I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

Having always been confined to a small village, this was the only opportunity for them to witness such grand scenes. Therefore, Luo Yuan felt that the old village chief was even more excited than he was. Soon, the two of them flew to a platform that looked very spacious. This was a shared teleportation channel built among several nearby villages.

The planet Luo Yuan is currently on is very large, and it would be very difficult to gather people together in a short time simply by flying. Therefore, the Luo Tian Dynasty has established corresponding teleportation arrays in different forces, which will make it easier for everyone to gather together more quickly to participate in the genius selection competition.

When Luo Yuan arrived, he found that quite a few people had already gathered there. However, they were mostly village chiefs from various villages who had brought their most outstanding talents to participate. Moreover, these village chiefs knew each other, since they had also participated in such talent selection battles when they were young.

Therefore, they are quite familiar with each other, and because they frequently need to trade, they can accurately know each other's information.

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Chapter 791 The Arena

Luo Yuan discovered that no matter where they were, these forces liked to use talent selection competitions to fight, thereby selecting satisfactory subordinates. Therefore, in Luo Yuan's view, these so-called talent selection competitions were actually just tools for these powerful forces to recruit and fight against other forces.

If we consider the combined strength of these geniuses present, they would certainly be very powerful in Luo Yuan's original world. However, in this independent world that has reached the fifth level of civilization, they seem insignificant. Nevertheless, the fact that they can become God-King level powerhouses at such a young age shows that they possess excellent genetic qualities and innate abilities.

At least these people originally had much better conditions than Luo Yuan. Luo Yuan had paid a lot of time and sacrifices to become a God-King level expert. Although Luo Yuan now has strength far exceeding that of the Creator God, he still needs to keep a low profile in such a dangerous environment.

Furthermore, his participation in the battles between these geniuses gave him the feeling of reliving his growth path, allowing him to experience the vibrancy of youth. In fact, this feeling was quite pleasant, at least it made Luo Yuan feel very peculiar. He also wanted to take this opportunity to truly understand the extent of the strength of the geniuses and powerhouses in this independent universe.

Moreover, one can successfully join the Luo Tian Sect through this selection process, thus perfectly integrating into this world system. Not only can one obtain various powerful methods for cultivation in this independent universe, but one can also understand its composition, ultimately gaining a higher status and corresponding resources for oneself.

Moreover, as long as Luo Yuan's identity is not known to other local powerhouses, he can even treat it as a long-term resource channel. In fact, those genius inheritors who come to this independent world for adventure and training will basically adopt the same approach as Luo Yuan, because a powerful universe actually contains many treasures.

Moreover, it's a sustainable development model. It would be a huge waste to only obtain a treasure here once, but if you can gain the corresponding status and position, you can ensure a long-term supply of resources. Furthermore, if you can obtain more resources from the secret realm, you will grow faster, although it will take some time to build up the necessary relationships.

However, those who can inherit eternally do not have such concerns, because the time flow of these independent universes as secret realms is different from that of their own universe. Once they establish a higher status and relationship in more secret realms, it will be easier to obtain the resources within them.

Moreover, the higher one's status, the greater the potential to acquire treasures. Furthermore, one can even directly control the powerful beings throughout the universe to obtain more resources for oneself, without having to fight and acquire them personally. Rather than risking danger by fighting against those local powerful beings to seize a few resources, it is better to directly control them and ultimately make it easier for oneself to obtain these treasures.

However, in order to ensure that his true identity would not be discovered by these local powerhouses, Luo Yuan chose to adopt a substitute method to obtain a perfect identity in this universe. However, in order not to arouse suspicion from these people, Luo Yuan could not show his Hunyuan realm cultivation in the genius selection battle.

He can only use the cultivation level of a God-King, but his strength can reach the level of Hunyuan. He cannot surpass it too much, only in this way can it seem more reasonable. Generally, super geniuses have the ability to kill enemies above their level, so it is not surprising that Luo Yuan can show a stronger combat power than himself at the God-King level.

However, if it exceeds the limit by too much, it will seem very unusual and will definitely attract the attention and detection of those super strong individuals. You should know that the high-level people of the major forces living in this independent universe are aware of the fact that outside inheritors will come to their universe for training.

However, since this independent universe has lost the protection of the strongest sovereign, even if they knew about this, they would not have the ability to oppose it, so they simply ignored it and would not easily have many conflicts with these inheritors.

As long as these inheritors do not cause too much damage to their independent universes, it is not a problem to give them some resources. However, these resources will not be given to these inheritors for free; they need to obtain them through their own strength.

Even if possible, the higher-ups in these forces might want to recruit these inheritors into their own ranks and change their mindset, ultimately getting them to join their side and seek benefits for them, although this is extremely rare.

However, it's not necessarily impossible. After all, there have been some inheritors in history who genuinely sympathized with the beings in their universe and provided them with considerable assistance. It can be said that both sides are merely maintaining peace through a superficial balance. As long as they don't go too far, there shouldn't be any major trouble.

The powerful beings from outside who have taken control of this independent universe treat it as a secret realm. The native powerful beings in this secret realm can only grow stronger by using any means that can bring them benefits. However, these native powerful beings in the independent universe certainly hope that a new sovereign-level powerhouse can be born in their universe.

This would allow them to escape the fate of being controlled by other universes, but achieving this is extremely difficult. The time and resources required are unimaginable. Moreover, this independent universe has become very fragmented and is constantly being probed by other independent universes. As the controlling party, they certainly do not want a new ruler to emerge in this universe.

This depends on how the super-powerful beings in this independent universe operate. After all, there are many dangerous environments and spaces where it is possible to avoid the detection of those universe controllers. However, the thing these native super-powerful beings need to worry about the most is the sovereign-level powerhouse in Luo Yuan's independent universe.

Although after reaching the Dominator level, they rarely waste time and energy on managing the so-called universe, and these secret worlds are even less within their exploration range, if something that can pose a threat to them really appears in the operation of these controlled independent universes, then it will definitely trigger a great war between the two universes.

The problem is that they already had a ruler-level powerhouse, yet they were easily defeated. This shows that the ruler of Luo Yuan's independent universe is much stronger than their ruler. Therefore, in Luo Yuan's view, it is basically impossible for this independent universe to cultivate a ruler-level powerhouse capable of fighting against his universe.

Because neither the environment nor the resources available can support such an existence, it is meaningless to Luo Yuan and his lineage, as they came here only to obtain resources, and they will not be punished for whatever they do here.

The only thing to worry about is not offending these local powerhouses too much. Otherwise, if they all unite against them, they will bring it upon themselves if they perish. This is because the previous training and selection of these inheritors did not involve other super powerhouses. Everything depended on themselves, as these were very important training opportunities for them.

To cultivate a super strong person, it is not only about cultivation level and strength, but also about their mentality and various wisdom. Only by achieving all-round improvement can they become stronger and continue to move forward, climb to higher realms, and become supreme beings. Therefore, none of the geniuses and inheritors that Luo Yuan has seen so far are weak.

They are outstanding in every aspect; otherwise, they could not have stood out from so many geniuses and become the successors of the universe controller. It should be noted that there is only one universe controller in each multiverse, so there is only one successor. Such an opportunity is very rare, and it can be said that each of these successors is the most outstanding genius in an independent universe.

Luo Yuan cannot underestimate the methods and minds of the other inheritors. After all, everyone has come this far, and no one is weak. Now, Luo Yuan doesn't know if there are any other inheritors among the geniuses present who, like him, are hiding their identities.

However, Luo Yuan didn't really care about these things, because he could take this opportunity to fight against these geniuses. Even if there were other inheritors among them, it wouldn't matter; it would just add more challenge and fun for him. Luo Yuan believed that the super powers that held the genius selection competition must also know about the geniuses who came to participate in the battle.

There must have been quite a few inheritors from outside the faction mixed in. However, once these inheritors join their forces, they can influence them through various methods, eventually achieving a subtle and gradual effect, as long as they can make these inheritors feel a sense of belonging to their local forces.

So whatever the final outcome, it will have a positive impact on their independent universe and the corresponding forces. Therefore, Luo Yuan was very calm after arriving here and did not have any connection with the other inheritors, since they did not know each other.

Moreover, they are in a competitive relationship with each other. Only those village chiefs at the Hunyuan level who brought these inheritors here already knew each other, so they naturally did not have such concerns. In addition, according to Luo Yuan's judgment and understanding, since this independent universe was taken over, many of the high-ranking members of the forces have been replaced by the inheritors from Luo Yuan's independent universe.

Therefore, to some extent, it is impossible to distinguish whether the people they see are native experts, experts from Luo Yuan's universe, or experts from other universes who have infiltrated and hidden themselves, ready to seize this independent universe and turn it into their own secret world.

It can be said that there are still many competitive relationships in the independent universe. Different universes will use various methods to compete for resources. Therefore, Luo Yuan has to be extra careful when he ventures here, because he has no idea how complicated these forces are.

Soon, five thousand geniuses from different regions gathered here, and the requirements for teleportation were met. As for the village chief who brought Luo Yuan, they would have to go to the selection location to participate in the battle on their own and could not be teleported, which meant that they would have to separate. However, Luo Yuan did not care about these things.

After all, those village chief-level Hunyuan experts only went to the genius selection arena to watch a wonderful battle performance. They were all in a relaxed state of mind. Although these village chiefs hoped that the geniuses who emerged from this competition would achieve great success, they did not have too high expectations, because they were well aware of this.

The chances of success are not that great. If they do succeed, they will be very happy. Even if they don't succeed in the end, their trip will not have been in vain. At least they will be able to participate in such a grand event. With a flash of light, Luo Yuan soon found himself in a new position.

This is a very vast platform, with an area so large that Luo Yuan doesn't know exactly how big it is. However, a large number of geniuses have already gathered here, who seem to have been teleported from different places to participate in this genius selection battle. At the same time, Luo Yuan also noticed that around the vast platform, there are very high platforms that are already filled with spectators.

In other words, their current location is similar to an infinitely enlarged football field. However, Luo Yuan noticed that there are actually many battle arenas on the platform, and their five thousand people are on one of them. The current genius selection battle has not actually started; people are just being teleported here. However, the atmosphere on the scene is very enthusiastic.

Luo Yuan noticed that the technology here was very advanced, and there were virtual panels displayed all around. Moreover, the people on the viewing platform were dressed very strangely. Some people wore ancient costumes, while others wore high-tech clothing. Luo Yuan felt that this place was more in line with the world he had experienced before, and it was completely different from the small village where he originally lived.

Luo Yuan originally thought he had come to this world, a place similar to ancient times, but now it seems that it is not like that at all. It's just that his location is too poor, so he is not qualified to come into contact with these high-tech products. Now all the geniuses can only stand on the arena and wait for the start of the entire genius selection competition. Moreover, there are hosts constantly introducing some of the rules here.

Luo Yuan had experienced this situation many times before, so he wasn't particularly surprised. Although he couldn't directly use those high-tech items here, he already possessed some items that allowed him to connect with and control the surrounding information network.

Of course, not only Luo Yuan, but also the inheritors possess such things. However, in order not to arouse the suspicion of these local powerhouses, they basically do not use them. But now, in this environment, they no longer have such thoughts, because there are all kinds of high-tech items and a wealth of online information everywhere.

So Luo Yuan quietly checked the high-tech device he was carrying and began receiving various kinds of information, including his exact location.

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Chapter 792 Core Rules

The information Luo Yuan received contained a lot of specific information about these geniuses. Of course, only those geniuses with some fame would appear on these lists, while those so-called geniuses from small villages like Luo Yuan were basically unknown and would not appear in these information.

In this talent selection competition, more than half of the participating geniuses were ordinary geniuses from remote areas, but there were also many strong individuals from major powers or developed regions. Those geniuses from good backgrounds certainly had some high-tech products bestowed upon them by their elders.

For example, some intelligent optical computers can log into those virtual networks at any time to learn more information and can also engage in virtual battles at any time. It can be said that the geniuses present are completely different types.

Those geniuses who have a good living environment have a greater advantage, so their strength will definitely be stronger. This is because they can have many good inheritances and powerful methods. Therefore, even among geniuses of the same level, the difference in strength between them is very obvious.

On the contrary, those geniuses from small villages can only rely on the inherited knowledge in their bloodline for their cultivation process. Therefore, they are still very lacking in actual combat skills. If it weren't for their higher genetic level and the faster cultivation environment, they would not be able to have the strength of a god-king at this age.

This made Luo Yuan understand why so few geniuses from small villages could stand out and be recruited by powerful forces after participating in such battles. It was because they lacked the necessary conditions for growth from the start, so they were basically there to serve as foils to those geniuses from better backgrounds.

Moreover, geniuses from good backgrounds often have more powerful talents and bloodlines in their fathers or ancestors, so they cultivate faster, are stronger, and are generally younger than other geniuses. Therefore, when Luo Yuan saw the geniuses present, he was impressed.

If you find that the geniuses are very calm and indifferent to their surroundings, they are often those from good families. This is because they have generally seen a lot of the world and, through exposure to their surroundings, they are very adaptable to their environment and do not find anything strange about it.

On the contrary, those geniuses who were shocked by the scene before them and even lost their minds must have come from small places. No matter where you are born, your background is very important because it determines a lot of things. Whether it is your appearance, bloodline and genetic level, or the environment in which you grow up, it determines how far a genius can grow.

Basically, most of the geniuses who have gained considerable fame and made a name for themselves are born into powerful families and influential clans. Only a very small number of geniuses from humble backgrounds, who are fortunate enough to have opportunities, can leave a mark on history. However, such individuals are extremely rare and are often used as typical examples to inspire geniuses from less privileged backgrounds.

Luo Yuan also knew that if he hadn't had a powerful cheat system to help him grow when he first came to this universe, he wouldn't be standing here now, having the opportunity to fight against inheritors from different multiverses, nor would he have been able to see the scenery of other independent universes.

Luo Yuan felt that his greatest gain from his journey was seeing a wider world and understanding what other universes were like. This realization was the most important thing, and it made him feel that he was still alive in this world. After all, he now had an eternal lifespan, so he no longer had a concept of time.

When a person exists in this world for too long, they will forget many things, and may even forget where they came from. Therefore, only by constantly acquiring more information can one grow and maintain a fighting spirit.

It would be difficult to keep Luo Yuan living the same lifestyle forever, because he would get very bored after a while. However, exploring the universe is a very meaningful and interesting thing. So even though Luo Yuan is hiding his true strength and fighting with geniuses who are much weaker than him, he doesn't feel embarrassed or think he is wasting his time.

Because Luo Yuan's mood is now more peaceful than before, he no longer pays too much attention to things like status and strength. He cares more about the spiritual feelings he experiences during the process. Moreover, when Luo Yuan stands among the crowd and looks at these energetic geniuses, he feels as if he has become young again, returning to the state he was in when he was cultivating.

This made him feel more at ease than before. No matter what kind of existence they are, they will always recall what they have experienced in the past. There may be some regrets, but there will also be many beautiful things. They will always reminisce. However, when they reach a certain level, they can no longer turn back, nor can they relive that feeling.

He wouldn't consciously try to experience the state of his youth, but Luo Yuan is able to have such feelings now because the universe he is in now is more advanced, and the level of the strong people here is higher. So even if Luo Yuan has the strength and realm of the post-Hunyuan level, he doesn't feel that he is an extremely powerful and invincible existence here.

Luo Yuan and his group belong to another independent universe. Although as inheritors they can grasp some power related to the rules of the universe after receiving the inheritance, they cannot use it after arriving in this independent universe. This is mainly because the independent universe has rules and powers that are completely different from other universes, and can only be used by people within that universe.

When powerful beings from the outside world arrive here, they will be unable to use such powerful cosmic forces unless they can break through to become powerful beings at the level of cosmic controllers or above, in which case they will not be subject to such restrictions, because they can use the power of their own universe to fight enemies from a great distance, no matter where they are.

However, Luo Yuan and the other inheritors have not yet broken through to the level of universe controllers, or even the level of creator gods. The most powerful among them are only at the level of Hunyuan Lord. They are not yet able to directly mobilize the power of distant universes, so they can only rely on their own strength to fight.

Fortunately, the geniuses participating in this selection competition are also unable to use the power rules of their own universe, so everyone is on the same level. Moreover, Luo Yuan and the other inheritors must suppress their original realm and strength so that those local super strongmen cannot see their true identities.

Even if their true identities were discovered by the world's super-powerful beings, they wouldn't be immediately targeted or have their lives threatened. However, there would definitely be corresponding actions taken against them, such as deliberately trying to win them over or using certain threatening methods.

After all, these native super-strong individuals have many ways to deal with these inheritors. Moreover, during their long period of observation, they must have found various ways to deal with these inheritors. It is precisely because of these reasons that Luo Yuan and the others have to keep such a low profile and can only adopt alternative methods to integrate them into this universe.

In fact, all of this is a test and training for these inheritors. If they can gain the corresponding status and identity here, and also improve their strength, then even if they leave here in the future, they will be able to live better in their own independent universe.

Moreover, they can continue to grow, and it is quite possible that one day they can transcend the independent universe and become a dominant being. All geniuses and inheritors would never want to be trapped in an independent universe. They demand the highest standards of themselves on the path of growth, thereby constantly improving.

If they are content with the status quo, then they only need to follow the normal cultivation method. When they inherit the position of the universe controller, they will naturally become the actual controllers of the multiverse. In this way, they can obtain a supreme position and mobilize the resources of the entire universe for their own use.

However, if they remain trapped in their current positions and cannot improve, then their path to becoming powerful will end here, and they will never be able to advance further and become more powerful beings. When Luo Yuan observes these geniuses in front of him, he also thinks about many aspects, as well as constantly interpreting various information about this universe.

He discovered that although this independent universe had lost the protection of a ruler-level powerhouse, it had suffered great losses due to the previous battle with the super powerhouse in Luo Yuan's universe, resulting in this independent universe becoming a broken existence.

However, the core origin of the universe's rules in this independent universe has not been destroyed. In other words, given the appropriate amount of time, it can automatically recover. However, during this period, this universe will become a kind of secret realm, and it will try to cultivate another dominant power.

This possibility has essentially been lost, because as the entity that controls this universe, it would not allow such a thing to happen, unless a super being far stronger than the ruler of Luo Yuan's independent universe could appear in a short period of time to change the current situation.

Of course, the core rules of an independent universe are very difficult to destroy. Even a dominant powerhouse cannot do it, because only a more powerful being can control or even destroy it. Moreover, as long as the core rules are not damaged, the independent universe cannot be considered to have truly lost the possibility of growth.

However, according to Luo Yuan, there was a very important piece of information in the inherited knowledge he obtained: generally speaking, an independent universe with a complete core of cosmic rules is actually a very powerful treasure, because if one can control it, one may even directly advance to become the ruler of this independent universe.

Under normal circumstances, every independent universe has a dominant ruler. However, there are also cases where the dominant ruler of an independent universe has been eliminated, which means that the universe has become ownerless. If one can take control of this universe, it is equivalent to ascending to heaven in one step.

However, it is extremely difficult to completely refine its core essence and make it one's own. To achieve this, one must possess the strength and realm of a universe controller, and one must also obtain the recognition and tacit approval of the dominant power who controls this universe.

Otherwise, rashly trying to grasp the core rules of this universe would be tantamount to seizing the spoils that a ruler-level powerhouse had fought so hard to obtain. Therefore, those ruler-level powerhouses value this independent universe very much, but there are too many of them.

This independent universe has only one goal: to ultimately decide who will inherit it and become its ruler. This requires observing their performance. However, according to the rules set by the ruling power, the universe controllers will not fight each other, because the consequences would be too great.

Therefore, these universe controllers seek out powerful successors for themselves, and then gather these successors together to test and fight, so that they can see the difference in strength between each other. This will help these successors, who represent the universe controllers, gain more prestige and give them the opportunity to inherit this independent universe.

There must be a ranking among these inheritors, which is equivalent to the ranking among those universe controllers. As for the specific criteria for the ranking, it is entirely determined by that sovereign powerhouse. Therefore, the impact of Luo Yuan and the other inheritors' training and battles in this secret realm world is very significant. Whether it is a sovereign-level powerhouse or a universe controller, they will all pay close attention to it.

After all, having a new ruler is very important for an independent universe. It can provide them with stronger external support, obtain more resources, and allow the strong in their own universe to become the rulers of other independent universes. This is the only way to fundamentally solve the hidden dangers.

Independent universes belong to relatively advanced civilizations and possess extremely high value. Therefore, no dominant power would easily decide the ownership of an independent universe, nor would it allow any entity that could pose a threat to it to emerge from within it.

However, even the strongest beings cannot truly destroy the core of an independent universe. Therefore, they must constantly monitor the development of this independent universe. But in certain special environments, they find it difficult to investigate clearly. Furthermore, the strongest beings need to spend their time cultivating and cannot do this all the time.

Therefore, the best way to solve this problem is to directly select an entity from among the universe controllers under one's control that can inherit other independent universes and make it a dominant power. This would solve the problem and bring it great benefits.

The problem is that such a selection cannot be made arbitrarily, because even a ruler-level powerhouse must consider the thoughts of those who control the universe and cannot make decisions at will. Therefore, a relatively fair method must be adopted to convince them. The best way is to let their successors fight among themselves, so that they can obtain corresponding opportunities through such a ranking.

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