However, the Lord of the Qianwu Nation loved nurturing geniuses mainly because, if a genius emerged, he could earn a bit of contribution value.
Other universe lords might not care about such a trifling amount.
But Qianwu... oh no, rather, Lord Qianwu certainly did!
He owed his friends and his clan several treasure points.
The strongest thing on him was merely an ordinary heavy treasure.
Now, he didn't dare to venture out anymore.
He had already died three times on the Original Star and been resurrected by his clan three times.
He was starting to grow fearful.
He was afraid that, next time, even his heavy treasure would be gone.
Unless his debts were fully repaid, Lord Qianwu had no desire to go adventuring again.
In truth, being able to owe others that many treasure points already showed that Lord Qianwu was quite powerful.
It also proved that his strength ranked fairly high among human Venerables.
Otherwise, who would dare lend him treasures to bring to the Original Star?
He just had bad luck.
Perhaps he simply chose the wrong name.
…
Just as Hong was chatting casually with some familiar geniuses nearby, a gigantic figure appeared before the crowd.
"Greetings, Lord!"
All the geniuses, including several Immortal teachers, bowed respectfully.
"Mm, not bad. This time there are a few promising seedlings."
"I hope you can enter the top one thousand in the universe."
"I've prepared quite a few rewards this time."
"The higher the rank, the greater the reward!"
A majestic and resonant voice echoed around everyone.
At this moment, no one dared meet Lord Wanye's gaze.
However, upon hearing that Lord Wanye had prepared rewards, all the geniuses became excited.
They had long heard from their teachers in the Wanye Secret Realm that every Universe Genius Battle, if someone could reach the top one thousand, Lord Wanye would bestow generous prizes.
Mainly because Lord Wanye had no interest in the rewards given for nurturing geniuses.
Therefore, as long as one entered the top one thousand in the universe, Lord Wanye would exchange those official rewards for items the geniuses actually needed and personally grant them.
"All right, prepare for the competition. Don't disgrace the name of my Wanye Secret Realm."
After saying that, Lord Wanye vanished instantly.
Everyone rose to their feet.
"Teacher, what kind of rewards does Lord Wanye usually give?"
A three-eyed human standing beside Hong looked at an Immortal teacher nearby and asked.
That Immortal recalled for a moment before saying:
"There are quite a few rewards."
"They're different every time."
"But all of them are best suited for you."
"There have been secret techniques, weapons, and more."
"I remember once, a genius from Wanye Secret Realm won first place in the Universe Genius Battle, and Lord Wanye rewarded him with a treasure worth ten million mixed yuan units."
"They say it could enhance one's clarity in understanding the laws."
Hearing this, the three-eyed human's fighting spirit surged even higher.
"I must make it into the top one thousand in the universe!"
The Immortal snorted and said:
"Better defeat Hong first."
"Hong might have a chance to enter the top one thousand, you, not so much."
Hong silently listened to their exchange without interrupting.
The other geniuses from Wanye Secret Realm, upon hearing about the past rewards their senior brothers had earned, all became fired up as if injected with adrenaline.
Though Wanye Secret Realm had fewer geniuses, their overall quality was far higher than Qianwu Secret Realm's.
After all, Lord Wanye was wealthy, so long as your talent was good, you'd receive ample resources.
…
Liuyan Secret Realm
Here, things were about the same for Thor.
Lord Liuyan came to offer a few words of encouragement before leaving.
However, the Liuyan Secret Realm had more geniuses, over a thousand participants.
"Thor, we're in the same region. On the thirtieth day, let's have a fight!"
A red-haired youth beside Thor, carrying a long spear on his back, said excitedly.
"No problem, Saga. Just don't end up losing to me and failing to advance because of your low points."
"Hmph! This time you'll definitely lose. We'll see!"
…
"Luo Feng, how many contribution points I earn this time depends on you."
"You'll definitely make it into the top one thousand, try to aim for the top ten."
"If you can, winning the championship would be the best."
An Immortal from the Mengxi race patted Luo Feng's shoulder as he spoke.
"Teacher Liejin, I can only say I'll do my best."
"I'm confident about the top ten. As for first place, that depends on how strong the geniuses from other universe nations are."
Luo Feng rubbed his nose as he spoke.
The Immortal beside him, from the Star Secret Realm, was the one assigned by King Mingxing, the Star Destiny King, to instruct him during this period.
This Mengxi race Immortal was a Marquis-level powerhouse known as Marquis Liejin.
After all, Luo Feng had already stepped onto the threshold of the Space Origin Law, ensuring his entry into the Virtual Universe Company.
That was why King Mingxing had assigned Marquis Liejin to teach him, hoping Luo Feng could make a breakthrough and seize the championship.
Although Luo Feng said he would do his best, he knew very well how difficult it would be to win first place this time.
The three of them had sparred with Luo Fan several times recently.
Every time, they were instantly defeated.
How could they possibly win?
Luo Fan was a mountain standing before him!
Just thinking about it nearly made Luo Feng want to cry.
He had taken over the Golden Horned Beast, gained the Space Worm clone, and with his elder brother's help, entered the Law Source Secret Realm.
He had hunted countless Golden Source Beasts and obtained plenty of Golden Source Crystals.
Both his Golden Horned Beast and Space Worm clones had reached the Universe level.
Even so, he still felt that the gap between himself and his elder brother kept widening.
…
After entering the Virtual Universe, Luo Fan went straight to his manor there.
Beside him were Fang Xueyi and the others.
Luo Hua and the rest had also come to watch the battles.
"Dad, which world zone are you in?" Luo Xingyu asked curiously.
Everyone else looked toward Luo Fan as well.
He glanced at his own world zone.
"The First World Zone. Quite an auspicious number."
[Mission: Enter the top one thousand of the Qianwu Universe Nation. Reward: Luck +1,000,000; Comprehension +300,000]
Luo Fan immediately created a mission.
The rewards were… acceptable, he supposed.
For Luo Fan at his current level, one million Luck Points and three hundred thousand Comprehension Points were only so-so.
Still, considering this was just a stage mission, the rewards were decent enough.
"That number's definitely lucky. Even the Virtual Universe knows Dad's going to take first place!" Luo Xingzhou said with a grin.
Just then, Luo Fan's brows lifted slightly, and he said to them:
"It's about time. I'll be off."
With that, a flash of white light, and Luo Fan vanished from where he stood.
…
When Luo Fan arrived at the gathering area, he saw countless Star-level warriors around him.
Just then, the broadcast sounded.
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