Battle

In the Gan Wu Secret Realm, Lord Gan Wu was demonstrating the complete Space Law for the Ji Ning Clone.

As the yellow earthen spheres moved, heaven and earth seemed to vanish. Only the motion of the 108 spheres remained, fully stirring the Space Origin Law of the universe, with space itself entirely under their control.

The Ji Ning Clone was completely immersed, countless insights surfacing in his mind, though later he found it increasingly difficult to comprehend.

He did not know how long passed...

"Boom!"

The trajectories of these earthen spheres ultimately formed the image of an utterly bizarre, monstrous beast. It was flawless, like the Universe Origin itself, every single scale like an embodiment of beauty, leaving him unable to find a single imperfection.

At that same moment, within the Chaos City of the Initial Universe, in a side hall of the City Lord's Mansion, a bald man in a fiery red battle robe was checking the mail he had received.

When he saw a message sent by Lord Gan Wu, he opened it first. After reading the entire contents, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"This Gan Wu, let me see what kind of genius he has recommended." He was also aware of Lord Gan Wu's circumstances.

He summoned a King-ranked subordinate under his command, informed him of the assessment matter, and handed the task over to him.

The next day, the Ji Ning Clone received a notification from the Virtual Universe Company, instructing him to enter the virtual universe for a highest-level assessment. If he passed this level of assessment, he would become a Core Member of the Primeval Secret Realm within the Virtual Universe Company.

After logging into the virtual universe, he was teleported to a special plane. Above, below, left, and right were all vast white mist, as if within primordial chaos.

Ahead in the void, a towering figure stood there, clad in armor, his countenance cold and stern.

"Ji Ning, I am King Kuimu, representing the Virtual Universe Company to conduct your assessment. This entire assessment will be supervised and recorded by the virtual universe."

"Alright, enough talk. Let us begin the assessment immediately. First, please choose your required weapons and combat suit."

Through the virtual universe system, the Ji Ning Clone selected the weapons and equipment he wanted. Seeing that he had finished choosing, King Kuimu asked for confirmation and then announced the immediate start of the assessment.

As King Kuimu confirmed the start of the assessment, the thick mist to his left gradually coalesced into a figure holding a longsword, wearing a blood-red combat suit. His Sword Intent soared to the heavens, and even from a great distance, anywhere his gaze fell felt like being cut by blades.

"This is a former Core Member of our Virtual Universe Company, named Lian Luo. This body simulates his strength at the Universe Level. Defeat him, and you can join the most core Primeval Secret Realm of our Virtual Universe Company. If you cannot defeat him, as long as you can hold out for ten minutes under his attacks, you can join the secondary Taichu Secret Realm."

"Of course, since you were recommended by Lord Gan Wu, even if you are killed by the simulated Lian Luo, you can still join a lower-level secret realm. The rules have been explained to you. Do your best to display your strength!" After King Kuimu finished speaking, he flew out of the area where they were to fight.

Lian Luo, a peerless genius from endless ages past. Having ranked first overall in the universe in the Genius Battle, he was selected for the Primeval Secret Realm. Within 3000 years, he analyzed all 108 essences of the Space Law and created the Piaoxue Secret Tome. He had already broken through to immortality, becoming a Marquis-ranked expert, but unfortunately died rather early, at less than 100,000 years old.

"Later comer, I will use all my strength and hold nothing back. I hope that whether you win or lose, you will gain something from this." The simulated figure spoke gently, as if the departed genius had come back to life.

"Thank you, senior. I will not hold back either!" the Ji Ning Clone said seriously. Although he knew that this figure, whose every word and action was like the real Lian Luo, was merely simulated by the Virtual Universe Company, he could still tell that the Lian Luo of those days was an easy person to get along with.

Yet appearances can always be deceiving. How could someone who was enfeoffed as the Blood-Robed Marquis be simple?

The gentle-spoken Lian Luo, however, struck with a lethal blow. The blood-colored longsword in his hand moved like Teleportation, arriving in front of the Ji Ning Clone's chest in an instant.

The Ji Ning Clone flipped his right hand, a longsword appearing in his grip, and with a single swing, he deflected Lian Luo's attack.

Lian Luo, having failed to land a hit, did not stop. His attacks came like a violent storm, relentless and unceasing. The longsword in the Ji Ning Clone's hand defended tightly, leaving no gaps, completely neutralizing Lian Luo's assault.

"Clang."

After another exchange, both sides flew apart some distance. The longsword in the Ji Ning Clone's hand split into tens of thousands of Golden Small Swords, forming a golden river of Sword Qi that surged toward Lian Luo.

Lian Luo was not to be outdone. A blood-red Sword Light spread out, forming a giant blood-colored greatsword that cleaved straight toward the river of Sword Qi.

"Boom, rumble."

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The blood-red greatsword and the golden river of Sword Qi collided, producing a tremendous roar.

The clash continued. The golden river of Sword Qi showed no sign of weakening, while the blood-red sword shadow was already tottering, on the verge of collapse.

With a loud "Boom," the blood-red sword shadow shattered. Lian Luo's figure appeared in the void, his form flickering repeatedly as he evaded the attack range of the Sword Qi river, reappearing not far away.

It could be seen that his protective suit had several holes, with faint traces of blood beneath them. Clearly, after the blood-red sword shadow collapsed, he had been exposed to this attack and had suffered considerable injury.

However, for those at the Universe Level like them, such an injury was no different from a scratch. So after evading the attack range, Lian Luo paused not a moment before charging at the Ji Ning Clone again. As he flew, he instantly transformed into a sky full of figures, each striking a different sword stance, with Law aura permeating them.

On the Ji Ning Clone's side, he likewise did not show weakness, unleashing his Illusionary Body and executing a marvelous secret technique, colliding with the sky full of Lian Luos.

In the void, Venerable Guiyi, wearing a fiery red battle robe, appeared there. King Kuimu stood behind him, surrounded by many other experts, all high-ranking members of the Virtual Universe Company. Knowing that Lord Gan Wu, who had not been active outside for several thousand epochs, had recommended a genius to the company, they had all developed considerable interest and came voluntarily to watch this assessment!

"Not bad, not bad. His Gold Law is probably close to gaining recognition from the fundamental Laws. His comprehension of the Space Origin Law is also good, and his foundation is very solid. Gan Wu has taken on a fine disciple!"

"And so far, this little fellow named Ji Ning hasn't even used his full strength. It seems passing the assessment is no problem. The Primeval Secret Realm will have one more member." An old man with a vertical eye in the center of his forehead said.

"Kandri, you haven't come out for a long time."

"After all, he is that fellow Gan Wu's disciple. I heard him mention it once recently, and he praised him to the skies. It's rare for him to take such an interest in someone after all these years. I'm also curious to see how much of a genius he is!" Kandri said with a chuckle.

"Then it seems you won't get to see it today. That kid Lian Luo is about to lose!"

On the battlefield below, most of Lian Luo's Illusionary Bodies had been destroyed, while the Ji Ning Clone had lost very few. From this, it was clear there was still a considerable gap between the two.

As the last Illusionary Body was destroyed, only Lian Luo's true body remained on the field. He was now even more disheveled, with several more large gashes in his protective suit. Through the wounds on his back, one could even see the bones inside.

Yet he paid it no mind at all. The Law aura on his blood-red longsword grew even denser, as if space itself were being frozen solid.

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