Becoming the Lord God from Devouring

Chapter 121 Three Years Later, the Selection Competition Begins

Three years have passed since Wu Hao arrived in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. In the blink of an eye, he has consumed three Bodhi fruits and six Bodhi leaves, making his cultivation efficiency terrifyingly fast.

Meanwhile, the reincarnators in the Main God Space are now generally at the War God level and are gradually beginning to show their talents on Earth.

At the same time, with their strength, they can more easily change the plot and gain more benefits after entering the cycle of reincarnation.

This allowed Wu Hao to accumulate enough wealth to support his extravagant cultivation.

Suddenly, Wu Hao had a thought, and he immediately disappeared from the virtual universe and entered the God Space.

Upon arriving at the Main God Space, he immediately asked the Main God, "What happened when the Main God sent me a notification?"

"Authorized user, the world search function has been repaired. Would you like to begin searching for new worlds?"

"A new world, a world not controlled by the Supreme God!" A sense of excitement gradually welled up in Wu Hao's heart, the excitement of facing an upcoming challenge. "Immediately begin the search for the new world. This time, I will personally go into battle and explore this new world!"

"The suggestion from the Level 1 administrator is reasonable and has been adopted!" the host's cold, mechanical voice announced. "The world search function is now activated and is searching for new worlds!"

Wu Hao waited for a long time, but the new world was not found. His excitement was instantly suppressed, and he immediately returned to the real world.

The internal selection for the Virtual Universe Company is just a few days away, and he can't afford to explore the new world at this crucial juncture.

He had spent three years cultivating in seclusion, all for the sake of making a name for himself during the selection process within the Virtual Universe Company and becoming a genius who could enter the Primal Secret Realm.

As soon as Wu Hao returned, he received an email notification from the angel.

The angel's exquisite and perfect face appeared before Wu Hao, and she said in a quiet and gentle tone, "Master, Lord Lady has informed you to immediately assemble at the headquarters training ground to prepare for the final identity verification."

Wu Hao nodded, and immediately set off, flying towards the location of the training ground.

When he arrived at the scene, he found that he was the last person to arrive.

Head Instructor Lady nodded to Wu Hao and immediately began reading aloud.

"This selection competition is presided over by the Nine Swords Venerable. The selection competition is a points-based elimination system. Geniuses from various universe kingdoms will be matched, with each person competing five times a day for a total of twenty days. The top 500 with the highest scores will enter the finals, and the top 100 in the finals will be selected to enter the headquarters for training."

Wu Hao nodded. The internal selection process of the Virtual Universe Company was indeed efficient. At this rate, the selection of internal geniuses could be completed in a few months, which was much faster than the selection process of a competition like the Cosmic Genius Battle.

"Everyone here will verify their identity one last time and register for the company's internal selection competition."

More than 20 people immediately went up one by one to verify their identities. Wu Hao was at the end of the crowd, watching them undergo identity verification.

As a potential genius who will be nurtured by the virtual universe, clarifying my identity now is to avoid wasting resources.

The Virtual Universe Company cultivates geniuses to contribute to the community and to nurture more powerful individuals.

It is not intended to be a spiritual servant for certain people, or to cultivate geniuses for hostile races.

Behind every outrageous rule lies a lesson learned through blood and tears. Wu Hao waited quietly for those people to verify their identities, and finally it was his turn.

Looking at Wu Hao who stepped forward, Lady couldn't help but nod again. Since arriving in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, this little guy had been focusing on cultivation every day, with almost no social interaction or enjoyment. His state of mind and willpower were excellent.

It's just unknown how high he can reach this time, whether he can break through the Apocalypse Secret Realm and enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm or even higher.

Seeing that Luo Feng had completed the test, Lady shouted to everyone, "Identity verification and registration are complete. From now on, no one is allowed to leave the Virtual Universe Company branch or meet with strangers. Dismissed!"

"Wu Hao, stay behind for a moment!"

"Hmm?" Wu Hao turned around, looked at Lady, and then bowed respectfully, saying, "I wonder what business the Head Instructor has with me?"

"Wu Hao, I've seen how hard you've been cultivating lately. However, you haven't made a move yet, so I can't really judge your strength. But judging from the talent you showed when you first arrived, your progress must be considerable!"

Wu Hao nodded and said, "Yes, sir. My understanding of the laws has been quite rapid in the past three years. There is a new change almost every few days, so I have not shown my combat strength."

"Oh?" Lady looked very interested, but then shook her head. "Wu Hao, I kept you here not to find out your true strength, but because there is something I want to tell you."

Wu Hao immediately nodded and asked, "May I ask what it is, sir?"

“That’s how it is!” Lady came to Wu Hao’s side and began to tell the story. “I was born into the Mongbo clan and was titled Marquis Mongbo. However, our clan has long since disappeared into the annals of history. Now, only I am left in the entire clan, but our clan once produced several king-level powerhouses.”

Wu Hao nodded, genuinely shocked. A race with several immortal kings had vanished over time for various reasons.

Wu Hao just didn't know what Lady was saying had to do with him.

"I remember your main attributes are light and time, right? And you chose the Divine Light Sword as your weapon." Lady changed her tone and asked Wu Hao.

Wu Hao immediately nodded in agreement and began to recount the secret techniques and weapons he had cultivated.

'Just as I predicted!' Lady thought to herself, then immediately said to Wu Hao, 'The Divine Light Flow and the Divine Light Sword, how nostalgic! The strongest member of my Monbo clan once practiced this secret technique!'

"What?" Wu Hao was astonished. He never expected such a coincidence.

“Yes, I was also very surprised when I learned that you purchased the Divine Light Flow.” Lady looked at Wu Hao solemnly. “Next, you will be going to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company to compete with geniuses from all over the universe. I want to pass on the cultivation experience of the Divine Light Sword, which was possessed by my ancestors of the Monbo clan, to you so that you can carry it forward.”

Wu Hao was overjoyed; he never expected to encounter such an opportunity.

He immediately bowed deeply and then respectfully exclaimed, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will definitely win first place in this selection competition and make the wisdom of the Mongbo ancestors known throughout the world."

"Hahahaha!" Lady immediately laughed and said, "Good, it's good that you have the intention. As for becoming the first in the selection competition, just do your best."

After saying that, he handed a spatial ring to Wu Hao. Wu Hao subconsciously immersed himself in examining it and immediately saw a book called "Divine Light Notes" and a dozen or so cultivation video materials of the Divine Light Sword.

"Yes, sir!" Wu Hao bowed slightly again, then left the training ground and returned to his residence.

"Angel, come and organize the data for me. I need to see all the cultivation insights from the first four stages of the Divine Light Sword's Divine Light Flow!" "Yes, Master!" The angel smiled sweetly and immediately began organizing the documents.

As Wu Hao's AI, being able to help Wu Hao is the happiest thing in her life.

Soon, the cultivation insights from the first four levels were compiled, and Wu Hao immediately began to read them carefully, reflecting on the gap between his own cultivation and those insights.

Now, after three years of cultivating the Divine Light Sword, he has mastered the third secret technique of the Divine Light Sword: Sword Light Slashing Through the Sky.

Now, rereading the cultivation experience of the Divine Light Sword written by this immortal king, I suddenly felt enlightened. I have now grasped the key points of many things that I had not done well in my daily cultivation.

He even corrected a few mistakes in his technique immediately.

"The flow of divine light is a secret technique combining light and time. Although the two techniques complement each other, it places more emphasis on the laws of light. In terms of power, it also makes light energy more concentrated, resulting in greater destructive power at a certain point or along a certain line."

"The essence of the manual itself is to use the law of time to concentrate the power of light. The first to fourth stages are always about how to use time to strengthen light. Therefore, the cultivation in the previous life was relatively easy. Cultivators should focus more on comprehending the law of light."

Wu Hao nodded. He already understood these principles, and reviewing them now didn't evoke any different feelings.

What truly surprised Wu Hao was the way this powerful, immortal-level expert applied the field of light and dissected the cultivation methods of the corresponding skills.

It seems that he had made preparations in advance, intending to pass on the cultivation method of this secret technique to the clan and teach the rising stars in the clan.

Wu Hao spent three days in deep meditation. As soon as the time was up, he opened his eyes.

Since it was already the start of the selection process, Wu Hao stayed in his personal training room at the Virtual Universe Company, immediately immersing himself in the virtual universe.

Upon entering the virtual universe, Wu Hao's consciousness was immediately transported to an unfamiliar space.

"Greetings to all the future pillars of my Virtual Universe Company!" A man wearing a cyan battle robe and with purple scales on his head appeared in the previously empty sky in front of him.

"There are 1008 cosmic nations, each cultivating 10-30 geniuses, totaling 16689. You are all geniuses searched for by various branch companies within these cosmic nations, but even geniuses are ranked!" The man in the green robe continued gently from high above, "Headquarters will only select the best; only the top one hundred members among you will be qualified to come to headquarters and become core members!"

"Let's begin the round-robin tournament now!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Instantly, everyone was teleported to a private room, where a scoring system kept track of each person's ranking.

Name: Wu Hao
[Location]: Qianwu Universe Kingdom Branch

Points: 1
Wu Hao immediately clicked "match" and quickly found his first opponent.

That was an opponent who wielded dual swords, and his appearance was extremely vulgar, not in line with the aesthetic standards of Earthlings.

Upon seeing Wu Hao, the man instinctively frowned and commented in cosmic language, "Hairless monster, so ugly!"

"What?! He actually said I'm ugly!" Wu Hao's face was immediately filled with anger. He hadn't even complained about this ugly monster covered in black hair yet, and the other party was already complaining about him.

As soon as the matchmaking time ended, Wu Hao immediately grabbed the first level of the Divine Light Sword: Descent of Light and unleashed it.

The sword light was as swift as a ray of light, slicing the black-haired monster in two with a single strike.

In the virtual universe, Wu Hao spat at the opponent's corpse and then started the next match.

The internal selection process of the Virtual Universe Company is far less brutal than the Cosmic Genius Battle, which selects one hundred people from billions of living beings.

There are only a little over 10,000 participants here, and 100 people will be selected from among them.

Is the competition here really less intense than the Cosmic Genius Battle? You have to understand that those who can participate in the internal selection competition of the Virtual Universe Company have already surpassed hundreds of millions of people in this universe.

Moreover, they received the best resources for training, starting with the guidance of powerful, immortal-level experts. Each of them was among the top geniuses in the entire universe.

The second match was successful, and Wu Hao once again used a clean and neat "Radiant Descent" move to instantly kill his opponent.

He then immediately started matching for the third game, and again, he killed the opponent in one hit without any hesitation.

Then came the fourth and fifth games, and Wu Hao's record instantly became the best on the scoreboard.

He was quite lucky on the first day and didn't encounter any strong opponents. Every time he went up, he was instantly defeated, usually in less than 0.001 seconds. So when the results were tallied...

He immediately became the undisputed champion of the first day with five wins and a match duration of 0.006 seconds.

Wu Hao's name instantly resounded in the eyes of the high-ranking officials of 1008 cosmic nations, and was remembered by more than 10,000 geniuses.

"Wu Hao from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom actually reached the top so easily today?" A Marquis Immortal from within the virtual universe clicked his tongue in amazement.

Another Immortal Marquis scoffed, "He's just lucky. He didn't encounter any decent opponents. The second-ranked Bruro and the 256th-ranked Kalanga both met strong opponents and showed their strength. This little guy named Wu Hao might just be lucky on the first day. Wait until he's in first place again in a few days before he starts bragging!"

However, the next day, Wu Hao started matchmaking again. His Divine Light Sword was invincible, and almost no one could withstand a single move from him.

Wherever the sword light went, the light shone brightly, and the battle time of about 0.001 seconds was almost impossible for anyone to break.

A genius from the Riftwind Universe Kingdom, after finishing his own match for the day, was instantly amazed when he saw Wu Hao's match duration.

However, after clicking on Wu Hao's battle record, he was completely overwhelmed.

Wu Hao's ninth opponent was a powerful figure named Ao He. He was very familiar with Ao He, the number one genius cultivated by the Virtual Universe Company of the Rift Edge Universe Country. However, Ao He had also failed to break through to 0.001 seconds in Wu Hao's hands.

After today's match, Wu Hao's strength was instantly recognized by the vast majority of people. Even the Nine Swords Venerable clicked on Wu Hao's match to take a look.

Wu Hao was not surprised at all by his achievements. As a reincarnator with cheat codes, he ate top-level spiritual fruits on the path of cultivation every year to comprehend the laws of the world. If his strength was not so overpowered, he would be a real waste.

(End of this chapter)