for anyone who makes it into the top 1000.

This time, however, only Rong Jun from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom has this honor.

The woman shook her head, and under the man's questioning gaze, said, "No, another one has come. Look at Zhang Daoli, his fighting is so spectacular. I love it."

The man was a little jealous and couldn't help but say, "What's the use of being flashy? It's Rong Jun who just kills the enemy with two axes. That's cool."

After Zhang Daoli understood his own heart and regained his lofty ambitions,

His appearance also changed from that of an old man to that of a young man.

That's true; a stellar-level lifespan is one epoch, which is 10081 years.

Zhang Daoli is not yet ninety years old; he has only just passed the first ten years.

If he's not young, then who is?
Seeing the woman give Zhang Daoli that look, the man immediately became jealous.

"Speaking of which, what about Luo Feng and Qin Hao? Weren't they said to be very powerful?"

"I don't know, it seems like we're ranked near the bottom."

"How is this possible? These are all geniuses. Even if our Qianwu Universe Kingdom has had a poor performance, it shouldn't be like this. Could this be the worst batch ever?"

Throughout the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, countless people are currently paying attention to the Genius Battle.

Everyone felt that the geniuses of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom had performed terribly, and they had already shouted that this was the worst class ever.

There were even quite a few immortals who inquired about the Thirteen Divine Generals through personal connections.

Knowing the situation perfectly well, the thirteen divine generals couldn't openly discuss the tactics of the geniuses from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

But he also hinted to his friends that this year's class wasn't the worst.

On the contrary, this should be the best one yet.

"Even if Coty were to be resurrected, he probably wouldn't perform any better than the Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion."

Qin Hao's performance was simply outstanding. Putting aside everything else, the new divine weapon he invented and the sheer power he displayed were simply incredible.

Even after reaching the fifth floor of the second trial tower, they still used the first level of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

If such geniuses are still the worst class ever...

When has the Qianwu Universe Kingdom ever produced such a genius?

Meanwhile, many immortals around were joking with the thirteen divine generals.

"Thirteen, your Qianwu Universe Kingdom's performance this time was not good."

"Everyone's saying that this is the worst-performing class ever."

The thirteen generals showed no anger. Instead, they looked at the others and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we make a bet?"

The thirteen generals knew Qin Hao's situation best, so they were still willing to take a gamble.

"Oh? How do we bet?"

“I have a piece of Flame Glass that I can use for betting.”

The thirteen generals' voices were calm, but they carried a hint of anger.

Do you look down on our Qianwu Universe Kingdom?

Let's gamble then.

Although in previous sessions, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom seemed to have performed poorly.

But this class is definitely not the worst one.

On the contrary, this is the best one yet.

There's Qin Hao, Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, Rong Jun, and the newly appeared Zhang Daoli, as well as Zhang Yuanbai.

With so many geniuses, how can it be said to be the worst class?
"Hey, Thirteen, you seem pretty confident."

"What? You've got your eye on that piece of meteorite iron from the Earth's core?"

"Have you also set your sights on my Northern Cold Iron?"

As each immortal material was mentioned, the thirteen divine generals could barely contain their laughter.

If they could obtain all of these, then the thirteen divine generals would consider having a divine craftsman forge a powerful treasure.

There was nothing they could do; the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was too poor, so poor that he couldn't even afford to prepare valuable treasures for his trusted subordinates.

If they had that resource, they would have used it to pay off their debts long ago.

I owe my community, and I owe my friends.

If his friend hadn't urged him, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom wouldn't have been able to leave the house.

"Thirteen, stop talking about the stakes. Tell me, how exactly do you want to bet?"

“Yes, Thirteen, you can’t just take all our stuff just because someone from your Qianwu Universe Kingdom made it into the top 1,000, can you? Your geniuses aren’t worth that much.”

After thinking for a moment, the thirteen generals said, "Then let's bet that someone from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom can make it into the top ten!"

As long as someone makes it into the top ten, it's better than the previous year's performance.

That means it wasn't the worst one.

There was no way around it; the Qianwu Universe Kingdom had been weak for a long time, and its poor performance had been a recurring problem.

The immortals all witnessed the performance of the wild man Rong Jun.

Someone shook their head: "That won't do, Rong Jun can't be included in the calculation."

The thirteen generals feigned grievance, thought for a moment, and finally nodded, as if they were going to risk everything: "Rong Jun is not included."

The others were also taken aback; they had only been joking.

They certainly have the material to produce a piece of timeless quality.

But if the Thirteen Divine Generals lose, the penalty won't be just one or two dollars.

"Thirteen, are you presentable enough?"

"Yes, Thirteen, otherwise if you lose and can't pay up, wouldn't we have to wait for who knows how many years?"

"Thirteen, don't get red-eyed, let's stop here."

Some people tried to dissuade him, while others feared that the Thirteen Gods would not continue.

Some people even tried to goad them.

The thirteen generals pretended to be provoked and said loudly with red eyes, "Let's bet! I don't believe that we can't produce another top ten besides Rong Jun."

He stared intently at Zhang Daoli, as if placing all his hopes on him.

In addition, he glanced at Luo Feng out of the corner of his eye.

Some people thought that the Thirteen Gods had placed their hopes on Zhang Daoli.

A few who saw things more deeply believed that the Thirteen Divine Generals had placed their hopes on Luo Feng.

In reality, the Thirteen Divine Generals did change their opinion of Luo Feng, but they never thought that Luo Feng could enter the top ten.

He was betting on Qin Hao.

Qin Hao qualified for the finals as the top seed in the preliminary rounds.

Not everyone knows Qin Hao's abilities.

Even those who watched Qin Hao's matches before wouldn't know that he has improved even more in the past few years. Only the Thirteen Divine Generals who have been following Qin Hao closely know that his strength has increased significantly.

"Alright, let's take a gamble."

The immortals all laughed, and many people noticed the way the thirteen divine generals looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng is indeed impressive, but they believe there are many people more impressive than him, and Luo Feng may not be able to make it into the top ten.

"Okay, then it's settled."

The immortals all agreed.

In reality, if it's just one person gambling, it's just a piece of immortal material, which is something immortals can earn by spending some time.

Two or three people can just grit their teeth and work harder for a while.

But as many as three hundred people made bets with the Thirteen Gods on the spot!
This is, of course, because the immortals present at each cosmic nation are no longer just one person.

Moreover, if the later gamblers hadn't dared to continue, fearing that the thirteen generals wouldn't be able to come up with that much money and wouldn't even be able to sell themselves, the betting agreement would have been terminated.

It seems that all the immortals of the 1008 Universe Kingdom want to make a bet.

After all, why not take free money?

The thirteen generals seemed to be blinded by gambling, much like gamblers.

But only he knew that he almost burst out laughing.

Others thought this was a sure-fire way to make money and wanted to get things from him.

Aren't the thirteen divine generals the same?

"Good lad, you'd better help me win. Then, I might be able to pick some spoils for you. But if you lose, well..."

The thirteen generals knew, of course, that they had no way to do anything to Qin Hao.

Even if they can't make it into the top ten, getting into the top one thousand should still be quite easy for them.

At that time, Qin Hao will be a core member of the Virtual Universe Company. Although he is immortal, he cannot arbitrarily attack the core members of the Virtual Universe Company, especially the geniuses.

Unless Qin Hao leaves the core leadership and there is no future for him, then he will settle accounts with him.

"There are quite a few geniuses who hide their strength during the selection process within the universe kingdom."

"surprise."

The powerful immortals watched the geniuses performing before them and expressed their opinions.

Some people inevitably wanted to make fun of the Thirteen Divine Generals.

But the thirteen generals remained expressionless, for fear that they might burst out laughing.

They'll get a lesson from a bunch of immortals then.

The pit I dug for the other party was far too big.

Three hundred immortals, three hundred immortal materials, and with some extra money, I can hire a master craftsman to forge a powerful treasure for me.

With such a large stake, it's inevitable that some people will be envious.

"This ape-man is really agile; he's very well-suited to fighting multiple opponents."

"This Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion is truly amazing. Let me see, even now, it's still just black and white bullet comments. But what is he summoning?"

"Can this kind of summoning be used?"

"This is a standard method, so it can certainly be used."

Qin Hao's performance gradually began to be amazing.

Someone discovered this.

"Thirteen, you wouldn't have placed your bets on this Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, would you?"

"This Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion does seem quite good. But compared to Death God Berlan, he's far inferior. Berlan has already reached the third tower and is about to finish the third trial tower. I'm afraid this Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion won't be able to catch up."

The thirteen generals pretended to be stubborn and said, "We're betting on the top ten, not the number one."

Although the Thirteen Gods believed that Death God Berlan might not be stronger than Qin Hao.

Qin Hao is very mysterious.

Despite seemingly having uncovered all of Qin Hao's life story, the Thirteen Divine Generals still found Qin Hao to be very mysterious.

There are many things that don't make sense.

"Could it be that his comprehension is really that strong?"

"The trial space is, after all, just a trial, not a one-on-one duel! Moreover, it contains metallic lifeforms and mechanical puppets, all of which are immune to soul attacks, putting those skilled in soul attacks at a significant disadvantage." An immortal also expressed his opinion.

"You have a point."

The Thirteen Divine Generals shook their heads: "However, true geniuses will still perform exceptionally well. Look at this one, the Illusion Demon Galesi, he's quite good."

"Indeed, they have a good chance of making it into the top ten."

"Wow, Rong Jun is ninth now. Not bad, but it seems that Rong Jun didn't have this momentum before."

"Was this inspired by the current state of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom?"

There are immortal speculations.

But the thirteen generals knew that this was inspired by the Thunder God.

For some reason, Rong Jun encountered Thor from the very beginning of the world qualifiers.

Then, the two clashed many times.

Although Rong Jun won most of the time, each match was more difficult than the last.

Thor also put a lot of pressure on Rong Jun, which was the driving force for Rong Jun's progress.

Therefore, when you're far ahead, without the pressure, your progress will naturally slow down.

Conversely, if there are equally matched competitors, the pressure from them will accelerate one's progress significantly.

"Thirteen, what's wrong with your Qianwu Universe Kingdom?"

"That's right, I've been noticing this for a long time. It seems that the geniuses of your Qianwu Universe Kingdom are stuck on each level for a full ten days. And it's not just one or two, but basically all of them are like this."

"It seems that besides Rong Jun, who is bold and unrestrained, there is also Zhang Daoli, who has changed his mindset and transformed from an elderly person into a young person. There are also a few others who chose to move forward quickly for some unknown reason. Everyone else is timing themselves."

"Thirteen, they wouldn't be deliberately delaying the time you have to pay your bet because they know you're going to make a bet with us, would they?"

Being teased, the Thirteen Divine Generals were somewhat annoyed: "Just take it as such."

Humph.

Wait until you lose and have to pay up the bet, then let's see if you can still laugh.

Just then, the word "elimination" appeared above the heads of two geniuses.

Then, they were teleported out.

"Thirteen, look what I just said!"

"Time-limited strategies are useless. Expecting significant progress in such a short period of time? Impossible."

"Look, the people of your Qianwu Universe Kingdom are starting to be eliminated one after another."

The thirteen generals clenched their fists; they knew they were right.

But Qin Hao's suggestion was not wrong.

These geniuses, if they simply followed the original method, would have quickly completed the game.

Their results won't be better than they are now; in fact, they'll be much worse.

On the contrary, even if they are eliminated now, it is their best result.

The thirteen generals fell silent.

Although he himself said in his heart that this was not the worst term for the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, but on the contrary, the best term.

But in fact, apart from some people related to the Tiangong Pavilion.

And the wild man Rong Jun.

The others do seem to be the worst class ever.

If it weren't for the arrival of the savage Rong Jun, along with the group from the Heavenly Craft Pavilion...

This time, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom will definitely perform poorly.

The thought of the king's ugly expression sent a chill down the spine of the thirteen generals.

The king hopes that the Qianwu Universe Kingdom can produce some geniuses so that they can receive rewards from their people.

Before the final, the king had already criticized them.

Of all the finalists, the ones with any hope, not a single one emerged from the Qianwu Secret Realm.

The management of the Qianwu Secret Realm has had absolutely no effect.

This made the thirteen divine generals in charge of the Qianwu Secret Realm look very bad.

Fortunately, we had the Heavenly Craftsman Pavilion Master and the others.

People were being teleported out of the square continuously.

Within seconds, more than ten figures were simultaneously teleported to the central square.

"Wind Wheel, you've been eliminated too?"

"Weren't you here even earlier than me?" Feng Lun laughed, completely unconcerned.

He knew that his current performance had exceeded his previous level.

"The madman's advice was pretty good. However, my improvement will be limited in the short term. I wonder how the madman is doing?"

Feng Lun hurriedly started looking up the ranking of the madman Luo Feng.

The people next to me were still chattering, saying, "I never thought I could make it into the top 7300."

My best ranking was only 100,000th.

I rushed in a bit too fast, but soon made a mistake and got sat on and killed by the mechanical golem. It was a real tragedy.

"By the way, Windmill, what about you?"

"I?"

While searching for Luo Feng's ranking, Feng Lun casually remarked, "My ranking has never been very high, but I passed the fourth level of the third stage, which is the best result I can achieve."

"A fourth one? That's amazing! I failed on the fifth floor of my third attempt." The person next to me said with some regret, "You've improved a lot lately?"

"It's not very big, but there are some. I deliberately spent some time in the Trial Tower and did some special training. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to pass the third Zerg mother hive on the seventh floor."

"That Luo Feng's ranking is so low, only slightly higher than yours."

"Let me see, hmm, Luo Feng is also timing himself. He'll rise to prominence later; Luo Feng's talent is much better than mine. Timing is something Luo Feng taught me."

"Oh? I see. No wonder I left so early and you were out so late. You were timing it perfectly. Oh dear, how come I didn't think of that?"

"Even if you've thought of it, there's nothing you can do. That's just how your temper is..."

……

"Yes, that's right. Luo Feng, your ranking is a little lower."

The Ninth Prince Brolin was in his palace on Black Dragon Mountain Island, looking at the rankings of the Genius Battle.

He had a conflict with Luo Feng in the Realm Within a Realm last time. Although he knew that Luo Feng belonged to the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, he felt that he couldn't afford to offend him.

But deep down he still hoped that the people from Tiangong Pavilion would perform worse.

"Besides Luo Feng, there's also Hong and Lei Shen. You should all be ranked lower. Don't have any ambitions, and don't even dream of becoming core members of the Virtual Universe Company."

Brolin uttered the most vicious curse.

At this moment, it doesn't matter how others view or criticize us.

The group from the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, including the two ordinary geniuses, were slowly making their way forward.

The third, the fourth, and so on, advancing layer by layer.

"Thirteen, something's not right. Most of the people from your Qianwu Universe Kingdom have been eliminated. But why are these people still persisting?"

"And the rankings keep soaring?"

"Something's not right, Thirteen, something's not right with you."

(End of this chapter)