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

Chapter 213 Elimination Rounds: All Successful, Three Spots in the Primal Secret Realm

When Qin Hao and the others arrived, the wild man Rong Jun had already arrived.

The thirteen divine generals were also there.

There were five other people beside him, all of whom came from the Qianwu Secret Realm.

When Qin Hao arrived with Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, Zhang Daoli, and Zhang Yuanbai.

The thirteen divine generals also showed a rare smile.

His investigation revealed that, apart from the wild man Rong Jun and the five people around him, there were no others.

The others who made it to the final round were all people related to Qin Hao.

They are all at least people from the Heavenly Craft Pavilion.

Moreover, it is said that some of them are Qin Hao's apprentices.

For example, Luo Feng, and Zhang Yuanbai.

Zhang Daoli seems to be Zhang Yuanbai's grandfather, but he also seems to be a member of the Tiangong Pavilion. He calls Qin Hao the Pavilion Master and has learned a lot from him.

Although they were not master and disciple in name only, they were master and disciple in reality.

Believe it or not, even though we failed, we can still join the group of people in the Qianwu Secret Realm.

There are also Lei Lei and Guang, as well as those two ordinary geniuses, who are all from the Heavenly Craft Pavilion.

Moreover, those two geniuses have already arrived at the Qianwu Secret Realm to report for duty.

An investigation revealed that they did not receive any special training.

But they would go every time Qin Hao gave a sermon.

This is rather alarming.

Although the final result is not yet out, they do not believe it is a good final result.

But if the truth is that Qin Hao is really good at teaching people, then this matter becomes quite interesting.

If the Qianwu Secret Realm...

Forget it...

The thirteen generals shook their heads slightly, no longer thinking about it.

How many resources would the Qianwu Secret Realm need to spend to invite Qin Hao to join its followers, given that it's part of the core layer of a virtual universe company?
Not too possible.

"Alright, now it's time for the final showdown. I won't discourage you, even though you've only achieved something insignificant at the stellar level."

As they spoke, the thirteen divine generals ignored Qin Hao.

This achievement was something the Thirteen Divine Generals felt they could not attain even if they suppressed their power to the stellar level.

so horrible.

This is hardly the work of a genius.

This is a monster.

So, I originally wanted to say something to curb their arrogance, but in the end, I decided against it.

"You'd better perform well, the king is watching you."

In the end, his speech felt somewhat anticlimactic.

"gone."

With a wave of his hand, the thirteen divine generals teleported everyone directly to the plaza.

Wildman Rong Jun chuckled and came over to Thor, saying, "Actually, I think the thirteen generals originally wanted to warn us."

Our achievements are nothing.

This trial is very oppressive to mentalists and very unfriendly to illusionists.

We probably just benefited from it.

But he must have remembered the illusion master's skill and the first place he won.

I couldn't continue.

snort!
The thirteen divine generals snorted coldly, and the savage Rong Jun's face turned pale, and he was immediately speechless.

Fortunately, the thirteen generals only gave them a minor punishment as a warning and did not continue.

Wildman Rong Jun's injuries healed quickly.

The thirteen generals did not want to affect the wild man Rong Jun's next battle, otherwise why would they have let it go so easily?
I received so many benefits yesterday that I couldn't just stand by and watch.

"From now on, just follow the instructions. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he flew away.

It seems we should go find those immortals.

Wildman Rong Jun seemed fearless, or perhaps he thought that since the Thirteen Divine Generals had left, they wouldn't notice this place. He put his arm around Thor and said, "I heard that the Thirteen Divine Generals were talking to those people in the Qianwu Secret Realm."

The genius of the Howling God Clan, Galesi, was recognized by many immortals as having the strength to rank in the top ten, but he was only ranked 189th!

So they want to use this tactic to continue suppressing us... Hmm, giving us a heads-up.

However, he might remember that the Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion was also a magician.

But he actually won first place, which didn't have a very good effect when he said that.

hey-hey. "

Clearly, although the thirteen generals have left, they are still keeping an eye on this area.

So, halfway through, the wild man Rong Jun was warned again.

He then changed his wording to "hint" halfway through.

After spending more time together, the wild man Rong Jun seemed to have become quite familiar with him as well.

He and Thor have fought many times and developed a bond over the battles.

Thor thought for a moment and said, "I think you truly deserve your reputation for strength."

Rong Jun nodded without hesitation: "Of course, I also want to win first place."

He paused slightly as he said this, seemingly less confident than before.

He refused to admit defeat when facing the Grim Reaper, Berlan.

But facing Qin Hao, it seems that confidence alone is not enough.

This person is too abnormal, their strength is too great.

Rong Jun seemed to remember something, and asked Thor while holding him, "Your power has increased too quickly, hasn't it? At first, I thought it would be easy to suppress you."

What do you mean "easy"? It's clearly a chase, okay?

"When it came to the ring match, I felt a bit strained."

Then, during the Trial Tower, I watched your promotional video. Your strength is probably not much inferior to mine.

Thor chuckled and said, "What's so hard to understand?"
Let me tell you, my third son is particularly good at teaching people.

If you really want to improve your strength, why don't you become my third son's apprentice?

You know, a madman, right?

Upon hearing the word "apprenticeship," Rong Jun's expression changed.

He idolizes the founder of the Giant Axe, and at the very least, he should be accepted as a disciple by the Lord of the Universe.

Just another Celestial Craftsmanship Pavilion Master, also at the stellar level?
He was reluctant.

But he was envious of Thor's increased power.

"madman?"

"That's Luo Feng, my third son's apprentice. And Zhang Yuanbai, my third son's junior disciple."

As for Tang Yongqing and Tang Yongyuan, Thor felt that they were both on the research path and not on the same path.

Therefore, they are not included in the number of disciples here.

Rong Jun hesitated for a moment, feeling that he really wanted to work hard to improve his strength.

To win first place, no, to win second place, Death Berlan is a huge hurdle.

But he was a little reluctant to become an apprentice.

His own reputation is greater, and...

Fortunately, Qin Hao overheard their conversation and laughed, "There's no need for formal apprenticeship. We're all the same age; a little exchange of blows is fine. Rong Jun, I've actually noticed you too. You practice with double axes. I know what you're thinking; you're imitating the strongest being of our human race, the founder of the giant axe. But you also need to have your own unique style..."

Rong Jun didn't take Qin Hao's words seriously at first.

But then, Qin Hao made many insightful points.

Rong Jun, upon hearing this, also felt that it made a lot of sense.

"The key to a weapon is an indomitable spirit."

But that doesn't mean you don't need any skills at all.

Your secret techniques are all characterized by sweeping, powerful movements, which is related to your personality, but at the same time…

Qin Hao offered many suggestions, which made Rong Jun suddenly realize the truth.

Thinking about it carefully, if I can properly digest what Qin Hao said, my strength seems to improve quite a bit?

Thor put his arm around Rong Jun and said, "See, I told you so, didn't I? If you become my third brother's disciple, you can come and listen to his teachings in the future. Your speed of comprehending the laws will greatly increase."

He hadn't given up yet, and Rong Jun was now somewhat tempted.

Qin Hao waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. In the future, when I give lectures to them at the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, Rong Jun, you can come and listen in. If I've made any mistakes, you can point them out. Consider it as coming to correct me."

Rong Jun smiled somewhat embarrassedly, but readily accepted the invitation.

It would be foolish not to accept such a great opportunity.

He had learned a lot from Qin Hao's suggestion just now.

If I can listen to the sermon more often in the future, my self-improvement will definitely be greater.

As for what happens if he goes to the Virtual Universe Company and becomes a core member, he will definitely seek an apprenticeship.
It's impossible for a master to explain things to you 24 hours a day.

Even those beyond immortality have their own affairs and need to cultivate.

It's not bad to occasionally attend a class at Tiangongge.

As long as it improves our strength, this little thing is nothing.

Rong Jun even felt that it wouldn't have been bad to just take the opportunity to become an apprentice.

It seems like I missed an opportunity.

Rong Jun laughed and said, "Before you arrived, the Thirteen Divine Generals said that my strength was only ranked in the top 20. I wonder if I can improve my strength to the top ten after absorbing and digesting the Pavilion Master's advice?"

Qin Hao smiled. What Rong Jun said earlier must have been something he said on purpose because he was dissatisfied with what the Thirteen Divine Generals had said.

However, the Thirteen Divine Generals' judgment wasn't entirely wrong, since the strength of the top 20 was actually not that far apart.

Of course, Qin Hao is excluded from this list; he's in a league of his own.

Even Death God Berlan must be eliminated; he is in a league of his own after Qin Hao is gone.

Luo Feng is much stronger than the fourth-ranked, but still a bit weaker than Death God Berlan.

"Luo Feng, what I need to do next is defeat you," Rong Jun suddenly said.

Healthy competition is something that both Qin Hao and the other immortals are happy to see.

Competition creates pressure, and pressure fuels motivation.

Luo Feng nodded: "I await your challenge."

When 7300 geniuses gathered in the square, a terrifying aura enveloped the entire area.

The aura came extremely suddenly, and Rong Jun and the others felt their breath catch in their throats, which shocked them.

Everyone present couldn't help but feel a sense of submission.

Apart from Qin Hao.

Everyone looked up, and a familiar figure appeared in mid-air once again.

Your Excellency.

"Your Excellency." The 1008 immortals bowed in respect, confirming everyone's suspicions.

The Venerable One glanced at Qin Hao, his expression seemingly complex.

Qin Hao found it strange; why was this person looking at him so oddly?
He and this Nine Swords Venerable should not have had any contact or knowledge.

Little did anyone know that the Nine Swords Venerable had actually contacted the Illusionary Butterfly King yesterday, but received only a cold shoulder.

The Butterfly King was reluctant to let go.

This disciple is incredibly strong and has amazing talent.

The Butterfly King didn't think Qin Hao couldn't become someone else's disciple; his future self had already become his disciple.

This being should worship someone more powerful. Ideally, the ruler of the universe; at the very least, a supreme ruler would be acceptable.

The two couldn't reach an agreement, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

The Nine Swords Venerable felt that since he was in charge of this battle of geniuses, these people should naturally belong to his command.

However, it's not easy for him to snatch someone who has already become an apprentice.

"Let's wait and see. This Master of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion is too stubborn. Having too much talent isn't always a good thing. Let's send someone to give him a hint. If he's willing to change, that would be best. Even if the Illusionary Butterfly King isn't willing, we should still consider his own wishes."

The Nine Swords Venerable made up his mind and stopped clinging to the idea.

Instead, he addressed the 7300 geniuses below, saying, "The trial is over. First of all, congratulations to the 1st to 100th place participants. You have earned the qualification to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company!"

Now, anyone who is unwilling can speak up. My Virtual Universe Company will absolutely not force anyone.

These words echoed in everyone's minds, and even Qin Hao couldn't refuse them.

Everyone came to participate in the Genius Battle for this very opportunity.

Naturally, no one would refuse.

After a moment of silence, the Nine Swords Venerable said, "Very good, then let's proceed."

The 7200 test takers, ranked 101st to 7300th, are selected based on their performance in the trial space.

The virtual universe system has automatically arranged arena battles for you. Those who win three consecutive battles will secure a spot; losers will be eliminated.

Of the remaining 7200 people, half will be eliminated in a single battle.

After three consecutive times, only 900 people will remain.

In other words, Virtual Universe Company will only need these 1,000 people.

Of the 7300 people who arrive, 6300 will still be eliminated.

Too cruel.

"Winning three consecutive battles to secure a spot? If two strong fighters meet, wouldn't one of them necessarily be eliminated?"

Luo Feng said in surprise.

If that's the case, then luck is also an extremely important thing.

He looked at Zhang Daoli and Zhang Yuanbai with some concern.

Of course, most people were looking at Hong and Thor.

He used to go out on mercenary missions with these two.

The relationship between the three of them was naturally closer than that with others.

"The arrangement of the virtual universe system is absolutely optimal, without a doubt!" said the Nine Swords Venerable. "Then, the rest of you, begin."

Then, a large area of ​​the square was instantly cleared out.

This is because, apart from the top 100, everyone else was teleported away.

Luo Feng asked with some concern, "Sect Master, what about them?"

Qin Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. This arrangement is definitely the most reasonable. It's more reasonable than human judgment, even if it were a Venerable One making the judgment."

Others may not know, but how could he not know?

This virtual universe is a secret technique of the Primal, managed by a machine race at the level of a Universe Lord.

The Chaos City Lord's gaze may have already turned towards them.

If even the judgment of the Lord of the Universe is wrong.

Others are more likely to make mistakes.

Luo Feng nodded thoughtfully and didn't continue.

Qin Hao looked around and saw that the people who remained were basically the same as those described in the original work.

After all, the people he influences are only a minority.

And most of them went to participate in the knockout stage.

Among the remaining people were the Grim Reaper Bolan, clad in white robes and wielding a blood-stained sword; and the battle-ready young man from Manka Star.

There were the genius siblings from Planet Augustus standing together; there was a burly man, six meters tall and carrying a blood axe, resembling a mountain of flesh; there was a Dream Winged Clan boy; there was a young man with a face covered in hair, resembling a bear-headed giant; there was a bewitching girl in black stockings with four arms; there was a boy whose face always carried a hint of shyness...

One hundred people—this is a predetermined number who will join the core of the Virtual Universe Company.

These people are the geniuses of the human race, the backbone of the future.

However, Qin Hao didn't really like Aunt Zi and the others.

Because of his rate of progress, these people are destined to be unable to keep up.

Even the Grim Reaper Berlan is the same.

That means Luo Feng is someone he probably can't shake off.

This person is destined to be promoted to Hunyuan.

Qin Hao casually found a seat and sat down, and Luo Feng and Rong Jun quickly moved over.

There are 3600 screens in front of you, with 3600 elimination matches taking place simultaneously.

"That's the Howling God Clan's Illusion Demon Galesi, on that screen."

Rong Jun pointed to one of the screens and said, "This guy also uses illusion magic. The Thirteen Divine Generals said he has the strength of a top ten player, much stronger than me. Wow, this guy is really amazing. These illusions are truly hard to defend against."

The Phantom Demon Galesi is indeed powerful.

It seemed that with just a glance, he eliminated the genius on the other side who had painstakingly reached this point through long trials.

It seems a bit unfair.

However, given that the Virtual Universe Company only selects one thousand people, these individuals are destined to fail regardless of which of the geniuses with the ability to win a place in the top one thousand.

Once you get here, no genius should be careless about their rival and get upset.

If that situation were to actually occur, Virtual Universe Company wouldn't want this genius.

In race-based conflicts, other races won't give you a chance to regret it.

Therefore, underestimating the enemy could very well cost you your life.

Indeed, the Lord of the Universe could resurrect these geniuses.

But resurrection comes at a price.

Why bother?
Qin Hao's gaze lingered on the screen where Hong, Lei Shen, Zhang Daoli, and Zhang Yuanbai were located.

"My arrival changed some things."

Whether we can change things amidst the tide depends on this.

Qin Hao is also watching to see if some things in this world can really be changed.

Or was it already destined?

The immortals are also discussing it.

"Not bad, Thirteen. This time, you have a total of twelve people who have made it to the final round. Even three of them are in the top one hundred."

"The Qianwu Universe Kingdom has truly risen to prominence this time, securing first place, third place, and ninth place. The only question is whether they can qualify for the Primal Secret Realm in the final competition."

The person in question was naturally referring to Qin Hao.

Although Qin Hao performed very well when watching the Trial Tower.

However, in actual combat, the results may not be as expected in the drills.

Death God Berlan is also very strong.

Moreover, he has a large number of spatial illusions, so he might be able to seize an opportunity to counterattack.

The thirteen divine generals were not worried at all and said directly, "Don't worry, our Qianwu Universe Kingdom has secured the spot for the Primal Secret Realm this time."

He truly trusted Qin Hao.

Some people tried to speak up for Death God Berlan, but the thirteen generals directly shut them down.

Suddenly, an immortal said, "Don't worry, it has been discussed by the higher-ups."

This time, the genius is truly outstanding, and the higher-ups have decided to allocate three spots for the Primal Secret Realm.

"What? Doesn't that mean there will be two more spots?"

"No, the number of people is still the same as before, only the number of slots for the Doomsday Secret Realm has been reduced by two."

"Sigh, I thought there was a little more hope for these little guys."

"No, that won't work. After all, nurturing a genius is too resource-intensive. We've been through the same thing before; a thousand people is already our limit."

It's not really the limit; every year, a portion of the spots are auctioned off.

This is to give those independent cultivators a chance, so as not to completely eliminate the opportunity for advancement for those outside the five major forces.

This could also recoup some of the funds and be used to nurture these geniuses.

Of course, those spots are only open to those who win the auction and can enter Chaos City to study.

Even the Chaos Stele is not to be comprehended.

Even so, this spot is still extremely valuable.

It's worth spending any amount of mixed units.

The thirteen divine generals' eyes burned with fervor: "In this way, our Qianwu Universe Kingdom will have a chance to secure two spots in the Primal Secret Realm this time."

He knew that the higher-ups had allocated three spots to the original secret realm.

It's because Qin Hao and Deathbringer Berlan performed so well.

They were almost destined to be in the top two.

So these two extra spots are for them.

The remaining one is for the original batch of geniuses.

This was also considered by the higher-ups, who felt that since two geniuses, who only appeared once every ten thousand epochs, had finally emerged, they needed to be nurtured better.

"Thirteen, what boast have you made?"

"Exactly, I saw Luo Feng too. He's quite strong, but to say he's the best besides the Heavenly Craft Pavilion Master and Death God Bolan, isn't that a bit premature?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll find out soon enough," the Thirteen Divine Generals said, somewhat uncertain.

Luo Feng's strength is indeed impressive, but he felt that in a one-on-one fight, Luo Feng might be slightly inferior to Rong Jun.

As for Rong Jun's strength, the Thirteen Divine Generals felt that he was only among the top twenty.

It's safer to compete for a spot in the Primordial Secret Realm.

He just felt that Rong Jun should still have some confidence.

In particular, he felt that Rong Jun had indeed improved under Qin Hao's guidance.

"Whether it works or not, we'll have to wait and see how things develop."

The thirteen generals looked over, just as the first round of elimination matches ended.

In an instant, 3600 people were disqualified, their faces showing resentment.

They've worked so hard and already come this far.

Only two steps remain for them to join the core layer of the Virtual Universe Corporation.

They were unwilling to give up.

The secret realm of the Cosmic Kingdom is far inferior to that of the five major powers.

They were naturally extremely unwilling to accept this.

They were all exceptional geniuses and extremely confident.

They felt they deserved the best.

If we're going to get in, we should get in the best.

Unfortunately, things did not go according to their wishes.

Half an hour later, the second round of the competition began.

3600 talented individuals participated in this competition.

Half an hour later, only nine hundred geniuses remained who had achieved three consecutive victories.

Everyone else was left out, and naturally, they didn't look too happy.

Moreover, they were unwilling to accept it; they felt that they were just unlucky.

If they could do it again, they would definitely succeed.

Qin Hao was quite pleased that Hong and Thor, Zhang Daoli and Zhang Yuanbai had all won three consecutive victories and earned the opportunity to join the Virtual Universe Company.

"At least, these little things have changed. That's good!"

(End of this chapter)