Chapter 116: Peak Final Showdown

The reincarnation war ended, marking the conclusion of the universe‑country selection battles, and there is still more than a year before the peak final showdown.

During this period, Hong, Luo Feng, and Xiao Yu each set up strict cultivation plans.

Xiao Yu contemplates the Origin during the day, no longer limited to the Space‑Time Origin Law, also the Thunder Origin Law, and at night he cultivates the second layer of Primordial Soul.

Every month he uses the Artifact Manufacturing Module to create an artifact, investing Wish Gold Coins (1000) and all the laws he has comprehended; as his understanding deepens, the artifacts improve, including attack‑type, defense‑type, and even a wing‑shaped flying artifact.

Once, Xiao Yu accidentally infused the furnace with Soul Power containing a Core Secret Pattern; when selecting the artifact type an extra option, soul‑type artifact, appeared, and after decisively choosing it he produced the first soul‑type artifact.

It is a cauldron‑shaped pocket artifact, a mid‑grade low‑level artifact with a certain autonomous soul defense capability.

Under Hong's arrangement, he underwent a series of trial‑style cultivations this year, with his strength stepping up at intervals.

As for Luo Feng, under Baba Tower's arrangement, his cultivation proceeds smoothly, especially after October 2069.

After more than three years of gestation, Luo Feng's Moshac Clan duplicate finally manifested; the Moshac Clan is naturally attuned to space and can sense spatial fluctuations, and Luo Feng's soul is linked with the duplicate, so the Space Origin Law the clan perceives equals the law Luo Feng has grasped.

On the open‑air balcony atop the castle, beside several chairs, a huge dining table holds various drinks, dishes, and some barbecue foods; on a massive grill hangs a monster resembling a unicorn‑ox, and a beautiful maid continuously serves.

From time to time she refills drinks and grilled food for the people on the chairs.

"Haha, a Virtual Universe, what we savor is the flavor, the atmosphere," Xiao Yu laughed.

"Tomorrow you'll begin the final showdown. I wish the leader, the third, and the fourth victory from the start, to make Earth's name even louder!" Lei Shen raised his glass, "Cheers!"

"Cousin, your idea is good; perhaps opening a universal‑chain barbecue restaurant inside the Virtual Universe could earn a lot of money," Xu Xin said.

"Wishing big brother, Hong brother, and Feng brother victory from the start!"

Xiao Yu, Hong, Luo Feng, Xu Xin, Xiao Rong, Xiao Ping, Luo Hai and the others raised their glasses together and drank to the bottom.

Tomorrow is the day the peak final showdown begins.

"Cheers!"

"Indeed, cousin‑uncle, this barbecue tastes far better than in reality!" Luo Hai shouted.

"Haha." Xiao Yu and the others laughed out loud.

At last the date arrived: September 5, 2070.

After obtaining the Moshac Clan duplicate, Luo Feng's cultivation of the secret art "Ten Thousand Threads Flow" accelerated dramatically.

Then Xiao Yu looked into the distance, as if he could see a scene where millions of geniuses compete on the same stage.

"It's still the third who gets to enjoy! Doing barbecue in this Virtual Universe!" Lei Shen envied, noting his cultivation tasks are so heavy he barely has time to rest, let alone enjoy.

"Wishing dad, cousin‑uncle, and big‑uncle even greater brilliance!"

Heilongshan Island, Ziming Bay.

"Cheers!"

"My big brother is awesome! A single idea can make huge money!" Xiao Ping said proudly.

These years the group has been busy cultivating; rare are the days they can leisurely idle together.

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Across the entire Virtual Universe, 1,008 universe‑countries and over a million geniuses travel via the teleportation arrays on their respective continents and islands to the gathering sites of each universe‑country.

The gathering site of the Qian Wu Universe Country is on a floating island.

"Luo Feng, over here."

"Hong, over here."

Xiao Yu has been virtually absent for over three years, whereas Luo Feng and Hong's three years of frantic battles have earned them far greater fame than Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu followed the group to the 1,000‑person gathering point.

"Xiao Yu, when we have time, let's spar," Rong Jun, the Ye Ren, stepped forward.

The Ye Ren has kept the sole defeat in the entire Preliminary Selection Competition deep in his heart.

"So confident?" Xiao Yu laughed.

Suddenly, an invisible oppressive pressure spread over the entire plaza; the unparalleled geniuses there, except Xiao Yu, turned ashen and involuntarily trembled slightly. Xiao Yu's face flushed as he strained against the pressure, his grasp of the Space‑Time Origin Law flooding his body and continuously dispelling it.

A thudding of footsteps, accompanied by a heavy scent of blood, announced a giant clad in scale‑armored battle robes and a helmet, whose aura spread like a death god's arrival.

The giant stood over eight meters tall.

"The 1,000 geniuses of the Qian Wu Universe Country, by order of the Nation Lord, will be led by me," the giant said, glancing at Xiao Yu; his eyes beneath the helmet exuded endless pressure. "You may call me 'Lord Thirteen,' understood?"

"Understood!" the geniuses replied.

"Xiao Yu, Rong Jun!" the scale‑armored giant said softly.

The 998 remaining unparalleled geniuses on the plaza fixed their gazes on the two, some puzzled, some enlightened.

"Lord Thirteen!" Xiao Yu and Rong Jun answered.

"You are the only two among our Qian Wu Universe Country cohort who can be sure not to be eliminated. The Nation Lord has great expectations of you. Do not disappoint the Nation Lord!" the scale‑armored giant said.

The crowd erupted in noise, discussions flaring up.

"Who is Xiao Yu?"

"Xiao Yu? He's just like us, also ranked first in the Preliminary Selection Competition; why does the Nation Lord favor him?"

"Rong Jun's strength is evident to all! How can Xiao Yu's strength compare?"

Someone whispered, "Rumor has it that in the Preliminary Selection Competition Xiao Yu eliminated ten thousand star‑class opponents with a single move, and it was Xiao Yu who slew Rong Jun."

"What? No way!"

"Xiao Yu is that strong!"

In the crowd, Luo Feng and Hong pursed their lips at the surrounding chatter, remaining silent; perhaps only they truly grasp Xiao Yu's magnitude.

"Silence!" the scale‑armored giant's deep voice radiated massive pressure.

The people's faces turned white again, and the crowd fell silent instantly.

"Aside from Xiao Yu and Rong Jun, the strongest among you are only on par with Luo Feng. Yet according to our intel, this cohort has produced many rare geniuses; someone like Luo Feng making the top 5,000 is already commendable. Breaking into the top 1,000 is very difficult."

Xiao Yu turned his head to look at Luo Feng behind him, gave him a glance meaning "brother, I trust you."

"Of course, you may also create miracles; historically, there have been some who started out ordinary but suddenly erupted into unparalleled geniuses during the final peak showdown." The scale‑armored battle‑robe giant, after striking down many unparalleled geniuses, also gave them hope.

"Alright, let's go!"

Xiao Yu and his companions followed the Scale‑armored Battle‑robe Giant Thirteenth Elder in a teleport, arriving at a plane in the Virtual Universe specially opened for the Peak Grand Final.

This is a vast continent.

Xiao Yu and the others, 1,001 people, simultaneously appeared on this great road.

On the continent, 1,008 buildings naturally formed a ring, with a beautiful plaza of birdsong and fragrant flowers at the center, and at this moment the plaza gathered over a hundred thousand geniuses from various Universe Countries.

These 1,008 buildings are provided for the geniuses of the 1,008 Universe Countries to rest and cultivate during the Peak Grand Final.

The geniuses of Qian Wu Universe Country were assigned to Building No. 0825.

(End of Chapter)