hsntnovel Chapter 160: Status
Chapter 160: Status
In the central square, 1000 exceptional geniuses gathered, awaiting the arrangements for the final battle.
In mid-air, the figure of the man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales appeared. His voice, ethereal, echoed in everyone's ears: "Congratulations on entering the top 1000. However, there are still differences in strength among you 1000, and the resources you receive will certainly not be the same for everyone. The upcoming arena battle will determine your final ranking."
"The rules for the final battle are as follows—"
「虚拟宇宙系统将从刚刚通过三轮淘汰战获得名额的900人中，选出最优的100人。这100人将与试炼塔积分排名前100的100人，进行一对一对战。胜利的100人将有资格进入『天地秘境』，失败的100人进入『末世秘境』。」
"Then, from the 100 winners, the virtual universe system will select the top 20 to compete in one-on-one battles to determine the top ten. The top ten will be qualified to enter the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."
"Finally, the top ten will compete in a ring battle to determine the first and second place winners, who will then enter the 'Primal Secret Realm'."
A detailed match list is attached.
After the man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the void.
Soon after everyone received their match lists, the crowd erupted in excitement.
"How could this be? They won't even give us the qualification for the final battle?"
"This is outrageous! By what right does this virtual universe system decide who can participate in the war?"
"I refuse to accept this! I'm 100% confident I'll make it into the top 100, so why am I being excluded?"
A young man, over five meters tall, lean and wiry, with a vertical eye between his eyebrows, had a ferocious expression. All three of his eyes blazed with madness as he screamed shrilly. His voice was piercing and echoed across the square.
"It's unfair! It's unfair!" someone else shouted.
"Only a real fight, where the loser is eliminated, is fair!"
Immediately, more than ten young people from various universe countries shouted.
Lin Yun stood calmly in the crowd. He glanced down at the screen on his wrist; his name was prominently listed among the top 100 in the Trial Tower rankings, meaning he didn't need to participate in the selection process for those 100 and would directly enter the battle lineup. Luo Feng was in the same situation, standing beside Lin Yun, his expression equally calm.
"Although the rules are arbitrary, Virtual Universe Company clearly has absolute confidence in their system," Lin Yun whispered to Luo Feng.
"Yes." Luo Feng nodded. "Moreover, truly capable people will not be buried because of the rules."
The 800 unselected geniuses were agitated, especially the three-eyed youth, whose forehead veins bulged, arms braced against the ground, head held high, roaring, "I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!!!"
"Shut up!"
Among the 1008 powerful immortals in the distance, many roared angrily, and at the same time, a terrifying pressure of consciousness spread out, directly oppressing the 800 people. The 800 young geniuses from various races turned pale, their bodies trembled slightly, and their legs shook incessantly. "Thud!" Finally, someone couldn't withstand it and knelt down, and then "thud," "thud," "thud," one after another, they all couldn't resist and knelt on the ground. The scene of 800 people kneeling down was spectacular and shocking.
Boom—
1008 powerful immortals appeared in front of a group of geniuses, looking down at the group of people kneeling and prostrating.
"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!!!" Among the kneeling crowd, the three-eyed youth supported himself on the ground with his arms, his veins twisting and bulging like earthworms, and roared with his head held high.
"Idiot!" Among the 1008 powerful immortals, the giant in the scale armor robe glanced coldly at the three-eyed youth.
At this moment, a majestic and ethereal voice resounded: "If you have any objections to the final battle rules of the Virtual Universe System, you may choose not to join my Virtual Universe Company. My Virtual Universe Company will not force anyone to participate."
The sound echoed between heaven and earth, causing the 800 geniuses lying on the ground to change their expressions drastically.
Too bad!
The other 200 people standing nearby, including Lin Yun, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Death God Bolan, were also taken aback.
"That's the answer I got." Luo Feng was secretly surprised.
The 800 geniuses couldn't believe it, and the three-eyed youth was equally incredulous. He was a true genius, the number one in the universe he came from, a prodigy, and even the ruler of the universe valued him highly. Many immortals took his opinions seriously. In his view, the rules were excessive, and his request should be granted.
However, Virtual Universe Company's response was—if you disagree, you can leave; no one is forcing you to join!
It's that simple!
"How foolish!" Among the 1008 immortals, a powerful immortal with flowing black hair looked coldly at the 800 kneeling figures and said, "Do you think you little brats can change the rules of the final battle made by the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company? How arrogant!"
"If it were that little brat, Death God Berlan, offering his opinion, perhaps it would be taken seriously. He's already been recognized as a member of the Primal Realm!" An old man with silver scales covering his head, shrouded in a white robe, looked at the three-eyed youth. "As for you, on the outermost layer of the core, you dare to speak dissent?"
"Little ones, remember this! You may all be top geniuses in your respective universes, but within the Virtual Universe Company, a genius battle for 'Eternal Star Level' experts is held every ten thousand years, along with a battle for 'Cosmic Level' powerhouses. The Virtual Universe Company is teeming with geniuses and powerful individuals; you'd better keep a low profile!"
"Disobeying the decisions of the highest levels is a grave taboo!"
Eight hundred geniuses knelt on the ground, and no one dared to utter a sound.
Lobby on the first floor of Building 0825.
Lin Yun, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun sat in chairs. Hong and Lei Shen had also passed the selection of 100 people and qualified for the battle.
"The match between Hong Ge and Lei Shen tomorrow is crucial," Luo Feng said.
"They are strong, but their opponents are also very strong," Lin Yun said. "I hope they can win."
In another room of Building 0825, a giant in a scaled armor robe sat in a large chair, a screen floating in front of him. He opened Lin Yun's battle record in the Trial Tower, his brows furrowing slightly.
"This Lin Yun only used the Law of Lightning from beginning to end," he said in a low voice. "His Law of Lightning has reached an extremely profound level. Such strength is extremely rare in the Hengxing realm."
An immortal beside him nodded: "But he has never revealed any other laws. Among the top 20 geniuses in the Trial Tower, the others have basically comprehended two laws. For example, Luo Feng is the law of metal and void, Bo Lan is the law of wind and void, and Rong Jun is the law of earth and void. Only Lin Yun has only shown one law from beginning to end."
"He still has a trump card," the giant in the scaled armor said confidently.
"Thirteen, how far do you think he can go?" the immortal beside him asked.
The giant in the scaled armor pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If he can defeat Rong Jun, a spot in the Primordial Secret Realm will definitely belong to him. If not... he will at least be among the top in the Primordial Secret Realm."
"You speak so highly of him?"
"It's not just high praise, it's that his performance truly lives up to the hype." The giant in the scaled armor turned off the screen. "Let's wait and see."
The next morning.
In the central square, 1000 exceptional geniuses gathered.
In mid-air, the figure of the man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales appeared. He looked down at the geniuses below, his voice ethereal: "Today, we will select the top 100, the top 10, the first place, and the second place from among you 1000. All battles will be completed within today."
"Everyone ready? The final battle begins now!"
With a wave of his hand, 100 enormous arenas appeared directly in the central square, each covered by a black net around its edges and above. Two hundred young men and women, including Lin Yun, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Bo Lan, Lei Shen, and Hong, were teleported directly into the arenas.
There are two people in each arena.
Lin Yun stood on one of the arena platforms, facing a burly young man wielding a massive battle axe, exuding a sharp aura. His trial ranking was 89th, indicating considerable strength, but still far from enough to match Lin Yun's.
"Lin Yun, I know you're ranked first overall in the trials," the young man grinned, "but I won't admit defeat!"
"Come on." Lin Yun drew his battle sword, purple lightning flashing on the blade.
The moment the battle began, Lin Yun's body transformed into a streak of purple lightning, moving at incredible speed. His lightning laws had already reached a minor level of mastery, with the three profound mysteries of lightning speed, lightning explosion, and lightning resonance working in perfect harmony. With a single slash, lightning exploded, transforming into several arcs of lightning that rushed towards his opponent from different directions.
The young man's face changed drastically, and he desperately swung his axe to block. But Lin Yun's blade was too fast; the first strike deflected his battle axe, and the second was already at his neck.
"Winner: Lin Yun!"
From start to finish, it took less than three seconds.
Lin Yun sheathed his sword, his expression calm. Such an opponent wasn't worth his full strength.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng's battle was also underway. His opponent was a genius ranked 108th in the trial, who was quite strong, but was defeated in less than ten moves in front of Luo Feng's Divine Weapon.
Rong Jun's opponent was a psychic. He slashed out with his sword, the blade flashing like a bolt of lightning, directly knocking away his opponent's psychic weapon. He then placed his second sword against his opponent's neck, clean and swift.
Berlan's fight was much easier; his opponent was defeated after only one sword strike.
In less than half an hour, all 100 battles were over. Hong and Thor were narrowly defeated in this battle and could only enter the Apocalypse Secret Realm.
One hundred winners stand on the ring, awaiting the next announcement.
In mid-air, the figure of the man in the cyan battle robe with purple scales reappeared. His ethereal voice echoed in everyone's ears: "Congratulations on entering the top 100. You are now eligible to enter the 'Heaven and Earth Secret Realm' of my Virtual Universe Company. The Virtual Universe System will now select the top 20 from among them to compete in the next round of battles, ultimately determining the top ten. The top ten will be qualified to enter the 'Primordial Secret Realm'."
A tense atmosphere rose in the crowd. Of the 100 winners, only 20 would advance to the next round.
"Bolan!" The man in the blue battle robe with purple scales began to announce the list of 20 people.
"Lin Yun!"
"A thousand waters!"
"Luo Feng!"
"Rong Jun!"
"Jiang Mo!"
"Lancelot!"
"Uka!"
"Aichen!"
"Longyun!"
"Guslo!"
"Yi Feng!"
"Galeci!"
"Tao!"
...The twenty names were announced in turn.
Lin Yun's name was prominently listed, as were Luo Feng and Rong Jun.
"These 20 people should rest and recover from the previous battle. The next battle will begin in a while. As for who your opponents are, you'll find out during the fight!"
Lin Yun stood on the arena, his face calm. His name was on the list of 20 people, which was expected.
In a corner of the central square, the 20 geniuses rested and adjusted their condition. They all knew that the next battle would be the true showdown—determining the top ten to enter the Primordial Secret Realm.
"Lin Yun, you don't know who your opponent is," Luo Feng said as he walked over.
"No matter who it is, I will win," Lin Yun said.
"Me too." Luo Feng's eyes flashed with fighting spirit.
Half an hour later, the central square shook, and ten giant arenas rose from the ground. Twenty geniuses were instantly teleported into the arenas.
Lin Yun stood on the arena, facing a tall, slender young man wielding a long, thin sword, radiating a sharp sword intent. His trial ranking was 18th, indicating considerable strength, but even that paled in comparison to Lin Yun.
"Lin Yun, I know you are very powerful," the young man said coldly, "but I will not admit defeat easily."
"Make your move." Lin Yun drew his battle sword.
The moment the battle began, the youth transformed into a silver streak of light, his swordsmanship sharp and unpredictable, stabbing at Lin Yun from all angles. His sword speed was extremely fast, almost reaching the level of minor mastery of the Law of Light.
But Lin Yun's Law of Lightning was even faster. His lightning domain expanded, purple lightning enveloping a hundred-meter radius, suppressing his opponent's speed. Lin Yun's blade moved like lightning, each strike precisely hitting his opponent's sword.
"Heavenly Thunder Break!"
With a single slash, the lightning bolts were as thin as hair, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow. The young man had no time to dodge and was struck in the chest by the lightning bolts, his body turning into specks of light and dissipating.
"Winner: Lin Yun!"
Lin Yun sheathed his sword, his expression calm. In this battle, he still only used the Law of Lightning.
On another arena, Luo Feng's opponent was a powerful mentalist. The two fought fiercely for nearly a hundred moves, during which Luo Feng's Divine Weapon transformed into five golden phantom swords, attacking from different directions until he finally cornered his opponent and defeated him with a single strike.
Rong Jun's opponent was Gu Siluo, the second-ranked expert in the overall trial. Gu Siluo was a psychic, skilled in ranged attacks. His psychic weapon was a silver-white scimitar that drew strange arcs in the air, with tricky angles and unpredictable trajectories.
Rong Jun held his battle sword, his expression calm. His swordsmanship was fierce and domineering, each strike carrying an indomitable momentum. Gu Siluo's scimitar attacked from the side, but Rong Jun dodged to the side, simultaneously slashing out with his own sword. The blade flashed like a bolt of lightning, sending the scimitar flying.
"The Law of Earth—Gravity!" Rong Jun shouted, and an earth-yellow light spread from his body. Gu Siluo's body suddenly sank, and his speed decreased sharply. Rong Jun seized the opportunity, his body transforming into a streak of light, and instantly rushed in front of Gu Siluo.
"cut!"
With a single slash, the blade flashed like a mountain, unstoppable. Gusiluo had no time to dodge and was struck in the chest by the blade's light, his body turning into specks of light and dissipating.
"Rong Jun wins!" the referee's voice rang out.
An uproar erupted in the central square.
"The Savage Rong Jun actually defeated Gusiluo!"
"He's too strong! He's been hiding his true strength all along!"
Berlan's fight was much easier; his opponent was defeated after only one sword strike.
Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wu Ka, Ai Chen, and Long Yun also defeated their respective opponents and entered the top ten.
In less than half an hour, all ten battles were over.
Ten victors stood on the stage: Lin Yun, Bo Lan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wu Ka, Ai Chen, and Long Yun.
In mid-air, the figure of the man in the cyan battle robe and purple scales reappeared. His voice was ethereal, echoing in everyone's ears: "Congratulations on entering the top ten, and you are qualified to enter the 'Primordial Secret Realm' of my Virtual Universe Company."
"Next, the ten of you will continue your duel in the arena to determine the top five."
His figure disappeared into the void.