Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 158 Identity Exposed

"What?"

"Is 'Yang Wu' actually this person's real name?"

After hearing what the man in gray said, everyone quickly looked at the screen on their wristbands.

Sure enough, Yang Wu's name was quietly holding the number one spot in this world region, and his points were still increasing rapidly!

"This...this is insane! Isn't he afraid of attracting the attention of other powerful individuals?"

It's important to know that in this assessment world, all participants can see the detailed rankings for their respective world zones.

If the exact location of a top player on a leaderboard were known, many powerful individuals would likely flock to that position.

Therefore, even the most talented geniuses will not choose to reveal their real names; they will usually give themselves a nickname.

For example, Luo Feng's "Madman" and Hong's "Killer".

In this way, since the real name and nickname are separate, even if Luo Feng is ranked first in the world, the people participating in the assessment will not know that the first place is "Madman"!

And Yang Wu actually revealed his name, which was tantamount to telling all the strong people in this world that he was number one on the leaderboard.

Such a glittering signboard is sure to arouse greed and impulsiveness in countless people.

"This Yang Wu is far too arrogant!" the gray-robed man sneered. "As long as we spread the word that he's on this mountain peak, all the geniuses aspiring to be number one in this world region will flock here!"

As soon as the man in gray finished speaking, everyone present was moved.

Although they were no match for Yang Wu, they were still rare geniuses, and spreading news to other peaks would not be a problem for them.

Ultimately, at the suggestion of the gray-clad man 'Ash,' these people decided to unite in twos and threes and act together, heading in different directions to spread the news of Yang Wu's presence on the mountain.

……

Yang Wu was unaware of the gray-clad man's plans.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

The reason Yang Wu told these people his name was so that more powerful people would come to find him.

He simply followed his plan, slowly flying towards the highest point of the mountain he was on. Every time he flew a certain distance, he would immediately use his psychic power to sweep across the area, and finally use his domain to annihilate those who came out to attack.

When encountering enemies capable of resisting his domain, Yang Wu would leave his name and let them go, never wasting time on them.

The qualifiers have only just begun, and these people don't have many points yet, so there's no need to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Moreover, in order to kill a ninth-tier genius of the Eternal Star level who possesses a domain, Yang Wu must increase the power of his domain or use the Overlord Spear, but this would greatly increase the consumption of primal force.

In this virtual world, everyone has the same Force and recovers at the same rate.

Yang Wu can now use his domain to kill some ordinary ninth-level Hengxing beings with only a small amount of his original force. He can fully recover by relying on the original force's own recovery speed.

If he wanted to kill geniuses with domains, the amount of primal energy he would consume would increase significantly, although not by much. But if he killed too many, it would still be a considerable burden for Yang Wu.

These powerful individuals who now possess domains don't have many points, so killing them is far too inefficient for Yang Wu.

With the same amount of Origin Force consumed, killing an ordinary ninth-level Constant Star is far more rewarding than killing those geniuses who have comprehended a Domain. Yang Wu naturally knew which choice to make.

One world is divided into nearly eight billion people. Even if Yang Wu's current ordinary ninth-level star-level Origin Force were ten or a hundred times more, he still wouldn't be able to kill so many people.

It would be better to let these decent thugs go, which would not only help Yang Wu collect points but also attract more experts to him!

As expected, Yang Wu's idea was absolutely correct. Through continuous killing, his points were increasing at an astonishing rate.

Twenty thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand...

……

In the assessment world, all participants can only fly to an altitude of about nine thousand meters above the ground. Above that, there is an invisible barrier.

Above the diaphragm, spaceships flew slowly by.

The preliminary elimination rounds of the Peak Genius Battle were too large to be broadcast live.

Therefore, if you want to see the battles in the various world zones, you can only come to the airspace above these world zones and take a spaceship to overlook them, and the fee is quite high.

Above the 88th World Zone, inside the grand hall of an extremely luxurious spaceship, Yang Wu's senior brother, Latte, was gathered with a group of young men and women, watching the battle through an outdoor simulation.

Even before the match started, Latte had already notified many of her close friends to come and watch Yang Wu's fight.

"Haha, so many people!" A newly appeared young man dressed in luxurious robes and with two dragon horns on his head laughed as he looked around.

"Of course we have to come and watch the live broadcast of Lord Jin Guanghou's personal disciple participating in the Genius Battle!" a tall ape-man youth said with a smile.

Everyone else smiled and looked at Latte.

As the latest powerful figure to be granted the title of Marquis in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Jin Guanghou's disciple's participation in the Peak Genius Battle naturally attracts a lot of attention.

"Lord Jin Guanghou's disciple will definitely be in the top 1000 of our universe! However..." A woman dressed in black veil smiled and said, "Everyone, what do you think? Will Lord Jin Guanghou's disciple be able to rank first in the world region this time?"

"I think it's very difficult! To become number one in the world, it's not enough to just be strong; you also need to constantly kill a large number of powerful opponents to gain points!"

"Yes! In my opinion, ranking in the top ten in the world should be no problem, but first place is unlikely!"

"Latte, tell me about it."

A group of young men and women were discussing Yang Wu's upcoming rankings, looking quite relaxed.

"It seems most people are convinced it's in the top ten." Latte smiled and looked at everyone: "Just watch and see!"

Then, Latte waved his hand, and Yang Wu's ranking immediately appeared on the large screen in front of him.

Participant: Yang Wu (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 527

Ranking: 1

"Yang Wu is quite strong; he rushed to the top right away. However, this also makes him vulnerable to being ganged up on by others. He's being too careless!"

"Hmm! At the very beginning of the competition, the density of participants in the world zone is at its highest, and the fighting will be extremely fierce. If he starts by committing massacres, he'll probably be in considerable trouble!"

A group of young men and women were talking amongst themselves, but soon they all fell silent!

In this eerie atmosphere, the numbers on the huge screen displaying Yang Wu's score kept changing over a period of more than ten seconds.

527, 646, 1832, 3654, 12341...

These people stared at the screen in shock, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

is it possible?

In just over ten seconds, the score went from 1 to more than 10,000!

Moreover, it was clear that Yang Wu was still continuing his frenzied killing spree, as his points were constantly increasing.

Keep in mind that only about ten seconds have passed since the start of the match.

Some weaker ninth-tier Eternal Star cultivators may not even have awakened yet.

Each participant at the ninth level of the Eternal Star level starts with only one basic point!

In other words, Yang Wu killed tens of thousands of elites at the ninth level of the Hengxing star in just over ten seconds!

"Oh my god!"

"How is that possible?"

"How could his points increase so quickly? Even O'Chris, the number one genius in the Dry Witch Secret Realm, couldn't do that, right?"

These young men and women were all stunned by Yang Wu's achievements; the terrifying rate at which his points increased had exceeded their expectations!

"That's terrifying!"

"Could it be that this person has grasped a trace of a higher-level law?"

"It seems that our Qianwu Universe Kingdom hasn't produced a single genius who has comprehended a superior law in over a hundred genius competitions!"

"That's right! I've been alive for over 500,000 years, and in all the battles of geniuses I've witnessed, our Qianwu Kingdom has never produced a genius like this!"

"Latte, has Yang Wu actually grasped the superior laws?"

"That's right, Latte. If Yang Wu has already grasped a trace of a higher-level law, then someone from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom will definitely be able to break into the top 100 in the entire universe this time!"

Everyone looked expectantly at the latte.

In the universe, this sense of regional honor and imperial honor is generally very strong.

If a super genius could emerge in the Qianwu Universe and break into the top 100, or even the top 10, of the entire universe, then other universe nations would also look at him with new respect.

At this moment, not only these young men and women, but even Latte was in a state of shock.

Latte knew that Yang Wu was very strong. Even his father, Jin Guanghou, had said that with Yang Wu's strength, he was already capable of breaking into the top 1,000 in the universe.

But he never imagined that Yang Wu's strength would be so terrifying!

It's important to understand that there's a fundamental difference between being ranked in the top 100 of the universe and being ranked in the top 1,000.

As for the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, in recent decades, no genius has made it into the top 100 of the universe's overall rankings in the Genius Battle.

"I..." Latte shook her head and smiled wryly, "I don't know how strong Junior Brother Yang Wu is right now either!"

"No, I must go and tell my father! Gentlemen, I'll be back later!"

After saying that, a figure in the spaceship's main hall vanished instantly.

At this point, everyone else realized what was happening and quickly left to report the news.

……

"What did you say?" In a majestic temple, a tall figure suddenly stood up, looking down at the disciples below.

"Teacher, Yang Wu, the newly accepted disciple of Marquis Jin Guang, is currently participating in the Genius Battle in World Zone 88. The competition has only been going on for a little over ten seconds, and his score has already reached tens of thousands!" the young man said respectfully.

……

"Father, what I said is absolutely true. Yang Wu's score really soared to over ten thousand in just over ten seconds. When I returned, his score had already exceeded thirty thousand, and the match has only been going on for a few minutes!"

……

The departure of this group of young men and women caused news of Yang Wu to quickly spread among the upper echelons of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Such astonishing events spread at an astonishing speed. Those young men and women who left all possess immense power within the Qianwu Universe.

So, in less than half an hour, the news that Yang Wu had killed tens of thousands of contestants right at the start of the competition spread like wildfire...

I'm quite busy today, so the second chapter will be a little late.

(End of this chapter)