Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Genius Selection
"The Yangyuan Empire is recruiting one hundred thousand geniuses!"
"Heavens, they’re taking so many at once!"
"Haha, I’d have no chance if they were only taking ten thousand, but with one hundred thousand spots, my odds are much better!"
"This is a monumental event! Joining the Yangyuan Empire would be a meteoric rise to the top!"
"Quick, sign up!"
As the news spread, countless Law Realm geniuses erupted in excitement!
On Earth, Li Yang continued to improve his strength.
A month had passed since he mastered the first form of the Hexagram Spear, and in that time, his strength had once again increased significantly.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
He was in the Virtual Combat Space, locked in a relentless battle with a virtual opponent. This was a virtual person on Hell difficulty!
The virtual opponent possessed the strength of an Early Longevity Realm expert!
The fight lasted for two minutes. Despite Li Yang’s desperate defense, he was still killed by the virtual opponent.
’I lasted a few seconds longer this time.’
Li Yang wasn’t discouraged as the battle ended.
This virtual opponent had the power of the Early Longevity Realm. The fact that Li Yang could last two minutes against it was already terrifyingly impressive!
’Hm? Big Brother is looking for me?’
With a flicker in his eyes, Li Yang exited the Virtual Combat Space.
"Li Yang." Shen Xuan flew over, his face etched with gravity.
"What is it, Big Brother?" Li Yang asked.
Shen Xuan got straight to the point. "Li Yang, I bought some specialized equipment earlier and detected Dolomite on Jupiter."
"Dolomite?" Hearing this, Li Yang’s expression immediately darkened.
Dolomite wasn’t as valuable as Purple Brilliance Crystal Stone, but it was still worth something.
The reason for his grim expression was that the aliens currently surveying the mineral veins around Earth had previously scanned Jupiter and reported that there were no veins on the planet at all!
"Just as I thought. Those people have been bribed by Celestial Net of the Yuanlan Clan!" Li Yang said in a low voice.
He had long suspected that the planets around Earth held many resources, yet months of surveying had turned up nothing.
Afterward, Li Yang had traveled into the Cosmos again to purchase some detection instruments of his own.
And with this one scan, he had discovered a mineral vein on Jupiter in a short amount of time.
Shen Xuan’s face was also grim. "That Celestial Net is dead set on preventing Earth from developing."
His gaze was dark, but a hint of powerlessness lingered in his eyes.
They were completely helpless against Celestial Net, who held a high position within a Divine Clan.
Just as their faces were clouded with gloom, their wristbands suddenly chimed.
Looking at the message on his wristband, Li Yang couldn’t help but murmur, "The Yangyuan Empire is selecting one hundred thousand geniuses?"
A look of astonishment filled his eyes.
The Yangyuan Empire was the ruler of the Yangyuan Star Continent! The Yangyuan Emperor was a terrifying existence who surpassed even the Deities!
That Celestial Net was part of the Yangyuan Empire’s sphere of influence, a status even higher than that of an unparalleled genius from the Yuanlan Clan.
Reading the message, Li Yang’s eyes suddenly lit up. "Big Brother, we should give it a try! See if we can get into the Yangyuan Empire!"
If they could enter a power like that, it would truly be a meteoric rise!
He would no longer have to worry about Celestial Net.
Others would even try to curry favor with him. If he wanted to thoroughly survey the planets around Earth, Celestial Net wouldn’t be able to stop him.
A joyful expression also spread across Shen Xuan’s face. "We’ll enter! We have to! Li Yang, I don’t stand much of a chance, but you have a great one!"
The two of them often sparred at the dojo, so Shen Xuan knew just how fast Li Yang was progressing!
’What are the competition rules?’
Li Yang clicked it open. The Yangyuan Empire’s genius selection was divided into three stages. After the three stages, the top one hundred thousand participants would be eligible to join the Yangyuan Empire.
The first stage was to demonstrate one’s strength by fighting a virtual opponent. Defeating a virtual person on Hard difficulty would qualify a participant for the second round.
The second round consisted of battles within one’s own Divine Clan’s territory, with the top ten thousand advancing to the third round.
The third round was a free-for-all among the top ten thousand geniuses from each of the numerous Divine Clans on the Yangyuan Star Continent. The top one hundred thousand in the final overall ranking would be accepted.
The rules were simple. As Li Yang read them, it was clear that the first stage would be a breeze for him.
With his strength, he could instantly kill a virtual opponent on Hard difficulty.
The real challenges were the next two rounds.
Full of anticipation, Li Yang asked inwardly, ’Soul Ink, with my current strength, do I have a chance of getting into the Yangyuan Empire?’
Inside the Soul Crystal, Soul Ink replied calmly, "If the Yangyuan Empire were only recruiting ten thousand geniuses, you would have no chance. However, since they’re taking one hundred thousand this time, your chances are about fifty percent."
"A fifty percent chance?"
Hearing this, Li Yang’s eyes lit up.
If even Soul Ink said so, then he had a very good chance of joining the Yangyuan Empire.
"Big Brother, let’s sign up!" The two of them registered, entering their personal information.
’The Golden Moon Empire is in charge of the competition for our Milky Way Galaxy region.’
Li Yang read on.
The strongest expert in the Milky Way Galaxy was only at the World Realm; there were no Deities. Among the many neighboring galaxies and countless life-bearing planets, only the Golden Moon Clan had a Deity.
Therefore, the Golden Moon Clan had naturally become the ruler of the Milky Way Galaxy and over a thousand other galaxies, establishing the Golden Moon Empire.
In the Cosmos, rank was determined entirely by strength!
In the face of absolute power, everything else was meaningless.
The second round of the competition was to become one of the top ten thousand contestants from the thousand-plus galaxies under the Golden Moon Empire’s jurisdiction.
On a street on Earth, Li Yang and Zhou Yao were taking a slow walk.
Li Yang looked at the girl beside him, a pang of guilt in his heart.
He had become a cultivation fanatic, spending over ninety-nine percent of his time in the Virtual Combat Space. The time he spent with Zhou Yao was extremely limited.
"Li Yang, I’m learning how to concoct Spirit Fruit Potions and things like that," Zhou Yao said with a smile. "And I’m learning pretty quickly."
"Concocting Spirit Fruit Potions?" Hearing this, Li Yang asked curiously, "What’s that?"
"It’s a profession in the Cosmos. They’re called Alchemy Masters. Alchemy Masters can refine Pills and also concoct potions. That’s what I’m doing now, concocting."
Zhou Yao said with a smile. It was clear she was very interested in it.
Li Yang nodded. The energy potion that had allowed him to jump directly from the Early Law Realm to the Peak of Law Realm must have been concocted by one of those Alchemy Masters.
He smiled. He would definitely support Zhou Yao in pursuing something she loved.
As they were talking, Li Yang suddenly felt a jolt in his mind.
’Registration is over.’
He checked. The total number of applicants from the thousand-plus galaxies, including the Milky Way, had reached 130 million!
For over a thousand galaxies with at least several hundred million life-bearing planets, the number of applicants should have been much higher.
However, the first trial was to fight a virtual person on Hard mode. This was something that could easily be tested in the Virtual World. If you couldn’t kill the virtual person, you definitely couldn’t pass the first trial.
Since they couldn’t pass, there was no point in registering.
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