Virtual Universe Ganwu Continent, Molten Rock Island.
In the ancient jade residential area, within a villa garden spanning tens of thousands of square meters.
"Big Brother, you've just finished the meeting for the arena battle stage. How is the format for this year's Genius Battle arena stage?"
Ender sat on a rattan chair and asked his elder brother Eric, "Is the competition fierce? Is there any pressure?"
"Eleven, don't worry."
Nineteen sat opposite him, holding a string of fruits and smiling, "The competition difficulty in the Ganwu Universe Country for this Genius Battle is low. Out of 100,100 participants who passed the world preliminaries, only over 400 have comprehended a trace of Law, and dozens of them ranked first in their world preliminaries and won't compete for the remaining 900 qualification spots.
"The 900 qualification spots for the arena stage will be competed for by over 300 participants who have comprehended a trace of Law. It's not that fierce, much less competitive than your year, Eleven."
"Moreover, the format of this Genius Battle arena stage favors the strong; powerhouse have a very high chance of qualifying in the arena stage."
At this point, Nineteen confidently said, "Eleven, just watch how we pass the arena stage and enter the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster."
Ender warned, "Confidence is good, but don't underestimate the opponents who have reached the arena stage. Some of them might be hiding their strength."
"With my strength, I can definitely pass the arena stage and enter the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster." Nineteen said indifferently, "I don't want to participate in the Loser Reincarnation Battle; that format is too crazy!"
"Oh, a crazy format?" Ender asked with interest, "How crazy is it?"
"Eleven, in your year, there were only over 9,000 participants in the Loser Reincarnation Battle, but this year, any participant who enters the arena stage and gets eliminated must participate in the Loser Reincarnation Battle. That's over 90,000 people!"
Nineteen shivered and said, "Over 90,000 people, each person has to fight one battle with other participants, which means over 90,000 battles in the Reincarnation Battle stage. For five years, they have to fight over 50 battles every day!"
"Five years... over 50 battles every day." Upon hearing this, Ender frowned slightly, "Such a format is indeed very crazy; it's a huge test of mental will."
It really is crazy!
Five consecutive years, with over 50 fully focused battles every day, is an immense test of the participants' mental will. If a participant's mental will isn't strong enough, they might collapse during the Loser Reincarnation Battle.
It must be known.
In the previous Pinnacle Genius Battle that Ender participated in, each participant in the Loser Reincarnation Battle had to engage in ten fully focused battles per day for three years. This was already the limit of many participants' mental endurance.
However, in this Genius Battle organized by the Huge Axe Dojo, the number of fully focused battles each participant must undertake is more than five times that of the previous one, and the duration is two whole years longer. This tests the participants' mental will even more!
"As expected of the Huge Axe Dojo, where eccentric individuals gather, their actions are indeed overbearing and reckless, completely disregarding whether participants can withstand such high-intensity battles."
Ender secretly shook his head, "No wonder many powerhouses in the Huge Axe Dojo have character flaws; it turns out this is how they are selected and cultivated."
After muttering to himself, he asked again, "So what is the format of the arena stage?"
"The arena stage is much easier. 100,000 people first undergo five rounds of one-on-one arena battles, with half of the participants eliminated in each round."
Thirteen, standing by, replied, "After 3,125 participants remain, they are divided into groups of five for internal group Reincarnation Battles. The one with the most wins enters the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster, totaling 625 people."
Ender asked, "625 people, does that mean the remaining 275 spots are allocated to the participants with the best records in the Loser Reincarnation Battle?"
"Yes, the number of participants selected from the arena stage and the Loser Reincarnation Battle is the same as the previous year you participated in, Eleven, only the format has changed somewhat."
Thirteen said, "This format is more advantageous for the strong."
Ender nodded upon hearing this, "This format is very beneficial for you, Big Brother. With your strength, you only need to win nine matches in the arena stage to enter the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster."
This format is indeed more advantageous for the strong participants, especially the final five-person group Reincarnation Battle, which directly selects the strongest from the five, preventing participants from reaching the final round purely by luck.
"It is indeed very beneficial." Big Brother Eric smiled, "With this format, our entry into the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster is a certainty."
"Once you pass the arena stage and enter the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster, you will have five years during the Loser Reincarnation Battle to Cultivate secret techniques and comprehend Laws."
Ender smiled, "Perhaps in these five years, you might make significant progress and even break into the top 1,000 of the Universe's overall ranking."
"Haha, I think so too." Eric laughed, his eyes filled with confident brilliance.
"Big Brother, he..."
Ender watched his Big Brother, always feeling that his Big Brother was very confident about entering the top 1,000 of the Universe's overall ranking.
"Comprehending a trace of lower Law to enter the Huge Axe Dojo's Core Region, hope is slim..." Ender thought his previous feeling was an illusion.
... ...
Ten days later.
Pinnacle Genius Battle, Ganwu Universe preliminary arena stage opening day.
Virtual Universe, Ganwu Continent.
On Island No. 25218, the Battle Ground was already packed with people.
"Eleven, is only Thirteen's match today?" Father Derrick asked.
"Yes, only Thirteen has a match today, in group 8817." Ender, sitting beside him, nodded and said, "Big Brother's match is on the third day, and Nineteen's is on the fourth day."
In the first round of the arena stage, 100 Battle Grounds simultaneously held matches, with each Battle Ground hosting 100 matches per day, lasting for five days.
"Then I'll go back after watching Thirteen's match." Mother Wendy said, "I've arranged to go shopping with my sisters."
"Okay." Ender smiled and nodded.
With thousands of years of peaceful life, his mother now had little interest in combat.
She hadn't left Kuka Planet for a long time, only making some close friends in the Virtual Universe. These were good friends she made in virtual games after hiding her identity, not people with ulterior motives seeking her status.
Father Derrick said, "Eleven, I'll stay and watch with you."
"Father, no need." Ender smiled and shook his head, "Regarding the participants of this Pinnacle Genius Battle, I only care about Big Brother and the others."
"True." Derrick heard this, thought of his son's identity, and nodded slightly, "We'll go back after watching Thirteen's match."
Amidst the cheers of countless spectators in the Battle Ground, a clear and pleasant female voice rang out, "Ladies and gentlemen, the 8800th group of the arena battle is about to begin. Let me introduce the two participating contestants, from..."
After the commentator's introduction, two participants entered the Battle Ground from both sides of the passage, immediately drawing cheers from the audience.
"Lu Ta!"
"Huo!"
Spectators who came to support participants from the same Starfield cheered continuously after their supported participant entered the arena.
Once the two participants stepped onto the arena, and the commentator announced the start of the match, the two Warriors instantly charged at each other.
... ...
Ender, sitting in the audience, felt bored watching the two rapidly fighting on the arena.
This was because the two were too weak; they hadn't even comprehended Law, and one of them was only at Domain Seventh Order.
In contrast to Ender, his father Derrick, who was already Universe Level, watched the match intently, trying to gain experience from the battle.
Because he reached Universe Level through resource accumulation, Derrick's strength was very ordinary. Even with numerous treasures, he could only be considered upper-middle among Universe Level individuals. Although he had a heart to become a powerhouse and wished to become a Domain Master, or even a World Master, by his own efforts.
However, his mediocre talent caused him to remain at Universe Level Ninth Stage for over a hundred years, still without comprehending Domain.
The match on the arena ended quickly. The victor joyfully waved and applauded, enjoying the cheers of countless spectators, and only left the arena after a good while.
Match after match began and ended.
About an hour later, it was finally Thirteen's turn, with group 8817.
"Gerry!"
"Gerry Royce!"
When the clear and pleasant female voice introduced Thirteen, cheers erupted repeatedly from the audience. A small portion of these spectators were from the Molten Rock Star Field.
The reason for so many cheers was that when the clear and pleasant female voice introduced him, she mentioned...
"Gerry Royce, his elder brother is Ender Royce, who represented our Ganwu Universe Country in the previous Pinnacle Genius Battle and achieved the excellent result of second place in the Universe's overall ranking!"
Boom!
"He's Ender Royce's younger brother!"
"I didn't expect Ender Royce's younger brother to participate in this Pinnacle Genius Battle."
"Ender Royce, he is a legendary existence who won second place in the entire Universe for our Ganwu Universe Country."
When the clear and pleasant female voice made this introduction, the entire Battle Ground erupted, with countless spectators discussing and cheering.
The introduction of both contestants was complete.
When the participant named 'Harry' entered the arena, although he heard some shouts and cheers from spectators from the same Starfield, his face turned green when he heard more spectators saying that his opponent was actually the younger brother of the legendary figure Ender Royce!
"Damn it, how can I be so unlucky! My opponent is actually Ender Royce's younger brother, doesn't that mean my opponent is at least four thousand years old?"
Harry only felt that he was too unlucky; the first opponent he encountered in the arena battle was a very old contestant.
Although being old doesn't necessarily mean being strong, his opponent was the younger brother of a legendary figure. With such a powerful elder brother, his strength couldn't be too bad.
At the passage opposite the arena.
Thirteen walked step by step towards the arena, the exclamations he heard were already accustomed to him.
As the younger brother of a legendary figure, he often heard such voices, with people constantly mentioning his Eleven's legendary experiences to him.
Like winning second place in the Genius Battle at only a hundred years old, or bringing glory to the Ganwu Universe Country, he had heard too much of it.
Just as he was about to reach the arena, Thirteen stopped and looked around, searching in the Battle Ground's audience seats.
When he saw Ender sitting with his parents, his gaze became incredibly firm, "Eleven, just watch! I will stand among the strongest Geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Country and prove to the world that as your younger brother, I am not a mediocre person!"
Mediocre!
This was the evaluation Thirteen received secretly from some students and even mentors when he entered the Stellar Training Camp.
Because his elder brother, Ender, was very dazzling during his time in the Stellar Training Camp.
Immediately upon entering the Stellar Training Camp, Ender was already a Planetary-Level Domain Genius, and even at Domain Second Order!
Subsequently, he entered the Molten Rock Secret Realm in less than five years, and after less than a hundred years of Cultivating, he became famous during the Pinnacle Genius Battle, ranking second among the strongest Geniuses in the Universe.
As a younger brother, having such a dazzling elder brother, Thirteen felt immense pressure.
More importantly, he carried the name of the Family's second existing Genius, entering a Stellar Training Camp where 'Genius' was everywhere, which put even greater pressure on him.
And this pressure became even greater after entering the Molten Rock Secret Realm, because by then, Ender was already praised by countless Immortal powerhouses, hailed as a Prodigy-level Genius appearing once every tens of millions of epochs!
Thirteen stepped forward, walking step by step towards the arena, "Standing among the strongest Geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Country, starting from winning this match!"
Soon, Thirteen and his opponent Harry entered the arena.
"Gerry Royce versus Harry, the match is about to begin!"
"Ten!"
"Nine!"
... ...
"One!"
Boom!
Enveloped by a Flame Domain, Thirteen, holding a greatsword shining with crimson light, charged at his opponent with boundless killing intent.
... ...
In the audience.
Ender leaned back in his seat, watching Thirteen charge at his opponent, and thought to himself, "Thirteen will win this match. His opponent is only at Domain Eighth Stage..."
As he expected, Thirteen overwhelmingly defeated his opponent. The latter only barely resisted a few times before being defeated by an unstoppable downward slash.
Amidst the cheers of countless spectators, Thirteen stood on the arena and turned to look at Ender's position.
Ender smiled, nodded slightly, and silently mouthed, "A very clean win, Thirteen."
... ...
After Thirteen achieved a good start, winning the first round of the arena battle.
Big Brother and Nineteen also easily won their first-round arena battles in the following days.
Later on.
In the second, third, and even fourth rounds of the arena battle, all three achieved continuous victories. They only needed to win the fifth round and the five-person arena Reincarnation Battle to enter the Ganwu Universe Country's 1,000-person roster.
It was at this moment that Nineteen faltered!
... ...
Arena Battle Fifth Round.
"Too careless! Although the opponent is a participant who has comprehended a trace of Earth Origin Law, Nineteen's strength is definitely above his."
Ender sat in the spectator stands with a hint of worry in his brows, watching Nineteen, who was suppressed by an earthen-yellow Domain and thick, continuous saber light on the arena.
"As a Warrior who has comprehended a trace of Light Law and is extremely skilled in speed, Nineteen didn't end the battle quickly, leading to him being suppressed now that the arena has shrunk."
"Earth Origin Law is inherently profound; its Domain suppressive power is arguably the strongest, and it can better utilize the advantage of Domain suppression in a small space."
"This match, Nineteen has lost!"
Ender sat in the audience, sighing inwardly, "I hope he can learn from this lesson and rise again in the cruel and crazy Loser Reincarnation Battle..."