Swallowed Star: Copy God

Before the start of this Peak Genius Battle hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, no one could have imagined that the final outcome would be like this.

Not only did peerless geniuses like Ye Yun and Bolan emerge, but the Virtual Universe Company unexpectedly offered three extremely precious spots in the Original Secret Realm, which was extremely rare in previous Genius Battles.

But no one can deny that this year's competition was of a very high standard. Not only were Ye Yun, Bolan, and Luo Feng almost in a league of their own, with explosive strength, but the remaining top ten contestants all possessed the powerful strength to compete for the top three or even first place in previous competitions.

After all the competitions ended, the green-robed, purple-scaled man appeared again, his gentle face carrying a faint smile of satisfaction. Even from his perspective as a Universe Venerable, he was very satisfied with the talents absorbed in this Peak Genius Battle. Leaving aside everything else, being able to absorb geniuses like Ye Yun, Bolan, and Luo Feng was very uncommon even for a powerful force like the Virtual Universe Company.

"The first to third place winners will enter the Original Secret Realm, the fourth to tenth place winners will enter the Primordial Secret Realm, the eleventh to one hundredth place winners will enter the Heavenly Secret Realm, and the one hundred and first to one thousandth place winners will enter the Earthly Secret Realm.

With the selection of candidates for all four secret realms finalized, this Peak Genius Battle has come to a perfect end!"

After a slight pause, the green-robed, purple-scaled man continued,

"From today onwards, you are core members of my Virtual Universe Company. The road ahead will be different from before! Each of you has strong talent, and you can be said to be among the top batch in our human race. Therefore, I hope that after entering the core of the Virtual Universe Company, you can continue to work hard and climb higher, and not stagnate because of a little achievement! The future stage is even broader!

I believe that in not too many years, some of you will definitely be able to shake the universe, and it is not impossible to reach or even surpass my level! But you must always remember one thing, that is, as a member of the human race, no matter what the situation, you must have the entire race in your heart and contribute your strength to the race to the best of your ability!"

The green-robed, purple-scaled man was named Venerable Nine Swords. He himself emerged from a very early Universe Genius Battle, eventually taking first place and entering the core of the Virtual Universe Company. He received many years of training from the human race, coupled with his own unremitting efforts, and finally reached his current state.

Now, Venerable Nine Swords looked at the thousand young and vibrant junior geniuses below, among whom were monstrous geniuses like Ye Yun and Bolan who were even more outstanding than he was back then. For a moment, infinite emotion welled up in his heart, and he recalled the scenes of his journey, and under the influence of these feelings, he said so much.

Listening to Venerable Nine Swords' remarks, Ye Yun glanced around, taking in the reactions of the other geniuses around him. Although he couldn't hear their inner thoughts, Ye Yun could guess that these geniuses, who had always been well-protected by the human race, found it difficult to understand the meaning of Venerable Nine Swords' words.

The human race has actually put a lot of effort into cultivating junior geniuses. Not only the top five forces, but also the major universe countries and various large, medium, and small forces under them have very complete talent cultivation systems, nurturing a genius elite from a very weak stage, step by step, into a Universe-level, Domain Lord-level, or even World Lord-level powerhouse.

In this cultivation process, the human race actually disregards costs, in order to truly generate a solid force to take over the mainstay of the human race in the future under the infusion of a large amount of resources.

And when these geniuses' strength has been raised to a certain level, they need to repay the race's efforts to a certain extent and truly share some of the pressure for the race, whether it is fighting against other hostile races in various extraterritorial battlefields or performing some race missions. At that level, they will no longer be able to cultivate and improve as safely as they do now.

Regarding this situation, Ye Yun didn't feel anything wrong in his heart. From the depths of his heart, he also recognized his identity as a human being, and since he was born and lived inside the human universe, he was naturally protected and nurtured by the race. After his own strength improved in the later stage, there was nothing to say about dedicating his strength to the race.

Venerable Nine Swords only sighed slightly before continuing,

"My Virtual Universe Company will do its best to cultivate you. Whether you can become the strongest or fall midway will all depend on your luck in the future! Your path to becoming strong has officially begun!

Later, someone will arrange for you to go to the All-Universe Headquarters of our Virtual Universe Company, and from there to the 'Initial Universe'. Juniors, work hard! Cherish this opportunity to comprehend the 'Initial Universe', this is the beginning of your transformation into a strong person!"

After Venerable Nine Swords announced the official end of this Peak Genius Battle hosted by the Virtual Universe Company, he and the 1008 undying-level powerhouses left this plane of space together, while Ye Yun and the other thousand geniuses stayed here, waiting for the arrangements of the Virtual Universe Company.

In a casual restaurant on Heilon Mountain Island in the virtual universe, Luo Feng and Ye Yun were sitting in a quiet spot on the second floor, chatting about some interesting things about cultivation.

"It's finally over? Ye Yun, Luo Feng, you two are really perverts!"

Hearing the thunderous shout, Ye Yun and Luo Feng couldn't help but shake their heads and smile at the same time. They saw a shiny bald head coming towards their position at a rapid speed. The person hadn't arrived yet, but the voice had already arrived. It was the long-unseen Lei Shen.

Lei Shen sat down opposite Ye Yun and Luo Feng. Hong, dressed in black, carried a faint smile, and sat lightly beside Lei Shen as if he didn't exist.

"Congratulations, Ye Yun, Luo Feng! Among the 1008 universe countries, 1,008,000 top genius elites, you were able to take the top three spots. That's really amazing! I am also very happy for you, and at the same time, I feel gratified that Earth has your existence!"

"Brother Hong, the road ahead is still very long, and the current achievements are nothing! You and Lei Shen shouldn't be left too far behind by us!"

Lei Shen slumped on the chair without any image and said weakly,

"Ye Yun, are you trying to make me feel bad? I thought my talent was pretty good, but after entering the Ganwu Secret Realm, I realized there are so many people better than me. And those people can't even get into the top 100,000 in the entire universe? Does that mean, as Star-level cultivators, the gap between us is so huge? Sigh, comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating!"

The four chatted for a while, then Hong took a sip of tea and asked in a low voice,

"Ye Yun, Luo Feng, after this Peak Genius Battle ends, you'll be heading to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, right?"

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

"Yes, that's right. The Virtual Universe Company will send a special spaceship to pick up the final list of one thousand people and take us to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters. After gathering there, we'll head to the 'Initial Universe' for enlightenment. So, I'll be leaving Earth too."

Lei Shen patted Luo Feng on the shoulder and said in a loud voice,

"Luo Feng, don't be like that! Even if you leave Earth, with our current status, Earth will be well-protected and there won't be any problems! Just focus on cultivating in the Virtual Universe Company. Besides, we can still meet often in the virtual universe!"

According to the Virtual Universe Company's statistics, in order to ensure that genius elites from different universe countries arrive at the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters at roughly the same time, the Virtual Universe Company will dispatch spaceships with different speeds based on each person's confirmed boarding location, and uniformly take them to the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters.

After all, the distance of these one thousand people from the Virtual Universe Company headquarters varies, with the longest being as far as 15 billion light-years. If they were to set off and gather on their own, firstly, it would take a very long time and energy, and it would be impossible to determine the specific time of everyone's gathering. Secondly, private interstellar travel is actually not that safe, and various space pirates and plunderers would make such a journey full of danger.

However, the Virtual Universe Company is rich and powerful. Regardless of the location of the genius, the uniformly dispatched transport spaceships are all F-class spaceships, and the internal configuration and technology are all at the top level of the human race. Moreover, each spaceship is equipped with accompanying reception staff. Coupled with the Virtual Universe Company's prestigious reputation, it can maximize the safety of the participating geniuses.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of the Virtual Universe Company, one of the top five forces of the human race. Such a simple gathering involves such a grand scale!"

Lei Shen kept sighing as he listened to Ye Yun and Luo Feng's introduction.

"In that case, you'll spend almost three years just on the road, plus the 'Initial Universe' enlightenment, and then entering the Virtual Universe Company for cultivation. Then, who knows when the next time we'll meet will be?"

Ye Yun held a drink, slowly stood up, with a smile on his face, and said heroically,

"Our lives are long, and there are many roads ahead. I hope that in the days to come, we can still stand together and gather like we do today!"

"Haha, Ye Yun, I will catch up with you!"

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were all infected by Ye Yun's heroic spirit, and they drank a toast with Ye Yun and continued to chat about the various situations of this Peak Genius Battle.

After spending a long time with Luo Feng and the others in the virtual universe, Ye Yun's consciousness left the virtual universe. After the end of this Peak Genius Battle, he got up and left the room, visiting each of his ten World Master teachers to thank them for their selfless teaching over the years, and then proceeded towards the depths of the Ganwu Secret Realm.

Qing Li looked at the young disciple in front of her with a smile on his face, still with a hint of youthful innocence, and couldn't help but feel very satisfied.

Since accepting Ye Yun as a disciple, Qing Li had never worried about Ye Yun's cultivation, and Ye Yun was able to bring her surprises again and again, constantly impacting her previous fixed beliefs, fully demonstrating the performance that a genius with outstanding talent should have.

Even when she finally learned that Ye Yun had achieved the first place in the overall universe ranking, Qing Li found that she was not surprised at all. Instead, she felt that this was an achievement that Ye Yun should have been able to achieve. It was not that Qing Li fully understood Ye Yun's hidden strength, but that Qing Li had been impacted by Ye Yun's amazing performance all along and was already in a state of numbness, and her mentality did not fluctuate much at all.

Qing Li rarely showed a smile, her voice still cold,

"Ye Yun, you did a very good job! To be honest, I didn't expect you to have such an achievement. Your ability to enter the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm represents that your talent is already at the very top of our human race!"

Not stingy with her praise and affirmation, Qing Li then changed the subject,

"However, Ye Yun, you must be clear that the Primal Secret Realm, as the most core secret realm of the entire Virtual Universe Company, has very few core members. Everyone who can stay in it is a peerless genius! Therefore, after entering it, Ye Yun, you must not relax, and you must be more strict with yourself, otherwise there is a great possibility that you will be left behind!

The competition for treatment and resources within the Virtual Universe Company is extremely fierce. If you are thrown out of the Primal Secret Realm at that time, it will be too late to regret it!"

Ye Yun listened to Qing Li's concerned instructions, nodding all the time. Afterwards, he maintained his bright smile and said softly,

"Don't worry, Teacher! This disciple has never relaxed his demands on himself. After entering the Primal Secret Realm that countless people dream of, I will definitely not allow myself to be kicked out!"

Speaking of this, Ye Yun's expression became slightly serious, and he bowed deeply,

"Over the years, thank you, Teacher, for your tireless teaching, as well as your tolerance and support for some of my willful behaviors! Without the help of my teacher, it would have been impossible for this disciple to reach this point today!"

Qing Li looked at Ye Yun's upper body, which was almost bent at ninety degrees, and was also a little moved. She understood what Ye Yun meant. Some of Ye Yun's requests seemed very outrageous at the beginning, but she did not directly reject Ye Yun's request, but allowed Ye Yun to develop freely. Now it seems that perhaps she really played a small role in Ye Yun's progress.

Qing Li slightly raised her hand, and a gentle force lifted Ye Yun's bowed upper body. Qing Li slowly turned her back, and under Ye Yun's gaze, a cold but slightly gentle voice slowly came,

"Go! Go and explore! In the Virtual Universe Company, you can get better training than in the Ganwu Secret Realm! I only hope that in the process of continuous improvement, you should pay more attention to your own safety! The universe is vast and boundless, and even a temporary setback is nothing. If you lose your life, everything is really gone! As long as you keep living and cultivating, Ye Yun, you will definitely become another pillar of our human race!"