#137 - Their respective battlefields
Within the world arena, a bloody battle was raging.
Outside, the situation was also turbulent, attracting worldwide attention.
Within the Ganwu Universe, not only were the citizens paying attention to this preliminary selection, but various organizations also placed great importance on it, seeing it as a good opportunity to search for and recruit geniuses.
At the very moment Yang Wu's ranking changed, many divine kingdoms and countless organizations immediately took notice of Yang Wu, quickly recording his name.
"World Zone 88, where did this formidable person come from?"
"Hiss, the preliminary selection has just begun, and he's already obtained more than 1000 points?"
"Yang Wu? Never heard of this name."
"Quick, investigate his background!"
The preliminary competition had only just started, yet Yang Wu had already seized the top spot with over 1000 points.
This astonishing performance immediately attracted the attention of many forces within the Ganwu Universe.
However, no matter how they investigated, they could find very little information, as if he had emerged from some remote starfield.
Although Yang Wu's ranking had changed, more citizens were focused on the geniuses in their own regions, rather than on organizations.
World Zone 88.
In each world zone, the height that participants could fly above the ground was limited to about nine kilometers, with an invisible barrier above that.
Above the barrier, ships were slowly flying. Inside one of these ships, in a private room,
Jia Yi, Li Dawei, Wang Yu, Liu He, Yang Hui, and Yang Wu's old friends from Earth were aboard a ship, overlooking the battle in this world zone.
Through the external virtual display, they could see the bloody battles taking place in the vast mountain range below.
By zooming in, they could even clearly see the appearance of each participant below.
"How magnificent," Yang Hui couldn't help but exclaim in shock as he saw the scenes below.
"8.2 billion people, all concentrated in one world zone fighting like crazy. We only have a little over a billion people in China. This is truly unbelievable!"
Li Dawei was also shocked, seeing this kind of battle scene for the first time.
"I never thought that I, Li Dawei, would have the chance to witness this grand event, which only occurs once every five thousand years in the entire universe."
"We Earth are lucky because we have them four," Jia Yi said silently.
An indigenous planet, without the protection of strong individuals, generally faces a miserable fate.
If discovered by adventurers, the best-case scenario is colonization, and the worst-case scenario is enslavement, generation after generation.
Jia Yi was not one of those fools who would happily immigrate for the sake of a planet. Yang Wu and the four strong individuals were the most precious assets of Earth.
Even if one controls a planet, what if it cannot be defended? It will eventually belong to others.
At the same time, in other world zones, the families of Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor were also watching the battles from their ships.
Outside World Zone 1.
Inside a private room on one of the ships, Luo Feng's family was gathered together, watching Luo Feng's battle situation.
"Mom, Dad's ranking is already over 2000," Xiao Hai said, biting his lip, holding a screen in his hand.
On the screen, in addition to Luo Feng's ranking list, there were three other lists,
specifically locking onto the rankings of Thor, Hong, and Yang Wu in World Zones 54, 72, and 88, respectively.
"The rankings of the eldest uncle and second uncle are also rising, but not as fast as Dad's," Xiao Hai said excitedly. "They are only around 100,000."
"Ah! Look, look! Third Uncle's ranking instantly jumped to number 1!" Suddenly, Xiao Hai exclaimed.
"What?"
Everyone turned their attention over. "Heavens, let me see."
On the screen in Luo Hai's hand, in contrast to the strings of numbers for the other three, Yang Wu's ranking was a solitary 1.
World Zone 1.
The wind howled, and a bloody aura permeated the air.
On the cracked streets, Luo Feng, carrying a battle blade and shield, walked silently. Behind him, there were dry bloodstains and corpses everywhere.
After entering this city, Luo Feng only stayed put for a day before overturning his previous plan, abandoning his established development strategy, and directly launching a massacre in the eastern district.
He killed hundreds of people in one battle.
He killed anyone he encountered, chased anyone who ran, and in a short period of time, the name of the madman spread throughout the city.
The madman was simply a crazy person with incredibly powerful strength, who would hunt down any participant he discovered.
And no one who died at his hands could fight him evenly.
World Zone 54.
"Kill!" A strong young man wielding dual blades shouted coldly, then charged forward like lightning.
In front of him was a bald young man wearing white battle armor. The bald young man smiled slightly, with faint lightning surrounding his body.
Just as the dual-blade youth was about to rush in front of the bald youth, the bald youth's body suddenly moved, and at the same time, the battle blade in his hand also moved.
Rumble.
The bald youth's figure was completely enveloped in lightning, and the original force battle blade in his hand was entwined with streaks of lightning. The blade's edge struck towards the dual-blade youth's head at a strange angle.
"Puff!"
The battle blade strangely passed through the dual blades, and a head instantly flew up.
"Haha, satisfying."
Thor wielded his battle strength and laughed heartily, raising his wrist to check his points.
His ranking had now entered the top 10,000. He wondered how Hong and the others were doing.
World Zone 72.
This was a towering skyscraper, covering a vast area. Within this skyscraper, more than 8.2 billion people were engaged in battles.
In the dim and dark corridors, bloodstains were everywhere, and corpses were scattered. A black-haired man holding a spear walked quietly.
"Only ranked 8000+."
Hong looked down at the screen on his wrist. "Second, third, and fourth brothers definitely won't honestly follow the plan. I need to kill more people here!"
Hong shook his head. Although he didn't usually talk much, he saw things very clearly.
The way of the warrior lies in a single word: 'compete'.
Compete for resources, compete for opportunities, compete for chances, compete for treasures—
The development plan that Yang Wu had previously set was to give them a chance to advance.
Oh, no—
In reality, it was only to give him and Thor a chance to advance. With the strength of Yang Wu and Luo Feng, they only needed to display it.
However, cultivation is ultimately a personal matter.
Yang Wu could help them with resources, but they couldn't completely rely on Yang Wu. If a warrior loses the heart of courage and determination, they can only become mediocre.
The path still needs to be walked by oneself,
and when it's time to compete, there can be no hesitation.
