Qin Hao, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God appeared at the teleportation point on a floating island above the Gan Wu Continent.
On the square of the floating island, surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants, hundreds of people had already gathered, male and female, with diverse appearances, but more than one-third of them were very similar to Earthlings, which is also the mainstream appearance of the Human Race in the universe.
Stepping into the square, the four of them, Qin Hao, attracted a lot of attention.
“Is that the God and Devil leading them? I heard he slaughtered an entire world.”
“The strongest in the Ganwu Universe Country during this Genius Battle.”
“The Three God Ancestors beside him are also not simple; the one in black is Luo Feng, the first place in the first world, and the other two performed very powerfully in the reincarnation battle.”
“It is said that they come from a primitive planet.”
“Qin Hao.”
While others held Qin Hao and the others in awe and dared not approach, a wild young man walked up to Qin Hao, staring at him, his fighting spirit soaring as he greeted him.
“Rong Jun.”
Although he had never met Rong Jun, Rong Jun’s unique aura allowed Qin Hao to clearly identify him as Rong Jun.
“Boom!” An invisible pressure covered the entire square, and the faces of the 1000 peerless geniuses all turned pale, their bodies trembling involuntarily. Then, with the sound of footsteps, a giant wearing scale armor and a helmet walked over, his naturally emanating aura felt like the arrival of the God of Death.
Qin Hao and the others involuntarily looked towards the source of the aura. The giant, over eight meters tall, was precisely Thirteen, who had visited Earth last time.
“Qin Hao, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, you are the ones among this batch from our Ganwu Universe Country who are confident of not being eliminated. The Country Lord has placed great expectations on you. Do not disappoint the Country Lord, understand?” Thirteen said.
“Yes, Master Thirteen,” Qin Hao and the other two replied.
“As for the others, Hong and Thunder God have a 1% chance, and the rest have almost no hope,” Thirteen swept his gaze over the other young people and said coldly.
Qin Hao watched Thirteen’s PUA-style output without much concern. After all, the Genius Battle was for the entire Human Race in the universe, and the Ganwu Universe Country’s performance this time might be its best since its establishment; the others had almost no chance.
Besides the PUA, Thirteen was also using this method to stimulate some other geniuses. The 1000 people present, even if they did not join the Virtual Universe Corporation, would all enter the Ganwu Secret Realm and become the core strength of the Ganwu Universe Country in the future.
“Alright, let’s go.” Finishing his speech, Thirteen gave the order, and the teleportation activated, sending everyone to a vast continent opened up in the Virtual Universe.
“Ganwu Universe Country team, there are 1008 large buildings ahead. Your Cosmic Country team has been arranged in Building 0825.” A middle-aged man in a white robe respectfully saluted the giant in scale armor.
“Hmm,” Thirteen snorted coldly and led the team flying into the distance.
The 1008 large buildings represented 1008 Cosmic Countries.
Under Thirteen’s leadership, Qin Hao and the others quickly arrived at a massive square. At a glance, there were over 100,000 people on the square, all participating geniuses from various Cosmic Countries.
“Look, the Ganwu Universe Country team.”
“I heard they produced a genius, someone who single-handedly slaughtered a world.”
“And that tall wild man must be Rong Jun.”
The arrival of Qin Hao and the others became the focus of attention for everyone in the square. Geniuses from every Cosmic Country were highly regarded in other Cosmic Countries as well.
“Luo Feng, did you hear that? They only know Qin Hao and Rong Jun. You should show them what you’ve got then,” Thunder God said from the side.
Although Luo Feng was powerful, in the preliminary rounds, he directly secured a spot as the world's number one, so his followers were very limited, even fewer than Hong and Thunder God.
Luo Feng rolled his eyes, glanced at Thunder God, and did not reply. He was very confident in his own strength. Just like the Rong Jun in front of him, although he was powerful, Luo Feng was confident he could defeat him. Only Qin Hao always made him unable to see how strong he truly was.
Upon entering Building 0825, Thirteen's pressure reappeared, and the attention of the 1000 geniuses was once again focused.
“I have numbered cards from 1 to 1000 here. Each of you will take a card and enter your respective rooms; that will be your resting place,” Thirteen said. Then, with a wave of his hand, the numbered cards fell into the hands of the 1000 geniuses.
Qin Hao naturally received card number 1, but number 2 did not fall into Rong Jun's hand. Instead, to everyone's surprise, it landed in Luo Feng's hand.
Looking at the number 3 card in his hand, Rong Jun couldn't help but look at Luo Feng beside him, his eyes filled with surprise. He would not doubt Thirteen's judgment; after all, an Undying's discernment would never be wrong. This meant that Luo Feng, in front of him, was actually stronger than him.
He knew about Qin Hao's feat of slaughtering a world, which he could not do, so he knew of Qin Hao's power. He hadn't expected even Luo Feng to be so strong.
“You are dismissed. You can rest in your rooms, or you can go to the square to socialize with other geniuses. In the evening, the organizers of the Virtual Universe Corporation will summon all of you.” After Thirteen finished speaking, his figure directly disappeared.
After Thirteen left, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Hao, the Three God Ancestors, and Rong Jun did not return to their rooms to rest but instead came to the square. The square, surrounded by 1008 large buildings, was extremely vast, not crowded at all even with a million people gathered.
On the square, various facilities such as restaurants and drink shops were not lacking, whether for chatting, strolling, or playing games, everyone had their own place to go.
“Qin Hao, look.”
Qin Hao looked in the direction Thunder God pointed, at a stunningly beautiful young woman in a white feathered robe, who looked like a legendary angel from Earth. She had two wings on her back and a crystal on her brow.
“Light Sword, Ai Chen, has the strength to contend for the top ten, very formidable,” Rong Jun said from the side. He understood the strong individuals from various countries, each of whom was a target opponent for him, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
“Very strong, and very beautiful too. She suits you well, you know,” Thunder God teased Qin Hao, who did not reply. Ai Chen in the distance turned around and cast a cold glance at Qin Hao and Thunder God.
“She heard that,” Thunder God said awkwardly, while Luo Feng and Hong next to him pretended not to know Thunder God and looked around. They noticed geniuses from the 1008 Cosmic Countries, including the silver-robed youth Prince Man Kaxing, “Phantom Demon” Galasi, and Sword of Life Yi Feng…
There were more than 20 individuals with the strength to contend for the top ten, each a genius of the Human Race.
Just then, the surroundings suddenly quieted down, and everyone's gaze turned to a spot on the square, where a young man in white walked in. His handsome face showed no expression, and he was like an iceberg, with a blood-colored longsword behind him.
“Bolan.”