The Rankings

'Wind Wheel?' Luo Feng's brow furrowed on the street. This super-expert, codenamed 'Wind Wheel,' was a mental-force master, just like him. According to the information he had, 'Wind Wheel' was renowned for speed and ferocity. Once he made a move, he never failed! He was one of the top super-experts in this city. The mere fact that he had silently appeared on the rooftop of a residential building less than two hundred meters away proved his strength. 'Wind Wheel, huh?' Luo Feng smiled faintly. 'Then come!' Immediately, Luo Feng left the street, leaving behind the corpse of the Dark Kaloro genius, 'Demon Hammer,' on the ground. In truth, the battle between 'Madman' and 'Demon Hammer,' with its thunderous roars, not only attracted 'Wind Wheel' but also other less powerful genius experts. However, upon seeing 'Madman' and 'Demon Hammer' from afar, that group was so terrified they hid a kilometer away, not daring to approach. In this battle, Demon Hammer died! Madman lived! In the East City District, 'Madman's' reputation immediately soared. In the following days... Slaughter! 'Madman' continued his slaughter. Any participant he discovered was relentlessly hunted down! Preliminary Round, Day 21. 'Madman' slew 'Cold Line,' another top-ten expert in this city, within a skyscraper. Preliminary Round, Day 26. 'Madman' then killed 'Bones,' another top-ten expert in the city, within a residential district. From then on, three of the top ten super-experts had died by 'Madman's' hand. This gave 'Madman's' name an astonishing deterrent power in the city! The surviving true genius experts in the city unanimously acknowledged that 'Madman' possessed the astonishing strength of a top-three contender in this city. ... World Sector 88. A bald youth in white battle robes stood halfway up a mountain in a continuous mountain range. 'You're Lei Shen?' A young, burly man, over three meters tall, with bare feet and messy hair, held a short blade and grinned at Lei Shen. Lei Shen's face turned pale. 'You, you are...' The burly man before him resembled an Earthling, but was much larger and taller. This savage brute was a terrifying presence in World Sector 88. His nickname was 'Savage,' ranked '3' in World Sector 88. Savage enjoyed hunting down experts; only truly powerful geniuses attracted him. In this World Sector 88, no one was Savage's match! At least, Savage hadn't met his match yet. One after another, experts fell before his short blade. The term 'short blade' was relative to Savage's massive stature. That blade, to Lei Shen, would be a large warblade. 'Show me your full strength,' Savage said, looking at Lei Shen. 'I don't believe it!' Lei Shen's eyes flashed with electricity, streaks of electric snakes swirling around him. His body blurred, creating a hazy afterimage, as he directly closed in on Savage. 'Hmph!' Savage roared, his warblade slashing down fiercely. Lei Shen felt as if the world had vanished, leaving only that incredibly fast short blade. The blade, carrying an aura of creation, cleaved down heavily, forcing Lei Shen to block with his own warblade. 'Clang!' Lei Shen felt his hand go numb, the web between his thumb and forefinger tearing open and bleeding profusely. His warblade was directly knocked flying. 'Too, too strong...' Lei Shen thought, watching the short blade descend. Thwack! The blade cut through. 'Lei Shen' was killed on the 27th day of the preliminary round. ... World Sector 72. If Luo Feng's world simulated a planetary surface, and Lei Shen's world mimicked a vast mountain range and forest, then World Sector 72 was a replica of a highly renowned structure in the Ganwu Universe Nation—the 'Planet Skyscraper.' The Planet Skyscraper was a towering, cloud-piercing super-structure, covering an immense area. Its interior was designed to house tens of billions of people. This was truly incredible; a typical life-bearing planet usually had a similar total population, which was why it was named 'Planet Skyscraper.' This Planet Skyscraper held astonishing fame throughout the Ganwu Universe Nation, built by an 'Immortal expert' on a whim, at immense cost. In this World Sector 72, over 8.2 billion people were all inside this super-structure, engaged in a battle to the death. Night. The entire skyscraper was dim and dark. A black-haired man, holding a long spear, walked slowly and silently down a massive corridor, ten meters wide. The corridor was stained with blood, and corpses lay everywhere. 'It's already the 28th day,' Hong said, glancing at the screen on his wrist. Participant: Hong (Black Dragon Mountain Empire) Points: 910,293 Rank: 1016 'In these last two or three days, many experts will fight hard, striving to accumulate points. In these final days, I must gain enough points to break into the top 1001.' Hong moved through the dim corridor like a spirit in the night. Trained as an assassin since childhood, he was well-suited to this life-or-death elimination. 'Hm?' Hong's brow furrowed. Whoosh! The surrounding light distorted, and Hong vanished into thin air. At a distant corridor intersection, an expert looked around. Seeing no one, he continued forward. 'Hm?' The youth's expression changed. 'Someone!' Instantly, a violent surge of energy erupted, his domain spreading out. Immediately, a figure appeared out of thin air dozens of meters away. This black-clad figure was charging like lightning, his entire body distorted, giving off a very awkward and strange sensation. 'Whoosh!' The long spear spun, its tip tearing through the air, thrusting directly at the enemy. The youth hastily retreated, simultaneously controlling his mental-force weapon to intercept and block. 'Thwack!' The spearhead pierced the youth's skull. Astonishment and disbelief still lingered in the youth's eyes, as if he couldn't comprehend why a spear he had clearly blocked had still managed to kill him. 'His use of the domain is too crude,' Hong said, glancing at the corpse. His body blurred, and he vanished once more. ... Inside a private cabin on the spaceship. 'Ah, Second Uncle's rank suddenly dropped!' Xiaohai's rosy little face was full of surprise, as he cried out crisply, 'He was over three thousand just now, and now he's five thousand!' 'What?' Xu Gang's eyes widened too. He stared intently at the screen, nodding repeatedly. 'It's true, Lei Shen's rank plummeted. It looks like his points must have dropped by at least half for this to happen. Half his points... could Lei Shen have been killed?' 'I'll try to contact him,' Xu Xin said, then called Lei Shen. Beep—beep—beep— 'Hey, sister-in-law, I just got eliminated, and I've already received a dozen call requests, haha...' Lei Shen appeared on the screen, chuckling. 'Ah, Second Uncle, you lost?' Xiaoping exclaimed from the side. 'Yep, lost,' Lei Shen squawked, then shook his head. 'No choice, I ran into 'Savage' from our World Sector. That Savage is a freak, freakishly fast, I couldn't escape. And if I fought... I was killed in one move. His strength is far beyond mine. Nothing to say about losing.' 'One move?' The group in the private cabin was astonished. 'But Xiaoping, your dad is doing great. I just checked. His rank has already soared to 128!' Lei Shen praised. 'Big Brother is also good, but he's still a bit short of breaking into the top 1001.' ... Luo Feng's rise in this Apex Genius Battle thrilled countless people in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. In the grand hall of a spaceship above World Sector 1, thousands of people gathered. 'Luo Feng's rank has risen again, he's at 128!' 'He's incredible! Luo Feng only truly started making moves from the tenth day. If he had started from the beginning, his points would definitely be much higher. Breaking into the top 100 would be effortless.' 'Right.' 'Luo Feng is too strong. Much stronger than many experts from the direct star regions of the Ganwu Universe Nation.' These imperial citizens were extremely excited. Normally, there wasn't much comparison between star regions because there was no platform for it... But for star regions with a strong martial artist culture, this Genius Battle represented the level of experts in a star region. More geniuses meant a stronger star region. Fewer geniuses naturally meant being inferior. 'Now, our Black Dragon Mountain Empire already has two people who have broken into the top 1001 of their respective World Sectors.' 'Nabini is also very strong, currently ranked 862.' 'This Nabini was a genius from our galaxy before, then he caught the attention of the sacred land, Black Dragon Mountain, and they recruited him directly. Nabini reaching 862 is also good.' 'It's decent, but he can't compare to Luo Feng.' 'Exactly, Luo Feng is already at 128. The higher the rank, the harder it gets.' ... Gaosheng, Nuolanshan, and countless citizens from all strata of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, as well as people from various star regions of the Ganwu Universe Nation, were all paying close attention. And this time, Luo Feng had brought great honor to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. ... Preliminary Round, Day 30, the final day. Night had just passed, and dawn was breaking. Luo Feng walked down the street, looking down at the screen on his wrist. Participant: Luo Feng (Black Dragon Mountain Empire) Points: 13,988,292 Rank: 102 '102?' He had accumulated so many points mainly by killing super-experts like Demon Hammer. A moment later, Luo Feng arrived at the street where he had previously killed 'Demon Hammer.' Then, Luo Feng unleashed his primal energy, roaring skyward, 'Wind Wheel!' A furious roar, imbued with the primal energy of a Ninth-tier Star-level, spread almost instantly throughout the entire city, even beyond it, reaching the wilderness. Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! Wind Wheel! The sound echoed through the city! Countless surviving experts throughout the city were stunned. Wind Wheel? Who was challenging Wind Wheel? On the rooftop of a skyscraper, a green-haired youth, who had been sitting there, opened his eyes and murmured, 'This Madman... he truly is mad.' 'Demon Hammer, Cold Line, Bones, all died by his hand. This battle... it's truly something to look forward to.' The green-haired youth stood up directly, his eyes gleaming with strange light. Then, he transformed into a streak of green light, piercing through the air, flying directly towards the location where he first met 'Madman'.