Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 100 World Region Number One
Suddenly, Lu Jin, with his sharp eyes, spotted more than twenty figures flying in from a distance, looking menacing.

Seeing this, Lu Jin raised his eyebrows and withdrew the nine Illusion Wave Axes that were reaping heads.

Instead of running away, they came over on their own initiative, which shows that these little Karamis have come as a group to fight their boss.

Soon, more than twenty figures stopped a kilometer away from Lu Jin.

"Would you like to dance too?"

Having guessed the purpose of these people's visit, Lu Jin, the "Dance King," smiled and said.

"Light Demon, cease your arrogance!"

Xirena and the others were furious. Although they didn't understand what Lu Jin meant, they could hear the disdain in his words.

"Arrogant? I declare you are not worthy to dance."

With a thought, Lu Jin's body radiated a field of light, and the Radiant Divine Weapon he carried on his back emitted a long burst of light.

The next moment, the 648 newly launched platinum blades and the original nine Illusion Wave Axes merged together.

The secret threads burst forth and intertwined, and amidst the dazzling brilliance, all the blades and the Illusion Wave Axe transformed into nine incredibly solid platinum battle axes, radiating the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of light.

The second level of the Divine Weapon, the Sky-Piercing Axe!
"The Sky-Piercing Axe has reached its peak?!"

Seria and the others exclaimed in surprise.

As one of the nine divine weapons controlled by the Radiant Divine Weapon, its fame in the universe is quite high.

At least twenty people present could immediately recognize Lu Jin's Divine Weapon Realm.

"go with!"

Lu Jin raised his hand and pointed, and nine Sky-Piercing Axes that had appeared beside him shot out at lightning speed.

Seraphim and the others did not run away; knowing they were no match for the enemy, they still chose to fight back with all their might.

Their purpose in coming here was either to kill the Light Demon or to be killed by it; running away now would be too shameful.

"Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Nine solid platinum battle axes pierced the air, unleashing terrifying power. The sounds of metal clashing and booming echoed continuously, followed by the flying of many fine heads.

A moment later, all the commotion subsided, and Lu Jin was unharmed, without even moving his body in mid-air.

Despite their apparent superior numbers, the woman with the colorful hair and her group were actually no match for them.

After all, among these twenty-odd people, only the woman with the colorful hair had crossed the threshold of the lower-level wind origin law; the rest had only grasped a little bit of the lower-level origin law.

Subsequently, the nine Sky-Piercing Axes disintegrated and transformed back into 729 platinum blade fragments.

Lu Jin looked at the screen on the arm guard.

Participant: Lu Jin (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)

Points: 5 0613 5417
Ranking: 1
With over 500 million points, first place is practically guaranteed.

Lu Jin thought to himself.

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom has over 8200 billion participants, divided into 100 world zones, each with over 82 billion participants, and each world zone has a total score of over 82 billion.

However, it's impossible for all 82 billion total points in each world zone to be concentrated on the top-ranked players.

Apart from the unlucky ones who were eliminated at the beginning, every participant who has been eliminated has more or less points.

Moreover, before this wave, his points were only slightly over 300 million.

Eliminating these twenty-odd people directly resulted in an additional 200 million points.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, second place will definitely not be able to catch up with him.

Since participants can only see their own ranking, Lu Jin was unaware that he had already defeated the previous runner-up, the colorful-haired woman, Sylena-Tia, who had crossed the threshold of the Wind Origin Law.

The current second place is simply the third place with even lower points.

Meanwhile, on the celestial membrane of the 44th World Sector, a spaceship was slowly flying.

Inside the luxurious ship's main hall, thousands of people had gathered; they were all members of the ruling class of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Always number one, never surpassed."

"Your Majesty, the second level of mastery of the divine weapon is sufficient to rank among the top in the finals, based on the standards of previous genius battles."

Everyone offered their congratulations to the emperor, who sat high above them.

From the very beginning of the preliminaries, after seeing Lu Jin, whose name included 'Black Dragon Mountain Empire', take first place in the 44th World Region.

The high-ranking officials of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire then set the location for gathering to watch the preliminary selection in the 44th World District.

Lu Jin did not disappoint them. With the strength of mastering the first level of the Divine Weapon, the 'Phantom Wave Axe', he maintained his position as the number one player in the world throughout the entire process.

Just moments ago, when Lu Jin displayed the power of the second level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, the 'Sky-Piercing Axe,' and quickly defeated the team of Xireina and others, the high-ranking officials of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were in a frenzy.

As a subordinate empire of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the high-ranking officials of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were well aware that the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler highly valued the cultivation of geniuses.

Especially when geniuses from subordinate empires achieve good results in the genius battles held by the Virtual Universe Company, they will be generous with their rewards.

Moreover, in this year's Genius Battle, including Lu Jin, there are as many as five people who are currently ranked within the top 1001 in their respective world regions.

Lu Jin, World Zone 44, ranked 1st.

Luo Feng, World Zone 1, ranked 2nd.

Nabini, World Zone 39, ranked 893rd.

Hong, World Zone 72, ranked 927th.

Thor, World Zone 88, Rank 956.

"Haha, our empire performed very well in this preliminary round of the Genius Battle!"

Especially Lu Jin and Luo Feng, they will definitely be the pride of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire in the future.

These two geniuses have rendered great service to the empire and must be rewarded handsomely!

The current emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, seated at the head of the table, laughed heartily as he spoke.

Just then, a line of data on a screen in the hall changed.

—First World Zone, Rank 1, Luo Feng (Black Dragon Mountain Empire).

"Your Majesty, look! Luo Feng's ranking has risen to number one!"

An imperial minister, his face beaming with excitement, addressed the emperor. "Hahaha~, excellent! If my Black Dragon Mountain Empire can capture two out of 100 world zones, it will be unprecedented, truly unprecedented!"

The emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was even more excited.

It should be noted that among the nearly one thousand medium-sized empires under the jurisdiction of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's strength ranking is not high, and it can even be said to be close to the bottom level.

However, in this preliminary round of the Genius Battle, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire made a complete turnaround.

Two days later.

In the 44th World District, atop a building, Lu Jin sat cross-legged, quietly waiting for the preliminary rounds to end.

As expected, he remains in first place in the points rankings.

"Countdown to the end of the preliminary rounds: 60, 59, 58, 57"

A majestic and deep voice rang out, signaling the final countdown to the preliminary rounds for the 100 world zones across the various Qianwu Universe Kingdoms.

This made many participants ranked around 1000th in various world zones extremely anxious.

"Damn it, I'm still so close!"

"Die to me!"

"Haha~, I was ranked 1002nd before, and now I'm ranked 1000th!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Brother, since you're not going to make it into the top 1001 anyway, why don't you do me a favor? We can talk about the compensation!"

"Give you your blessing? Why don't you give me your blessing?"

"Get the hell out of here!"

With the final countdown to the qualifiers underway, chaos reigns in all world zones.

“10、9、83、2、1！传送！”

As the countdown reached zero, all the survivors in the 100 pre-selected world zones of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom vanished instantly.

Subsequently, one by one, the temporarily generated pre-selected worlds collapsed and disappeared, turning into nothingness.

At the same time, the final preliminary rankings of each world region of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom were also fully announced to the public.

Lu Jin's figure appeared in the sky above Heilongshan Island.

"Didi dididi——"

A series of notification sounds rang out.

'Master, we've received call requests from unknown accounts, and the number is steadily increasing.'

Fatty's voice echoed in Lu Jin's mind.

"Block non-friend requests".

Lu Jin gave an instruction and then exited the virtual universe.

Even a fool could guess that these call requests were olive branches from various forces within the Qianwu Universe.

Having already participated in the Genius Battle, Lu Jin had no interest in these offers.

An hour later, at the Lu Family Manor in Jiangnan Base City.

What is your ranking?

Inside the magnificent garden, Lu Jin asked Luo Feng and the other two.

Hong said, "Number 938."

"Haha~, I was lucky, I barely made it through, and I'm ranked 998th."

Thor said with a smile.

"A small first place, easily secured."

Luo Feng gestured casually as he spoke.

In reality, Luo Feng wasn't as relaxed as he made it sound.

It wasn't until the 28th day of the qualifiers, after defeating a top-ranked opponent, that he finally rose from second place to become number one in the world.

It wasn't that Luo Feng lacked strength; it was mainly due to bad luck that he rarely encountered top-ranked opponents.

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow. Thor is ranked in the top 1001 of the world rankings?

It's a different story from the original plot.

This is normal, though. Aside from the top 100 in each world region, the strength difference between those ranked within the top 10,000 is not actually that great.

If you're lucky and don't encounter any top players, but rather some average opponents with decent stats, it's not difficult to rank in the top 1001.

In the subsequent arena battles, while luck still plays a role in qualifying for the finals, the contestants' own hard skills will be put to the test even more.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

With his fingers lightly tapping the stone table in front of him, Lu Jin pondered for a moment before saying, "Luo Feng, the second level of the Divine Weapon Technique can support you in ranking among the top in the Genius Battle, but to secure a top-three finish, you need to master the third level, 'Heavenly Sword Style'."

Then, Lu Jin looked at Hong and Lei Shen and said, "With your current strength, you have virtually no hope of appearing in the arena battle."

Fortunately, the arena battles still have a month to go, and the duration is quite long, so you still have a chance.

Finally, Lu Jin transmitted his voice to Hong: 'Hong, grant me one request.'

Upon receiving the telepathic message, Hong's pupils contracted slightly, and he nodded slightly.

Lu Jin continued to transmit his voice: "Earth is special. All life born on Earth can have their soul potential enhanced to a certain extent."

Once this secret is exposed, you can probably guess the consequences.

In the future, after you join a major power, you could become an exceptionally talented genius in terms of willpower, perhaps even surpassing the most outstanding genius in the vast history of humanity by a level, but not exceeding the scope of comprehension.

By surpassing the strongest genius in history by just one level and breaking the record in terms of willpower, Hong was enough to become a prodigy in terms of willpower in the eyes of the clan's higher-ups.

In this way, it will not affect the importance that the clan leaders attach to Hong, allowing him to receive the kind of nurturing that a genius should receive, nor will it be too outrageous.

After all, the older the star, the more powerful it is.

As times progress, the historical records set by past geniuses are being broken by time and again.

As long as it's not too outrageous, it can all be attributed to the word 'genius'.

You can't do it?
That only means you're not a true genius, it doesn't mean others are absolutely incapable.

(End of this chapter)