"Brother, you're out!" As soon as Qin Ying came out of the training room, she ran over. Qin Ying had also grown from a child into a beautiful young girl, and her strength had recently reached the Planetary Level. Moreover, she had broken through to the Planetary Level on her own, showing good talent in cultivation.
"You're so big now, stop being so noisy all the time," Qin Hao said, gently tapping Qin Ying, his voice full of doting affection.
"Got it, got it," Qin Ying said impatiently, annoyed by Qin Hao's lecturing.
"Why didn't you go to school today? Skipping class again?" Qin Hao continued to ask.
"I'm on vacation! Why do you cultivate for so long every time? You didn't even know I was on vacation and you're still saying I skipped class!" Qin Ying glared at Qin Hao, pouting.
"My bad. To make it up to you, how about I take you to Dragon Planet?" Qin Hao quickly said. Going to Dragon Planet was partly to distract Qin Ying and partly to help her sort out her nationality issue.
"Really? That's great!" Qin Ying shouted excitedly. She was aware of matters concerning the Universe; she was familiar with Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong, and knew they often entered the Universe.
Every time she pestered Qin Hao to enter the Universe, he never agreed, so she didn't expect him to bring it up himself this time.
The next day, Qin Hao's family boarded a spaceship and departed from Earth for Dragon Planet. After ten days, the spaceship entered Dragon Planet, and the family of three entered Qiulong City. They first handled the nationality for his parents and sister, then opened a bank account at the Universe Galaxy Bank, deposited a sum of money, and activated a Virtual Universe account. After that, the family of four began to tour Dragon Planet.
"From now on, you can bring Qin Da and Qin Er here to Dragon Planet," Qin Hao said as they left Dragon Planet, seeing Qin Ying's reluctance to part.
Compared to Qin Ying's reluctance, Qin Hai and Wang Su, after a few days on Dragon Planet, urged Qin Hao to return home quickly. The unfamiliar environment and the omnipresent Astral Rank powerhouses made them very uncomfortable.
"You can also frequently enter the Virtual Universe to look around. It's very convenient for gaming, sightseeing, and cultivation," Qin Hao introduced, explaining that in the future he would leave Earth, and they would likely meet more often in the Virtual Universe. This was also to help his family adapt.
Upon returning to Earth, Qin Hao did not continue cultivating. At his current strength, it was already very difficult to improve without breaking through to the Universe Rank. Furthermore, the Genius Battle was getting closer, and he would spend less and less time on Earth, so Qin Hao wanted to spend more time with his family.
"Qin Hao, Qin Hao, quickly enter the Virtual Universe! Something big is happening!" Qin Hao was at home flipping through ancient books when Luo Feng's voice came through.
"It seems the Genius Battle is about to begin," Qin Hao said, then entered the Virtual Universe. He appeared in a manor on Black Dragon Mountain Island. Looking up at the sky, the entire night sky above Black Dragon Mountain Island was covered by an incredibly huge, black annunciation with glowing edges.
On the completely black annunciation , there were characters emitting dazzling white light.
"Once every ten thousand years!"
"Co-hosted by the Virtual Universe Corporation and all Cosmic Countries!"
"For details, please visit the 'Virtual Universe Network' official website via your virtual assistant."
"Is this the big news you were talking about?" Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God asked.
"Exactly. The Universe Genius Battle, a grand event hosted by the Virtual Universe, is only open to Astral Rank participants. Billions of Astral Rank humans from countless star systems across the 1008 Cosmic Countries in the Human Territory will battle under absolutely fair conditions. Those who emerge victorious are peerless geniuses from countless star systems, many of whom have comprehended laws," Qin Hao said calmly, but Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong felt their blood boil as they listened.
"Furthermore, the final 1000 individuals will be absorbed by the Virtual Universe Corporation, enter the Virtual Universe core, and receive the highest quality resources in the entire Universe for their cultivation."
Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong had gained a clear understanding of the Virtual Universe's power in recent years, and they had joined its outer ranks, acquiring the bloodline serum.
"Even in the Ganwu Universe Country, the number of Astral Rank individuals who can make it to the end is very small, and some generations have even lacked strong enough geniuses," Qin Hao said, slowly, putting some pressure on Luo Feng and the Three God Ancestors.
"Do you want to give it a try?"
"Of course, I want to try! I can't wait to fight against strong opponents," Thunder God said first, simultaneously logging in to the registration interface and completing his registration.
Hong and Luo Feng also quickly completed their registrations without any hesitation, and Qin Hao did not delay either.
"Look, the number of registrants has already exceeded 1 billion!" Luo Feng exclaimed, surprised by the rapidly increasing number of participants.
"The Virtual Universe Corporation truly lives up to its reputation as one of the Human Race's Five Great Powers; they are incredibly wealthy! The minimum prize money for Astral Rank participants is 10 mixed units, which is comparable to a World Lord Rank's entire fortune. The first-place winner can receive 10,000 mixed units, and also a spot for comprehension in the Primal Universe. The last auction saw a World Lord Rank Primal Universe comprehension spot auctioned for several million mixed units!" Babata said from the side, eyeing the Virtual Universe's rewards with great envy.
Babata was aware of the Virtual Universe Corporation, but knew very little about it in reality. Hu Yanbo claimed to be Undying, but he was only barely a marquis, which was decent in a power like the Ganwu Universe Country, but quite unremarkable among the Human Race's Five Great Powers.
"As a pinnacle power, the Virtual Universe Corporation's greatest advantage isn't its wealth, but its resources. The resources of the Five Great Powers are unmatched by other forces; some things you can't necessarily buy even with money. Especially certain secret techniques and inheritances. The reason why spots to enter the Primal Universe are so precious is because entering it can almost guarantee that you won't go astray in your cultivation," the ancient figure appeared and said.
"When you enter the Primal Universe, your most important task isn't to first purchase resources and improve your strength—the Virtual Universe will provide all of that. More importantly, it's to determine your path and cultivation direction, purchase suitable secret techniques, and enhance your comprehension of laws."
"Indeed, it won't be difficult for Luo Feng to get a spot in the Virtual Universe Corporation with his strength. Hong and Thunder God also have a very good chance. As long as nothing goes wrong, our Earth lineage will shock the Universe this time, and Earth will become even safer," Qin Hao said.
The appearance of four geniuses from a single planet in the Genius Battle would gain attention, but not too much importance from the higher-ups. After all, there are many talented races in the Universe, and a significant number of geniuses emerge.
As long as they didn't expose extremely high temperament talent, it wouldn't attract the Great Axe Founder. In the original work, the reason it attracted the Great Axe Founder was also partly because Hong was part of the Great Axe Battle Ground at the time. If it were the Virtual Universe, even the Primordial Chaos City Lord wouldn't be able to discover Earth's uniqueness.