Chapter 101: Peak Talent War

March 9, 2066, Virtual Universe.

The continents and islands of the Virtual Universe also have black skies and white nights, and even the sky simulates a star.

At this moment, Heilongshan Island is in darkness, and many parts of the island are dotted with lights.

In the night sky above Heilongshan Island, a black billboard appeared out of nowhere, over a million li in length and width, its edges radiating light; on the entirely black board, individual characters glowed with dazzling white light.

"Universe Humans — Peak Talent War"

"Once every ten thousand years!"

"Soon to be held!"

"Organized by the Virtual Universe Company together with all Universe Nations!"

"Are you a genius? No opponent at your level and tier? Then join the Peak Talent War; here, countless Universe Nations across the cosmos will have billions of geniuses battling fiercely!"

"For details, please use the virtual assistant to access the official website of the Virtual Cosmic Network."

The billboard is immensely huge; not only can everyone on Heilongshan Island look up and see it clearly, but also the entire Qianwu Continent, and even all the continents and islands of the Virtual Universe—anyone who logs into the Virtual Cosmic Network can see it.

"The once‑every‑five‑thousand‑years Peak Talent War is finally about to begin!"

"Hurry and call the Stellar-level geniuses of the clan to register!"

"This time our clan will definitely make its name known throughout the entire Universe!"

……

In the Virtual Universe, each continent represents a Universe Nation, and each island represents a mid‑level nation within the cosmos.

At this moment, countless geniuses and endless strong ones who are in the Virtual Universe all see this eye‑catching scene.

Even those not in the Virtual Universe, as long as they are Stellar-level, will be informed by their peers and elders.

Virtual Universe, Heilongshan Island, Purple Tea Bay.

Xiao Yu stood at the castle window, quietly watching the sudden appearance of the floating billboard, utterly stunned; the Virtual Universe Company really is wealthy and powerful!

Yesterday, after a pre‑set reminder, Xiao Yu exited his cultivation state, returned to the castle in Yangzhou City, and then entered the Virtual Universe, witnessing the spectacle with his own eyes.

"Wu, this must be quickly reported to Big Brother, Second Brother, and Old Four," Xiao Yu said.

——

Killing Space.

It is a devastated grassland of uneven height; now everywhere are massive pits, around which lie fragmented corpses, and countless plants are withered, apparently scorched instantly.

Floating over the grassland now are nearly a thousand black‑clad figures, each a Stellar-level Ninth Tier; among them circles a bald man in a white robe.

The white‑robed bald man is faintly surrounded by crackling lightning; his body constantly flickers, his steps appear unhurried yet each movement is bizarrely erratic, and his warblade, when still, becomes a flash of lightning the moment it swings, killing with a single strike.

"Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" …

The white‑robed bald man's steps and blade swings form a strangely profound rhythm of fast and slow, cutting down countless opponents of the same level and tier.

Suddenly, a flash of cold light slashes his left arm, instantly shattering it into fragments, blood gushing.

The surrounding attackers seize the chance and launch a frantic onslaught.

The white‑robed bald man dies!

The surrounding space flickers slightly, and the silhouettes on the ground, the corpses, instantly dissipate.

And the white‑robed bald man reappears.

"Wu, my work was decent, right?" Lei Shen laughed, "This time, I killed over a thousand same‑tier opponents in one breath."

Since receiving training from the intelligent life Master Wu, Lei Shen often endures assaults from thousands of peers of the same tier.

A fist‑sized white‑bearded old man perched on Lei Shen's shoulder was about to get angry, then his expression changed, "Eh! Xiao Yu sent you an email; let me see!"

"The Peak Talent War has begun!"

"Lei Shen, you must definitely take part!"

The white‑bearded old man kept speaking.

——

Meanwhile, on Earth's Asian continent, Luo Feng, practicing with a dark‑golden long staff, suddenly changed expression.

"Luo Feng, Xiao Yu sent a message; the Talent War registration has started," Babata said.

Luo Feng halted; nine golden short swords swiftly flew back to his dark‑golden staff, and he thought inward, "Finally I have forged the first layer of the Derived Divine Weapon!"

Now, Luo Feng's human body has reached Stellar-level Ninth Tier, his Golden‑Horn Beast body has reached Universe-level Eighth Tier, his will's amplitude strength is 58 times, his Golden Domain is at the sixth layer, and having crossed the Universe‑level Gold Primordial Law Threshold, he has just barely cultivated the first‑layer Illusory Sword Form of the Derived Divine Weapon.

"It's been five years; this Peak Talent War is finally starting." Luo Feng's figure turned into a streak of light and flew toward a disc‑shaped spacecraft in the sky.

——

In western Asia, on a wasteland, Hong, dressed in tattered rags like a beggar, sat cross‑legged on the balcony of a collapsed three‑story building, while monsters constantly running nearby paid him no heed.

Suddenly, an area around the beggar Hong turned into absolute darkness, which then vanished.

"Ha ha, the ancients' wisdom is truly profound," Hong laughed, "Last time I almost lost against Second Brother; this time I finally stepped into the Light Primordial Law Threshold."

"Eh? Third Brother is looking for me!" Hong's tattered clothes instantly vanished, and a new set of garments automatically extended over his body.

——

Virtual Universe, Heilongshan Island, Purple Tea Bay.

Hong, Luo Feng, and Lei Shen appeared inside Xiao Yu's tea room.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, Old Four, I told you earlier that the Universe Peak Talent War registration has started, with a one‑month registration period," Xiao Yu said with a smile. "Before you arrived I already visited the Virtual Universe official website to check the detailed rules."

Hong and the others looked at Xiao Yu.

"The Peak Talent War is divided into—Universe Nation Selection Battles and the Peak Grand Finals. Each major Universe Nation first conducts internal selections, picking the top thousand to compete in the overall human‑species Peak Talent Grand Final across the cosmos," Xiao Yu continued.

"So the Peak Grand Final involves 1,008 Universe Nations, with a total of 1,008,000 participants?" Luo Feng asked.

"Correct. The top thousand of the Peak Grand Final receive three major rewards: first, prize money ranging from 10 Hunyuan to 10,000 Hunyuan depending on rank; second, a slot to enter the Initial Universe for cultivation; third, becoming a core member of the Virtual Universe Company."

"At least 10 Hunyuan, up to 10,000 Hunyuan!" Lei Shen exclaimed, still amazed despite having been trained by the white‑bearded old man Wu for over five years.

"A slot to enter the primordial universe for comprehension?" Luo Feng, who participated in the Qian Wu Universe Country Auction Event last year, was even more surprised about this.

"What a grand gesture!" Hong exclaimed.

"Well, this prize can be said to be good in terms of cash, resources, and status, but it's not easy to obtain either!" Xiao Yu reminded, "We should still first aim to be among the top 1000 in the Qian Wu Universe Country!"

He was full of confidence in himself, and also had some confidence in Luo Feng. However, he had no confidence in Hong and Lei Shen; even with his intervention, these two still lagged somewhat behind the geniuses of the entire universe for the time being.

"Second, Third, Fourth, are you signing up?" Hong said.

Xiao Yu and the three others all nodded together.

"Such a grand event, how could it be missing me!" Xiao Yu said somewhat shamelessly.

"Third Brother, you're still as confident as ever! But I can't be missing either!" Luo Feng laughed.

"And me!" Lei Shen rubbed his big bald head.

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