Swallowed Star: Copy God

The light above each Universe Venerable's head was exactly the same, without the slightest difference.

As the light gradually dissipated, their true appearances were revealed.

A simple and unadorned world ring appeared in the hands of each Universe Venerable.

Looking at this seemingly ordinary ring, the Universe Venerables all had strange expressions in their eyes, completely unaware of what Ye Yun meant.

However, when they probed with their consciousness and saw the massive resources stored within the ring, they were all astonished.

A large portion of the resources were things they had never even heard of before, and even the information they had access to didn't contain any intelligence about these resources.

However, from the aura fluctuations emanating from these resources, as well as their power levels, they could clearly sense their value.

Clearly, these resources were in an unlisted state even in the previous Human Alliance treasury, requiring extremely high levels of authority to exchange for them.

Or rather, even Universe Lords previously didn't have the qualification to exchange for these resources.

Feeling the vast amount of resources within the world ring, the Universe Venerables present now had even more confidence to attempt to break through to the Universe Lord realm.

Resources are very important in many cases, not only helping them reduce the time spent honing their skills, but even some of the energy within the resources has the effect of helping them cultivate.

Not to mention resources that enhance comprehension, talent, compatibility, law perception, and so on, all of which are excellent aids for cultivation.

Even if there were some shortcomings before, with the help of these resources now, they had a greater grasp of breaking through to the Universe Lord realm.

Ye Yun waited for a while before smiling and saying,

"These can be considered my greetings to everyone! I hope you all can work harder in the subsequent elimination rounds and strive to achieve better results!

This elimination round will only have a thousand people, and it will use the most traditional one-on-one battle rules, with the winner advancing and the loser being directly eliminated.

So every battle is crucial for you, and once you lose, it means that your journey in this Strongest competition has come to an end.

According to this rule, it shouldn't take too many rounds to determine the final top hundred or even top ten.

According to my idea, for this Universe Venerable Strongest competition, I will provide some resource support to you thousand participants.

And the final reward will only be given to the top ten, and those in between will not receive any other rewards."

After hearing Ye Yun's announcement of the competition system, everyone nodded, without any strangeness or questions.

In fact, Ye Yun's offering of resources as rewards at this moment was somewhat beyond their expectations.

After all, the competition hasn't reached the end yet, and logically speaking, everyone is in the same situation, so there shouldn't be any room for rewards.

But they still underestimated Ye Yun's wealth; obviously, such assistance was nothing to Ye Yun.

As for the fact that only the top ten could receive rewards, just like the previous competitions in various realms, this was also completely expected.

Everyone's initial goal was also to aim for this top ten, but they didn't expect Ye Yun to give them a little 'encouragement' in the middle.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ye Yun said with a smile,

"Okay, since everyone has no questions, you have one last day of rest. After one day, the elimination round of the Universe Venerable Strongest competition will officially begin!"

As Ye Yun's voice fell, the Universe Venerables present were teleported away at the same time, returning to their respective rest rooms.

Among them, some had just finished their last match and were fortunate enough to enter the final list of a thousand, so they naturally needed time to rest.

In comparison, those Universe Venerables who advanced early with a 10-0 or 10-1 record had more time.

Not only did they have enough time to adjust their state and improve their shortcomings, but they also watched the battle performances of other Universe Venerables along the way, making sufficient preparations for their subsequent battles.

It can be said that, from this point of view, these Universe Venerables who advanced first undoubtedly had a considerable advantage.

These advantages were won by their own excellent performance and powerful combat strength, and no one could say anything about it.

It's just that how to use their advantages to open up the situation for their subsequent battles depends on the performance of each Universe Venerable.

Of course, it's not to say that these Universe Venerables who advanced later were completely at a disadvantage.

The situation within their group was still relatively complex.

Some people unfortunately lost several battles, belonging to the kind of extremely anxious battles that ultimately ended in a narrow defeat.

So, although they advanced a little later, their actual combat power was no different from the first echelon, belonging to the kind where anyone could win after the battle started.

And there was one thing that the Universe Venerables who advanced earlier didn't have.

This benefit was more combat opportunities and matches.

After all, the Universe Venerables who advanced first, with ten wins in ten matches, that is to say, they only fought ten battles in total.

But the more Universe Venerables who advanced later, the more battle venues they had.

On the contrary, if they have been smooth sailing and have not encountered any unexpected situations, they will easily suffer greater blows and failures.

Some problems that have been discovered are actually no longer problems. The most feared thing is that the problem is hidden and does not appear, and finally becomes a hidden danger on their own journey. The outbreak at a critical moment will cause fatal consequences.

Therefore, more battle matches have given these Universe Venerables more combat experience and a reorganization of themselves.

Many people should be able to summarize their shortcomings from these experiences, make adjustments in time, and instead make their strength and combat power reach a higher level.

Of course, in a real battle, it is naturally impossible to compare all the cards like talking on paper and directly determine the outcome.

In an actual battle, both sides need to exert 100% of their focus and combat power, and a little negligence may lead to complete defeat.

Therefore, in Ye Yun's view, at the current stage, those Universe Venerables who advance first do have some lead in strength, and their chances of winning battles are greater.

But this doesn't mean that those Universe Venerables who advance later have no chance. As long as the timing is right and they perform well, they still have hope and the possibility of victory.

In fact, no matter what the outcome of the battle, or who ultimately ranks in the top ten, it doesn't make much difference to Ye Yun.

Ye Yun's expectations for these Universe Venerables are naturally that they can go further and reach the level of Universe Lord.

Only by successfully doing this is there any possibility of discussing the future.

If they can't even do this, then whatever is said is meaningless.

So, the list of the top ten is not important. Ye Yun only hopes to discover those who he thinks have potential in the actual battles and provide more appropriate and fitting guidance, thereby increasing the chances of a Universe Lord being born.

A day passed quickly, and the thousand Universe Venerables who advanced to the knockout stage returned to the square, each full of vigor.

Although the preparation time for each Universe Venerable was different, and their confidence in the battle also varied.

But in their eyes, Ye Yun saw only the brilliance of confidence.

Obviously, no matter who their opponent was, they could not stop their desire to move forward.

Anyway, they have already reached this point, and they are considered to be genuine top 1,000 Universe Venerables in the Human Alliance. They also have the strength and confidence to support their self-assurance.

Losing is not a loss; winning is a complete gain.

According to the scale of one thousand people, a one-on-one knockout round only needs to end in three rounds, leaving only one hundred and twenty-five winners.

Because there is no top 100 reward setting, twenty-five seeded players will be selected later to directly advance to the top 50.

The remaining one hundred people will go through two battles to determine the remaining twenty-five places in the top 50.

After reaching this stage, the top 50 will be divided into ten groups, with five people in each group. Each person will fight one match, and those with more wins will get a place in the top ten.

Those who are assigned to the top 100 group and are not satisfied with the assignment can have one chance to challenge a seeded player. If they win, the two sides switch positions; if they lose, they are directly eliminated.

This competition system sounds complicated, but it is still a normal competition system that emphasizes one's own combat power.

As long as you can win every battle in front of you, then no matter how the competition system changes, you can break into the top ten.

Before the top ten battle, all are one-on-one direct knockouts, so every battle is extremely crucial.

The major Universe Venerables present instantly understood the rules of the upcoming knockout round, and naturally they had no objection to such rules.

In terms of such a knockout round, except for the slight difference in the matched opponents, everything else is completely the same, depending only on one's own strength.

And the matching results of the virtual universe system are completely recognized by everyone, so naturally no one will raise any objections at this time.

However, this matching of the virtual universe system, although in the general direction, is still matched according to strength, it must also follow a smaller principle.

That is, the first batch of people who advance will not meet in the first two rounds of battles. The matches will be with those who advanced later in the order.

This can be regarded as a little benefit for them, not in vain for their hard work in winning all ten games.

When the virtual universe system publicly matched, all one thousand Universe Venerables present received information about their opponents.

Huan Kongwang looked at the virtual screen in his hand, in which a person's figure and name were gradually appearing from illusion to reality.

Seeing this blurred figure, Huan Kongwang felt extremely familiar. The next moment, after it became clear, he immediately reacted.

I saw this figure, burly, full of explosive muscles all over, and the iconic horns on his head, indicating his Minotaur identity.

This burly Minotaur is none other than Huan Kongwang's teacher, Zhou Niu Venerable, the representative figure of the Universe Chaos Stele who has been stationed in Chaos City for many years!

After realizing the identity of his first-round opponent, a wry smile could not help but appear on Huan Kongwang's resolute face.

Although he knew that in such a Universe Venerable-level competition, because of the scarcity of personnel, encountering familiar people was also a normal thing.

But what Huan Kongwang didn't expect was that in the very first battle of the knockout stage, he would actually be matched with his teacher, Zhou Niu Venerable, which really made Huan Kongwang not know how to deal with it.

After all, according to the rules of the knockout round, in the first few rounds of battles, as long as you lose, you will be directly eliminated, with no possibility of pleading.

Huan Kongwang was not afraid of fighting his teacher, but the result of the battle was something he was unwilling to face for a while.

Zhou Niu Venerable had also prepared for this strongman battle for a long time. With many years of preparation, he also hoped to shine in this strongman battle.

If he stopped here like this, he might feel a little regretful.

And Huan Kongwang himself also hoped to continue to go on. Facing his teacher, this is why he was a little entangled.

Just at this moment, Huan Kongwang suddenly heard his familiar hearty voice in his ears,

"Hu Yuan, don't be stressed!"

From the direction the voice came from, Zhou Niu Venerable strode over, with his signature smile on his face.

Gently patted Huan Kongwang on the shoulder, Zhou Niu Venerable said in a deep voice,

"To be honest, until now, the teacher realized that what he thought before the start of the competition was a bit too simple!"

Slowly sighed, Zhou Niu Venerable continued,

"The teacher thought that he had cultivated hard for many years, and after Ye Yun improved the cultivation method of the Universe Chaos Stele, I stepped into the level of the Universe Overlord. How could I not occupy a place in this strongman battle.

But after the actual battle, I realized what it means to be someone beyond someone and there is a sky beyond the sky.

The Universe Sea is too big, and many heroes gather in the Human Alliance. There are too many strong players here!

To be able to get to this point, the teacher tells you the truth, it is indeed a bit of luck, and it is probably also the limit of the teacher!

So, Hu Yuan, in the next battle, just do your best, show all your strength, and let the teacher see, what level have you reached when you go all out now!"