Swallowing the Stars: Only in my later years did I come to the life-spending panel.

"Commendable courage. In that case, I'll use three moves to test your mettle."

First move!

Zhou Mu gently tapped with his right index finger.

Om-!

The purple-gold lightning blades that were originally scattered around instantly converged, and dozens of lightning blades condensed into a short lightning spear in mid-air, just like a real lightning bolt, directly meeting Rong Jun's giant sword!

"clang--!!!"

A deafening clang of metal clashing rang out, and a violent shockwave ripped away the surrounding B9-level metal ruins.

Rong Jun felt a numbness in his arms, and a strange power mixed with the paralysis of lightning and the distortion of time surged into the blade. His burly body was like being hit by a meteorite, and he was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

"Not over yet! Second move!"

Zhou Mu's eyes flickered slightly, and the lightning spear in mid-air instantly disintegrated, transforming into a purple-gold lightning whip. It lashed fiercely at Rong Jun's waist at an extremely strange and tricky angle, seemingly ignoring spatial distance!

"not good!"

Rong Jun's pupils shrank suddenly. Under the threat of life and death, he frantically squeezed out the potential within his body, twisting his body in mid-air and pushing the laws of space to their absolute limit, condensing a phantom body on the spot!

"Snap!"

The thunderous whip struck the illusory body, shattering it like a reflection in water or a flower in a mirror.

The remaining whip shadows swept fiercely across Rong Jun's chest, tearing his skin open and breaking his sternum bone!

"Cough cough..." Rong Jun fell heavily into the ruins, his hand holding the knife trembling violently, his eyes filled with undisguised horror.

The gap is enormous! Their level of understanding of the laws is on completely different levels!

"You can withstand two of my attacks and still survive; you certainly have reason to be arrogant." Zhou Mu looked down at Rong Jun, a purple-gold lightning blade slowly spinning at his fingertip, radiating an aura of despair and destruction.

Against the backdrop of his white hair and purple-gold lightning, he resembled a true god, and the flow of time seemed to slow down at that moment.

"The third move—if you can't withstand this strike, you'll die."

As soon as Zhou Mu finished speaking, the purple-gold lightning blade vanished from its spot!

It's not just about speed, but the perfect combination of time and speed!

When Rong Jun's retina caught that purple light, the lightning blade was already close to his throat! The shadow of death instantly enveloped Rong Jun's soul. His eyes turned bloodshot, and he recklessly burned all his willpower, holding the giant blade horizontally in front of his neck.

"clang!"

A soft sound.

The purple-gold lightning blade pierced through the broad surface of the battle sword, and terrifying lightning power erupted instantly, directly shattering Rong Jun's left shoulder and charring most of his body!

Rong Jun collapsed heavily into a pool of blood, completely losing his fighting ability. He could only watch helplessly as the purple-gold lightning blade hovered less than an inch in front of his brow.

He lost, lost completely and without a doubt.

However, the expected stinging pain that would eliminate him did not come.

Zhou Mu withdrew his finger mid-air, and the lightning blade that had been hovering between Rong Jun's eyebrows turned into a stream of light and flew back to his side.

"Savage, Rong Jun. You're not bad."

Zhou Mu stood with his hands behind his back, glancing indifferently at Rong Jun on the ground. "Your current strength is barely passable. If I were to kill you now, the finals of this Genius Battle would be far too boring."

"I'll spare your life this time. Focus on earning points. I'll be waiting for you on the final stage of the Peak Genius Battle."

After saying that, Zhou Mu didn't look at him again. His white hair fluttered in the wind, and his figure transformed into a purple rainbow. He left the dead city that he had completely cleared without looking back and sped towards the next city in the 88th World District.

Rong Jun was left lying in a pool of blood, watching the departing figure, his teeth clenched tightly, his eyes filled with humiliation, shock, and an unprecedented, frenzied fighting spirit!

……

one day!

It only took one day!

The moment Zhou Mu stepped out of the city's borders, the screen on his wristband emitted a blinding red light, and the score data, after fluctuating wildly, finally froze.

Points: 89999954

Rank: 1

Since most participants only had single-digit scores on the first day, Zhou Mu's almost massacre-like actions directly resulted in a crushing defeat of his opponents' scores!

Not only in the 88th World Zone, but also on the massive list of trillions of participating geniuses across the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Zhou Mu's name instantly soared to the top like a comet, shining with dazzling golden light!

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom is absolutely number one!

This crazy change in the rankings was like detonating a super nuclear bomb, instantly driving the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom's followers into a frenzy!

The Qianwu Secret Realm is atop a series of floating divine mountains.

Countless great and immortal gods watched the battle results broadcast live in the virtual universe and were all so shocked that they gasped in astonishment.

"A whole city emptied in a single day?! Ninety million people wiped out in one fell swoop?!"

"How is this possible! Even if they were all at the ninth level of the Constant Star realm, that's still over eighty million martial artists! What secret technique is he using? Doesn't he get tired?"

"It's the Law of Time and the Law of Lightning! My God, that white-haired kid has actually comprehended the laws to such an unbelievable degree; this is a dimensional reduction attack!"

Meanwhile.

On Black Dragon Mountain Island, inside the imperial palace of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, a completely different scene unfolded.

"Hahaha! First place! We, the people of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, have taken first place in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom!!!"

The ruler of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, a great and immortal deity, was pacing back and forth in front of his throne in excitement, forgetting all about his usual dignity.

How many eras have passed! Among the many vassal states of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has always been at the bottom. Let alone first place, it would be considered a blessing if even one of its vassal states managed to break into the top ten thousand!

And now, Zhou Mu has crushed all the geniuses of the entire universe with an unparalleled and overwhelming force! What an honor this is!

"A generous reward is warranted!!!"

The king roared excitedly, "Investigate Zhou Mu's background immediately! Whatever his demands, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire will spare no effort to fulfill them!"

Beside him, a high-ranking imperial official in charge of intelligence quickly stepped forward and respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, we have investigated thoroughly. This Prince Zhou Mu hails from a remote star system within our Silver Blue Empire—the Milky Way Galaxy. Even more interestingly, the current lord of that Milky Way Galaxy is named Luo Feng, and it is said that Luo Feng is none other than Prince Zhou Mu's personal disciple!"

"A remote star system of the Silver Blue Empire?" The king was taken aback, then waved his hand and said with great magnanimity, "How can a mere star system be worthy of the number one genius of my Black Dragon Mountain Empire? Issue my decree! From this day forward, the entire star system encompassing the Silver Blue Empire shall be designated as His Highness Zhou Mu's private territory!"

"Ivey, you will now serve under Zhou Mu."

Standing in the corner of the hall, Ive, the emperor of the Silver Blue Empire, a vassal state, felt no anger at the loss of territory upon hearing these words. Instead, he trembled with excitement, cold sweat and ecstasy intertwined on his face.

He rushed forward in a few strides, knelt down with a thud, and shouted:

"Your subject, Yiwei, representing the royal family of the Silverblue Empire, gladly accepts the decree! To be allowed to become His Highness Zhou Mu's private domain is the greatest honor for the millions of citizens of our Silverblue Empire!"

In this universe where the strong rule, being able to latch onto a powerful figure destined to enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company and potentially become a super being in the future is such a stroke of good fortune that even if the entire Silver Blue Empire were reduced to slavery, he would feel as if his ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke!

The entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire was plunged into a grand celebration because of Zhou Mu's invincible performance on the first day!