Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 156 Initial Signs of Talent

Time keeps passing.

Before they knew it, it was April 16, 2066, Earth time. This was the day when registration for the Peak Genius Battle ended.

"Master, there's email!" Chi Yan's voice rang in Yang Wu's mind.

Yang Wu was diligently studying the laws of fire within the Flaming Mountain. In truth, since the last simulation, the Flaming Mountain had become of little help to Yang Wu, but it was better than nothing.

Upon receiving the notification, Yang Wu immediately entered the virtual universe.

……

Virtual universe, Heilongshan Island, Jiuxing Bay.

Yang Wu sat at home reading a new email he had just received, which detailed the rules for the Peak Genius Battle.

"Welcome to the 'Universe Humanity - Pinnacle Genius' Selection Battle."

"In this selection battle, over 8225 billion Star-level powerhouses have registered to participate within the Qianwu Universe. Our Virtual Universe Company can guarantee that everything in the genius selection battle will be conducted in an 'absolutely fair' environment!"

"Because some of the participants are at the first or second level of the Hengxing level, while others have already reached the ninth level of the Hengxing level. Therefore, in order to fairly select the truly talented individuals, our Virtual Universe Company will provide everyone with identical physical qualities and mental strength, equivalent to the normal ninth level of the Hengxing level."

"All participants may freely choose any Force weapon or psychic weapon of any grade, but may not possess more than ten! They may also choose Force suits for defense, but these may not exceed the second tier!"

"The selection of geniuses tests willpower, domain, combat experience, understanding of laws, and so on. All other external conditions are equal for everyone."

"This year's talent selection competition is divided into two major stages."

In the first phase, the top one thousand experts will be selected from various universes.

In the second stage, the top one thousand experts from each universe nation gather together, and countless geniuses from numerous universe nations come together for the final showdown to determine the top one thousand in the overall universe ranking.

in……

The largest-scale phase was the first stage, which took place within the various universes and was divided into 'preliminary elimination' and 'final arena battle'.

During the preliminary elimination rounds, your Qianwu Universe Kingdom will be divided into one hundred worlds in the virtual universe, with each world receiving over 82 billion participants.

These countless celestial geniuses will fight each other in the same world, killing others to earn points. The more geniuses you kill, the more points you will earn!

Each person has only one life, and death is the end. Until the time limit expires, the geniuses who can rank in the top 1001 in this world region will be able to advance smoothly.

The player ranked first in each world region will automatically qualify for one hundred of the top one thousand spots in the universe's rankings, without needing to participate in the subsequent arena finals. The remaining nine hundred spots will be contested by the other one hundred thousand players in the arena finals!

……

After the registration deadline, Virtual Universe Company quickly completed the preliminary preparations.

Time quickly passed to a month later, which was May 16, 2066 Earth time.

This day marked the gathering day for the "preliminary rounds" of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

In a boundless, vast starry sky, a giant whose face no one could see clearly stood in the void. The space around him was faintly distorted. In front of this giant, countless young people of the stars knelt respectfully, their numbers seemingly endless.

"You are the future elites and pillars of our Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

The giant's booming voice shook the heavens and earth: "I hope that you will occupy at least half of those 100,100 spots!"

"Go, children!" The giant's will was irresistible!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Countless young people knelt down with utmost respect and excitement. They never expected to see the greatest being in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom!

call!

With a thought, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom caused all the hundreds of millions of young people at the Hengxing level present to vanish instantly!

……

At this moment, countless people across the Qianwu Universe are paying close attention to the upcoming genius selection battle.

The families, teachers, leaders, and others of countless star-level geniuses participating in the selection battle are also encouraging them and hoping that they can achieve a good ranking!

Meanwhile, Yang Wu, Luo Feng, and the other two gathered together, waiting for the Virtual Universe Company to make the final allocation of world zones!

"The preliminary elimination rounds have been divided into 100 world zones," Hong asked. "I'm from Zone 72, what about you?"

"I'm from District 88, haha, I like this number!"

Thor chuckled and asked, "Third brother, fourth brother, what about you?"

"District One!" Luo Feng said with a smile.

"District One, a good omen!" Thor continued, looking at Yang Wu, "Third brother, what about you?"

"I'm from District 88, just like you, Brother Lei!" Yang Wu said with a smile as he looked at Thor.

"What a coincidence!" Thor teased upon hearing that Yang Wu was also in District 88. "Maybe we'll bump into each other there. You'll have to carry me to victory then!"

"No problem!" Yang Wu replied with a smile.

However, Yang Wu knew in his heart that Thor was just joking.

Even if he did encounter Thor in the 88th World Zone, Thor would absolutely not accept his help.

Of course, he wouldn't help Thor either.

Each of the four of them possesses exceptional character, and none of them would easily admit defeat! How could they possibly accept help from others on their path to becoming powerful?

"Attention everyone, this preliminary elimination round will be divided into one hundred 'world zones'. We will be teleported to our respective 'world zones' shortly."

A clear voice echoed across the entire continent: "All participants, please take this time to check your equipment. Once the preliminaries begin, you will no longer be able to request any equipment from the virtual universe."

Yang Wu wore a dark gold second-tier Force battle suit, Fiery Sun Boots, and a spatial ring on his hand.

As for the other food, the Overlord Spear, and other equipment, they were all stored in the spatial ring.

The weapons simulated in the virtual universe are used in exactly the same way as those in reality.

"Mass teleportation imminent, countdown: 60...59...58..." A clear voice echoed across the entire continent. "4...3...2...1, teleport!"

In the next instant, all the participants on the entire continent vanished into thin air.

However, in the one hundred world zones opened up by the Virtual Universe Company for the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, there are more than 82 billion people in each of them.

Thousands of cosmic nations across the universe began their preliminary elimination processes at the same time!

This grand human event, held once every five thousand years, has thus begun.

Whether they are immortal gods with eternal lifespans or ordinary planetary-level cosmic citizens in the virtual universe, everyone with free time is paying attention to this grand event!

Of course, their primary focus is on the preliminary rounds of their own universe nation.

……

88th World Zone.

This is an incredibly magnificent mountain range. Halfway up the mountain, in a dense forest, Yang Wu's figure appeared out of thin air in the bedroom.

Less than two seconds after being teleported over, Yang Wu immediately regained consciousness.

"What amazing gravity!" Yang Wu felt the gravity in this 88th World Zone, which was much stronger than the gravity in the Flaming Mountain, probably 30,000 times that of Earth.

However, Yang Wu had used this kind of gravity environment countless times in the Killing Space, so he naturally adapted to it immediately.

Yang Wu raised his wrist, which had a screen on it.

During the talent selection competition, no contestant can use their own auxiliary AI.

This arm protector screen is equipment provided by Virtual Universe Company to each participant, and it can automatically and synchronously receive various messages transmitted from the organizer, Virtual Universe Company.

Participant: Yang Wu (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0

Ranking: None

World Sector: 88

Time: 30 days to go. (The preliminary elimination rounds will last for 30 days. Once the time is up, the entire preliminary elimination rounds will end immediately, and the top 1001 winners will be determined based on their final scores.)

Note: The 88th World Zone is a mountain range simulated based on the real-world planet "Morgan" in the universe. The entire mountain range stretches for hundreds of thousands of kilometers and has 31 peaks! The rocks, soil, and trees here have all been adjusted to B9 level.

Scoring rules: Kill an enemy to get one point, and you will also get half of the enemy's points!

Leaderboard rules: You will still be ranked after death. If you have enough points, you may still be ranked in the top 1001 even if you lose half of your points after death.

Important reminder: Each person only has one life. If you die, the preliminary selection process will end, and you will lose half of your points.

Below is a detailed ranking list for this world region.

……

Yang Wu read the document very quickly, and only after he finished reading it did he finally notice the strange noise coming from not far away.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from afar. Yang Wu looked up and saw two figures soaring into the sky on the mountainside not far away, starting a frenzied battle.

Subsequently, people began to rise into the air from the mountain range where Yang Wu was located, constantly attacking other areas.

"Years of honing our skills have finally paid off!"

"My turn!"

With a thought, Yang Wu immediately released his nine-fold domain, which had perfectly integrated the fundamental laws of space and fire.

With Yang Wu's current strength at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm, his domain is at its most powerful when its radius is fifty meters.

But this is just the preliminary elimination round of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom; probably only one in a hundred people with domains will survive.

Therefore, the radius of Yang Wu's domain expanded several times, reaching an astonishing two hundred meters. Beyond that, its power would be insufficient.

Then, Yang Wu looked down at the screen on his wrist, where the text had changed.

Participant: Yang Wu (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 527

Ranking: 1

In that instant, Yang Wu's domain, which had fused with two fundamental laws, instantly annihilated more than 500 experts at the ninth level of the Eternal Star level on the mountain where he was located!

"Huh, one of them didn't die?"

There should still be more today, but I'm busy writing, so I won't be replying all at once!

(End of this chapter)