Chapter 106: The Cruel Rules

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay Residential Area, Ancient-Style Palace.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God stared at the screen.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, Fourth Brother, are you joining?” Luo Yuan looked at Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God met Luo Yuan’s gaze, their eyes burning with a fierce desire for battle.

The three of them burst into laughter.

“Haha...”

“Let the four of us brothers fight fiercely together.”

The four brothers from Earth were filled with confidence and passion.

As news of the Peak Genius Battle spread, igniting the blood of the four brothers, countless stellar-level humans across billions of star systems in the vast universe eagerly awaited the competition.

Throughout the immense cosmos, major universal nations, countless divine realms, renowned super geniuses, relentless cultivators, wandering warriors—all these talents had their eyes fixed on this grand contest spanning all universal nations.

In literature, there is no absolute first; in combat, no absolute second. The stronger the genius, the less willing they are to accept inferiority.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God each opened a screen before them, entering the virtual universe company’s official website to register.

At the top of the webpage, a striking number flashed—19,485,938,889. Moments later, the number leapt dramatically to 20,082,991,73. Next to it was the universal language text: “Number of Registrants in the Qianwu Universe Nation.”

“So many people have registered,” Thunder God exclaimed.

“Yes, it’s a huge amount,” Luo Feng examined carefully. “Indeed, over two billion.”

“When I entered the Killing Ground for training, I hadn’t seen this list yet. When I came out, it was already there. I immediately looked for you guys. It didn’t take long!” Thunder God sighed. “During just my training time, so many had signed up.”

“The entire Qianwu Universe Nation has over a hundred billion star systems,” Luo Yuan smiled, then began the registration process.

“Do we have to fill out registration information?” Luo Yuan looked at the screen helplessly but quickly filled it out and clicked the “Register” button.

“Beep.”

“Scan complete. Stellar-Level Ninth-Rank Psychic Warrior registration approved.”

The virtual universe network scanned the body through a connected device capable of assessing physical strength, confirming the registrant’s stellar-level status.

The four registered that day, though the registration deadline for the “Universal Humanity—Peak Genius Battle” was still about a month away. In the meantime, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God seized every moment to train rigorously, none willing to be eliminated immediately upon entering.

Whether Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, or Thunder God, each carried their pride!

None would concede easily; if you want me to acknowledge you, then fight me!

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Time passed, and under the watchful eyes of humans from countless star systems across many universal nations, registration for the Peak Genius Battle finally closed.

According to Chinese Standard Time, it was April 16, 2066.

“Luo Yuan, you have mail.”

“Luo Feng, there’s mail for you.”

“Kid, you have mail.”

“Master, you have mail.”

On Earth, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong simultaneously received notifications, immediately logging into the virtual universe network.

Within the virtual universe, at the ancient-style palace on Black Dragon Mountain Island in Nine Star Bay Residential Area, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God appeared together in a pavilion, exchanging smiles.

Luo Yuan sat on a stone chair, then gestured to the air before him, automatically bringing up a screen. He quickly opened the newly received email.

“Welcome to the ‘Universal Humanity—Peak Genius’ Selection Battle.

This selection battle within the Qianwu Universe Nation has attracted over 822.5 billion stellar-level experts, exceeding the previous event by 110 billion. This is a matter of great pride for our Virtual Universe Company.

We guarantee that the entire genius selection battle will be conducted with ‘absolute fairness.’

Participants vary from Stellar-Level First-Rank to Eighth and Ninth-Rank. To ensure fairness and identify true geniuses, the actual elimination battles will occur within the virtual universe, where all contestants’ physical qualities will be equalized to the Stellar-Level Ninth-Rank standard.

Everyone’s psychic power will also be standardized to the Stellar-Level Ninth-Rank!

All participants will have equal physical abilities and may choose their appearance freely. They can select any grade of primal force weapons or psychic weapons.

This genius selection tests ‘willpower,’ ‘domain,’ ‘experience,’ and ‘understanding of laws.’ External conditions are completely equal for all.

The selection battle is divided into two main stages.

The first stage selects the top 1,000 experts from all universal nations.

This determines the top 1,000 in the overall universe ranking.

The largest portion is the first stage.

Your universal nation is the Qianwu Universe Nation.

With over 822.5 billion participants, the process includes ‘preliminary elimination’ and ‘arena finals.’

Through preliminary elimination, the 822.5 billion participants will be reduced to only 100,100 survivors!

Due to the massive number of eliminations, the preliminary round will be extremely brutal.

The Qianwu Universe Nation’s preliminary elimination divides the virtual universe into 100 worlds, each with over 8.2 billion participants. In each world, these participants will ruthlessly battle, earning points by killing others—the more kills, the higher the score! Each person has only one life; death means the end.

When time is up, rankings are based on points. The top 1,001 in each world pass the preliminary elimination. Selecting 1,001 from each of the 100 worlds results in 100,100 survivors.

Moreover,

The top scorer from each world automatically secures one of the 100 spots in the top 1,000 overall, bypassing the arena finals. The remaining 900 spots are contested in the arena finals among the 100,000 survivors.”

“This letter includes an attachment with detailed information.”

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After reading the notice and the attachment, Luo Yuan raised an eyebrow.

The preliminary round is savage.

Having over 8.2 billion people slaughter each other in one world—killing to earn points, ranked by score.

“This Peak Genius Battle is ruthless. In the preliminaries alone, over 800 billion are eliminated, leaving just 100,100!” Hong smiled. “It will drive everyone to fight wildly. I can already imagine the scene—a world soaked with blood and corpses, a mad battleground.”

“Too many people, so they have to use this method,” Thunder God chuckled. “I’m actually looking forward to it.”

Luo Feng smiled alongside them.

“No worries; just kill the last survivors. Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp. With over 8.2 billion in one world, killing one by one isn’t feasible!” Luo Yuan said, and Luo Feng and the others nodded.

After registration closed, the Virtual Universe Company began preparations. Though complex, their efficiency was remarkable.

One month after the deadline, on May 16, 2066, Chinese Standard Time, the Qianwu Universe Nation’s preliminary round gathering day arrived.

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