Light Splitting Stab

The next morning, Yu Duan's palace.

A brilliant silver pupil hovered in mid-air, and a dense ripple of laws enveloped the entire palace.

Inside the palace, there were two figures, one of whom was Yu Duan, practicing the first level of the Light and Time Sword Technique.

"Your Highness, the key element of the Light Splitting Stab lies in the 'tachyon state' transformation of the light laws..."

A World Master with the mark of light laws on his forehead leaned in close to Yu Duan, explaining the essential points of the first level of the Light and Time Sword Technique in detail.

This World Master was named Ku Mixiu, a genius World Master who specialized in light sword techniques and could execute the eighth level of the Light and Time Sword.

Being able to enter Yu Duan's palace as an instructor, Ku Mixiu's background was naturally trustworthy.

He was not a staff member or student of the Beiming Sacred Land, but rather the soul slave of a soul slave of a soul slave under the command of teacher Qinghuan King.

The reason for this multi-layered nesting was that Qinghuan King only had fourteen soul slaves, all of whom were powerful alien experts enslaved on the outer-territory battlefields, all at the peak or limit of the King level.

The reason illusion masters are considered invincible at the same level is partly because soul illusion attacks are too bizarre and difficult to defend against, and partly because of the army of soul slaves under their command.

One cannot enslave as many soul slaves as one wishes; there is a limit to the number.

Therefore, the number of King-level slaves under Qinghuan King was not large, and they were all powerful.

For such experts to teach Yu Duan would be a waste of talent, so they went through layers of delegation to select a World Master to instruct him.

This Ku Mixiu was originally a World Master-level member of the core layer of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, specializing in the light sword.

Later, while training on the outer-territory battlefield, Ku Mixiu was enslaved by an alien expert, and then his master was enslaved by Qinghuan King. It could be considered a stroke of luck within misfortune that he ended up back in human territory, able to see his family again.

It was just a pity for a World Master-level genius; he originally even had the hope of becoming a Marquis, but after being soul-enslaved, there was basically no hope left. All kinds of treatment and resources were gone, and his own potential was also affected.

"Is that so? So my understanding was biased..."

Yu Duan seemed to have understood something, and then he voiced his doubts.

However, at that moment, the optical computer bracelet on his right wrist lit up, and the projection of Tianran appeared.

"Master, the ranking battle is about to start. Do you want to be late and be judged as having forfeited?" Tianran stood with her hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Yu Duan, very dissatisfied with this lack of time management.

"Alright, alright, I'll log into the Virtual Universe right now."

Virtual Universe, Examination Hall.

An undying god with a single horn on his head looked toward Yu Duan and the three hundred or so other young figures, and a ripple of vibrant wood origin laws surged outward.

"You are all the elite of the elites within the Sacred Land, geniuses who have mastered origin laws at the Star Level. What follows will determine who among you is the greatest genius."

"Now, let the competition begin!"

As the undying god announced the start of the competition, the view before Yu Duan's eyes changed instantly.

The original examination hall transformed into a vast, desolate ground resembling a Gobi Desert.

Of course, appearing in this Gobi Desert along with Yu Duan was a man less than a meter tall, covered from head to toe in pale gold scales.

"So it's Junior Brother Yu Duan. Junior Brother, you must be careful." The man with gold scales spoke, a smile appearing on his face.

Yu Duan also recognized this person and smiled helplessly: "So it's Senior Brother Teng De. It seems my luck isn't very good."

Teng De, the 3rd place in the previous Star Level student ranking battle, possessed strength far superior to Yu Duan.

"Battle start!"

A cold electronic voice fell, and the next instant, one could see rotating flying blades instantly flying out from behind Teng De's God-Splitting Weapon.

The God-Splitting Weapon corresponds to the two major laws of wind and space.

The next moment, several flying blades melted simultaneously, and cyan threads intertwined, condensing into a flying wheel with a jade-like texture.

"Hum!"

The rotation of the flying wheel emitted an exceptionally piercing sonic wave, and instantly, an intangible air blade of extreme sharpness rippled out in all directions.

"The first level of the God-Splitting Weapon. It seems that it's not just An Yao who has made progress over these years."

Yu Duan's figure instantly transformed into hazy phantoms, dispersing like a storm of light.

Taking the first level of the God-Splitting Weapon head-on was definitely not a rational act; he could only look for an opportunity.

"Swish!"

Dazzling light and shadows filled the sky above the Gobi Desert, as if thousands of Yu Duans were appearing from every direction, killing toward Teng De from different angles.

Although these phantoms were very realistic in aura and appearance, they were still just phantoms and did not have the actual attack power of space phantoms.

Yu Duan's true body was hidden among them, looking for an opportunity to see if he could launch a counter-kill.

"Junior Brother Yu Duan, you underestimate the speed of the God-Splitting Weapon too much."

A smile appeared on Teng De's face. In that instant, the speed of the jade wind wheel circling him skyrocketed by an unknown magnitude, as if it had transformed into a cyan beam piercing through heaven and earth, slaughtering a third of the phantoms in almost an instant.

"Clang!"

Suddenly, a clear, cold sword chime rang out from behind Teng De, followed immediately by a brilliant sword light that instantly crossed a distance of several thousand meters.

However, at the same time the sword light bloomed, the God-Splitting Weapon on Teng De's back instantly flared, and a second jade wind wheel condensed instantly, meeting Yu Duan's sword light head-on, tearing apart everything within a range of dozens of kilometers in an instant.

Yu Duan's first ranking match was lost with almost no ability to resist.

In the blink of an eye, the first day of the second stage of the ranking matches concluded.

Inside a magnificent palace, Yu Duan was reviewing his 10 battles from the day.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be discouraged. You are simply too young. With your talent, you will surely make everyone look at you with new eyes in the ranking matches 10 years from now."

Seeing Yu Duan staring blankly and remaining silent, Ku Mixiu assumed he had been struck by his record of 2 wins and 8 losses today.

Yu Duan was startled, his consciousness returning from the Virtual Universe as he looked at Ku Mixiu with a strange expression: "I only just crossed the threshold of the laws a month ago. Being able to win two matches is already quite good; why would I be discouraged?"

"By the way, I just looked over my battles from today and there are still many issues. Please, Mr. Ku Mixiu, give me some pointers."

Yu Duan entered his grind-master state once again, pulling Ku Mixiu along to begin practicing his sword techniques, movement techniques, and more.

In the palace, that silver divine eye silently released a powerful aura of origin laws, and a soft, silvery-white radiance rippled like water, brushing over Yu Duan's figure as he practiced his swordplay.

The next day, the 10 matches of the ranking tournament began as scheduled.

Yu Duan had good luck today; he did not encounter any of the top 10 experts, and his final record showed some improvement: 4 wins and 6 losses.

After the matches ended, Yu Duan continued to review his own problems, and under the guidance of Ku Mixiu, who specialized in the Light and Time Sword, he made steady progress every day.

Yu Duan himself did not feel the progress was particularly obvious, but according to Ku Mixiu, the speed of Yu Duan's improvement could be called astonishing.

Time flew by, and over half a month passed.

Starting from the 10th day of the ranking matches, Yu Duan's record basically stabilized at 5 wins or more, and his points climbed steadily.

The speed of his progress was visible to the naked eye; within a mere 10 days, his mastery of the laws had moved beyond the state of barely crossing the threshold, and his sword techniques and movement techniques had also made significant strides.

The 18th day of the second stage of the ranking tournament.

Above a crimson desert, a flash of sword light ignited, as if the morning sun were tearing through the night, instantly piercing through the back of a hot-bodied, red-haired woman.

"Nine consecutive wins today. I hope the tenth match can..."

Yu Duan felt some anticipation for his next opponent; as long as he didn't run into those at the very top, his chances of winning were still quite high.

However, before Yu Duan could finish his exclamation, a familiar figure appeared, his bronze skin and metallic-sheened bald head standing out prominently.

"An Yao... I didn't expect it to be you."

Yu Duan gripped his slender, glazed-glass-like divine sword, a fighting spirit emerging in the depths of his eyes.

Opposite him, the same fighting spirit appeared on An Yao's face as he laughed heartily: "I heard you knocked that jerk ranked 43rd off his spot. Not bad, not bad. I couldn't stand the sight of him."

After exchanging a few words, the cold electronic voice sounded once again.

"Battle start!"

Swish!

Two brilliant golden-white rays of light emerged in an instant from the divine swords in their palms.

The silver and white secret patterns on the blades intertwined and meandered, and a scorching wave of law fluctuations surged forth, gathering at the tips of the swords.

Yu Duan and An Yao did not communicate, yet they tacitly chose to abandon all defense and evasion, baring their sharp edges against their dear friend!

"Clang!"

As the sound of the sword chime rang out, two brilliant light stabs, each dozens of kilometers long, shot out instantly, like two white light trails branded onto the curtain of the sky, splitting the vast expanse into three.

"Boom!"

In an instant, Yu Duan and An Yao were both completely shredded by the power contained within the other's sword strike, their figures exploding directly.

This was the true first level of the Light and Time Sword: Light Splitting Stab!

It was all about speed; the speed at which the Light Splitting Stab condensed was unimaginably fast.

Within its range, a Star Level fighter could almost never react in time; it was so fast that even the eyes could barely lock onto the sword light.

"Battle ended. Based on the judgment, it is a draw!"