Chapter 39

Li Che naturally dared not neglect the summons from Venerable Luanmo, a being of the cosmic Venerable level.

After quickly bidding farewell to the many immortal military lords at the Giant Axe Arena, he immediately activated the virtual universe teleportation function that came with the letter. His virtual body flickered rapidly and disappeared from the Rongbing branch of the Giant Axe Arena.

When the scene before Li Che became clear again, he discovered that his connection address was no longer Rongbing Island, which was under the jurisdiction of Qianwu Continent, but another completely independent plane.

This is a virtual land that is not very large, with an area roughly the size of a medium-to-large city on Earth in my previous life, and towering skyscrapers standing side by side.

With a glance, Li Che quickly determined the exact number of these buildings.

1008 seats.

Clearly, this is a virtual space specially opened up by the virtual universe for this peak genius battle, providing a platform for those geniuses who have made it to the finals of the entire universe, and selecting geniuses who will join the core level of the Giant Axe Arena.

At the center of this cluster of 1008 magnificent buildings lies a serene and elegant plaza, where rare and exotic flowers from all corners of the universe are in full bloom.

Among those rare and exotic flowers stood a figure as large as a small mountain, clad in dark red heavy armor, standing majestically.

Its appearance is that of a normal human, without scales, a giant tail, bone spurs, or other distinctive features. It is just that it is unusually tall, with a height of more than fifty meters.

Li Che recognized the identity of this person at a glance.

He landed on the ground of this virtual space-time, and in a few steps walked to the square surrounded by 1008 skyscrapers, bowing slightly to the towering giant:

"Greetings, Venerable Luanmo! May your journey be worthwhile, and may you cultivate several more immortal deities under your command!"

He knew, of course, that Venerable Luanmo was the Venerable in charge of this Peak Genius Battle, and that the geniuses selected to join the core layer of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena would immediately be placed under Venerable Luanmo's command once they became immortals.

This is both a protection for those young immortal gods and an expansion of the team under Venerable Luanmo.

"It's just a battle of geniuses at a regular level. If three or five of them become immortals after a thousand eras, I'll already consider myself lucky."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Luanmo, who was as large as a small mountain, turned his head and looked at Li Che with his deep gaze. After a long while, he smiled.

He was not joking. Powerful forces like the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company were not gentle in their cultivation of geniuses. They were far more brutal than the Qianwu Secret Realm, Noah Secret Realm, and other secret realms of the universe, and their mortality rate was consistently high.

For example, the winners of Luo Feng's generation of geniuses began to suffer casualties from the very beginning of the universe. From exploring universe-level secret realms to being released to the realm of domain lords and training in extraterrestrial battlefields at the level of world lords, each of these activities carried the threat of death.

Of course, the combat power of immortal gods who graduate from such a brutal genius training program is far superior to that of immortals raised in a comfortable environment.

"I remember when I first hosted the Peak Genius Battle, I hoped to recruit a true genius like Shi Huo, or at the very least, someone like Jiu Jian. Looking back now, I was so naive!"

Venerable Luanmo crossed his arms over his chest, his gaze seemingly piercing through the endless illusory space, gazing upon the geniuses from various cosmic nations who were busily preparing for the third round of the revival competition.

Li Che remained silent.

As a transmigrator, he had certainly heard of the names of Corrosion Fire and Nine Swords. Those two were currently the Universe Venerables of the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company, peerless figures who had fought their way up from the Peak Genius Battle.

Venerable Fire Eclipse was the winner of a peak genius battle millions of years ago. He joined the Giant Axe Arena with unparalleled talent and was known as a human genius who appeared once every tens of millions of eras. His rise was incredibly rapid, and he quickly became a great being at the level of a cosmic venerable.

Nine Swords Venerable also rose to prominence in a peak genius battle hosted by the Virtual Universe Company hundreds of thousands of epochs ago. Although his cultivation speed and aptitude were not as good as those of Fire Erosion Venerable, they were still very dazzling. Now he is also a well-known Venerable in the Virtual Universe Company.

Such a role is a rare and precious opportunity for the Venerables who host the Genius Battle. Once they grow into such a role, the Venerables who host the Genius Battle can receive a reward from their clan.

"Ugh!"

After a long while, Venerable Luanmo finally sighed softly, his gaze returning to Li Che.

"I've read about your experiences when you were young. If you had been born tens of thousands of years later, during the epochal era, and participated in this battle of the ultimate geniuses, you would have easily won first place."

"You flatter me, Your Excellency!" Li Che said with a slight bow.

He suddenly realized that if he successfully joined the Giant Axe Arena and became a disciple of the Lord of Void Gold, he would essentially become a fellow disciple of the Fiery Venerable...

Fate is truly unpredictable!

Opposite him, Venerable Luanmo ignored Li Che's modesty. He squinted at the dark, silver-tinged mark of primordial law between Li Che's brows for a long time before speaking:

"Judging from the imprint of your fundamental laws, you must have made considerable progress in your more than twenty years of studying 'Black Hole Evolution.' Have you researched all three major directions of the fundamental laws of space?"

The three major directions of spatial laws—strangulation, blockade, and teleportation—are all documented in "Black Hole Evolution."

"Yes, we've made some progress in spatial sealing, and we've mastered spatial strangulation. It's just that our teleportation direction seems to be a bit lacking, but I'm sure we're not far off." Upon hearing this, Li Che understood that Venerable Luan Mo was intentionally giving him guidance, and immediately spoke up.

He has certainly made great progress over the years.

His talent for comprehending the laws was already quite good, and the tenfold increase in gene level further enhanced his affinity for the original laws. In addition, the tenfold bonus from the numerous clones in the Infinite Land made his speed of comprehending the laws a hundred times faster than his original speed.

Under such conditions, the rate of progress he made each year was astonishing even to Li Che himself.

In just over twenty years, he had already grasped the lower-level mysteries of the three spatial strangulation rules, and had completely integrated the three mysteries, creating the second move of Li Che's self-created secret technique.

"very good!"

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Che saw Venerable Luan Mo wave his hand gently, and the illusory space where the two were located immediately changed, quickly transforming into a vast starry arena.

At the same time, Li Che could clearly feel that his level in the virtual universe was rapidly rising, and soon he reached the peak of the ninth level of the standard human world master.

Then, Li Che heard Venerable Luan Mo's thunderous voice:

"Attack with your strongest secret technique."

This made Li Che nod without hesitation.

Clearly, Venerable Luanmo was trying to advise Li Che that this method of using actual combat was the simplest and most direct.

The next moment, the power of the world within him surged forth, and the surging power of the world wove together in his hand to form a pitch-black spear. The spear was ancient and dark, even heavier than any star.

Since he was facing a great cosmic being, Li Che had no need to use the Divine Amplification Armor. His biggest task was to demonstrate his understanding of the laws in front of this powerful being.