Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses.

Chapter 72 The Final Battle Day, the First Battle

The story will unfold as originally presented.

Apart from the top 7300 contestants in the trial space, the remaining million geniuses were directly eliminated.

Then, through a virtual universe system-arranged elimination tournament, contestants ranked 101-7300 were eliminated in pairs, resulting in the final selection of one thousand people to be included in the core layer of the virtual universe company.

However, when it came to promising a thousand contestants a glimpse of the future, the man in the cyan robe with purple scales, also known as the Nine Swords Venerable, changed his words compared to the original story.

"Those who rank 4th to 10th will receive a prize of 1000 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."

"The 1st to 3rd place winners will receive a prize of 1 Chaos Units, the opportunity to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment, and the opportunity to join the core of my Virtual Universe Company, the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."

"Normally, only one person is admitted to the 'Primal Secret Realm' each year. However, your level is particularly outstanding this year, so after discussion, the top management of Virtual Universe Company has granted you two additional spots to enter the 'Primal Secret Realm'."

The geniuses were in an uproar, and then many of their eyes unconsciously swept over Hunzhen and Bolan's faces.

These people are naturally the "Celestial Dragons" class who know the secrets of the four major secrets of the Virtual Universe Company.

As soon as the Venerable One said this, they understood instantly.

The first two spots were allocated to Bolan and Hunzhen, and only the last spot was reserved for them to compete for by Virtual Universe Company.

Those who knew the inside story all had extremely solemn expressions.

This fact demonstrates that even the great beings of the Virtual Universe Corporation believe that it is almost impossible for them to defeat those two!

"Once you encounter it, you will be eliminated."

They know this.

"ridiculous."

Among the crowd, the tall, thin young man in black robes observed the expressions of these people and couldn't help but sneer: "They've even lost the will to challenge; these guys are destined to never become strong."

This young man was none other than Galesi, known as the "Phantom Demon".

"Bolan and Hunzhen? I'll let you show off for now. Next, I'll defeat both of you!"

The immortals, upon hearing the Nine Swords Venerable's announcement, were also abuzz with discussion.

"This year's Berlan is so outstanding, I expected there would be an extra spot... I didn't expect there would be two extra spots!"

"Berlan? I think Hunzhen is just as good as him. Giving them two more spots would encourage the other kids to compete for the last one, right?"

"Virtual Universe Company, it's rare to see them being so generous."

Soon, the Virtual Universe Company released the rules for the final battle, in which the Virtual Universe System would select 100 winners from the 900 elimination rounds to compete against the top 100 in the Trial Space, and determine the final top 100 who would be qualified to enter the Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth.

The qualifying battles for the top 100 are a complete massacre for Hunzhen at this stage.

Like Berlan, the two who finished their battles first and won immediately seemed to sense something from each other, exchanging a glance across the distant arena.

"Berlan".

"Hunzhen" (浑真).

The two men made no attempt to hide the fighting spirit in their eyes.

Among countless geniuses, it seems that only the opponent before me is worth fighting.

If Berlan was eager for a fight because of his pride and self-esteem...

Hunzhen is simply yearning for the view from the summit, intending to experience the exhilarating feeling of overlooking all the mountains.

One by one, the protective barriers on each arena were removed, signaling the end of the battle. In the end, only 100 people remained on their respective arenas.

"Congratulations to the little ones standing on the ring."

Nine Swords Venerable stood in mid-air, looking down at the 100 young men and women on the arena. "First of all, congratulations on entering the top 100. You can enter the 'Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth' of my Virtual Universe Company. Now it is time to select the best 20 people among you."

"Based on the selection criteria of the virtual universe system, I will submit a list of 20 people."

Hearing the Venerable One call out names, Hunzhen felt no tension whatsoever.

Given the nature of the virtual universe system, he and Berlan were destined to never meet. As for other opponents, to be honest, he didn't take them seriously.

Even the savage Rong Jun and the golden-horned giant Luo Feng were far from being a match for him.

After roll call, everyone was teleported back to their seats in the plaza.

Half an hour later, the square shook, and ten giant arenas rose up in the center of the square, and the contestants were immediately teleported up there.

"Depend on!"

"That phantom demon has run into the fire demon!"

"Tsk tsk, two demons vying for a spot in the top ten, this is going to be interesting."

"Dude, are you even conscious? You're one of the big shots who even Virtual Universe Company is specifically increasing the number of slots for.

"Hmph, that's hard to say. I've been humiliated by the Illusion Demon before, and I know how powerful his illusion magic is! What's the use of having a strong understanding of fire magic if you can't use it?"

The match between Galesi and Hunzhen was arguably the most anticipated.

The geniuses in the square were buzzing with discussion.

On the arena, the two geniuses began their pre-match exchange.

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"Flame Demon Hunzhen"

Galesi's voice was low and hoarse: "They all say that you and that Death God Berlan are the pre-selected top two in the Virtual Universe Company, but... that's just because you haven't met me yet."

Hearing this familiar conversation, Hunzhen couldn't help but laugh: "You're more confident than I thought, Galesi."

"Um?"

Galesi frowned. He felt that Hunzhen was looking at him as if he were an amusing clown, which made him...very unhappy!

Just as he was about to retort, Hunzhen added another sentence on his own.

"Don't you know how difficult it is? The deeper your understanding of the laws, the stronger your immunity to mental attacks like illusions?"

The ambiguous smile stung Galesi's pride.

Galesi's expression turned cold: "Flame Demon! You don't need to keep emphasizing how high your understanding of the laws is. Do you think I don't know? I've already said it, it's only because you haven't met me yet!"

"The winners advance to the top ten, kids, but don't let your guard down! Your opponents are all very strong. Let the battle begin!"

As the Nine Swords Venerable spoke from afar, his voice echoed in everyone's ears. Almost simultaneously, battles erupted on the ten arenas!

The Illusionary Demon Galesi, standing on a black halo, had cold eyes and slightly moving lips.

An invisible wave of psychic energy instantly reached Hunzhen and invaded his mind.

The speed of telekinesis was simply too fast. As he cast the mental illusion, the illusion demon Galesi waved his hand, and the black halo beneath his feet instantly transformed into a beam of black light, slashing directly at Hunzhen's head in the distance.

"Um?"

Galesi's mind was divided; while controlling the light wheel to attack, his mental power had already probed into Hunzhen's sea of ​​consciousness.

He only saw a vast expanse of gray, chaotic energy, like a star ring, protecting his pure and true sea of ​​consciousness.

Before the psychic power could penetrate further, the gray aura was aroused like a venomous snake invading its territory, climbing up at an extremely terrifying speed.

Galesi was shaken to his core. The gray aura, guided by his mental power, transmitted tremendous force, as if trying to pull his mental power back, causing his entire sea of ​​consciousness to tremble.

"puff!"

Galesi was momentarily disoriented, spitting out a mouthful of blood and suffering a severe injury.

He snapped back to his senses and saw that Hunzhen remained clear-headed, even smiling with ease: "You can't even slightly shake my consciousness, so who gave you the courage to spout such nonsense?"

Why do I feel like I'm so close to him?

Galesi was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly realized... his head had flown off.

"So I've already lost."

His eyes immediately dimmed.

(End of this chapter)