Marvel: The other side of the double-passing door is Devouring the Stars

Chapter 233 Battle of Geniuses - Preliminary Selection

"Then tell me, how many geniuses would there be in more than a thousand star systems? At least hundreds of thousands, and some star systems can even reach tens of thousands of geniuses. And the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region is just one of the weaker ones among the thousands of star systems under the jurisdiction of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

"There are thousands of star systems, and the total number is definitely over 100 million. In addition, some star-level systems will also send some stronger star-level systems to assist their geniuses. The main purpose is to pave the way for their own group's geniuses, to exhaust the physical strength of other geniuses as much as possible, or to learn the other side's moves and secrets and provide them to their own geniuses. Therefore, the number of people joining has increased exponentially."

"In addition, the Qianwu Universe is just one of the 1,008 universe kingdoms in the entire universe, so the number of participants is definitely over 100 billion, and it is estimated to be at least 600 billion."

The more Babata explained the reasons, the more surprised and incredulous Luo Feng became.

"To stand out among hundreds of billions of geniuses is harder than winning the lottery."

A strange feeling welled up in Thor's heart. Logically, he should be worried about such an exaggerated number of people.

But for some reason, while he was expressing his concerns, his body was trembling with excitement.

Rowan naturally noticed Thor's change in expression. In fact, not only him, even Hong's expression remained calm and composed.

But if you look closely at his eyes, you can't see the excited red light shining in them.

If he wants to stand out among these hundreds of billions of geniuses, he will inevitably have to go through a terrible battle, but the more he fights, the more it will arouse his desire to challenge.

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Luo Wen smiled as well. He had gone to great lengths to improve the strength of Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng, and their overall strength was much greater than in the original work.

He refused to believe that the current Hong and Thor alliance wouldn't even make it into the finals roster of our universe nation.

Babata then reminded them, "The top 1,000 in the universe will receive three major rewards. First, depending on their ranking, they will receive a bonus ranging from 10 to 10,000 Chaos Units. Second, they will receive a spot to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment. Third, they can become 'core members' within the Virtual Universe Company."

"The first award isn't the most attractive to you. Although it's a lot of money, it's far less appealing than the enlightenment of the Initial Universe and becoming a core member of the Virtual Universe Company. You should know that enlightenment of the Initial Universe is extremely precious and cannot be bought with money. One day of enlightenment there is equivalent to hundreds or even thousands of years of cultivation. As for becoming a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, the resources and teachers you will have are top-notch. It can be said that as long as you become a core member, your minimum achievement in the future will be invincible as a World Lord, and your maximum achievement will be infinite possibilities. You must seize this opportunity."

Babata also dropped a bombshell: Babata has been with Huyanbo for over 60 million years.

I've seen countless battles of geniuses held at Virtual Universe Corporation or Giant Axe Arena.

Babata is most familiar with the various rewards.

After all, many promising talents will emerge from here. Hu Yanbo's original disciple, who was a realm master, was eliminated in the genius battle held at the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena.

Hu Yanbo recognized the other person's potential, which is why he recruited him as his disciple.

The other party was naturally willing to join the Meteorite Star lineage, but unfortunately, he met with misfortune in the end.

And the battle of geniuses in the virtual universe.

In fact, it was jointly organized by two major forces: Giant Axe Arena and Virtual Universe Company.

Every ten thousand years, one side will take over. For example, if it is currently hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, then in ten thousand years it will be hosted by the Giant Axe Arena.

The geniuses are allocated to both sides once every ten thousand years, which is perfectly fair.

After hearing Babata's account, Luo Feng and his companions felt an even greater longing in their hearts.

They all clenched their fists secretly, determined to make a name for themselves in this virtual universe battle of geniuses no matter what.

At the same time, various forces began to stir.

Many forces have begun to keep an eye on this battle of geniuses. Some forces that are not as powerful as Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Arena are preparing to pick up the scraps in this battle of geniuses.

What is "picking up a bargain"?

It's very simple: those who have achieved dazzling results in this battle of geniuses, those with unlimited potential, are unfortunately eliminated for various reasons.

Geniuses who are eliminated due to various unfavorable circumstances are usually recruited by these lower-level forces.

After all, these geniuses have a very high potential for future growth, and once properly nurtured, they will all become immortal-level powerhouses.

Therefore, all parties want to find their favorite geniuses in this battle of geniuses held by the virtual universe company.

Soon it was May 16th.

This refers to the battle of geniuses initiated by the Virtual Universe Company. Luo Wen and his team have now returned to Earth and are at the Hongning Base.

They simultaneously donned virtual ritual helmets and entered the virtual world. Under the control of the Virtual Universe Company, they arrived at a huge virtual plaza.

They looked around and were astonished to see countless heads everywhere.

"Wow... this number of people, even if I were to kill them all, I probably wouldn't be able to finish them in my entire life."

Thor's Curse: The Living Treasure Howls.

Upon arrival, Rowan and his group registered their identities under the arrangement of Virtual Universe Company.

The first round of preliminary selection initiated by the Virtual Universe Company was a points-based competition among the 820 billion geniuses who registered from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.
To put it simply, it means sending these 820 billion people to 100 different world zones.

Each district will receive approximately 8.2 billion.

The competition relies on a point system, where participants fight each other to earn points. Killing an opponent earns 1 point plus half of the opponent's points. Each person has only one life, and death ends the competition.

The top 1001 players in each world region's rankings can advance to the next round. If players have the same number of points, they will be ranked according to the time they reached that point.

Once the score reaches 1001, the coordinates will be published to facilitate hunting by other participants.

"This is insane... 8.2 billion geniuses in one region, is this the foundation of the entire vast universe?!"

Even the most composed person like Hong couldn't help but be shocked by such an enormous population.

The ordinary Thor, however, was eager to try and felt no fear at all. At this moment, all he could think about was how to kill all his opponents, win first place, and prove his strength to the world.

Luo Feng and Luo Wen clenched their fists, ready for battle.

Regional spot checks have begun.

At this point, the system will assign everyone present to different areas.

The assigned area codes will be sent directly to their email addresses.

"Brother, which district are you from?"

Rowan asked curiously, "I'm from Zone 1."

Luo Wen was somewhat surprised, not expecting to be assigned to District 1-1, when in fact it should have been Luo Feng's.

Thor also burst into laughter at the inopportune moment, "I'm from District 31."

“I’m from District 39!” Hong said.

"I'm in District 71," Luo Feng said, revealing his location.

Except for Luo Wen, who replaced Luo Feng, everyone else's location was different from the original work.

It seems Thor is in luck this time, avoiding a confrontation with the savage Rong Jun. It looks like his advancement is on the horizon. However, even if Thor does encounter the savage this time, he probably won't be instantly killed like in the original story.

The current Thor is also terrifyingly powerful.

At this moment, the four of them were sitting in the waiting area of ​​the Virtual Universe Company's selection competition, facing the upcoming Virtual Universe battle.

They didn't seem too nervous.

However, just as Rowan and his team were chatting and waiting for the qualifiers to begin, a team suddenly started walking directly towards them.

They then all knelt down on one knee.

"Greetings, Lord Rowan!"

Rowan was stunned as a thousand-strong squad, led by a handsome young man in silver armor, approached him. Apart from the handsome young man, the rest of them knelt before him.

"This is what you are doing?"

Rowan recognized Nabini at a glance. This top genius of the younger generation of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had comprehended the Law of Water, which meant he had already crossed the threshold and his strength was quite good.

However, he did not kneel like the others; he simply bowed slightly to show his respect.

Geniuses have their own kind of arrogance.

Nabini, standing before them, clearly had no intention of submitting to Rowan.

“Your Highness Luo Wen, we are acting on the orders of the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor to protect you during the preliminary rounds and assist you in reaching the top 1001 before the competition.”

"Listen up, all of you! Whoever is assigned to Prince Rowan's territory, you must do everything in your power to protect him!"

Nabini spoke without any emotion, and his men behind him respectfully replied that they understood.

Rowan, however, pursed his lips and said, "I don't need your protection. You'd better protect yourselves!"

To be honest, Rowan could tell that Nabini was unhappy with him. In Nabini's mind, he was probably just a gigolo who had gotten himself into the arms of the Ninth Princess and whose status had changed drastically.

There's no such thing as genuine material.

In his mind, the other party probably thought he could kill him with a single blow.

I'm too lazy to argue with the other party.

Nabini neither refuted nor answered; he was merely carrying out the orders of the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor.

To be honest, Rowan guessed his mindset; he did indeed look down on Rowan.

It's laughable that a man who climbs to the top by stepping on women can be called a genius.

At that moment, in World Square, as the countdown to the start of the qualifiers began, everyone held their breath.

"Nineteen, eight, seven, six... one!"

At the final command, everyone was teleported away from the scene.

With a three-second pause, Rowan was immediately teleported to World One.

Upon arriving in this world, I found the surrounding environment to be extremely beautiful, filled with all sorts of high-tech buildings.

Many buildings soar into the clouds, stretching as far as the eye can see, as if piercing straight through the sky.

A property panel also appeared in front of Rowan, but the panel was quite simple, while the description below was extremely long and detailed, making one's scalp tingle.

Participant: Rowan (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)

Points: 0
Rank: None
World area: First world area

Time: The pre-selection elimination will last for 30 days. When the time is up, the entire pre-selection ends, and the winner will be determined based on the points ranking at the last moment.

…………

Luo Wenzhi glanced at the densely packed description and memorized it. At this moment, he was in a very large high-rise building.

This tall building is clearly a hotel or something similar.

The virtual scene here is a world created by replicating a scene from a certain planet in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom on a one-to-one scale.

There are a total of ninety-one cities on this planet, covering an area of ​​more than 13 million square kilometers, which is larger than Earth.

Rowan is currently in a city.

Just as he was observing the surrounding scene, the other contestants were also projected into the first world zone.

Eighty-two billion people is not a very dense population on a planet that spans 1,300 square kilometers.

However, these 8.2 billion people were evenly distributed across 91 cities, resulting in an extremely high density of participants in each city.

Sure enough, as everyone was teleported over, Rowan stood on the roof of the building, looking around.

The place was packed with people, and they didn't waste any words; they drew their swords as soon as they met.

In an instant, the surrounding world was filled with the glint of swords and the clash of blades, various psychic weapons, and high-tech weapons, all locked in a fierce battle.

The surrounding explosions rose and fell, filling one with terror. In just a few moments, countless limbs were severed and blood splattered everywhere.

At that moment, three groups of people appeared around Rowan.

Without a word, these people surrounded Rowan and immediately unleashed a powerful attack, intending to work together to kill this idiot standing there and gain his points.

Just as they were about to make their move, Rowan, too lazy to waste words with the other party, used his mental power to transform the Sky Shuttle into a swordfish formation.

The swordfish formation moved like a flash of light, and in a few quick movements, it delivered a fatal blow to the four contestants who were trying to kill him.

He immediately gained seven points after killing four people.

The reason they got seven points was mainly because one of them was quite skilled and had already killed several people, thus earning points.

Defeating an opponent grants you half of their points.

Seeing that Luo Wen had easily killed four experts with a single move, the smarter people around knew that it was not the time to go after the top experts. So they immediately ran away to find the weaker ones to fight.

You need to accumulate a lot of points in the early stages.

Rowan strolled leisurely into the leisure building. No one came looking for him. He went straight into a comfortable room, plopped down on the bed, and began to snore.

(End of this chapter)