White Dwarf Star

The four-eared man, 'Ge', with his messy yellow hair and seemingly decadent appearance, lowered his eyelids and scanned the other five individuals. "Sajin Huolong, Ni Nan, and Luo Feng pose no significant threat! My true opponents are Yu Feng and Ke Luofu! Last time, my move wasn't perfected for the qualification battle, so I didn't bother to use it. This time... I will shock everyone! I'll charge into the Original Secret Realm!"

Ge possessed immense ambition, and his rate of progress was indeed astonishing.

"Defeating the other four is easy, it's this wild wolf." Yu Feng, shrouded in a black robe, gazed at the werewolf Ke Luofu. "This time, I've specifically refined a potion for him. As long as it succeeds... I'm confident I can charge into the Original Secret Realm!"

The werewolf Ke Luofu, however, stood silently suspended in the air. "I'm currently undertaking a 'Desperate-level Mission,' with part of my consciousness on alert. The other part is here for the qualification battle! Under normal circumstances, I can only exert seventy percent of my strength... Hmm, seventy percent strength, that's enough."

Each person in the group harbored their own thoughts.

The slender man in the purple uniform, representing the Virtual Universe Company, continued, "The bottom 18 of the 38 individuals in the Taichu Secret Realm will compete with the top 10 from the Tiandi Secret Realm—a total of 28 people—for the 8 available spots in the Taichu Secret Realm. All who fail will be eliminated and sent to the Tiandi Secret Realm."

Luo Feng listened, secretly astonished.

The elimination rate was too high.

But it made sense!

The official quota for the Original Secret Realm was 3 individuals (Cosmic Level)!

The official quota for the Taichu Secret Realm was 30 individuals (Cosmic Level)!

All surplus individuals would naturally be eliminated downwards; if their strength was insufficient, they would be culled!

"Rongjun is in trouble this time." Luo Feng glanced at Rongjun beside him, but Rongjun merely smiled faintly, seemingly full of confidence.

"The qualification battle is about to begin!" The slender man in the purple uniform looked at the group of young people before him. "The qualification battles will take place in special scenarios. The Virtual Universe System will directly teleport you there. Also... you can watch others' battles through the screen!"

"Prepare yourselves!"

After speaking, the slender man in the purple uniform vanished into thin air.

In mid-air, the group of geniuses from the Taichu Secret Realm all opened a screen before them. Just then... a sound echoed in the ears of almost all 38 individuals simultaneously. Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! All 38 were teleported away from Yuxiang Mountain.

The qualification battle!

Had begun!

"Luo Feng, your first battle in the Taichu District Cosmic Level qualification battle is about to begin. Your opponent is 'Moweisika'." This was the message that echoed in Luo Feng's ear. Simultaneously, an arm-mounted screen appeared on his wrist, displaying battle information.

Swish!

Luo Feng had already been teleported, along with an elder from the Taichu District, 'Moweisika', to the same scenario.

38 individuals, 19 battles, all commencing simultaneously!

In the Original District of Yuxiang Mountain, every Original Secret Realm member's manor spanned thousands of kilometers, larger than the territory of any country on Earth!

Mo Luo, clad only in long trousers, stood on the vast grassland, practicing his martial arts.

"His Highness is truly insane."

"His cultivation never stops."

"He spends most of his day practicing his fist techniques. The profundity of 'Beast Fist' is in no way inferior to the secret arts created by some Immortal beings." The group of Sector Lord guards watched from a distance, whispering amongst themselves. Numerous servants also expressed their awe and admiration, their gazes filled with nothing but respect and worship for Mo Luo.

Mo Luo was highly popular.

At the very least, the guard army within his manor and his tens of thousands of servants all revered and admired him.

"Roar~~" The man roared like a wild dog, charging forward dozens of kilometers with lightning speed. A swing and tear of his claws ripped two massive, hundred-kilometer-long trenches into the grassland, as if carving out two grand canyons.

"Beep!"

"Mail received. The qualification battles in the Taichu District have begun." A voice sounded.

Only then did Mo Luo stop.

"No madness, no life!" Mo Luo let out a long breath. From his childhood as a beggar, the death-squad training in concentration camps, to competing with countless elites after being recruited by the Virtual Universe Company, he had constantly struggled, eventually being absorbed into the 'Core Layer Doomsday Secret Realm', and then continuing his relentless fight.

From the Doomsday Secret Realm to the Tiandi Secret Realm, from the Tiandi Secret Realm to the Taichu Secret Realm, and from the Taichu Secret Realm to the Original Secret Realm.

Just like that.

He had risen from an orphaned beggar to the pinnacle, becoming the most supreme genius in the universe!

"Even an Immortal being is merely one of my guards!" Mo Luo's gaze swept over the group of Sector Lord guards in the distance and the Immortal leading them. He smiled and nodded, but in his heart, he roared, "Why? Because I fought! I used every means necessary. As long as there's victory, it's a good means to success!"

"The principle of survival for the strong! It's destined: no madness, no life!"

Mo Luo extended a finger and lightly tapped.

*Hiss!*

A screen appeared.

"Display the live broadcast of Luo Feng's qualification battle." Mo Luo commanded.

The qualification battles for the four major districts—Original, Taichu, Tiandi, and Doomsday—were conducted at entirely different times. The number of participants determined the time required and the complexity. For instance, the Doomsday District had the most core members, with approximately ten thousand Cosmic Level core members alone!

The Tiandi District had just over 300.

The Taichu District had just over 30.

The Original District had only 5!

Determining the rankings was, of course, most complex and earliest for the Doomsday District. As for the 'Original District', with only five participants, its qualification battle was held last.

The live broadcast of the qualification battles was accessible to all core members. Naturally, Immortal Gods, with their higher authority, could also watch.

"I refuse to believe that Luo Feng is still alive!" Mo Luo stared at the screen before him. "I personally kicked him down into that terrifying bottomless abyss. According to the information I've gathered, no genius who has fallen into that abyss has ever survived."

Mo Luo was an old-timer, so his interactions with others naturally gave him more information about Desperate-level Missions. Furthermore, as a member of the Original Secret Realm, his authority was higher, allowing him to find more information online.

Luo Feng, however, relied solely on online searches, so his information was naturally far inferior to Mo Luo's.

"He must be dead!"

"There are even rumors in the Taichu District that Luo Feng is still alive!" Mo Luo's eyes were cold. Luo Feng had indeed sent messages to his friends, and he had met Wuka and others. However, due to receiving the inheritance of the Demonic Sound God General, Luo Feng's time was very limited... he merely showed his face before his consciousness returned to the inheritance hall.

Only Wuka, Rongjun, and a few others had actually seen Luo Feng.

Yet, other old-timers and geniuses attending lectures had never seen Luo Feng... thus, the news of Luo Feng being alive had not been officially confirmed.

Of course—

The previous gathering for the qualification battle was Luo Feng's first public appearance in several years. But Mo Luo hadn't personally witnessed the qualification battle gathering.

"If he's alive, then I'll see the broadcast. If he's dead, there won't be any battle of his to see!" Mo Luo stared at the screen. "Rumors are just rumors. I was the one who kicked him into that bottomless abyss, so I'm absolutely certain he's dead!"

A prompt box quickly appeared on the screen.

"Beep!"

"Luo Feng vs. Moweisika. Battle in progress. Click to watch the broadcast!"

The content of the prompt box was crystal clear.

Mo Luo froze.

Staring blankly at the prompt box, he didn't click to watch for a long time. His brows furrowed slightly, and he murmured, "Not dead? He's actually not dead? How could he not be dead after falling into that bottomless abyss?"

"Boom!"

Luo Feng felt the surrounding space shift, then instantly landed in a desolate planetary landscape. The ground before him was faintly dark red, and the incredibly scorching heat slightly distorted his vision. The terrifying gravity, in particular, made Luo Feng's body tremble involuntarily.

The dreadful super-strong magnetic field was extremely uncomfortable!

"Where is this place?" Luo Feng was startled, simultaneously lowering his head to look at his arm-mounted screen.

The screen displayed detailed information, already directly translated into Earth language—

Battle Type: Taichu Secret Realm Life-and-Death Qualification Battle (Cosmic Level)

Combatants: Luo Feng (0 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws) vs. Moweisika (0 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws)

Battle Location: White Dwarf Star (Diameter 3200 km, Surface Gravity 361,000,000 G, Temperature 21,000 degrees Celsius.)

"A White Dwarf Star?" Luo Feng revealed a faint smile. "No wonder the gravity is so astonishing!"

For weaker humans, a White Dwarf Star was practically a forbidden zone.

Cosmic Level Nine!

Normally, countless planets would evolve to produce a single Cosmic Level being. A Cosmic Level Nine expert could destroy an entire continental plate on Earth with a single punch. If they deliberately attacked the Pacific Ocean, they could even trigger a massive tsunami that would sweep across the globe! In cosmic space, their maximum flight speed could reach 1500 kilometers per second!

A Cosmic Level Nine was already powerful enough to traverse an entire galaxy! The strongest individuals in some elementary cosmic civilizations were likely only Cosmic Level Nine.

Over 300 million times Earth's gravity, temperatures exceeding 20,000 degrees, and the White Dwarf Star's ultra-high magnetic field were indeed nothing to a Cosmic Level Nine expert.

Of course—

If it were a neutron star.

A Cosmic Level Nine expert's body would likely collapse instantly. But a White Dwarf Star... a Cosmic Level Nine expert could easily withstand it.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The ground trembled.

Luo Feng looked, and saw a figure sprinting in the distance. Each step made the incredibly solid ground tremble, crushing countless surfaces harder than diamonds. In moments, the figure had charged to a halt before Luo Feng, staring at him with eyes full of battle intent.

This person was estimated to be 2.2 meters tall, lean, bald, and completely hairless!

He wore form-fitting silver combat armor, a black belt around his waist, black combat boots, an arm-mounted screen, and a strangely shaped combat saber on his back—the standard attire of a cosmic warrior! Most cosmic warriors heading to the outer-territory battlefields dressed similarly.

He stared at Luo Feng without blinking, as if facing a formidable enemy, his voice sharp and high-pitched: "You are Luo Feng!"