Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Pair of Double Pupils

Chapter 115 Clash of Geniuses (1/2)

The rules have been released.

Fang Yi looked down at the latest information transmitted through the wristband.

The 900 geniuses who were just selected will be chosen as the 100 best based on their performance.

These 100 people will then engage in one-on-one battles with Fang Yi and the other 100 who secured their spots first. The winners will be able to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, while the remaining 900 will all enter the Doomsday Secret Realm.

Fang Yi did not finish reading the rules.

They only glanced at it quickly, while the others on the edge frowned upon seeing the rule, because it was far too arbitrary and would definitely cause an uproar.

"Something's about to happen—" Fang Yi thought to himself.

as predicted.

Most of the geniuses were very dissatisfied after reading the rules.

"Are you kidding me? How can you do this? You won't even give me the right to the final battle?"

"I'm not convinced! Why wasn't I selected? I was 100% confident of making it into the top 100 or even the top 20. Why?"

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Why should I be excluded from the virtual universe? I refuse to accept this! I absolutely refuse to accept it! There's something fishy going on!

A three-eyed young man, over 5 meters tall, was shouting furiously.

Many people in the surrounding area were also influenced by him.

All of these are protests.

Upon seeing this, many of the powerful immortals roared in anger.

"What do you want to do?"

"Are they all going to rebel?!"

A wave of oppressive power swept through the air.

Fang Yi simply watched this scene quietly.

Such arbitrary rules are bound to cause dissatisfaction, especially since these people are all geniuses from various star regions.

However, the only response to these 800 people was a simple, understated statement—

"You can leave if you disagree; no one is forcing you to join."

These words filled the eight hundred people with despair.

"An immortal," he said coldly.

"You think you can change the rules of the final battle decided by the higher-ups of Virtual Universe Company?"

"Who do you think you are? So arrogant! If someone with double pupils offered an opinion, the higher-ups would naturally take it seriously, but you're not even as good as Berlan, yet you dare to talk back?"

These immortal words are like a heavy hammer blow.

The entire scene fell silent.

Lobby on the first floor of Building 0825.

At this moment, only Fang Yi, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun remained in the hall; the other three had already been eliminated in the previous three rounds of battle.

"Looking at it now, we are nothing more than a new seed in the Virtual Universe Company, but the Virtual Universe Company has a lot of such seeds—" Luo Feng no longer had his previous arrogance, and spoke very calmly.

After all, being able to squeeze into the top 100 is something to be proud of.

"No matter what universe you're in, status is very important." After Rong Jun finished speaking, he looked at Fang Yi and said, "If you had said that this competition system was unfair, perhaps those 800 people would still have had a chance."

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Upon hearing this, Luo Feng also turned to look at the person with double pupils.

Fang Yi simply said, "Their inability to demonstrate sufficient strength in the three rounds of battles is their own problem. I can help them this time—but what about next time? What about the future? What about their future cultivation?"

"Besides, although I am currently ranked first, at most I can get the higher-ups to pay a little more attention and have them discuss it a bit more, but it may not be able to change the result. Ultimately, it's because their performance is not good enough."

Fang Yi was perfectly aware of this.

You can only rely on yourself, not others.

After listening, Luo Feng and Rong Jun remained silent for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

immediately.

The group also chatted about the Virtual Universe Company.

When Luo Feng first learned that there were countless Realm Lords within the Virtual Universe Company, and that even the more powerful Immortals were merely Guard Captains, their teams contained a large number of Realm Lords and Domain Lords.

Fang Yi remained indifferent to this.

After all, Virtual Universe Corporation is also one of the giants of human power.

"The status of elite geniuses is far higher than that of immortals. Luo Feng, at this time, Bo Lan has already shown a level of understanding of the laws that can be called that of a world lord. If he successfully reaches immortality, he will definitely be the most outstanding existence."

"And what about that person with double pupils? The time and space laws he's displayed are quite powerful. He's currently the true number one, far more terrifying than Bolan. If he becomes immortal—poof poof poof—he could be called the number one immortal human being in the present day!"

Luo Feng felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to Babata's analysis.

He had always regarded immortals as extremely powerful beings. Even if they were not as powerful as Venerables, those even more terrifying beings should, in theory, have a high status.

Even today, through his interactions with the wild people, his horizons have broadened.

"Hmm." Luo Feng nodded seriously as he listened to Babata's discussion.

Then Fang Yi came to mind.

"How's Fang Yi doing? It's been years since I last contacted him. I wonder how his dangerous mission is going—"

Babata shook his head helplessly after hearing this.

"That guy has an intelligent life form, and he completely ignores me—you know, his intelligent life form isn't even as intelligent as mine. How can a newbie compare to me?"

Luo Feng smiled helplessly as he looked at Babata.

He then voiced his doubts.

"If Fang Yi were to participate in this Genius Battle, and if he were also a Hengxing-level player, his ranking should be quite high, right?"

Upon hearing this, Babata immediately flew to Luo Feng's side and looked at him with an expression as if he were an idiot.

"What are you talking about? If Fang Yi also participated in this year's Genius Battle, he'd be guaranteed a top-five finish, and a top-three finish is even possible!"

"That guy could have participated in the Cosmic Strongest Battle, but he has an even stronger teacher. You have to understand, the Giant Axe Arena is also one of the giants of humanity. Now, the missions and resources given to Fang Yi are not much worse than those in the Genius Battle."

"If Fang Yi can successfully complete this mission, the reward he will receive is a status that is comparable to that of geniuses like you, and may even be higher than that of geniuses like you."

"Don't forget that this year's Genius Battle is jointly organized by Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Arena."

Babata explained it this way.

Luo Feng now understood Fang Yi's current position and future prospects.

Then a resolute look flashed in those eyes.

"I can't fall behind!"

Babata reached out and flicked Luo Feng's head, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Then prepare well, don't forget you're going to war tomorrow."

A sea of ​​superstars.

A brand new continent, the Eagle Continent.

The mainland is mostly surrounded by mountains, with villages, towns, and palaces all nestled in the mountains.

It is inhabited by a large number of ferocious flying eagles.

In the azure sky.

Two figures streaked through the clouds like shooting stars, and a few breaths later, a large flock of terrifying birds and ferocious beasts arrived in pursuit!

Fang Yi ignored the large number of birds and beasts behind him that had been disturbed by the battle.

The sword blade transformed from the Divine Weapon pierced through the target, a first-level Domain Lord, at an even faster speed.

brush!

As the illusory sword flew past, the domain lord was instantly pierced through the life core of the expert. When the life core was severed and destroyed, it also marked the end of this person's life.

boom!

A cold corpse crashed into a rock as big as a small hill.

Dust and dirt flew everywhere, and gravel scattered in all directions.

Fang Yi swiftly passed through the gray mist, his spatial ring flashing. In the blink of an eye, he had collected all the equipment from the target.

While speeding along at high speed.

The birds and ferocious beasts behind them kept chasing relentlessly.

"Perfect, how many first-tier Domain Lord targets are left?"

"Master, there are 7 more targets hiding on the mainland, and 47 more targets hiding on the other 7 continents separated from this mainland. Once you deal with them, the first-level domain lord's encyclopedia will be completed."

"it is good."

"However, Master, you must be careful. Many targets may have joined forces and may rebel against your hunt. According to the latest location data, 17 Tier 1 Domain Lord targets have gathered. They gathered after your first action on this continent."

Fang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this.

After he came to this continent and committed his first killing, a dozen or so hunters gathered around him.

Clearly, these dozen or so people were connected with each other.

"The Giant Axe Arena said that these targets were initially strangers to each other, but as time went on, some of them would eventually interact and gather together."

"The worst-case scenario is that those high-level domain lords join forces; that would be troublesome."

After hearing this perfectly, he immediately spoke seriously.

"With your current strength, you can deal with any opponent below the fourth level of the Domain Lord rank, as long as their numbers do not exceed fifty. Once the number exceeds that, your life will be in danger."

"If the number reaches 100 or more, your mortality rate will increase significantly, reaching a terrifying 2.5%. If it is between 100 and 200, your mortality rate will reach 5.9%."

Fang Yi was not surprised by this.

Instead, I was somewhat surprised. With such a low mortality rate, why would Perfect World be so serious?

Furthermore, Perfect was unaware that it had other means of escape, so these death assessments were actually inaccurate.

"It's not a big problem."

"Master, you absolutely cannot be careless. When it comes to probability, there are only two choices: life or death. If you investigate further, your mortality rate will reach 50%!"

"Um, you can't calculate it that way—"

The battle of geniuses, the next day.

square.

As the Venerable One in the Green Robe appeared.

The immortals all bowed respectfully.

As the ceremony concluded, the venerable one in the green robe began to explain today's competition schedule: "We will select the top 100 from among your 1,000 people today—the top 10, and even the first and second place."

"Is everything ready?"

"Then the decisive battle begins now."

He simply waved his hand.

One black net after another gradually covered the 200 people in the arena, and then teleported them all into the arena.

Inside the silver arena.

Fang Yi stood there with his hands behind his back.

His opponent was named Acris, a burly young man wielding a giant sword.

"When I learned that my opponent was you, I felt a moment of despair—" Acreth twirled his greatsword with one hand, his eyes wide open.

immediately.

He roared, as if to bolster his own courage, "But I don't think I'm that much worse than you!"

With that, the words were spoken.

Acreus dragged his massive and heavy blunt sword, and in a single night, he traversed thousands of miles to arrive in front of Fang Yi, unleashing a full-force strike from below!

A blur flashed by.

Fang Yi simply raised his eyes slightly.

Akris then saw those deep purple double pupils, like jewels, and instantly, dozens of extremely terrifying spiritual secret techniques were unleashed simultaneously.

It was only for the instant I saw those double pupils.

He was then pulled into a space.

Numerous double pupils appeared on the left and right sides of the space, staring directly at him with an innate sense of oppression, filling him with fear.

And one after another, the double pupils were trembling rapidly, peering in, as if trying to see right through his heart and all his attacks.

A terrifying beam of light was released simultaneously.

Each beam of light represents a kind of spiritual magic.

Perhaps these spiritual techniques are not considered powerful for the current celestial geniuses, but when they are all released at the same time, and with the enhancement of the power of the double pupils, they can still create extremely terrifying power.

The blunt sword is about to strike.

It stopped perfectly straight above Fang Yi's head, less than half a centimeter away.

A strong wind blew and echoed across the arena.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Alex instantly knelt down, his blunt sword slamming against the arena with a loud bang.

Completely incapacitated.

Battle number 1.

No doubt about it.

Acetus was defeated.

The one with double pupils wins.

Other geniuses who were not participating in the battle witnessed this scene.

Although they had expected it, none of them expected that Fang Yi would defeat his opponent without lifting a finger, relying solely on illusion magic.

"Terrifying, it felt just like that phantom demon, easily dealt with with a single glance—"

"Damn it, I watched that trial battle for too long. I thought the double-pupiled one would need to fight a few more times to finish the battle, but I didn't expect it to be so easy."

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"The one with double pupils says: Beating up geniuses like us is much easier than climbing the tower."

"Hehe, you know what, it's true."

The venerable one in green robes hovered in the air, looking down at the hundred young men and women who had won on the arena.

He chuckled softly.

"Well done, congratulations to the youngsters standing on the stage now. You've made it into the top 100 and can enter the Mysterious Realm of my Virtual Universe Company. From there, we'll select the 20 best to compete in the next round."

immediately.

Many people on the field became nervous.

Only 20 out of 100 people can advance to the next stage of the battle.

This means there is only a 1/5 probability.

Those with double pupils and Bolan are guaranteed to enter, but it's really hard to say about the others.

immediately.

The venerable man in the green robe slowly spoke:

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"A person with double pupils!"

"Berlan!"

"Aichen!"

"Rong Jun!"

"Luo Feng!"

"The 20 of you will move on to the next round. You will have some time to rest before then. As for who your opponents are, you will find out later."

As the results were obtained.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Those who weren't selected all looked dejected. Although making it into the top 100 was already a great achievement, everyone wanted to give it another shot, but unfortunately, they didn't have the chance.

The rest of the people dispersed and went to other areas.

The 20 people who advanced to the next stage gathered together.

Fang Yi closed his eyes to rest.

Berlan gently wiped the sword in his hand.

Luo Feng curiously looked around at the people, wanting to know who his opponent was.

It wasn't until half an hour later.

The entire central square trembled, and then one giant arena after another appeared.

The group of people taking a break.

In the blink of an eye, they were teleported to the center of the arena.

Inside the arena.

Everyone looked at their opponent not far in front of them, each with a different expression.

"Madman—heh, let me see what tricks you have up your sleeve?"

"Sister Aichen, I won't hold back."

"Holy crap, I'm fighting someone with double pupils? Really?"

at this time.

"Blood Axe Wave" looked at Fang Yi in the distance with a solemn expression.

The other geniuses watching from the sidelines all shook their heads helplessly. Nowadays, no matter who it is, as long as they encounter the Double Pupil and Bolan, they can basically be said to have lost directly.

After all, those two were truly terrifying.

On the arena.

The battle was declared to have begun.

Tao made the first move. Fang Yi did not use the power of double pupils in this round, but simply took a step forward.

The power of the Qilin Step is revealed.

Under everyone's gaze.

After six steps, the outcome will be decided.

The result was, of course, without any suspense.

Tao, defeated.

The one with double pupils wins.

Many people expressed sympathy for Tao.

"It's a pity. I thought the person with double pupils would make a move this time, but he only used his foot."

"Heh, you won the first battle with your eyes, the second with your feet, what will you use for the third?"

"Damn, if I were him, I would definitely curse the person with double pupils. Does he look down on me? He defeated me without even lifting a finger. It's so shameful. I really wish I were the one fighting that person with double pupils. I wouldn't have to worry about losing face then."

"You little rascal, the whole universe knows what you mean."

This round of fighting ended very quickly.

One after another, victors emerged on the stage.

Double Pupil, Bolan, Qianshui, Luofeng, Jiangmo — Uka, Aichen, Longyun, Opatitra, and Rongjun.

Fang Yi looked around at the victors and saw that Luo Feng and Rong Jun were both there. He simply looked up and nodded.

"No problem, these two have also made it into the top ten — the final battle is about to begin."

While waiting.

Fang Yi had naturally witnessed Rong Jun's terrifying swordsmanship. This swordsmanship was indeed powerful, and it was certainly the foundation of his confidence in breaking through the rankings.

A few breaths later.

The Nine Swords Venerable, dressed in a green robe, reappeared.

The Nine Swords Venerable was very satisfied with the battle and announced the rules for the next round: the person who finished the battle the fastest would fight the person who finished the slowest.

This rule surprised and shocked many people.

Fang Yi had anticipated this, and slowly looked towards Rong Jun in the distance, whose gaze had already fallen upon him.

"The moment has finally arrived—"

Rong Jun gripped his battle sword, his eyes burning with fervor.

Everyone else felt sorry for him. Rong Jun's swordsmanship at the end was terrifying, but unfortunately, because he was the slowest to finish the battle, he encountered the one with double pupils who was the least likely to lose.

However, even if he didn't encounter someone with double pupils, the second fastest to end the battle would be Berlan.

This rule.

It's despairing.

"Everyone, take a break. The arena battle will begin soon."

When this result occurs.

The most worrying of all are the giants in scale armor from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

An immortal who knew him on the edge of the field saw this and laughed, "Haha, Thirteen, you Qianwu are having an internal war."

"Hmph, I know, you don't need to tell me." The giant in the scaled armor was full of helplessness.

"However, Rong Jun is indeed talented and very powerful. He can create his own secret techniques, integrating the laws of earth and space into them—"

It's such a pity, such a shame.

"Alright, you're still not satisfied? Your entire universe has three people in the top ten, aren't you satisfied?"

"Alright, stop talking about him. If it were you, you wouldn't be satisfied either."

"Hey, if my universe had these three geniuses, I'd be laughing in my sleep for the rest of my life."

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