Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 98: The Prelude to the Battle of Geniuses

The registration deadline for the Genius Battle is April 16th, 2066 in the Chinese calendar.

One month later, on May 15th, in the virtual universe, in the killing field, in the boundless starry sky.

"Fatty, what level have I reached in my understanding of the laws of light?"

A battle had just ended, and Lu Jin asked Fatty.

Fatty said, "Master, if you make up for your shortcomings in the laws of time and your lack of control skills..."

With your current understanding of the laws of light and your amplified mental power by a hundredfold, you should be able to unleash the fourth level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, 'Heaven and Earth Collapse,' in the virtual universe.

It wasn't that Fatty had exceptional eyesight, but rather that the killing field could accurately assess a cultivator's level of understanding of the laws.

This is a conclusion that Pangdun reached by combining his understanding of Lu Jin's specific principles with his own knowledge.

"A fourth level? Well, those few golden leaves weren't wasted after all."

Raising an eyebrow, Lu Jin said with a smile.

For geniuses, comprehending the lower-level fundamental laws is not particularly difficult.

With the blessing of the golden leaves of the Kras Ancient Tree, although his affinity with the laws of light is not as good as that of a true special life form with the laws of light, it is not much different.

With the Golden Leaf used continuously, aside from the requirements of the Time Law, it is reasonable that the understanding of the Light Law reaches the minimum requirement for the fourth level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, based on a hundredfold increase in mental power amplitude.

At this moment, Fatty said, "Master, Luo Feng invites you to a small offline gathering."

"I see."

Lu Jin nodded and exited the virtual universe.

Inside a magnificent castle in Yangzhou, a city in the Jiangnan base area.

Inside the beautifully landscaped pavilion, four figures sat around a stone table, enjoying a hot pot meal.

Besides Lu Jin and Luo Feng, Hong and Lei Shen were also present.

"Lu Jin, tomorrow is the preliminary round of the Genius Battle. Do you think I can take first place in the world region?"

Luo Feng asked Lu Jin.

The number of applicants for the Genius Battle of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom is over 800 billion.

The preliminary selection is divided into 100 world zones, each containing more than eight billion stars.

On Earth, apart from himself and his slaves, the three other stellar-level Earthlings were all geniuses, and Luo Feng subconsciously overestimated the overall level of the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle.

Lu Jin said, "With your strength of seven illusory swords at the first level of the Divine Weapon, unless you are extremely unlucky, you definitely have the ability to take the world's number one spot."

Compared to the same period in the original novel, Luo Feng's strength has improved considerably.

As early as a month ago, Luo Feng was already able to skillfully control seven phantom swords simultaneously.

If this level were placed in the finals of the Genius Battle a few years later, it would undoubtedly be considered as low as the average player on the street.

However, in the upcoming preliminary rounds, they would absolutely dominate, and have the ability to take first place in a certain preliminary world region of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, directly qualifying to represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the finals.

"What about us?"

Hong asked from the side, and Thor also looked over.

"Have you two crossed the threshold of the lower-level fundamental laws?"

After glancing at the two of them, Lu Jin asked.

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and shook their heads sheepishly.

"Tsk~"

Lu Jin clicked his tongue and said, "The arena competition after the preliminary rounds will last for a long time. If you work hard, you will also have a chance to cross the threshold of the lower-level origin law."

At that time, they should be qualified to join the Qianwu Secret Realm, which is directly under the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. The Qianwu Secret Realm isn't too bad, after all, the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler is a Universe Venerable.

After a pause, Lu Jin continued, "To be honest, compared to other geniuses in the universe, the four of us have serious shortcomings. Luo Feng and I have less time to cultivate, while the other two lacked guidance and inheritance in the early stages."

If your cultivation conditions were comparable to those of other geniuses in the universe, you two would absolutely crush the vast majority of people.

If I can join the Qianwu Secret Realm later and demonstrate my talent, I might catch the eye of the Qianwu Venerable.

Those big shots, they could feed you to the bone with just a flick of their fingers."

Don't be fooled by Hong and Thor's talents, which only truly shine in the later stages, into thinking these two are mediocre in the early game.

In fact, this is not the case. Compared with other geniuses in the universe, their talents are actually quite outstanding.

Mastering a domain at the planetary level is already a genius feat, not to mention that before mastering the domain, the two brothers had no secret manuals to guide them, nor any teachers to instruct them.

With their remarkable talent for cultivation and extraordinary soul potential, Hong and Lei Shen will definitely catch the eye of Qian Wu in the future, provided they have good cultivation conditions.

Moreover, although Qianwu is poor and is known as the "most indebted person among humans", all he lacks are treasure points and major treasure points.

For example, with the Primordial Unit, this veteran Venerable One could casually toss around thousands or trillions without even blinking.

Upon hearing this, Hong and Thor fell into deep thought.

Lu Jin's words make a lot of sense, since even a behemoth like Virtual Universe Company is paying attention to cultivating geniuses.

In this environment, gold will always shine.

Although limited by the length of their training and the lack of past inheritance, the two of them are unlikely to achieve good results in the Genius Battle.

However, with a little effort, even if it means settling for second best, joining the Qianwu Secret Realm and striving to get close to that Qianwu Venerable in the future would be enough to pave a smooth path to immortality.

Due to their limited perspective, Hong and Lei Shen's current cultivation goal is simply to become immortal.

The next day.

Within the virtual universe, all the star-level contestants from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom who registered for the Genius Battle gathered on a single continent.

More than 8200 billion participants from all over the universe gathered together, and since many of the universe's humans have rather abstract appearances, it was a veritable gathering of demons and monsters.

A lively gathering in a corner of the mainland.

"I've been assigned to World Zone 44, what about you?"

Lu Jin asked Luo Feng and the other two.

Luo Feng: "In Zone 1, I would feel embarrassed if I didn't get first place."

Hong: "I am from District 72."

Thor: "I'm from District 88, that's a very auspicious number."

"Everyone, please note that this preliminary elimination round will be divided into one hundred 'world zones'. Everyone will be collectively teleported to their assigned 'world zones' shortly.

Please check your equipment as soon as possible. Once the pre-selection begins, you will no longer be able to request weapons.

A clear voice echoed over the entire continent.

Lu Jin made no move; he had already chosen his equipment.

In addition to the Tier 2 Force Battle Suit he was wearing, the spatial ring on his hand contained the Radiant Divine Weapon, the Radiant Divine Sword, and the psychic flying weapon, the Hunguang Shuttle.

"Group teleportation is about to begin. Countdown: 60, 59, 58."

The clear voice resounded throughout the entire continent.

"come on!"

"come on!!!"

“10、9、83、2、1！传送！”

The countdown reached zero, and in the next moment, all 8200 billion stellar-level participants on the entire continent vanished instantly.

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