After the spatial transition ended, Bai Yue reappeared on Black Dragon Mountain Island within the Virtual Universe.
"Beep."
"Beep."
"Beep."
"Beep."
"Beep—"
A dense, uninterrupted chain of notification sounds exploded in his ears.
"Master! There are 3,461 incoming call requests—ah, no, 3,624 now… it's still increasing!"
Long Kui's familiar, slightly flustered voice rang out.
Since Bai Yue had entered the Sixth World District, she had been completely cut off from him. The Virtual Universe Corporation's authority during the preliminary rounds was absolute—all intelligent assistants were forcibly banned, leaving no room for resistance.
"I haven't heard your voice in a long time, Long Kui," Bai Yue said with a smile.
"Master, I missed you too!" Long Kui replied quickly. "The Virtual Universe Corporation is simply too powerful. I couldn't do anything at all."
Hearing her voice again stirred an unexpected warmth in his heart. Strictly speaking, Long Kui was only a few years old—this had been the first time she had ever been separated from her "old father" for so long.
For a brief moment, Bai Yue indulged his long-held dream of being a doting parent, patiently comforting her while the call requests continued to skyrocket.
At the same time, figures were constantly being teleported onto Black Dragon Mountain Island—most of them participants who had just been eliminated or had passed the preliminary rounds.
With a thought, Bai Yue withdrew his consciousness back into his physical body in reality, then immediately re-entered the Virtual Universe.
This was one of the system's conveniences: as long as a user owned property, they would appear directly at the entrance of their residence every time they logged in.
Far more efficient than traveling manually.
"Lao Bai, you're finally here!"
Just as Bai Yue materialized at the entrance of his villa, Luo Feng—who had arrived only seconds earlier—called out to him.
Thunder God, who had been eliminated early, was already waiting together with Hong, as well as their families.
"Let me have a good look at the number one of our world district," Thunder God said exaggeratedly. "Terrifying, just as expected!"
"It's not that exaggerated," Bai Yue replied casually. "You all know my strength. Getting first place was just… effortless."
Then he turned his head slightly.
"And Fengzi's results weren't bad either. Much better than some people who got eliminated early."
He praised Luo Feng while subtly stabbing Thunder God in the heart.
"That was just bad luck!" Thunder God protested. "I ran straight into that savage. He stepped into the threshold of the Origin Laws and killed me in a single strike!"
"That strong?" Luo Feng and Hong were both startled.
"Very strong," Bai Yue said seriously. "You'll probably encounter him in the upcoming arena battles. He absolutely has top-ten potential in the entire Universe. It's not just Origin Laws—I suspect he's already touched Space Law. Be careful if you run into him."
He deliberately revealed part of Rong Jun's strength, offering timely warning.
After the preliminary rounds concluded, the results were finalized.
From each of the 100 world districts, the top 1,001 participants advanced—100,100 people in total.
At the same time, the first-place finisher of each world district directly secured a final spot.
Only 1,000 people from the Ganwu Universe Country would ultimately qualify to participate in the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle, representing the entire country against the countless geniuses of other Universe Countries.
Ganwu Universe Country had exactly 1,000 slots.
100 were taken directly by world-district championsThe remaining 900 would be fought over by the other 100,000 survivors
"Luo Feng," "Hong," and "Nabini" of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire would all have to battle among those 100,000 powerhouses.
Only 900 would succeed.
The elimination rate remained terrifyingly high.
Anyone who secured a final slot was guaranteed to become a super-elite, a top-tier genius coveted by countless organizations and forces.
Naturally—
None of this concerned Bai Yue.
He already held his spot.
What he cared about was time—time to continue strengthening himself.
Unfortunately, before that, he had to deal with the aftershocks of his fame.
From the very beginning of the preliminary rounds, Bai Yue's ranking in the Sixth World District had remained near the top. When he finally seized first place, his name erupted across the entire Ganwu Universe Country, and even spread throughout the Human Territory.
The Virtual Universe Corporation personally uploaded battle clips of him to their official website.
Especially the footage of his final battle.
After that video went live, the title "Heavenly Emperor" was completely nailed onto him.
For a time, he became the hottest figure of the entire Peak Genius Battle.
Among all participants, only "Death God" Bolan could rival his popularity.
The comment sections exploded.
Supporters from both sides argued endlessly, each convinced their idol was the strongest. Since the two had never fought directly, comparisons could only be made through footage.
The discussions burned hotter by the day.
Online attention was manageable—he could simply ignore it.
Reality was another matter.
This month, Bai Yue personally experienced the troubles of fame.
Major powers from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire came knocking nonstop. Even some super-organizations from the Ganwu Universe Country sent envoys, hoping he would join them and accept an official position.
"Refuse them all," Bai Yue said helplessly.
"Just say I'm in closed-door cultivation preparing for the finals."
He instructed Long Kui accordingly.
What he hadn't expected—
Was that even his cheap teacher decided to join the excitement.
Virtual Universe — Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay
After announcing his seclusion, Bai Yue truly had been cultivating in peace, planning not to leave until the finals began.
Yet today, Long Kui urgently summoned him.
"Master, an envoy team from Ganwu Universe Country has arrived."
Bai Yue was genuinely surprised.
This hadn't happened in the original timeline.
What he didn't know was that because of Ji Ning's success, the Gan Wu Country Lord had received enormous benefits, reigniting his enthusiasm for cultivating geniuses.
Coupled with Bai Yue's terrifying display of Space Law comprehension during the preliminary finals, the Country Lord had begun to believe—
That Bai Yue might truly contend for first place in the entire Universe.
And so, the envoy arrived.
Leading the group was a familiar figure—
Thirteen, the Gan Wu Country Lord's personal guard, an eight-meter-tall scaled giant.
Seeing him instantly put Bai Yue in an awkward position.
After welcoming the envoys into the hall, everyone took their seats.
Thirteen spoke first.
"Bai Yue. The Country Lord is extremely optimistic about your strength. He values you greatly and believes you possess the qualifications to compete for first place in this Universe's Peak Genius Battle."
Luo Feng and the others, who had also received the news, entered and quietly sat down.
"My purpose today is twofold," Thirteen continued.
"First, to personally see the peerless genius who has emerged from my Ganwu Universe Country. Second, to convey encouragement from the Country Lord himself."
He paused, his expression turning solemn.
"The Country Lord said—if you obtain first place in this genius battle, he will accept you as a registered disciple."
Bai Yue froze.
Completely stunned.
Was this cheap teacher addicted to taking disciples now?
If this wasn't clarified properly, wouldn't he be beaten to death later when they discovered Ji Ning and Bai Yue were the same person?
"Bai Yue," Thirteen added, seeing his silence, "you must understand what becoming the Country Lord's disciple represents. Within the Ganwu Universe Country, the Country Lord can fulfill almost any imagination you have."
Luo Feng and the others shot him frantic looks, silently urging him to agree.
Bai Yue could only smile bitterly.
Was it that he didn't want to agree?
No.
It was that agreeing… would eventually be fatal.
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