Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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A detailed ranking list is attached below. "

"30 days is a bit long, and there are no final circle or red dot markers yet."

Looking at the rules of the preliminary elimination rounds, Lu Yunhe felt a headache coming on. The most frustrating parts of this kind of competition are the early and late stages. In the early stages, the points are too few; with 82 billion people, it's impossible to kill enough. In the later stages, with the number of people decreasing significantly, some people deliberately hide, making them very difficult to find.

If there weren't a ring battle, many unlucky contestants would probably be frustrated to death.

"Ugh!"

Lu Yunhe sighed, stomped his right foot lightly, and a pool of blood instantly seeped from the snow, eliminating an unlucky fellow.

Sometimes bad luck isn't just about not having enough points; it can also be frustrating to be teleported to a powerful player's side immediately.

Chapter 84 Automated Attack System

First World Zone!

The urban environment provided many people with opportunities to hide, but Luo Feng, who was in the midst of it, had no intention of becoming a Voldemort. He used his mental power to drive the Sky Shuttle to kill indiscriminately.

On one hand, influenced by the bloodline of the Golden Horned Beast and the Demon Slayer Clan, his soul was filled with a strong killing intent, which he wanted to release. On the other hand, he hoped to encounter strong opponents or be surrounded and killed by multiple people, so that he could put some pressure on himself to hone his skills.

"He's absolutely insane!"

Luo Feng was wreaking havoc in the city, and the people in his area couldn't take it anymore. Why didn't they test each other first? Why did they have to make such a huge fuss?

Luo Feng's displayed strength was even more terrifying; even those who had comprehended a domain could not withstand a single blow.

With his killing power as a mentalist, Luo Feng's score quickly rose to first place in this world region, and the rate of increase in points showed no signs of slowing down.

Seeing the name of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire soar to the top of the world rankings, even if it was only in the early stages, caused the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire to cheer with joy, and even the empire's ruler began to pay attention to Luo Feng.

……

World Zone 72!

If the world Luo Feng lives in is a simulation of the surface continent of a planet in reality, then this 72nd World District is a replica of a very famous building in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom—the 'Planet Building'.

This building is the product of a sudden inspiration from an immortal powerhouse, a super building capable of housing billions of people.

"This environment is perfect for me!"

Inside the mega-building, Hong, a man with black hair and a long gun, walked slowly and quietly down a huge corridor that was at least ten meters wide, actively searching for targets.

Hong set himself a small goal: to fully cross the threshold of the Law of Light in this preliminary elimination round, so that he would have a chance in the upcoming arena battle.

Then, Hong, who had been an assassin in the past, spotted his first target. His figure completely disappeared into the darkness as he approached his target little by little.

In the one hundred world zones of the Genius Battle, each genius is the protagonist of their own world, telling their own story in their own way.

……

World Zone 66!

"too weak!"

Lu Yunhe wiped the divine weapon, Primal, in his hand. All around him were countless corpses, and the scarlet blood filled the white snow with an unusual beauty.

To be honest, those who dare to participate in the Cosmic Genius Battle are basically contestants with a certain level of skill; otherwise, signing up would be a waste of time.

Generally speaking, geniuses who can cross the threshold of the fundamental laws can reach the top three in the world zone; and as long as they have even a slight understanding of the fundamental laws, they can basically challenge the top 100 in this world zone.

However, even a genius who has merely crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws cannot withstand a single move from Lu Yunhe. With the support of several clones and the combined power of a domain lord-level consciousness, his strength has reached a terrifying level.

However, Lu Yunhe currently possesses immense strength but cannot fully utilize it; the opponents he encounters along the way make even swinging his sword a waste of time. This battle royale involving 82 billion people is nothing short of torture for him.

"I don't want to participate in three years of ring battles!"

If Lu Yunhe doesn't want to participate in the arena battles, he must become number one in his current world region. To become number one in the world region, he has to keep killing, and he also needs to have good luck.

"Once I reach the top of the Virtual Universe Company, I will definitely change the way the Genius Battle is conducted. Before the preliminary rounds, I will set up a challenge where participants who can defeat the puppet modeled after the winner of the previous Genius Battle can skip the preliminary elimination rounds and directly participate in the final tower-climbing battle."

Lu Yunhe couldn't help but think that for a true genius like him, this kind of preliminary elimination tournament was completely meaningless.

Just as Lu Yunhe was pondering how to change this torturous system, another group of people who hadn't seen him make his move surrounded him, wanting to take advantage of his weakened state to eliminate this powerful enemy.

Brush brush!

Facing the onslaught of contestants, Lu Yunhe casually brandished the Ten Tribulations Sword a few times, and several corpses instantly appeared on the snow.

Further away, a group of contestants saw this brutal scene and immediately retreated, keeping a safe distance from Lu Yunhe.

Seeing this, Lu Yunhe shook his head slightly; finding someone was more troublesome than killing someone.

"Uncomfortable!"

Lu Yunhe sighed, and a white ball of light slowly condensed in his hand, instantly sending a chill down the spines of the surrounding contestants.

If he didn't want to participate in the three-year tournament, then he could only endure the extra month of hardship in the elimination rounds. He could clearly distinguish the difference between a month of hard work and three years of trouble.

"Difficulties are meant to be solved!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the pristine white snow beneath his feet. Although the material intensity of the entire world had been raised to level B9, the properties of matter had not changed much, which gave him a lot of room to maneuver.

The ball of light in Lu Yunhe's hand flickered with silver light, its invisible glow merging into the surrounding snow and light as it began to search for its target.

At the same time, a red energy sphere and a blue energy sphere appeared in Lu Yunhe's hand.

The silver orb of light merged into the surrounding light to locate the target, and then the blue energy orb emitted an even smaller energy projectile, which attacked the target under the guidance of the silver orb.

"what is that?"

A ninth-tier stellar-level contestant noticed the energy attack hurtling towards him. Just as he was about to retaliate with his weapon, a sudden flash of light illuminated the surroundings, causing him to momentarily lose consciousness. By the time he regained his senses, the incredibly simple energy attack had already struck him on the head.

With a single headshot, Lu Yunhe's ranking climbed another step.

After Lu Yunhe released an attack, the blue energy sphere in his hand shrank slightly. At the same time, the red energy sphere expanded and injected energy into the blue sphere to replenish its energy.

"Automatic attack system!"

Lu Yunhe watched as he created a secret technique using the Seeking the Dao Jade. The white sphere was responsible for detecting, interfering with, and guiding the attack, the blue sphere was responsible for attacking the target, and the red sphere was responsible for absorbing external energy to charge the other two spheres, forming a complete automated attack process. He only needed to spare a little consciousness to maintain the secret technique.

At the same time, the attack power of the entire automated attack system is enough to instantly kill a ninth-level stellar-level being who has not even comprehended the domain; if he encounters a ninth-level stellar-level being at the domain level, Lu Yunhe can also spare a sliver of consciousness at any time to enhance the power of the attack.

Subsequently, Lu Yunhe linked the three orbs together and placed them behind him. At the same time, a small portion of his consciousness was used to maintain the attack, while the majority of his consciousness was still focused on comprehending the fundamental laws, not letting go of any cultivation time.

Chapter 85 Killing God

Contestant: Lu Yunhe (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 27611

Ranking: 1

In just one day, Lu Yunhe's points soared to the top of the 66th World Zone, and his points far surpassed those of the second-place player.

As the world's number one, Lu Yunhe's data also caused a sensation on the virtual network. It should be noted that under the elimination mechanism, the last ten days are the period when points explode, while on the first day, everyone's points are very small, and even killing each other increases points very slowly.

This also means that on the first day, almost every point represents a life. With nearly 30,000 points, it means that at least 10,000 to 20,000 people will be slaughtered.

"He's practically a living 'god of slaughter'!"

Countless virtual world players commented on Lu Yunhe's score, but when they arrived in the sky above the 66th World Zone to watch the battle, they were stunned.

Contrary to the imagined bloody carnage, the automatic attacks of the Trinity Strike System meant that Lu Yunhe didn't need to lift a finger; he only needed to keep wandering around.

What was supposed to be a tense and exciting battle of top geniuses felt like a leisurely stroll to Lu Yunhe.

The world's number one ranking and the highly discussed topic naturally attracted the attention of many people, including even the high-ranking realm lords and immortal gods.

After all, it is a grand gathering of stellar-level geniuses from across the universe. Even if some of them ultimately cannot join the Virtual Universe Company, they can still be considered geniuses at the level of a cosmic nation. If they are compatible, the organizers are willing to take them on as disciples.

Ordinary viewers have very low access levels and can only search for Lu Yunhe's location bit by bit in the sky above the world zone, but for these powerful individuals with higher access levels or special identities, they can naturally search for a specific area directly.

When these powerful figures arrived above the 66th World District and saw Lu Yunhe's attack method, they were all shocked: "What incredible comprehension of the laws! His understanding of the fundamental laws of light is probably only slightly inferior to that of a World Lord!"

Only by comprehending the fundamental laws to a certain degree can one so easily influence the primordial energy of the universe through one's own strength.

As for the assessment that Lu Yunhe's understanding of the laws of light is second only to that of a World Lord level expert, this is not a derogatory term. On the contrary, only World Lord level beings can comprehend its meaning.

Due to the special nature of the Realm Lord era, on the one hand, one possesses a speed of comprehension of laws that surpasses common sense, and on the other hand, one of the conditions for breaking through to immortality is to fully comprehend one of the eight fundamental laws.

This has resulted in a significant increase in the average level of the eight fundamental laws among World Lord-level powerhouses.

In contrast, there are the two superior laws of time and space. Most ordinary realm lords still only aim to break through to immortality, and in addition, the human body's affinity with the laws is also very ordinary.

This means that as long as one climbs a few more steps above the thresholds of the two superior fundamental laws of time and space, one can say that their understanding of the superior fundamental laws surpasses that of most realm lords.

As for Lu Yunhe, his light law was almost on par with that of a World Lord when he was only at the Stellar level. What will he be like when he enters the World Lord stage of law comprehension explosion?

"Based solely on his comprehension of the fundamental laws of light, the first place in this year's Genius Battle is probably already a foregone conclusion," exclaimed a powerful realm lord. He had also watched the previous dozens of Genius Battles, and the final winners were far inferior to Lu Yunhe.

"Don't rush, it's said that there's also a little guy named 'Bolan' in another universe country who is very strong in his understanding of the fundamental laws of space," another world lord-level expert quickly retorted.

"The God of Slaughter has already grasped such a profound level of the laws of light at the stellar level. Do you think he has no understanding of the fundamental laws of time at all?"

……

The debate above the 66th World Zone naturally had no effect on Lu Yunhe below, who continued his relentless killing spree within the World Zone.

"castle?"

Lu Yunhe, who was wandering aimlessly, suddenly discovered a white castle that seemed to be sculpted from ice and snow.

That's true. Although the materials here are taken from polar environments, that's mainly for ordinary people. Once you reach the planetary level, most planetary environments can't harm you, let alone star-level environments that can go into space.

Therefore, in this polar environment, there are still many buildings constructed by extraterrestrial humans.

"Oh no, that killing machine is here!"

At that moment, the contestants hiding in the castle instantly spotted the highly recognizable Lu Yunhe.

Although communication during the elimination rounds was far slower than in the outside world, the participants near Lu Yunhe still learned of the existence of this killing god.

"Should we join forces and take down the God of Slaughter together?"

Some suggested that because the snowy environment was extremely unfavorable for concealment, many participants hid in the snow castle.

"it is good!"

Some responded, while others remained silent and observed. As stellar-level geniuses, none of them wanted to be the first to act, but neither did they want to be eliminated so quickly.