Swallowing the Stars: Start with an Enlightenment System

As evening approached, a voice suddenly invaded the depths of my consciousness:

"All participants from the 108th Universe Kingdom, assemble in the central square."

Bai Yuan felt a sudden heaviness in his mind, and his consciousness was greatly impacted.

But in the end, he held on.

At the same time, millions of unconscious geniuses flew in from the sky, or flew out of the building, or gathered from the edge of the square towards the center.

A full million people, all of them!

"What a terrifying shock to my consciousness! If my mind hadn't been strong enough, I might have succumbed to it completely."

Bai Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Although the attack was a surprise, it was enough to prove how devastating it was.

This scene, of course, did not escape the eyes of Venerable Guiyi.

"Oh? To actually withstand it, this person's willpower is comparable to immortality."

This mental shock was something even a peak Realm Lord would find difficult to withstand, yet Bai Yuan managed to withstand it. How could this not be astonishing?

Baiyuan took a deep breath, his mind instantly calmed down, and then he and the group took off into the air.

One million geniuses quickly gathered and formed a huge, neat square formation in the central square.

Only then did everyone come to their senses.

"What happened?"

"What just happened?"

"Huh? How did I get here? I was just in my room a moment ago."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their faces showing undisguised shock.

Apart from Baiyuan, no one else noticed what had just happened.

Venerable Guiyi gave Baiyuan another deep look, then spoke and announced the rules of the competition:

"Welcome everyone to the Ultimate Genius Battle hosted by my Virtual Universe Company."

"My Virtual Universe Company will select one thousand people from among you to become core members of our company."

The rules are as follows.

"Tomorrow, you will each enter your own independent 'trial space'. My Virtual Universe Company has prepared over a million trial spaces, one for each person."

"Within the trial space, there are seven trial towers, each with seven floors."

"Start from the first level of the first trial tower and proceed step by step until you are defeated and expelled from the trial space."

"At that time, points will be calculated based on everyone's performance in the trial space."

"Those ranked 1st to 100th in points will become core members of my Virtual Universe Company without further screening. This round will recruit 100 people."

"As for those ranked 7300th or lower... they will all be eliminated."

These words sent chills down the spines of countless geniuses from various cosmic nations present.

This means that millions of people will be eliminated in the first round.

After announcing the rules, Venerable Guiyi turned and left.

The group of young people were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

-

"Teacher, that Baiyuan..." Venerable Guiyi had just sent a telepathic message when a response came from the other end.

"Don't worry about it, everything will remain the same. This child has an extraordinary temperament and is a promising talent."

Venerable Guiyi was slightly taken aback.

To receive such praise from one's teacher demonstrates that Baiyuan's mental cultivation is far beyond that of an ordinary immortal.

"Teacher, are you considering taking him as your apprentice?"

"I don't have that idea for now. What, do you have it in mind?"

"Hehe, I've long wanted to take on a disciple, but I haven't found a good one yet. If this boy doesn't perform too badly, I'll take him under my wing."

"Can."

Baiyuan was completely unaware of these things.

Even if he knew, he would just smile.

According to his original plan, if no cosmic venerable one was willing to accept him as a disciple, he would take the initiative to reveal his advantages in terms of mental state.

Given his mindset, clearing the eleventh or twelfth level of the Illusionary Sea should be a piece of cake.

Ideally, you'd pass the fourteenth and fifteenth floors in one go.

With such a mindset, coupled with his talent being no less than others, surely there must be a venerable master willing to take him under their wing.

As for becoming an apprentice of the Lord of Chaos City, Bai Yuan never even dared to dream of it.

Such an opportunity was entirely dependent on luck.

Even if a peerless genius like Bolan only appeared in the last era, he would only become a disciple of a King-level Immortal. No cosmic Venerable was willing to take him as a disciple, let alone the Lord of Chaos City personally teaching him.

The difference is obvious.

Who was Berlan?

In that year's Genius Battle, even if you tied the top ten strongest players together, the odds would probably be 30/70.

The kind where you get killed seven times in three minutes.

It can only be said that the gap between people is sometimes greater than the gap between people themselves.

-

The next morning.

"Everyone, please prepare yourselves. The mass teleportation is about to begin, and you will be sent to your respective trial spaces."

A clear and pleasant sound resounded throughout the entire dimensional space.

In the 1,008 buildings, all the geniuses were already fully prepared, quietly waiting for the start of this first round of elimination.

"Good luck everyone, I hope we can all make it to the next round."

"Baiyuan, do your best! The hopes of our Qianwu Universe Kingdom rest on your shoulders."

"Okay, let's all work together."

Everyone laughed and encouraged each other, and Wu Li even patted Bai Yuan on the shoulder with a heartfelt expression.

They represent far more than just themselves; behind them lies an entire cosmic nation.

boom!

An invisible, immense force suddenly descended, enveloping the entire dimensional space.

The next moment, one million and eight thousand young geniuses disappeared simultaneously, instantly teleported away.

This is a huge meteorite suspended in the cosmos, nearly 100 kilometers long and roughly rectangular.

Swish!

Baiyuan's figure appeared out of thin air.

The meteorite drifted silently in the starry sky, upon which stood seven trial towers.

Each one is as tall as a mountain, over ten kilometers high and several kilometers in circumference.

Seven giant towers stand silently and majestically in different locations on the meteorite.

Baiyuan looked down at his wrist.

A light screen appeared on his wrist, exactly the same as the one he had during the preliminary selection of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Participant: Baiyuan (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0

Ranking: None

Trial Space Location: Number 013 5684

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

The first trial tower offers a maximum of 10,000 points per floor, and a maximum of 70,000 points can be earned by completing all seven floors.

The second trial tower offers a maximum of 100,000 points per floor, and a maximum of 700,000 points can be earned by completing all seven floors.

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The seventh trial tower offers a maximum reward of 10 billion points per floor. Completing all seven floors will yield a maximum reward of 70 billion points.

Note: The trial ends immediately upon death.

There are two ways to access each layer:

1. Eliminate all targets in this layer, obtain the highest score for this layer, and be directly teleported to the next layer.

Second, if you fail to completely eliminate the target, you will be automatically teleported to the next level after surviving for ten days to continue the trial.

The trial will end when all participants have perished, and the final rankings will then be determined.

The current leaderboard is shown below.

Bai Yuan moved swiftly, transforming into a streak of light, and arrived in front of the first trial tower in an instant.

On the stone pillar at the entrance to the tower gate, a striking "1" is engraved.

Without a moment's hesitation, he stepped straight into the tower.

Upon entering, new text appeared on the screen on my wrist:

"The first level of the first level contains 10,000 ferocious beasts called 'Blood-Haired Mammoths.' You will gain one point for each one you kill; if you annihilate them all, you will gain 10,000 points and be directly teleported to the second level."

Bai Yuan glanced around and said, "No need to waste time, let's just break through."