Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

Chapter 61, The Great Waves Sifting Through the Sands

Jiang Ming and Luo Feng walked in the square.

One after another, geniuses who had appeared in the intelligence reports of the two also emerged.

“Brother Jiang, that’s Ai Chen.”

Luo Feng looked at a stunningly beautiful girl dressed in white feathered robes, with two wings spread behind her and a crystal between her eyebrows.

"Aichen of the Dream Wing Clan, nicknamed Lightsaber, is a super genius with the ability to break into the top ten in this year's Genius Battle."

Jiang Ming and Luo Feng had naturally read through the intelligence they had gathered time and time again, and they had an impression of every powerful genius.

One genius after another began to appear in the square, and there were 20 super geniuses who were the most famous and recognized as the strongest.

Each of them is no less capable than Rong Jun, and two of them are even considered to surpass Rong Jun.

In addition, there are some hidden geniuses, such as Luo Feng, who also have the strength to break into the top ten.

As for Jiang Ming, he's on the discussion list in another dimension.

Just as Jiang Ming and Luo Feng were chatting, hundreds of thousands of geniuses in the square all looked in one direction.

Jiang Ming and Luo Feng followed the crowd's gaze and saw a young man in white walking out of the building.

The young man was incredibly handsome, but his face was expressionless, like an iceberg, with a blood-red sword on his back.

After he appeared, his gaze immediately fell on Jiang Ming.

"It's Death!"

"Death God Berlan! This year's genius competition is said to be second only to the god Jiang Ming."

"It's a pity that if he hadn't met Jiang Ming, Bolan would definitely have been the undisputed number one in this year's Genius Battle."

At this moment, countless geniuses focused their attention on Jiang Ming and Bo Lan, hoping to see what sparks would fly between them.

……

"Brother, who do you think is stronger, Bolan or Jiang Ming?"

A green-haired girl asked the young man next to her whose face was covered with secret patterns.

"Naberan has demonstrated hundreds of spatial illusions. His comprehension of the fundamental laws of space is one in ten thousand even among world lords. He can be considered the most monstrous existence in the last million years."

Unfortunately, he ran into Jiang Ming.

Upon hearing her brother's words, Qian Shui asked, "Is Jiang Ming really that terrifying?"

"The most crucial aspect of a star-level self-created domain lord-level secret technique is that he can unleash its power, which means he is equivalent to a domain lord-level expert."

A stellar-level battle against a domain master? If this were in the real universe, with its many treasures and various foundational advantages, Berlan might have a slight chance.

But in the virtual universe, there is absolutely no possibility of that.

After the young man finished speaking, he spoke again.

"These two are the most abnormal of the abnormal. Although we can't get first and second place, we siblings will get third and fourth place."

"Qianshui understands."

"That's what my younger sister, Qianshui, said."

……

Jiang Ming's gaze met Bo Lan's. His cold and icy will was like a blood-red sword piercing through the void, and a chilling aura of slaughter swept over them.

Meanwhile, within Berlan's spiritual world, the light of a great sun fell, and layers of stellar radiance descended, pressing down on Berlan's body.

The will in their hearts transformed into blood-red longswords, slashing against the heavens and colliding with the brilliance of the stars.

"Interesting, but unfortunately it's still a bit weak."

Jiang Ming sensed Bolan's will, his eyes flashing with crimson light, and the radiance of the stars fell, melting away the blood swords one by one.

Bolan's face paled slightly, he regained his composure, gave Jiang Ming a deep look, and then headed towards a restaurant nearby.

……

At this moment, in Restaurant No. 1, one after another great immortal powerhouses were gathered on the first floor or the second floor, chatting casually.

"That young man named Jiang Ming is indeed powerful. His will should have crossed two levels and reached the Domain Lord level."

"Yes, there is no Domain Lord level will that cannot control Domain Lord level energy. He can use Domain Lord level secret techniques, so he must have crossed two levels."

“Berlan’s comprehension of the fundamental laws of space is so strong that he might become a Space Venerable in a million years. He may not be as good as Jiang Ming now, but he might not be as good as Jiang Ming in the future.” “Space Venerable? That’s too much. Many powerful people have cultivated for hundreds of millions of years and still cannot become Space Venerable. He is still far from that level.”

“Indeed, it’s been so long since our cosmic kingdoms have produced a Space Venerable. That Bolan can’t even compare to Jiang Ming. I have no problem with him achieving the same level of immortality as us, but a Venerable?…”

Mentioning the words 'Space Venerable' seemed to stir up the resentment of these immortal beings, who began to refute them one by one.

As immortals, their ultimate goal is to become a Venerable One. At this moment, someone said that a young man might become a Venerable One in a million years.

Naturally, they were not convinced.

Which of them didn't go through endless trials and tribulations to achieve what they have today? How many of those who were even more talented than them in their youth can now sit at the same table as them?
A mere Berlan?
Just as the immortals were arguing endlessly, a voice came.

"Why is it so lively? What are they discussing?"

A handsome man in a green robe with purple scales appeared, his face was beautiful, and purple scales appeared on his forehead.

Just standing there, it felt as if I were in a different time and space from these immortals.

"Your Majesty."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the argument immediately ceased.

Hundreds of immortal powerhouses rose to pay their respects.

"I am representing Virtual Universe Company to host this Genius Battle, and I would like to thank all the major universe nations for their support."

"That's what the man in the green robe with purple scales said."

"This is what we should do."

Immortal voices emanated from both the first and second floors simultaneously.

"Okay, you guys continue chatting. I'll gather these young people later."

A smile appeared on the face of the Nine Swords Venerable. He was surprised to see so many geniuses appear in this Genius Battle.

Countless venerable ones today envy his good fortune.

With the arrival of the Nine Swords Venerable, the other immortal talents gradually shifted from geniuses to the Nine Swords Venerable.

As an immortal being, a powerful being can destroy some planets and stars with a flick of the wrist, but a Venerable being is one who can create advanced cosmic kingdoms and occupy boundless star fields.

……

As evening fell, a voice invaded everyone's consciousness.

"All participants from the 1008 Universe Nation, come to the central square."

As soon as the voice fell, 1008000 participants unconsciously headed towards the central square.

It wasn't until we reached the center of the square that I came to my senses.

"Was I just hypnotized?"

Jiang Ming awoke from his unconscious state, his heart filled with dread. Even though he had anticipated this scene and was prepared, he was still powerless to resist when the voice reached his ears, and was hypnotized without realizing it.

The entire square was filled with astonishment among the millions of geniuses, even Bolan, whose expression seemed to change over time.

"Welcome to join the peak genius competition held by our Virtual Universe Company."

A gentle voice reached everyone's ears.

In the empty void, a man in a green robe with purple scales appeared.

With a smile on his face, he exuded an aura like that of an ancient god-king, a natural emanation that could make millions of geniuses submit involuntarily.

Although he was just standing there quietly, it was as if he were in a different dimension from them.

“Each of the 1008 Universe Nations will select one thousand geniuses, which will amount to one million geniuses. And my Virtual Universe Company will select the one thousand strongest among you to be absorbed into the core of the Virtual Universe Company.”

"You are a million people competing for one thousand spots. The rules are as follows."

"Tomorrow you will be transported to a trial space. The trial space has seven levels, and you will earn points based on your performance in the trial space."

"The top 100 players advance directly, while players ranked 101 to 7,300 compete for 900 spots in the final round of the tournament."

"Those ranked after 7,300 will all be eliminated."

In other words, out of 1,080,000 geniuses, over 1 million will be eliminated in a single trial space!
Even though they are already the most talented among the geniuses in the major universe nations, they still have to be sifted through like gold and sand, and only the most essential parts are selected.

(End of this chapter)