Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 274 A Person's Name, A Tree's Shadow

As time went by, Yang Wu remained on Earth, cultivating in seclusion.

Sometimes he uses secret methods such as "Time and Space Notes" to comprehend the laws of space, and sometimes he studies the third level of "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body".

Although the third level of the "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body" is generally only achievable by those at the World Lord level, Yang Wu's genes are now 40 times that of ordinary life forms in the universe, and his physical attributes are comparable to those of a third-level World Lord, so he has barely reached the threshold for cultivation.

However, the "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body" truly lived up to its reputation as a top-tier body vibration technique. Yang Wu had studied it for a long time, but he hadn't even scratched the surface.

If it weren't for the simulator, Yang Wu would probably have already purchased precious treasures to cultivate.

Besides requiring a lot of time for arduous cultivation, one can also use treasures to improve their realm, just like Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast cultivated the "Original World" in the original work.

However, just to successfully cultivate to the third level, one needs nearly two billion points.

Although Yang Wu could afford such a price, with the time simulator available, there was absolutely no need to waste resources.

According to Yang Wu's own plan, he will stay on Earth and focus on cultivation until the next simulation begins.

Unless the Virtual Universe Company assigns a task.

In the midst of tranquility, time passed year after year...

In the blink of an eye, it was already 2274 Earth time. At this point, nearly ten years had passed since Yang Wu returned to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

……

Virtual Universe, Rain Mountain.

The sprawling palace complex shrouded in mist resembles a fairyland.

In the Primordial District, at Uka's manor.

Seven geniuses ranked in the top ten of the Genius Battle, namely Uka, Qianshui, Jiangmo, Rongjun, Aichen, Longyun, and Opatitra, gathered here.

Just then, a lean young man dressed in dark red battle armor flew down from mid-air. He exuded a faint murderous aura and revealed a cold and bloodthirsty temperament.

"Luo Feng!"

"Hurry up and come over, we've been waiting for you!"

All the other geniuses sitting in the open-air square of the Uka Manor looked up at the lean young man, and the extremely enthusiastic Uka even shouted out.

"Here you are!" The lean young man, Luo Feng, smiled slightly.

Whoosh!

With a swift movement, Luo Feng traversed several kilometers and appeared next to the only empty seat.

"Luo Feng, today is the day the qualifying rounds begin. The company executives will probably be calling everyone together soon, and you're still so slow!"

Uka, holding a large piece of roasted meat, complained as she ate, "You came so slowly, do you think my food isn't good enough?"

Within the small group of the Primordial District, Uka's members are the best due to their personalities, so everyone gathers at Uka's manor.

"No, I have things to do in real life!" Luo Feng smiled and sat down, casually picking up a glass of fruit wine in front of him and slowly sipping it.

Several years ago, Luo Feng chose the "Demon Mountain" mission from the extreme level of cultivation missions, just like in the original story.

Yang Wu knew that this was Luo Feng's opportunity, so he did not warn him to be careful of being ambushed.

Therefore, after being ambushed by the genius "Moro" from the Primal Secret Realm, Luo Feng entered the land of the Demon Sound God General's inheritance, just like in the original story, and obtained this important opportunity.

Currently, Luo Feng is clearly still in the process of receiving the inheritance, and his soul amplitude has reached nearly twenty times.

However, with the qualifying battle imminent, Luo Feng only then separated a wisp of his consciousness to connect to the virtual universe.

Not far from Luo Feng, the stunningly beautiful Dream Winged Clan girl, "Lightsaber" Ai Chen, also held a glass of wine and joked with a smile, "Of the eight of us, Luo Feng is the least stressed!"

"The rest of us will likely be eliminated and sent to the Heavenly Secret Realm, but Luo Feng alone will definitely be able to stay in the Primordial Secret Realm!"

"yes!"

"Yes, we haven't trained for long enough!"

"Besides Luo Feng, only Rong Jun has a chance of staying in the Primordial Secret Realm!"

The others at the table echoed this sentiment.

There are generally thirty fixed spots for cosmic-level members of the Primordial Secret Realm.

However, in the previous Genius Battle, the Primordial Secret Realm added eight geniuses, including Uka, so this year's Genius Battle needs to eliminate eight people.

Among the original thirty elders of the Primordial Secret Realm, the weakest of them all had already passed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Of the eight people including Ke Wuka, only Luo Feng passed the seventh level, and Rong Jun passed the sixth level.

As for the others, they are all on the fourth or fifth floor.

In fact, with the talents of Uka and the others, there would be no problem for them to stay in the Primordial Secret Realm.

However, their cultivation time was far too short. Even if those elders had less talent, they had already cultivated for thousands of years, so their strength was naturally enough to crush Uka and the others.

Only geniuses with even greater talent, such as Luo Feng, Bo Lan, and Rong Jun, could bridge the gap of thousands of years of cultivation time in a very short period of time.

His strength is far greater than that of Uka and others.

"Luo Feng!" Uka suddenly put down the roasted meat in his hand and looked at Luo Feng with great seriousness.

"Luo Feng!"

"Luo Feng!"

Rong Jun, Jiang Mo, and the others all looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng was slightly taken aback.

"You're insane!" Uka said with rare seriousness, "You know, we newcomers are often ostracized by the older generation because we haven't been training for very long!"

Luo Feng nodded.

He was well aware of these things. Not long after he passed the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven, he received a challenge from two elders from the Primordial Realm.

At that time, Luo Feng went head-to-head with two opponents to avenge his friend Wu Ka, and crushed them completely.

"We haven't cultivated for long enough. Even in the hidden realms of heaven and earth, there are many geniuses stronger than us!"

Uka's voice was slightly agitated: "No matter how hard we fight in this qualifying battle, there's absolutely no hope of staying in the Primordial Secret Realm!"

Everyone else fell silent as well.

Even Rong Jun, who had already passed the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge, wasn't very confident of staying, since he had only recently broken through and his own accumulation was far inferior to that of the older generation.

"Of all of us, only you, Luo Feng, are here!"

Rong Jun's voice was deep as he stared intently at Luo Feng: "Only you, only you can charge forward fiercely!"

"Although the gap between us and Yang Wu is widening, we still want to tell everyone that among the geniuses of our generation, besides Yang Wu, there are still unparalleled geniuses!"

Everyone else also looked at Luo Feng.

Over the years, because Yang Wu's talent was so amazing, they all became mere supporting characters.

But these people are all chosen ones, and naturally they are unwilling to become mere decorations on the path to becoming strong.

"Don't worry!" Luo Feng said softly.

Before receiving the inheritance of the Demonic Sound God General, Luo Feng was not very confident about entering the Primal Secret Realm.

After accepting the inheritance, Luo Feng became somewhat more confident.

……

An hour later, the administrators of the Primordial Zone gathered all 38 cosmic-level members of the Primordial Zone and announced the rules of the qualification battle.

Because this is the first time that Luo Feng and other geniuses have participated in a cosmic-level qualification battle, the Primordial Secret Realm will have a relatively large number of members eliminated this time.

Because Yang Wu has already broken through, one person will be eliminated from the Primordial Secret Realm, so the Primordial Secret Realm will eliminate 11 people.

Among them, the top three from the Primordial Secret Realm will compete with the bottom two from the Primal Secret Realm for the sole Primal Secret Realm spot.

The remaining 18 people from the Primordial Secret Realm will compete with the top ten geniuses from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm for the nine spots in the Primordial Secret Realm.

Because the competition was even fiercer than in previous qualifying rounds, many of the geniuses in the Primordial Secret Realm were somewhat nervous.

The geniuses who have passed the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven want to rush into the Primordial Secret Realm, while the other geniuses also strive to stay in the Primordial Secret Realm.

……

"Look, that's Luo Feng! He's clearly a newcomer, yet he's already passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge!"

"Yes, Luo Feng is also a prodigy. Although he's somewhat inferior to Prince Yang Wu, his talent might even surpass that of Moro from the Primal Secret Realm!"

"Who do you think is most likely to break into the Primal Realm this time?"

"Is it the apothecary Yu Feng? I heard he's about to develop an extremely powerful potion!"

"I think it's 'Werewolf' Croves. I saw him spar with Ninan last time, and he completely crushed him!"

……

The many geniuses conversed amongst themselves, awaiting the start of the battle.

In a secluded corner, two young men were talking.

One of them had silver-white scales on his face, and the other had bronze skin and a single black horn on his forehead.

When Luo Feng stood up for Uka, he sparred with these two in the arena.

"Ash!" The silver-scaled youth frowned. "Do you think Ninan and the others can defeat that newcomer, Luo Feng? Even Sajin lost back then, and so much time has passed; Luo Feng's strength must be even greater now!"

Although the silver-scaled youth wasn't particularly talented, he was well aware that a true genius, once they surpass their opponent, can never be surpassed again.

"I don't know either!" Ash, the black-haired youth, replied absentmindedly, his gaze fixed elsewhere. "Moilin, whether there's any conflict between the two of us and Naro Peak, even if he storms into the Primal Secret Realm, it doesn't really concern us!"

"Ash, who are you looking at?" The silver-scaled youth noticed his friend's unusual expression and followed his friend's gaze.

Before the one-horned youth stood the genius brother and sister, Jiang Mo and Qian Shui, from the mysterious planet Augustus.

"Hmm?" Moilin asked疑惑地, "Ash, why are you looking at those two newbies? They just crossed the fifth level of the Skybridge not long ago, they pose no threat to us!"

"No!" the one-horned youth suddenly said seriously, "Moilin, have you heard that His Highness Yang Wu is already with Qian Shui from Planet Augustus?"

This was information that the unicorn youth learned by chance from his teacher; he had no intention of telling anyone else.

However, he and Moilin had a friendship spanning thousands of years, and they had even saved each other's lives when they teamed up to complete cultivation missions.

Now that the crucial moment has arrived, he naturally won't hide it from the other party any longer.

"What did you say?" Moilin asked, looking shocked.

Yang Wu's talent was already extremely extraordinary, and after passing the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge ten years ago, his status became even more unattainable.

So much so that even geniuses like them would automatically add the title "Your Highness" when referring to Yang Wu.

"Keep your voice down!" Ash whispered. "I found this out by chance from my teacher!"

"Is the news true?" Moilin asked in a low voice as well.

"Of course!" Ash said earnestly, "As you know, my grandmaster is the Sword Emperor! Qian Shui was already his disciple back in Chaos City!"

"Just a few years ago, I heard my teacher say that Grandmaster Jianhuang Wang had become Prince Yang Wu's mentor, and Qian Shui was one of the reasons for that."

"As expected of His Highness Yang Wu!" Mo Yilin couldn't help but exclaim, "To have Sword Emperor King as his mentor! Sword Emperor King is one of the grandmasters of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele lineage within my Virtual Universe Company, and his strength is among the top of all the King-level Immortals!"

"Of course! Prince Yang Wu broke through to the Domain Lord level not long after passing the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge, which most likely means he passed through the cosmic-level Primordial Tongtian Mountain."

Ash exclaimed, "With such an incredible cultivation speed, he's definitely destined for a high-level position in the company!"

"I know that!" Moirin said softly, "You mean..."

The two had known each other for many years, so Moirin quickly guessed Ash's plan.

"That's right!" Ash smiled slightly, "With our strength, there's absolutely no hope of breaking into the Primal Realm!"

"But among the elders who have passed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge, our strength is among the top. Even if we lose to Qian Shui, we won't have any problem staying in the Primordial Secret Realm!"

"Indeed!" Moilin nodded in agreement. "In this way, we can say that we have formed a good relationship with His Highness Yang Wu!"

"Besides, since you, Ash, were able to get the news, others might know too! If they hold back when they fight Qian Shui, while the two of us fight seriously, we might offend Prince Yang Wu!"

The two are truly close friends; even their thoughts are remarkably aligned.

In their view, being defeated by Qian Shui might not necessarily make Yang Wu grateful, but defeating Qian Shui might offend Yang Wu.

Since neither of them was in danger of being kicked into the Primordial Secret Realm, they were naturally willing to form a good relationship with Yang Wu.

……

At the same time, this scene also occurred with other geniuses.

The relationship between Yang Wu and Qian Shui could not be hidden, so most well-informed geniuses knew something about it.

Before the qualifying battle, Yang Wu had passed through the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge. Although they had not received news that Yang Wu had passed through the Primal Tongtian Mountain, they could guess that it was true.

Faced with a peerless genius who stands out in the entire history of humanity, they naturally had no desire to offend him.

For a time, apart from a few geniuses who were determined to break into the Primal Secret Realm and a few people who were on the verge of being eliminated, everyone else planned to hold back when fighting Qian Shui.

Soon, the qualification battle for the universe-level members of the Primordial Mystic Realm officially began.

(End of this chapter)