In the Gan Wu Secret Realm, Lord Gan Wu was demonstrating the complete Space Law for Ji Ning Clone.
As the yellow earth spheres moved, heaven and earth seemed to vanish, leaving only the movements of the 108 earth spheres. They completely stirred the Space Origin Law of the universe, with space entirely under their control.
Ji Ning Clone was completely immersed in it. Countless insights surfaced in his mind, but later, he found himself understanding less and less.
No one knew how much time had passed...
Boom!
The trajectories of those earth spheres ultimately formed the image of an incomparably bizarre beast. It was like the Universe Origin itself, flawless and perfect. Every scale seemed to embody beauty itself, leaving him unable to find the slightest imperfection.
Meanwhile, in Chaos City within the Initial Universe, a bald man clad in fiery red battle armor was reviewing the mail he had received in a side hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
When he saw an email sent by Lord Gan Wu, he opened it first. After reading its contents, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"This Gan Wu... I'd like to see just what kind of genius he recommended." He also knew about Lord Gan Wu's circumstances.
He summoned one of the King-ranked experts under his command, told him about the assessment, and entrusted the matter to him.
The next day, Ji Ning Clone received a notification from the Virtual Universe Company, telling him to enter the Virtual Universe for the highest-level assessment. If he passed this level of assessment, he would become a Core Member of the Virtual Universe Company's Primeval Secret Realm.
After logging into the Virtual Universe, he was teleported to a special plane. White mist stretched endlessly in every direction, as though he stood within chaos itself.
Ahead in the void stood a towering figure clad in armor, his expression cold and stern.
"Ji Ning, I am King Kuimu. I represent the Virtual Universe Company in assessing you. The entire assessment will be monitored and recorded by the Virtual Universe."
"Enough talk. Let us begin the assessment immediately. First, choose the weapons and battle uniform you require."
Through the Virtual Universe system, Ji Ning Clone selected the weapons and equipment he wanted. After seeing that he had finished choosing, King Kuimu asked for confirmation before announcing the immediate start of the assessment.
Once King Kuimu confirmed the start, the dense mist to his left gradually gathered into a sword-wielding figure. The figure wore a blood-red battle uniform, and his Sword Intent surged into the heavens. Wherever his gaze fell, even from far away, it felt as though one were being sliced by blades.
"This was once a Core Member of our Virtual Universe Company, named Lian Luo. This body simulates the strength he possessed at the Universe Level. Defeat him, and you may join the Primeval Secret Realm, the most core division of our Virtual Universe Company. If you cannot defeat him but can endure ten minutes under his attacks, you may join the lower-ranked Taichu Secret Realm."
"Of course, since you were recommended by Lord Gan Wu, even if the simulated Lian Luo kills you, you may still join a lower-ranked secret realm. The rules have been explained. Show your full strength!" After speaking, King Kuimu flew out of the area where they would fight.
Lian Luo had been a peerless genius from countless ages ago. He had ranked first overall in the Genius Battle and been selected for the Primeval Secret Realm. Within three thousand years, he had analyzed all 108 essences of the Space Law and created the Piaoxue Secret Tome. He had already broken through to immortality and become Marquis-ranked. Unfortunately, he had died too early, before even reaching one hundred thousand years of age.
"Later generation, I will use all my strength and show no mercy. Whether you win or lose, I hope this will bring you something to gain." The simulated figure spoke gently, as though that departed genius had truly come back to life.
"Thank you, Senior. I will not hold back either!" Ji Ning Clone replied seriously. Although he knew that the Lian Luo before him, whose every word and action resembled the real person, was merely simulated by the Virtual Universe Company, he could still tell that the Lian Luo of the past had been easy to get along with.
Yet appearances could always deceive. How could someone granted the title of Blood-Robed Marquis possibly be simple?
Though Lian Luo spoke gently, his first strike was a killing blow. The blood-red sword in his hand seemed to Teleport, arriving before Ji Ning Clone's chest in the blink of an eye.
Ji Ning Clone flicked his right hand, and a longsword appeared in it. With one slash, he knocked aside Lian Luo's attack.
Having failed to land his blow, Lian Luo did not stop. His attacks came endlessly like a raging storm, while Ji Ning Clone's sword formed an impenetrable defense, neutralizing every one of Lian Luo's attacks.
Clang!
After another exchange, both sides flew back some distance. The longsword in Ji Ning Clone's hand split into tens of thousands of Golden Small Swords, transforming into a river of golden sword energy that swept toward Lian Luo.
Lian Luo was no weaker. Blood-red sword light spread out, forming an enormous blood-red sword that slashed toward the river of sword energy.
Rumble!
Clang, clang, clang...
The enormous blood-red sword collided with the golden river of sword energy, producing a thunderous roar.
The collision continued. The golden river of sword energy showed no signs of weakening, while the blood-red sword shadow was already wavering, on the verge of collapse.
With a boom, the blood-red sword shadow shattered. Lian Luo's figure appeared in the void, flickering repeatedly as he evaded the sword-energy river's range and reappeared some distance away.
Several tears could be seen in his protective suit, with faint bloodlight visible beneath them. Clearly, after the blood-red sword shadow collapsed and left him exposed to the attack, he had suffered considerable injuries.
However, such injuries were little more than an itch to Universe Level beings like them. Therefore, after leaving the attack's range, Lian Luo did not pause in the slightest. He charged at Ji Ning Clone, transforming into countless figures in an instant as he flew. Each figure assumed a different sword stance, with the aura of laws permeating them.
Ji Ning Clone was equally unwilling to yield. He unleashed Illusionary Body as well, using an exquisite secret technique to collide head-on with the countless Lian Luo figures.
In the void, Venerable Guiyi appeared in his fiery red battle robe, with King Kuimu standing behind him. Quite a few other powerful experts surrounded them, all high-ranking figures of the Virtual Universe Company. When they learned that Lord Gan Wu, who had not been active outside for several thousand epochs, had recommended a genius to the company, they had all become quite interested and come voluntarily to watch this assessment.
"Not bad, not bad. His Gold Law is likely close to receiving the recognition of the Origin Law, and his comprehension of the Space Origin Law is also quite good. His foundation is solid as well. Gan Wu has accepted quite a fine disciple!"
"And even now, this little fellow called Ji Ning has yet to use his full strength. Passing the assessment should not be a problem. The Primeval Secret Realm is about to gain another member." An elderly man with a vertical eye between his brows said.
"Kandri, you have not come out in a long time."
"After all, he is Gan Wu's disciple. I heard him mention the boy recently—he praised him to the skies. It is rare for him to care so much about something after all these years, so I was curious just how talented this boy is!" Kandri said with a chuckle.
"Then it seems you will not get to see it today. That lad Lian Luo is about to lose!"
On the battlefield below, most of Lian Luo's Illusionary Bodies had already been cut down, while Ji Ning Clone had lost only a few. It was clear from this that there was still quite a significant gap between them.
As the final Illusionary Body was destroyed, only Lian Luo's true body remained on the field. He was in an even sorrier state now, with several more enormous tears in his protective suit. Through the wound on his back, even the bones inside could be seen.
Yet he did not care in the slightest. The law aura around his blood-red longsword grew even denser, and space itself seemed to freeze.
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