Swallowing the Stars: My Comprehension is Beyond the Heavens!

Chapter 171 The Strongest Genius!

Luo Xia went into his room and looked around. Having nothing else to do, he went out and knocked on the door of room number three.

Luo Feng opened the door. "What's wrong?"

"I'm bored, let's go for a walk in the square," Luo Xia said.

"OK."

Luo Feng closed the door and went out with Luo Xia.

Halfway there, they saw the rest of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. It seemed that they couldn't stay in their rooms and wanted to go out and explore.

A group of people walked out of the building.

"It's from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

"That's Rong Jun! I heard he has the ability to break into the top 10 overall."

"He's a very powerful guy; his understanding of the fundamental laws of earth and space is very high."

"The Qianwu Universe Kingdom has really impressed this time, producing Rong Jun and Luo Xia, both formidable individuals. Hopefully, we won't run into them too soon..."

In the plaza, the other geniuses from various universes whispered among themselves as they saw Luo Xia and his group emerge from the building.

This made the others who were walking with Luo Xia feel very uncomfortable, and they went their separate ways after leaving the building.

As Luo Xia and Luo Feng walked in the square, they could see all sorts of geniuses.

"Wow, that girl looks like an angel from mythology, so beautiful."

Luo Xia saw a stunningly beautiful girl dressed in a white feathered robe. She had two wings on her back and a crystal between her eyebrows, making her look extremely holy and otherworldly, like an angel descended from heaven to earth.

"That's a member of the Dream Wing Clan. I think his name is Aichen, nicknamed Lightsaber. I heard he's strong enough to be ranked in the top ten overall."

Luo Feng glanced at the girl, casually recounted her information, and then lectured Luo Xia, "Don't talk about people behind their backs; it's impolite."

"Understood, brother."

Rorschach nodded, and they indeed stopped discussing it.

The stunningly beautiful girl named Ai Chen seemed to notice Luo Xia and Luo Feng's gaze. She turned her head slightly, glanced at them, and then stopped paying attention, standing there by herself, seemingly lost in thought.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng strolled around the square, seeing many of the geniuses from the information. These geniuses were undoubtedly very powerful; some were not obvious from their appearance, while others were extraordinary just by looking at them.

For example, Galesi, whose entire body was shrouded in a black robe.

He was three or four meters tall, very thin, and shrouded in a black robe, his whole appearance resembling an evil wizard from an Earth novel.

This Galesi, nicknamed the Illusion Demon, was extremely skilled in illusion magic.

"As for those who ranked after 7300... they will all be eliminated!"

The man in the green robe slowly finished explaining the rules for tomorrow's trial.

Many of the geniuses below, after hearing the rules, were completely stunned.

This single trial space will eliminate millions of people!

……

The next morning.

As soon as Luo Xia came out of his cultivation state, he heard a clear and melodious voice spread throughout the entire plane space.

"Everyone, please prepare yourselves. We will soon be conducting a mass teleportation, sending all participants to their respective trial spaces."

Not long after the sound spread, an invisible force descended, teleporting all the participating geniuses away.

Rorschach felt slightly disoriented, but when he regained his senses, he found himself standing on a huge meteorite that was nearly a million kilometers long.

Seven trial towers were built on this meteorite.

Each trial tower, like a towering mountain, stands majestically in a different location on this meteorite.

Luo Xia looked down at his wrist, and immediately a projection popped up, displaying his information—

Participant: Rorschach (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0

Ranking: None

Trial Space Location: Number 0279379.

Note: There are seven trial towers in the trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors.

The first trial tower offers a maximum of 10,000 points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70,000 points.

The second trial tower offers a maximum of 100,000 points per floor, and a maximum of 700,000 points can be earned by successfully completing all seven floors.

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The seventh trial tower offers a maximum of 10 billion points per floor. Successfully completing all seven floors will yield a maximum of 70 billion points.

Note: The trial ends upon death.

There are two methods for each layer:

The first method: Kill all the targets on this floor to get the highest score and be directly teleported to the next floor.

The second scenario: If the participant fails to kill all the targets, and is still alive after 10 days, they will be directly teleported to the next level to continue the trial.

The trial ends when all participants have perished. The final rankings will then be determined.

Below is the ranking list.

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After reading the rules, Luo Xia muttered, "This is very similar to the Trial Tower in that virtual space on Earth... But the trial ends when everyone dies. Do they think no one can pass all the Trial Towers?"

His eyes lit up. "Why not give it a try? Seven trial towers, let's see if I can clear them all!"

Rorschach walked toward the first trial tower, selected his armor and weapons, and then stepped inside.

The first level of the first tower: 1 ferocious blood-haired mammoths.

For each ferocious beast killed, one point is awarded. After killing all of them, one receives 10,000 points and is directly teleported to the second level.

If you don't kill them all, survive until the tenth day, then you'll be teleported directly to the second level. If you die there, the trial ends!

"roar!"

The scene before Luo Xia changed in an instant; ten thousand enormous ferocious beasts appeared, densely packed together like a surging flood.

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In the virtual universe, in the central plaza, 1008 immortal beings sat casually in various places.

The elimination process in the Trial Space is not publicly announced; only the changes in the ranking list are disclosed to the public.

Only the final showdown in the ring will be broadcast publicly.

However, the immortal beings of the various cosmic nations have the authority to observe the trial progress of each participant.

The immortal being called "Thirteen," from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, was currently observing the trials of the various participants from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

He opened Luo Xia's trial live stream, and saw that Luo Xia had just entered the first level of the first trial tower, and ten thousand blood-haired mammoths had just spawned in front of him.

Luo Xia faced the blood-haired mammoths that resembled a surging tide, gripping the fifth-tier weapon, the Meteor Sword.

call--!

Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared, and a gentle breeze swept by.

The great, immortal being "Thirteen" narrowed its eyes in slight surprise. "This is..."

boom!

In his vision, on the screen, ten thousand blood-haired mammoths were beheaded by "Qingfeng" in an instant!

They had just been spawned when they immediately collapsed, turning into headless corpses!

The whole scene was like Rorschach playing a game and having a cheat code that cleared out all monsters on the screen—it was incredibly exaggerated and shocking!

In less than a second, Luo Xia was teleported to the second floor of the first trial tower.

The second layer contains ten thousand nine-headed pythons.

Just like on the first floor, Luo Xia struck again with his sword. A gentle breeze swept by, and the nine-headed pythons were immediately decapitated, turning into corpses!

The third level consists of 1000 metallic lifeform warriors of the Troll race...

The fourth level contains 1000 strange and ferocious flying beasts...

The fifth level consists of 100 humanoid mechanical puppets, each eight meters tall...

The sixth level consists of 10 colossal star beasts named "Azure"...

The seventh level is a Zerg Queen who comes with 100 Blood Mantises and 1000 Green Mantises...

Under the watchful eye of the immortal being "Thirteen", Rorschach cleared each level of the first trial tower with a single sword strike!

The speed is outrageously fast!

"Hiss! Are you crazy! Thirteen, how come Luo Xia from your Ganwu Universe Kingdom has such a rapidly increasing score?"

"They even left Berlan behind? Is Rorschach from your Space Kingdom that strong?"

"I just glanced at Luo Xia's trial progress. He cleared every level of the first trial tower with a single sword strike! Bo Lan, on the other hand, spent some time on the sixth and seventh levels, which is why Luo Xia left him behind."

"That's insane! From the fifth floor onwards, the Trial Tower is not something an ordinary star-level cultivator can handle, yet Luo Xia managed to kill them all with a single sword strike?"

These immortal beings were quite surprised and discussed it extensively.

Although they could do what Luo Xia did—clear the screen with a single sword strike and kill tens of thousands of ferocious beasts—if they were sent to challenge the Trial Tower, they would be immortals!

What is Rorschach?

He's the true star level!

Moreover, according to the setting of the virtual universe, his body only has the physique of the ninth level of the Hengxing star, and his mental power is also only at the ninth level of the Hengxing star!

Just like everyone else!

Others need to expend a lot of energy and effort to clear one level, so how come he can do it so easily?

Having witnessed Rorschach's ascent through the Trial Tower, the Immortal exclaimed:

"As expected of a peerless genius recognized by the fundamental laws, he has completely integrated the fundamental laws of wind into his swordsmanship. With a single strike, it is like a gentle breeze blowing across the earth, cutting through nothing!"

"Yes, this sword technique alone is enough to secure a place in the top three of this Genius Battle's overall rankings!"

"Berlan isn't bad either; he's catching up quickly! Good heavens, now Berlan and Rorschach are neck and neck!"

Amidst the discussions about the immortal beings, Rorschach wasn't invincible either. Death God Berlan was keeping a close eye on him, and by the time Rorschach cleared the third trial tower, Berlan's score had started to catch up.

The two players' scores on the leaderboard presented a visually stunning spectacle of neck and neck competition.

"Amazing! Rorschach and Berlan are both incredibly talented!"

"I think the first six trial towers didn't pose much of a challenge for them; we'll have to wait and see about the last one!"

"Yes, judging by their momentum, the final trial tower will be the true battleground to determine the victor!"

The immortals discussed it with great interest.

Rorschach and Berlan started off very quickly, taking less than five days to progress from the first to the third trial tower. Their pace only slowed down starting from the fourth trial tower.

The contents of these seven trial towers are the same.

However, the trials become increasingly difficult as you progress.

For example, Rorschach was able to clear the first Trial Tower with a single sword strike.

Once you reach the second trial tower, it won't be so easy; it will take at least five or six sword strikes.

The difficulty increased significantly with the third challenge, which could no longer be solved with just five or six sword strikes. Even with Luo Xia's strength, it would take considerable effort and skill to obtain the maximum points.

And so, the days passed one by one.

While Luo Xia and his friends were struggling to pass the challenges, the Virtual Universe Company began its promotional campaign, announcing their rankings based on their scores.

Anyone who follows the Genius Battle will see Luo Xia and his teammates' rankings.

"Wow! Rorschach is amazing! He's held onto first place since day one!"

"Yes, even though that guy named Berlan often gets the same score as Rorschach, he quickly drops to second place. Only Rorschach has consistently remained in first place!"

"Rorschach is too strong! He should be the champion of this year's Genius Battle!"

"This Rorschach is from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom!"

"Luo Xia, who's ranked number one in points, is from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom!"

"Go, Rorschach, take first place!"

Most citizens of the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom were paying attention to the Genius Battle, especially after Luo Xia won first place in points, which made almost all citizens of the country know Luo Xia's name!

They were extremely excited and proud, telling everyone they met in the virtual universe that Rorschach came from their Qianwu Universe Kingdom!

The people of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire are even more proud and honored!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

In the imperial palace of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, various ministers offered their congratulations to the emperor on the throne.

"Rorschach, who hails from our empire, has actually won first place in the overall universe rankings! Your Majesty!"

"This is an honor our Black Dragon Mountain Empire has never experienced before!"

"Rorschach has truly brought honor to our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!"

The Emperor laughed heartily and said, "That's right! Luo Xia has really brought honor to our Black Dragon Mountain Empire! No matter how the Qianwu Universe Kingdom rewards Luo Xia, when he returns, I will definitely reward him with the ten star systems we promised before!"

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"Uncle is so strong! He's always number one!"

At Luo Feng's home, Luo Hai had also been keeping an eye on the rankings of the Genius Battle. Seeing that Luo Xia's points were consistently in first place, and that he was already a planetary-level teenager, he felt immense pride and admiration!

Luo Ping nodded, looked at his father's ranking, and said, "Dad is probably doing what he did in the qualifiers: he wants to make a strong push later on, so his ranking hasn't changed much."

Luo Hai said, "Uncle Di Fan said that Dad's biggest problem is that he hasn't had enough time to cultivate... He's definitely making the most of his time to improve!"

Luo Ping then said, "Sigh, speaking of which, why did Uncle Di Fan and the others think that Dad's cultivation time was short, but not Uncle's?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Hua, who was looking at the rankings, smiled and said to his two nephews:

"That's because your third uncle's comprehension is exceptional! The headmaster of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy once said that your third uncle's comprehension is the strongest among all Earthlings! His comprehension allows him to catch up with geniuses who have cultivated for hundreds of years in a short period of time!"

"Second Uncle."

Luo Hai looked at Luo Hua and asked, "I heard from Grandma that our family used to live in a low-rent apartment and had nothing. It was only after you and Third Uncle started making money online that our lives improved... Doesn't that mean you and Third Uncle are both very intelligent?"

Luo Hua smiled and shook his head, saying, "I can't compare to your third uncle. His comprehension is all-encompassing! My comprehension is only effective for the financial market. If you asked me to learn martial arts, those secret techniques and laws would be completely beyond my understanding."

Luo Ping was very interested in Luo Xia's childhood and asked, "Second Uncle, tell us about your childhood with Dad and Third Uncle."

Luo Hua scratched his head and said, "Don't ask me about this, go ask Grandma, she knows everything!"

So Luo Hai and Luo Ping ran to find Gong Xinlan, calling out, "Grandma!"

Gong Xinlan was cooking in the kitchen with Xu Xin and the others when she heard her two grandsons calling out. She quickly wiped her hands, came out of the kitchen, and looked at Luo Hai and Luo Ping, asking, "Why are you calling Grandma? Are you hungry?"

Luo Hai said, "Grandma, tell us about my dad and the others when they were young, how my third uncle and dad became strong..."

"Oh, this..." Gong Xinlan looked on with a reminiscing expression, took her two grandsons' hands, and led them to sit down on the sofa in the living room. "Come sit here, Grandma will tell you about your father and uncles..."

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Virtual universe, participating planes.

In the central square, the great immortals from 1008 cosmic nations watched the trials and assessments of various geniuses, chatting and laughing with each other.

"There are quite a few geniuses who hide their true abilities during the internal selection process."

"surprise."

"However, several levels of this trial are very unfriendly to those skilled in illusion."

"Yes, the metallic lifeforms on the third level and the mechanical races on the fifth level are immune to soul attacks. Those who are good at soul attacks are at a great disadvantage."

"There are still arena battles to come, and the differences between these geniuses will be even more apparent in one-on-one matches."

"Hmm, Rorschach is still in first place, he's never fallen off. Berlan can catch up, but he quickly drops to second. Will Rorschach really take first place this year?"

"Speaking of Luo Xia, his brother Luo Feng's ranking is rising, but it's rising very slowly. I've seen his trial progress and found that he has to stay for ten days each time before he can enter the next level."

"Could it be that Luo Feng is using the trial space as a training ground?"

"That's very interesting..."

Thirteen, an immortal being from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, raised an eyebrow slightly as he listened to the discussions of the other immortal beings around him and looked at the points rankings.

On this ranking list, Rorschach firmly holds the number one spot.

Second is Berlan.

Rong Jun ranked 16th.

As for Luo Feng... let's not even mention him!

Thirteen shook his head slightly.

……

By this time, there were already hundreds of thousands of eliminated geniuses in the central square.

Swish swish!

Within seconds, more than a dozen figures were teleported to the square.

Many of these talented individuals were very unwilling to accept being eliminated.

Some people, knowing their own limitations, quickly adjusted their mindset after being eliminated, chatting with others in the square and keeping an eye on the other participants who had not yet been eliminated.

Suddenly, the immortal being Thirteen stood up abruptly.

"Thirteen, what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

The immortals around them all looked towards Thirteen and asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that Rorschach from our Cosmic Kingdom has already made it to the seventh Trial Tower."

Thirteen shook his head and addressed the other immortal beings.

Upon hearing this, all the immortals were shocked. "They've reached the seventh trial tower?"

After these immortals finished speaking, they quickly brought up Luo Xia's trial live stream.

In the scene, Rorschach had already arrived at the first floor of the seventh trial tower.

Swish swish!

Before him, the system was spawning ten thousand blood-haired mammoths!

Each of these blood-haired mammoths possesses the strength of someone ranked in the top 100 of this genius battle!

At this moment, everyone in the square was watching Luo Xia's trial footage.

In the video, the blood-haired mammoths launch an attack.

The attacks of these blood-haired mammoths all contained primordial laws, and their power was astonishing!

All the geniuses who withdrew from the trial space were stunned.

Each attack from a blood-haired mammoth contains primordial laws, and there are as many as 10,000 of them in this first layer. How are we going to deal with them?

Can we really get through this?!

At this moment, not only are these geniuses and immortals paying attention to Luo Xia's trial, but also many important figures from the Virtual Universe Company and even the other four giants, whose influence is enough to shake the entire universe, are also paying attention to Luo Xia's trial.

Given the difficulty setting of the seventh trial tower, theoretically, it should be impossible for a Hengxing level character to pass it.

Now it's all about seeing how Luo Xia, this little guy who was recognized by the fundamental laws at the Hengxing level, performs in the seventh trial tower!

The ferocious beast Blood-haired Mammoth in the first trial tower is very weak. Any genius with even a little strength can easily sweep it away. At least none of the geniuses who participated in the final battle were eliminated on the first level of the first tower.

But with the second trial tower, the third trial tower...

The further you go, the stronger the ferocious beasts in the trial tower become. By the time you reach the seventh trial tower, any one of the 10000 blood-haired mammoths would be enough to slaughter 99.99% of the geniuses participating in this battle!

When ten thousand blood-haired mammoths unite to attack, it becomes a nightmare!

Just when everyone thought Luo Xia was going to fail on the first level, Luo Xia in the live broadcast was surrounded by blue wind and purple lightning.

"What?!"

"Those are... the fundamental laws of wind and the laws of thunder!?"

"Wasn't it said that he was only acknowledged by the fundamental law of wind? How come he also comprehended the law of thunder?"

"And judging from his level of comprehension of the Thunder Law, it's quite impressive!"

"Such a powerful aura of law!"

"He actually fused the laws of wind and thunder together!"

Amidst the astonished and incredulous gasps of the crowd, Rorschach unleashed his power, transforming into a bolt of lightning, wielding a longsword, and charging into the blood-haired mammoth.

Rumble!

Thunder roared!

A raging storm!

One by one, the blood-haired mammoths were blown into the air by the howling wind!

Bolts of lightning descended upon the world, blasting the blood-haired mammoths to smithereens!

"Hahahaha!" Rorschach laughed, his blood boiling. "That's it! That's it! Kill!!!"

A cyan mark shimmered between his brows, and a terrifying, powerful aura of law swirled around him.

Guided by the wind, his figure moved erratically, like the unpredictable wind, making it impossible for the thousands of blood-haired mammoths surrounding him to attack him!

The longsword in his hand, crackling with lightning, unleashed a burst of light, tearing apart and exploding the blood-haired mammoths!

The geniuses were stunned!

Even the immortal beings were astonished!

Those great beings who were watching this battle were also secretly surprised and astonished by the combat power displayed by Rorschach!

Seven days later, Rorschach had slaughtered all ten thousand blood-haired mammoths, enough to annihilate other geniuses.

He stood atop a mountain covered in blood, surrounded by the corpses of blood-haired mammoths. Although he wasn't particularly tall, the aura emanating from him through the screen left all the geniuses feeling utterly shocked and suffocated!

"Passed! It's approved!"

"Those terrifying blood-haired mammoths, each attack imbued with the power of primordial laws, there were ten thousand of them! And he actually killed them all!"

"Is this guy even human!?"

"Too, too strong! We can't even compare!"

"If I were on the first floor of the seventh tower, I'd probably be eliminated in an instant. How could he possibly kill them all!"

"The fundamental law of wind, the law of thunder! He actually passed the first level of the seventh trial tower by fusing the power of two lower-level laws! This Luo Xia is definitely the strongest in this year's competition!"

"Look, Berlan has passed the sixth trial tower and is now on the first floor of the seventh one."

In the square, many geniuses exclaimed in surprise, expressing the shock they felt.

Suddenly, someone noticed Bolan's trial scene and discovered that this powerful, peerless genius, capable of competing for first place, had also passed the sixth trial tower and entered the first level of the seventh trial tower.

"Berlan seemed to have gotten through the sixth and seventh levels quite easily."

"Let's see if he can get past the first level like Rorschach."

"Shouldn't that be enough? Berlan has reached an extremely high level of understanding of the fundamental laws of space!"

"here we go!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Berlan began his battle with the Blood-haired Mammoth on the first level of the seventh tower.

boom!

"He's injured! Berlan is injured!"

Berlan the Grim Reaper is wounded for the first time!

"Could it be... that Berlan is going to lose?"

The geniuses and immortals all watched the scene of Berlan's trial.

In the video, Berlan suddenly erupted!

"Heavens! They're all illusions!"

"Just how high is this level of understanding of the laws of space? To be able to create thousands upon thousands of illusory bodies in an instant!"

On the screen, under the overwhelming attack of the blood-haired mammoths, Berlan's figure instantly transformed into thousands of phantoms.

Swish!

The sword light was fierce!

Bolan drew his sword, each strike seemingly cutting through space, each strike invisible to the naked eye of the geniuses present, each strike without any trajectory or pattern!

As Berlan drew his sword, one after another, the blood-haired mammoths fell!

However, compared to Rorschach, Berlan's agility was insufficient to dodge every attack from these blood-haired mammoths. After suffering three severe blows, Death Berlan finally fell into the siege of the blood-haired mammoths and died.

Before his death, Berlan had killed a total of 5612 woolly mammoths!

"What a pity, he still died."

"It seems that while Berlan is strong enough, Rorschach is still stronger!"

"Yes, this Berlan also possesses the power of the Wind Origin Law, but he's completely incomparable to Rorschach, who was acknowledged by the Wind Origin Law. Rorschach, relying on the Wind Origin Law, has never let the Blood-Haired Mammoth touch him even once!"

"This is terrifying! Berlan and Rorschach are completely ahead of all of us!"

"I have absolutely no idea how they cultivate."

"He's practically inhuman!"

In the square, the geniuses were discussing animatedly.

Meanwhile, Berlan, who had failed on the first level of the seventh trial, was also teleported to the plaza. His face was icy, and his eyes were fixed on the screen showing the Luo Xia Trial.

At this moment, Luo Xia had already been teleported to the second floor of the seventh trial tower.

He was about to face ten thousand nine-headed serpents whose attacks were also imbued with the power of primordial laws!

"This nine-headed python is far more powerful than the blood-haired mammoth. We must sever all nine heads at once to completely kill it!"

"Can Rorschach get through this level?"

on the square.

Geniuses and immortals alike are watching Rorschach's screen.

Hiss--

One after another, nine-headed pythons appeared, towering and majestic. Compared to these overwhelming pythons, Luo Xia was as small as an ant.

However, Luo Xia, who was holding the longsword at this moment, had an excited smile on his face!

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