Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 181 A Genius Who Struggles

brush!brush!brush!

Nine hundred figures suddenly appeared in the central square, most of them with expressions of excitement on their faces.

Because, after going through three incredibly brutal rounds of elimination, they also gained the qualification to join the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company!

Once you take this step, everything will be different!

Yang Wu and the other one hundred people quickly got up and went over to join the others.

Congratulations!

The ethereal voice resonated in Yang Wu and the others' minds once more, and the man in the blue battle robe reappeared before them.

"You are the top 1,000 talents from the 1008 cosmic nations of the human race in this year's Genius Battle! In the future, our Virtual Universe Company will dedicate all its efforts to nurturing you. If any of you do not wish to join Virtual Universe Company, you can speak up now."

The square fell silent again; no one uttered a sound.

"very good."

"However, you should all understand the principle that competition is eternal in the universe!"

"There is competition everywhere. It is impossible for you thousand people to receive the exact same treatment and training resources! Even my Virtual Universe Company would not dare to waste such precious resources."

The man in the blue battle robe smiled and said, "I hereby announce..."

"Among you 1000 people, the 101st to 1,000th will receive a bonus of 10 Hunyuan units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core layer of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Apocalypse Secret Realm'."

"Those ranked 11th to 100th will receive a bonus of 100 Hunyuan Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core layer of my Virtual Universe Company, 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'."

"Third to tenth place winners will receive a prize of 1000 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core layer of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."

"The first and second place winners will receive a prize of 10,000 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core layer of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."

"Normally, the 'Primal Realm' only admits one genius each year. However, the level of your genius competition this year is exceptionally high, so after discussion, the top management of our Virtual Universe Company has decided to grant you two spots to enter the 'Primal Realm' this year."

After hearing what this great being announced, all the geniuses realized the differences between the four secret realms.

But what about the extra spot in the Primordial Secret Realm compared to previous years?

In that instant, everyone's eyes fell on Yang Wu and Bo Lan!

For them, whether there is one or two spots in the Primal Secret Realm makes little difference!

At this time-

The man in the cyan battle robe noticed the reactions of the many geniuses and suddenly said, "A temporary ranking means nothing. You are all still young, and you have countless opportunities in the future! Even after you join the Virtual Universe Company, you will face all sorts of resource competition! If you lose your fighting spirit now, you might as well just leave!"

Upon hearing this, astonishing fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of many geniuses.

Yes, even if we can't beat them now, we'll always have a chance to surpass them in ten, a hundred, or a thousand years!

"I refuse to believe that if I'm not as good as them now, I'll be even worse than them in the future. Sooner or later, I'll break into the Primal Secret Realm!"

"Well said! Let's all work together!"

Seeing the fighting spirit in everyone's eyes, the man in the blue battle robe finally smiled slightly and said, "The final battle in the arena will begin tomorrow to determine the final rankings. The rules for the final battle have already been sent to each of you, so you can all rest well today."

boom!

After the man in the cyan battle robe finished speaking, he disappeared. Only then did the thousands of powerful immortal beings begin to discuss the matter.

"I never expected that Virtual Universe Company would offer two slots from the Primal Realm in this year's Genius Battle!"

"That's not surprising! Both Yang Wu and Bolan have been able to join the Primordial Secret Realm with an absolute advantage in previous years. It would be such a waste to let such geniuses join the Primordial Secret Realm!"

"Yes, these two are just too outstanding."

"Haha, the other kids are in a terrible situation! In previous years, some of them would have been able to challenge the Primal Secret Realm! But now, even with two spots, they have absolutely no hope!"

"Haha, that's absolutely right!"

……

While the immortals were discussing, Yang Wu and the others looked down at their wrist screens, where they had already received the rules for the decisive battle the following day.

The rules are as follows:

Of the nine hundred geniuses who emerged victorious from the three rounds of elimination that just concluded, the virtual universe system selected the top one hundred based on their performance in the trial space and the three rounds of elimination: Galesi, Carpenter, Lassa…

These 100 people will engage in one-on-one battles with the first 100 to receive a spot. The winners will enter the "Heaven and Earth Secret Realm," while the remaining 900 will all enter the "Apocalypse Secret Realm."

Then, among the 100 winners, the virtual universe system will continue to determine the 20 strongest individuals, who will then engage in one-on-one battles to select the top 10.

The top ten are qualified to enter the "Primordial Secret Realm".

The top two from the top ten will be selected to enter the 'Primitive Secret Realm'.

A detailed match list is attached.

After reading the rules, countless geniuses were in an uproar.

"How could this be?"

"They won't even give us a spot in the finals?"

"That's too much!"

"This...this is way too much trust in the virtual universe system!"

"I'm 100% confident I'll break into the top 100, maybe even the top 20! Why, why are you excluding me just because of the virtual universe system? I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!!"

"That's not fair! This is not fair!"

Many of the exceptional geniuses from various cosmic nations who had been excluded from the two hundred people shouted out.

"Shut up!"

"Idiots, what are you doing?"

"Shut up, all of you!"

Many of the thousands of immortal beings in the distance who were in charge of leading the teams roared angrily.

At the same time, that terrifying pressure of consciousness spread out, directly pressing down on the eight hundred people, causing the eight hundred geniuses to turn pale and tremble slightly all over.

Boom...

Thousands of powerful immortals instantly appeared in front of this group of geniuses, looking down at them.

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!!!" Among the kneeling crowd, a three-eyed youth braced himself on the ground with his arms raised and roared.

"idiot!"

Countless great and immortal beings watched them coldly!

At that moment, a magnificent and ethereal voice rang in everyone's ears.

"If anyone has objections to the final rules of the Virtual Universe System, they may choose not to join my Virtual Universe Company. My Virtual Universe Company will never force anyone to join."

The majestic sound echoed between heaven and earth, causing the faces of the eight hundred geniuses lying on the ground to change.

They are all true prodigies from various cosmic nations; where have they ever received such treatment?

This response is practically telling everyone—

If you disagree, you can leave. Nobody's forcing you to join! It's that simple!

"How foolish!" A powerful immortal with flowing black hair among the thousands of immortal beings said coldly, "Do you think you little brats can change the rules of the final battle decided by the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company? How arrogant!"

"If it were Yang Wu and Bolan's suggestion, perhaps it would be taken seriously! Because they have already been recognized as eligible to join the Primal Realm and are considered members!"

"As for you? You're just on the outermost edge of the core layer, yet you dare to talk back?"

"You should know that Virtual Universe Company holds a Peak Genius Battle once every ten thousand years, as well as a Battle of the Strongest for Universe-level Powerhouses! There are countless geniuses like you within Virtual Universe Company! So, it's best to keep a low profile in the future!"

……

Thousands of immortal beings were all coldly staring at these peerless geniuses selected from various cosmic nations.

Such selection rules have sometimes appeared in previous genius battles.

And this was the first lesson that Virtual Universe Company taught these geniuses before they joined!

The purpose is to tell these geniuses that they are nothing special!

Even the most outstanding geniuses can only be qualified to join the Virtual Universe Company if they recognize their own limitations and forget their past glories!

Because, in the Virtual Universe Company, there are geniuses everywhere!

……

Yang Wu watched this scene quietly, without feeling much.

Because he knew very well what the virtual universe system was.

That was a great ruler of the universe, ranking among the top in the entire vast universe.

If we consider only the human race, those with better eyesight than the other are few and far between.

The decisions made by such beings are certainly not something that young geniuses like them can change.

……

The next morning.

In the central square, a thousand exceptional geniuses had gathered early on.

Even after yesterday's farce, not a single genius was willing to give up their qualification to join the Virtual Universe Company.

"Venerable One!"

Upon seeing the man in the blue battle robe appear, thousands of immortal beings immediately bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." The man in the blue battle robe in mid-air nodded slightly, then turned to look down at Yang Wu and the others, and said, "Today is a good day. We will select the top 100, the top 10, the first place and the second place from among you one day."

"Everyone ready? Let the final battle begin!"

The man in the blue battle robe looked down at the crowd, then waved his hand, and a hundred huge arenas appeared directly in the central square.

Meanwhile, the two hundred geniuses who had been selected were immediately teleported to the arena.

The other geniuses who were not qualified to participate, as well as the thousands of immortal beings, mostly focused their attention on the two arenas of Yang Wu and Bo Lan.

As expected, after unleashing the second level of the Overlord Spear technique, Soul-Chasing Thrust, Yang Wu successfully entered the top 100, increasing his prize money to 100 Mixed Yuan Units, thus qualifying him to enter the virtual universe company 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'.

……

"Congratulations to the little ones still standing on the arena." The man in the cyan battle robe stood in mid-air, looking down at Yang Wu and the others on the arena: "First of all, congratulations on entering the top 100. You can enter my Virtual Universe Company's 'Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth'!"

"Next, I will announce the final twenty names according to the selection of the virtual universe system."

Having learned from yesterday's experience, no one will question the selection of this list this time!

"Yang Wu, Bolan, Luo Feng... Rong Jun, Galesi, Tao!"

The man in the cyan battle robe smiled and said, "You twenty people can rest and recover from the previous battle. The next battle will begin soon. As for who your opponents are… you'll find out during the fight!"

Among the group of geniuses, Yang Wu and Bo Lan were the most relaxed.

As for the others, they were all somewhat afraid of encountering these two perverts.

After all, the top ten and the top twenty, the Primordial Secret Realm and the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm are fundamentally different!

……

About half an hour later.

"Rumble..."

The central square shook again, and ten giant arenas gradually rose in the center. Yang Wu and the others, who were resting, were instantly teleported to the arenas.

"Damn, that 'Blood Axe' Tao actually ran into Yang Wu?"

"And Lancelot, he actually ran into 'Death' Berlan!"

"Everyone was guessing who was so unlucky as to run into those two freaks, Yang Wu and Bo Lan. It turns out it was them! What pitiful guys!"

The other nearly one thousand geniuses watching from a distance all laughed.

Before Yang Wu and Bo Lan met, they were both invincible on their respective arenas.

……

On the arena.

The ever-unruly "Blood Axe" Tao, gripping his terrifying giant axe, stared at Yang Wu in front of him like a ferocious beast.

Tao's strength is undeniable, but anyone could guess the final outcome.

Ten arenas, ten battles.

Compared to the previous battles, this duel is now the most important and crucial showdown in this year's Genius Battle!

Because the first and second place positions have already been filled, and now is the last chance for the other eighteen people to break into the Primordial Secret Realm!

Uka, a spirited young man from the planet Manka; Jiangmo and Qianshui, siblings from the mysterious planet Augustus; Aichen, a girl from the Dream Winged Clan…

Everyone is fighting with all their might, hoping to go as far as possible in this year's Genius Battle!

……

Right after Yang Wu defeated "Blood Axe" Tao, Bolan followed suit and defeated his opponent Lanlos.

One after another, the victors emerged from the ten arenas.

Yang Wu, Bolan, Luo Feng, Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, Wu Ka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Opatitra...

And the last one—

Rong Jun!

Of these ten battles, the most decisive were undoubtedly the two between Yang Wu and Bo Lan, who both easily defeated their opponents; the most thrilling was the duel between Luo Feng, the controller, and the illusionist Galesi; and the most difficult was the longest battle, between Rong Jun and Gu Siluo!

No one was surprised by Yang Wu and Bo Lan's victory, but Luo Feng and Rong Jun's win took everyone by surprise.

After all, both "Phantom Demon" Galesi and Guslow are considered top-ten geniuses by everyone, so Luo Feng and Rong Jun, who were able to defeat them, must be even stronger!

The others also felt Luo Feng's amazing will and Rong Jun's terrifying swordsmanship from these two battles.

(End of this chapter)