Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 48 Breakthrough!
The following morning, in the lobby of Building 0087, where the Northern Miasma Universe Kingdom was located.

With a thousand geniuses from across the universe gathered together, it was inevitable that they would feel a little nervous.

Of the 1,080 geniuses, only a fraction will be eliminated in this trial tower stage.

To be precise, it's less than a fraction of the total, only 7,300 qualifying spots.

"Are you all nervous?"

Suddenly, the voice of the King of Illusions appeared, and then everyone saw a figure in white robes suddenly appear in front of them.

“Little ones, let me share some of my experience with you.”

King Qinghuan spoke gently: "For geniuses of your level, the first two trial towers are easily passable as long as they don't make any stupid mistakes."

"So don't rush to rush through the levels at the beginning. While the opponents generated by the Trial Tower are not strong yet, carefully analyze their attack methods and strengths and weaknesses. This will allow you to get more points. Do you all understand?"

The teaching of test-taking skills in this way does not actually violate the rules of the virtual universe network.

However, they dared not mention immortality in general, for fear of giving the Virtual Universe Company a bad impression.

"understand!"

The response from thousands of geniuses eased my initial tension considerably.

King Qinghuan smiled and nodded, and then shared some interesting stories and anecdotes from previous genius battles with these geniuses.

About five minutes later, a clear and gentle female voice echoed throughout the entire plane.

"All participants, please prepare yourselves. We are about to conduct a group teleportation, which will transport everyone to their respective trial spaces. Countdown: 10, 9... 3, 2, 1!"

Instantly, everyone became serious.

As the countdown reached zero, an invisible force rippled outwards, instantly locking onto everyone and teleporting millions of young geniuses away.

……

Trial space.

This is a deep, dark starry sky, with only a few stars scattered in the distance, emitting a faint glow.

In the center of this space lies a cuboid asteroid, approximately 100 kilometers long and nearly 30 kilometers wide and high.

"Shh!"

A flash of light appeared, and Yu Duan's figure materialized out of thin air on the asteroid.

In front of Yu Duan are seven majestic ancient pagodas, each about 10,000 meters high.

Yu Duan raised his right hand, where a light screen on his wrist guard displayed his personal information and ranking points.

Participant: Yu Duan (Northern Ming Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0
Rank: None
The trial space where it is located: No. 00870001.

Rules: You will earn points by defeating targets spawned within the Trial Tower. The trial ends upon death.

The first trial tower awards a maximum of 1 points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 7 points.

The second trial tower offers a maximum of 10 points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70 points.

And so on, the points reward for each trial tower increases tenfold.

How to pass: Kill all targets in the current level to be immediately teleported to the next level; if you survive for more than 10 days, you will also be teleported to the next level.

Yu Duan looked toward the first trial tower, which was the only one with an entrance on the first floor.

"I wonder what kind of creatures will be the opponents generated on the seventh floor of the Trial Tower in this Genius Battle."

The opponents generated in the Trial Tower are different for each Genius Battle, and some adjustments will be made, but the difficulty is basically the same.

Swish!
In an instant, weapons, battle suits, and other equipment appeared directly on Yu Duan's body.

The next moment, Yu Duan transformed into a streak of light and entered the first trial tower.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the entire space-time changed abruptly, transforming into a vast and desolate Gobi Desert!

At the edge of the Gobi Desert, a series of deafening, muffled roars suddenly erupted.

"Moo!!"

Then, one after another, giant beasts covered in black scales and with heads resembling bulls appeared.

They were so numerous and densely packed that they resembled a black tsunami rushing in from afar.

"Black-scaled Mad Bull? Never heard of it."

Information about the first layer of opponents appeared on the screen, but Yu Duan had never heard of these weak, ferocious beasts that lacked even advanced intelligence. Rumble...

The Gobi Desert trembled violently, and a torrent of sand, accompanied by a black flood, surged forth.

"Om..."

Centered on Yu Duan, countless black and white lights rippled outwards, flickering and changing, like day and night, like yin and yang.

The entire black and white light field is interwoven with countless black and white lines, without any clear boundaries. Light and darkness are completely intertwined, as if a black and white millstone has appeared out of thin air.

"hold head high!"

As the black behemoth charged into the hundred-meter radius around Yu Duan, it was instantly torn apart by countless black and white rays of light, and the pure power of annihilation and decay instantly ravaged its body.

In the blink of an eye, one after another, the giant black bulls shattered into blood mist and fragments without a sound, staining the Gobi Desert red.

One after another, giant beasts rushed forward, and before long, the entire Gobi Desert was completely soaked in blood.

Countless large and small severed limbs, black scales, and other debris were scattered on the ground, sending chills down one's spine.

But within a radius of several dozen meters around Yu Duan, the desolate Gobi Desert remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened. Not a single one of the tens of thousands of black-scaled bulls managed to reach this area.

"Shh!"

Yu Duan's figure was teleported away and entered the second floor of the Trial Tower.

The opponents on the second level of the Trial Tower are 1 Rock Armored Crocodiles.

……

In a project involving millions of geniuses attempting to break through the barriers, the immortal leaders of the various cosmic nations naturally take notice.

In the once empty central square, a rest area has appeared, where the immortal leaders of the various cosmic nations sit casually.

"Lord Qinghuan's little disciple is really fast at killing; he's already cleared the first trial tower."

"Without using the power of the laws of time, it's impossible to determine what level we've reached."

"That Kodi from the Yuan Chen Universe Kingdom is also incredibly fast, but his proficiency in movement techniques still needs improvement."

"As expected, the fastest one is this Aarons. Tsk, it's been so many years since I've seen someone 'lower their level' like this. I wonder what the Virtual Universe Company's attitude is."

"It's hard to say. Aarons' talent is about the same as the average level of the champions in previous genius battles. I don't know if the Virtual Universe Company has given him the opportunity to enter the Primal Secret Realm."

The leaders of these 1008 Great Universe Kingdoms are all immortal gods. The oldest among them is even older than Venerable Jade City, who presided over this year's Genius Battle. He had personally witnessed Venerable Jade City participating in the Genius Battle.

They've seen it all, and they're very familiar with Virtual Universe's style.

genius?

Virtual Universe Company is never short of geniuses.

Even if someone is the champion of the Genius Battle, unless they are one of those who only appear once every few thousand years, they won't receive much attention.

There have been instances like Aarons in previous years.

If a genius has cultivated for thousands of years and barely made it into the top 1000 in the entire universe, they will basically encounter an invincible opponent during the arena battle and be eliminated directly.

Similarly, when competing for higher-level dungeon slots later on, the situation is similar, and they will basically fall to a lower level.

Furthermore, with two monstrous geniuses already in this cohort, the likelihood of allocating three slots to the Primal Secret Realm is extremely low.

If we consider the possibility that Yu Duan and Kodi might fail when facing Aarons, we might not even give Aarons a chance to compete for a top ten spot.

While the immortal team leaders were exchanging ideas, Venerable Jade City and King Qinghuan were watching the battle in a different way.

They were able to directly 'enter' the interior of the Trial Tower.

However, no one can see them, and they have no authority to have any influence on the Trial Tower. This is the convenience of the virtual universe network.

As long as the virtual universe doesn't allow it, even if two people are face to face, they will never be able to detect each other's existence, which is equivalent to being in two parallel universes.

Inside one of the trial towers, Venerable Jade City and King Qinghuan stood beside a young man, but the young man was completely unaware of their presence. Even when the young man's domain enveloped the two of them, it had no effect whatsoever.

"This Koti is indeed extraordinary."

Looking at the young man who was killing in front of him, King Qinghuan could intuitively perceive the other party's mastery of the laws.

Even though Kodi didn't go all out, his every move naturally matched the changes in space, which did not escape the notice of King Qinghuan and Venerable Yucheng.

Venerable Yucheng smiled and asked, "Teacher Qinghuan, who do you think is stronger, Yu Duan or this Kedi?"

After pondering for a moment, comparing his junior disciple's and Kodi's understanding of the laws, King Qinghuan said, "About fifty-fifty."

"It all depends on the two of them; who can make a significant improvement in this trial tower stage?"

(End of this chapter)