Slaughter Space

"Beibei, enter the Slaughter Space."

Yue Ming only felt his vision blur. The surroundings shifted, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself in an immense hall, vast enough to rival an entire city.

The Slaughter Space was an extremely interesting place within the Virtual Universe. If one wished to fight, whether it was the Slaughter Space or the Decisive Battle Space, either could satisfy that need.

As for the difference between them, the Slaughter Space was more expensive, but it allowed one to set their own opponent. One could have any kind of opponent they wanted, equivalent to hiring a teacher to guide them.

For example, one could set an opponent with the same cultivation level and comprehension of laws as themselves, but with abundant combat experience and exceptional mastery over domains and laws.

Then, through fighting that opponent, couldn't one continuously learn from their strengths, improve combat experience, and enhance their use of domains and laws?

However, while the Slaughter Space was good, its cost was genuinely high. Yue Ming was currently at the Stellar Fourth Order, and entering the Slaughter Space for combat cost 4,000 Gan Wu Coins per day.

As for the Decisive Battle Space, although one could not set their own opponent, they could duel another real martial artist within the Virtual Universe, which could likewise improve combat experience.

The key was that the Decisive Battle Space cost less than one-tenth as much as the Slaughter Space. After all, the Slaughter Space cost several thousand Gan Wu Coins a day, something ordinary Stellar Level martial artists truly could not afford.

"Enter the Slaughter Space."

"Set opponent: Stellar Level Fourth Order cultivation, comprehension of the Water and Space Origin Laws..."

The opponent Yue Ming set had exactly the same cultivation level and comprehension of laws as him. Immediately afterward, he appeared in a desert, where a man in black emerged before him.

"Kill!"

The two sides clashed instantly, but after merely three sword strikes, Yue Ming was killed. The gap between them was enormous, especially in their use of domains and laws. They were simply not on the same level.

"Again!"

Yue Ming instantly revived, his figure reappearing in the desert as he fiercely battled the man in black. After a brief exchange, he was once again killed in three sword strikes, utterly unable to resist.

"You win. Again!"

Yue Ming did not lose heart. As he fought again and again and was killed again and again, his combat experience and his use of domains and laws improved at a tremendous pace.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. Yue Ming had been killed tens of thousands of times by the man in black. From being killed in three strikes at the start, he could now finally remain undefeated beneath the man's sword.

"The Water Sky One Line secret technique can now be used with ease, greatly increasing my attack power. The Sevenfold Space Secret Technique has reached the second level, and I can currently create ten phantoms. Even the Primordial Saint Body has broken through, raising my force multiplier to twenty-five times..."

The Slaughter Space was indeed costly, but its effects were unexpectedly good. Although Yue Ming's comprehension of laws had not improved, his use of them was now as different from before as heaven and earth.

If the current Yue Ming fought himself from half a month ago, he could likewise kill his former self in three sword strikes. This showed just how much he had improved in that short half month.

"Let's stop here for now!"

Although remaining in the Slaughter Space would allow him to continue improving his combat experience and use of domains and laws until he eventually killed the man in black, Yue Ming did not intend to do so.

It was not that he could not bear to spend the money. With fifty billion Gan Wu Coins, the Slaughter Space's costs were nothing to him. The main reason was that he planned to enter seclusion to comprehend the godhead.

"Beibei, I'm entering seclusion. If anyone contacts me, reply for me and tell them I'm in seclusion."

"Understood, Master."

Yue Ming vanished from where he stood and entered the Time-Space Disruptor's Small World. This time, he planned to comprehend the Water Godhead and raise his comprehension of the Water Origin Laws to 15% in one go.

As time passed, with the aid of the godhead and the Enlightenment Mat, Yue Ming's comprehension of the Water Origin Laws rapidly improved. In less than half a year, his progress reached 11%.

"Looks like I need to replace the godhead."

As his comprehension of the Water Origin Laws reached 11%, Yue Ming discovered that the godhead's effects were growing weaker and weaker, until they eventually became almost nonexistent.

This happened because the laws of every world were different. Even if they were both water laws, only a portion of their laws might be identical.

For example, the Water Godhead Yue Ming was currently comprehending shared only around 40% of its laws with those of the Swallowed Star world. The remaining 60% of the laws were completely different.

"Sell the godhead!"

"Congratulations, you have obtained 24 billion points."

When Yue Ming had bought the Water Godhead, he had spent 30 billion points. Yet selling it back to the Chat Group Mall only earned him 24 billion points, a full loss of 6 billion points.

After selling the Water Godhead, Yue Ming used the search function to look for a new Water Godhead. He then spent 29 billion points to purchase another godhead.

"This new Water Godhead shares only around 37% of its laws with the Water Origin Laws of the Swallowed Star world. But of that 37%, 32% overlaps with the previous godhead. In other words, only 5% of its laws are useful to me..."

Holding the new Water Godhead, Yue Ming began comprehending it. When he raised his comprehension of the Water Origin Laws to nearly 13%, he discovered that the godhead had once again lost its effect.

Left with no choice, he could only replace the godhead again. Every replacement meant losing several billion points. After more than a year in seclusion, he had replaced the godhead a total of six times.

He had finally raised his comprehension progress of the Water Origin Laws to 15%, reaching the minimum standard for cultivating the first level of the Water-Void Fusion Law.

Additionally, while comprehending the Water Origin Laws, Yue Ming also improved his cultivation level. His cultivation had now broken through to Stellar Level Sixth Order.

Level: Stellar Level Sixth Order (Second Order)

Realm: Water Origin Laws 15%, Space Origin Laws 5%

Genes: 100 times

Force Multiplier: 25 times

Secret Techniques: Water Sky One Line, Sevenfold Space, first volume of Primordial Saint Body

"After leaving seclusion, I'll rest for a while, then head to the Slaughter Space to fight and familiarize myself with my greatly improved comprehension of laws. In terms of applying laws, I won't ask to kill my opponent. Being able to remain undefeated will be enough to meet the minimum requirement."

There were still more than four years before the Peak Genius Battle began, enough time for him to raise his comprehension of the Space Origin Laws to 15% and cultivate the first level of the Water-Void Fusion Law.

However, while improving his comprehension of laws, actual combat experience was equally important. Otherwise, if he encountered an opponent at the same level during the genius battle and was instantly killed, wouldn't he become a laughingstock?

Yue Ming had never forced himself to fight above his level. That was not what he pursued. But ensuring that his actual combat ability matched his realm was the bare minimum he demanded of himself.