"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Our Black Dragon Mountain Empire has finally produced a peerless genius! Jiang Yan has almost secured a place within the top thousand!"
Inside the imperial observation vessel, thousands of high-ranking officials and ruling elites erupted in celebration.
The Black Dragon Mountain Emperor sat upon his dragon throne, laughter booming as he looked down at the crowd.
"Haha! Jiang Yan is the pride of my entire Heilongshan Empire. Tell me—how should I reward him?"
A bald elder stepped forward respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Yan has secured qualification in the first stage of the Genius War. His contribution is immeasurable and must be rewarded generously."
He paused briefly before continuing,
"According to our investigation, Jiang Yan originates from the Milky Way Galaxy under the Silver Blue Empire. Why not bestow the galaxy upon him and appoint him as Galactic Lord?"
The proposal immediately sparked agreement.
"Indeed! Those born on indigenous planets value their homeland deeply. Granting him the Milky Way will bind his loyalty to the empire forever."
The Emperor's eyes lit up.
"Haha—excellent!"
He waved decisively.
"Once the pre-selection ends, announce it publicly. Jiang Yan shall be rewarded the Milky Way Galaxy and elevated to Galactic Lord!"
To a medium-tier universe empire like Heilongshan, a single galaxy under a subordinate state was insignificant.
But to Jiang Yan—
It was recognition.
Eight Days Later
World Area 21 · Rain Blue City
At the top floor of a residential tower in Dongcheng District—
Jiang Yan lay quietly on his bed.
Every large-scale sweep exhausted his spiritual power heavily. After each extermination, he rested overnight to recover.
He glanced at the projection on his wrist.
Participant: Jiang Yan (Heilongshan Empire)
Points: 3,554,869,876
Rank: 1
World Area: 21
Over 3.5 billion points.
"Enough."
Jiang Yan smiled faintly.
"In these eight days, five cities cleared."
His position at the top was unshakable.
From this point on—
No one could threaten first place in World Area 21.
"The rest of the time," he murmured,
"will be used for law comprehension."
The first-ranked contestant in a world area automatically qualified for the top 1001 of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom—bypassing all arena and reincarnation battles.
After the preliminaries ended, there would still be three to four years before the second stage of the Genius War.
That time—
Was priceless.
His gaze sharpened.
"Can I push all eight lower laws—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, light, wind—and both upper laws—time and space—past the threshold?"
For others, that ambition bordered on madness.
For Jiang Yan—
With his golden finger—
It was entirely possible.
Others feared wasting cultivation time.
He feared nothing.
"If ambition isn't limitless," he smiled,
"what's the point of talent?"
Status Panel
Name: Jiang Yan
Warrior Realm: Stellar Rank 9 (88/100)
Spirit Master: Stellar Rank 9 (89/100)
Laws:
Golden Sky: 19/100 (Small Completion)Space: 19/100 (Great Completion)Thunder: 75/100 (Great Completion)Gold: 69/100 (Great Completion)Light: 15/100 (Great Completion)
Domains:
Thunder Prison Demon Realm (Third Layer: 27/100)
Secret Techniques:
CopyingClone BreedingDemon Killing Domain (Seventh Layer: 56/100)
Techniques:
Demon Hidden God-Slaying Codex (Domain Lord Chapter: 95/100)Four Elephant Spear Codex (Domain Lord Chapter: 83/100)Thunder Prison Suppression Codex (Domain Lord Chapter: 85/100)
"The five elemental laws correspond to space," Jiang Yan muttered.
"I've only completed metal so far."
"Thunder, light, and wind correspond to time."
"I already have thunder and light."
"Next—wind."
He left ten percent of his consciousness in the virtual universe.
The rest returned to reality.
Earth · Galactic Group Headquarters
Inside his cultivation chamber—
Jiang Yan retrieved a fifth-rank force weapon from his storage ring.
Wind Thunder Blade.
The blade was engraved with dense law runes—wind and thunder interwoven.
For ordinary stellar cultivators, merely approaching it would be oppressive.
For Jiang Yan—
It was nourishment.
He steadied his breathing.
Focused.
Moments later—
Law Comprehension Acquired: Wind (1/100)
A faint smile curved his lips.
"Let's see how long it takes to push this to threshold."
He closed his eyes again.
Meanwhile · World Area 21
Fear ruled.
Across all 121 cities, contestants hid in dread.
Jiang Yan's name—
Demon King—
Echoed everywhere.
Second place held barely one million points.
Not even a shadow of his.
Everyone feared the same thing—
That black thunder would descend upon their city next.
Elsewhere · Parallel Battlefields
World Area 1
Golden blade-light flashed.
Two contestants fell instantly.
Luo Feng stood calmly, eyes blazing.
Participant: Luo Feng (Heilongshan Empire)
Points: 986,532
Rank: 983
"Top thousand."
He smiled faintly.
"Now… the real climb begins."
World Area 72
Inside the colossal Planet Building, billions fought within its corridors.
Hong withdrew his spear.
Participant: Hong (Heilongshan Empire)
Points: 935,648
Rank: 998
"One more step."
His figure vanished.
Moments later—
Another elite fell.
World Area 88
A blade cleaved through flesh.
Thor laughed heartily.
Participant: Thor (Heilongshan Empire)
Points: 954,653
Rank: 1000
But his smile faded quickly.
"Savage Rong Jun…"
"I'll avoid him for now."
He vanished.
Moments later—
A barefoot giant appeared, knife in hand.
"Tch. Missed him again."
End of Chapter 118
The Demon King rests.
The galaxy awaits its lord.
And the laws themselves begin to bend.
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