355: Brutal elimination! [Added update, thank you all for your input

The sun set and the moon rose.

Time came to evening.

Chen Fan and the others, who were drinking in a small pub in the Central Square, suddenly heard a voice in their minds—

“All geniuses from the 1008 Universe Country, gather at the Central Square!”

“Hm!”

Before Chen Fan could show a puzzled expression, he and the surrounding geniuses all floated up, instinctively gathering towards the Central Square.

Not only that.

Geniuses from various Universe Countries in the bar, in the buildings, and even on the edge of the square, all floated out.

In just a moment, millions of geniuses had already gathered.

What’s going on?

What’s happening to me?

The many gathered geniuses looked shocked, yet bewildered.

By this time, standing in front of these geniuses were 1007 Undying beings.

“Welcome, all geniuses from the various Universe Countries, to the Peak Genius Battle organized by the Virtual Universe Corporation.”

“I am the host for this event, Ninesword Exalt!”

A voice descended from above, like the Milky Way falling from the heavens, echoing in the ears of all the geniuses.

Everyone looked towards the sound, only to see a figure suddenly appear in the empty sky.

This man in green robes with purple scales, smiling, looked incredibly amiable, but in their eyes, he posed an immense threat.

Especially the faintly emanating pressure, which made countless geniuses involuntarily feel a sense of submission!

After a while, Ninesword Exalt seemed to be waiting for everyone to react, and then slowly spoke—

“A total of 1,008,000 geniuses are participating in this Peak Genius Battle. However, the Virtual Universe Corporation only needs to recruit and fully cultivate a thousand individuals, so the vast majority of you will be eliminated!”

“One million people, competing for these one thousand spots!”

“The rules are as follows.”

“Tomorrow, all of you will enter a ‘Trial Space.’ Our Virtual Universe Corporation has prepared over a million Trial Spaces for you, one for each person.”

“There are seven Trial Towers in each Trial Space, and each Trial Tower has seven levels.”

“You will start by challenging the first Trial Tower. After completing all seven levels of the first Trial Tower, you will then challenge the second Trial Tower, and so on, until you die or are kicked out of the Trial Space.”

“Your scores in the Trial Space will be calculated based on your performance.”

“The top 100 in points will not need further screening and will be directly absorbed as core members of our Virtual Universe Corporation, securing 100 spots.”

“For those ranked 101st to 7300th, these 7200 individuals will compete in a Arena Showdown (arena battle) to contend for 900 spots.”

“As for those ranked beyond 7300th, all will be eliminated...”

The words of the man in green robes left the millions of geniuses below stunned.

This time, there were a total of 1,008,000 people, which meant that a single Trial Space would eliminate over a million geniuses.

The entire Central Square hall instantly became silent.

Even the breathing of these geniuses was completely held back.

“These are the rules. Take a good look and prepare well for tomorrow’s brutal competition!”

With that, Ninesword Exalt turned and left.

Chen Fan and his group looked at these rules with fiery eyes, their hearts gradually becoming agitated.

These decisions were, in fact, the hope for them, the Earth martial artists, to lead Earth to rise.

“Everyone, good luck!” Chen Fan exchanged glances with the twenty Earth martial artists, feeling their determination.

Immediately after, the group of geniuses returned to their respective accommodations to rest... The next morning, at dawn.

A voice echoed throughout the entire Virtual Universe—

“Please, everyone, prepare immediately. Collective teleportation is about to begin.”

This voice simultaneously resounded in all 1008 buildings.

After the brutal elimination round, an even more brutal decisive battle awaited.

However, for the Earth martial artists, these were nothing.

“God of War, Gun Demon, good luck!”

“Tian Xie, you too!”

“KhaZix, good luck!”

“Mm!”

“...”

The Central Square on the first floor was crowded with people.

All the geniuses from the Universe Countries were wishing their accompanying teammates well.

After all, this first wave of trials would directly eliminate over a million geniuses.

It was likely that fewer than ten of their own Universe Country’s 1000 geniuses would remain.

Just as everyone was encouraging each other,

An unusual spatial fluctuation occurred—

A mysterious force suddenly descended, sweeping across the entire plane space like a hurricane.

In an instant, millions of geniuses vanished.

Only the service personnel in the square, in the halls, and in the high-rise buildings were completely unaffected... Virtual Universe, Trial Space.

On a massive floating asteroid, hundreds of kilometers in length and width, stood seven colossal Trial Towers, resembling towering mountains.

They coiled like dragons and crouched like tigers, having stood there for an unknown number of years.

Swish!!

Chen Fan appeared on one of these asteroids, rapidly flying towards one of the massive Trial Towers.

He looked down at his wristband—

【Contestant: Chen Fan (Qianwu Universe Country)】

【Points: 0】

【Ranking: None】

【Current Trial Space: No. 075 6469】

After Chen Fan’s information was displayed, a series of information about these seven Trial Towers followed.

Chen Fan very carefully read all of this information.

“The first seven-level Trial Tower, each level grants 10,000 points, totaling 70,000!”

“The second seven-level Trial Tower, each level grants 100,000 points, totaling 700,000!”

...And so on.

“The seventh seven-level Trial Tower, each level grants 10 billion points, and clearing all seven levels totals 70 billion!”

“My goodness, there are so many zeros!” Chen Fan exclaimed, then continued to browse downwards.

“Upon death, the trial ends!”

“And each level can only be stayed in for ten days, after which one is forcibly teleported to the next level to battle!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After reading all the rules, Chen Fan exhaled a long breath, sighing, “Clearing the first six levels is very simple, but clearing this last level might be a bit difficult!”

“However, for me, it’s very simple.”

After a light laugh, Chen Fan’s gaze became even more resolute.

He had simulated such Trial Towers countless times in Blade Hell.

Since the hundredth level, every guardian there possessed strength comparable to a World Lord.

Even as powerful as Chen Fan, he had only managed to clear up to the 179th level over the years.

This meant that Chen Fan’s strength could already contend with low to mid-tier World Lords.

In addition, the Heavenly Demon Race Clone was inherently a darling of the void, incorporating Chen Fan’s comprehension of the Space Origin Laws.

With all five Origin Laws fused into one, Chen Fan felt an unprecedented power.

“If that’s the case, then let’s battle!”

Boom!!

After making his decision, Chen Fan no longer hesitated.

The next moment, Chen Fan transformed into a shooting star and flew to the first Trial Tower.

Flashing into the tower, Chen Fan immediately saw a large group of blood-colored mammoths appearing before him in a dense swarm.

“Only ten thousand blood-colored mammoth titans, then let’s charge!”

...