Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 161: The Preliminary Selection Ends and the Secret Technique

On the towering mountain peak, Yang Wu sat cross-legged, waiting for the preliminary elimination rounds to end.

"Countdown to the end of the preliminaries: 60...59...58..." A majestic and deep voice echoed in the minds of all the surviving contestants in the one hundred world zones.

This sound also made countless contestants impatient.

"Brothers, I am the sixth prince of the Pengyu Empire. Whoever I kill, transfer 500,000 points to me, and I will reward you handsomely when I get out!"

"Five hundred thousand? Sixth Prince, how many points do you have now?"

"Three thousand!"

"Pfft, Sixth Prince, you'd better figure it out yourself. I have 800,000 points and I'm only ranked around 1700!"

"Damn it, I'm number 1003. I'm almost there. I have to fight with my life on the line! Kill!"

"It's too late!"

……

In the final minute, chaos reigned in all world zones.

"3...2...1! Teleport!"

All the participants in the one hundred world zones vanished instantly, and then the virtual worlds collapsed one after another, turning everything into nothingness.

At the same time, the final rankings for each world zone were fully released to the public.

Preliminaries are over!

All shortlisted candidates have been selected!

……

Luo Feng was teleported from the First World Zone to Black Dragon Mountain Island.

"Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!"...

A series of notification sounds.

"Luo Feng, there are 376 call requests. Oh, now it's 406. Ah, it's still rising." Babata's familiar voice rang in Luo Feng's mind.

"Haha, Babata, it's been so long since I heard your voice, I'm almost not used to it," Luo Feng joked.

"There's nothing we can do; the Virtual Universe Company's system is too powerful. No intelligence can resist it!"

Then, Babata encouraged him, "Luo Feng, you did a fantastic job this time! You actually made it to 23rd in the world rankings!"

"How are Yang and the others doing?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

Luo Feng was slightly disappointed that he wasn't assigned to the same world zone as Yang Wu this time; otherwise, the two might have been able to have a showdown.

"Hong is ranked 673rd and Thor is ranked 967th; they have both successfully passed the qualifiers!" Babata replied.

"What about Brother Yang?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

Babata gave Luo Feng a wry smile and said, "Luo Feng, you'd better be prepared for what's coming next!"

"What happened?" Could it be that Brother Yang didn't pass the preliminary round? That can't be!"

"Of course not!" Babata immediately said, "Yang Wu is the number one player in the 88th World Region!"

"First place is fine! With Brother Yang's strength, taking the number one spot in the world should be relatively easy! Why do I need to be mentally prepared?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

In fact, with Luo Feng's current strength, he could easily compete for the world's number one spot, but firstly, he finds it too troublesome, and secondly, he is quite interested in the arena competition.

Competing against a large number of top geniuses from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom will also allow him to gain a lot.

"See for yourself!" After saying that, Babata waved his hand, and a video immediately appeared in front of Luo Feng.

The video shows the scene of Yang Wu and Rong Jun fighting on the last day of the qualifiers.

While playing the video, Babata said, "Yang Wu has been ranked first in the 88th World Region since the beginning of the qualifiers, with a commanding lead in points! Moreover, in the final battle, he actually unleashed the second level of the Overlord Spear!"

"Arc light, it's actually arc light!"

Upon seeing Yang Wu and Rong Jun appear as two separate bodies in the video, Luo Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Yes!" Babata exclaimed, "I never expected Yang Wu to make such great progress in just one year. A year ago, although his movement techniques were decent, he hadn't even touched the threshold of the fundamental laws of space. Now, his understanding of the laws of space is so profound! It's simply unbelievable!"

"Yes! The fundamental laws of space! I can only now unleash the three illusory swords of the Divine Weapon, but I never imagined Brother Yang could already use the second level of the Overlord Spear!" Luo Feng exclaimed, "The gap has widened even more in just one year!"

"Luo Feng, don't be discouraged!" Babata comforted him. "Those 'savages' Rong Jun and Yang Wu are both older than you. You can definitely catch up with them!"

"Disheartened?" Luo Feng shook his head with a smile.

He never gave up; on the path to becoming a strong person, it's terrifying to have no rivals.

Luo Feng has never been afraid of anyone!

"Rong Jun, Brother Yang! I will surpass you one by one!" Luo Feng secretly set a goal for himself.

……

On the other side, Yang Wu had just returned to the virtual universe when he immediately received a communication request from his teacher, Jin Guanghou.

Immediately after sending a few emails to his family, Yang Wu's consciousness returned to reality, and he arrived at his senior brother Latte's villa.

At this moment, Jin Guanghou and Latte were waiting there.

"Holy crap, junior brother, you've gone way overboard this time! Your strength is terrifying! Everyone's saying you're already in the top ten of the universe! That's amazing!"

As soon as Yang Wu entered the door, Latte excitedly ran over and slapped him.

"Senior brother, I was just lucky!" Yang Wu smiled, then respectfully bowed to Jin Guanghou and said, "Disciple greets Master!"

Yang Wu respected Jin Guanghou from the bottom of his heart.

Without Jin Guanghou's guidance, even with the help of a simulator, Yang Wu would not have been able to achieve such success in such a short time.

"Get up!" Jin Guanghou nodded with a smile. "Yang Wu, you did very well! I thought it would be great if you could break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe, but I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise!"

"I only managed to break through in the preliminaries by sheer luck!" Yang Wu said modestly.

Before the competition began, the strength he displayed was only about to cross the threshold of spatial laws, so naturally he had to find a way to explain it.

"You don't need to be modest!" Marquis Jin Guang smiled. "I witnessed your final battle with Rong Jun. At the Hengxing level, there are very few who possess your combat power! Perhaps, in this genius battle, you can challenge for the number one spot in the universe's overall rankings!"

Upon hearing Jin Guanghou mention his battle with Rong Jun, Yang Wu quickly said, "Master, I have a question I don't quite understand. Please enlighten me!"

"What is it?" Marquis Jin Guang asked with a smile.

"When I fought Rong Jun before, we both used spear and sword techniques at the first level of martial arts divine weapon."

Yang Wu asked in confusion, "I believe I have fully mastered the first level of the Overlord Spear technique, so why is the power of my first level so different from that of Rong Jun?"

"So that's the problem! I had a debate about it with some other immortals before, so I thought I'd tell you!"

"The most important reason for this is the difference in the secret techniques you two use!"

"What's the difference between these secret techniques?" Yang Wu asked, puzzled.

"That's right!" Jin Guanghou nodded and continued, "The primal force weapons and psychic weapons used by martial artists and psychic masters are all made by the strong, and it is impossible for them to perfectly adapt to everyone's needs."

"Although you have a deep understanding of the first level of the Overlord Spear, you still use it in the most basic way, which is rather rigid. Rong Jun, on the other hand, has combined his understanding of the laws, his domain, and his weapon to create his own sword technique, which is naturally more powerful than your use of the first level of the Overlord Spear."

"Does that mean that disciples also have to create their own secret techniques?" Yang Wu asked in confusion.

In the original story, Luo Feng created his secret technique when he was at the World Lord level, so Yang Wu certainly didn't want to waste time too early.

"There's no need!" Jin Guanghou waved his hand and said, "You're already comprehending the laws very quickly, there's no need to waste time creating secret techniques! Besides, while creating secret techniques in the early stages might offer some advantages, they're not significant. It's better to crush others with absolute comprehension of the laws! Moreover, once you enter Chaos City and see those 52 Chaos Steles, your mastery of the Overlord Spear will improve even more!"

Upon hearing Jin Guanghou's words, Yang Wu immediately recalled the time when Luo Feng first broke through the Tongtian Bridge, and his six golden swords were no match for the nine golden swords of the gatekeeper.

Later, Luo Feng comprehended the Nine Universes Chaos Stele and learned how to use the Divine Weapon from it. He even used the fourth level of the Divine Weapon to defeat the gatekeeper who was using the fifth level.

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said with a sudden realization.

"Yang Wu, you must remember, comprehending the laws is the true path!" Marquis Jin Guang solemnly reminded him, "Otherwise, no matter how high your combat power, if you cannot break through to immortality, you will ultimately perish!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

Although you may not have noticed, I'll still mention it: Chapter 159, the chapter title was mistakenly typed as 162. Since the title of a VIP chapter can't be changed, I'll just skip it.

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