Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 82 The Battle of Cosmic Geniuses

September 9, 2066 in the Chinese calendar.

In the virtual universe, above every continent and island representing the "Cosmic Kingdom" or the "Cosmic Medium Kingdom," a huge black banner appears!

"Universe Humanity - Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses"

"Once in a million years!"

"Coming soon!"

"Organized by Virtual Universe Corporation, in conjunction with all the nations of the universe!"

"You're a genius? Can't find any opponents of your level and rank? Then join the 'Peak Genius Battle'! Here, billions of geniuses from numerous cosmic nations across the universe will engage in fierce battles!"

For more details, please visit the official website of "Virtual Universe Network" through the virtual assistant.

This enormous notice, stretching over a million miles in length and width, suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the night sky.

Even on Heilongshan Island, which has a population of hundreds of millions, this notice can be clearly seen by looking up!

With the appearance of these enormous notices, countless civilizations across the entire human realm instantly erupted in excitement!

In the vast divine kingdom where enormous volcanoes float, the majestic fire god uttered a thunderous voice.

"Whoever passes the initial selection will be my personal disciple."

Within the sacred grounds of Black Dragon Mountain, a majestic voice echoed:

"Go forth and fight for the glory of Black Dragon Mountain!"

On the azure planet, a young martial artist in white robes and a blood-stained sword murmured:

"Cosmic Genius Battle"

In the vast universe, top geniuses, adventurers, and ascetics were instantly drawn to the contents of this list.

Virtual universe, a killing field.

On the vast grassland, there were hundreds of figures in golden armor.

These golden-armored figures all possessed the aura of the ninth level of the Hengxing Star, a realm at the initial threshold of entering the laws, roughly equivalent to Luo Feng's level of comprehension two years ago.

In front of these hundreds of golden-armored figures stood a black-haired youth carrying a dark green whip on his back.

The whip had nine sections and was dark green to almost black. Strange silver patterns meandered and intertwined on the whip, making it look extremely dazzling.

"kill!"

The hundreds of golden-armored figures roared and charged forward simultaneously.

Unseen waves of law energy erupted, tearing apart the grassland below.

The black-haired youth watched this scene with a faint smile on his face.

"rise!"

With a thought, streaks of light continuously separated and flew out from the long whip behind him.

If you look closely, you can see that they are thin, green blades, as thin as cicada wings.

Driven by the power of the laws, the strange patterns on the green blades quickly lit up.

Strands of green silk began to flow and connect between the blades—

Finally, all 81 green blades quickly combined to form nine illusory throwing knives shaped like willow leaves!

"go!"

The black-haired youth raised his hand and pointed, and nine thin willow throwing knives shot out instantly!

"Tch~"

One after another, thin willow-leaf throwing knives flew through the air at incredible speed.

The hundreds of golden-armored figures rushing towards them were continuously pierced and torn apart by the illusory flying knives.

Soon, only the black-haired youth remained in the arena.

"Whoosh~"

The nine illusory flying knives instantly disintegrated, and streaks of green light quickly flew back into the dark green whip on his back.

"Zhou Yang, you're improving very quickly!"

Babata's voice echoed through the space, "Given your current level of proficiency, you shouldn't be far from mastering the second level of a Source God Weapon!"

The black-haired youth was Zhou Yang.

He shook his head and sighed softly:

"Still a bit lacking, hopefully I can master it in the next month or two."

"what?"

At that moment, Babata suddenly exclaimed softly, "Zhou Yang, it seems the matter you asked me to pay attention to is about to begin."

A moment later, in the virtual universe, at the Jiuxing Bay residential area on Heilongshan Island.

Zhou Yang, Luo Feng, and a group of others gathered here to look at the detailed information of the "Peak Genius Battle".

The Virtual Universe Company's once-in-a-millennium "Peak Genius Battle" will officially begin in a month!

The Ultimate Genius Battle will be divided into the "Universe Nation Selection Battle" and the "Ultimate Final Battle".

In the first phase, each of the major universe nations will conduct a selection process to choose the top 1000 elite individuals.

The top 1000 from each universe nation will represent their respective universe nation in the ultimate battle of geniuses among the entire human race.

The second stage, the final battle, will determine the top 1000 in the universe rankings once again from among the many geniuses of all the universe nations!

To ignite the enthusiasm of participants, Virtual Universe Company has prepared three major rewards for the top 1000 in the overall universe rankings:

I. Based on the ranking, participants will receive a prize ranging from 10 to 1 Mixed Yuan Units.

Second, obtain a spot to enter the initial universe for enlightenment;

Third, one can become a 'core member' within the Virtual Universe Company!

Each of the three rewards is incredibly attractive to a Star-level martial artist!

"A grand gathering for the entire human race across the universe!"

Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and the others looked at the introduction to the Genius Battle, and their eyes blazed with intense fighting spirit!

During Zhou Yang's period of arduous training, the three of them were not idle either.

Luo Feng has a golden-horned beast clone, so comprehending the fundamental law of metal is as easy as drinking water for him.

Moreover, his Demon Slayer Clan clone is already in the process of being conceived.

The day his Demon Slayer Clan clone is born will be the day he truly unleashes his power!

Under Zhou Yang's guidance, Hong and Lei Shen came into contact with the cultivation world in the universe earlier than in the original story, and their strength far exceeded that of their contemporaries.

These three are all very confident now!

"Sign up!"

"Let us make a name for ourselves on Earth!"

Zhou Yang, Luo Feng, and the other two registered through the virtual universe on the same day.

However, this registration period will last for about a month.

Luo Feng and the others were not idle either; they seized every minute to cultivate diligently, striving to achieve a better ranking in this genius battle!

Time passed slowly.

By the last day of registration, the number of applicants from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom alone had exceeded 8200 billion!

At that time, these more than 8200 billion challengers will go through two rounds of screening to select the 1000 best people.

In the first phase, the "preliminary elimination," over 8200 billion challengers will be randomly assigned to one hundred global battlefields.

In each world, more than 82 billion people will fight together, and the top 1,001 will be selected based on their scores.

The top player in each world will advance directly, while the remaining 1,000 will need to compete in the second stage, the "arena showdown," against players from other world battlefields for the remaining 900 spots.

The 1000 strongest individuals will be selected to represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the final cosmic showdown!

Time quickly came to May 16, 2066 in the Chinese calendar.

On this day, Zhou Yang, Luo Feng, and others gathered together and waited early.

"Go, Dad!"

"Uncle Zhou, Uncle Hong, Uncle Thor, you guys keep it up!"

Two chubby little guys ran around, constantly cheering on the group.

It was Luo Feng's two children, Luo Ping and Luo Hai.

"Haha, okay, let's all do our best!"

Zhou Yang and the others looked at each other and burst into laughter.

With two little ones causing trouble, the group relaxed a bit.

"Yangzi, Hong Ge, Lei Ge, you guys better perform well! We, the Four Heroes of Earth, are going to break into the top 1000 in the universe together!"

"Of course we'll do our best, but what the hell are these Earth Four?"