Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 250 Geniuses from Various Cosmic Nations

at dusk.

"All participants in the 1003 Space Nation, gather in the central square."

A voice suddenly rang in the minds of the group of stellar-level geniuses who were active in the central square.

After this voice appeared in the minds of these stellar-level geniuses, their bodies instantly lost their control. Soon, under the manipulation of an invisible force, they all converged towards the central square.

1003000 geniuses, some flew in from the sky, others flew out from their apartment buildings...

In just a short while, these millions of stellar-level geniuses, under the control of that invisible force, stood in a neat square formation in the central square.

Only after that did millions of geniuses come to their senses.

"what happened?"

"Wasn't I resting in my room? How did I suddenly end up here?"

At this moment, countless stellar-level geniuses in the formation were all in shock, because they had never encountered such a situation in the virtual universe.

Even though they were shocked, they dared not move an inch and remained respectfully where they were.

For standing respectfully in front of their enormous formation were 1003 immortal beings radiating a terrifying aura, the immortal leaders of their respective cosmic kingdoms.

The oppressive aura naturally emanating from these immortal leaders enveloped the geniuses, instantly silencing them completely, and no one dared to utter a sound.

And just then...

"Little guys, welcome to this year's Peak Genius Battle hosted by our Virtual Universe Company."

A gentle voice instantly resounded in the ears of all the stellar-level geniuses present.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone immediately looked over in shock.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a resolute face, dressed in purple-gold armor, appeared in the previously empty air in front of them.

The middle-aged man stood in mid-air, seemingly carrying the power of heaven and earth. The aura he naturally exuded made everyone present feel an involuntary sense of submission.

Moreover, there was a subtle sense of temporal and spatial dislocation in the space around this middle-aged man, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

This terrifying middle-aged man is none other than Lu Qingshan, the Venerable of Myriad Realms, who is also the host of this year's Peak Genius Battle!
“There are 1003 universe nations, and each universe nation selects the top 1,000, which together make up more than a million geniuses.”

Lu Qingshan stood in the void, looking down at the many geniuses below, and then continued, "Our Virtual Universe Company will select the one thousand strongest people from among you and recruit them into the core of our Virtual Universe Company."

"You million people are competing for these one thousand spots. The rules are as follows..."

"Tomorrow, all of you will enter a trial space prepared by our Virtual Universe Company for each of you. There are seven trial towers in this trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors!"

"You need to start from the first trial tower, and after you pass the first one, you will be on to the second one, until you die and are kicked out of the trial tower!"

"You will earn points by clearing the Trial Tower. After the Trial Tower is completed, the top 100 people with the most points will directly qualify for a spot. People ranked 101 to 7300 will need to participate in a final battle in the arena to compete for the last 900 spots!"

"As for those ranked below 7300, they will all be eliminated!"

Lu Qingshan's voice was gentle, but his heart was far from calm.

Because tens of millions of years ago, he was one of these millions of geniuses.

He had already broken into the top 7300 in that year's Peak Genius Battle, but was ultimately eliminated by 'Purple Light' Ross in the subsequent elimination rounds.

Of course, he did not give up on himself because of this, but continued to cultivate diligently.

Now, however, he stands in front of these super geniuses, becoming the one who presides over the battle of the ultimate geniuses.

This change in identity and status naturally filled him with endless emotions.

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan finished speaking, the millions of stellar-level geniuses present below were all stunned.

The fact that nearly a million people would be eliminated in just one trial space is simply too cruel.

However, Lu Qingshan didn't pay too much attention to the thoughts of these geniuses. Even if there were some troublemakers occasionally, the leaders of the teams would handle them well.

So after briefly explaining the elimination rules, Lu Qingshan left quickly.

……

The next morning.

"Everyone, please get ready. We will soon be conducting a mass teleportation to send all participants of this year's Genius Battle to their respective trial spaces."

As a clear and melodious sound rang out, an invisible and strange power instantly descended upon the entire dimensional space, and then teleported millions of geniuses from various cosmic nations into their respective trial spaces.

As for the other people in this space, such as the immortal leaders of the various cosmic nations and some staff members, they were not affected in any way.

After entering the Trial Tower space, many geniuses displayed their unique abilities during the challenge, hoping to break into the top 7300 or even the top 100 in the overall ranking of the Trial Tower.

The Trial Tower is extremely difficult. Since the human race started holding this peak genius battle, there have been very few geniuses who have been able to pass all seven Trial Towers at the Stellar level.

The most recent one was a peak genius battle trillions of years ago.

That year's Genius Battle was hosted by Virtual Universe Company, and the genius who cleared the Trial Tower back then has now become the Universe Master of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, and is none other than the renowned Lord Youhou in the vast universe.

In general, the champion of each previous genius tournament can only pass through five trial towers and then stop at the first level of the sixth trial tower.

The Trial Tower allows you to spend up to ten days on each floor.

Therefore, many geniuses, in order to go further than other geniuses, will treat the Trial Tower as a form of training, staying on each level of the Trial Tower for ten days.

Just like Luo Feng in the original novel, when he first started his trial in the Trial Tower, his strength was only equivalent to the top 10,000 in the finals. It would be very difficult for him to break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe.

However, after cultivating for nearly a year during his trial in the Tower of Trials, he was able to easily break into the top 100 in the overall rankings. In fact, at the last moment, he underwent a transformation in his understanding of the fundamental laws of space, thus directly breaking into the third place in the overall rankings of the entire universe.

For this reason, it usually takes about a year to complete the Trial Tower challenge alone.

Although Lu Qingshan was the host of this year's Genius Battle, as a Universe Venerable, he naturally wouldn't pay attention to the entire process of these geniuses' challenges.

As time went by, more and more geniuses were kicked out of the Trial Tower.

Nearly a year later, only three figures remained inside the Trial Tower.

These three figures are...

Sokki, the 'Barbarian King' from the Nine Peaks Universe Kingdom, has now reached the seventh floor of the fifth Trial Tower;
Simpson, the "Blood Blade" from the Azure Peak Universe Kingdom, has now reached the first level of the sixth Trial Tower;
Clement the 'Shadowless' from the Blackfire Universe Kingdom has now reached the seventh floor of the fifth Trial Tower!

Of these three, "Blood Blade" Simpson and "Barbarian King" Sokch were originally favorites to compete for the top ten, or even the number one spot, in the Genius Battle, so it's normal that they've persisted until now.

Only Clement the 'Shadowless' from the Blackfire Universe Kingdom, who was originally inconspicuous among the group of stellar-level geniuses, and had not even made it into the top ten of the Blackfire Universe Kingdom in the preliminary rounds.

But now, he has already reached the top 100 in the entire universe, and he hasn't been kicked out of the Trial Tower space yet.

If Simpson and Sokczyk's abilities were taken for granted, then Clement's achievements surprised countless people.

Even the immortal leader of the Blackfire Universe Kingdom found it extremely unbelievable.

Because the three of them are still in the Trial Tower space, the Virtual Universe Company has even produced a promotional video explaining their origins and strength, which is being played continuously throughout the vast territory of the 1003 universe nations of the human race.

Of course, as time went by, Clement and his two companions continued to advance within the Trial Tower space.

The first to be eliminated was 'Blood Blade' Simpson. Like the other top-ranked geniuses, he stopped at the first level of the sixth trial tower, temporarily ranking third in the entire universe.
The second to be eliminated was 'Barbarian King' Sokki, who ultimately stopped at the seventh floor of the fifth trial tower, temporarily ranking twenty-third in the entire universe;

After Simpson and Sokch were eliminated one after another, only the biggest dark horse of this year's Genius Battle remained in the Trial Tower space, namely 'Shadowless' Clement from the Blackfire Universe Kingdom.

Clement is a psychic master who wields one of the nine divine weapons of the master, the 'Divine Rift Weapon', forged by combining the fundamental laws of wind and time!
Amidst the anticipation of countless people, Clement quickly rushed into the first level of the sixth trial tower;
After a series of arduous battles, Clement ultimately became the only genius in this year's Genius Battle to pass the first level of the sixth Trial Tower, thus ranking first in the overall ranking of the Trial Towers in this year's Genius Battle!

Ultimately, 'Shadowless' Clement stopped at the third level of the sixth trial tower.

With Clement being kicked out of the Trial Tower space, the elimination phase of this year's Peak Genius Battle Trial Tower has successfully ended.

After Clement was kicked out of the Trial Tower space, the entire central square outside fell completely silent.

Millions of geniuses from various cosmic nations turned to look at Clement. He was a young man in a blue robe, handsome in appearance, and carrying the 'Divine Rift Weapon,' one of the nine divine weapons, on his back. He was like an iceberg.

After leaving the Trial Tower space, Clement quickly headed towards the team of the Blackfire Universe Kingdom.

The discussions and exclamations of other geniuses along the way reached his ears, but they did not stir up the slightest ripple in his heart.

"No Shadow?"

"'Shadowless' Clement?"

"He actually made it to the third level of the sixth trial tower?"

"My God! Everyone else was eliminated on the first floor of the sixth trial tower at most, but he actually made it to the third floor of the sixth trial tower?"

"How come I've never heard of him before?"

"He's incredibly powerful! In the upcoming battles, Clement should be able to secure the top spot in the overall rankings!"

"Not always!"

"Yes! Mentalists definitely have an advantage in the Trial Tower. I don't think the others will necessarily lose to Clement!"

"That's right! Simpson, the 'Blood Blade' from the Azure Peak Universe Kingdom, is quite good!"

For a time, countless geniuses in the square were discussing this 'Shadowless' Clement.

……

In the virtual universe, on Thunder Island, inside Lu Qingshan's temple.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was chatting with his senior brother, Venerable Yaoguang, and Venerable Zihu.

Among them, Venerable Yaoguang came specifically to check on the situation after learning that he had presided over the Genius Battle for the first time;

As for Venerable Purple Fox, she had given up the opportunity to host the Genius Battle to Lu Qingshan, and now that the Genius Battle had begun, she naturally wanted to come and have a chat with Lu Qingshan.

"Master, the preliminary rounds of this year's Peak Genius Battle within the Trial Tower space have all concluded, and the final arena battle will take place tomorrow!"

As Lu Qingshan and his two companions chatted, the voice of the intelligent life form Deep Blue quickly rang in Lu Qingshan's mind.

"Ok!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then immediately ordered, "Deep Blue, display all the information on the top twenty geniuses who have conquered this Trial Tower!"

"Yes, Master!"

The intelligent life form Deep Blue responded, and then a huge virtual screen appeared in front of Lu Qingshan and the other two. The screen displayed the specific information of the geniuses who performed well in this year's Peak Genius Battle.

"Oh?"

After casually browsing through the messages, Venerable Yaoguang suddenly became interested: "There's actually a genius who made it to the third level of the sixth Trial Tower?"

"Qingshan, you're really lucky! This little guy managed to reach the third level of the sixth trial tower. He might have a chance to reach the King realm in the future!"

"Ok?"

After hearing what Venerable Yaoguang said, Lu Qingshan immediately became interested.

You should know that when he searched for information on many geniuses before, he didn't find any information about this 'Shadowless' Clement.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan had a sudden thought, and soon a large amount of detailed information about Clement appeared in front of him.

After reading the information, Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

Because these documents show that Clement has only been cultivating for a little over twenty years.

Moreover, his performance during the Blackfire Universe Kingdom elimination rounds was not particularly impressive.

But now, only a few years have passed, and he has already achieved the strength to be ranked number one in the entire universe.

"This little guy is really quite good!"

After reading this detailed information, Venerable Yaoguang quickly said, "It seems that this little guy's talent and comprehension are even more outstanding than I imagined. The reason why his performance is not too amazing now is probably because his cultivation time is too short!"

"Qingshan, if you take him under your wing and train him properly, this little guy will definitely be able to reach the level of a king in the future!"

"This little guy is indeed very talented!"

The Purple Fox Venerable, standing to the side, joked, "If I hadn't given up the opportunity to host this peak genius battle to you, Myriad Realms, I probably would have taken this little guy as my disciple!"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "This little guy's performance is indeed quite good. However, whether or not to accept him as a disciple depends on how he chooses in Chaos City. If he chooses a suitable Chaos Stele, then it is certainly possible to take him under our wing!"

……

The next morning.

7300 exceptional talents, including Clement, had gathered in the central square, all waiting quietly for the arena battles to begin.

Suddenly...

An invisible, vast aura instantly enveloped the entire central square, causing everyone present to involuntarily feel a sense of submission.

The crowd in the square quickly looked up and saw a figure in purple-gold armor appear in mid-air, which was none other than Lu Qingshan.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan's eyes swept across the crowd, and no one dared to meet his gaze.

"Sir!"

The immortal leaders of thousands of cosmic kingdoms simultaneously bowed respectfully to Lu Qingshan.

"Ok!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then looked directly at the remaining 7300 geniuses: "The Trial Tower elimination is over. First of all, congratulations to the 1st to 100th place test takers. You have obtained the qualification to join the core layer of my Virtual Universe Company!"

"Of course, our Virtual Universe Company never forces anyone to join. If any of you do not wish to join our Virtual Universe Company, you can say so now!"

For a moment, the square fell silent!
No one spoke up!

"it is good!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and then continued to explain the rules of the upcoming elimination rounds: "Those ranked 101st to 7300th, these 7200 trial participants, based on your performance in the trial tower, the virtual universe system has arranged your respective arena battles."

"You only need to defeat three opponents in a row to qualify for joining the core of my Virtual Universe Company! Now, let's go to the arena for a battle!"

boom!
With a wave of his hand, Lu Qingshan caused a slight tremor to begin in the central square, and then all 7200 geniuses who were to participate in the arena battles were teleported away.

Meanwhile, the hundred geniuses who had already joined the core of the Virtual Universe Company went to a corner and began watching the live stream of other people's battles through a virtual screen.

As for Lu Qingshan, he sat down with the immortal leaders from various cosmic nations.

Soon, 3600 giant screens appeared in the void above the central square, each broadcasting a battle between the top 7300 geniuses.

The battles began almost simultaneously on 3,600 screens!
The winners advance, the losers are eliminated; everything is incredibly cruel.

One after another, the most brilliant geniuses fell, and in less than five minutes, the first round of the competition was completely over, with 3600 people being eliminated.

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

Half of the 3600 geniuses fell again, and then the other half continued on.

In half an hour, the third round of elimination will begin.

These final 1800 exceptionally talented individuals were all desperately eager for victory, for they were now only one step away from ultimate success...

However, only one person can join the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company on each arena, while the other person must be eliminated.

　That's all for today. We'll see how I perform tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)