Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 119 The Battle of Geniuses Ends, Domain Lord Level

Even if I lose all three remaining matches, I, Guslow, will still be fourth place!

In the central square, Guslow, having defeated Aichen, secretly plotted, a slight smile creeping onto his lips.

The spot in the Primal Realm is secured!
Subsequently, Luo Feng, who was the third to finish in the top five, was teleported onto the arena.

However, the next moment, something unexpected happened.

On the stage, Luo Feng's voice rang out: "I concede!"

"Shh!"

Luo Feng, who had just appeared on the arena, was teleported back to the central square.

"???"

Ai Chen blinked.

"!!!"

In the square, Gu Siluo's eyes widened, the smile on his lips disappeared, and he looked at Lu Jin not far away with disbelief.

In an instant, Gu Silu guessed that Luo Feng's immediate surrender upon entering the arena must have involved some shady deal.

Lu Jin and Ai Chen became a couple, while Luo Feng and Lu Jin were close friends.

If Luo Feng gives away one match, and then Lu Jin gives away another, then even if Ai Chen loses to Bo Lan, her record will still be two wins and two losses.

On the other hand, he himself clearly has no chance of winning against Lu Jin, Bo Lan, and Luo Feng. His final record will be one win and three losses, directly placing him in fifth place.

The spot for the Primal Secret Realm just slipped away from me like that?
referee!

There's something fishy going on! There's something fishy going on!
Looking at the Nine Swords Venerable, Gu Silu shouted in his heart.

It wasn't just Guslow, the person involved, who thought of a backroom deal; all the geniuses present, many of the immortals leading their teams, and the Nine Swords Venerable also made the same connection.

As a result, everyone present turned to look at the Nine Swords Venerable.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the Nine Swords Venerable raised an eyebrow, glanced at the bewildered Ai Chen on the arena, and then at Lu Jin, who seemed unaffected.

In the end, the Nine Swords Venerable glanced at the unlucky Gusiluo, but did not speak.

It was just that the participants conceded defeat; they didn't break any rules.

Since he didn't break the rules, let him be. Who told you, Gusiluo, to be so weak?
If you are strong enough, even if someone tries to exploit loopholes in the rules, it will be to no avail.

Seeing that the Nine Swords Venerable, who was acting as the referee, did not react, Gu Siluo was immediately devastated, feeling as if the whole world was full of malice towards him, and his life seemed to have lost its color.

They directly shouted, "This is a cover-up! I'm not convinced!"

That won't work!
The venerable one in green robes and purple scales who presided over the Genius Battle was a powerful being on the same level as the ruler of the universe, and he must have held a high position within the Virtual Universe Company.

If he disagrees, it would be tantamount to questioning the impartiality of this cosmic venerable one.

How could a junior like him, who is not even an immortal god, possibly withstand the humiliation from a cosmic venerable?

Not only this green-robed, purple-scaled Venerable, but he couldn't even afford to offend Lu Jin.

With Lu Jin's talent, as long as he doesn't die young, he is destined to be someone that Lu Jin can only look up to.

My heart is breaking, but I can't say it, sob sob sob.
"Shh!"

At that moment, Berlan's figure was teleported onto the arena.

A moment later, Ai Chen was defeated, bringing his record to one win and two losses.

Next up was Lu Jin.

"I surrender!"

"Shh!"

Lu Jin, who conceded defeat, and Ai Chen, who won another match by default, were teleported off the stage.

Ai Chen's final record was two wins and two losses, securing him a place in the top four.

"Won't this be bad?"

Looking at the dejected Gu Siluo, Ai Chen whispered to Lu Jin.

He patted Ai Chen's head and said, "As long as you don't break the rules, then it's within the scope of the rules."

Why are you being so nice to me?

"You are my only sister!"

"Boom~"

Upon hearing this, Ai Chen hesitated for a moment, then blushed and quickly kissed Lu Jin on the cheek.

"Luo Feng, thank you."

Then, Ai Chen quickly turned his face away and thanked Luo Feng.

Luo Feng waved his hand: "You're welcome."

Judging from their affectionate behavior, it's likely that my cousin, who used to be a cultivation fanatic, is about to 'fall'.

But this is actually a good thing for him!

As my cousin goes down the path of 'degeneration,' he will devote less energy to cultivation in the future, and then his chance to catch up will come.

At this moment, Luo Feng couldn't help but imagine the day when he would freely 'guide' Lu Jin.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, it's time for me, Luo Feng, to guide you!

Thinking this, Luo Feng couldn't help but smile.

Upon seeing this, Lu Jin, with his sharp eyes, raised an eyebrow.

Luo Laodeng's mouth is all crooked, what wonderful thing is he thinking?
Shaking his head slightly, Lu Jin didn't think much of it and transmitted his voice to Ai Chen: "Ai Chen, sneak attacks are wrong. One should be upright and honorable."

What kind of skill is a sneak attack?
I didn't even realize it! If you're so capable, come at me openly and honestly!
Ai Chen didn't reply, but just lowered his head and gently pinched Lu Jin's waist.

The cycle of battle continues, with the unlucky Guslow taking the stage as 'ruler'.

As expected, Gusiluo lost all four of his battles: his second against Luo Feng, his third against Bolan, and his fourth against Lu Jin, resulting in a final record of one win and three losses.

Then it was Luo Feng's turn to go on stage.

After a fierce battle, due to the limited time he had spent training, Luo Feng was ultimately defeated by Bo Lan.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Feng was defeated by Lu Jin, bringing his final record to one win and three losses. Then, the final battle arrived, with Lu Jin facing off against Bo Lan.

In the arena.

"Radiant Dragon, Condense!"

"hold head high--"

"boom!"

A platinum dragon, exuding overwhelming power, descended from the sky and instantly shredded Berlan's body.

With that, the final round of battles has ended, and the top five rankings have been determined.

Lu Jin has three wins and one loss, ranking first.

Bolan also had a record of three wins and one loss, but he lost to Lu Jin and ranked second.

Ai Chen has two wins and two losses, ranking third.

Luo Feng has one win and three losses, ranking fourth.

Gusiluo also had one win and three losses, but he lost to Luo Feng and ranked fifth.

The top four rankings, except for Ai Chen in third place which was somewhat questionable, were accepted by the other geniuses present.

After all, Lu Jin, Bo Lan, and Luo Feng were indeed far stronger than them.

The three of them, whether in terms of their performance in the Trial Tower or the strength they displayed on the arena, were far superior to those of the others.

As for the fifth, Guthro?

Having been tricked by Lu Jin and Luo Feng and missing out on a spot in the Primal Secret Realm, Gu Siluo has become an incredibly unlucky guy in everyone's eyes.

Rong Jun, one of the five people who made it into the top ten, is not at all envious of Gu Siluo for being ranked fifth.

In any case, as long as you don't make it into the top four, it doesn't really matter whether you're fifth or tenth.

Not long after, in the central square.

The immortal leaders from various cosmic nations, along with 1000 geniuses, were all listening to the Nine Swords Venerable's speech.

"This year's selection battle for the universe's top human geniuses has come to a perfect end today!"

"Your class is exceptionally outstanding. I believe that decades or even centuries from now, many of you will be renowned throughout the universe."

"Later, someone will contact you to take you to the headquarters of my Virtual Universe Company. After you assemble, we will head to the 'Initial Universe'."

"From this day forward, your path will no longer be ordinary."

"As for whether you will become a super being renowned throughout the universe, an ordinary strong person, or perish along the way, it all depends on yourselves."

"Work hard! Your path to becoming a strong person has only just begun."

The voice of the Nine Swords Venerable echoed in everyone's mind.

On July 4th, 2071 (Chinese calendar), this year's Genius Battle officially came to an end!

The appearance of Lu Jin brought about a series of impacts, causing the elimination phase of the trial to end earlier, and the official conclusion of the Genius Battle inevitably came earlier than in the original story.

Subsequently, the Nine Swords Venerable and the 1008 immortal leaders departed directly.

Meanwhile, Lu Jin and 1000 other geniuses, led by staff from the Virtual Universe Company, went to the conference room of Restaurant No. 2 in the central square to leave their real-world planetary addresses so that the Virtual Universe Company could send spaceships to pick them up.

After saying goodbye to Ai Chen, Lu Jin's consciousness exited the virtual universe.

It's time for a breakthrough!

Inside the World Ring, Lu Jin thought to himself.

With the battle of geniuses over, it's time for me to break through to the cosmic level.

"Shh!"

Lu Jin's true form appeared in the inner world.

"Whoohoo-"

Nine-colored mist surged and converged, entering the body of the main body standing in mid-air.

Soon, the aura emanating from Lu Jin's true form surged several times over, and his life level jumped from the peak of the ninth rank of the Stellar Realm to the first rank of the Universe Realm.

After entering the cosmic level, Lu Jin stopped absorbing the nine-colored mist to increase his level, and his cultivation of primal force and mental power remained at the first level of the initial cosmic level.

Next is the period of the Chaos City in the initial universe, where the focus is on comprehending the laws, and there are not many battles.

Once you reach the cosmic level, the level of your true self is irrelevant.

Moreover, the lower the level, the greater the probability of getting good items while exploiting loopholes.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

Then, with a thought, countless cosmic crystals existing in the external space fell like a torrential rain, gradually being devoured by the inner world and transformed into nine-colored mist.

The next moment, the nine-colored mist that permeated the inner world surged again, rushing wildly towards the entire Nine-Colored Continent.

"Rumble--"

As the nine-colored mist was being devoured, the Nine-Colored Continent trembled and roared violently, and began to expand rapidly.

Three days later, the inner world advanced, and the Nine-Colored Continent jumped from 9000 kilometers in length and width to 100,000 kilometers in length and width.

However, the Nine-Colored Continent was not at peace at this time, and it was still expanding by absorbing the nine-colored mist.

My level is temporarily stuck at the first stage of the initial universe entry, just to make it easier to exploit loopholes.

However, the inner world is different. Now that I have entered the Domain Lord level, I need to raise it to the upper limit of the Domain Lord stage as soon as possible.

After all, the second clone, the 'Eternal Tree,' with a life gene ratio of 4800, is waiting for its inner world to become stronger so that the long gestation period can be shortened and it can be born sooner!
And right after the breakthrough in the inner world, the original core, radiating nine-colored light, was inside.

An enormous, transparent clock covered most of the vast starry sky.

Within the Soul Bell, formed by the Soul Secret Technique 'Clock of Time and Space', the 'Vortex Galaxy,' symbolizing the primordial core level, began to undergo astonishing changes.

"Whoohoo-"

The central black hole of the spiral galaxy, along with eight smaller black holes along its eight spiral arms, experienced a sudden surge in devouring power, frantically swallowing up the surrounding stars.

(End of this chapter)