"Yes… yes, my lord!"
The six-eared youth's voice trembled slightly.
He had just witnessed it with his own eyes, the strongest fighter of City No. 65, "Asura," ranked among the top hundred in the First World Zone, couldn't withstand even a single move before his head was severed by Luo Fan.
And this wasn't the first time!
After Luo Fan finished slaughtering the remaining survivors in his own city, his points had reached over two million.
However, his ranking was only around five hundred.
He intended to take first place in the entire world zone.
He felt that wiping out cities one by one was too time-consuming.
So, he decided to find someone to guide him to the strongest competitors ranked near the top.
The six-eared youth possessed remarkable intelligence-gathering abilities, and his strength wasn't weak either.
Thus, after defeating him, Luo Fan kept him as a guide.
The Six-Eared Race was a human branch within the Qian Wu Universe Nation.
They possessed six ears capable of hearing across vast distances, making them excellent at collecting intelligence.
The youth was responsible for identifying the strongest fighter in each city.
Luo Fan followed him from place to place, reaping lives.
Having grasped the essence of part of the Law of Space Origin, Luo Fan's flight speed was astonishingly fast.
This was already the eleventh city today.
There were only four days left until the end of the preliminaries.
Luo Fan glanced at the screen on his wrist.
[Contestant: Luo Fan (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)]
[Points: 95,778,833]
[Rank: 3]
Yes, after killing more than ten city champions, Luo Fan's point ranking had already risen to third place.
"My lord, the strongest in the next city is currently ranked second, the 'Black Emperor,'" the six-eared youth said cautiously.
"Hmm. Lead the way."
Luo Fan spoke lightly.
Soon, the two arrived at the next city.
Not far away, Luo Fan noticed a dark spherical region, as though a sphere of space had been hollowed out.
"My lord, that 'black sphere' is the spatial domain of the Black Emperor," said the six-eared youth.
A gleam flashed through Luo Fan's eyes as he soared forward.
In an instant, thousands of phantoms appeared within the space.
"Blade Emperor! You've finally come to me!"
"I've been waiting for this!"
"Let me see the difference between me and a true powerhouse!"
The Black Emperor's body trembled with excitement at the sight of Luo Fan.
From the very first day of the tournament, he had begun slaughtering within his city.
By the tenth day, he had already started invading nearby cities to hunt strong opponents.
"Blade Emperor" that was Luo Fan's title.
In the First World Zone, anyone even slightly informed knew it.
No city champion could withstand even a single slash from the Blade Emperor!
The Black Emperor had long wanted to witness Luo Fan's strength for himself.
The next moment, darkness spread toward Luo Fan.
But when that darkness touched the blue domain surrounding him, it vanished instantly like frost under fire.
"How could..."
Before the Black Emperor could finish his words, Luo Fan slashed.
A transparent blade of light shot forth, cleaving the Black Emperor cleanly in two!
The six-eared youth hurried over soon after.
He had seen this same scene many times, yet every time his heart still trembled.
Luo Fan glanced at his points and said calmly,
"Let's go. To the next city."
His total points had already reached 156,677,889.
After killing the Black Emperor, he had directly gained all his points.
At this moment, Luo Fan's ranking soared to first place!
The second-place contestant, "Blood Spear," had only a little over 130 million points.
The gap between them was 20 million.
Though that was already a huge lead, if Blood Spear slew a few more city champions, he could still catch up.
To be safe, Luo Fan decided to kill a few more top fighters.
With the six-eared youth leading the way, Luo Fan swept through several nearby cities, slaying each city's strongest.
His total points exceeded 250 million, a full 100 million ahead of second place!
"All right. You've worked hard these past few days. You may go now."
After killing the thirty-third-ranked "Fire Fist," Luo Fan turned to the six-eared youth.
The latter's face lit up with joy.
"Thank you, my lord. Then I'll take my leave."
Luo Fan waved his hand, signaling him to go.
Seeing that, the six-eared youth carefully departed.
With only one day left before the preliminaries ended, Luo Fan didn't bother hunting further.
He had more than enough points.
Inside a small luxury starship hovering above the First World Zone.
"Isn't Dad going to keep hunting?" Luo Xingyu asked, a little disappointed.
"Your father is already leading second place by a hundred million points. Why bother wasting the effort?" Fang Xueyi said irritably.
Luo Xingyu and Luo Xingzhou both had extraordinary talent — both had already reached the Star-level.
If they weren't still too weak, they would have joined the Cosmic Genius Battle themselves.
Although the twin brothers looked alike, their personalities were quite different.
Luo Xingyu was lively and bold, ever since acquiring that troublesome immortal AI "Silala," he often dove into killing arenas and carried heavy killing intent.
Luo Xingzhou, on the other hand, was cautious and thoughtful, with far less desire for slaughter.
Currently, Dumpling had been entrusted by Fang Xueyi to Luo Xingzhou's care.
By the twentieth day, the family had returned to watch Luo Fan's grand killing spree.
"Dad's name has spread throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, even across the whole Qian Wu Universe Nation," Luo Xingzhou said calmly as he studied Luo Fan's score.
"Shouldn't we have the company corporation begin its expansion?"
Though he enjoyed growing stronger, Luo Xingzhou also took the family business seriously, after all, most of the company's shares belonged to Luo Fan.
"I'll discuss it later with your second aunt, third uncle, and Uncle Jia," Fang Xueyi replied, a hint of ambition flashing in her eyes.
Her cultivation talent couldn't compare to Luo Fan's, so she had decided to safeguard her husband's legacy instead.
"Luo Fan is incredible, truly the pride of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!"
"First place, by a massive lead! Has our empire ever achieved something like this?"
"I'm going to roast those Nether Empire guys, they said we had no geniuses!"
At this moment, the citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were in a frenzy.
Luo Fan's near-guaranteed entry into the Cosmic Genius Battle finals was a feat unprecedented in the empire's history.
That day, countless people across the empire remembered the name Luo Fan.
And not only them, even many citizens throughout the Qian Wu Universe Nation now knew his name.
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