Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 174 The Unlucky King of the Qianwu Kingdom

The once-in-a-millennium ultimate genius battle, hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, reached its climax instantly thanks to Zhang Yi's two additional rewards.

Over the past hundred years, as Zhang Yi's strength has gradually increased, especially after he killed the Three-Headed Venerable and the Heavenly Flower Venerable in the treasure space of the Origin Palace and slaughtered a large number of Venerables of the Three Races Alliance, those cosmic rulers can be said to have devoted all their power to mobilizing their domestic star-level geniuses to participate in the competition.

At the same time, these cosmic rulers, with a heavy heart, devoted a large amount of resources to cultivating the most outstanding geniuses in their respective universes. It is said that the largest investment was close to the value of a precious treasure.

It should be understood that even for these rulers of the universe, a single treasure is a great price to pay. Most of the weapons they use are at the level of minor treasures, and very few possess supreme treasures.

They paid a heavy price to ensure that the geniuses of their universe could stand out in the final competition and thus gain the attention of the Lord of Time and Space.

They had heard that Lord Zhang Yi, the master of time and space, intended to select one of the top three finalists from the universes to become his direct subordinate.

This little bit of news completely drove these cosmic rulers crazy, even those from the Giant Axe Arena couldn't contain themselves.

Once such an opportunity is obtained, it's not impossible to change factions, since the five major factions are all part of the human race.

In the core planet of the Blue Mountain Empire, in the Noah Universe Kingdom, there is a huge palace.

A man dressed in a green robe with an ancient face, Lex, looked at the group of stellar-level little guys under His Highness with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

"I believe you have heard that this peak genius battle is being hosted by our clan patriarch Zhang Yi. I hope you will give it your all and bring out your strongest abilities."

"Yes, clan leader." His Highness's group of young geniuses were eager to try their luck.

"Everyone, go down and prepare properly. Lanqi, stay behind," Lex said.

Soon, only the two of them remained in the palace.

"Lanqi, come to me."

“Chief.” Lanqi walked to Lex’s side.

Lex looked up at him with affection. He was a handsome young man with long, flowing blue hair, and the most outstanding member of their family at the Stellar level. A hundred years ago, he was taken in as a disciple by the King of Noah.

He has already crossed the threshold of water and space laws at the stellar level, making him one of the most outstanding geniuses in the entire universe.

Whoosh! A transparent crystal appeared in Lex's hand.

"Here you go." Lex handed the crystal in his hand to Lanqi, who immediately reached out and took it.

He was involuntarily drawn down to look at the crystal in his palm. The crystal was completely transparent, like the most beautiful treasure in the universe.

A strange energy flowed from the crystal into his body.

"Ah! My understanding of the fundamental laws of water and space has improved so much!" Lan Qi exclaimed in surprise.

He felt that his understanding of the laws of water and space was exceptionally clear, and his speed was many times faster than usual.

"Let's put it away for now," Lex said, interrupting his sudden realization.

"This is a treasure bestowed upon you by the ancestor Zhang Yi, a treasure for comprehending the laws," Lex said. "Use it when you return, and remember, don't waste it."

"Yes, clan leader," Lan Qi said respectfully, putting away the crystal.

His curiosity and reverence for this clan ancestor, whom he had never seen before, grew even stronger. In the hundreds of years since he was born, the name of his clan ancestor had been legendary to him.

He broke the record of the Tongtian Bridge during the Chaos City era.

The most outstanding genius in the history of humankind!
On the battlefield beyond the realm, he enslaved the Zerg's immortal-level queen as a realm lord and fought against the cosmic venerable.

The Primordial Star, slaying the top cosmic overlord!

Each of these achievements has made him famous throughout the universe.

Zhang Yi was also the person he admired most from the very beginning of his cultivation.

"With this crystal, I must make it into the top ten of the finals this time, and not disgrace my clan ancestor," Lan Qi thought to himself.

He had already sensed the magic of this crystal; it was a treasure that even his teacher, King Noah, had never possessed.

In the virtual universe, in Hongmeng City, a group of virtual universe company rulers are enjoying drinks in a private room of an open-air bar.

"Gu Lun, you have a good eye. A hundred years ago, before Lord Zhang Yi had fully risen to power, you invested a lot of resources in cultivating the star-level geniuses of your universe country. I heard that you have produced several geniuses who were the top in previous years. I think you will definitely be among the top three in this final."

The burly man in earthen-yellow armor exclaimed, "He is none other than the King of Noah!"

"Noah, you're being too modest. Everyone knows that Lord Zhang Yi comes from the Noah Universe Kingdom, and his family is now thriving in your universe. Moreover, I've heard that your disciple, Lan Qi, is an absolute genius." The Ancient Wheel Kingdom Lord was an old man with a long beard.

"You two stop playing along. The two universe nations have the biggest advantage in this genius battle."

"We're no match for them. There isn't a single decent genius in the entire universe."

"If there are no geniuses, we won't go looking for them. Look at King Jinlan, he offered huge rewards and poached one of their most monstrous geniuses from the Cosmic Kingdom at the Giant Axe Arena."

Upon hearing this, many cosmic rulers burst into laughter.

This is quite an interesting anecdote. Since the Jinlan Universe Kingdom didn't have any particularly outstanding geniuses this time, the King of Jinlan set his sights on Jinhen, the number one genius of the Primordial Universe Kingdom.

Surprisingly, Jinhen eventually left the Primordial Universe Kingdom and went to the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom. It is said that the rulers of the Primordial Kingdom and the Golden Mist Kingdom had a major conflict over this matter, but they managed to avoid a physical fight under orders from higher-ups. However, the feud between the two was thus established.

"Everyone, Jinhen's family originally belonged to my Jinhen Universe Kingdom. He only joined their Primordial Secret Realm because he was lured by the Primordial Universe Kingdom. Now that he has returned to the Jinlan Secret Realm, he can be considered to have returned to his roots." The King of Jinlan Kingdom, dressed in gold, with a gentle face, said in a detached tone.

"Look at her, Jin Lan is really good at talking. She can even make black seem white."

"I don't have Jin Lan's thick skin!"

King Jinlan remained unperturbed by the surrounding chatter.

For him, the result is the most important thing; he doesn't care about the process.

He managed to poach Jinhen through some means, which greatly increases his chances in the finals, since Jinhen has the ability to take first place.

"Jinhen has already grasped the basics of the laws of metal and space, especially the laws of space. According to the levels of the 'Myriad Flows', he is almost at the fourth level, which is stronger than most realm lords." King Jinlan thought of Jinhen's strength and felt more and more that he had done the right thing.

"If you ask me, the most miserable one is Qianwu. This time, Qianwu was very lucky to enter the Origin Palace and obtained the treasure, but he was unlucky enough to be killed by the alien universe overlord. Not only did he lose the treasure he got, but he has not been resurrected yet. In this genius battle, I think Qianwu Universe Kingdom will rank the worst."

(End of this chapter)