Four People Gather

"Master, during your closed-door cultivation, your friend Madman sent you three emails. Beibei has replied to them all, stating that you are in a critical stage of your cultivation. Additionally, two people, Killer and Thor, have applied to add you as a friend. Do you wish to accept?"

"Accept."

Madman is naturally Luo Feng, his online alias. Killer should be Hong, who worked as a killer before the Great Nirvana Period. Thor, thankfully, hasn't changed his name and still uses the title Thor.

"Send each of them an email, telling them I have come out of seclusion and to contact me once they are online."

"Understood, Master."

Yue Ming read the three emails. Luo Feng mentioned in his email the appearance of a Golden Horn Beast on Earth, but they had already resolved the issue. Yue Ming wondered if Luo Feng had possessed the Golden Horn Beast like in the original story.

Yue Ming wasn't surprised they could handle the Golden Horn Beast. Not only had Hong and Thor both broken through to Stellar Level, but Luo Feng had also bought many slaves on Qiu Long Star. Subduing a young Golden Horn Beast would be effortless.

As for the other two emails, one explained Hong and Thor's identities and asked Yue Ming to accept their friend requests. The other requested Yue Ming to reply after his seclusion and arrange a meeting 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 Yue Ming's cultivation had broken through to Sixth Order Stellar Level, his expenses in the Slaughter Space had also increased to 6000 Gan Wu Coins per day.

This time, the battleground was not a desert but a desolate planet. When setting up his opponent, Yue Ming ensured their cultivation and law comprehension were the same as his, and that they also practiced the same secret techniques.

"Kill!"

The two instantly engaged in a fierce battle. However, Yue Ming was quickly at a disadvantage. Under the opponent's fierce assault, Yue Ming could only struggle to hold on. After a dozen seconds, he was decapitated by the opponent's sword.

Ten-odd days passed in the blink of an eye. After being killed thousands of times by the black-clothed man, Yue Ming's combat experience rapidly improved, especially his Water-Sky Horizon secret technique. He could now hold his own against the black-clothed man.

Yue Ming's rapid improvement was not without reason. Others cultivated secret techniques to aid their comprehension of Origin Laws, with breakthroughs in secret techniques driving advancements in law comprehension.

Yue Ming, however, was the opposite. His comprehension of laws far surpassed his level of secret technique cultivation. With such a high vantage point, his secret techniques naturally improved at a rapid pace.

"My force amplification has reached 30 times."

By setting his opponent to have also cultivated the Primordial Saint Body and learning from their force amplification methods, Yue Ming's force amplification level reached 30 times in just over ten days. This level of force amplification was already considered quite good among Stellar Level Warriors.

"Master, your friend Madman has sent you an email..."

"Luo Feng is online?"

Yue Ming checked his friend list and found that not only Luo Feng, but Hong and Thor were also online. He immediately exited the Slaughter Space and used the teleportation function to travel to the coordinates Luo Feng had sent him.

In the Virtual Universe, many things impossible in reality could be achieved. Here, one could not only chat remotely with friends but also spend money to teleport and meet up in the Virtual Universe.

"Brother Ming, you're too diligent! You always go into seclusion for at least a year. I thought I was already working hard, but compared to you, I realize I'm still too lax. I need to work even harder."

"I've said it before, Yue Ming is a cultivation fanatic. Back on Earth, he was almost always in seclusion, only taking a few days off each year..."

"Yue Ming, why don't we spar in the Duel Space? You can't just stay in seclusion all the time. Combat is also a form of training. I feel like I've improved a lot in these past two years. It won't be that easy for you to suppress me again."

Thor seemed eager. Back on Earth, when he wanted to spar with Yue Ming, he was directly suppressed by Yue Ming's domain. He hadn't forgotten that and had been looking for an opportunity to 'avenge his shame'.

"So confident?"

"Hahaha, it's mainly thanks to Luo Feng. He brought back quite a few consciousness-sensing helmets, giving us the chance to enter the Virtual Universe. There are many great places in the Virtual Universe, like the Slaughter Space and the Duel Space. I've improved 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 need to at least grasp the threshold of Origin Laws. Otherwise, you won't even be able to withstand a single sword strike from me!"

"What! You've comprehended Origin Laws?"

The three widened their eyes, looking at Yue Ming in disbelief. They were no longer the same people they used to be and naturally knew how difficult it was to comprehend Origin Laws. Those who could comprehend Origin Laws at the Stellar Level were considered top-tier geniuses even across the entire universe.

In truth, they had never fully understood Yue Ming's strength. Apart from when Yue Ming released his domain to suppress Thor on Earth, they had never seen him make a move. They never expected Yue Ming to have already comprehended Origin Laws.

"How did you improve so quickly?"

"Besides closed-door cultivation, I've been spending time in the Slaughter Space. How could I not improve quickly?"

"You really are a rich man. The Slaughter Space is indeed a good place where you can set up your own opponents, but the cost is too high. It's fine to go once in a while, but spending all day there... we don't have that much money."

"If you don't have money, you can tell me. I can lend you some."

"Brother Ming, I don't need it."

Luo Feng gently shook his head. He had already broken through to Stellar Level and received the first account left by his teacher, Hu Yanbo, which contained ten billion Gan Wu Coins.

"Since Luo Feng doesn't need it, I'll transfer one hundred billion Gan Wu Coins to each of you two. If you become successful in the future, you must return it to me doubled."

Yue Ming said this, but he didn't really care. A mere two hundred billion Gan Wu Coins was nothing to him. He only said it that way to avoid them making excuses to refuse.

With just over four years left until the Peak Genius Battle, he had more than twenty-nine billion Gan Wu Coins remaining. Even spending all day in the Slaughter Space wouldn't deplete it. Once he joined the Virtual Universe Company, this amount of money would be insignificant.

"Thank you."

Hong didn't say much. He was a man of few words and simply kept 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 a secret in the universe, and a lot of information about it could be found in the Virtual Universe.

However, because it was held only once every five thousand years, the time intervals were too long, and many people had forgotten about it. After all, ordinary people had short lifespans. Even Planetary Level cultivators only lived for about a thousand years, so most people with lower cultivation levels had never heard of the Peak Genius Battle.