Four Great Secret Realms

Luo Feng and Rong Jun, the savage youth, walked out of the Scaled Armor Robe Giant's room together.

“Luo Feng,” Rong Jun called out.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head to look. Rong Jun’s tiger-like eyes gleamed with sharp light as he said in a deep voice, “Your progress truly impresses me. I genuinely hope to face you in the upcoming arena battles and defeat you again!”

“Defeat me?” A faint smile touched Luo Feng’s lips. “I look forward to it!”

Rong Jun then turned and left. Luo Feng watched his retreating back. “This Rong Jun seems to strongly disagree with the Scaled Armor Robe Giant’s judgment, as if he’s confident he can defeat me.” Luo Feng felt no other emotions, only anticipation—anticipation for powerful opponents. The stronger the opponent, the more he could temper himself!

…

That day, the million eliminated geniuses were all teleported away. Only six individuals remained in Building No. 0825—the Immortal leader and five young talents.

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Early the next morning.

The 7300 geniuses, including Luo Feng and Rong Jun, gathered in the Central Plaza. Suddenly, an invisible aura enveloped the entire Central Plaza, causing all 7300 elite human geniuses present to involuntarily feel a sense of submission. Everyone looked up in unison, only to see that familiar figure appear in mid-air.

He wore a cyan battle robe that appeared ordinary but contained profound energy, with purple scales on his head. A faint smile always graced his face, yet no one dared to meet his gaze when his eyes swept over them.

“Venerable!”

The 1008 powerful Immortals simultaneously bowed in respectful salute.

This made the hearts of the 7300 elite geniuses skip a beat.

“The trial has concluded. First, congratulations to the trial participants ranked 1st to 100th. You have earned the qualification to enter the core of my Virtual Universe Company! Now, if anyone is unwilling, please speak up. My Virtual Universe Company will absolutely not force anyone.” The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe’s voice was ethereal, echoing in everyone’s ears and minds.

Silence!

No one spoke.

“Good.” The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe nodded in satisfaction. “For those ranked 101st to 7300th—these 7200 trial participants—based on your performance in the trial space, the Virtual Universe system has automatically arranged arena battles for you. Those who achieve three consecutive victories will secure a spot; losers will be eliminated.”

Out of 7200 people, half would be eliminated in a single battle. After three consecutive battles, only 900 would remain.

These words caused many elite geniuses below to feel puzzled.

“Three consecutive wins to get a spot? What if two strong individuals meet? Wouldn’t one necessarily be eliminated?” Luo Feng mused. This situation had occurred in the Ganwu Universe Nation when he and Rong Jun had faced each other. Luo Feng’s thought… was also the thought of many elite geniuses present.

“The Virtual Universe system’s arrangements are absolutely optimal; there’s no need to doubt!” The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe slowly stated. “Now, the 7200 trial participants, proceed to your arena battles!”

Boom~~~~~

The Central Plaza vibrated slightly. The crowd of elite geniuses suddenly saw 7200 people teleported away, leaving only 100 elite human geniuses.

…

Luo Feng looked around. The vast space now held only 100 young humans. Among them was Bolan, the ‘Death God’ with the white robe and blood sword; the Manka Star youth brimming with fighting spirit; the talented brother and sister from Augustus Planet standing together; a six-meter-tall, mountain-like brute carrying a blood-axe; a Dream Snail Wing Race youth; a young man with a face full of fur like a bear-headed giant; a bewitching black-silk girl with four arms; and a shy-looking youth…

100 people!

They were all peerless geniuses who ranked in the top 100 of the overall trial, destined to enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company.

These 100 geniuses observed each other, understanding that they would become rivals.

“There are seats over there. You can watch the live broadcast from there first.” The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe pointed into the distance. Immediately, 100 spacious chairs and some tables appeared in a corner of the Central Plaza. The tables were laden with drinks and food, while the purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe himself sat somewhere within the area of the 1008 powerful Immortals.

…

‘Death God’ Bolan, Luo Feng, and the other hundred all took their seats. Luo Feng and Rong Jun chose adjacent seats; regardless, they came from the same universe nation, feeling a natural affinity, and both held a good impression of the other.

“Look, 3600 screens.”

“It’s about to begin.”

“The Illusion Demon Galexi of the Howling God Race is on that screen.” Some familiar peerless geniuses conversed amongst themselves. Indeed, 3600 massive screens appeared around the Central Plaza, each broadcasting an impending battle.

Soon!

On all 3600 screens, battles began almost simultaneously! The arena battles to contend for the 900 spots officially commenced!

Winners advanced, losers were eliminated. Everything was brutal!

…

A young man on one of the screens knelt on the ground, a hole in his forehead, his eyes unfocused. His lips moved, and one could discern the words, ‘I’m not reconciled.’

One after another, peerless geniuses fell!

In less than five minutes, 3600 people were eliminated.

Unreconciled!

Of course, the eliminated were unreconciled. They had come so far, just a little bit more… Being in a universe nation and being in the core of the Virtual Universe Company were completely different! Those five giants… were the five peak powers of humanity in the universe. These peerless geniuses all considered themselves extraordinary, believing only the universe’s top powers were worthy of them.

If they were to enter, they would enter the best!

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Half an hour later, the second round began.

3600 geniuses, half were eliminated again, the other half continued to advance.

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Another half an hour later, after resting and preparing, the third round began.

These 1800 peerless geniuses were all incredibly eager; they were just one step away from final victory… However, on each arena, only one person could enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company, while the other had to be eliminated.

…

Luo Feng and Rong Jun both split their attention across dozens of screens. For peerless geniuses with strong mental fortitude, ‘multitasking’ was truly easy. While all 100 peerless geniuses present watched many screens, each of them focused on one particular screen.

That was the live broadcast of the Howling God Race’s ‘Illusion Demon’ Galexi’s battle.

“He won.”

“He still won just like that.” Luo Feng frowned slightly. In Illusion Demon Galexi’s three battles, in the first and second, Illusion Demon Galexi stood still, and his opponents instantly collapsed. In the third battle… although his opponent suffered a soul attack for the first time and barely held on, he still collapsed on the second attempt.

Three consecutive victories! Illusion Demon Galexi secured a spot.

“This Illusion Demon is terrifying,” the savage youth said in a low voice.

“Indeed.”

Luo Feng’s eyes were fixed on the screen. “Pure soul attacks usually aren’t too terrifying, but if combined with ‘illusions,’ they become formidable. These illusions can subtly draw people into a dreamscape without them even realizing it. Such terrifying illusionists… are the bane of warriors!”

“Hmm.” Rong Jun, the savage youth, nodded slightly.

For someone like Luo Feng, who cultivated the ‘Soul Imprint’ and ‘Tower of Void’ secret techniques, his psychic energy control had reached an extremely high level, and his defenses were also very strong. He had some confidence in resisting Illusion Demon Galexi.

However, most warriors, who primarily focused on gathering their psychic energy and strengthening their will, might be effective against direct psychic energy impacts, but many warriors would fall victim to ‘illusions.’

‘Illusion Demon’ Galexi’s illusions were ineffective against mechanical puppets, metal lifeforms, and the Demon Killer Race, which lacked souls or spirits.

But against those with souls, his power was immense.

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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

900 figures suddenly appeared in the Central Plaza. Most of these 900 elite human geniuses showed excitement. Yes, after three consecutive rounds of elimination, out of 7200 people, they 900 had succeeded. However, some individuals among this group of geniuses remained expressionless.

Like the tall, thin man shrouded in a black robe.

“No wonder those Immortals believed that Illusion Demon Galexi had top ten strength.” Luo Feng and the other hundred all stood up and gathered. Luo Feng’s gaze fell upon the black-robed, tall, thin man.

“Hmm.” The black-robed, tall, thin man also suddenly looked at Luo Feng.

His peculiar eyes seemed to carry a mysterious guidance, yet Luo Feng’s will was incredibly strong and completely unaffected. Instead, his eyes stared coldly at his opponent, like a Golden Horned Beast gazing at its prey.

Two geniuses, both deemed to have top ten strength by the Immortals, now yearned for a battle against each other.

…

The 1000 elite geniuses gathered together. Many who were considered to have top ten or top twenty strength, or who believed themselves to be among the best, observed the others.

“Congratulations to you all!”

The ethereal voice entered the minds of the thousand people. Everyone saw the purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe appear before their group. “You are the 1000 most outstanding individuals from the 1008 universe nations across the entire human race in this genius battle. Our Virtual Universe Company will spare no effort in cultivating you. If anyone does not wish to join the Virtual Universe Company, you may speak now.”

Silence. No one uttered a sound.

“Very good.”

“However, you should understand that competition is eternal in the universe; it exists everywhere. These 1000 of you… cannot receive the same treatment or cultivation resources. Even my Virtual Universe Company would not dare to waste such precious resources.” The purple-scaled man in the cyan battle robe smiled. “I will now make an announcement.”

“Among these 1000 of you, those ranked 101st to 1000th will receive a prize of 10 Mixed Yuan units, access to the Initial Universe for comprehension, and the opportunity to join my Virtual Universe Company’s core ‘Apocalypse Secret Realm’.”

“Those ranked 11th to 100th will receive a prize of 100 Mixed Yuan units, access to the Initial Universe for comprehension, and the opportunity to join my Virtual Universe Company’s core ‘Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’.”

“Those ranked 3rd to 10th will receive a prize of 1000 Mixed Yuan units, access to the Initial Universe for comprehension, and the opportunity to join my Virtual Universe Company’s core ‘Primordial Secret Realm’.”

“The 1st and 2nd ranked individuals will receive a prize of 10,000 Mixed Yuan units, access to the Initial Universe for comprehension, and the opportunity to join my Virtual Universe Company’s core ‘Primitive Secret Realm’.”

“Under normal circumstances, the ‘Primitive Secret Realm’ only admits one individual per session. However, this session’s standard is exceptionally high, so after deliberation by the Virtual Universe Company’s highest echelons, you have been granted two spots for the ‘Primitive Secret Realm’ this time.”