Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 177 The Lord of Huangfeng Kingdom Opens Betting Platform

"How about this, I'll set up a betting pool and bet on who will win the finals this time."

"Bet on Noah is 1 to 1, bet on Gu Lun is 3 to 1, bet on Jin Lan is 5 to 1, and bet on any other universe country is 10 to 1."

"Each bet starts at 100 million Mixed Yuan Units, with a maximum of 1 billion Mixed Yuan Units. How about it, anyone interested?"

The ruler of Huangfeng Kingdom looked around.

call!
The surrounding rulers looked at Huang Feng and couldn't help but laugh. Huang Feng knew that their universe kingdom had no hope in this genius battle, so he actually opened the betting.

Moreover, these odds clearly underestimate Jin Lan.

"I'm betting one billion Chaos Units on myself," King Jinlan said in a low voice.

"I'll press the ancient wheel."

"I'm betting on Jin Lan."

"I'm betting on Jin Lan."

"Of course I bet on myself," King Noah laughed.

"What about you, Qianwu?" The King of Zhongwei looked at the King of Qianwu, who was drinking alone in the corner.

“Me? I bet on Noah. I believe in the strength of the disciples of Lord Zhang Yi’s family.”

"That's what the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom said."

"Hmm? It seems that the most bettors are on Jinlan, followed by Gulun." The Lord of Huangfeng Kingdom nodded with a smile. "Alright, then this betting session will end here."

at this time.

"Haha, I'll place my bet too. I'll bet on Noah, no matter who's close to me." A faint smile suddenly appeared in the restaurant.

Zhang Yi, dressed in black armor and with black hair, stood at the door, his gaze sweeping over the many cosmic rulers.

Whoosh! Hundreds of cosmic rulers instantly stood up and respectfully said, "Greetings, Lord Zhang Yi."

"Thank you all for your great cooperation in this battle of geniuses," Zhang Yi said. "Now, please join me in watching the next match."

"Yes."

Soon, in the central square, which was comparable in size to a city, Zhang Yi directly summoned the two million geniuses who were participating in the finals.

2016000 geniuses formed a neat square and stood in the central square, looking at Zhang Yi with admiration.

Most of these people knew Zhang Yi, after all, he was the champion of the previous Genius Battle finals, and there were many videos and pictures of him on the virtual network.

Standing in the void, Zhang Yi looked down at the two million geniuses below, his heart filled with emotion.

The original owner of this body participated in the Genius Battle here last time. I never expected that in just ten thousand years, the roles would be reversed.

Following that, Zhang Yi introduced the rules of the finals. These were the rules that had been established by the Virtual Universe Company through countless genius battles, and Zhang Yi naturally did not change them.

As for rewards.

Zhang Yi doubled the rewards, especially for the top three.

The top three finishers in the finals will directly enter the Primal Realm and be rewarded with resources worth three treasures. These resources will be gradually distributed as their strength increases.

The many geniuses present went completely wild upon hearing about the reward.

Soon, these two million geniuses entered the 'trial space' to undergo a brutal elimination process.

In the virtual universe, in the central square, only Zhang Yi and the 1008 universe rulers remained.

The 1008 cosmic rulers all stared at the screen, watching the trials of the geniuses from their respective cosmic nations.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the central square.

"Zhang Yi, I've never hosted a Genius Battle before. I'm just here to see you. You don't mind, do you?" A strange voice rang out.

All the rulers of the universe looked toward the figure that had made the sound, only to find that the figure was shrouded in mist and they could not see it clearly no matter what they did.

Whoosh! With a wave of his hand, Zhang Yi conjured two thrones that rapidly ascended into the air and vanished. Zhang Yi and the figure also disappeared simultaneously.

"That's what made Lord Zhang Yi treat him like this."

"It seems that sir is also a cosmic ruler of our human race, but I wonder who it is?"

"That voice gave me some clues, but given that person's personality, it's best not to say anything."

"Forget it, why bother with that? Let's just look at the scores of these geniuses."

Above the plaza, in a place unseen by the many cosmic rulers, Zhang Yi and the Lord of Youhou chatted and drank heartily.

"Come on, Lord You, cheers!" Zhang Yi said with a smile. "Why are you interested in watching the Genius Battle?"

"Haha, I've had a great harvest in the Origin Palace, so I wasn't in a hurry to go back to the Cosmic Sea. I heard that you were in charge of this Genius Battle, so I came to take a look."

Lord Youhou said.

"Speaking of which, you've become the Lord of the Universe, so why are you personally presiding over the Genius Battle? Wouldn't it be better to leave these matters to a Universe Venerable?"

"I just came here on a whim, without thinking too much about it. I just treated it as a break from my training."

"Then let's not talk about that. The real reason I came here this time is to invite you to explore the Cosmic Sea," Lord Youhou suddenly said.

"The Cosmic Sea?" Zhang Yi's eyes lit up.

"Yes, the Cosmic Sea is where we, the masters of the universe, should stay. The primordial universe is still too small for us."

"I obtained a map of the outer realm of the Peak Realm in the Origin Palace this time. The map is very detailed. I would like to invite you to explore it. What do you say? Are you interested?" Lord Youhou looked at Zhang Yi.

"A map of the Peak Realm?" Zhang Yi was surprised, not expecting that the Lord of Youhou had also obtained a copy in the Origin Palace.

However, he is planning to go there.

"Yes, but it will take some time, no more than 10,000 years."

Zhang Yi didn't believe he couldn't break through to the Universe Venerable level in ten thousand years.

"Ten thousand years? Good, then come find me." Lord Youhou was overjoyed.

Finding a trustworthy partner is not easy. With the strength of the several universe lords of the Virtual Universe Company, they would not bother to venture into the outer realms. After much thought, he could only find Zhang Yi.

Although Zhang Yi is only a newly promoted universe master and his strength is relatively weak, he has the ability to create clones, so he can be considered a decent teammate.

"Since we're here, let's see if there are any promising talents among this year's geniuses."

Time passed, and the trial ended with the last genius being kicked out of the trial space.

A smile appeared on Zhang Yi's face as he glanced at the overall rankings of the trials.

"Lan Qi, ranked first overall, failed to reach the second level of the seventh trial tower?" Lord Youhou also glanced at it.

"Second place, Jinhen, ranked second overall, failed to reach the first level of the seventh trial tower."

"The quality of this genius battle is quite good. I remember that in a normal genius battle, most of the time no geniuses can make it to the seventh trial tower."

"Yeah." Zhang Yi nodded.

The quality this time is indeed quite good, much better than the previous one, the one that was supposed to be the best.

To his greatest surprise, Lanqi actually took first place in the overall rankings.

However, after shaking his head slightly and thinking about it, he also felt it was normal.

Lan Qi was already a super genius, and he also bestowed upon him a Primal Boundary Stone. You should know that even the strongest beings in the universe cannot produce such a treasure that can enhance one's understanding of the laws.

Using it on a small, stellar-sized creature is actually a bit of a waste.

But Zhang Yi gained a lot last time, so it's worthwhile to use it on the most outstanding genius in the family besides himself.

(End of this chapter)