Swallowing the Stars: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad Worlds

As with countless previous battles of the pinnacle geniuses, this year's battle of the pinnacle geniuses proceeded in an orderly manner under the protection of the Giant Axe Arena and the 1008 Universe Kingdom.

From the first round of preliminary rounds to the second round of arena battles, then to the third round of arena duels and revolving battles, and finally to the universe-wide ranking battle, this battle of the universe's top geniuses lasted for about five years.

By the end of the great battle, a total of 1000 geniuses had successfully passed all the tests and qualified to enter the core layer of the Giant Axe Arena.

As most of the immortals had predicted at the beginning of the Genius Battle, the first place winner was the mental master controller who could unleash the second level of the Divine Weapon at the Eternal Star level.

His name is Lu Fuyan. He comes from the Wild Peak Universe Kingdom and belongs to the Kahuns lineage, a branch of the Ape Clan, one of the major branches of humankind in the universe. The character "Yan" in his name is to pay tribute to the most exalted being of the Kahuns clan—the True Yan King.

It must be said that this person has a deep understanding of the fundamental laws of wind and time. His Divine Weapon is ever-changing and has no weaknesses, whether in group attacks or solo combat.

According to the rules, this young genius successfully obtained the qualification to join the highest-level secret realm of the Giant Axe Arena—the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

About three years after the end of this year's Universe Peak Genius Battle, this unparalleled genius from the ape-man race finally arrived at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company. Because the Wild Peak Universe Kingdom was very far from the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, he was the last genius to arrive.

Afterwards, Lu Fuyan, along with the 999 other young geniuses who had won this competition, paid their respects to Venerable Luanmo, who was in charge of the competition, in a magnificent hall.

Theoretically, if any of them succeed in reaching the level of immortality in the future, they will automatically come under the command of this Venerable One.

This is really exciting!

Beside Venerable Luanmo, Lu Fuyan also saw a burly young man dressed in jet-black divine armor. The man's eyes seemed to be able to devour even light, and he was staring at him with great interest.

Judging from the black mark of primordial law between the youth's eyebrows, which shimmered with specks of silver light, he seemed to be a powerful being at the level of a realm lord.

A disciple of the Great Universe Venerable One?

This was Lu Fuyan's first thought when he saw Li Che.

After all, even the most revered being of their ape-man race, the Kahuns lineage—the True King of Yan—had not reached the level of a cosmic sovereign. Such a great being was far, far away from Lu Fuyan.

Is this the winner of this year's Peak Genius Battle? He's definitely far inferior to Luo Feng's generation.

This was the first thought that came to Li Che when he saw Lu Fuyan.

Based on the memories left behind by Li Che from the Mountain and Sea Realm, he didn't think much of this little genius from the ape-man race.

The young genius who achieved the number one ranking in the entire universe in the Peak Genius Battle can successfully join the Giant Axe Secret Realm of the Giant Axe Arena under the rules, but it is extremely difficult for him to maintain this position.

The results of the regular qualifying battles held at the Giant Axe Arena are directly linked to the treatment of core members of the secret realm. Only by constantly demonstrating value can one always gain the favor of the arena.

After all, as a powerful force that constantly attracts top geniuses from across the universe, the Giant Axe Arena has no shortage of young talents.

Take this ape-man youth in front of us, for example. Although his understanding of the laws is similar to that of Luo Feng during his Hengxing era, he is already over a thousand years old, so his room for improvement in a short period of time is quite limited.

Li Che predicted that this person would most likely only obtain a Giant Axe Secret Realm experience card, then fail in the brutal competition within the secret realm and fall to a lower-level secret realm.

If they cannot maintain a sufficient rate of progress, they may even lose their status as core members of the second-tier secret realm and be relegated to a lower-level secret realm.

Perhaps, he will have to spend 20,000 to 30,000 years in cosmic-level stagnation before he can attempt to challenge the Giant Axe Secret Realm again.

As for those minor geniuses who are not even as good as Lu Fuyan, without any special opportunities, it would be quite difficult for them to become immortal gods at the Marquis level in the future.

Thinking to himself, Li Che looked up at Venerable Luan Mo beside him and found that the Venerable's expression was also very calm, obviously he did not have high expectations for the geniuses selected in this year's Genius Battle.

After the 1000 young geniuses had finished their greetings, the ancient cosmic venerable one, who had lived for countless eons, nodded slightly and spoke in a deep voice:

"Let's set off for the primordial universe!"

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present, including Li Che, felt themselves enveloped by an unstoppable and magnificent power. Then, the scene before their eyes flashed, and when they reappeared, they were already above the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.

This is the top application of one of the three major directions of the fundamental laws of space—teleportation!

"boom!"

Immediately afterwards, Venerable Luanmo waved his hand again, and a huge "spaceship" immediately appeared in the vacuum in front of him.

In fact, it was not a spaceship in the traditional sense, but a strange building that presented itself as a regular polygon. It was a heavy, dark brown color like a mountain, with 108 facets on its surface, each facet flowing with complex laws and secret patterns.

The moment Li Che saw this strange spaceship, he felt an indescribable, intense sense of suffocation, as if the spaceship were a living behemoth, exuding absolute majesty.

"The Palace of Ten Thousand Peaks is a treasure of the palace category. I hope you will be able to come into contact with treasures of this level in the future."

Seemingly noticing the shock in Li Che's eyes, Venerable Luan Mo offered a brief suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Li Che couldn't help but show a look of emotion in his eyes.

This Venerable Luanmo truly lives up to his reputation as an ancient cosmic venerable who has lived for countless epochs. Leaving aside his genetic level and understanding of the laws, the treasures he has accumulated over countless years are simply astonishing.

Consider Luo Feng's era: the Nine Swords Venerable transported Luo Feng and his companions to the initial universe in a mere G-class spaceship fused with immortal life...

The wealth gap between the Venerable Ones is truly considerable.

"brush!"

Under the will of Venerable Luanmo, an unparalleled suction power suddenly erupted from the Wanluan Palace in the distance. All 1000 geniuses present, along with Li Che and Venerable Luanmo, were enveloped by this power and instantly teleported into the palace's treasure.

"Open the cosmic portal!"

Immediately afterwards, Venerable Luanmo's grand voice resounded throughout the entire Wanluan Palace, the sound of laws vast and powerful, causing the nearby void to tremble slightly.

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Che immediately saw that a violent spacetime fluctuation suddenly appeared in a void tens of millions of kilometers away. The power of the fundamental laws of the universe rapidly gathered, vibrating, twisting, and intertwining to form the shape of a wormhole.

"The primordial universe is one of the most important and greatest treasures of our human race. The flow of time in it differs from that of the original universe, and physical pain is normal there."

Just as the Myriad Peaks Palace gradually merged into the wormhole, Venerable Luanmo's voice rang out in the ears of all the geniuses.

"The qualification to comprehend the initial universe is an invaluable opportunity even for you. I hope you will gain something from it in the next thirty years."

As someone who hitchhiked to the initial universe, Li Che was currently experiencing this distortion of the flow of time with great curiosity.

He was also very much looking forward to his trip.

He already knew from Venerable Luanmo that he had stayed in the initial universe for more than just thirty years. After meeting the great Lord of Void Gold, he would stay in that magical universe for at least a thousand years.