Swallowing the Stars: I Have a Primordial Dao Seed

When news of the battle of the strongest warriors spread throughout the entire human realm, countless cosmic-level powerhouses were eager for this grand event, and major forces began to select elites to prepare for the upcoming war.

In the Purple Palace Secret Realm, on a vast continent, a magnificent palace stands between heaven and earth, exuding an aura of unparalleled majesty.

In the square in front of the palace, powerful immortals stood respectfully on both sides, their aura as deep and imposing as mountains, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at them.

In the center of the plaza, tens of millions of cosmic-level powerhouses knelt on the ground, their faces filled with awe and excitement.

Inside the main hall, a colossal figure sat atop it. Though his face was obscured, the oppressive aura emanating from him caused the heavens and earth to tremble.

He is the ruler of the Zichen Universe Kingdom, a powerful figure standing at the pinnacle of the human race, a being whom even immortal gods must look up to.

"I hope that at least half of you will be among the top 1,000 in the Battle of the Peak Warriors. Do not let down the people I have nurtured." A deep voice echoed from the hall, seemingly piercing through space and reaching the very soul of every cosmic-level powerhouse.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tens of millions of cosmic-level powerhouses were extremely excited. This was the first time they had seen the cosmic ruler and the first time they had received his personal instructions.

They all secretly vowed to do their utmost to win honor for the Zichen Universe Kingdom.

This is the ruler of the entire Zichen Universe Kingdom, an existence that even immortal powerhouses look up to.

"Go, children, sign up for the battle of the strongest warriors." The king waved his hand gently, and an invisible force enveloped all the universe-level warriors present.

Immediately afterwards, tens of millions of figures vanished from the plaza and were teleported to their respective planets.

The immortal powerhouses standing nearby felt immense trepidation and even greater awe for this cosmic ruler every time they witnessed this incredible divine power.

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In another part of the universe, within a vast divine realm, an immortal deity stands in the void.

On the ground of the divine kingdom, hundreds of cosmic-level elites stood respectfully. They were all top geniuses of the Nether Thunder Divine Kingdom, whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary cosmic-level powerhouses.

"You are the elite of my Nether Thunder God Kingdom." A thunderous voice echoed in the ears of the hundreds of cosmic-level elites below.

"If he can pass the first round of the preliminary selection of the Cosmic Nation, I will take him as my personal disciple. If he can pass the preliminary selection and enter the final battle, I will grant him a star system as his territory!"

These words instantly ignited the fighting spirit of the cosmic elites present; the value of a galaxy is immeasurable.

"Go and sign up, don't let me down!" said the immortal god.

"Yes, God Lord!" Hundreds of universe-level powerhouses responded in unison, their eyes filled with fervor and determination.

Similar scenes are playing out repeatedly in every corner of human territory.

Both advanced and intermediate cosmic nations are actively preparing for the event, selecting the most outstanding cosmic-level powerhouses to participate.

Countless geniuses are eager to make a name for themselves in the battle of the strongest, hoping to gain unparalleled honor and resources.

After registering, Zhou Yuan did not immediately log out of the Virtual Universe Company's official website.

His gaze was fixed on the constantly changing number at the top of the registration page—the number of applicants for the Zichen Universe Kingdom: 19183741.

Every 5 seconds, the number skyrockets by millions, like a surging river constantly gathering powerful individuals from all over the universe.

"The number of applicants is probably tens of thousands of times less than the original Genius Battle," Zhou Yuan thought to himself, rubbing his chin.

The Battle of the Peak Geniuses is open to the Star level, with hundreds of billions of participants. The Battle of the Peak Strongest is only for the Universe level, and those who can reach this level are extremely rare. The fact that there were nearly 20 million applicants at the beginning is already quite good.

Just as Zhou Yuan was staring at the numbers in a daze, those universe-level powerhouses who were in seclusion and cultivating also received the news that the registration for the Peak Powerhouse Battle had begun.

Whether they were lone powerhouses from remote planets or elites cultivated by the core forces of a cosmic nation, they all put down their cultivation and submitted their applications through the virtual universe assistant.

In an instant, the entire virtual network of the Zichen Universe Kingdom was flooded with registration information, and countless powerful individuals were eager to make a name for themselves in this grand event.

……

One month later, the registration channel officially closed.

The number on the official registration page was 9127 million, which means that nearly 100 million universe-level powerhouses from the Zichen Universe Kingdom will participate in the selection for this peak powerhouse battle.

"Master, the email from the Virtual Universe Company has arrived!" Beibei's voice rang in his mind.

Zhou Yuan immediately immersed his consciousness into the virtual universe and returned to his virtual home in the Tianlanyuan community of the Zichen Continent.

He sat in the chair in his study, tapped his fingertips, and opened the email that shimmered with golden light.

The email read:

Welcome to the selection battle for "Universe Humanity - Battle of the Strongest".

This selection process saw a total of 9127 million participants within the Zichen Universe Kingdom, an increase of 350 million compared to the previous round. This demonstrates the growing strength of the human race, which is deeply gratifying to us.

We guarantee that everything in the selection process for the strongest fighter will be conducted under absolutely fair conditions.

Because the contestants' Force levels vary greatly (from the first to the ninth level of the Universe), the selection process will be conducted entirely in a virtual universe to ensure fair competition.

We will provide each participant with a Cosmic Ninth-Order body with identical physical attributes, and their Force and psychic abilities will also be uniformly adjusted to the Cosmic Ninth-Order standard. All participants will have the same physical attributes and body type, and their appearance can be freely chosen.

Appearance can be freely chosen. Each participant can choose ten Force weapons or psychic weapons, and can also choose one Force suit of no more than level three.

Please choose carefully. Weapons of too high a grade will not be able to exert their full power if your strength is not matched. It is recommended to choose equipment that suits your own fighting style.

We only consider the strong's 'will,' 'domain,' 'experience,' and 'understanding of the laws,' with all external conditions being completely consistent, truly making strength the sole measure of a hero.

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This selection process will be divided into two main stages.

Phase 1: Selection within each major universe nation to determine the top 1000 strongest individuals.

Phase Two: The top one thousand strongest individuals from each cosmic nation gather, and all the cosmic-level geniuses from all cosmic nations come together for the final battle. The top one thousand humans in the universe will be determined.

The first phase was the largest and most competitive.

Your universe is called Zichen Universe Kingdom, with a total of 9127 million participants.

We will divide it into two parts: the preliminary rounds and the final rounds.

Through the preliminary rounds, we eliminated 9127 million people, leaving only 100,100.

First, we will generate one hundred worlds in the virtual universe, with each world receiving 91.27 participants.

Each world is 10 kilometers in diameter. Each world has a base strength of C9.

We will continuously deploy alien, universe-level powerhouses to each world, with a daily deployment of 10000 trillion. Furthermore, each day the aliens will become twice as strong as the previous day, and naturally, the points earned for defeating them will also double.

You can gain points by killing alien races, or you can gain half of the points from a participating human race.

The game ends when 501 people remain alive in each world.

The contestant with the highest score among the surviving participants will directly advance to the second round of the finals.

The remaining 500 surviving contestants, along with the top 500 eliminated contestants, will compete in a ring battle against similar contestants from other worlds to determine the remaining 900 spots.

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This letter is attached; detailed information can be found in the attachment.

After reading the notification email, a hint of excitement flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes. Nearly a million people were fighting in the same virtual world, and in the end only 501 people remained, with an elimination rate of over 99%. This was undoubtedly an extremely brutal battle royale.

But this kind of extreme competition is exactly what he craves—only in the fiercest battles can he break through his own limits more quickly.

After the registration deadline, Virtual Universe Company gave them a month to prepare.

Zhou Yuan did not waste this time. He simulated battles in the virtual universe's killing field every day to familiarize himself with the power of a ninth-order cosmic body, ensuring that he could exert his strongest strength in the preliminaries.

Soon, the month-long preparation period ended, and the knockout stage officially began.

Countless cosmic-level powerhouses were teleported to a special preparation world through the virtual universe. This world was teeming with people and filled with powerful individuals.

Those who can sign up for the competition are all absolute elites from their respective star systems—the Zichen Universe Kingdom only has two or three universe-level experts on average in each star system, and those who dare to participate in the battle of the strongest are all full of confidence in their own strength.

Zhou Yuan glanced down at the competition badge on his wrist, which showed that he had been assigned to Division 66.

"66, that's an auspicious number." He chuckled and began selecting his equipment.

A Tier 3 Force Armor, a Sky-Suppressing Blade, and a Mountain-Splitting Blade were enough; no other weapons were chosen.

While the contestants were preparing nervously, outside the world, the major powers of the Zichen Universe Kingdom were also closely watching this selection.

"Keep a close eye on the leaderboards in every world! Super geniuses might be directly recruited by the Virtual Universe Company, but we can't let go of the next-tier elites either. This is the best opportunity to recruit talent!" The leader of a large mercenary group in the Zichen Universe Kingdom was instructing his subordinates to keep an eye on the competition.

"Give me your attention to every genius; this is the best opportunity to recruit elites."

"We must report every time the list is updated immediately; we absolutely cannot miss any potential stocks!"

"By recording the information of each elite, the future domain lords and realm lords of our Zichen Universe Kingdom may be born from among them."

Representatives from countless factions are eager to seize the opportunities presented by this grand event.

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Soon, the preparation time will be over.

"Attention everyone! This elimination tournament will be divided into 100 world zones, and a mass teleportation will begin shortly. Please check your equipment as soon as possible, as once teleportation begins, it will be impossible to change or apply for weapons and equipment!" A magnificent voice suddenly resounded in the sky above the preparation world, shaking people's hearts like thunder.

Zhou Yuan looked down and checked his battle suit and the two swords in his storage ring. After confirming that everything was in order, he stood quietly and waited for the teleportation.