On May 16, 2066, China time, Qin Hao, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God appeared in the Virtual Universe for the Ganwu Cosmic Country Genius Battle preliminary gathering.
"I can't believe there are over 800 billion Astral Rank participants. Each world has over 8 billion, which is comparable to Earth's population," Thunder God observed, looking around.
"The Ganwu Cosmic Country has countless star systems; 800 billion Astral Rank individuals are only a small fraction. Among them, the Ganwu Secret Realm alone has over 100 million Astral Rank elites. Adding in the sacred lands of various mid-level Cosmic Countries, Undying family descendants, inherited sacred lands, and so on, the numbers are not small. 800 billion is not that many," Qin Hao analyzed, as the vastness of a single Ganwu Cosmic Country far exceeded imagination.
"Which world district is everyone in? I'm in the First World District," Luo Feng said, looking at Qin Hao and the others.
"72nd World District," Hong said calmly, his face showing no emotion.
"88th World District," Thunder God quickly followed.
"36th World District," Qin Hao finally reported his world district, feeling a touch of emotion. He hadn't expected that even with his presence, the worlds the Three God Ancestors were assigned to remained unchanged. He wondered if Thunder God would still encounter Rong Jun. Given Thunder God's strength, he would face virtually no threat unless he encountered Rong Jun. If he met Rong Jun too early, he would likely be eliminated.
After all, at this time, Rong Jun had already gained some comprehension of Space Law, which Thunder God couldn't contend with.
"Attention, everyone! This preliminary elimination will be divided into one hundred 'World Districts.' A collective teleportation will occur shortly, sending you to your assigned 'World Districts.' Please quickly check your equipment. Once the preliminary round begins, you will no longer be able to request weapons," a clear voice echoed across the entire continent.
Wearing a second-tier primal force battle suit, battle boots, and with the Five Elements Ring floating behind him, Qin Hao didn't prepare any other weapons, opting directly for the Five Elements Ring, as the weapons virtualized by the Virtual Universe were identical to those in reality.
"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleport!"
A clear voice rang in the ears of everyone on the gathering continent. After Qin Hao and the Three God Ancestors exchanged glances, their figures instantly vanished, and all the people on the continent disappeared as well.
In the Virtual Universe, in one hundred individually opened worlds, over 8 billion people rapidly appeared, quickly filling each world.
At the same time, the attention of all citizens of the Ganwu Cosmic Country turned to these various worlds. As a grand event for the entire Human Race, from Undying beings down to ordinary citizens, everyone paid unprecedented attention to this gathering.
Concurrently, various forces within the Ganwu Cosmic Country also began to act, starting to collect information from each World District.
"You all must keep a close eye and carefully monitor the constantly changing points leaderboard. While our organization might not be able to recruit some super geniuses, slightly lesser ones are acceptable. Our Ganwu Cosmic Country preliminary has 100 preliminary zones, and anyone who ranks in the top 10,000 in each zone is considered very formidable. Pay attention to the leaderboard changes."
"Collect and archive data on all elite geniuses. In the future, a large number of our Ganwu Cosmic Country's World Lords and Domain Lords will come from among them."
This grand event was a process for the Virtual Universe Corporation to select geniuses, and similarly, it was also a grand event for various forces within the Ganwu Cosmic Country to recruit and select suitable members.
After all, even the geniuses left over by forces like the Virtual Universe Corporation and the Ganwu Secret Realm were considered top-tier in various mid-level and low-level Cosmic Countries. As long as they could cultivate a single Domain Lord or World Lord, it would be a guaranteed profitable venture for them.
Each such Human Race grand event would give birth to many such geniuses who would join various forces, or even establish their own forces, becoming the backbone of various Cosmic Countries.
Upon entering the 36th World District, Qin Hao surveyed his surroundings, finding himself in a dense forest.
"Ganwu Cosmic Country, Korelia Planet, a planet with dense forests and rolling mountains." Qin Hao quickly gained an understanding of the world before him from the introduction.
"Since it's a planet like this, I'll choose the wood element as my method of attack," Qin Hao decided, sensing the surrounding environment. In such an environment, the wood element would be most effective, and it was also a good environment for comprehending the Wood Laws.
Furthermore, Qin Hao wasn't just planning to participate in the later arena battles and elimination rounds; he intended to take first place directly and secure the final spot. Therefore, the next phase would be a rapid, indiscriminate hunt.
"Everyone, come out," Qin Hao said loudly. As his voice fell, rustling sounds continuously echoed from the surrounding trees, and soon, over a dozen people appeared around him.
"Haha, kid, you're out of luck. I didn't expect people from our clan to be teleported together. The final spot in this world definitely belongs to us!" The green-skinned strongman, who was leading them, said arrogantly. The probability of over a dozen people from the same clan being teleported together was very small, but they had actually encountered it.
Qin Hao said nothing more. The Five Elements Ring behind him rapidly transformed, and the Wood Laws section quickly formed a green long spear that appeared in Qin Hao's hand. Gripping the spear tightly, Qin Hao's figure vanished from his original spot, moving swiftly around the dozen people. When he reappeared, he was already outside their encirclement, and those who had intended to attack Qin Hao directly collapsed and disappeared from their original positions.
"Only 15 points. I still need to hunt stronger opponents. However, since I'm just starting and planning a big campaign, I'll try to eliminate all participants in this world." Qin Hao made up his mind, randomly chose a direction, and quickly advanced.
The terrain of Korelia Planet wasn't complex, but it was very suitable for concealment. There were over 4,000 cities of varying sizes on the planet. To hunt them all down, Qin Hao would need to continuously shuttle between the cities without rest.
Entering the first city, Qin Hao's figure appeared on the street. He paid no attention to the ill-intentioned gazes hidden in the shadows. After confirming the number of people around him, he pushed off the ground, his figure rapidly vanishing. His silhouette flickered between buildings, and the long spear quickly thrust out, its tip turning into a cold gleam, swiftly eliminating hundreds of people around him.
Moreover, Qin Hao's movements were extremely swift. Hundreds of people were dealt with instantly, without even the slightest sound. Qin Hao continued to advance deeper into the city, and everyone he encountered, all the participants, met the same fate: elimination.
Qin Hao's points also rapidly increased. In half a day in one city, not a single one of the nearly one million people was left alive. Qin Hao's ranking quickly rose to first place in the 36th World District.
"A million points in half a day! How did this Qin Hao do it? How could he kill so quickly?"