On the Original Universe side, the dissatisfaction and protests of that group of geniuses ultimately had no effect.
The Virtual Universe Corporation's response was that if there were objections to the Virtual Universe System's final battle rules, one could choose not to join the Virtual Universe Corporation, as the Virtual Universe Corporation would not force anyone to participate.
The result was obvious: no one would give up the qualification to join the Virtual Universe Corporation, even if it was just the outermost layer of the core.
At the same time, these one thousand geniuses also understood that being among the top one thousand in the Genius Battle across the entire universe, while seemingly impressive, was in reality nothing to be proud of in the eyes of the Virtual Universe Corporation; they were merely one batch among many batches of'seeds' being absorbed.
Within the Virtual Universe Corporation, there were many, many accumulated geniuses, and before they grew up, a genius was just a genius.
The next day, the Genius Battle's final battles proceeded as usual, with one thousand geniuses gathered at the central plaza of the Genius Battle within the Virtual Universe.
Including Gǔ Fēi, the 800 young geniuses who were not qualified to participate, along with 1008 powerful Immortals, watched the arena battles of the top two hundred.
Today, the top one hundred, top ten, and first place would be decided here.
This also meant that, in addition to the Doomsday Secret Realm, the qualifications for the Heaven and Earth Mystery Realm, Highest Beginning Mythical Region, and Primitive Mystical Region would also be determined.
Gǔ Fēi watched quietly from beside the arena.
It must be said that the Virtual Universe System's judgment was extremely accurate. Currently, he couldn't defeat anyone on the arena.
Soon, all the arena battles concluded, and as expected, the first place of the Genius Battle was claimed by the Ape-Man race genius Gugu, who was first in the trials, allowing him to enter the Primitive Mystical Region.
Recalling Gugu's battle, Gǔ Fēi couldn't help but click his tongue.
Although the Venerable overseeing this Genius Battle stated that this was a very ordinary session with no particularly outstanding geniuses, the strength of this session's first-place winner, Gugu, still deeply shocked Gǔ Fēi.
Wielding an ancient battle saber, and relying on his profound Law of Metal and Law of Space Comprehension, he was virtually unmatched.
It was hard to imagine what kind of demeanor Bolan, the peerless genius said to appear once every ten million years in the original work, possessed.
…
The 1000 young geniuses and 1008 powerful Immortals all stood in the central plaza, listening to the black-armored, silver-horned man, who exuded a powerful aura, speak.
"First place."
"Second to tenth."
"Eleventh to one hundredth."
"One hundred and first to one thousandth."
"With these four tiers all selected, this session of the Universe Human Peak Genius Selection Battle has come to a perfect end today."
The black-armored, silver-horned man smiled, "Although your session is a relatively ordinary one, I believe that in a few dozen or even a hundred epochs, many of you will become renowned throughout the entire universe."
"Later, dedicated personnel will contact you to pick you up and take you to my Virtual Universe Corporation Universal Headquarters, where you will gather before heading to the Primal Universe."
"From now on, your path will no longer be ordinary."
"My Virtual Universe Corporation will fully assist you. As for whether you become super existences renowned throughout the universe, or ordinary powerhouses, or fall midway, everything depends on yourselves. Work hard; your path as powerhouses has just begun!"
The voice of the black-armored, silver-horned man echoed in everyone's minds.
This Genius Battle officially concluded!
After the Genius Battle ended, both the high and mighty black-armored, silver-horned Venerable and the 1008 powerful Immortals departed directly.
However, Gǔ Fēi and the other one thousand young geniuses remained, as the staff informed them that there were still some matters to handle regarding their journey to the Virtual Universe Corporation Universal Headquarters.
A moment later, they were led to the second-floor conference room of Restaurant No. 2 in the central plaza.
The staff collected everyone's addresses, precise down to the planet, after which the Virtual Universe Corporation would dispatch spacefaring vessels to pick them up individually and transport them to the Virtual Universe Corporation Universal Headquarters.
Gǔ Fēi knew that this was the Virtual Universe Corporation's way of ensuring that geniuses located in various Cosmos Countries could arrive at the Virtual Universe Corporation Universal Headquarters simultaneously. Therefore, by combining the Virtual Universe Corporation's spaceship resources with the specific addresses of the geniuses, they devised the most suitable pick-up and drop-off plan, which would take approximately three years in total.
"As expected of the Virtual Universe Corporation, humanity's number one in technology, to dispatch 1000 F-grade universe spaceships at once to transport 1000 geniuses," Gǔ Fēi secretly marveled.
"Otherwise, for ordinary universe spaceships to travel from any Cosmos Country to the Virtual Universe Corporation Universal Headquarters within three years would be a pipe dream."
After everyone's journeys were arranged, people began to disappear from the conference room one after another, until everyone had left.
After leaving the Virtual Universe, Gǔ Fēi slowly opened his eyes on a desolate planet.
"Is this Yuanchen Universe Country?"
Although Gǔ Fēi knew from his original body's memories that he had risen step by step from Yuanchen Universe Country, it wasn't a personal experience, so he didn't feel any sentimentality for his homeland.
Recalling the information in his memory, Gǔ Fēi thought to himself, "The Blood Clothes Tower Master of Bi Bo Empire? Your great enemy, as long as I live, I will personally avenge you in the future."
With this thought, his mind became clear.
A surge of heroic spirit rose within Gǔ Fēi's heart, and a captivating light shone in his eyes.
What if it was the Doomsday Secret Realm? The outcome was not yet decided. His path as a powerhouse had only just begun, and moving faster did not mean one would go the furthest.
Besides, the secret realm divisions were not set in stone. Secret realm qualification battles, challenging Tongtian Mountain… there were too many ways to stand out from the Doomsday Secret Realm.
Most importantly, the most crucial opportunities for Universe Rank members of the Virtual Universe Corporation were accessible to Doomsday Secret Realm members.
First was Primordial Chaos City in the Primal Universe three years later, where all four mystical regions, regardless of rank, could choose one Chaos Tablet to comprehend.
One of the rewards for being among the top one thousand in the Genius Battle across the entire universe was the opportunity to go to the "Primal Universe" for comprehension. The most important treasures in this Primal Universe were the 52 Chaos Tablets, each recording a vast amount of mysterious patterns and so on!
These 52 Chaos Tablets represented 52 paths of cultivation, leading directly to the pinnacle of the Great Dao!
Comprehending any single Chaos Tablet would directly make one a true super existence in the universe, and even establishing a Cosmos Country would be effortless.
Or rather, among those Cosmos Country Lords, only a very small minority could fully comprehend a complete Chaos Tablet.
When Gǔ Fēi and the others arrived at Primordial Chaos City in the Primal Universe, they would have the opportunity to choose one Chaos Tablet for comprehension. Of course, such opportunities were rare and extremely precious.
After leaving the Primal Universe, the most important cultivation world for Universe Rank members would also be accessible to Doomsday Secret Realm members, though they could only choose one Desperate Rank mission and three Dangerous Rank missions.
Gǔ Fēi understood that the cultivation world for Universe Rank core members held hidden opportunities; grasping just one could provide a chance to defy fate and change one's destiny.
Looking at the starry sky above, Gǔ Fēi's gaze was profound.
His path as a powerhouse had only just begun…