Devour: Emperor Yan

"You are the future elites and pillars of our Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

"I hope that you will occupy at least half of those 100,100 spots!"

The deep, resonant sound, so powerful it shook the entire world, echoed through the cosmos.

In this starry sky, a towering giant whose face is obscured stands in the void, the space around him subtly distorting as if it could not withstand the pressure.

In the distance ahead of the towering giant, there was a densely packed mass of young people that stretched as far as the eye could see.

These young people were all at the Hengxing level, and at this moment they were all respectfully prostrating themselves before the towering giant.

Beside this colossal giant, whose presence was so overwhelming that it was impossible to look directly at him, and whose very voice sent shivers down one's spine, stood a group of powerful, immortal beings, all standing respectfully.

Each of these immortal beings possesses a terrifying divine power that makes one's heart tremble.

At this moment, it appears that there are over a thousand immortal beings standing around the towering giant!

But all these immortal beings combined are not as powerful as the divine might emanating from the towering giant.

He is the ruler of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the King of Qianwu!

An extremely ancient being, who has reigned over the Qianwu Universe Kingdom for countless years.

"Go on, children."

The deep, resonant voice caused the surrounding space to tremble violently, on the verge of complete collapse, and made everyone's souls tremble as well.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hundreds of millions of young people from the Hengxing Star system knelt down with utmost respect and excitement.

They never expected that they would have the honor of meeting this legendary figure!

They established the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, a great being possessing unimaginable power.

Call ~

The space shifted, and hundreds of millions of young people from the Hengxing star system vanished instantly.

Such incredible supernatural power filled the thousands of immortal beings standing respectfully around them with even greater awe.

Then, they all bowed and retreated.

......

A towering giant stands alone in the vast starry sky, his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.

He is the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

For many years, he has stayed in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, rarely going out to roam, but instead focusing on cultivating geniuses for his people.

Every ten thousand years, one batch after another.

They established the Qianwu Daoist temples, which spread throughout the entire territory of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

This is to gather the most outstanding star-level geniuses within the territory of the Cosmic Kingdom and bring them into the Qianwu Secret Realm for careful cultivation.

The Virtual Universe Company will harvest a wave of profits first, and then continue to cultivate and collect the rest. Once they reach the cosmic level, they will be harvested again by the Giant Axe Arena.

After the two big shots had finished their harvest, the Qianwu Kingdom ruler didn't mind keeping what was left for himself.

They were sent to the army to hone their skills and train them to be their subordinates.

Among a group of geniuses, as long as even one of them eventually reaches the realm master level, it's considered a win.

Now, another battle of geniuses has begun.

"I hope we can achieve better results this year," the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom murmured.

In previous sessions, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom did not perform well, and was almost at the bottom or even the very bottom.

At this rate, the debt... will never be paid off, it's simply impossible to pay it off.

If I had known, I wouldn't have been so reckless back then.

Greedy, so incredibly greedy!

He died, was resurrected, borrowed a rare item, and then died again.

I'm so regretful and hateful!

Throughout these countless years, I have worked very hard and diligently to cultivate geniuses for my people.

Unfortunately, they weren't very lucky and didn't see many exceptionally talented geniuses.

If things continue like this, when will we be able to make a comeback?

......

Countless people are watching this upcoming battle of the ultimate geniuses.

On this day, a large number of participants began to gather.

8225 billion people is a lot.

However, if the number were evenly distributed among each star system of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, each star system would only have fewer than 10,000 people.

It should be noted that there are tens of thousands of people at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm in a single star system, let alone all those at the first to ninth levels combined.

It's clear that those who dare to sign up for the competition are all somewhat confident in their abilities.

Some of these people had extraordinary encounters and serendipitous opportunities!

Some are extremely talented!

Some of them met good teachers!

Some possess the heart of a strong person!

In short.

Various kinds.

They all considered themselves to be quite capable.

Lin Kun, Luo Feng, Lei Shen, and Hong were among those included.

Today, they have been brought together, totaling more than 8225 billion people!

"The qualifiers will be divided into 100 world zones."

Hong asked, "I'm from District 72. Big Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and you guys?"

"Haha, I'm from District 88. I like this number, it's auspicious. Big brother, fourth brother, what about you guys?" Thor laughed.

"I'm from District 1," Luo Feng said.

"I'm from District 99," Lin Kun said.

"Looks like the four of us brothers have all separated and are no longer in the same world zone," Hong shrugged.

"How about we have a three-on-one competition to see who ranks higher in their respective world zones?" Thor said to Hong and Luo Feng.

As for Lin Kun, he simply ignored him.

Who wants to compare themselves to a pervert?

"Alright, let's have a competition." Hong and Luo Feng were both interested.

Lin Kun shook his head slightly, not getting involved, and looked around.

This gathering place is located on a huge continent within a specially created space.

Looking around, all you could see were countless, densely packed figures.

There are all sorts of people, with all sorts of strange and wonderful things in terms of clothing, height, and race.

Some are over ten meters tall, while others are less than one meter tall.

At this moment, these people gathered in small groups, discussing the matter.

How many people are gathered here?

It's obvious without even counting: over 820 billion!

What does it mean to gather more than 800 billion people together?

It's impossible to describe in words; you have to rely entirely on your imagination.

......

After a while.

"Time's up! Attention all participants, this preliminary elimination round will be divided into 100 world zones. We will be teleporting you to your respective world zones shortly!"

"Please hurry up and make your final preparations. Check that you have all the equipment you need. Once the qualifiers officially begin, you will no longer be able to apply for it."

A clear voice echoed across the entire continent.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly performed their final checks.

Lin Kun also looked down at himself.

Standing over twelve meters tall, he wore a bright red, well-fitting battle suit, a helmet, and boots. A dark red battle sword hung at his waist, and a spatial ring was worn on his hand.

Aside from the fact that defensive armor cannot exceed level two, there are no restrictions on weapons.

Therefore, the battle sword hanging at Lin Kun's waist was still the same Tier 3 top-grade battle sword that he was used to using before, but the Tier 3 top-grade battle armor had been changed to an ordinary Tier 2 battle suit.

Inside the spatial ring was a top-grade fifth-tier Sky-Slaying Blade.

The weapons simulated in the virtual universe are exactly the same as those in reality.

However, although Lin Kun brought the Sky-Slaying Blade, he estimated that in the early preliminary elimination rounds, no one would be able to force him to use the Sky-Slaying Blade.

......

"Mass teleportation is about to begin. Countdown starts: 60, 59, 58, 57..."

A clear sound resounded throughout the entire continent.

The crowd, which resembled an endless ocean, suddenly fell silent, and everyone's expressions became solemn and serious.

Among the crowd, Lin Kun and his three companions exchanged glances.

"come on."

"good luck."

"Let's get through the qualifiers together."

The four of them smiled, encouraged each other, and offered their blessings.

"10, 9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1!"

"Initiating teleportation!"

A clear and resonant universal language echoed in everyone's ears, and then in the next instant, everyone on the entire continent vanished without a trace.

The battle of the ultimate geniuses begins!