Luo Feng Enters the Arena

In the preparation hall, prodigious experts materialized one after another. These geniuses hailed from various star sectors of the Ganwu Universe Nation, their appearances incredibly varied. “Puxijin!” “It’s Puxijin! And next to him is Jincili!” The previously quiet preparation hall suddenly erupted in a slight commotion, prompting Luo Feng to open his eyes and look. He saw two humans appear at the teleportation point. One was tall and burly, covered in golden fur, standing a full six meters high—a veritable giant ape-man. His eyes, faintly glowing green, were quite intimidating, and his fists were comparable to two massive iron hammers! “Puxijin?” Luo Feng’s mind quickly sifted through the information the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had provided him. Puxijin: A peerless genius cultivated by the Ganwu Universe Nation Imperial Family, skilled with his fists, and possessing the ability to contend for a spot in the top 1000 of this Cosmic Nation competition. His preliminary ranking was 9th in World Sector 89. “Jincili.” Luo Feng glanced at the small figure beside the golden-furred ape-man. Though called a ‘small figure,’ Jincili actually stood nearly 1.9 meters tall, taller than Luo Feng. However, standing before the ape-man Puxijin, who was comparable to a two-story building, he truly seemed like a ‘small figure.’ Luo Feng had no intelligence data on Jincili, at least not among the information provided by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. “Puxijin, sit here.” Jincili’s face was thin, his eyes cold and sinister, like a venomous scorpion. Luo Feng felt he bore some resemblance to Nuolanshan. “Alright!” A deep and powerful voice, echoing slightly, rumbled from Puxijin’s throat. Jincili and Puxijin walked directly towards Luo Feng, then sat down beside him. “Thump!” Puxijin’s weight made the chair tremble slightly. Fortunately, every seat in this preparation hall was designed to be very large; otherwise, with Puxijin’s massive build, he alone would occupy the space of six or seven people. Puxijin and Jincili sat down next to each other, and in that row, Luo Feng happened to be right beside Jincili. “You.” Jincili glanced at Luo Feng beside him, his voice cold and sinister, “Sit further off! I don’t like people close to me.” “Are you insane!” Luo Feng shot Jincili a cold glance, then closed his eyes, not sparing Jincili another look. “Hmm?” Jincili’s cold eyes instantly seemed to burn like flames, staring fixedly at Luo Feng for a moment, like a cobra eyeing its prey… However, this was the preparation hall, where any physical altercation was strictly forbidden. Jincili let out a cold snort and also closed his eyes. Suddenly, the sounds from the Martial Arena outside drifted into the preparation hall. “Distinguished audience, we are about to begin Group 382 of the arena group battle. Allow me to introduce the one hundred prodigious experts of this Group 382.” A clear and resonant voice not only spread throughout the entire Martial Arena but could also be distinctly heard in the preparation hall behind it, followed by waves of cheers. “First up, Puxijin, from the Ganwu Universe Nation! His preliminary ranking is 9th in World Sector 89!” Cheers like rolling thunder made the preparation hall itself tremble. “Is that Puxijin?” “Yes, that’s him. His fists are terrifying; don’t let him get close.” Muffled whispers arose in the preparation hall. “Second, Jincili, from the Ganwu Universe Nation! His preliminary ranking is 21st in World Sector 13!” The commentator’s voice from the Martial Arena outside was heard clearly by every prodigious expert in the preparation hall. Only then did Luo Feng bother to open his eyes and glance at the cold, sinister youth in golden battle armor beside him. Jincili’s ranking, to be second among these hundred people, indicated he was indeed very strong. “Third…” “Fourth…” “Fifth, Luo Feng, from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire! His preliminary ranking is 51st in World Sector 1.” The cheers resonated like thunder, excited shouts from the millions of people of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. … On Black Dragon Mountain Island, over a thousand people gathered in a luxurious palace. The Emperor, clad in dark golden imperial robes, sat high on the main throne. Below him sat numerous Imperial Family members of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Because the Imperial Family had existed for a long time, numbering in the hundreds of millions, those who could enter this highest Imperial Family banquet were undoubtedly the absolute elites of the Imperial Family. They were either Realm Lords or Domain Lords. Or Nobles who governed regions, or the Imperial Princes who held hope of inheriting the throne in the future. There were also high-ranking Imperial Family women. “It’s Luo Feng’s turn.” The grand hall fell silent. A thousand Imperial Family members watched the screen floating in the middle of the hall, which was broadcasting live. On the screen, the beautiful commentator smiled and introduced: “Fifth, Luo Feng, from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire! His preliminary ranking is 51st in World Sector 1.” Simultaneously, Luo Feng’s profile appeared beside the commentator on the screen. “It’s Luo Feng!” “Haha, Luo Feng will surely pass this arena group battle with ease.” “Looking at his image, this Luo Feng is no ordinary person; his eyes are filled with killing intent.” … A flurry of discussion immediately broke out in the hall, with everyone speaking highly of Luo Feng. How could they dare not? This was the highest Imperial Family banquet… In this genius battle, Luo Feng was the Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s sole remaining hope. If Luo Feng were to lose again, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire would be utterly disgraced. They had failed to break into the top 10,000 for several consecutive sessions, while some other mid-level cosmic civilization nations had managed to do so, clearly making them inferior. “Haha…” The Emperor laughed heartily. Below the Emperor, voices praised Luo Feng, yet among the many Imperial Princes, one had a hint of shock in his eyes—it was the Ninth Imperial Prince, Buluolin. Among the thousand Imperial Family members, Buluolin suppressed his emotions on the surface, but a storm had long been stirred in his heart: “This Luo Feng… could it really be him?” Although Luo Feng had gained considerable fame earlier, the preliminaries were not publicly broadcast, and much information about the prodigious experts was largely unknown to the outside world. Only some powerful factions could investigate. For example, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had once sent a delegation of envoys, and some large organizations and powers from the Ganwu Universe Nation had also sent people to visit Luo Feng. This was because those factions… had ways to investigate Luo Feng’s address in the Virtual Universe through the Virtual Universe Company. However— As an Imperial Prince, Buluolin was forbidden from interfering with the Imperial intelligence and information systems, so he truly didn’t know Luo Feng’s true identity. “Luo Feng, he is Luo Feng?” Buluolin gritted his teeth. “Big trouble.” Trouble Luo Feng? He no longer had that thought, because he knew that with Luo Feng’s reputation, he could easily join super organizations that even the Black Dragon Mountain Empire feared. He didn’t want to provoke Luo Feng now, but… he worried. He had once sent people to use laser guns to simultaneously kill 12 targets, and he had also sent people to hunt Luo Feng. Would Luo Feng hold a grudge? “Hmph, I won’t provoke him for now. I’m in the Imperial Capital; he won’t have the ability to provoke me, right?” Buluolin muttered to himself, gritting his teeth. Above, in the grand hall. The Emperor was chatting with the two Realm Lords seated beside him. “Bute’ashika, what are Luo Feng’s chances?” The Emperor couldn’t help but whisper. “His chances are relatively high, but it’s still quite dangerous.” The silver-haired, long-bearded elder beside him frowned. “Your Majesty should know that among the 100,100 people who passed the preliminaries this time, nearly half are elites cultivated by the Imperial Families of various Cosmic Nations.” “Indeed.” The Emperor nodded. The Ruler of the Ganwu Universe Nation had sent over a hundred million elite geniuses to participate. Among the over 800 billion people in the preliminaries, this group wasn’t particularly noticeable. However… among those who passed the preliminaries, over 40,000 were sent by the Ruler of the Ganwu Universe Nation. This clearly showed the profound heritage of the Cosmic Nation Imperial Families! “In Luo Feng’s group, the first-ranked Puxijin, second-ranked Jincili, and so on—six of the top ten are cultivated by the Ganwu Universe Nation Imperial Family,” the elder shook his head. “My fear is that Luo Feng will be ganged up on.” “Imperial Uncle, what do you think?” The Emperor looked at the other Realm Lord beside him. The Imperial Uncle, also wearing dark golden imperial robes, smiled faintly. “Your Majesty, worrying now is useless. Moreover, we don’t truly know Luo Feng’s real strength. Just watch! It’s about to begin.” “Watch?” The Emperor could only nod. … On Island No. 29109, the Martial Arena was already packed with people. “Daddy is fifth, Mommy, are the first four stronger than Daddy?” Pingping asked, puzzled. “That’s just a ranking,” Xu Xin smiled. “The first four have higher rankings than your daddy, but their strength? Not necessarily.” “Oh.” Pingping nodded. Xiaohai beside her muttered, “Daddy is the strongest, the strongest.” Around them sat a group from Earth: Hong, Lei Shen, and their families, Luo Feng’s parents, and others. “Third Brother, you must win,” Hong stared at the center of the Martial Arena in the distance. Lei Shen also stared. Now, of Earth’s three brothers, only Luo Feng remained in the genius battle. “6…5…4…3…2…1!” The beautiful commentator shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere in the entire Martial Arena instantly reached its peak. Boom! The center of the Martial Arena began to vibrate, and the beautiful commentator instantly teleported away. At the same moment, 100 figures appeared at different locations in the center of the Martial Arena. These were the 100 geniuses who had just been introduced, some tall and muscular, some covered in fur, some with scales or horns, all with varied appearances. But what they all had in common was that they were bipedal humans! “Puxijin!” “Kun!” “Luo Feng!” Earth-shattering cheers erupted from the mouths of a billion spectators, the sound as if to shatter the entire Martial Arena. Inside the Martial Arena. The one hundred prodigious experts, including Luo Feng, couldn’t help but feel their emotions stirred upon hearing the cheers of a billion people. They looked around at the stands, which stretched as far as the eye could see, packed with people from various star sectors. Luo Feng identified the cheers calling his name and quickly pinpointed the direction. “Over there, those are people from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.” Luo Feng glanced in that direction; that area was indeed densely packed with people. Silence. The battle arena, however, was quiet. All 100 geniuses focused their attention. This melee would last a maximum of 15 minutes, as the battle space would continuously shrink… in fifteen minutes, it would shrink to a mere one meter in diameter. “Battle, begin!” A deep voice instantly resounded in the minds of the billion spectators throughout the Martial Arena, and in the minds of the one hundred geniuses within the arena.