349: The Lord of Silver and Blue!

At this moment, inside the spaceship where many high-ranking officials of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had gathered, laughter and joy resounded continuously.

The entire luxurious hall was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

“Congratulations, Divine Lord! The Black Dragon Mountain Empire has produced so many peerless geniuses; our empire’s prosperity is just around the corner!”

“This is the number one ranking! Our empire rarely even saw three-digit rankings in the past!”

“These geniuses must be heavily rewarded!”

A fervent atmosphere permeated the entire hall, and all the powerful individuals’ faces were flushed red.

No other reason.

Only because they were too excited!

This time, too many geniuses from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire stood out from the preliminary round—

Chen Fan ranked first.

Ma Liang ranked second.

Luo Feng ranked third.

Wang Teng ranked sixth.

Hong ranked seventh.

Out of the top ten in the entire Qianwu Universe Country, Chen Fan and his group directly took five spots... Following them were more than forty Earth martial artists ranked in the top one hundred, and some unlucky Earth martial artists who made it into the top ten thousand.

A ranking in the top one hundred meant that everyone could directly advance without going through the arena battles.

“Your Majesty, the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire is now celebrating, shouting the names of Chen Fan and others; it’s absolutely frantic.”

“Shouldn’t they be? They are the pride of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!” a burly man laughed loudly.

“They are our peak geniuses; even across the entire universe, they are extremely formidable. Furthermore, with so many super geniuses behind them, the rise of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire is just around the corner!”

The Black Dragon Divine Lord, seated high on the throne, had a rosy complexion. The string of good news made him extremely excited, and he laughed heartily:

“These martial artists from Earth have made great contributions, especially Chen Fan, this peerless genius. He must be handsomely rewarded!!!”

“Galaxy Lord, Galaxy Lord, how can such a genius merely be relegated to a Star System Lord!”

“Pass on my order: bestow the Silver Blue Empire upon Chen Fan, and each of the other top ten martial artists shall be enfeoffed as a Star System Lord.”

“Didn’t the Lord of Silver Blue always want a fourth-tier Origin Power weapon? This Divine Lord is willing to exchange a fifth-tier Origin Power weapon for the entire Silver Blue Empire.”

The Black Dragon Divine Lord’s booming voice echoed throughout the hall.

Everyone was shaken, yet they didn’t find it strange.

Such super geniuses, who brought glory to the country, naturally deserved heavy rewards.

As a powerful individual who had experienced countless years, though his strength was not formidable, his vision was definitely exceptional.

From the performance of Chen Fan and the others, he could vaguely foresee the glorious future of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

“Your Majesty, with so many powerful individuals appearing on this Earth, could there be some secret? Do we need to send people to investigate?”

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and monkey-like cheeks spoke.

“Hmph, do not mention this matter again, or don’t blame this Divine Lord for being impolite!” The Black Dragon Divine Lord’s gaze was disdainful, almost murderous, making the person who spoke tremble all over.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, your humble servant obeys!” A trembling voice came, and the man with pointed ears and monkey-like cheeks was covered in sweat.

Then, the Black Dragon Divine Lord issued an even more astonishing command—

“Pass on my order: station the Black Dragon Army, one of this Divine Lord’s three major legions, entirely within the Silver Blue Empire system to protect the homeland of these geniuses!”

“Anyone who dares to bully Chen Fan is going against me, Black Dragon!!!” The Black Dragon Divine Lord’s attitude was extremely firm.

As the Black Dragon Divine Lord’s gaze swept across, the temperature in the entire hall suddenly dropped by more than ten degrees, and a chilling, bone-piercing aura permeated the air.

For a moment, everyone felt an incredibly terrifying killing intent.

“Did you all hear clearly?” A vast pressure swept out, and everyone was shaken.

“We obey!!!” Everyone in the cabin responded in unison.

“Then go do it!”

...Thirteenth World District, an unnamed tall tower.

Chen Fan sat cross-legged, quietly waiting for the preliminary round to end.

“Preliminary round countdown: 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1.”

A deep voice simultaneously echoed in the minds of many survivors, stimulating their nerves.

Especially those geniuses on the edge of the 1000 mark, who frantically tried to stabilize their rankings.

However, none of this concerned Chen Fan.

He only cared about his own advancement and the next round of arena battles.

As the countdown ended, all the surviving martial artists from the hundred worlds disappeared, transmitted out of these virtual worlds.

The preliminary round, thus, concluded!

...Qianwu Continent, above Black Dragon Mountain Island.

As soon as Chen Fan appeared, he looked down at the surging population below.

Clearly, this Universe Genius Battle had greatly stimulated the traffic of the Virtual Universe.

“To Moon Lake District!”

Waving for a carriage pulled by a white Pegasus, Chen Fan prepared to go home.

At the same time, messages were sent to all Earth martial artists participating in the preliminary round—

“Gather at my house!”

In just a few minutes, Chen Fan had already traversed more than half of Black Dragon Mountain Island and arrived at his home.

At this moment, his doorstep was already crowded with people.

“Ma Liang, Hong, you’re all here!”

“Brother Chen Fan is here too.”

A familiar voice rang out, and a figure refreshed, it was Wang Teng, who had reconnected to the Virtual Universe.

“Everyone, have you all advanced this time?” Chen Fan smiled.

“Let’s go, let’s talk inside.” Chen Fan patted Ma Liang and the others on the back, and the group surged directly into the castle.

This was both Chen Fan’s home and the stronghold of their Earth martial artists.

“How are everyone’s rankings!?” As soon as they entered the garden, Chen Fan eagerly asked.

“Except for a few unlucky ones who were killed several times by those top ten ranked geniuses and missed their chance, everyone else advanced to the second round!”

Ma Liang recounted everyone’s rankings and situations one by one, and Chen Fan listened very carefully.

“This battle is a good start, but we must not be careless later!” Chen Fan reminded, worried that everyone might become complacent and overlook the subsequent arena battles.

After all, that was the key to advancing.

After receiving affirmative replies from everyone, Chen Fan finally relaxed completely.

During this time, World Lord Wester, from the Black Dragon Mountain Imperial Family, arrived with the Emperor of the Silver Blue Empire.

This World Lord came directly to Chen Fan’s castle with powerful individuals and issued the Black Dragon Divine Lord’s command.

Immediately, everyone was exceptionally delighted.

The coronation ceremony would take place after the arena battles, but since the Black Dragon Divine Lord had already given the order, Chen Fan had already become the true master of the Silver Blue Empire.

In the Black Dragon Divine Lord’s words, all complicated procedures were no big deal.

Now, Chen Fan had transformed from a Galaxy Lord into the master of the entire Silver Blue Empire.

A genuine Lord of Silver Blue!!!

At the same time, the activity range of Earthlings also expanded from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Silver Blue Empire.

Everyone was incredibly excited about this.