In the Virtual Universe, on the Central Square, 1,004 Immortals were casually seated in various places.
The elimination rounds in the Trial Space were not publicly broadcast throughout the entire Universe; only the changes in the rankings were made public, and only the final arena battles would be publicly broadcast!
However, the Immortals from various Universe Countries had the authority to view the trial progress of each participant.
"Oh, that little fellow named Ender has already climbed to the top of the points leaderboard."
"Kou Ji, that little fellow from your Ganwu Universe Country is quite formidable."
"He only wins because he is a Spiritual Master. Kedi from your Li Yu Universe Country isn't bad either; he's ranked second, and his points are very close to the first place."
Looking at the light screen in front of him, Military Lord Kou Ji had a smile on his face. Ender's performance on the light screen put him in a very good mood, as he had temporarily surpassed Kedi, who was widely recognized as the top Prodigy in this Pinnacle Genius Battle, in the rankings.
The 1,004 powerful Immortal could easily see the rankings and observe the trial progress. Currently, they represented their respective Universe Countries, and naturally, they all hoped their own Universe Country's Genius would shine brighter, as this brought them honor.
For these beings with eternal years of existence, honor and dignity were very important.
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The Genius Battle stirred up immense waves in every Universe Country, attracting the attention of countless people.
And now, the Peak Battle of the Geniuses from the 1004 Universe Countries naturally caused countless people in various Universe Countries to anxiously anticipate it. However, the current trial eliminations were not publicly broadcast, and only the rankings were broadcast.
Virtual Universe, Ganwu Continent.
On a street, two young men walked side by side. One of them saw a promotional video on an advertising light screen of a skyscraper and excitedly exclaimed, "Ranked first on the points leaderboard, Ender is too strong! He's practically invincible!"
"Yes, Ender is truly too strong, worthy of being the number one Genius of the Ganwu Universe Country," his companion sighed, then added with another sigh, "It's a pity that only Ender from the Ganwu Universe Country can have a promotional video filmed by the Virtual Universe Company; the other Geniuses participating in the Pinnacle Genius Battle don't have the opportunity."
"There's nothing we can do about it," the person said helplessly. "Although the rankings are constantly changing, only Geniuses who have entered the top 1,000 will have promotional videos made for them by the Virtual Universe Company. Other Geniuses who haven't made it into the top 1,000 naturally don't get the chance to have a promotional video made."
"Alas, if only our Ganwu Universe Country could produce a few more Geniuses who could break into the top 1,000, even if only temporarily."
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Throughout the entire Ganwu Universe Country, with its hundreds of millions of Starfields, countless people discussed the Genius Battle rankings, feeling excited and joyful that Ender was ranked first on the points leaderboard.
People from the Molten Rock Star Field were especially thrilled. Their Starfield had only been officially established for a few million years, and now, in an event as grand as the Pinnacle Genius Battle, involving all of humanity in the Universe, a Genius born in their Starfield had reached the top of the points leaderboard. This made them feel immensely honored.
"Ender is first!"
"The first among all Human Race Geniuses in the entire Universe!"
While the people of the Molten Rock Star Field celebrated excitedly, people from other Starfields were not in such a good mood.
Although the Geniuses born in their Starfields had entered the top 1000 of the Ganwu Universe Country, their performance in a grand event like the Pinnacle Genius Battle was average. Watching the people of the Molten Rock Star Field celebrate wildly, how could they not feel disappointed?
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Ganwu Continent, Molten Rock Island, in a magnificent palace.
World Master Molten Rock and World Master Azure Wood sat opposite each other across a table, on which were placed several bottles of expensive fine wine.
"Haha!" World Master Molten Rock drained a cup of fine wine, unable to stop the smile on his face, simply because the Genius he had nurtured, Ender, was ranked first on the points leaderboard.
"Guret," World Master Azure Wood said, raising his wine glass in congratulations, "Congratulations, you can finally have your wish fulfilled this time."
"Cheers! Cheers!" World Master Molten Rock poured a glass of wine, raised his cup, and laughed, "You could also be considered half of Ender's teacher. His current achievements owe something to your efforts."
"His talent and Comprehension Ability are too astonishing; I didn't teach him much," World Master Azure Wood shook his head slightly. "His current achievements are entirely due to his own talent and Comprehension Ability."
"Although that's what you say, you did guide him after all," World Master Molten Rock said teasingly, in a good mood. "In the future, when you go out, people will probably add, 'the guiding teacher of the Genius Ender,' when they mention you."
World Master Azure Wood shook his head helplessly, "Guret, you're exaggerating too much."
"This isn't too much of an exaggeration," World Master Molten Rock said earnestly. "If Ender becomes a top-tier strong practitioner in the future, you might even be called the number one Cultivation Master of the Ganwu Universe Country."
"Ha," World Master Azure Wood couldn't help but laugh aloud. "The number one Cultivation Master of the Ganwu Universe Country, Guret, you really come up with these things."
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Virtual Universe, on the Central Square surrounded by the 1,004 skyscrapers.
The 1,004 great Immortals were all seated together, looking at the floating light screens around them, smiling and conversing with each other.
"There are indeed quite a few Geniuses who hid their strength during the internal selection in their Universe Country."
"A pleasant surprise."
A group of powerful Immortal were commenting on some Geniuses whose performances were astonishing.
Because the top 100 in this trial ranking would directly receive a spot, many true strong practitioners who had hidden their strength burst forth, each maximizing their abilities, which somewhat surprised these Immortals.
"This little fellow from the Barbaric God Clan hid himself quite deeply. Previously, I thought he was skilled in the Fire Origin Law, but now it seems his deepest comprehension should be the Earth Origin Law."
"Oh, that little fellow from the Fox Clan is in a bit of a tough spot. As an Illusionist, facing Mechanical Race Puppets is indeed difficult."
"The Trial Space is just a trial, not a one-on-one duel. Inside, there are Metal Lifeforms, Mechanical Race Puppets, and Zerg Broodmothers," an Immortal said. "These opponents are either immune to Soul attacks or have great resistance to Soul attacks, so those Geniuses skilled in Soul attacks are at a great disadvantage."
"Marquis Miyu is right," another Immortal continued. "However, true Genius Masters will still perform very well. And I think the way the Trial Space is set up is excellent, because their future enemies will mainly be strong practitioners from other races in the Universe!"
Military Lord Kou Ji also nodded in agreement. Then he looked at the light screen beside him, which displayed the rankings of the 1000 Geniuses from the Ganwu Universe Country.
"Hmm," he looked at the rankings on the light screen, a little surprised and sighing. "Ender has been pushed out of first place. That Kedi is indeed a Prodigy; as a Warrior, he's actually faster at killing than a Controller among Spiritual Masters."
Military Lord Kou Ji could accept such a ranking, because before the finals of this Pinnacle Genius Battle, Lord of Ganwu's goal was to contend for second place and never thought of taking first place from that Prodigy Kedi.