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

Chapter 73, The Venerable's Corpse

"I don't agree!"

At this moment, among the eight hundred people who had lost their challenge qualification, a lean man who was five meters tall and had three eyes on his face roared angrily.

"I'm 100% confident I'll make it into the top 100!!! I'm even in the top 20! Why, why did the virtual universe system exclude me from the competition?!"

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!"

The three-eyed man roared.

Upon hearing someone speak up, the other eight hundred geniuses also joined in the cheers and shouted.

But the next moment, many of the immortals from the distant Cosmic Kingdom unleashed their auras, pressing down on the eight hundred people.

"presumptuous!"

"Be bold!"

An immeasurable and terrifying aura pressed down, instantly forcing the eight hundred geniuses to their knees.

Then 1008 immortals appeared before these geniuses.

Facing the immortal, the three-eyed man kneeling on the ground raised his head, his veins bulging, and roared.

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!"

"If you have any objections to the final battle rules of the Virtual Universe System, you do not have to join the Virtual Universe Company. Our Virtual Universe Company will never force anyone to join."

A magnificent and powerful voice reached everyone's ears.

Upon hearing this voice, the faces of the 800 geniuses kneeling on the ground all changed color.

Disagree? Then withdraw?
Among the immortals, a man with flowing long hair spoke to the crowd.

"Foolish! Do you think you can just change the decisions made by the top management of Virtual Universe Company?"

“It would be possible if Jiang Ming or Bolan spoke up. One of them is a confirmed member of the ‘Primal Secret Realm,’ and the other is a recognized member of the ‘Primal Secret Realm.’” An old man with silver scales covering his head and his body shrouded in a white robe looked at the three-eyed man kneeling on the ground.

"As for you... a member on the outermost edge of the core layer, you dare to say you're not convinced?"

“Little guys, you may all be the most talented martial artists in your respective universes, but in the Virtual Universe Company, a Genius Battle is held every ten thousand years. There are countless geniuses and powerful figures everywhere. You should keep a low profile.”

The 1008 immortals knew very well that these geniuses were indeed exceptionally talented, but some were incredibly arrogant and eccentric. On the road to the top, such personalities could easily lead to a major setback, and appropriate suppression might not necessarily be a bad thing for them.

……

0825 Building, first floor lobby.

Jiang Ming and Luo Feng sat in chairs, with Rong Jun beside them.

“I was a little proud before, but what I just saw made me realize that I am just one of the batches of ‘seeds’ collected by the Virtual Universe Company.”

Luo Feng shook his head and smiled, "There are many, many geniuses accumulated in the Virtual Universe Company."

"Different statuses naturally have different effects when they speak."

When 'Wild Man' Rong Jun said this, his eyes were looking at Jiang Ming.

"The four secret realms are the difference between the core members. Didn't you see Immortal say that the opinions of Jiang Ming or Bolan might be taken seriously?"

Seeing Rong Jun looking at him, Jiang Ming nodded.

"People of different status speak differently. Luo Feng and I come from an ordinary planet, so we should be the ones who feel the changes brought about by the change in status the most."

When Luo Feng heard Jiang Ming say this, he nodded. When he first started practicing martial arts, he only planned to buy his parents a bigger house. His bigger ambition was simply to help his younger brother Luo Hua stand up.

However, as his strength and status have increased, he is now a figure standing above countless geniuses in the universe.

"Members of the 'Primal Secret Realm' have extremely high status. As far as I know, every member of the Primal Secret Realm has an immortal guard leader, ten World Lords, and a hundred Domain Lords."

At this moment, Rong Jun continued to speak.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng's eyes widened. An Immortal as a guard? Luo Feng had witnessed the power of Flame Abyss Marquis during his trip to the Thunder World, and the memory still shocked him.

Has Jiang Ming now managed to get someone like that to serve as his bodyguard?

"Don't be too surprised. For Virtual Universe Corporation, immortality is really nothing."

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom comprises 130 million star systems and has tens of thousands of Immortals. The Virtual Universe Company, spanning so many universe kingdoms, boasts millions of Immortals. Even among Immortals, in the Virtual Universe, they might not be as important as a single genius.

Jiang Ming saw Luo Feng looking at him and offered an explanation.

……

"An Immortal Guardian? I wonder what level my guardian level has reached now."

Jiang Ming sat in the room, recalling his conversation with Luo Feng and Rong Jun.

"As my strength is demonstrated, the level of importance I receive within the human race will also change."

Bolan was initially recognized as a genius who appears only once every million years. Now, as he clears the sixth trial tower and enters the first level of the seventh trial tower, although he has not successfully cleared the entire tower, he has still obtained 10 billion points.

He has been hailed as a genius who appears only once every ten million years.

Different opponents, different levels of skill, and different rates of progress will naturally affect the evaluation of a genius.

"Given the talent I've displayed, I've probably already attracted the attention of the alien races, and assassination attempts may have already been arranged. But so far, I haven't been bothered in the real world at all, so it seems my protection level has been raised."

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

Just as Jiang Ming was thinking this, his consciousness was kicked out of the virtual universe.

In a shattered star field, a vast giant sits in the starry sky, and the entire star field is stirred by his breath, drawing in boundless cosmic energy.

Beside the vast giant, streaks of light flew by.

Jiang Ming suddenly appeared in this star field.

“Jiang Ming, my name is ‘Qianwu’, you can call me ‘King of Qianwu’.”

The colossal giant spoke, its voice reverberating through the starry sky.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Jiang Ming quickly bowed.

"You are quite good. You are the 'first genius' to appear since the founding of my Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom smiled and spoke. He had a good impression of Jiang Ming. For every genius he provided to join the Virtual Universe Company, he would receive some credit. Over the endless years, he relied on these credits to repay his debts to his people.

Jiang Ming's appearance allowed him to pay off his debts overnight, naturally increasing his goodwill towards him.

“This is an avatar of a Venerable One from the Demon Clan Alliance. Not long ago, he planned to assassinate you. After I entangled him, he self-destructed his avatar, but I left behind a fragment of his body.”

As the vast giant spoke, the streams of light that kept flying towards him converged in front of Jiang Ming.

Among these streams of light were scales as large as skyscrapers, white bones gleaming with divine light, and blood as vast as rivers, exuding a terrifying aura.

"When a Venerable-level expert self-destructs, there is not much left behind. Even if I try my best to intercept it, all I can get in the end is two-tenths of the Venerable's body fragments, which are too broken to be of any use to me."

However, as a master of space, the broken corpse he left behind contained a large amount of the fundamental laws of space.

Although it's useless to me, it's still a treasure, so I'll give it to you as a reward for your service to my Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

After the vast giant finished speaking, Jiang Ming found himself back in the Earth Fire Cultivation Chamber.

If it weren't for the world ring with its shimmering starlight before him, Jiang Ming would have thought he had just experienced a dream.

As Jiang Ming probed into the space, he saw the fragments of corpses that exuded a terrifying aura!

(End of this chapter)