Beiming Sacred Land, a World Lord Recognized by the Laws

In the Virtual Universe, within a pitch-black space, there was only a circular metal platform 100 meters in diameter.

The next instant, the figure of Yu Duan appeared abruptly on the platform.

"Please select your equipment!"

A cold, mechanical voice rang out, and immediately, countless illusory projections appeared, consisting of various standard Tier 1 Force weapons and Tier 1 Force battle suits.

Yu Duan raised a hand and pointed, causing a brilliant golden long blade to land in his palm, while a black Force battle suit instantly covered his entire body.

"Please set the battlefield environment..."

The assessment was quite user-friendly; both the equipment and the battlefield environment could be chosen and set independently.

Yu Duan set the parameters according to the gravity of Light Source Planet and chose the environment to be a plain.

The next instant, the environment of the entire virtual space changed; the pitch-black space and the metal platform transformed into a boundless, vast grassland.

Hum!

Illusory blue light gathered, forming the image of a bald, crystal-skinned humanoid, a Planet-level Tier 1 powerhouse.

"I will demonstrate the attainments of a 'First-Layer Light Domain'; I hope you can defeat me!"

As the crystal man finished speaking, a standard battle blade identical to Yu Duan's appeared in his hand, and his own defensive stats were adjusted to the level of a Tier 1 Force battle suit.

"Boom!"

With the crystal man as the core, a black spherical domain rapidly spread out, instantly diffusing across a hundred-meter radius to become a domain of no light.

Both were light-based law domains; Yu Duan's domain leaned toward 'brightness,' while the crystal man's domain was an alternative variation of light: darkness.

"Swish!"

Gorgeous radiance spread out from Yu Duan as the center, with endless brilliant fragments of light and faint dawn-like glows orbiting him like countless stars, as magnificent as three miniature swirling galaxies.

"Bang!"

The two diametrically opposed light domains expanded instantly. That hundred-meter-wide land of darkness was dispelled by the light in a single moment, as if the dawn had broken and the night had retreated.

Clang!

A sharp blade-ring sounded, accompanied by the blooming of brilliant dawn light. Carrying the momentum of the Dawn Blade, it tore the crystal man's body in half in an instant.

With a gap of two layers of domain, the crystal man had almost no ability to resist the blade in Yu Duan's hand.

The moment the battle ended, Yu Duan felt the energy he had just expended in his full-force strike instantly recover.

At the same time, in the air opposite Yu Duan, another bald crystal man condensed.

"I will reveal the attainments of a Second-Layer Light Domain; be careful."

The crystal man's kindly warning sounded, followed immediately by a darkness so thick it could not be dissolved.

Light and darkness intertwined once again, but this time, it did not retreat step by step as before.

After the coverage of the hundred-meter dark domain was compressed by a full ten times, it actually stabilized.

Following that, a dark, lightless blade shadow cut through the sky, slashing toward Yu Duan without a sound.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed. Darkness swallowed the light, and Yu Duan's figure was instantly sent flying back hundreds of meters before he stabilized himself in mid-air.

The gap in power was too great!

This bald crystal man had an instantaneous force amplification of at least 20 times, far stronger than Yu Duan's 7-fold amplification.

Moreover, the blade technique the crystal man used was extremely exquisite, far exceeding the Dawn Blade that Yu Duan had created himself at the Apprentice level, and it could perfectly integrate with his own peak Second-Layer domain.

The crystal man hidden in the darkness did not give Yu Duan a moment to react; there were countless blade shadows hidden within the no-light domain, pushing the dark domain to its limit!

When the gap in domains was not significant, factors like force-application techniques and combat experience could become the key to victory or defeat.

Of course, the most important thing was that the blade technique used by this crystal man was infinitely more refined than the one Yu Duan had created.

"Bang!"

"Clang!"

"..."

In just a few breaths, the two domains of light and darkness collided hundreds of times, and the battle instantly reached a white-hot intensity.

Terrifying ripples of Force energy accompanied the figures as they flashed past, carving a gully over ten kilometers long and dozens of meters wide into the grassland.

"I never expected that one day I would be challenged by someone of a higher level."

Since Yu Duan had transmigrated and been reborn, he had always held the status of a genius.

Only Yu Duan had ever challenged and defeated those of higher levels; this was the first time he had been on the receiving end.

"Boom!"

Endless brilliant stardust collapsed in an instant. This scene was extremely similar to the moment Yu Duan broke through to the Planet level and condensed his miniature planet—or rather, it was a simulation of that very event.

After the collapse came the eruption!

At this moment, Yu Duan seemed to transform into a streak of light of ultimate brilliance. His genetic force boiled to its peak, perfectly condensed into a single point beneath his domain, and erupted instantly, like the final curtain call of a massive star!

"Bang!"

In an instant, the battle on the vast grassland came to an end. Yu Duan clutched the piercing wound in his abdomen and knelt on one knee. The injury was not light, but for a Planetary level, it was not fatal.

Behind Yu Duan, the crystal-skinned bald figure had been cleaved in two from the crown of its head, turning into faint light as it began to dissipate.

In the gray, hazy sky, as Yu Duan's wounds began to heal, a third crystal-skinned bald figure condensed into existence.

"Planetary level one, triple domain. You are very talented."

The crystal-skinned figure's gentle voice fell, immediately followed by a peak triple-layered Dark Domain that expanded outward, turning the world into an all-encompassing night.

"My blade technique was created by an Undying God. You do not lose unjustly!"

Within the darkness, a voice like a ghost echoed from all directions.

A pitch-black, lightless blade shadow tore through the sky, slashing toward Yu Duan.

"Boom!"

In an instant, Yu Duan was sent flying backward once again. This time, he didn't even have time to steady his figure before a second blade slashed out diagonally from the darkness, accompanied by the endless Dark Domain, shredding Yu Duan's silhouette to pieces.

The second after the battle concluded, Yu Duan's figure condensed once more.

Then, he saw the crystal-skinned figure bow slightly toward him before vanishing from the spot.

Before Yu Duan could react, he felt an boundless, scorching heat sweep across the heavens and earth.

The gray, hazy atmosphere above the grassland was instantly dyed red. The blazing firelight seemed to set the sky itself ablaze as a figure shrouded in flames emerged.

"Student Yu Duan, welcome to the Beiming Divine Realm."

As the figure spoke, he landed on the grassland. In an instant, the area for tens of thousands of kilometers around was turned into scorched earth, and lakes of magma began to spread out from beneath the figure's feet.

"My name is Yan Lun, a Sector Lord level member of the Beiming Sacred Land, and I serve as the head of the Chilian God branch of the Beiming Divine Realm."

As he spoke, his terrifying aura retracted, revealing a youth about five meters tall with red scales covering his entire body.

In the center of this youth's forehead was a crimson mark resembling a miniature volcano, emitting a soul-searing ripple.

This was the first time Yu Duan had seen a Sector Lord level lifeform. Even though it was only in the Virtual Universe, and even though this powerful Sector Lord had restrained his aura, Yu Duan still felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

This pressure stemmed from the instinctive reaction of a lower lifeform facing a higher one.

"Greetings, Lord Yan Lun!"

Yu Duan's expression was solemn as he bowed slightly, saluting this powerful Sector Lord.