Devour: Emperor Yan

"Master, there's an email from Virtual Universe Company," the smart assistant suddenly alerted.

"Um?"

Lin Kun paused in thought.

Looking at the 81 exquisite rune diagrams floating in the void in front of him, he raised his hand and gently wiped them away, and the 81 rune diagrams vanished.

He slightly closed his eyelids, diverting most of his consciousness to log into the virtual universe.

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Virtual Universe, Jiuxingwan Community.

Lin Kun appeared in his living room, sat on the sofa, and reached out to tap the empty space in front of him, whereupon a screen appeared.

I quickly opened the email I had just received.

"Welcome to the Selection Battle for the Ultimate Human Genius in the Universe."

"For this selection competition, more than 8225 billion Star-level beings registered to participate within the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. This is 1100 billion more than the previous competition, which makes our Virtual Universe Company very happy."

"We guarantee that everything in the talent selection process will be conducted under absolutely fair conditions."

"Because some applicants are at the first or second level of the Constant Star Realm, while others are at the eighth or ninth level, in order to ensure fairness and select true geniuses..."

"The real elimination battle will take place in the virtual universe, and all participants will have the same physical attributes, maintaining the same level of the ninth rank of the Hengxing Star.

"Everyone's mental power should also be maintained at the ninth level of the Constant Star level!"

"All participants possess the same physical attributes, mental strength, and can choose their own appearance!"

"You can freely choose any grade of Force weapon, psychic weapon..."

"You can also choose any Force suit (but its grade cannot exceed Tier 2) and receive a space ring for storing food and items."

"Genius Selection!"

"The test assesses willpower, domain, combat experience, and understanding of laws, while everyone is on equal footing under the same external conditions."

"This talent selection competition is divided into two major stages."

"In the first phase, the top 1000 elites will be selected from various cosmic nations..."

"In the second phase, the top 1000 elites from each universe nation will gather... to ultimately determine the top 1000 in the entire universe."

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"The universe you reside in is the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

"The Qianwu Universe Kingdom has over 8225 billion participants, divided into preliminary rounds and final battles."

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"...100 world zones, with each world zone receiving an average of over 82 billion participants..."

"The player ranked first in each world region will directly obtain one spot in the top 1000 of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom without needing to participate in the arena finals. There are a total of 100 spots across 100 world regions..."

"There is an attachment to this email; more detailed information can be found in the attachment."

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After carefully reading the email, Lin Kun let out a soft breath.

That's insane.

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom alone has over 8225 billion participants!

There are 100 world zones, with an average of over 82 billion people gathered in each zone to engage in frenzied battles... The killing earns points, and the final ranking is determined by the number of points earned.

The top player in each world region will directly receive a spot and will not need to participate in subsequent arena matches.

Finally, among these 8225 billion people, 100,010 spots were selected. Then, 100,000 people competed in a tournament to determine the final 900 spots, making a total of 1000 spots to participate in the universe-wide finals.

I can already imagine how brutal each world zone will be then.

"Interesting." Lin Kun smiled.

He stood up, opened the door, and went out.

"Big Brother!" Not far away, Luo Feng, Lei Shen, and Hong were walking towards them.

Behind the three of them followed two little tails, Luo Ping and Luo Hai.

Upon seeing Lin Kun, the two little ones' eyes lit up immediately, and they skipped and hopped over, calling out, "Uncle Lin!"

"Hmm." Lin Kun smiled, squatted down, and patted their little heads.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen also came over and sat down at the stone table.

"Big brother, this battle of top geniuses is truly brutal. Just the preliminary rounds alone have eliminated over 8225 billion people, leaving only 100,100!"

"Such an outrageous attrition rate!"

Hong sighed, "This will drive everyone to fight like madmen, desperately vying for points. I can already imagine the scene; it will be a world of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. A world of insane slaughter!"

"There are just too many people. Each world region has an average of over 82 billion people, so they use this method to quickly filter them!" Thor laughed.

"I'm starting to look forward to it!" Luo Feng murmured, a bloodthirsty desire surging in his eyes.

Lin Kun picked up the two little ones, one in each arm, and walked to the stone table to sit down. He placed the two little ones on his lap, and they were very quiet, sitting obediently without moving.

"These 8225 billion people seem like a lot, but the vast majority are just there to fill the numbers."

Lin Kun said indifferently, "It's just a tool for the real strong to rack up points. The later 100,000-person arena competition will be the only one that's worth watching."

"Big brother, you're strong, so of course you can say that. But for the three of us, this kind of crazy killing field with more than 82 billion people is very dangerous, okay? If we're unlucky, we probably won't even survive the first wave of chaos," Thor said, stroking his bald head.

Luo Feng and Hong nodded solemnly.

With so many people fighting in one world, if you're unlucky, you could easily be eliminated in the first wave of chaos.

"Then don't get involved. Find a place to hide as soon as possible and avoid the first wave of chaos."

Lin Kun said, "Anyway, in the early stages, killing one person only earns 1 point, which is too inefficient and a waste of effort. After the period of great chaos is over, those who are left will have dozens or even hundreds of points, or even more. That will be the best time to make a move and reap the rewards."

"Pig-raising strategy? Fattening them up before slaughtering them?" Hong raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, that's a great idea!" Luo Feng and Thor's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Pigs, of course, should be fattened up before slaughtering, so that they taste the best.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to have the ability to harvest fat pigs.

The roles of hunter and prey can be reversed at any moment.

However, Lin Kun was right about one thing: it's best to avoid the chaotic early stages if possible. There's no need to get involved or act recklessly. It's a thankless task, and the efficiency of gaining points is too low.

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"I hope all four of us can successfully pass this elimination round and enter the arena. See you in the arena then!" Thor grinned.

"Okay, good luck, see you in the ring." Luo Feng and Hong nodded with smiles.

"Unless something unexpected happens, I shouldn't be appearing in the arena," Lin Kun said.

"They won't appear in the arena?" Luo Feng and the other two were taken aback.

He immediately realized, "Could it be that you, brother, are planning something?!"

"Hmm." Lin Kun nodded. "The arena is too troublesome, and I doubt there are many opponents worth taking seriously, so I'm not interested in participating."

hiss~

Luo Feng and the other two gasped in unison, then shook their heads with wry smiles, "Big brother, you're amazing!"

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After the registration deadline, Virtual Universe Company began preparations.

The preparations were indeed extremely complicated, after all, the Ganwu Universe Kingdom alone had over 8225 billion participants, and the 1008 Universe Kingdoms combined...

However, Virtual Universe Company is also extremely efficient.

One month after the registration deadline, all preparations were successfully completed.

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At the same time, within the Qianwu Universe, the eyes of all major forces and organizations were fixed on this direction.

The Virtual Universe Company is feasting, and they all follow behind, hoping to get some scraps.

"You all keep a close eye on that constantly changing points leaderboard! We can't poach some of the super geniuses, but those who are a little less talented will do."

"Our Qianwu Universe Kingdom preliminary competition has a total of 100 preliminary world zones. Those who can rank in the top 1 in each zone are considered very talented! We keep a close eye on the changes in the rankings."

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"Every change to the rankings must be recorded in detail."

"We also need to collect and archive information on various elite geniuses. In the future, a large number of Realm Lords, Domain Lords, and even Immortals in our Qianwu Universe Kingdom may be born from among them!"