After the fifth round of the arena matches concluded in the Ganwu Universe Country preliminary of the Pinnacle Genius Battle.
On Molten Rock Island, Ganwu Continent, in the Ancient Jade residential area.
Inside the villa garden, within a pavilion woven from vines.
Nineteen sat on a wicker chair, head bowed, his elbows resting on the armrests, his hands covering most of his face, making his expression unreadable.
On the second-floor corridor of the villa.
Ender and his eldest brother, Eric, stood by the window, watching Nineteen sitting with his head bowed in the garden pavilion.
Thirteen leaned against the opposite wall of the corridor, head down, remaining silent.
Eric sighed lightly, "Nineteen has been sitting in the garden ever since he lost the fifth round of the arena battle, it's been almost a day."
"Because of his own carelessness, a duel with a high chance of victory was lost," Ender said softly, "This failure might not be a bad thing. It's good for him to calm down for a while."
"Eleven, you still need to go talk to him," Eric said, "Although Nineteen lost in the arena matches, he still has a chance to enter the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people, as long as..."
"The loser's Reincarnation Battle of this Genius Battle lasts for five years, with more than 50 full-concentration duels required every day. It requires a very strong mental will to win."
Ender shook his head gently, "With Nineteen's current mental state, it will be difficult for him to win the loser's Reincarnation Battle."
Hearing this, Eric was silent for a moment before sighing, "Then let him calm down first."
As the two were talking, Thirteen silently walked away.
Ender turned his head, glanced at Thirteen's silently departing back, and then continued to look at Nineteen in the garden pavilion through the window glass.
Soon.
Thirteen's figure reappeared in Ender's line of sight; he had entered the garden and was walking towards Nineteen in the pavilion.
Seeing this, Eric was somewhat surprised, "Is Thirteen..."
Ender did not speak, watching Thirteen slowly advance along the garden path, walking towards Nineteen who was sitting with his head bowed in the garden pavilion.
Thirteen silently followed the path and arrived at the pavilion on one side of the garden, standing in front of Nineteen, who was sitting with his head bowed.
The sunlight shone on Thirteen, and the shadow of his tall body enveloped Nineteen, who was sitting with his head down, hands covering his face, his expression unreadable.
Suddenly enveloped by a shadow, Nineteen slowly raised his head, looking at the person blocking the sunlight.
...
On the second-floor corridor of the villa.
"Thirteen has gone mad?!" Eric's face showed astonishment, and he quickly said, "At a time like this... No, I have to go down!"
"Big Brother!"
Ender grabbed Eric's hand, and in the latter's bewildered gaze, he shook his head slightly and said, "Leave it to Thirteen."
"But..." Eric hesitated.
"Trust Thirteen, he knows what he's doing," Ender nodded.
"Ah..." Eric sighed lightly, "Alright."
...
In the garden pavilion.
Nineteen touched his face, looking at Thirteen with some disbelief, "Why did you hit me?"
"So what if you lost in the arena match? You weren't directly eliminated!" Thirteen said coldly, "There are still 275 spots in the loser's Reincarnation Battle to enter the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people. Is there any need to be so dejected?"
"Of course I know!" Nineteen gritted his teeth.
"Since you know," Thirteen sneered, "Then why are you putting on this act?"
"I'm thinking!" Nineteen said angrily.
"Thinking what?" Thirteen still sneered, "Thinking about how to apologize to Brother Eleven?"
"I..." Nineteen was slightly stunned, then argued, "I was deducing whether I still had a chance to turn the tables in that situation!"
"Then why didn't you think about how to turn the tables at that time?" Thirteen said coldly, "I watched the video of your duel. With your speed, you could have completely gone for an injury-for-injury trade. As long as you seized the opportunity to strike first, your chances of winning were extremely high, but you didn't do that."
Nineteen was at a loss for words, "I..."
He didn't know how to refute. He had also deduced a fighting style of trading injuries for injuries, and it indeed had a very high chance of winning.
"Since you're fine, then don't put on such a disgusting act," Thirteen first mocked, then said coldly, "You're needlessly making Big Brother and Brother Eleven worry."
"I know, thank you for the reminder," Nineteen said very reluctantly.
"Good that you know," Thirteen turned around and said in a deep voice, "If you want to fight back, then go to the Pinnacle Genius Battle finals."
With that, he walked towards the villa, leaving a final remark as he departed, "The prerequisite is that you can pass the loser's Reincarnation Battle and enter the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people."
Watching Thirteen's departing back, Nineteen touched his slapped face and muttered, "I'm definitely going to the Pinnacle Genius Battle finals."
Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, "I also hope to meet you in the arena phase of the finals. At that time..."
...
On the second-floor corridor of the villa.
Ender stood by the window, watching Thirteen emerge from the pavilion, and then seeing Nineteen no longer bowing his head, he smiled and said, "Big Brother, look, isn't that resolved?"
Eric also looked out the window and shook his head, "I didn't expect Thirteen to actually solve it."
"This is probably..." Ender murmured with emotion, "The person who understands you best is often your opponent."
"Thirteen and Nineteen... are not opponents," Eric frowned slightly, "They are Family."
"They are Family, that's right," Ender nodded slightly, then changed the subject, "But having Family members with such contradictions and competition is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Moreover, the Lorgar Tribe Bloodline has had a considerable impact on our Family's first three generations. The root of their conflict lies in incompatible personalities, with different directions of stubbornness."
After listening, Eric sighed lightly, "The influence of the Lorgar Tribe Bloodline is too deep. Even though the Family didn't intermarry with the Lorgar Tribe, there are still many people with stubborn personalities today."
"It will get better in the future. Through long-term dilution and optimization of the Bloodline genes, the influence of the Lorgar Tribe Bloodline on the Family will become smaller and smaller," Ender comforted.
"The influence of the Bloodline can only be erased over a long period of time," Eric nodded gently.
"Although long-term dilution and optimization of the Bloodline genes can free most clansmen from the influence of the Lorgar Tribe Bloodline, the Lorgar Tribe's Bloodline genes cannot be completely eliminated."
Ender thought to himself, "The Family will inevitably give birth to individuals with Bloodline atavism from time to time in the future. The Lorgar Tribe's stubbornness is very difficult to eliminate..."
In his opinion, the Lorgar Tribe's stubborn personality stemmed from a genetic defect, just like the Flame God Race created by Sitting Mountain Guest, whose personality and Heart defects originated from their genes and were almost impossible to eradicate!
...
One day later. On the villa rooftop.
As Ender walked up the stairs, he saw Nineteen, who was sitting on a chair on the rooftop, stand up and call out, "Brother Eleven."
"Mm." Ender smiled and nodded. After walking over and sitting opposite Nineteen, he asked, "Nineteen, are you ready to participate in the loser's Reincarnation Battle?"
Nineteen nodded, "I'm ready."
"You should be very clear about the rules of the loser's Reincarnation Battle," Ender said softly, "It lasts for five years in total, with more than 50 duels every day."
"Brother Eleven, don't worry," Nineteen said with his usual expression, "I won't be careless in the loser's Reincarnation Battle again. I will definitely enter the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people."
"The five-year long loser's Reincarnation Battle is a great test of mental will," Ender warned, "Nineteen, if you can't hold on, just give up..."
"Brother Eleven," Nineteen smiled, the scar on his face looking ferocious, "I've spent a hundred years on Black Prison Star. A mere five years of loser's Reincarnation Battle is nothing to me."
"Of course, if I could, I wouldn't want to fight over 90,000 duels within five years."
"But I lost in the arena phase, so I must secure a top 275 spot in the loser's Reincarnation Battle, otherwise I won't be able to participate in the Pinnacle Genius Battle finals."
"It's good that I lost once due to carelessness in the arena phase. With this lesson, I won't make the same mistake again in the future."
At this point, Nineteen laughed, "Moreover, the over 90,000 duels in the five-year loser's Reincarnation Battle can also temper me, and perhaps even allow me to achieve a Breakthrough in Law."
"Ha..." Ender laughed after hearing this, looking at the ferocious scar on his younger brother Nineteen's face, he said, "After you return from the loser's Reincarnation Battle, go get the scar on your face repaired."
"This scar..."
Nineteen touched the ferocious scar on his face, seemingly recalling his life-and-death experiences on Black Prison Star, which made him reluctant to remove the scar on his face.
"On a stage like the Pinnacle Genius Battle finals, you can't just appear in front of all the humans in the Universe with a scar, can you?"
Ender raised his hand and interrupted, "I know all about your experiences on Black Prison Star. Haven't you already had your revenge? You personally slew the enemy who left that scar on your face."
Nineteen recalled the miserable state of that enemy after he was slain, and nodded slightly, "Yes, that grudge has ended, and it's time to let it go."
"That's right," Ender smiled and nodded, then teased, "If you don't remove the scar, you might lose a potential partner because of it."
Nineteen was slightly stunned, "It shouldn't... be that serious, right?"
Ender leaned back in his chair, smiling, "Who knows about such things?"
Nineteen seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "Speaking of which, Brother Eleven, why don't you find a lover?"
"I know why Thirteen doesn't look for a lover; his personality changed drastically after Possessing the Flame Star Beast. Although he can suppress it somewhat, his true nature has become tyrannical and bloodthirsty."
Nineteen was confused, "Brother Eleven, your personality doesn't have this problem, why don't you consider finding a lover?"
Ender was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Nineteen to ask this question.
"Why..."
And when he heard this question, he also began to seriously consider why he didn't seek a lover.
Is it because of his body size?
No, it's not!
Ender asked himself, "The reason I don't seek a lover is probably because I don't know why I lost most of my memories, and why that Heaven-Defying Legacy secret technique—the "Nine Revolutions Yuan Heavy Body Refining Method"—appeared deep within my mind!"
"Furthermore, there are strange memories that pop up from time to time, and my personality..."
He remembered that in the original work, there were only two paths to becoming a Universe Master: one was to fully comprehend the Space Law and Time Law, and the other was to comprehend the Beast God Heart through the Eight Beast God Path, fully comprehending a Fusion Law.
But strangely, he also remembered a third path: by fully comprehending one High Law and then fusing another High Law, when the two reached a certain level of Fusion, one would also become a Universe Master.
"The Lorgar Tribe Bloodline makes my Heart stubborn. The problem is that I've lost most of my memories, but the 'Swallowed Star' that I firmly remember hasn't affected my personality."
Ender firmly remembered the original work of "Swallowed Star," having fully read Luo Feng's growth path, and his personality and experiences remained fresh in his memory.
Logically speaking, having lost his memories, he should have been influenced by the original work, and his personality should have been very similar to Luo Feng's, but in reality, his personality was very different from Luo Feng's.
"Legacy secret technique!"
"Legacy Crystal!"
"Universe Ocean!"
Ender thought to himself, "Legacy Crystals like 'Molten Crystal,' which are equivalent to Arcana treasure, only appear in the Universe Ocean, which is connected to the so-called 'Ancient Civilization.'"
"To understand all of this, I must become a powerful expert capable of entering the three Dangerous Lands of the Universe Ocean before I can uncover the truth behind all of this."
"Therefore, until I stand at the Pinnacle of the Original Universe and uncover the truth, I will not stop..."
Thinking of this, Ender looked at Nineteen opposite him and said softly, "I don't have thoughts in that regard. My goal is to become a super expert; love is too far away from me."
"Super expert? How strong?" Nineteen asked curiously, "An expert like a Universe Venerable?"
"No." Ender shook his head slightly, "Even stronger."
"Even stronger... surpassing a Universe Venerable?" Nineteen seemed to be deep in thought, then he made a fist with one hand and pounded it into the palm of his other hand, "From now on, I will also make your goal, Brother Eleven, my goal and strive forward."
"Ha..." Hearing Nineteen's somewhat naive words, Ender laughed, "Your goal is excellent. You still need to work much harder."
"I will." Nineteen nodded heavily.
"Nineteen, my goal is to be a Universe Master standing at the pinnacle of the Universe."
Ender sighed to himself, no longer discussing this issue with Nineteen, and instead started chatting about other things.
Seeing that other topics were brought up, Nineteen's attention was also drawn, and he focused on answering.
Just like that, the two conversed back and forth until the sky in the Virtual Universe darkened...
...
More than ten days later.
Eric and Thirteen had both passed the arena match phase, each taking first place in their five-person group Reincarnation Battle, thus entering the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people.
The loser's Reincarnation Battle of the arena match phase of this Pinnacle Genius Battle's Ganwu Universe Country preliminary round began. Over 90,000 participants would undergo a total of over 90,000 duels within five years, averaging 54 to 55 matches per day.
After the loser's Reincarnation Battle began.
Ender no longer paid attention to Nineteen's daily duels. Like the rest of the Family, to allow him to focus on the loser's Reincarnation Battle, they temporarily cut off contact with him, lest he be distracted and lose.
In his opinion, with Nineteen's strength, as long as his mental will didn't collapse, passing the loser's Reincarnation Battle and entering the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people would be easy. So, he focused his energy on Cultivating the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body.
And when he received Nineteen's email, the loser's Reincarnation Battle had already ended, and Nineteen had indeed entered the Ganwu Universe Country's list of 1,000 people.
Only the content of the email surprised him...
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