aircannonsinc Chapter 92 Registration for the Genius Battle!
Chapter 92 Registration for the Genius Battle!
Chapter 92 Registration for the Genius Battle!
In the vast starry sky of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, a giant stands amidst distorted space, making it impossible for Zhou Ze to discern his features.
"Zhou Ze, would you be willing to become my personal disciple?"
The sound was deafening, and the surrounding starry sky seemed to tremble as if it were about to shatter, yet it did not harm Zhou Ze in the slightest.
Even though the pressure wasn't directed at him, Zhou Ze felt a pang of fear. But compared to that, Zhou Ze was completely stunned. He was being offered a personal disciple position. How could he refuse?
In fact, Zhou Ze had basically guessed that the Qianwu Kingdom Lord wanted to take him as a disciple! A powerhouse of the Qianwu Kingdom Lord's level would have extremely high authority in the Virtual Universe!
Even though Wright and Manlok helped him hide a lot, he already knew, and many things simply couldn't be concealed from such a being as "the King!"
Zhou Ze bowed respectfully instead of kneeling on the ground. This instantly made Zhou Ze feel a sense of suffocation, as if the sky had collapsed, and the surrounding starry sky turned into a stream of particles!
Pressure! Immense pressure!! Terrifying pressure!!!
Even the pressure he faced when he was on the verge of death was nothing compared to what he was experiencing now!
Zhou Ze severed all distracting thoughts and desires, restoring his mind to its purest state, and said calmly:
"I'm used to freedom and have no intention of taking anyone as my teacher!"
Zhou Ze's state of mind had reached a level that amazed Hong Jiu. He had already seen through his own heart, let alone just achieving enlightenment.
Upon hearing Zhou Ze's answer, the surrounding space almost boiled over, and remained so for a long time!
"You're very good! I'll remember you—"
When the mighty ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom suddenly spoke, the surrounding space returned to calm.
The Black Dragon Mountain Empire, its capital, is located outside Black Dragon Star.
Just as Zhou Ze was teleported back, Man Luo appeared in the starry sky in front of him.
"Senior Manluo!" Zhou Ze said calmly.
"What happened?" Manluo appeared in front of Zhou Ze, looking curious and expectant. "Of course, if it's inconvenient, then forget it."
"It's nothing—" Zhou Ze slowly shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Manluo quickly led Zhou Ze back to her residence.
The two sat facing each other at an outdoor stone table.
Manluo paused, then stared at Zhou Ze and asked, "The King has accepted you as his disciple?"
Manluo's eyes held a hint of curiosity, a hint of anticipation, and a hint of joy. Zhou Ze nodded and then said, "I refuse—"
Instantly, Manluo's eyes filled with uncontrollable fear. Was this something he could hear?
"You...you..." Manluo pointed at Zhou Ze, unable to speak for a long time.
He had lived for countless eons, and this was the first time he had ever heard such words.
A mere mortal being actually refused the offer to become a disciple of a great cosmic ruler!
This was utterly absurd. Even as an immortal, he felt like he was under a spell, because he could never hear such words, not even in his dreams. Zhou Ze said calmly, "I never imagined I would be so fortunate as to be chosen by an existence of the level of a cosmic ruler—"
Manluo immediately hissed, "You absolutely mustn't let this get out—"
Zhou Ze nodded and remained silent for a moment, but his heart was actually calm. Despite his usual lack of emotions, he was far less emotional than the average martial artist, and seemed like an ordinary person.
But this is just his choice!
His inner resolve was actually stronger than anyone could imagine; perhaps only Hong, Luo Feng, and Lei Shen, who were also cultivators of the mind, could understand it.
After finishing her drink, Manluo rubbed her eyes, shook her head, and sighed deeply, unsure of what to say.
After a long silence, Manluo finally asked in a low voice, "What exactly are you thinking?"
Manluo's heart was beyond shocked; she was completely bewildered. This was the ruler of the country, the ruler of the universe! Such an existence was unimaginable to ordinary people.
But in the eyes of the ruler of the universe, they are no different from ordinary people; they are just ants, at most just larger ants.
It's unbelievable that such an existence would want to take Zhou Ze, a mere mortal, as a disciple, and that Zhou Ze would refuse!
"There's nothing to think about, I just refused because I didn't want to," Zhou Ze said, uttering a sentence that could give Immortal a heart attack.
At this moment, Manluo calmed down and just stared at Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze smiled and offered a reason: "Perhaps I have my own path—"
In the blink of an eye.
Two or three years have passed.
On March 9th, 2066 in the Chinese calendar, in the virtual universe...
The continents and islands in the virtual universe also have day and night, and even the sky simulates a star. At this moment, it is night in the sky of the Qianwu Continent, and many places on the islands of the Qianwu Continent are lit up with lights. Some bars and nightclubs are brightly lit, and everything is not much different!
Suddenly, in the night sky above the Qianwu Continent, an enormous black scroll appeared out of thin air, its edges radiating light. On this entirely black scroll were characters that emitted dazzling light.
"A Battle of the Ultimate Human Geniuses!"
"Once in a million years!"
"Coming soon!"
"This event is jointly organized by Virtual Universe Company and all the universe nations!"
"Are you a genius? Can't find any opponents of the same level and rank? Then come and participate in the 'Peak Genius Battle'! Here, billions of geniuses from numerous cosmic nations across the entire human universe will engage in fierce battles!"
"For more details, please visit the official website of 'Virtual Universe Network' through the virtual assistant."
The notice that suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the night sky was over a hundred million miles long and wide. Even on the Qianwu Continent, which has a population of countless people, everyone could clearly see the notice when they looked up!
"Haha! The battle of the ultimate geniuses has finally begun! I've been waiting for this day for so long!"
"A battle between billions of geniuses from all of humanity's universe nations? That's outrageous—"
"This is a grand event that happens only once every ten thousand years. Only the battle of the strongest held in the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena can compare to it."
It's something that all of humanity is paying attention to!
"If only I could be ranked in the top 1,000 of the entire universe, and become a core member of the Virtual Universe Company—"
"Go check out the official website right away!"
In the virtual universe, huge notices appeared in the sky above every continent representing the "Cosmic Kingdom" and every island representing the "Cosmic Intermediate Civilization Kingdom"!
It could be hundreds of square kilometers, or hundreds of millions of square kilometers!
Logically speaking, even a realm lord would find it difficult to read through such a massive list at a glance, let alone everyone who was at the same level as a warrior general.
Star-level physical fitness
It's amazing that everyone can clearly see every word on the list.
Each of these announcements is a publicity stunt for the upcoming "Universe Humanity - Peak Genius Battle".
In just one night, the news spread throughout all of humanity's universes.
Virtual universe, Jiuxingwan Community, Heilongshan Island.
Zhou Ze rarely teleported over like this.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and the others had already appeared on the lawn in front of their house.
"Teacher, you're back!" Luo Feng called out first.
"Well, the battle of geniuses has begun. Come back and take a look!" Zhou Ze smiled.
Hong and Thor walked over at the same time.
"Teacher Zhou, it's been a long time!"
Hong and Lei Shen have been engrossed in cultivation for the past two or three years, as has Luo Feng. Only Zhou Ze, with his cheat-like abilities, has been relatively free.
Of course, Zhou Ze wasn't slacking off; he was just taking breaks from time to time while he was being lazy.
"Long time no see!" Zhou Ze said with a smile.
After two or three years of reflection, judging from your demeanor, you seem to have made great progress.
Thor, taking the lead, arrogantly declared, "That's right! Don't you know who I am? I'm a man who's called a 'god'!"
"Ha ha·-"
Even the usually indifferent Hong burst into laughter.
Zhou Ze shook his head: "You're getting all worked up just from being called fat—"
One good advantage of enlightenment is that people who can achieve enlightenment will not experience much change in their personality, even after thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, or even epochs of time.
So even though they hadn't seen each other for so long, the four of them still didn't feel much of a stranger to each other.
"Let's take a look together, I can't wait!" Thor laughed and pointed to the side, instantly conjuring a screen that displayed the "Virtual Universe Company Official Website." On the homepage, a prominent feature was displayed:
[A Battle of the Ultimate Human Geniuses!]
"Click to take a look," Hong said.
"Hmm." Thor tapped lightly, and the page opened to reveal detailed information about the Genius Battle.
The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is open to all humans at the Constant Star level; only humans at the Constant Star level are eligible to register.
The Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses is divided into the Universe Nation Selection Battle and the Ultimate Final Battle.
Each major cosmic nation first conducts an internal selection process, and then all the selected elites participate in the ultimate battle of geniuses among the entire human race in the universe.
Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise, "This reward is really generous! It's directly based on the Mixed Yuan Unit!"
"What's the big deal!" Thor said, his eyes wide as he took note of everything.
The top 1000 in the universe will receive three major rewards.
[One: Based on the ranking, participants will receive a prize ranging from 10 to 1 Mixed Yuan Units.]
[Second: Obtain a spot to enter the initial universe for enlightenment]
[Three: Can become a "core member" within the virtual universe company]
Because of Zhou Ze, the three of them already knew about the Genius Battle. They all understood that the most important thing was to become a "core member" within the Virtual Universe Company. Compared to the last one, the other two were nothing.
"Sign up, stop looking—" Hong said with a slight smile.
"Okay, you guys sign up first, I'm logging off now," Zhou Ze said with a smile.
"Huh?" The three of them looked at Zhou Ze at the same time.
"Something's happening in real life?" Thor asked, slightly surprised.
Luo Feng was even more puzzled.
"Yes, Senior Manluo called me." Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Xiaofeng, good luck, don't lose to your junior brother—"
Upon hearing this, Luo Feng and the other two were all astonished. They wanted to ask something, but found that Zhou Ze had already disappeared from the spot.
Luo Feng and the other two were left to face each other!
"Third brother, when did you gain a junior brother? I remember you mentioned something, like your junior brother is your younger brother, right?"
"He's going to participate too? Is his strength about the same as yours?" Thor asked repeatedly, like a curious child.
Hong also looked at Luo Feng.
Luo Feng spread his hands: "I don't know either, when did my teacher take on a junior brother for me—"
Hong Wei nodded slightly: "Since your teacher said so, you'd better work harder. Your junior brother should be a disciple that Teacher Zhou took in on the Qianwu Continent."
Luo Feng nodded vigorously, his eyes revealing astonishing confidence!
"Very good! Good eye!" Thor's words instantly broke through Luo Feng's defensive expression.
"Second brother, what a pity. It would have been so much better if you had been born mute!" Luo Feng said blankly.
"Haha—you little brat, you've been corrupted by Babata, all you do is badmouth me!" Thor laughed heartily.
Babata suddenly jumped out and lashed Thor's head with his tail; "You bastard, you're the one who corrupted Luo Feng!"
Babata dodged Thor's hand that was about to touch his hair, and put his hands on his hips, huffing and puffing.
"Where is 'Lord Mist'?" Luo Feng asked curiously.
"Is that even a question? That pervert is probably off having fun somewhere," Babata said nonchalantly.
Thor shrugged: "I can't control him anyway."
Luo Feng secretly rejoiced that "Lord Mist" wasn't there, otherwise they would have started fighting again.
However, the next moment:
"You little brat!" Lord Mist suddenly appeared, roaring furiously.
Babata pointed at Lord Mist and roared, "When I was traversing the universe with my master, you weren't even intelligent yet; you were just raw material that hadn't been mined! Maybe the raw material hadn't even formed yet!"
"A brat is a brat!" Lord Mist was somewhat speechless, but remained incredibly firm!
Black Dragon Star.
Zhou Ze emerged from the nutrient chamber and quickly went outside the cultivation room, where Manluo was waiting.
"Have you signed up yet? —"
In Manluo's opinion, Zhou Ze had been looking forward to this day and should have signed up as soon as the list was released.
"Well, there's no rush, there's plenty of time to register."
Manlu nodded and said:
"Yes, with your strength, making it into the overall rankings shouldn't be a problem, even the top ten wouldn't be difficult. But remember, once you enter the core secret realm of the Virtual Universe Company..."
"Unless it's a cosmic ruler from a virtual universe company, or a great being above that cosmic ruler, who wants to take you as a disciple, you must refuse!"
"Mm." Zhou Ze nodded.
He knew what Manluo meant; it was simply that he had refused the Qianwu Kingdom Lord's offer to take him as a disciple. If he were to take another king as his master, it would be a slap in the face to the Qianwu Kingdom Lord.
Even if the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom himself didn't care, his subordinates would not tolerate such humiliation.