Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

Virtual universe, central square.

Eight hundred immortal beings sit casually in various places.

The elimination process in the Trial Space is not broadcast publicly throughout the universe; only the changes in the rankings are made public.

The final arena battle will be broadcast live! However... the immortal beings of the various cosmic nations have the authority to watch the trials of each participant.

"This guy called Golden Axe is indeed amazing. He rushed to the second trial tower as soon as he arrived and ranked first."

"Um!"

"Wow, this is fast! The Golden Axe's points have increased amazingly, far surpassing the second place."

"Red Flame, your Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom's Lin Youfeng is also quite good, currently ranked 37th in points."

The 800 powerful immortal beings can easily view the leaderboard and watch the trial progress. Now representing their respective cosmic nations, they naturally hope that their nation's geniuses will shine even brighter, as this is how they can show off their prestige.

For these beings that have eternal life, dignity and honor are of utmost importance.

"good."

The Crimson Flame King nodded slightly, sat in his large chair, looked at the light screen in front of him, and laughed, "A competition at the Eternal Star level is just a small fry; a competition at the Cosmic level is really exaggerated!"

In the light screen before him, he saw tens of thousands of Meng Jingrongs frantically attacking all life in the Azure Wilderness World.

In a short time, an area with a diameter of millions of kilometers was completely transformed into a dead zone.

King Xuanshui smiled and looked at King Canglan, "This Meng Jingrong is quite crazy, his points are about to catch up with Xiyue's."

"The third level of the Path to Heaven is so difficult that only about a hundred people at the cosmic level can pass through it." King Canglan shook his head. "This hidden danger is a matter of life and death for others, but it means nothing to these two little monsters."

"The gap is too big!"

The Crimson Flame King nodded in agreement, "Apart from these two little monsters wreaking havoc in the Azure Wilderness World, everyone else is currently staying in the First Heaven!"

According to the trial rules set by the Virtual Universe Company, in the first level of the Heavenly Star Refinement Prison, participants will not appear directly near the vortex passage and will need to explore on their own.

Even for top-ten contenders like Luo Chen and Cang Tu, finding the entrance to the second level of heaven still requires a significant amount of time and effort.

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The central area of ​​the Azure Wilderness World.

A majestic ancient tree stands tall, reaching 300,000 meters in height, with a trunk diameter exceeding 10,000 meters. Countless thick branches hang freely, blocking out the sky and exuding an incomparably powerful life force.

Meng Jingrong hovered in mid-air, his gaze fixed on the enormous tree, and he secretly judged: "If nothing unexpected happens, the passage to the fourth heaven should be near the ancient tree."

Without the slightest hesitation, Meng Jingrong casually waved his hand, and a condensed sword aura slashed straight at the giant tree.

"Whoosh—!"

The ancient tree's thousands of branches suddenly surged, all drawing towards the translucent sword energy.

But such resistance was futile against absolute power; the branches were all severed by the sword energy and scattered on the ground.

The sword energy remained unstoppable, striking the thick trunk of the giant tree with tremendous force, but only embedding itself a little over a thousand meters deep before its energy was completely exhausted and dissipated into the void.

"How is that possible?"

Meng Jingrong's pupils contracted slightly, his heart filled with shock.

Although this sword energy was just a casual strike from him, it was comparable to the desperate killing move of a ninth-level Domain Lord, and it couldn't even completely sever the trunk of this ancient tree.

The ancient tree was completely enraged, and countless branches stretched out wildly, carrying terrifying power, and lashed out fiercely at Meng Jingrong.

"Why is it so slow?"

Meng Jingrong stood firmly in mid-air, his body motionless, his mind filled with confusion.

The speed at which these branches attack is comparable to that of a ninth-tier cosmic level cultivator in the realm of perception.

"Buzz—!"

A flash of cold light appeared, and a snake tail gleaming with a bluish light lashed out with immense force, striking the shield that Meng Jingrong had condensed using the laws of space, creating ripples.

"Its speed is slightly faster than that of a branch, and it's about at the first level of a Domain Lord."

Gazing at the snarling, ferocious-looking giant blue python at the base of the tree, Meng Jingrong silently analyzed, "The power of this snake's tail is more than ten times stronger than the branches, and it's almost approaching the first level of the Realm Lord level."

Although the combined attack of the green python and the ancient tree still posed no real threat to him.

Other contestants of the same cosmic level would have no chance of passing this test.

Although their attack speed is not top-notch, they possess defense and attack power comparable to a ninth-level Domain Lord. Even Cang Tu could only flee in panic when faced with them!

10081 small, seven-colored swords flew out from the glass-colored short staff behind Meng Jingrong. The swords intertwined and quickly condensed into a long, seven-colored sword that shone with light.

"go!"

With a casual flick of his finger, Meng Jingrong's seven-colored longsword instantly teleported through the void and reappeared, piercing straight through the trunks of the green python and the ancient tree.

As the green python and the ancient tree died, Meng Jingrong frowned, puzzled.

"No vortex passage appeared."

This ancient tree and the green python were far more powerful than usual, and were beyond the capabilities of other contestants. They should have been the key to guarding the passage, but instead, they did not lead to the expected entrance.

"Where exactly is that vortex passage leading to the fourth heaven hidden?"

After the ancient tree perished, the interference of mental energy within a range of tens of thousands of miles completely disappeared.

Meng Jingrong was no longer restricted, and his mental power spread out unrestrainedly, exploring all directions.

"So this is where it was!"

Meng Jingrong instantly locked onto the location, and in a flash, he appeared at the top of the ancient tree, 900,000 meters above the ground.

He slowly stretched his palm out into the void in front of him, as if he had grasped some strange life form.

Immediately, a handsome figure, perfectly identical in appearance and build to him, emerged slowly from the void.

Looking at the face in front of him that was exactly the same as his own, Meng Jingrong smiled knowingly.

"It's actually a 'Demon Slayer Clan' life form."

Meng Jingrong's hand clenched slightly, and the "self" in front of him instantly perished, his body turning into countless tiny specks of light that vanished without a trace.

As the 'Demon Slayer Clan' life form died, a vortex passage nearly ten meters wide suddenly opened in the void, which was the entrance to the fourth heaven.

Looking at the passage so close at hand, Meng Jingrong had already discerned the true killing intent of the third heaven.

The ancient tree and the green python were not the core test; the real challenge of this heaven lay in the 'Demon Slayer Clan' lurking at an absolutely safe altitude of 90 meters.

As for the slow attacks of the ancient tree and the green python, it is actually a protective mechanism set up by the trial to prevent the participants from being instantly killed.

Their near-invincible strength is meant to disrupt the mind and throw the contestants into a panic.

When contestants are trying to avoid attacks from ancient trees and green pythons, their first instinct will inevitably be to flee to the 90-meter safe airspace marked by the rules.

The Demon Slayer Clan, lurking here, will launch a deadly surprise attack when the enemy is off guard—this is the most dangerous killing move in the Azure Wilderness World.

As a ninth-order energy life form at the cosmic level, the Demon Slayer Clan can transform into any form by virtue of their innate secret technique, "Copying".

Although his actual combat strength is roughly equivalent to that of a cosmic-level genius ranked around two thousandth.

As the darlings of the space, their assassination methods are already terrifying to the extreme.

Even the top 100 geniuses in the universe could easily stumble and fall if they are careless!

Meng Jingrong did not rush to step into the fourth heaven, but instead looked at the light screen in the arm guard.

Congratulations, contestant! You have successfully completed all the trials of the third level, the "Azure Wilderness World".

The universe is vast and boundless, with countless dangerous and perilous places. The information provided by the virtual universe is not absolutely accurate.

The information you believe to be absolutely certain may lead you to the abyss.

Therefore, as a practitioner striving for the pinnacle, you need to learn to proactively adapt to the rules of the universe and to see the world with your heart.

Remember, staying alive is the key to becoming stronger!

Meng Jingrong continued scrolling down, and the latest rankings had been updated:

Participant: Meng Jingrong (Yanlong Universe Kingdom)

Points: 1110000

Ranking: 1

Trial Space Location: Number 0738552

Seeing that he had reached the top, Meng Jingrong curiously clicked on Xi Yue's information panel, where the information was clearly displayed:

Participant: Xi Yue (Yuan Chen Universe Kingdom)

Points: 1110000

Ranking: 1

Trial Space Location: Number 5201314

"It turns out they were tied for first place."

Meng Jingrong's eyes brightened slightly, and his long-dormant passion slowly ignited in his chest, a strong fighting spirit surging from the bottom of his heart.

"Having a formidable opponent in the same era can undoubtedly spur you on, accelerating your growth and transformation!"

"This is the best of times!"

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The grand finals, a world-class event, will create a huge wave in every universe nation, attracting countless people to follow it with fervor.

Now, the ultimate battle of geniuses from 800 universe nations has naturally aroused the anxious anticipation of countless people from each universe nation.

Unfortunately, this highly anticipated elimination round of the trial was not broadcast live to the public in its entirety.

Viewers cannot witness the details of the intense battles between the geniuses in real time; they can only view the constantly updated trial leaderboard through a virtual universe platform.

"Lin Youfeng is so cool!"

"Look, the official website of Virtual Universe Company has just released a new promotional video for 'Gun Demon Lin Youfeng'."

On a street in the virtual universe's Yanlong Continent, a young couple is pointing at a holographic screen on the street, and the girl is excitedly saying...

The boy beside him smiled and nodded in agreement, his gaze fixed intently on the screen: "This trial ranking changes every moment; the competition is fierce. But have you noticed? Virtual Universe Company creates a custom promotional video just for every genius who makes it into the top 1000. That's an unparalleled honor!"

The girl nodded, beaming with pride, and said, "Our Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom truly produces geniuses everywhere! Besides the Gun Demon, there's Emperor Jing, not to mention the God of Slaughter Cang Tu and Lei Yu!"

Throughout the hundreds of millions of star systems in the entire Yanlong Universe Kingdom, countless people are discussing the real-time updated rankings through various channels.

Every slight change in the rankings affects the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.

Among all the geniuses who are the subject of much discussion, Meng Jingrong, the "Emperor Jing," is undoubtedly the one with the most talk.

With his formidable strength, he not only became the absolute focus of the entire Yanlong Universe Kingdom, but also attracted the attention of countless people from other universe kingdoms.

"Go for it, Emperor Jing!"

"Kill the witch!"

"Emperor Jing is amazing! He caught up and successfully pinned the witch down!"

Especially in the Nine Luminaries Empire and Cloud River Empire under the Yanlong Universe Kingdom, "Emperor Jing" Meng Jingrong has long been the undisputed national idol of both countries.

Countless people regarded him as the pride and supreme glory of the empire!

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