At this mont, they were utterly paralyzed with fear. It was no wonder—how could a genius at the sa level, a Great Grandmaster (Rank 10), shatter a Tier 8 weapon? Did this an Lance already possessed the terrifying combat power of the Galactic Realm?
The shock was so profound that they didn't even process what Lance had just said.
"Since you aren't going to make a move, then don't mind if I do!"
Lance watched the group staring at him with slack-jawed expressions and felt a wave of speechlessness. Without further hesitation, he thrust a single palm toward the void.
Vrummmmmm!
In an instant, a terrifying Great Handprint of light materialized in the sky, large enough to blot out the sun. The sheer radiance of the palm illuminated the entire firmant.
Finally, the geniuses snapped out of their stupor. However, as they looked up at the sky, their eyes widened once more, and they fell back into a daze.
A monstrous handprint covering a radius of tens of millions of kiloters—was this an attack a Great Grandmaster could actually unleash?
With such a terrifying range, was there even a point in running? No. It was impossible to escape.
Rumble!
Then, amidst a world-shaking explosion, the Great Handprint slamd into the ground. In that heartbeat, endless destructive energy vaporized the remaining nine geniuses instantly.
They, along with their weapons, vanished completely from the face of the earth.
Watching from a distance, Lance began to calculate his standing.
Those ten were the strongest Great Grandmasters in the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm. Yet, even so, they didn't have the slightest bit of room to resist .
That ans my current combat strength at this level has far surpassed the standard of the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm. It seems if I want to find geniuses on my level, I’ll have to go to The Supre God-Realm.
After all, a single Supre God-Realm contains at least hundreds of millions of second-tier God-Realms like the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm. In other words, geniuses like these probably wouldn't even make the rankings in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction!
Lance rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
However, even with that calculation—even if these geniuses couldn't crack the leaderboards in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction—Lance still had a nagging feeling. He felt that even among the sa-level powerhouses in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction, he still wouldn't have an equal.
After all, I only used one percent of my power—my Stellar Class (Rank 0) strength—to insta-kill those people.
No matter how terrifying the geniuses of the Supre God-Realm of Destruction are, they’d likely struggle to match when I’m using Divine Holy Light. Even if soone could defeat while I'm using Divine Holy Light, once I tap into Destruction Power, no one will be my match!
But perhaps I shouldn't be so overconfident. While Divine Holy Light is a 13th-tier talent, the civilization level of the Supre God-Realm of Destruction is at least Tier 16. Geniuses with 13th-tier talents are likely as common as the stars there.
Even if my Divine Holy Light talent is equivalent to a normal person's 14th or 15th-tier talent, a Supre God-Realm should still have geniuses of that caliber!
Lance quickly realized that a Supre God-Realm was incomparable to a second-tier God-Realm. The gap between them was as vast as the distance between the clouds and the mud.
Of course, he knew that no amount of guessing here would be as effective as personally checking the rankings in the Supre God-Realm!
[Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully beco the Rank 1 powerhouse on the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm Great Grandmaster Leaderboard!]
[Since this is your first ti obtaining the Rank 1 position, and because you achieved this rank without any clandestine trading, you may freely choose one of the following three rewards!]
Just then, the notification from the Virtual Universe echoed directly in Lance's mind. His eyes brightened at the prompt.
Finally, it was ti for the rewards. A Universal God-Realm this large had to offer sothing good, right? Otherwise, why would so many people work themselves to death trying to reach the top? Was it just for the fa?
Lance's eyes flickered as he read the options.
Reward 1: 100 World Lord Credits.
(Note: The Virtual Universe utilizes four currencies: Virtual Coins, Domain Lord Credits, World Lord Credits, God-Realm Credits, and Supre Universal Credits. The purchasing power of one Virtual Coin is equivalent to one Tier 7 Low-Grade weapon of passing quality. Domain Lord Credits are equivalent to one 11th-tier Domain Lord Class Low-Grade weapon, and so on. One God-Realm Credit is worth one 13th-tier (Gold Tier - Low) weapon, while one Supre Universal Credit is worth one 14th-tier Low-Grade weapon!)
Reward 2: Any one 12th-tier Low-Grade weapon, pill, formation, or 12th-tier Low-Grade cultivation technique of Perfect Quality! (Value: 1,000 World Lord Credits!)
Reward 3: Any single non-Epic dicinal herb, smithing material, or formation material below 12th-tier Peak Quality! (Value: 100 to 10,000 World Lord Credits!)
Note: Rewards can only be used by the recipient or given as a gift; they cannot be sold!
All three rewards were incredibly generous—so much so that even Lance was slightly moved.
He had expected sothing decent, but he hadn't expected them to just hand out a Perfect Quality 12th-tier weapon of his choice! This was borderline ridiculous.
No wonder several of the geniuses he had just killed were using high-level weapons that had been down-ranked. Even the Shark-kin he killed first had an 11th-tier Perfect Grade weapon, even if it had been suppressed to Tier 8 Low-Grade.
These are all good. A 12th-tier Low-Grade Perfect weapon would definitely be the best choice for under normal circumstances.
But for now, my Umbra Demonic Spear is more than enough. Even though it isn't 'Perfect' quality and its level is technically a sub-rank lower, once I use Reconstruction on it, its quality will undoubtedly reach the Legendary Grade.
I don't need a weapon for the ti being. Besides, since I already promised Sovereign Glacia that I’d find her a dicinal herb or pill to repair her soul, I won't go back on my word.
With that thought, Lance made his decision.
"By the way, if I enter the Planetary Class powerhouse leaderboard now and take Rank 1, can I get another reward?"
The thought suddenly occurred to Lance. Based on his current strength, there was a ninety percent chance he could take the top spot on the Planetary Class leaderboard. If it ca down to it, he could just use his Destruction Power!
He directed his question to the Virtual Universe system.
"Yes. As long as your realm does not exceed Planetary Class (Rank 10), you are eligible to participate in the Planetary Class rankings!"
"You can enter the Stellar or even the Galactic rankings as long as your strength is sufficient! However, should you beco the reigning champion of the Planetary Class leaderboards, you will be barred from competing further within the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm. You will be forced to move your battles to the leaderboards of The Supre God-Realm of Destruction!”
The Virtual Universe answered Lance imdiately.
Claiming the top spot in two different rank categories simultaneously was proof that Lance’s power had already breached the limits of the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm. Keeping him here would be nothing more than reward-farming. Even if he earned those rewards through his own rit, his presence would ensure that other geniuses never saw the light of day.
For Lance, there was little to gain here beyond a few trinkets. After all, the purpose of the Virtual Universe was to forge the strong. If he spent his ti idling in this backwater, he might remain the strongest there, but his growth would inevitably stall.
This restriction wasn't triggered solely because of Lance. Any genius who secured the number one spot in two separate rank categories was forcibly promoted to the higher-tier leaderboards. By this logic, the "geniuses" within the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm weren't actually the best of the best.
The true monsters had already been sent to vie for glory in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction.
“Two is better than one, I guess. I was planning on going there anyway. Besides, it’s not like I’ll be back for a third ti anyti soon.”
Lance didn't care in the slightest about the warning. He had already been considering testing his ttle in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction. Staying here offered him nothing in terms of growth.
“Understood. Opening the Planetary Class leaderboards now.”
Vrrrrm!
Lance dissolved into a stream of data and vanished from the arena floor.
He materialized before another celestial staircase that pierced the heavens. The top one hundred million nas were etched into its surface, but one look told Lance this was no longer the Grandmaster leaderboard.
Rumble!
The ground split wide, and a colossal star slowly drifted out from the abyss. Lance noted that the star was already beginning to collapse. Black spots peppered the sun’s surface; soon, it would collapse entirely into a black hole, and its mass and density would skyrocket to unimaginable levels.
“This is the testing site for the Planetary Class: the Dark Sun. Due to its ongoing gravitational collapse, its mass far exceeds that of a typical star. Diater: ten million kiloters. Mass Rating: Planetary Class. (Creating a crater just one kiloter in diater requires the power of a Rank 1 Planetary Class combatant. For reference, a standard planet only has a Gold Tier mass rating.) Please comnce your attack. The Virtual Universe will assign your rank based on the level of destruction you achieve.”
As the system’s voice faded, Lance’s eyes flickered with interest.
“A Planetary Class powerhouse can only manage a one-kiloter crater? To actually shatter this thing would require power far beyond the Galactic Realm—likely exceeding the tenth heaven. A standard test for the Dark-Heaven Universal God-Realm shouldn't be this brutal.”
Lance frowned, puzzled.
“Because your prowess far exceeds the standards of this realm, the assessnt has been elevated to the criteria of the Supre God-Realm of Destruction’s Planetary Class leaderboards. In all the countless eons since its creation, only ten individuals have ever succeeded in destroying this sun.”
The Virtual Universe answered his unspoken question, leaving Lance enlightened. However, he couldn't hide his shock. Soone actually destroyed this thing while two major realms below the required power? What the hell?
Those monsters truly defied the heavens. And to think there were ten of them.
He could only bridge such a gap because he was essentially a walking cheat code. A normal person with a single Tier 13 or 14 talent was already considered invincible. But Lance was different. He possessed multiple talents and techniques at Tier 13, 14, and beyond. They didn't just exist; they synergized, amplifying one another.
Combined, his talent level was at least Tier 16.
A talent level didn't just represent a cap; it ant that, under normal circumstances, reaching that level of power was a certainty. Tier 16 corresponded to the Supre Realm—the domain of the absolute strongest who ruled the universe. With no one above them, they were known as the Supre Divinities.
Only beings of that caliber could achieve such massive leaps in combat power. And the Supre God-Realm of Destruction had produced ten of them. Provided they survived, those ten were destined to beco Immortal Class—or even legendary figures among the Immortals.
“If there have been fewer than ten in all of history, then theoretically, no one currently in the Supre God-Realm of Destruction at my level should be a match for , right?”
Lance spoke with blunt confidence. If only ten had appeared over countless eons, the chances of another one existing right now were practically zero.
“Based on your demonstrated combat power, that is correct,” the Virtual Universe confird.
“Fine. I’ll just have to fight up a major realm then. Otherwise, it’s just bullying.”
Lance sighed in resignation. If there were no worthy opponents in his own bracket, there was no point in wasting ti on small fry. He wound up and threw a devastating punch toward the void.
Vrrrrm!
In a private personal space, the air shimred as a youth from The Desolates materialized, looking utterly dazed.
“I lost... I actually lost. And it was pathetic. I didn't even have the courage to fight back.”
This was Quinn, the forr number one who Lance had just deleted alongside nine other geniuses.
“Holy sht! Quinn, did you win or lose? What happened to the stream? It just cut out!”
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