Swallowed Star: Blood-robed True God

Chapter 196: The Rise of a Genius in Illusion
I listened to Lian Luo talk about the number of people admitted to the four secret realms, as well as the different rewards that can be obtained by entering the four secret realms.

Most of the one thousand peerless geniuses were confused as to what the four secret realms, namely, the 'Secret Realm of the End of the World', the 'Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth', the 'Secret Realm of the Beginning' and the 'Secret Realm of the Original', meant. However, everyone could tell... obviously, the 'Secret Realm of the Original' was the best place among them.

"You 1000 people still have strengths and weaknesses, and of course the resources you receive cannot all be the same."

"The final battle will begin tomorrow to determine the final ranking." Lian Luo's gentle voice echoed in everyone's mind: "The rules of the final battle have been sent to each of you. You should have a good rest today."

After he finished speaking, Lian Luo's figure disappeared. The only ones left on the square were the Immortal King led by 1008 and the 1000 geniuses who entered the Virtual Universe Company.

The immortal gods communicated with each other.

"The spot for the original secret realm should go to the little fellow named 'Qingtong' from the Beiming Universe."

"Yes, the other geniuses are not on the same level as him. If nothing unexpected happens, the spot will definitely go to him."

"The Primordial Secret Realm! One step slow, every step slow. Once other geniuses enter the Primordial Secret Realm, they will never be able to catch up with him unless they have a great opportunity."

……

While the immortal gods were discussing, the 1000 selected geniuses were all full of confidence.

“I will definitely be in the top 100.”

"Although I didn't perform well in the Trial Tower, in terms of actual combat ability, I am not inferior to those ranked in the top 100."

"I'm here at the Taichu Secret Realm!"

"Although Qingtong is very powerful, if I use my special moves, I may have a chance to defeat him!"

……

The geniuses thought secretly in their hearts, and at this moment, the rules of the decisive battle had been transmitted to their watches, and they all looked down at the screens on their wrists.

The rules of the final battle are that the virtual universe system will select the best 900 people from the 100 geniuses just selected in the elimination battle based on their performance in the trial space and the three rounds of elimination battles.

These 100 people will have a one-on-one battle with the top 200 people in the trial space who got their quota first, a total of people!

The 100 victorious people are qualified to enter the ‘Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth’. The remaining 900 people all entered the 'Secret Realm of the End of the World'.

Among the 100 winners, the best 20 people will be selected based on the virtual universe system's judgment, and these 20 people will have a one-on-one battle...to determine the top ten.

The top ten are qualified to enter the ‘Secret Realm of Taichu’.

The first one will be selected from the top ten and enter the "original secret realm".

A detailed battle list is included at the end.

After reading these rules, the 800 geniuses who were directly thrown into the secret realm of the end of the world without even a chance to fight were immediately furious.

"How can this be? With my strength, how could I not even have a chance to fight?"

"I am absolutely sure that I can break into the Primordial Secret Realm. Why don't you give me the qualification to fight?"

"That's too much. My strength has not yet been fully revealed. I demand to be qualified for the final battle!"

"Is the virtual universe system 100% correct?"

"I'm 100% sure to break into the top 20, or even the top ! Why, why do you exclude me by relying directly on the virtual universe system? I don't accept it! I don't accept it!!!"

"It's not fair! It's not fair!" Several geniuses roared with ferocious faces.

"I won't accept being eliminated without even fighting!" Immediately, the other geniuses also started shouting.

……

This noise frightened the 1008 immortal gods.

"Shut up!"

"What are you doing?"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Many of the 1008 powerful immortals in the distance roared angrily, and at the same time, the terrifying pressure of consciousness spread out, directly pressing on the 800 people, making the 800 young geniuses of various ethnic groups turn pale, their bodies tremble slightly, and their legs constantly shaking. "Snap!" Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down, and then "Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!"... one by one they knelt down on the ground unable to resist.

800 people knelt down.

Boom~~~
1008 powerful immortals all appeared in front of a group of geniuses, overlooking the kneeling group of people.

But facing the oppression of these powerful immortal gods, even though the geniuses knelt down, they all looked unconvinced.

At this time, Lian Luo's gentle voice rang out in the square: "The judgment of the virtual universe system will not be wrong. If you have objections to the decisive battle rules of the virtual universe system, you can choose not to join our virtual universe company. Our virtual universe company will not force anyone to participate."

The expressions of the 800 geniuses kneeling on the ground suddenly changed.

They are the top talents and chosen ones of various cosmic countries. Even the rulers of the cosmic countries value them very much, and their opinions are valued by many immortals.

In their opinion, if they make some noise together, they might be able to force the Virtual Universe Company to make concessions and change the rules for them. Their demands are not that excessive.

But they didn't expect that the answer they got was... the virtual universe system will not make mistakes. If you don't trust the judgment of the virtual universe system, you can choose not to join the virtual universe company.

It's that simple.

Suddenly, they all lowered their heads.

Now that it has come to this, why not join the Virtual Universe Company?

They are not that stupid. "Forget it, the Apocalypse Secret Realm is the Apocalypse Secret Realm! It's better than the Dry Witch Secret Realm!"

"Once you enter the company, you will see whether it is the virtual universe system or me who is at fault."

"Humph! I have just started my training. Even if I can only enter the secret realm of the end times, so what? I will trample all of you under my feet in the future."

……

In the end, no genius withdrew from the selection, and they all silently accepted the rules of the final battle.

……

Lobby on the first floor of Building No. 0375.

The building, which was originally packed with people, now only had three people left.

They are the immortal god King Ye Yue who leads the team, the genius 'Po Lang' who ranks first in the internal selection of Qianwu Universe, and a young man wearing a gray battle robe, with black hair and black eyes, with a calm face but eyes full of vicissitudes.

King Yeyue looked at the two of them with a satisfied look on his face. Of the 1000 places, the Qianwu Universe Nation he led had won two places, which was a great harvest.

Especially...King Ye Yue looked at the young man in the gray battle robe with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Originally, he thought that Po Lang could enter the top 1000, but unexpectedly, this young man gave him a surprise.

Of these two geniuses from the Qianwu Universe, Po Lang was among the top 1000 and qualified to enter the Apocalypse Secret Realm, but he did not appear on the list for the final battle.

As for this black-haired young man, he was not optimistic about him at first and didn't even notice him at all, but he appeared on the list of 200 people and was qualified to compete for a place in the Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth!

King Yeyue smiled and said, "Hongjun, you should prepare well and try to defeat your opponent tomorrow. Although we are all entering the virtual universe company, the training and rewards we can get from entering different secret realms are very different."

The gray-robed young man named Hong Jun had an unchanged expression, as if nothing could move him: "Yes, Lord Ye Yue."

As for Po Lang who was standing aside, he could only look at Hong Jun jealously at this moment: "I said that the virtual universe is unfair. How could his strength be stronger than mine!"

But he couldn't challenge the rules set by the Virtual Universe Company, so he could only endure it even if he was unwilling to accept it.

……

The next morning.

In the central square, 1000 peerless geniuses gathered, including Qing Tong, Hong Jun, and Po Lang.

"Sir!"

In the distance, 1008 immortals saluted respectfully.

"Ah."

Lian Luo nodded slightly while standing in mid-air, and then he looked at the 1000 geniuses: "Today, we will select the top 1000, top , first and second place from among you people."

"Are you all ready? The decisive battle begins now!"

As he spoke, Lian Luo waved his hand. Under his command, 100 huge arenas appeared directly on the central square. The edges and tops of each arena were covered with black silk screens. At the same time, 200 selected geniuses including Qingtong and Hongjun were directly teleported into the arena.

There are two people in each ring.

Suddenly, most of the powerful immortals and talented elites who were not qualified to participate in the battle focused on the battle in which Qingtong participated.

As for the battle between Hong Jun and a three-eyed young man not far away, few people paid attention to it.

……

The silver-white arena has a radius of about ten kilometers, and a black silk screen covers the entire arena.

The three-eyed young man looked at Hong Jun in the distance with disdain: "Hong Jun, from Qianwu Universe Country, ranked 6772nd in the Trial Tower, and was almost eliminated by the Trial Tower. You are not my opponent. As long as I defeat you, I can enter the secret realm of heaven and earth!"

Hong Jun was dressed in a grey robe and had a calm expression. Even when facing the provocation from the three-eyed young man, his expression did not change at all. In his right hand, he held a long sword of ancient shape.

In an instant, the three-eyed young man turned into a stream of light and flew towards Hong Jun at an extremely fast speed, and soon approached him.

"Die!" A sharp light flashed in the eyes of the three-eyed young man, and the heavy sword in his hand slashed towards Hong Jun fiercely, as if to split him directly in half.

Facing the three-eyed young man's thunder-like attack, the gray-robed young man Hong Jun seemed to be frightened and did not resist at all.

The three-eyed young man seemed to have seen himself entering the secret realm of heaven and earth.

Wow!
The next second, his sword landed on Hong Jun's neck, splitting him in half at an angle.

"Haha! I win!"

Before the three-eyed young man had time to celebrate, he felt a sharp pain spreading from his heart, and as the pain spread, his vitality dissipated in an instant.

Only then did he see clearly that what he had just hit was not Hong Jun at all, but the air in front of him. And now, the long sword in Hong Jun's hand had pierced his heart!

He immediately understood what had happened: "When? When did I fall into the illusion?"

……

"Huh!" Lian Luo was watching 100 battles at the same time. In just a moment, several battles ended.

The most outstanding performance among them is Qingtong, who has crushed his opponents with his hard power.

But what surprised Lian Luo was not him, but the gray-robed young man with a vicissitudes of life look: "Combining illusion and swordsmanship? That's interesting."

(End of this chapter)