"Master, while you were in seclusion, your friend Madman sent you three emails. Beibei replied to them all, saying you were at a critical point in your seclusion. Two others, listed as Killer and Thor, also requested to add you as friends. Would you like to accept?"
"Accept."
Madman was naturally Luo Feng, the online nickname Luo Feng had chosen for himself. Killer was probably Hong—before the Great Nirvana Period, Hong had worked as an assassin. Thor, meanwhile, had not changed his name and still used the title Thor.
"Send each of them an email. Tell them I've come out of seclusion and have them contact me once they're online."
"Beibei understands."
After reading the three emails, Yue Ming found that Luo Feng had mentioned the Golden Horn Beast appearing on Earth. However, they had already dealt with it. He just did not know whether Luo Feng had, like in the original story, taken over the Golden Horn Beast's body.
Yue Ming was not surprised that they had managed to deal with the Golden Horn Beast. Not only had Hong and Thor both broken through to the Stellar Level, but Luo Feng had also bought quite a few slaves on Qiu Long Star. Suppressing a juvenile Golden Horn Beast should have been easy enough.
As for the other two emails, one explained Hong and Thor's identities and asked Yue Ming to accept their friend requests. The other asked him to reply after emerging from seclusion so they could arrange a time to meet in the Virtual Universe.
"Beibei, log into the Virtual Universe."
Yue Ming logged into the Virtual Universe and directly chose to enter the Slaughter Space. Since his cultivation had broken through to the sixth rank of the Stellar Level, the cost of using the Slaughter Space had risen accordingly, becoming 6,000 Gan Wu Coins per day.
This time, the battlefield was no longer a desert, but a barren planet. When setting his opponent, Yue Ming made sure that, besides having the same cultivation level and law comprehension as himself, the opponent also practiced the same secret technique.
"Kill!"
The two sides instantly clashed, but Yue Ming fell into a disadvantage in the blink of an eye. Under the black-clad man's fierce assault, Yue Ming could only struggle to hold on. After lasting a little over ten seconds, his head was finally severed by the black-clad man's sword.
More than ten days passed in a flash. After being killed thousands of times by the black-clad man, Yue Ming's combat experience rose rapidly. His Water Sky One Line secret technique, in particular, advanced by leaps and bounds. Now, he could remain undefeated beneath the black-clad man's sword.
There was a reason Yue Ming improved so quickly. Others cultivated secret techniques to assist their comprehension of the Origin Laws, with breakthroughs in secret techniques driving their law comprehension forward.
Yue Ming, however, was the exact opposite. His progress in law comprehension far surpassed his mastery of secret techniques. With such a lofty foundation, the speed at which his secret techniques improved was naturally astonishing.
"My force amplification has reached thirty times."
After setting his opponent to practice the Primordial Saint Body as well, Yue Ming learned from the opponent's method of exerting force. In just over ten days, his force amplification reached thirty times. Among Stellar Level warriors, that was already quite impressive.
"Master, your friend Madman has sent you an email..."
"Luo Feng is online?"
Yue Ming checked his friend list and discovered that not only was Luo Feng online, but Hong and Thor were online as well. He immediately exited the Slaughter Space and used the teleportation function to teleport directly to the coordinates Luo Feng had sent him.
Within the Virtual Universe, many things impossible in reality could be done. Here, one could not only chat with friends remotely, but also spend money on teleportation, allowing both parties to meet within the Virtual Universe.
"Brother Ming, you're working way too hard. Every time you enter seclusion, it's for at least a year. I thought I was already hardworking enough, but compared to you, I've realized I'm still far too lax. I need to work even harder."
"I told you long ago, Yue Ming is a cultivation fanatic. Back when we were on Earth, he was practically in seclusion all year round. He only rested for a few days each year..."
"Yue Ming, how about we spar in the Decisive Battle Space? You can't just stay in seclusion alone all the time. Combat is also a form of cultivation. I feel like I've improved tremendously over these past two years. It won't be so easy for you to suppress me again."
Thor looked eager to try. Back on Earth, he had wanted to spar with Yue Ming, only to be directly suppressed by Yue Ming's domain. He had never forgotten that, and had always wanted an opportunity to wipe away that humiliation.
"So confident?"
"Hahaha, I mainly have Luo Feng to thank. He brought back quite a few consciousness-sensing helmets, giving us the chance to enter the Virtual Universe. There are many great places here, such as the Slaughter Space and Decisive Battle Space. I've progressed rapidly in the Virtual Universe, and my domain has already broken through to the fifth level..."
"If you want to spar with me, I won't deny you the chance. But you must at least cross the threshold of the Origin Laws. Otherwise, you won't even be able to take a single sword strike from me!"
"Damn! You've comprehended the Origin Laws?"
The three of them immediately widened their eyes, staring at Yue Ming in disbelief. They were no longer ignorant novices and naturally knew how difficult it was to comprehend the Origin Laws. Anyone who could comprehend the Origin Laws at the Stellar Level was a top genius even across the entire universe.
They had never really understood Yue Ming's strength. Aside from when Yue Ming had released his domain to suppress Thor on Earth, they had never seen him make a move. They had not expected that Yue Ming had already comprehended the Origin Laws.
"How are you improving so quickly?"
"Other than seclusion, I spend my time in the Slaughter Space. How could I not improve quickly?"
"Then you really are a wealthy big shot. The Slaughter Space is indeed a great place, and you can set your own opponents. It's just too expensive. Going once in a while is fine, but we don't have enough money to spend every day in the Slaughter Space."
"If you don't have money, you can ask me. I can lend you some."
"Brother Ming, I won't need it."
Luo Feng gently shook his head. He had already broken through to the Stellar Level and collected the first account his teacher Hu Yanbo had left for him. There were ten billion Gan Wu Coins in it.
"Since Luo Feng doesn't need any, I'll transfer ten billion Gan Wu Coins to each of you two. If you become prosperous later, you'll have to repay me double."
That was what Yue Ming said, but he did not take it to heart at all. Two hundred billion Gan Wu Coins were insignificant to him. He only said it that way so the two would not make excuses to refuse.
There were only a little over four years left until the Peak Genius Battle. He still had more than twenty-nine billion Gan Wu Coins remaining. Even if he spent every day in the Slaughter Space, he could not possibly use it all up. Once he entered the Virtual Universe Company, what would this little money amount to?
"Thank you."
Hong did not say much. He was not good with words and simply remembered this favor in his heart.
"Have you heard of the 'Peak Genius Battle'?"
Yue Ming suddenly changed the subject and brought up the Peak Genius Battle. The Peak Genius Battle was not some secret within the universe; plenty of information about it could be found through searches in the Virtual Universe.
It was simply held once every five thousand years, and the interval was too long. Many people had forgotten about it. Ordinary people had short lifespans, and even Planetary level beings only lived for about a thousand years. Thus, most people with low cultivation levels had never heard of the Peak Genius Battle.
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