A Stunning Debut

Chapter 55 A Startling Success

After selecting the equipment—

There's really not much to choose from.

Gu Ce was wearing a dark blue second-tier Force battle suit and combat boots. In the space ring on his hand were the fifth-tier Force weapon "Cloud Sea Dragon Hunting" and the second-tier Force weapon "Frost".

In short, after putting on his gear, Gu Ce smoothed his hair and was surprised to find that among the optional equipment were goggles that looked like sunglasses.

Put on your sunglasses.

Preliminary rounds, begin!

……

The 99th World Zone.

During the teleportation, Gu Ce felt a blur before his eyes, and the next moment, he appeared in an ordinary room.

"500 times Earth's gravity? Not bad."

After getting used to it for a while, Gu Ce looked at the screen on his wrist brace.

The screen was covered with dense text.

Participant: Gu Ce (Black Dragon Mountain Empire)

Points: 0

Ranking: None

World Zone: World Zone 99

Time: The preliminary elimination will last for 30 days. When the time is up, the entire preliminary round will end, and the winner will be determined based on the final score ranking.

Note: The 99th World District is a continent simulated based on the 'Gege Planet' of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in reality. The entire continent has 76 cities, as well as wilderness and mountains, with a land area of ​​over 11 million square kilometers. The hardness of houses, ground, and many other items in the 99th World District is B9.

Scoring rules: Killing a player earns one point, and you also get half of the opponent's points! Therefore, killing skilled players can earn you more points.

Leaderboard Rules: Even if someone dies, they will still be ranked. If their score is high enough, even if they die and their preliminary selection is terminated, losing half their points, they may still be ranked in the top 1001. So please hurry!

"It seems the rules are still the same." After reading it, Gu Ce nodded slightly.

"boom!"

A sharp arrow shattered the window glass in an instant and shot towards the back of Gu Ce's head!

Without even turning his head, Gu Ce stretched out his right hand, grabbed the flaming arrow, squeezed it to extinguish the flames, and threw it on the ground.

"How is that possible!"

Inside another building, the man holding the bow was utterly shocked and speechless.

Gu Ce turned around, lowered his head slightly, and took off his sunglasses.

A pair of pale blue eyes were revealed!

The man holding the bow and Gu Ce exchanged a glance, as if facing an endless tsunami. In an instant, his mind was overwhelmed by the seawater and he fell into an illusion.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, Gu Ce appeared beside the man, gently stretched out his right hand, and snapped his neck.

"This 'Mirage Sea' secret technique is more than enough to deal with these people," Gu Ce said with a smile.

He had previously tested this secret technique on Hong and Thor, and the consequences were predictable!

It's completely useless.

Even Luo Feng, whose mental state was the weakest, was protected by the Void Pagoda, and Gu Ce's Mirage Sea Illusion could not trap him.

Fortunately, the people in this world don't have such abnormal levels of consciousness and mental state as them.

"Bang!"

The door to this room was forced open with tremendous force!

A tall man clad in heavy armor walked in with a sinister grin on his face.

"you……"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Ce glanced at him.

The secret technique of the Mirage Sea instantly engulfed his consciousness.

"Let's kill them quickly," Gu Ce murmured.

This makes the points accumulation too slow.

Speed ​​up the kill!

……

Pale pink seawater appeared out of nowhere above this city, enveloping the surrounding streets!

The secret techniques of "Mirage Sea" are not limited to single-target attacks.

Or rather, it has two forms.

One method is to use the illusory mirage within the sea of ​​consciousness, as Gu Ce did before, to oppress the enemy's spirit, trapping their mind with layers of illusions, and then taking the opportunity to eliminate them. In this form, the mirage has the ability to attack the soul, and the illusions will be even stronger.

Secondly, it resembles the scene encountered within the Kingdom of the Dry Sea God! It transforms the illusory mirage into reality, dragging all enemies within its coverage area into the illusion. If the enemy's will is not strong enough, they will be trapped forever.

Gu Ce is still struggling to create a real mirage. Generally speaking, one needs to reach the third level of the Mirage Sea Secret Technique to be able to use it.

It was only through his strong will and his understanding of the fundamental laws of water that Gu Ce was able to achieve this.

"Splash!"

The pink seawater is surging!

Gu Ce's figure disappeared into the mirage sea like a ghost. Each time he appeared, he would take away an enemy who was trapped in the illusion. Occasionally, even a few with strong will could not withstand Gu Ce's sword.

In fact, Gu Ce didn't even need to use his swordsmanship or draw his Cloud Sea Sword to easily kill them!

massacre!

Only this word can represent Gu Ce's current behavior.

Soon, the people around scattered and fled, no longer daring to approach the pink seawater.

……

Above the 99th World Zone.

Spaceships were hovering around here, and inside one of them sat Gu Hesheng and Gu Hechang.

"Xiao Ce's ranking keeps climbing!" Gu Hesheng exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, it's already broken into the top 100 and is still rising rapidly." Gu Hechang also noticed the change in the rankings and laughed.

"Thor's ranking is also rising rapidly, but Hong and Luo Feng's rankings haven't changed." Gu Hesheng was a little puzzled.

"They're probably conserving their strength," Gu Hechang said.

Gu Hesheng nodded and continued to monitor the rankings.

At this moment, Gu Ce was about to break into the top ten and was close to first place.

……

Over the sixty-first world zone.

Inside a magnificent spaceship, a group of young men and women are enjoying food and drinks while watching the battle virtually from the outside.

"Diaman, I heard you've been confirmed as the heir to the throne of the Cuimu Empire? Your Cuimu Empire has quite a reputation lately." A man who was at least three meters tall, dressed in a magnificent robe, and with a robust build, laughed loudly while holding a wine glass.

"Not at all, not at all, I still can't compare to Your Highness," Diaman said with a smile.

"Your Cui Mu Empire has gained another second-class bloodline!" the Crown Prince said noncommittally. "I reckon the next Genius Battle will be your home turf!"

Diaman shook his head helplessly.

The fish-men may have strong bloodlines, but they are humans from the divine realm!

It would take hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of epochs for them to recover their potential, and their bloodline level might even drop!

Moreover, their clan's most prized possession, the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, is no longer there.

Otherwise, the merfolk would never have fallen into the hands of the Cui Mu Empire, which would have had to expend resources to support them and stabilize their bloodline.

Of course, if the merfolk successfully recover, the Cui Mu Empire can also transform into one of the strongest among the vassal states of the Qianwu Universe!

All I can say is that this is a huge gamble.

"Hey, Brolin, your Black Dragon Mountain Empire has produced quite a few promising talents this time!" Seeing that Diaman didn't continue speaking, the Crown Prince turned to look at Brolin, who was not far away.

"Hmm? Yes, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire performed poorly in previous years, but this time they've risen to prominence!"

"Last time, it seems that no one from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire made it into the top 10,000."

A group of people were talking animatedly, which made Brolin's face light up with a smile.

"Lucky, lucky!" Brolin laughed, greeting those around him and exchanging compliments.

"The number one in the 99th World District has become someone from your Black Dragon Mountain Empire!" a girl suddenly exclaimed.

"What?!"

Everyone turned to look at the rankings.

"Gu Ce?"

Diaman also noticed the change in rankings and looked surprised, but quickly came to terms with it.

Right.

If Gu Ce can't rank among the top, then who can?

It's a pity we couldn't invite him to the Cui Mu Empire back then.

Diaman sighed inwardly.

……

Gu Ce's name was noticed immediately by numerous divine kingdoms and organizations throughout the entire Qianwu Universe.

Number one in the world!

Although it's not over yet, maintaining this level of strength in the early stages of the fiercest competition guarantees a spot in the top 100!

……

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, this is a great joy!"

The entire vast hall suddenly erupted in cheers. The important figures of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire immediately cheered. Those who could enter such an occasion included not only the empire's own elites, realm lords, and domain lords, but also the emperors of more than five hundred "primitive civilizations of the universe," each of whom held a status far exceeding that of Narolan Mountain.

"Haha..." The emperor, dressed in a dark black imperial robe, let out a hearty laugh, the sound echoing throughout the hall.

At the very front of the hall was a huge screen displaying "Black Dragon Mountain Empire's pre-selection quota (temporarily): 1", followed by Gu Ce's name.

"Gu Ce, very good."

The emperor laughed heartily and said in a booming voice, "Our Black Dragon Mountain Empire at least didn't come in last place this time, and Gu Ce deserves a lot of credit! He must be rewarded!"

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