Chapter 667: The Contest of the Strongest

After improving his cultivation level, Ye Feng secretly approached Nian Cangsheng to inquire about those strange energy strands similar to hair strands present in his body. However, Nian Cangsheng only had a superficial understanding of such innate rewards and knew nothing about the details. His advice was for Ye Feng to seek out Immortal when the time came.

At the same time, Nian Cangsheng bid farewell to Ye Feng. He had come to the primary main plane merely to leave some instructions before ascending. Now that he had met Ye Feng and done what needed to be done, there was little point in staying in this realm any longer.

The other guests, on the other hand, stayed behind. They were not only guests of the Genius Contest but also of the Contest of the Strongest.

The Contest of the Strongest would begin ten days after the end of the Genius Contest, at the same location. Thus, Ye Feng and the others didn’t even need to move; they could simply wait there for the contest to start.

Unlike the Genius Contest, the Contest of the Strongest did not require registration, as Star Universe-level strongmen were different from Star Sea-level ones and were extremely rare across the entire galaxy. Of course, there were restrictions—only those with Star Universe-level cultivation could participate, whether they were at the early stage or at the peak of that level. Anyone willing could join the competition.

Those who wished to compete only needed to participate in the drawing on the morning of the competition’s start. Those who did not draw were considered non-competitors.

Over the course of nine days, Ye Feng entered the training hall of the Absolute Martial Ark and began his challenges under a time acceleration of one million times.

By now, he had truly reached Star Universe-level cultivation. Both his soul, physical strength, and internal energy had reached the standards of the peak of that level. Coupled with the blessings from the main plane, which further strengthened his domain, Ye Feng’s strength was now dozens of times greater than when he used his physical puppet. This was without even considering the power of the six miniature universes within his body.

Even when using his physical puppet, Ye Feng’s strength was already comparable to that of True Void-level strongmen. Now, he dared to fight even Great Void-level strongmen. With the energy from the miniature universes, he could even eliminate strongmen at the Great Void level.

Thus, it was almost effortless for Ye Feng to participate in this competition of the strong, as no other Star Universe-level warrior, no matter how extraordinary their strength, could defeat a True Void-level warrior. A True Void-level warrior with a miniature universe could easily crush an ordinary Star Universe-level warrior with just one finger.

In the combat arena of the Absolute Martial Ark, Ye Feng had almost no opponent. Star Universe-level warriors were far too weak for him. So, he raised the difficulty to the Pseudo Void level, but it still posed no challenge. When the difficulty was increased further to the True Void level, there were fewer instant kills, but it still wasn’t satisfying enough. Therefore, Ye Feng raised the difficulty even more, reaching the Great Void level.

In the early stage of the Great Void level, he could finish them in half a cup of tea; in the middle stage, in one cup of tea; in the late stage, in one hour; at the peak of the Great Void level, in three days. In the early stage of the Giant Void level, Ye Feng suffered a crushing defeat.

Only after this defeat did Ye Feng realize he had been too hasty. The universes within him were merely miniature universes, and even though he had six of them, their energy intensity was nowhere near that of the universes within a Giant Void-level warrior. This made him lower the difficulty back to the peak of the Great Void level.

Since only a peak Great Void-level warrior was closest to his own strength, he began training to quickly defeat such warriors. He reduced the time from three days at first to two days, then to one day, and finally to three hours.

Ye Feng’s strength continued to grow steadily.

Ten days in the outside world, under the one-million-fold time acceleration of the Absolute Martial Ark, equaled over 27,000 Earth years. During this time, Ye Feng grew even stronger.

Ten days passed quickly, and on the first day of the competition, Ye Feng finally stepped out of the Absolute Martial Ark.

When Ye Feng appeared at the drawing site, many spectators were surprised. They naturally knew he was the champion of the Genius Competition, but in their view, having been blessed for less than ten days, his cultivation at the Star Universe level should not be very stable. Competing at such a time was certainly not a wise move.

Such things had been done before, but that person ended up suffering a crushing defeat, getting eliminated in the first round—a complete embarrassment.

Of course, there were also some supporters of Ye Feng, such as Long Tian and others who had watched his performance in the Genius Competition.

Ye Feng randomly drew a number from the organizers and glanced down—number 15183.

Just after everyone had received their numbers, the organizers finally announced the rules of the game.
“We prepared one hundred thousand numbers, but obviously there aren’t that many participants this time, so the randomly selected numbers don’t follow any pattern. That’s why we’ve decided to change the rules slightly this year. The preliminary round won’t be a one-on-one duel; instead, there will be different rules…” The chief referee was still the same guy who hosted the talent competition, but Ye Feng’s strength now was enough to defeat him instantly.
All the participants and onlookers patiently listened as the chief referee explained the rules of this competition.
“The rules are simple. We’ll send all participants into a spatial virtual treasure that can simulate various environments. All participants must enter with their own number tags and then try to steal others’ number tags. Those who gather ten number tags will be directly transported out and advance to the next round.” After saying this, the chief referee paused. “Also… the competition lasts for one month. If anyone still hasn’t gathered ten number tags after a month, they will be eliminated. There’s also a special rule: if you encounter a strong opponent and admit defeat immediately, you’ll be transported out, but your number tag will remain behind. Remember, dying inside that virtual realm means true elimination.”
Hearing these rules, Ye Feng frowned slightly. By these rules, at most one in ten people would pass the first test—possibly even fewer, as those with nine number tags would still be eliminated. These rules were undoubtedly cruel.
“Now, I announce that there are a total of eighteen thousand twenty-one participants this time!” declared the chief referee. “Everyone, don’t resist later. Let Senior Huangfu send you into that virtual treasure. Of course, everything that happens inside will be broadcast in full…”