Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 115 The Seventh Trial Tower
At Barn's signal, the Skyfrost Universe Kingdom's team descended from mid-air and landed at the edge of the plaza.

Afterwards, the group walked along the passage towards Building 0126.

"Building 0126 belongs to the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom. It seems this is a team from the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom."

"Speaking of previous genius battles, the Tian Shuang Universe Kingdom has always had someone in the top 100. Why don't I hear of any particularly strong ones this year?"

"How can there be geniuses in the top 100 every year? It's normal to have one occasionally."

"Exactly! The Frost Universe Kingdom isn't the strongest universe kingdom. If they consistently have someone in the top 100 every year, how are other universe kingdoms supposed to survive?"

Many geniuses from other universe nations watched the team from the Frost Universe Nation from afar and began to discuss among themselves.

Lu Jin and the others overheard the discussions among the geniuses from other universe nations.

However, since no specific person was named in the criticism, no one paid much attention.

As for Barn, who is leading the team?
With an ace in his hand, Barn wouldn't care.

At this moment, Barn was pondering whether he should act as the house later and squeeze a hefty sum out of the immortal leaders from other cosmic nations.

After all, those who can be sent out by the ruler of the universe to lead the team must at least be Marquis-level immortals.

Furthermore, they cannot be weak among those who have been granted titles, otherwise they would lose face for the entire nation.

Such a powerful individual can certainly be exploited for considerable gain.

Soon, the team from the Skyfrost Universe Kingdom, led by Barn, entered the spacious lobby of Building 0126.

'boom--'

The terrifying pressure of consciousness reappeared, and only after everyone looked at him, and a large number of signs appeared in front of him, did Barn withdraw the pressure.

Barn said in a deep voice, "I have number plates here from 1 to 1000. Each of you will take one number plate and enter your respective rooms, which are where you will rest and stay."

As soon as he finished speaking, Barn waved his hand, and the number plates that appeared in mid-air in front of him landed in front of everyone.

Lu Jin reached out and grabbed the license plate, which displayed the number '1'.

I glanced at Luo Feng's license plate beside me; the number displayed was '2'.

Then, Barn glanced around at everyone and said, "Alright, you may all disperse now!"

You can go to your room to rest, or you can go to the square to communicate with geniuses from other universe nations.

As it gets dark, the organizers of the Virtual Universe Company will gather you all together.

At that time, as long as you are in this dimension, you will be able to hear the notification no matter where you are.

At this point, Barn paused and looked at Lu Jin and Luo Feng: "Lu Jin, Luo Feng, you two come out with me for a moment."

After saying that, Barn strode out of the hall.

They exchanged a glance, and Lu Jin and Luo Feng followed.

Outside Building 0126.

The bald, one-horned giant, Barn, smiled and said to Lu Jin and Luo Feng, "Lu Jin, I won't ask you anymore. Luo Feng, how strong are you now?"

"Lord Barn, thanks to the King's blessing, I have crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws of space and can now unleash the third level of the Divine Weapon, the 'Heavenly Sword Style'."

Luo Feng said in a deep voice.

Less than half a month after receiving the Void Mithril Tablet bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Frost Kingdom Lord, Luo Feng crossed the threshold of the Space Origin Law.

Even without that Void Mithril Tablet, he could easily cross the threshold of the Space Origin Law by relying on the extraordinary spatial law cultivation talent of the Demon Killer Clan clone and the cosmic origin law manifested in the Great Luo Heaven.

But it cannot be denied that the illusory mithril stele did indeed provide him with a great deal of help.

Putting everything else aside, without the Void Mithril Tablet, Luo Feng didn't think he could have mastered the first sword technique of the "Bloodstained Manual" or comprehended the first profound mystery of the fundamental laws of space.

"The third level of the Divine Weapon, the 'Heavenly Sword Style'? Excellent!"

Barn's eyes lit up, and he was in a very good mood.

Unexpectedly, after already drawing a "Big Joker", he also drew a "Small Joker", making a "Royal Flush"?
With the "royal flush" in hand, Barn felt that it didn't matter if the rest of his cards were all bad.

After all, the battle of geniuses is not about the quantity of geniuses, but about their quality.

"Alright, you guys do what you need to do. I'm leaving now!"

With a wave of his hand, Barn turned and left.

With his trump card in hand, he couldn't wait to open the market and become the dealer.

There are 99 restaurants in the central plaza surrounded by 1008 buildings.

Apart from Restaurant No. 1, which is inaccessible, geniuses from all universes can freely enter any other restaurant, completely free of charge.

"boom--"

A streak of light flashed through the air, and Barn appeared in front of Restaurant No. 1 in the Central Square.

"grown ups!"

The waiters at the restaurant entrance bowed respectfully.

Barn glanced at the waiter and walked straight into the restaurant.

The restaurant is very large; the first floor alone has over a thousand seats.

At this moment, more than 300 people had gathered in the restaurant.

These hundreds of figures exuded a chilling aura, some more ferocious than stars, others so cold it could freeze the soul. Clearly, they were immortal deities in the universe, possessing endless lifespans and having mastered certain laws.

“Barn!”

"Barn is here!"

Upon seeing Barn's arrival, the restaurant erupted in greetings.

"Ah."

Barn nodded slightly and casually found a seat to sit down.

At this moment, an immortal with black markings all over his face mocked, "Barn, is your Skyfrost Universe Kingdom any good this year? You haven't even produced a single genius who has made a name for himself?"

Before Barn could reply, a burly immortal covered in scales walked over from a distance and said with a smile, "Cruise, be careful you don't get slapped in the face later!"

Do I not know Barn's personality? This guy is extremely concerned about his image.

"If the Frostworld Kingdom didn't have any outstanding geniuses, do you think Barn would be here?"

Most of the 1008 teams from the cosmic nations have already arrived by now.

But why are there only these three hundred-plus people in Restaurant No. 1?
There's no other reason. The team from the Cosmic Kingdom arrived, but the immortal leader wasn't there. That's because they didn't get good cards.

To avoid being teased by everyone here when I come here.

The immortal leader who came here, even if he didn't get a good hand, at least got a hand that he thought was passable.

Upon hearing this, Barn remained expressionless, his mind racing as he considered how to set traps for more people present and trick them into betting against him.

After hundreds of epochs, their own Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom has once again obtained a 'trump card'.

If he doesn't make good use of this opportunity to bleed everyone present, then he would be letting down the favor of the universe's fundamental will!

In the central square, inside restaurant number 8, Lu Jin and Luo Feng sat in a corner of the restaurant, sipping an unnamed but delicious beverage.

"Brother Jin, who do you think should be in the top ten?"

Looking through the intelligence data on the many geniuses from other universes that Zi Ni Chang's people had collected, Luo Feng asked Lu Jin.

Taking a sip of his drink, Lu Jin said, "These things aren't important. For now, you just need to pay attention to that guy named Bolan."

With the Divine Weapon at its third level, the Myriad Manifestations Flow reached the Nine Lines Flow realm. Lu Jin estimated that among the others, only Bo Lan could be considered Luo Feng's opponent.

"That Grim Reaper?"

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.

"What's with all this talk about gods and spirits? Just listen to it and don't take it seriously."

Let's put it this way: besides you and me, who among us hasn't celebrated our 100th birthdays by now?

Lu Jin said, not caring much.

"That's true~"

Luo Feng nodded.

That makes sense. Just considering the cultivation time from the moment they sensed the primordial energy of the universe, the two of them don't even have one-tenth of the cultivation time of others.

"Hey, hey, hey, you two have gone too far! How dare you call me an old man when I'm such a handsome young man?"

Just then, a dissatisfied voice came from not far away.

Hearing the sound, the two turned their heads and saw a handsome black-haired boy in a silver battle suit walking over with some displeasure.

"You are Uka from the Savage Universe Kingdom?"

After observing for a moment, recalling the numerous profiles of geniuses from other universes that Zi Ni Chang had sent him, Luo Feng asked.

"It's me! You've heard of my great name?"

Prince Uka of Manka Star crossed his arms and nodded proudly.

Luo Feng: "."

"The one who called me a centenarian, do you mind if I sit down?"

Uka said to Lu Jin.

Although Uka did not know Lu Jin and the other person, he could tell from their previous conversation that they were both very young.

After all, people say that anyone over 100 years old is an old man or woman, so the two of them must be far under 100 years old.

At such a young age, to have reached this level demonstrates that one's talent and comprehension must be exceptional.

Such genius aroused Uka's great interest.

As for being mocked as an old man?

He's not really an old man, he's actually a pretty cute baby!

Due to their powerful bloodline, according to the classification of the Manka people, the planetary level is infant, the stellar level is childhood, the cosmic level is adolescence, and the domain lord level is adulthood.

Even the most talentless Manka aliens would have to live for sixty or seventy epochs before they could be considered old.

I, Uka, am still a child. Some people say I'm an old man, but I'm definitely not angry.

Because anyone can tell he's talking nonsense, he's not just reopening old wounds.

Lu Jin nodded: "Of course! My name is Lu Jin, and his name is Luo Feng."

To be fair, Prince Uka of the Wild Universe Kingdom is quite talented.

After the human race developed a systematic inheritance system, Uka eventually became a Cosmic Sovereign, achieving the fourth highest final result among the many geniuses who participated in this year's Genius Battle in the original story. Ahead of him were Luo Feng, who took the protagonist's template, and Bolan and Rong Jun, who eventually became Lords of the Universe.

Uka has a cheerful personality, and the three of them quickly became acquainted and started chatting about everything under the sun (bragging).

On the other side, in the central square, at Restaurant No. 1.

"I've placed my bet! I'm opening the betting market today, Barn."

In this year's Genius Battle, my Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom has already secured two of the top ten spots, and the first place will also belong to my Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom!
One must be number one, and the other must be in the top ten. If either one is not achieved, I will lose all the money you bet on!
Anyone with guts, come and place your bets and empty my pockets!

At a large table in the restaurant, Barn spoke loudly and arrogantly to everyone present.

Although Luo Feng, who had mastered the third level of the Divine Weapon, the 'Heavenly Sword' style, possessed the strength to rank among the top three, the person in charge of the betting market could not place Luo Feng in the top three.

Because until the top ten are determined, each person's opponent is matched by the virtual universe's intelligent system.

Unless you deliberately hide your strength, the two sides in the battle will be a combination of one strong and one weak.

This is to prevent talented individuals with considerable ability from being eliminated prematurely due to encountering even stronger talents.

Otherwise, it would go against the original intention of the Virtual Universe Company in selecting and cultivating human geniuses.

However, once it reaches the round of 10 to 5, the matchmaking is no longer done by AI, so it's possible that Luo Feng might encounter Lu Jin earlier than expected.

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. One of the immortals exclaimed in surprise, "Barn, have you been drinking Fermor Venom? How can you be so ridiculous?"

"Get lost, stop talking nonsense. If you've got the guts, take all the wealth I've accumulated over millions of years."

Barn waved his hand dismissively and retorted without any politeness.

The Immortal Cruz, the leader of the team from the Netherworld Universe Kingdom, stepped forward first and said, "One first place, one top ten? I've seen arrogant people, but I've never seen anyone this arrogant. I'll bet a million Mixed Yuan Units!"

"Cruise, a mere million Chaos Units? Do you think this is a public spaceship?"
"Bets below ten million units, your Uncle Barn doesn't have time to take them!"

Barn said dismissively.

"Alright, alright, looks like Barn, you've gotten too cocky."

"The winner of this year's Genius Battle? How could your Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom possibly have a chance? My Noah Universe Kingdom's Bolan is going to take it! I'm betting fifty million Chaos Units!"

"This is what the golden-haired immortal leader of the Noah Universe Kingdom said."

They are all powerful figures among those who have been granted titles of nobility; even tens of millions of Hunyuan units wouldn't be enough to deplete their entire fortune.

With the addition of Berlan, a genius who appears only once every ten thousand epochs, the blond immortal from the Noah Universe Kingdom was full of confidence.

Barn curled his lip and said, "That little guy who calls himself the Grim Reaper? He only has a few dozen spatial illusions. Good movement skills and deep understanding do not necessarily mean strong strength. It still depends on his performance in actual combat."

The spatial illusions that Berlan revealed were not dozens, but hundreds.

But Barnes is setting a trap!
Upon hearing this, many of the team leaders present raised their eyebrows.

Where did Barn get this information? Didn't Bolan of the Noah Universe Kingdom cultivate hundreds of spatial avatars? How come he only has dozens now?

Could it be that Barn's intelligence gathering hasn't been updated?

Well, if a truly talented genius emerges from his ranks, it's possible that Barn might get carried away.

With this in mind, many of the immortals present began to place their bets.

Looking at the crowd placing their bets, Barn, who appeared arrogant on the surface, was secretly overjoyed and wanted to pound the ground and laugh out loud.

Although each person doesn't bet much, once the number of people increases, his assets could multiply several times over!
At this moment, Barn was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of expressions the many immortals present would have when his trump card combination took off.

As evening fell, Lu Jin was chatting with Luo Feng and Wu Ka in the restaurant.

Suddenly, a voice invaded Lu Jin's consciousness: "All participants from the 1008 universe nations, assemble in the central square."

Next, Lu Jin unconsciously stood up.

Not only him, but all the geniuses in the restaurant, including Luo Feng and Uka, stood up.

1008 universe nations, totaling 1008000 geniuses, either flew in from mid-air, flew out from the building, or came from the edge of the central square, all converging towards the center.

Soon, in the central square, 1008000 geniuses from various cosmic nations formed a neat and large square formation.

Subsequently, the consciousness of the million geniuses returned to normal, and countless discussions arose throughout the square.

'The Venerable One's methods are indeed extraordinary.'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

After the 1008 Immortal leaders standing at the front of the formation exerted their oppressive aura, instantly silencing the millions of geniuses present, a gentle voice entered their ears: "Welcome to the Peak Genius Battle hosted by my Virtual Universe Company."

The next moment, a man wearing a blue battle robe and with purple scales on his head appeared in the previously empty air in front of him.

'The young Nine Swords Master.'

Looking at the man in green robes and purple scales standing in mid-air, feeling a strange sense of disorientation as if time and space were out of balance, Lu Jin thought to himself.

Of course, when people say that the Nine Swords Venerable is young, they are not referring to his age.

Nine Swords Venerable won first place in the Genius Battle hundreds of thousands of years ago, so he's not young.

But this venerable one was very thin-skinned, far less so than that old fox, Qianwu.

Because of his arrogant attitude as a supreme being of the universe, he failed to win over Luo Feng in the original story and missed the opportunity to curry favor with Tongtian.

Otherwise, if the Nine Swords Venerable had directly taken Luo Feng as his disciple and nurtured him properly, Luo Feng might have been able to become the Nine Swords God King when he became the Lord of Luo City.

"There are 1008 cosmic countries. Each cosmic country selects a thousand talents, and there are more than one million geniuses in total."

The Nine Swords Venerable stood in mid-air, looking down at the million geniuses below, and said in a gentle voice: "My Virtual Universe Company will select the strongest one thousand people from among you and absorb them into the core of the Virtual Universe Company. The rules are as follows: There are seven trial towers in the trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors. Your scores will be calculated based on your performance in the trial space."

"Ranked 1st to 100th in the points ranking, no further screening is needed, they will be directly absorbed into my Virtual Universe Company as core members, occupying 100 spots."

"Those ranked 101st to 7300th will have to compete in a ring showdown to vie for the remaining 900 spots."

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

The Nine Swords Venerable's tone was gentle, but his words were cruel.

The 7300th and subsequent candidates will be eliminated directly, which means that more than one million people will be eliminated at once.

This undoubtedly reaffirms the saying that geniuses are worthless in the universe.

After making the brief announcement, the Nine Swords Venerable left.

However, the words of the Nine Swords Venerable made most of the millions of geniuses feel heavy-hearted, and they lost their previous ease.

The next day, early in the morning.

"Everyone, please prepare yourselves. We are about to conduct a mass teleportation. All participants will be teleported to their respective trial spaces."

A clear and pleasant sound echoed throughout the entire plane of space.

All the geniuses in the 1008 buildings got up early, waiting for the first brutal elimination trial.

"Luo Feng, if you fail to reach the seventh peak, you shall call me godfather from now on."

Lu Jin said to Luo Feng.

In the original novel, Luo Feng reached the sixth Trial Tower. Now, compared to the original novel, Luo Feng's strength has improved significantly. It would be unreasonable if he didn't conquer one more Trial Tower.

"If we can make it to the seventh tower, Brother Jin, will you call me godfather?"

After a moment's thought, Luo Feng asked.

Although he didn't know the exact difficulty of the seven trial towers, Luo Feng felt he still had a chance if it was just the first level of the seventh tower.

After all, this is just a trial prepared for stellar-level martial artists or mentalists, and even if it's outrageous, there's a limit.

"Don't even think about it!"

Lu Jin pursed her lips and rejected the idea without hesitation.

"I understand. It seems that with my abilities, I have a chance to reach the seventh seat."

Luo Feng immediately understood.

Because he knew that his good brother Lu Jin, who really wanted to be his godfather, would only fight battles he was absolutely certain of winning, and would never give him any chance in matters concerning who was the godfather and who was the adopted son.

As they were talking, suddenly—

'boom--'

An invisible, strange power descended upon the entire dimensional space, instantly teleporting millions of geniuses from various cosmic nations to the trial space.

In the vast expanse of space, there floats a massive meteorite, about a hundred kilometers long and roughly rectangular in shape.

‘Shua——’

Lu Jin's figure appeared on the meteorite.

In the distance, besides tiny stars and lifeless ordinary planets not far away, seven trial towers stand atop this enormous meteorite.

Each trial tower was as tall as a mountain, more than ten kilometers high, and covered an area of ​​several kilometers in circumference.

Seven trial towers are located in different parts of this giant meteorite.

Lu Jin looked down at the arm guard on his wrist. There was a screen on the arm guard, just like the one used in the preliminary rounds of the Tian Shuang Universe.

Participant: Lu Jin (Tian Shuang Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0
Rank: None
The trial space where it is located is No. 012 6586.

There are a total of seven trial towers in the trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors.

In the first trial tower, each level can earn up to 10,000 points, and if all seven levels are successful, the maximum points you can get is 70,000.

The fourth trial tower offers a maximum of 10 million points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70 million points.

The seventh trial tower can award up to 10 billion points per floor. If all seven floors are successfully completed, the maximum reward is 70 billion points.

Note: Upon death, the trial ends.

There are two ways to pass each level of the Trial Tower: ①. Kill all the targets in this level to get the highest score and be directly teleported to the next level.

②. If you fail to kill all the targets, after 10 days, if you are still alive, you will be directly teleported to the next level to continue the trial.

When all participants die, the trial ends and the final ranking is determined.

Below is a ranking list.

Is the seventh trial tower impossible to overcome?

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself.

After glancing at the seven trial towers in the distance, Lu Jin pondered for a moment, then materialized his equipment, flew to a trial tower on the Water Cloud Shuttle, and then entered the trial tower directly.

The trial tower that Lu Jin entered was over ten kilometers high. Above the gateposts at the entrance of the tower was a number mark - '7'!
That's right, Lu Jin didn't start from the first trial tower, but went straight to the seventh trial tower, the first level.

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