Becoming the Lord God from Devouring

Chapter 122 The Undisputed First
"Ten days, ten days! Wu Hao has been matched for ten days, and his total battle time has not exceeded 0.06 seconds. What kind of combat power is this? What kind of genius is he? Is there really no one who can match him?" A Marquis Immortal from another universe country sighed as he looked at Wu Hao's record.

The other person nodded: "Wu Hao should be the most talented person in tens of thousands of epochs. I wonder which Venerable One will take him as a disciple next."

"He follows the laws of light and time, so it must be that a master of these two systems has taken him in."

"It's hard to say. Wu Hao's current strength is indeed overwhelming, but it's precisely because of this overwhelming strength that we can't see just how strong he really is. When he's in the final round, fighting for a spot in the secret realm, we should be able to see just how high a level of genius he really is!"

Another day begins. Wu Hao confidently clicks the match button, and an unexpected name appears before his eyes: 78th place, Kalanga.

This person is currently on a 50-game winning streak, but due to their fighting style, they are not eliminating opponents quickly, which is why their ranking is not high.

"Hahahaha, Wu Hao, I didn't expect to run into you here so early. I thought our battle would be the final showdown for first place. Since we've been matched up early, let's settle this here!" Kalanga said with great ambition, making a series of boastful remarks. "I'll show you that winning fast doesn't necessarily mean you're strong, and winning slowly doesn't necessarily mean you're weak."

Wu Hao shook his head. He had also seen Karanga's battles. His opponent was proficient in metal and earth elemental laws, and his physical strength and defense were off the charts, but his attack power was insufficient and his speed was not fast enough. To him, Karanga was just a punching bag.

In that case, let's break through your defenses head-on with overwhelming destructive power.

As soon as the match began, Wu Hao instantly gripped the Divine Light Sword in one hand and charged forward. The sword's edge sliced ​​through the stone ground in the virtual universe, slicing towards Kalanga's body with overwhelming force.

"Look! Wu Hao from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and Kalanga from the Zixie Universe Kingdom have met ahead of schedule. Both of them are potential top ten players. This match is going to be interesting!"

Outside the competition venue, two Kings from the Virtual Universe Company instantly noticed the battle.

"Who do you think has a better chance?" one of them asked.

The other person said without hesitation, "Of course it's Wu Hao. Kalanga's fighting style is known for its defense and brute force. Although it is quite effective against Wu Hao's fast sword style, it depends on how strong the fast sword style is. One of them is in the top ten, and the other is the undisputed number one. Of course, there is no comparison between them."

As expected, the battlefield performance was just as Feng Wang Bu Xiu had predicted. In the arena where Wu Hao was competing, all that could be heard was Wu Hao's angry roar.

"The Second Stage of Divine Light's Passage—Judgment of Light!"

As his words fell, an extremely dazzling light appeared around Wu Hao. The sword light began to cut and spin wildly. Under the enhancement of the laws of time, the sword light was like a black hole that devoured everything, obliterating anything it touched along the way.

"The Realm of Metal, the Realm of Earth! The Body of Vajra! The Armor of Giant Gold!"

Instead of confronting Wu Hao head-on, Karanga used his strongest defensive measures, attempting to drag the match into a contest of energy expenditure.

However, the dazzling light engulfed everything around it, including Karanga, who was desperately defending himself.

"Match over! Wu Hao wins! The match lasted 0.002 seconds!"

Back in the matchmaking space, Wu Hao frowned. This Karanga was indeed quite strong, managing to withstand his Divine Light Judgment for 0.001 seconds, breaking the 0.002-second barrier for the first time in his single match.

You should know that the opponents he had encountered before died instantly in just the first strike of his Divine Light Sword.

"The strength of the top 10 players is nothing special to me."

In the following days, he did not encounter any strong opponents. During the 20-day closed test, he was not allowed to leave the virtual universe.

Each player is in a separate room and they are not allowed to communicate with each other, in order to prevent strong players from deliberately avoiding their respective matchmaking times.

Wu Hao spends a total of one minute each day on matchmaking, and about 0.006 seconds on combat. He dedicates the rest of his time to training and improving himself to avoid any potential setbacks.

Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye. He was immersed in crushing newbies every day, and apart from Karanga, he hardly encountered any opponents with a top-ten skill level.

Therefore, even though he was 'undisputed' the winner, he was still challenged by many people with his eyes after the competition ended.

But Wu Hao didn't care at all. He looked at the high platform and waited for the arrival of the Nine Swords Venerable.

"Hahahaha, the little guys the company has trained, your selection competition is over. Those who ranked in the top 1,000, stay. Those who ranked outside the top 1,000, go and train hard in your respective universes. We look forward to your performance at the universe and domain lord levels!"

At this moment, a genius next to Wu Hao suddenly broke down and cried: "This is not fair, it's not fair at all! I first encountered Wu Hao, then Celines, and then I was matched with Kalanga. These top ten players are simply not people I can beat. But even after losing to them, I'm still ranked 1026th, almost making it into the top 1000! If I had been a little luckier, I could have made it in!"

Immediately, everyone around him cast pitying glances at him. In a competition with more than 10,000 people, there were only about ten strong players at the top ten level, and he had encountered three of them by himself. It was indeed a bit unfair that he was eliminated.

However, he was not alone in this situation. Several other players were matched with a larger number of top-ten players, but some of them remained in the top 1000, while others were too far from the top 1000 to complain.

However, the universe is cruel. People with bad luck have no place to complain, and no one will help you just because you are in a bad situation. If you don't meet the requirements, you don't meet the requirements.

After the Nine Swords Venerable finished speaking, those who did not reach the threshold were kicked out of the virtual universe, leaving only 1000 people to participate in the subsequent finals.

"The next match will be a single-elimination tournament!" The Nine Swords Venerable's gentle voice continued: "Next, the virtual universe will arrange two-on-one matches based on your rankings. The winners will advance, and the losers will enter the elimination group. After winning three elimination group matches, you can continue to enter the main tournament to participate in the matchmaking until the final top 3 are determined."

Upon hearing that the competition format had changed, Wu Hao immediately felt relieved, his eyes gleaming with a desire to fight.

Now, those top ten geniuses can't escape fighting him. Wu Hao wants to see just how strong these geniuses from other universes really are.

"You will have three days of offline rest time. After the rest time, immediately enter the virtual universe to participate in matchmaking!"

For many people, every battle is a full-fledged effort, and the time required is far less than what Wu Hao did.

For example, if two top-ten level experts meet, one is good at illusion and the other is good at defense, then the match will drag on for a long time, and may even last all day.

Under such circumstances, every athlete was under great tension, making rest an inevitable necessity.

As soon as Wu Hao exited the virtual universe, cheers erupted outside his door. It was his fellow students from the same cohort, all excited to be classmates with him. Immediately afterward, the door to Wu Hao's room rang, and a dozen or so of his classmates came to his door.

A student shouted through the door, "Go Wu Hao! Make a name for the Qianwu Universe Kingdom branch!"

Another genius chimed in, "This competition has truly brought honor to our Qianwu Universe Kingdom! It's said that for tens of thousands of epochs, no genius from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom has made it into the top ten!"

Wu Hao walked out of the room, nodded to his fellow students, and greeted them one by one.

After arriving at the Qianwu Universe Kingdom branch, Wu Hao kept a very low profile for three years and did not have much social interaction with anyone.

Now that he's become famous overnight, everyone is flocking to him.

He knew these people didn't have much ill intent. The more outstanding Wu Hao's performance, the more resources the Qianwu Universe Kingdom branch would receive over the next few thousand years, and these resources would ultimately fall into the hands of these geniuses.

"Wu Hao, we're planning a banquet. Would you like to come?"

Wu Hao nodded immediately and followed the others to the banquet hall.

Over the next tens of thousands of years, these people will gradually grow into important figures in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

In order for Earthlings to have a better chance of surviving in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, leaving a good impression on these people is a good choice.

In the banquet hall, there was a genius named Kunjia, who was said to be a member of the royal family of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, or even a direct descendant of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler. He held considerable power within the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom system.

This moment left Wu Hao in awe; he never expected that there would be such a person among his peers.

However, this noble status was only relevant to others. For Wu Hao, who was destined to be the best among his peers, let alone being of royal blood, even being the prince of the true Qianwu Kingdom was not a particularly noble status.

After the banquet, he returned to his room to rest alone when he suddenly received an email from the virtual universe. It was a letter from Chief Instructor Lady.

"Wu Hao, come to Virtual Universe Company for a meeting!"

Wu Hao immediately accepted Lady's invitation, as Lady's "Divine Light Notes" had been of great help to him.

"Hahaha, Wu Hao, you've finally arrived!"

Lady raised her glass to Wu Hao, and the sight of the waiter beside her immediately made Wu Hao frown.

Wu Hao was very familiar with that race; it was the same race that his AI angel used as a template.

Upon seeing Wu Hao's gaze, Lady burst into laughter, saying, "Wu Hao, you've truly made a name for yourself this time! Even the ruler of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom personally commended my training. He even promised that if you win first place in this Virtual Universe Company competition, I will also receive a substantial reward and use my money to secure a spot in Chaos City for enlightenment through internal company channels."

Wu Hao nodded and said that the reason why Lady was so happy was because of this matter. But what exactly was the purpose of having these waiters?

"The Nami Winged Clan is a race ruled by a domain lord under my friend. When I saw your AI image last time, I knew your aesthetic standards. This time, I specially purchased the ownership of this race from my friend. As long as you get first place, I will give you all the fifteen inhabited planets where this race is located, with a total population of 2000 billion."

"Huh?" Wu Hao was speechless. Couldn't they have sent some cultivation resources or something? Why did they have to send all this useless stuff! What use was this prettier race to him, Wu Hao?
"Thank you so much, sir, you've gone to so much trouble!" However, Wu Hao had no reason not to accept such a generous gift.

Whether it's developing this race's faith in him or making this race a companion race to human civilization, it's a very useful tool.

It's a very useful 'tool', Wu Hao is quite certain.

Three days passed in a flash, and soon the mid-stage of the internal selection process began.

Wu Hao was assigned to a player ranked 986, who immediately put on a bitter face, looking as if his parents had died.

"Damn it, when a man dies, he flies to the sky; if he doesn't die, he'll live forever. Wu Hao, you're just number one, I'll fight you to the death!"

As soon as the match began, the person rushed towards Wu Hao. After their swords clashed, Wu Hao teleported away from the arena.

"Just a noob, but he's putting on quite a show!" Wu Hao opened the battle platform and began to watch the match, which was rumored to have ten top-tier players.

During the three-day break, these incredibly talented geniuses have all earned their own nicknames.

For example, Wu Hao's nickname is "Light of Despair," while Bruluo, who holds the second place, is nicknamed "Demon Dragon." Others include "Illusory Fairy Flower" Irene, "Barbarian King" Darrell, and "Shadow Hunter" Black.

These people, like Wu Hao, achieved a perfect record of 100 wins in the selection stage, but due to the length of their matches, they were all ranked behind him.

Wu Hao's target for this observation was none other than 'Illusory Fairy Flower' Eileen. It is said that she had long ago been taken in as a disciple by a powerful immortal-level expert from the same universe kingdom, and had been studying illusion techniques for many years.

Wu Hao's current mental resilience is relatively his weakness.

The Saiyan in human form is easily swayed by emotions and is very likely to suffer when facing this illusionist.

Eileen was matched against a powerful player ranked 342nd. At the start of the match, his mind was manipulated by Eileen, and a few seconds later, he actually committed suicide by slashing his own knife.

This bizarre illusion immediately made Wu Hao's eyes flash. He didn't know if his temperament and mental resistance could withstand such an illusion attack.

It seems that when facing Irene, his Saiyan bloodline has become a disadvantage, and he has to participate in the battle with her in his Ultraman form.

Although Wu Hao is very strong, he will never underestimate any opponent, and everyone is worth fighting with all his might.

(End of this chapter)