Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 86 Arena Battle!

In front of Luo Shen's residence in Jiuxingwan Community, Heilongshan Island.

Luo Shen, along with Luo Feng and the other two, expressed their gratitude to the special envoy dressed in black dragon stripes, saying, "Please convey my thanks to the Black Dragon God for the gift."

"Mr. Luo, you don't need to be so polite."

Special Envoy Butashka hurriedly said, "If it weren't for the Black Dragon God Lord having important matters to attend to, he would have liked to personally meet you, the number one genius of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. He also instructed me to make sure to invite you to the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land as a guest."

Butashka witnessed firsthand how Hagre was brutally beaten by Manro.

He knew it very well.

What kind of background did this young man have? Therefore, he maintained an extremely humble attitude throughout his trip to handle the handover of the star system and the cutting procedures, and dared not show the slightest arrogance of a world lord.

Upon hearing this, Luo Shen couldn't help but say with some regret, "It's a pity I have to prepare for the Genius Battle, otherwise I would definitely accompany the special envoy to the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land to meet the Black Dragon God and personally express my gratitude."

"The battle of geniuses is still the most important."

Upon hearing this, Butashka quickly said, "In that case, I shouldn't bother you any longer. I'll go back and report the situation to the God first."

"Hey, the special envoy just arrived, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Luo Shen feigned an attempt to persuade him to stay.

After several polite refusals and some back and forth, Butashka finally walked out of the Nine Star Bay residential area, and then the group disappeared from everyone's sight, obviously leaving the virtual universe.

"The art of pulling and tugging".

With a long sigh, Luo Shen turned around and prepared to return to his residence.

But then Luo Feng suddenly gave him a thumbs up and said, "Ah Shen, you're really something. I never thought that even the special envoy from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire would treat you with such respect. You managed to handle such a troublesome matter as the transfer of star systems in just a few words."

If it were him, he would probably be led by the nose by the other party after just a few words.

Luo Shen rolled his eyes.

It seems that his foolish senior brother hasn't experienced as much as in the original story, and is still so naive that he can't even see the root cause of the other party's behavior.

"Senior brother, you don't really think that the Black Dragon God Lord gave us the Milky Way because of our talent, do you?"

Luo Feng's mouth gaped slightly, and he asked with some doubt, "Isn't that right?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Shen slapped his forehead, somewhat speechless, and said, "Of course not!"

Seeing that Luo Feng still seemed a little confused.

Luo Shen could only break down the logic behind this matter and explain it to him bit by bit: "For an immortal powerhouse, it's incredibly easy to send a wisp of their consciousness into the virtual universe, so how could they be unable to leave because of an urgent matter?"

"They're just excuses."

"Without Manluo's backing and the Virtual Universe Company's endorsement, the Black Dragon God Lord probably wouldn't even know who we are, let alone personally gift us four star systems, including the Milky Way."

Although a realm lord powerhouse can directly obtain a star system as territory once he joins a certain force.

Luo Shen and the other two were alright; at least they showed the behavior expected of strong beings who abide by the laws.

But Hong hasn't shown any talent at all. He's not even ranked in the top 1001 of this world, only a few hundredths. Whether he can become a world lord in the future is still uncertain, let alone a super strong person.

Luo Feng looked thoughtful.

Hong and Lei Shen, who were standing to the side, looked on with some envy. They were not that familiar with Luo Shen, so even though they had questions about the matter, they had never felt comfortable asking.

Luo Feng and Luo Shen have an inseparable relationship, a friendship forged from fighting their way through a small team of martial artists.

That's why Luo Shen gave such a detailed explanation.

"And this is something that not only I understand, but the special envoy also understands. That's why he took his leave immediately after I mentioned preparing for war, because he knew that what I said afterward was just perfunctory diplomatic rhetoric."

"Senior brother, a weak nation has no diplomacy!"

"In this vast universe, this is especially true; those races that are enslaved are simply those who lack sufficient strength and background!"

"The only way for Earthlings to truly stand up and earn the respect of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and indeed the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, is for them to do so through their own strength!"

After glancing at Luo Feng and the other two, Luo Shen said earnestly, "Therefore, we must break into the top 1000 of the Genius Battle finals and enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company!"

Seeing that Luo Feng was still processing what he had said, Luo Shen said no more.

He turned to look at Hong and Thor.

"Congratulations, you have all passed the preliminary rounds and earned your spots in the final arena battle."

The ring battles are divided into ring free-for-all and ring one-on-one battles.

First, there is the arena battle, where 10 people are divided into 1000 groups of 100 people each, who fight on the same arena until only 10 people remain to pass the free-for-all.

This round will eliminate 90% of the participants, leaving 10,000 to engage in 1-on-1 arena battles!

"Compared to you, I'm still far behind."

Thor nodded.

Although he had stepped into the threshold of the fundamental laws, he knew very well that Luo Shen had long been ahead of them in terms of understanding the laws.

Hong shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I haven't even grasped the fundamental laws yet. It will be very difficult for me to pass the upcoming arena battles, let alone one-on-one arena battles."

The email Butashka just sent them contained information on the outstanding talents who performed relatively well in this qualifying tournament.

After all, there are many prodigies in the Genius Battle. As members of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Butashka and others naturally hope that Luo Shen and others can win the finals through the arena battle.

Sending them the information I painstakingly collected was also a way to help them anticipate the enemy's moves.

The so-called knowing oneself and the enemy will never end in a hundred battles.

Knowing in advance which opponent is the best can give you a better chance of winning during the battle.

"Give it a shot."

Luo Shen encouraged him, "You were once the strongest person in the world on Earth, and the first person on Earth to possess a domain at the planetary level. A small arena battle definitely won't stop you!"

Thor encouraged him, "Brother Hong, you've always been in the lead. I've finally caught up, so don't tell me you're going to give up!"

Seeing the three people's encouraging gazes, Hong felt a warmth in his heart and nodded sharply.

"Alright, I'll give it a shot!"

January 16, 2066 (China Time).

On one of the floating continents above the Qianwu Continent, there is a huge conference hall, which is currently filled with all 100,000 participants who are about to participate in the arena battle.

After the staff of Virtual Universe Company read out the rules for this arena battle, the grouping by drawing lots began.

A total of 1000 groups.

Luo Shen was assigned to Group 1, while Lei Shen seemed to have a knack for the number 88. Luo Feng and Hong were in Groups 132 and 461 respectively, with the four of them in different groups.

Tomorrow is when the real battle begins!

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Second update.

Cough cough, this pressure is practically nonexistent, it's a bit late.

Let's see if we can manage another chapter. If we can't manage to do it tonight, then we can do four chapters tomorrow. That should be the same, right?

(End of this chapter)