Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

A vast divine kingdom.

The boundless forests and snowfields stretch as far as the eye can see, with towering snow-capped mountains reaching into the clouds, and icebergs floating and drifting freely in the cold and vast ocean.

On the highest snow-capped mountain, an ancient temple sits atop its peak.

On the throne in the grand hall sat a woman as if carved from white jade. Her face, as exquisite as ice and jade, was so beautiful that even the world's most skilled painters would find it difficult to depict even a fraction of her features.

Below the main hall, on both the left and right sides, there are eight thrones, and at this moment, four people are sitting on them.

In the center of the main hall, a huge screen was suspended in the air, displaying footage of the 57th group of the Genius Battle Arena, which had been saved from the virtual universe.

The ice beauty on the throne smiled as she watched, and her smile seemed to raise the temperature in the frigid palace.

"To comprehend the laws at the Hengxing level... how many years has the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region not seen such a genius..."

Seemingly sensing the Ice Beauty's thoughts, a woman in a snow-white robe stood up below the hall and flattered her, "My Lord, this Nan Si comprehended the laws at the Hengxing level, and it is the law of water. Moreover, she is such a beautiful and intelligent woman. She is just right to be your disciple."

"No..." The Ice Beauty sighed slightly, "With her strength, she will definitely join the Qianwu Secret Realm. There are more and more powerful immortal teachers there. We should let them choose first. Taking on a disciple now would be a loss of face for the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

Three days later, all the ring group matches concluded, and the list of 10,000 contestants who qualified for the one-on-one elimination matches and their match schedules were also announced.

In the virtual universe of Jiuxingwan Community, three more guests arrived at Gaosheng's villa.

Ming Yu, the Realm Lord Boges, and another person with purple eyes and vertical slits, whose gender was unknown and whose face was sinister.

Boggs began, "Gaosheng, Nansi, let me introduce you. This is a great and immortal being from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom: the God Lord 'Kunsharo'."

"Greetings, Lord God." Gao Sheng and Nan Si quickly bowed respectfully.

"I'm here to convey the King's decree to Nan Si," Kunsaro said indifferently. "In this Genius Battle, our Qianwu Universe Kingdom will ultimately send 1000 of our strongest geniuses to compete in a pinnacle showdown with the geniuses of other universe kingdoms."

"There are 1008 universe nations in the entire universe, but the Virtual Universe Company will only absorb the top 1,000 from the final showdown."

"Each of the 1008 cosmic nations sent 1000 geniuses, but in the end, only the strongest 1000 were accepted," Kunsaro said, looking at Nan Sidao. "In other words, on average, each cosmic nation only gets close to one spot. Our 1000 people from the Qianwu Cosmic Nation might not even get one spot."

"Therefore, the King has decreed that if you, Nan Si, can represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the finals, but do not become a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, you must join our Qianwu Universe Kingdom. With your current talent... you are qualified to enter our Universe Kingdom's forbidden area: the Qianwu Secret Realm! In the Qianwu Secret Realm, you can also receive top-notch training."

"Must? Shouldn't joining be voluntary for both parties?" Gao Sheng suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Kunsala stared at Gao Sheng.

Those strange purple eyes made Gao Sheng feel dizzy.

Nan Si hugged Gao Sheng's arm and said, "I'll listen to you, young master."

Kunsala's eerie gaze lingered on Gao Sheng and Nan Si's faces for a long while.

"Not bad," Kunsala smiled wickedly, tossing down a slip of paper. "It's an invitation."

Phew, Kunsala disappeared.

Boggs glanced at Gao Sheng and the other man, smiled slightly, and then disappeared.

"Most immortal beings have strange tempers! Don't take it too seriously," Mingyu laughed. "You're quite bold, aren't you?"

"We're just small fry; they could crush countless of us with a single finger. Why would I care?" Gao Sheng shook his head and smiled.

……

Inside Luo Feng's villa, Luo Feng, the other two, and Gao Sheng and Nan Si were all in the living room.

"How come Luo Feng ended up encountering that savage in the end?" Hong frowned.

"Southern Silk is alright, it won't encounter any experts in the laws of the universe." Thor looked at the match list.

Hong said, "Indeed, once the arena competition was launched, everyone already knew that among these 10,000 people, only a few hundred geniuses had comprehended the laws. So how come the nearly one hundred strongest people would meet each other, while the slightly weaker ones would not?"

Nan Si smiled slightly. Hong's words were tantamount to saying that she belonged to the slightly weaker category.

This is a fact, and given their nature, there's no need to hide it.

Thor said, "Ten thousand people will compete in four rounds to determine 625 winners. There are still 275 spots left, and all the losers will compete in a single round-robin tournament. Even if you lose to one of these dozens of groups, you'll still get a spot without any problem."

"I guess Virtual Universe Company thinks these people might not have used their strongest moves in the arena, and wants to push them to see their true level," Gao Sheng smiled.

"Yes, that should be it." Thor nodded. "But Brother Hong, your first opponent is a master of the laws..."

"I never expected to make it through the knockout stage," Hong laughed. "Come on, Nansi, your first round is about to begin."

……

Next, Hong was eliminated in the first round, while Nan Si and Luo Feng won their first three rounds easily. In the fourth round, Nan Si encountered a combat genius at the ninth level of the Domain, but her strength was still slightly inferior to that of Iron Fist Pushkin. Although she encountered some trouble, she still won in the end.

"Southern Silk Road!"

"Southern Silk Road!"

……

"So, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire actually has someone who can represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the ultimate battle of geniuses across the entire universe?"

The millions of citizens of Heilongshan Island seem to be celebrating a grand festival!

This isn't just the top 10,000, it's the top 1,000 of the entire universe!

The emperor was overjoyed and immediately fulfilled his promise!

After the Southern Silk Road competition ended, the fourth round duel between Luo Feng and "Wild Man" Rong Jun became the most anticipated battle for the citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Virtual universe, the giant axe arena on island number 00001.

"Luo Feng, the 'Madman' from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and Rong Jun, the 'Wild Man' from the Golden Sword Empire, are walking together!" The narrator was a man with a very loud voice.

"madman!"

"madman!"

"Savage!"

"Savage!"

Gao Sheng and Nan Si were both seated in the audience, surrounded by hundreds of millions of citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"Such a good opportunity, and the Giant Axe Arena isn't offering betting." Gao Sheng shook his head. "It's normal that matches with such a clear disparity in strength weren't offered betting. But this match, who can say who will win?"

It's really annoying. Gao Sheng still wants to fleece the Giant Axe Arena again. Does he think these spectators are too poor?

"Brother Sheng, do you know?"

"I don't know, but I guess the savage will win. Look at his messy hair, his thick-skinned feet, and his unruly eyes. He's obviously a master," Gao Sheng laughed. "Although I don't know if he held back in the ring, I know Luo Feng didn't."

Nan Si chuckled and pinched Gao Sheng, saying, "You never tell the truth."

As expected, the savage ultimately revealed the laws of space and killed Luo Feng.

Luo Feng has fallen into the loser's bracket and will now participate in a nearly three-year-long cycle of battles.

Although the audience of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was slightly annoyed, they were not disappointed; some were even quite excited.

Luo Feng's strength is even greater than Nan Si's, and it's no doubt that he'll be in the top 1000!

Entering the cycle battle means you can watch thousands more live broadcasts of Luo Feng's matches.

This battle not only shocked the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, but also the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Everyone acknowledged that the savage's strength was not only among the top 1000 in the entire universe, but he had the ability to compete for the top 10!

This also made Hong determined that the very next day, he became the disciple of the legendary Realm Lord "Luo" of the Three Axe Mountain, leaving his hometown to wander the universe.

Hong will also participate in the next round of matches, but he certainly doesn't think he can advance; it will be a three-year trial.