Your Highness Auron? A disciple of the great Ghost Country Lord?" The fox-woman Milisa's heart stirred, and she quickly opened the virtual network to search for more information.
As the domain lord of the Ghost Secret Realm, Milisa's permissions in the virtual universe were even higher than those of ordinary world lords. Moreover, the universe genius battles were held publicly to encourage the fighting spirit of geniuses from the entire human race. Even the videos of the final rounds were not kept secret but were released for all human geniuses to watch, motivating them to strive for greatness.
It didn't take long for Milisa to find information about Auron.
"The number one genius in the genius battle countless years ago? Joined the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm?"
That was all the information Milisa could uncover. After that, Auron joined the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm, and his security level skyrocketed, making it impossible for even ordinary undying gods to access his information.
Upon discovering Auron's background, Milisa looked at the group of excited geniuses before her, and an idea began to form in her mind.
She smiled and said, "That 'Your Highness Auron' you mentioned was once a stellar-level genius like you, a long time ago."
"Like us?" The geniuses immediately perked up with interest.
Milisa continued, "When His Highness Auron was at the stellar level, he participated in the 'Universe Genius Battle' held by the Virtual Universe Company, and with a record of being number one in the entire universe, he joined the Virtual Universe Company's most powerful Primal Secret Realm! Later, he was taken in as a disciple by the great Ghost Country Lord and became a powerful being who roams the universe!"
"The number one genius in the entire universe!" The many geniuses gasped in shock.
They had all participated in the selection of the Ghost Universe Country and knew how difficult each level was and how hard it was to defeat other geniuses. This was only for the stellar-level geniuses born once every thousand years in the Ghost Universe Country!
The number one stellar-level genius in the entire universe for five thousand years—how terrifying was that?
"The next Universe Genius Battle will be held in three hundred years, and it will also be organized by the Virtual Universe Company!" Milisa looked at these immature stellar-level geniuses with a sly smile: "In these three hundred years, you will receive the full cultivation from my Ghost Secret Realm. If you cultivate hard, you too have the opportunity to become famous in the genius battle! Even if you are not as monstrous as His Highness Auron, you still have the chance to be seen by those powerful undying gods in the universe and be accepted as their disciples!"
"In this way, you also have the hope of stepping into the realm of immortality, just like His Highness Auron, and becoming an eternal existence!"
Immortality, eternity, gods!
The eyes of the stellar-level geniuses gleamed with excitement.
Of course, they didn't know that even those geniuses who ranked in the top one thousand in the entire universe and joined the Virtual Universe Company rarely ever became undying gods.
…
Meanwhile, Auron had no idea that his appearance had caused such a stir among the stellar-level geniuses. At this moment, he had already arrived at the fifth floor of the Aurora Tower, which was the highest level!
Apart from the first floor, the other four floors of the Aurora Tower were guarded by intelligent butlers generated by the virtual universe.
Auron walked toward the intelligent butler on the fifth floor and calmly ordered, "Display all the spaceships on this floor!"
"Shua!"
As soon as Auron issued his command, a long, semi-transparent list appeared before him, displaying all kinds of spaceships.
Most of these spaceships were E9-class, with only a few F-class spaceships. After all, E-class spaceships could be manufactured using alloys, and a very good one would only cost a few thousand mixed yuan units. However, F-class spaceships were crafted using rare natural metals, and the value of the materials alone could surpass the entire wealth of the Black Dragon Mountain Universe Country. In addition, there were intricate secret engravings and special configurations of power.
The price of an F-class spaceship could be considered astronomical, and ordinary undyings weren't qualified to own one. Those who owned F-class spaceships in the universe were at least Marquis-level undyings!
Before his fall, Auron's spaceship had been a top-tier F-class one, which he had exchanged from the company's internal treasure vault for nearly ten million points. If he had bought it from the outside world, it would have cost him tens of millions of mixed yuan units.
Unfortunately, after his fall, that spaceship had fallen into the hands of foreign races.
"Let's go with this one!" After comparing the options, Auron quickly chose an F-class spaceship.
The F9-class spaceship 'Void Shadow,' forged from the rare F9-class natural metal 'Obsidian Mother,' was indestructible—even for Marquis-level experts!
"It's a bit worse than the spaceship I originally used, but it will do!" Auron muttered.
After selecting the spaceship, he also chose a high-end detection instrument worth tens of millions of mixed yuan units. Such instruments were usually only available to king-level experts.
"Alas! The Nine-Leaf Green Lotus, which I cultivated to the Marquis level, was also destroyed in that battle!"
Auron sighed helplessly. Reviving once had cost him an enormous amount of vitality, and now he had to start from scratch.
"Should I cultivate another plant life?" Auron pondered briefly but then dismissed the thought. Cultivating plant life was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it would take tens of thousands of years to reach a usable strength. It was far better to get undying-level armor.
While the functions of the armor weren't as versatile as plant life, it would be sufficient for his needs.
After selecting the spaceship, the detector, the Golden Emperor Armor, and a long sword crafted from G-level metal named 'Blood Shadow,' Auron left the Aurora Tower.
The total value of the items he selected exceeded 20 million mixed yuan units, which was comparable to the wealth of some high-level marquis. However, this amount was nothing to a venerable like the Ghost Country Lord.
These minor items, which the venerables hardly paid attention to, were insignificant in Auron's eyes as well, even though he had once been the wealthiest individual.
…
In the temple of the Ghost Secret Realm, Auron slowly opened his eyes. "All the equipment is ready. It's time to say goodbye to my teacher!"
He planned to visit his descendants first and then head directly to the outer battlefield. The unopened blind box in his mind had been gnawing at him, and he couldn't wait to open it and see what was inside.
"Just kill 100 undying army lords! It's nothing. I can handle it!" Auron thought confidently.
…
Walking into the Ghost Country Lord's temple, Auron knelt respectfully. "Teacher!"
The Ghost Country Lord gazed at the kneeling figure and sighed. "Are you preparing to leave the Ghost Secret Realm?"
"Yes, teacher!" Auron responded without hesitation. "I plan to return to my hometown first, and then head to the outer battlefield to fight and hone my skills!"
The Ghost Country Lord nodded. "I know that after your fall, the treasures you once held were lost—"
"Swoosh!"
A dark black long sword flew out from the Ghost Lord's palm. As it did, the sword grew larger and larger, finally becoming a sword peak tens of thousands of meters high, which was thrust into the ground in front of Auron.