Chapter 60
: The Battle of Geniuses Ends!
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Gu Ce, ranked first overall, plus Luo Feng, ranked third overall.
The two caused a huge sensation.
The entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire is now in an uproar!
From emperors to toddlers, anyone who can enter the virtual universe will be exposed to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's overwhelming propaganda that the two are heroes of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire!
The emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire publicly announced that he would reward Gu Ce and Luo Feng with a star system each!
This move was entirely for the purpose of boosting sales.
The emperor was well aware of this.
Their future is destined for great success!
……
On Earth.
Gu Family Manor.
Gu Hesheng, Gu Hechang, and Hong Heleishen all gathered together.
"Number one in the universe! As expected of my son!" Gu Hesheng smiled smugly.
"Thor, what do you say?" Gu Hechang joked.
"Hmph, Gu Ce is strong, but what does that have to do with you? If you're not satisfied, let's have a fight in the virtual universe." Thor snorted coldly, dissatisfied.
"I'm not fighting with you." Gu Hechang shook his head. "My nephew is Qiang, of course he's related to me."
Hong watched them playfully bickering, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
But then, he stopped smiling and said seriously, "You two, and my second brother, I'm preparing to leave Earth and wander the universe with our teacher."
"So sudden?" Thor was taken aback.
After Hong became the disciple of Luo, the Lord of the Time Realm, he told them about it, so they all knew about it.
"Mm." Hong nodded.
"Seeing Gu Ce become the number one in the universe, and Luo Feng also making significant progress, I also want to pursue my own path," Hong said.
"The Qianwu Secret Realm has invited me to join," Thor said in a deep voice. "Brother Hong, I was originally thinking of inviting you to come too."
"What a pity," Hong said with a smile, patting Thor on the shoulder.
"It's alright. We can still stay in touch in the virtual universe. When we meet again, we'll both be the strongest beings in the universe!"
"Yes!" Thor nodded solemnly.
……
"Gu Ce, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, the three of you stay here," said the giant in the scale armor.
"One is 3rd, and the other is 14th. Do you think you're very strong?" The giant in the scale armor robe had a deep voice, and the pressure emanating from him made it difficult for Luo Feng and Rong Jun to stand. Gu Ce, on the other hand, performed a little better.
"Yes," Gu Ce said.
Thirteen was speechless.
"I wasn't talking about you!"
After grabbing Gu Ce and throwing him aside, Thirteen looked back at Luo Feng and Rong Jun.
"No!" said the wild man Rong Jun.
"Trials don't prove anything," Luo Feng said.
"Good!" Thirteen nodded in satisfaction. "This time, you've really brought glory to our Qianwu Universe Kingdom! Especially Gu Ce, he's practically secured first place in the Genius Battle!"
"However, you two... Luo Feng, I must remind you, eight of the top ten in this trial are mental energy masters!"
Luo Feng's expression changed slightly.
He knew what this meant; it meant that those ranked lower were not necessarily weak.
For example, the Illusionary Demon Galesi is only ranked 190th!
But in reality, they have the potential to break into the top ten.
"I'm just reminding you not to be too arrogant or complacent!" Thirteen glanced at Gu Ce. "You have a long road ahead of you, and the battle of geniuses is not over yet. Throughout history, there have been many cases of geniuses dying young."
"Alright, you guys go back and rest. There's still more fighting to come!"
After saying this, Thirteen left.
"Aren't you going to introduce them?" Gu Ce asked with a smile, looking at Luo Feng and Rong Jun.
The two were gazing passionately into each other's eyes.
"Ahem, Gu Ce, this is 'Wild Man' Rong Jun." Luo Feng coughed awkwardly.
"Hello, Gu Ce." Rong Jun shook hands with Gu Ce solemnly.
"I hope to fight you one last time!" Rong Jun said excitedly.
"There will be opportunities," Gu Ce said with a smile.
……
"Among these 1000 people, the 101st to 1000th will receive a bonus of 10 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Apocalypse Secret Realm'."
"Those ranked 11th to 100th will receive a bonus of 100 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm'."
"Those who rank 4th to 10th will receive a prize of 1000 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."
"The top three will receive a prize of 1 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."
"Normally, only one person is admitted to the 'Primal Realm' each year. However, your level is exceptionally high, so after discussion, the top management of Virtual Universe Company has granted you three places to enter the 'Primal Realm' this year."
"Nine Swords Venerable announced."
And then...
The announcement of the rules for the ring duel immediately caused an uproar.
Many self-important geniuses were dissatisfied, feeling that they should at least be given the right to compete, as they all believed they were no less than others.
Are people questioning the rules of Virtual Universe Company?
Ignorance.
Gu Ce crossed his arms in front of him, ready to watch the excitement, when Bo Lan came to his side.
"You are very strong, I am not as good as you," Berlan said with a solemn expression.
Bolan had always been very confident in himself, and even wanted to cultivate the two fundamental laws of space and time at the same time, but the appearance of Gu Ce almost shattered all his pride.
He had to stop and think about how he could avoid being overtaken by Gu Ce, and how he could surpass Gu Ce!
His spatial talent, which he was so proud of, was nothing in other people's eyes!
"Ha, you just need to find the path that suits you to become stronger," Gu Ce laughed.
Berlan lowered his head, his eyes flickering, as if he had realized something.
……
"I surrender."
Upon seeing that his opponent was Gu Ce, the boy on the other side decisively chose to concede defeat.
Seeing this, Gu Ce shook his head slightly.
Why won't you let me do anything?
"Congratulations on making it into the top 100 and gaining access to my Virtual Universe Company's 'Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth.' Next, we will select the top 20 from among you," the Nine Swords Venerable said with a smile.
These 20 people will be selected by the virtual universe system.
There's almost no suspense.
Although Gu Ce's opponent conceded defeat, the system still included him in the list of 20 people.
Next-
"Gu Ce" vs. "Opatra"
This battle, as always, was not much of a surprise.
Gu Ce easily defeated this opponent who didn't have much screen time in the original story. Luo Feng and Rong Jun also defeated their respective opponents.
Make it into the top ten!
"Gu Ce, Bo Lan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wu Ka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, Rong Jun, congratulations to the ten of you."
"Next, we'll select the top five," the Nine Swords Venerable said with a smile. "According to the rules previously established by the virtual universe system, the ten of you won your battles at varying speeds. The fastest and slowest will face off, the second fastest and second slowest will face off... and so on!"
Following this order, then it becomes...
Gu Ce versus Rong Jun!
Bolan versus Longyun!
'Qianshui' versus 'Aichen'!
Luo Feng versus Uka!
"Jiang Mo" versus "Lancelot"!
"I didn't expect we'd be facing off so soon," Gu Ce said with a smile.
Rong Jun was taken aback, then laughed.
"I hope you give it your all! I know I can't beat you, but I want to see just how big the gap is!"
"no problem!"
Gu Ce patted his chest and said.
……
Half an hour later.
Battle begins!
Thousands of avatars surrounded Rong Jun, and Rong Jun's expression changed.
This illusion...
It's completely unbelievable that it's an illusion!
"How is it?" Gu Ce didn't rush to make a move, but instead chatted with Rong Jun.
After staring at it for a while, Rong Jun shook his head.
"I surrender."
He couldn't tell at all which of the illusory bodies was Gu Ce's true form.
How do we fight this?
Thanks to Rong Jun's surrender, Gu Ce's side became the fastest to finish the battle and was able to go to other arenas to watch the fights.
Bolan versus Longyun.
Long Yun's defense is very strong. His understanding of the fundamental laws of earth and space even surpasses Rong Jun's, and he has almost perfectly integrated them into his domain. In terms of the domain's suppressive power alone, Long Yun can almost compete for first place.
but.
Berlan was no pushover.
After a fierce battle, Bolan shattered Longyun's tortoise shell and became the second person to end the fight.
The remaining three battles also ended quickly.
The winners are Luo Feng, Ai Chen, and Jiang Mo.
After the top five were selected.
Next up is a round-robin battle between the top five.
Gu Ce has won all four matches, without a doubt.
Berlan, three wins and one loss.
Luo Feng, two wins and two losses.
Of the remaining two, Ai Chen has one win and three losses, while Jiang Mo has lost all four matches.
Thus, the battle of geniuses has come to an end!
……
"First, second, third."
"Fourth to tenth."
"Eleventh to one hundredth".
"From the 101st to the 1000th".
"With all four levels selected, this year's selection of the universe's top human geniuses has come to a perfect end," said the Nine Swords Venerable with a smile.
"Someone will contact you shortly to take you to the global headquarters of my Virtual Universe Company. We'll gather there and then head together to the 'Initial Universe'!"
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