I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

“Carrying this Divine Weapon feels like carrying a mountain.” Luo Yuan also felt the pressure that the Divine Weapon brought him.

Ordinary first-, second-, and third-tier psychic weapons are ready to use right away!

However, high-level weapons are different. For example, to unleash the power of a 'fifth-tier weapon,' one must first properly 'nurture' it with one's own spiritual imprint.

"Divine Weapon, Ninefold Heavenly Evolution." Luo Yuan sat cross-legged, placing the dark golden staff on his knees. "At my current level, I should be able to master the first level."

The Divine Weapon is divided into nine levels, each more powerful than the last. It is said to be the strongest yet also the weakest of the divine weapons. Unless you are a true genius, you might as well use an ordinary telekinetic weapon.

The first level is called 'Phantom Sword Style'.

The second level is called 'Piercing the Sky Style'.

The third level is called the 'Heavenly Sword Style'.

The fourth level: named 'Great skill without artifice'

The fifth level: called 'Space Cutting'

The sixth level: named 'Self-contained World'

The seventh level: named 'One Strike Shatters Heaven and Earth'

The eighth level: named 'Golden Sword Slices Through the Void'

The ninth level: named 'Even the Immortal Can Be Defeated'

Luo Yuan used to use throwing knives frequently. He applied his throwing knife experience to this divine weapon, only to find that he had only mastered less than half of the first level, the "Illusion Sword Style." It truly lived up to its reputation as a divine weapon for mental power masters; the difficulty of its cultivation was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

He thought for a moment and decided to go to the decisive battle space to find a stellar-level or early-stage cosmic-level genius who could generate divine weapons. Then, he would activate his domain and laws and frantically accumulate proficiency in generating divine weapons. This was much faster than cultivating on his own.

……

On March 9th, 2066 in the Chinese calendar, in the virtual universe, on Black Dragon Mountain Island.

The continents and islands in the virtual universe also have day and night cycles, and even the sky simulates a star. At this moment, it is night, and many places on Black Dragon Mountain Island are lit up with lights, with some bars and other places brightly lit, just like before.

suddenly--

Above the night sky above Black Dragon Mountain Island, an enormous black banner with glowing edges appeared out of nowhere. On this entirely black banner were characters that emitted dazzling white light.

"Universe Humanity - Battle of Ultimate Geniuses"

"Once in a million years!"

"It's about to begin!"

"This event is jointly organized by Virtual Universe Company and all the universe nations!"

"You're a genius? Can't find any opponents of the same level and rank? Then join the 'Peak Genius Battle'! Here, billions of geniuses from numerous cosmic nations across the universe will engage in fierce battles!"

"For more details, please visit the official website of 'Virtual Universe Network' through the virtual assistant."

This enormous notice suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the night sky. It was over a million miles long and wide. Even on Black Dragon Mountain Island, which has a population of hundreds of millions, people could clearly see the notice by looking up!

"The battle of the ultimate geniuses is about to begin? Wow, haha, this is going to be crazy."

"A battle between billions of geniuses from all the universe's nations?"

"A grand gathering of the entire human race."

"I've heard that those ranked in the top 1,000 across the entire universe will receive an astonishingly huge reward."

"Yes, this year's event is hosted by Virtual Universe Company, so the rewards must be extremely high."

"The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is held twice every ten thousand years. Once by the Virtual Universe Company, and once by the Giant Axe Arena!"

"Go check out the official website right away."

……

In the virtual universe, above every continent representing the 'Cosmic Nation' and every island representing the 'Cosmic Middle Nation', huge notices appeared, each announcing the upcoming 'Cosmic Humanity - Peak Genius Battle'.

In just one night, the news spread throughout all of humanity's universes.

The speed of transmission demonstrates the advanced nature of the virtual universe network.

……

Killing Field - Showdown Space.

This is a vast desert. Standing on the desert is a bald man in black robes, carrying a dark golden staff on his back, which is the Divine Weapon of the Derivation. He is using nine golden illusion swords to continuously resist the yellow sand attacking from all directions. Each grain of sand is like a weapon of primal force. The powerful force makes him secretly complain. He, a peerless genius of the fourth level of the universe, is actually being forced to this extent by a mere ninth-level kid of the stellar level.

Each of his golden phantom swords was composed of nine smaller golden swords. This fused 'golden phantom sword' was actually composed of 81 smaller golden swords. Since the 81 smaller golden swords were very small, the process of compressing their distance was underway. In the blink of an eye, the 81 smaller golden swords perfectly matched and formed a real golden sword. However, it could only defend against the earth domain that incorporated the law of earth.

"Demon King, you are despicable! You agreed to fight with the Divine Weapon, but you opened your domain and laws right away!" The bald man in black robes shouted angrily at Luo Yuan, who stood in the air with a blank expression.

Luo Yuan curled his lip. This bald guy's attributes were decreasing, so he mocked, "Is that all you've got? Hurry up and use the third level of your Divine Weapon!"

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Chapter 105 Heavenly Sword Style

"What? The third level of the Divine Weapon? Hahaha, can you stop me?" The bald young man in black robes couldn't help but sneer after hearing Luo Yuan's words.

"Heh, you, a fourth-tier cosmic-level cultivator, were beaten like a stray dog ​​by my ninth-tier stellar-level cultivator, and you still have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for the fact that you've mastered the third level of the Divine Weapon, I would have killed you on the spot!" Luo Yuan sneered.

"Arrogant brat, you've reached the third level of the Divine Weapon, haven't you? I'll grant your wish. Ever since I used this move, I've had a chance to defeat even a ninth-level cosmic-level being."

After the bald young man in black robes finished speaking, he activated the third level of the Divine Weapon – the Heavenly Sword Style – with a thought!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Nine golden swords rose behind him, and at the same time, dazzling golden light burst forth from his body. The golden light spread outwards like waves, and then quickly wrapped around the nine golden swords that had risen. The nine golden swords were like the base of a great formation!

Golden threads burst forth and intertwined, and golden sword energy emanated from the nine golden swords. In an instant, the spherical space with a radius of 300 meters centered on the black-robed bald youth became a dazzling world of sword energy, with countless golden sword energies crisscrossing and wandering within this spherical space.

It's described as slow.

In fact, as the nine golden swords rose, they quickly formed a spherical space.

"Divine Weapon Level 3 - Heavenly Sword Style Proficiency +1"

"Divine Weapon Level 3 - Heavenly Sword Style Proficiency +1"

"Divine Weapon Level 3 - Heavenly Sword Style Proficiency +1"

…………

Luo Yuan heard the familiar system notification in his mind and smiled with delight.

"Interesting. I'd like to see whether your sword energy space is more powerful or my domain is more powerful. Open the Ninefold Earth Domain!"

With a loud shout, Luo Yuan unleashed a whirlwind of yellow sand from a radius of a thousand miles, which flew towards the black-robed, bald youth and surrounded him. Countless grains of sand condensed into sand javelins, which relentlessly flew towards the black-robed, bald youth. Each javelin was comparable to a third-tier Origin Force weapon. Countless javelins struck the spherical space formed by sword energy, producing a piercing friction sound and sparks flying, but the javelins still could not break through the defense of the Divine Weapon.

"As expected of a Divine Weapon, it's truly monstrous. This bald youth's ability to cultivate this thing to the third level makes him a peerless genius in the universe," Luo Yuan thought, stroking his chin as he stood in the air.

"Hahaha, kid, bring it on! Although I can't attack you either, you're just a mere ninth-level stellar-level being, you can't outlast me. When your energy is depleted, that will be your defeat." The bald, black-robed youth's maniacal laughter emanated from the spherical space.

"Is that so? I admit you're strong, but in the face of absolute power, you'll still lose!" Luo Yuan sneered, then raised his right hand: "Open the Ninefold Thunder Domain for me!"

Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, and blue lightning was brewing. Luo Yuan flipped his right hand and pressed down on the black-robed bald youth below. Immediately, countless bolts of lightning fell and slammed into the spherical space. Moreover, the nine-fold lightning domain and earth domain were perfectly fused together, causing superimposed damage to the spherical space.

"Ah~, this is the Ninefold Thunder Domain and the Ninefold Earth Domain! Demon King, you have no martial ethics!" The black-robed bald youth let out a shrill scream, and then his 'Sword Domain' was mercilessly shattered, and a large amount of attributes dropped. Luo Yuan quickly used his mental power to pick them up.

Just as Luo Yuan's Thunder Domain and Earth Domain were about to annihilate the black-robed, bald youth into dust, Luo Yuan removed the domains. As the domains dissipated, everything in the desert returned to normal.

The bald young man in black robes was disheartened to find that he had failed. He had spent over a hundred years cultivating this divine weapon to the third level, and he originally thought he could be invincible at the cosmic level, but today he was defeated by a mere stellar-level kid.

Four sand ropes suddenly emerged from beneath the bald youth's feet, binding his limbs. He was taken aback and looked at Luo Yuan in the air, asking, "What are you going to do? I've already failed. Kill me. If it weren't for our agreement not to admit defeat, I would have logged off."

"It's nothing, I just wanted to take advantage of you. You're a peerless genius, and I love to whip geniuses." Luo Yuan revealed a devilish smile.

Then Luo Yuan took out a set of fifth-order telekinetic throwing knives, controlled the force, and launched a massive attack on the black-robed youth. Instantly, the bald youth's screams echoed throughout the battle space.

…………

A few hours later, Luo Yuan walked out of the killing arena with satisfaction. As he stretched outside the killing arena hall and prepared to call the Pegasus in the sky, he immediately saw the enormous notice in the sky.

"A battle of top geniuses? This is going to be interesting again," Luo Yuan laughed.

Luo Yuan rode his celestial horse back to the ancient-style palace in the Jiuxing Bay community on Heilongshan Island, where he found Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen waiting for him in a pavilion.

"Oh, you all didn't come here just for that enormous notice in the sky, did you?" Luo Yuan chuckled as he sat down and drank a cup of tea.

“That’s right, take a look at this.” Thor pointed to the side, and a screen appeared out of thin air. The screen showed the ‘Virtual Universe Company Official Website’, and on the homepage of the official website was a very eye-catching special topic: ‘Universe Humans - Battle of the Peak Geniuses’.

"Click to take a look," Hong said.

"Hmm." Thor tapped lightly and opened the topic.

Once you open it, you'll find a detailed introduction to this 'Universe Humanity - Peak Genius Battle'.

The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is open to all stellar-level humans.

Anyone who is a stellar-level human can sign up to participate in the war!

The 'Peak Genius Battle' is to be precise held once every five thousand years, and twice every ten thousand years. These two times are respectively held by the 'Virtual Universe Company' and the 'Giant Axe Arena'. Therefore, for the Virtual Universe Company, the Peak Genius Battle is naturally a once-in-ten-thousand-years grand event held by their own company.

The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is divided into the Universe Nation Selection Battle and the Ultimate Final Battle.

Each nation in the universe conducts a selection process, choosing elites to participate in the ultimate battle of geniuses among the entire human race.

The final rankings will be determined in the grand finale.

"The top 1000 in the universe will receive three major rewards: First, a bonus ranging from 10 to 1 Chaos Units, depending on their ranking. Second, a spot to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment. Third, the opportunity to become a 'core member' within the Virtual Universe Company."

Luo Yuan and his companions were somewhat shocked. The Virtual Universe Company was indeed incredibly wealthy. The wealth they had painstakingly earned in the Realm Within a Realm was not even a fraction of their highest bonus.

"The terms offered are pretty good. Bonus, entry into the initial universe, core membership... Hmm. These terms are worthy of the top 1000 super geniuses. I can go and have some fun," Luo Yuan said with a smile.

"Haha, judging from the way the third brother looks, he thinks this battle of top geniuses is just a piece of cake," Thor teased with a laugh.

"Pretty much. If I weren't still at the cosmic level, I would have gone straight to the battle of the strong. I hope these geniuses can bring me some joy," Luo Yuan said casually.

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Chapter 106 Cruel Rules

Virtual universe, Jiuxingwan Community on Heilongshan Island, ancient palace style.