Chapter 150: Instant Kill
A million geniuses gathered, some flying from the skies, some emerging from their living quarters, and others converging from the edges of the central plaza.
In just a few moments!
Over a million geniuses stood neatly in formation at the center of the vast square.
Luo Fan realized that even though he had noticed something was off, he still couldn't resist being pulled from his room and brought here.
He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of awe.
So this is the power of a Venerable…
"What's going on?"
"I was just eating, how did I end up here?"
All around him, countless geniuses wore the same expression of shock and confusion.
But soon, the pressure released by a thousand Immortals spread across the plaza, forcing the million geniuses into complete silence.
"Welcome, everyone, to the Peak Genius Battle organized by our Virtual Universe Company."
A warm, steady voice echoed in every genius's mind.
Everyone looked up in astonishment.
From the previously empty air ahead, a man appeared, dressed in a green battle robe, with violet scales covering parts of his head.
He wore a gentle smile.
Yet standing suspended in the air, he radiated the overwhelming majesty of an ancient god-king.
The aura that naturally emanated from him compelled a million young geniuses to bow inwardly, submitting without resistance.
Though their eyes could clearly see the man in the green robe in the distance, it felt as though.
That supreme existence… did not belong to the same space as them.
That strange distortion of space and time made the entire scene feel surreal and disorienting.
"From 1,008 cosmic nations, each selecting a thousand geniuses, there are over one million of you here today."
The man in the green robe hovered high above the void, his calm voice rolling gently like thunder.
"Our Virtual Universe Company will select the strongest one thousand among you to become core members of the company."
"You million geniuses will compete for these one thousand spots."
"The rules are as follows."
"Tomorrow, each of you will enter your own Trial Space."
"Our company has prepared over a million trial spaces, one for each of you."
"In every trial space, there will be seven Trial Towers, each consisting of seven floors!"
"You will begin with the first tower."
"Once you clear all seven floors of the first tower, you may move on to the second, and so on, until you die or are expelled from the trial space."
"Of course, if you manage to clear all seven towers, you may also choose to stop."
"Your score will be determined by your performance within the trial space."
"The top 1st to 100th places will be directly accepted as core members of the Virtual Universe Company, earning the first 100 spots."
"The 101st to 7,300th places, these 7,200 will enter a knockout arena battle for the remaining 900 spots."
"As for everyone ranked below 7,300…"
"You will all be eliminated."
The words of the green-robed man left the million geniuses utterly stunned.
There were 1,008,000 participants in total.
That meant, each trial space alone would eliminate over a million people!
After explaining the rules, the green-robed Venerable, known as the Nine-Blade Venerable, departed.
...
The next morning.
"All participants, please prepare. You will soon be transported to your respective trial spaces."
A crisp, melodious voice echoed throughout the vast realm.
By now, all the geniuses within the 1,008 towers had long been awake.
Suddenly—
Boom!
A mysterious, invisible force descended upon the realm.
The next instant, every single one of the million young geniuses vanished simultaneously, teleported away.
...
A flash of light.
Luo Fan found himself standing atop a massive rectangular meteorite.
The meteorite floated in the endless void of space, nearly a hundred kilometers long.
In the distance, faint starlight shimmered from tiny suns scattered across the dark expanse.
On the meteorite stood seven colossal Trial Towers.
Each tower loomed like a mountain, towering over ten kilometers high and spanning several kilometers across.
The seven towers were positioned at different points across the meteorite's surface.
A small screen appeared on Luo Fan's wrist, similar to the one used during the preliminary rounds, displaying his points and ranking.
Participant: Luo Fan (Qianwu Cosmic Nation)
Points: 0
Rank: None
Trial Space: No. 0888888 (TL/N: Chinese people sure are obsessed with these repeated numbers lol)
Within this trial space, there were seven towers, each with seven floors.
First Trial Tower:
Each floor grants a maximum of 10,000 points.
Clearing all seven floors yields up to 70,000 points.
Second Trial Tower:
Each floor grants up to 100,000 points.
Clearing all seven floors yields 700,000 points.
Fourth Trial Tower:
Each floor grants up to 10 million points.
Clearing all seven floors yields 70 million points.
Seventh Trial Tower:
Each floor grants up to 10 billion points.
Clearing all seven floors yields a maximum of 70 billion points.
Note: Once you die, the trial ends.
There were two ways to clear each floor:
Kill all targets on that floor to earn the maximum points and be directly teleported to the next floor.
Survive for 10 days without killing all targets, you'll still be teleported to the next floor.
Once all participants die, the final rankings are determined.
In the original story, Luo Feng had delayed on every floor to gain extra time for comprehension.
But Luo Fan had no such concern.
This body wasn't his true self or even a clone.
It was merely an avatar.
An avatar could not comprehend laws.
His true body and main clone were in the Law Source Secret Realm, immersed in enlightenment.
This avatar only needed to do one thing...
Slaughter its way through.
He wondered idly if Luo Feng would still waste ten days on every floor this time.
Gazing calmly at the seven towering trial spires before him, Luo Fan's eyes remained serene.
He turned into a streak of light and flew toward the first tower.
The towering gate at its base bore the number "1" the First Trial Tower.
After equipping the Tide God Blade and selecting a battle suit, Luo Fan stepped straight inside.
The moment he entered, his wrist screen updated.
[First Tower – First Floor]
Enemies: 10,000 Blood-Furred Mammoths
Points: 1 per kill; 10,000 total if all are slain
Clear Conditions:
Kill all beasts to gain full points and proceed to the next floor.
Survive for 10 days to automatically advance.
Death results in trial termination.
A countdown timer appeared on the edge of the display, indicating the ten-day limit.
Luo Fan looked ahead at the 10,000 Blood-Furred Mammoths before him.
In an instant, his figure blurred.
Ten thousand after images filled the air.
Shhhk!
In the very next moment, all ten thousand Blood-Furred Mammoths were slain simultaneously!
Without even glancing back, Luo Fan walked calmly toward the portal leading to the second floor.
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