Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

The metal on the bodies of 1000 towering Tuolu warriors flowed like water.

A moment later, various metal weapons appeared in their hands: some were longswords gleaming with a cold light, some were heavy hammers as heavy as mountains, and some were sharp spears...

All the Tuoluo warriors' eyes instantly locked onto Lin Youfeng, who had just stepped into the third level in the distance, their killing intent palpable, as if they wanted to devour him completely.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

A series of deep, thunderous roars rang out, and the Tuoluo warriors instantly sprang into action, moving with lightning speed. Some even flew directly into the air, stepping on the metal ground, and pounced on Lin Youfeng like cannonballs.

"The individual's strength far surpasses that of the Hydra!"

Upon the slightest contact, Lin Youfeng's expression changed.

The strength, speed, and defense of these Dhara warriors far exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, the most monstrous aspect of the Tuoluo warriors is their ability to perfectly blend into the surrounding metal structures, allowing them to launch surprise attacks at any time.

The trial tower was not very tall to begin with, and even when flying in mid-air, Lin Youfeng still needed to be on guard against the Tuoluo warriors hidden in the metal structure.

From the very beginning of the battle, Lin Youfeng was completely overwhelmed by 1000 Tuoluo warriors and was forced into a passive defensive position.

The vital point of the Dhara warrior is a dark gold metal sphere about fifty centimeters in diameter located in the very center of his chest cavity.

Once the core is destroyed, the body will disintegrate instantly.

However, the defense of these Tuoluo warriors is so astonishing, and coupled with their ability to blend into metal to evade attacks, it is extremely difficult to accurately hit their core.

As time went on, the battle became increasingly brutal.

Although Lin Youfeng repeatedly defused crises and successfully destroyed the core of some of the Tuoluo warriors with his exquisite movements and sharp marksmanship, he himself gradually began to get injured, and his body was covered with more and more wounds.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred!

One of the Tuoluo warriors hid in the shadow of a metal building and launched a sudden attack while Lin Youfeng was engaged in combat with the other warriors.

Its body deformed like flowing mercury, instantly transforming into a huge metal net that swept down on Lin Youfeng with a whistling sound!

The injured Lin Youfeng reacted a moment too slowly and was unable to completely dodge the sudden attack, and was firmly enveloped by the metal net.

The metal mesh tightened instantly, binding his body like an iron hoop, rendering him unable to move.

During the struggle, the remaining Tuoluo warriors seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and swarmed forward. Countless weapons fell simultaneously, their cold light flashing as they directly chopped Lin Youfeng into mincemeat.

Lin Youfeng stopped at the third level of the sixth trial tower.

Final ranking: 3rd in the Hengxing category!

Meanwhile, "Golden Axe" Lie Pan advanced with unstoppable momentum, successfully passing through the first four levels of the seventh trial tower.

However, he eventually encountered an attack by 100 "mechanical puppets" on the fifth floor. Despite his best efforts, he was powerless to turn the tide and fell on the battlefield in despair.

With this, all the cosmic and celestial-level trials have come to an end.

In the center of the square, 800 powerful, immortal kings rose and flew toward their respective universe kingdoms' teams of geniuses.

Among them, the Crimson Flame King, whose body was engulfed in flames, instantly arrived at the Flame Dragon Kingdom's group and shouted, "Everyone, return to your lodgings!"

Rumble~~~~

Eight hundred teams from various cosmic kingdoms, led by an immortal being who had been granted the title of King, flew toward the palace in an orderly fashion. The vast and mighty procession flowed like a galaxy, creating a spectacular scene.

Palace Hall No. 087.

The Crimson Flame King stood in the center of the hall, exuding an aura of majesty.

Meanwhile, the 20162 geniuses of the Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom stood below.

"Our Yanlong Universe Kingdom team performed very well in this competition!"

The Crimson Flame King's voice resonated throughout the hall like a booming bell, carrying a hint of satisfaction: "In the Cosmic-level Trial Tournament, Meng Jingrong ranked 1st, and Cang Tu ranked 15th!"

He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the geniuses below, and said with a smile, "The Hengxing-level results are also quite good. Lin Youfeng ranked 3rd, and Lei Yu ranked 99th. These four are ranked in the top 100 and will directly qualify to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company."

"In addition, there are four people each at the cosmic and eternal levels ranked in the top 7300, who are qualified to compete for 900 core level spots."

"Apart from these twelve people, everyone else... your journey to the pinnacle of battle has come to an end."

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly plunging the geniuses below into silence, their spirits plummeting to rock bottom.

They poured countless hours of sweat and effort into this match, training day and night, but ultimately failed to seize the opportunity.

"You can return to reality directly, or you can wait for the virtual universe system to teleport you back to your respective universe kingdoms," the Crimson Flame King said slowly. "Meng Jingrong, Lin Youfeng, Cang Tu, Lei Yu... the twelve of you, come with me!" After saying that, he strode into the corridor at the back of the main hall.

Meng Jingrong glanced calmly at the dejected eliminated contestants around him, his heart not stirred much, and turned to follow the Crimson Flame King into the corridor.

The atmosphere in the hall was very oppressive.

"it's over."

"Our journey has come to an end," a star-level genius murmured to himself, his eyes filled with disappointment.

"Haha, everyone, although we failed, being able to enter the 'Flame Dragon Secret Realm' for cultivation is still a good result!" A tall, cosmic-level genius comforted them.

"Um!"

"I refuse to believe that just because I'm worse than them now, I'll be worse in the future! The cultivation journey has only just begun; there are still higher realms to come, such as Domain Lord and World Lord!"

"Well said!" Everyone nodded in agreement, their eyes rekindling with hope.

"Even if you enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company, not everyone can become immortal! If we cultivate diligently in the Flame Dragon Secret Realm, we still have a chance to become eternally immortal!"

"right!"

"Let's go have a drink! Let's celebrate our entry into the Flame Dragon Realm and toast to the future!"

These young men and women who were qualified to enter the Flame Dragon Secret Realm, except for a very few who returned directly to reality, mostly walked in groups toward the restaurant in the central square.

……

At this time, the 20,000 geniuses of the Yanlong Universe Kingdom embarked on two different paths.

Most people choose to enter the Flame Dragon Secret Realm.

A very small number of people, however, enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.

As for what the future holds... who knows!

......

New Purple Star.

To avoid being detected by Feng Yuhou, no "virtual universe" consciousness sensing helmets were distributed on this planet except for the Sword Sect, so ordinary people could not watch the competition directly.

However, the exciting battle video of Meng Jingrong and Lin Youfeng during the competition was reposted by the Sword Sect disciples to the planet's internal network, and quickly spread throughout the entire Ziwei Star Federation.

"Ancestor Meng Jingrong is actually ranked number one in the universe! That's incredible!"

"That's a tie for first place."

"A tie for first place is still first place!"

"Senior Lin is also very impressive; he took third place."

"That's incredible!"

"Those are 800 universe nations, trillions of geniuses!"

The Ziwei Star Federation seemed to be stunned by this news!

People left comments and discussed the issue online.

Although they greatly admired Meng Jingrong and Lin Youfeng, they never expected to achieve such results.

After all, in the vast universe, Ziwei Star is really too small!

......

Inside a room in Palace 087, the Crimson Flame King casually sat down after entering the room.

At his signal, the twelve geniuses, including Meng Jingrong, took their seats one after another, and the atmosphere in the room became somewhat serious.

"Tomorrow's qualification battle will depend on your performance," the Crimson Flame King said slowly, his gaze sweeping over the eight geniuses ranked in the top 7300.

"Understood!" the eight geniuses responded in unison, their eyes shining with determination.

"The eight of you should strive to make it into the top 1000 of the finals," the Crimson Flame King said calmly. "Even if you come in last, the treatment you receive will be vastly different from those who are eliminated!"

"Yes!" the eight geniuses replied respectfully, their hearts filled with motivation.

"Alright, you can all go back now. Meng Jingrong and the other three, please stay." King Chiyan waved his hand to signal.

The other eight geniuses bowed respectfully and turned to leave, leaving only Meng Jingrong, Cang Tu, Lin Youfeng, and Lei Yu in the room.

"snort."

The Crimson Flame King's gaze fell first on Lei Yu, his tone filled with displeasure, "Ranked 99th, do you know what that means?"

"It means I'm not strong enough," Lei Yu replied in a deep voice, sitting barefoot.

He was usually carefree and unkempt, but he appeared very nervous under the oppressive aura of the Crimson Flame King.

"That means you're very likely to fall below 100th place." The Crimson Flame King's face darkened. "The competition for core positions in the Virtual Universe Company is extremely fierce. Even the treatment of the 101st place is vastly different from that of the 100th!"

Lei Yu's expression changed.

"However," the Crimson Flame King's tone softened somewhat, "among the top 100 of the Constant Star Trial Tower, there are 27 martial artists and 73 mental energy masters. This trial environment is most advantageous to mental energy masters, followed by martial artists, and least advantageous to illusionists. You are a martial artist; as long as you perform consistently, securing a spot in the top 100 shouldn't be a problem."

Lei Yu didn't say anything, but his tense body visibly relaxed a bit.

"As for Cang Tu, you ranked 15th this time. The King's expectation for you is to break into the top ten of the universe level!"

Crimson Flame King turned his gaze to Cang Tu, his tone solemn, "Actual combat depends on performance on the spot and mutual restraint. You must remain calm and not be impatient. Just unleash your full strength."

"Yes," Cang Tu replied in a deep voice.

"Lin Youfeng, based on the judgment of many immortals, your strength is very strong. Your movement and spear techniques have reached a high level, and your understanding of the laws far surpasses those of others of the same level. You have a great chance of ranking among the top three in the Eternal Star level." The Crimson Flame King turned his gaze to Lin Youfeng, his tone gentle and full of admiration. "My hope for you is to maintain a top-three ranking and strive for second place. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just perform normally."

"Understood," Lin Youfeng replied.

Finally, the Crimson Flame King turned his gaze to Meng Jingrong, his serious expression instantly turning into a smile, and said in a relaxed tone: "As for Jingrong, do as you please! With your strength, I don't need to give you any further instructions."

"alright!"

The Crimson Flame King stood up, his tone returning to calm, "You should all go and rest. You don't have any matches tomorrow. Adjust your condition well, prepare for the final battle, and strive to achieve a better ranking for the Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom!"

"Yes!" the four responded in unison, stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.

……

That evening, all the millions of geniuses who had been eliminated in the trials were teleported away from the central square by the virtual universe system and returned to their respective universe kingdoms.