The Genius Tournament Approaches

In Beiming Sea, inside the palace of Yu Duan.

Just as his consciousness detached from the Virtual Universe, a faint light projected from the optical computer on his right wrist, revealing the figure of Tianran.

"Master, the prize money for the ranking tournament has been issued. This time, Master ranked 2nd, the first time breaking into the top ten, with a prize of 10 Hunyuan Units!"

Tianran was both excited and thrilled.

This was a full 10 Hunyuan Units, a scale of wealth equivalent to that of an average World Master level powerhouse. However, total net worth and liquid cash were two different concepts; most World Masters did not have this much cash in their accounts.

"Look at how little ambition you have, eyes lighting up at the sight of money. I don't know who you learned that from."

The corners of Yu Duan's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile, though he still 'reprimanded' Tianran.

Tianran was completely stunned, looking at Yu Duan with an expression of disbelief.

Who else could I have learned it from? How could such words come out of your mouth, Master!

"Take out 1 Hunyuan Unit to purchase resources for Liujing to evolve to the peak of the Universe Level. As for the rest... there's nowhere to spend it for now, so just save it."

Yu Duan thought for a moment; it seemed he really didn't have anywhere to spend money.

He didn't need to purchase secret techniques; the Light and Time Sword Technique and the Flowing Light of Years movement technique were enough to last Yu Duan until the World Master level.

The same went for weapons and equipment. Aside from the Light and Time Sword and the Tier 5 Force Battle Suit, Yu Duan also possessed a pair of Tier 5 Force Battle Boots, which most World Masters didn't have.

Regarding external factors for strength improvement, besides secret techniques and treasures, there was only the higher-end life gene level.

That sort of thing was too far out of reach for Yu Duan; it was simply not something he could involve himself with right now.

"Let's leave it at that for now. These are all worldly possessions; there's no need to set too much store by them."

The World Ring on Yu Duan's right hand flashed, and the Light and Time Sword appeared once again.

Although Yu Duan intended to spend these four years diligently practicing his movement techniques and improving his combat experience, that didn't mean he would stop grinding his progress.

Every day, he still had to set aside half a day to focus on practicing the Light and Time Sword Technique.

In the blink of an eye, the morning passed.

"Glug, glug!"

Liujing, looking like a silver slime, rolled over, a smiling face of attachment and intimacy appearing on its body.

Then, a 'hand' extended from its silvery body, handing over a test tube filled with a bright golden potion.

"Don't worry, the resources prepared for you have already been ordered and will be delivered today."

Yu Duan took the test tube, drank the potion in one gulp, and felt his stamina and force recovering rapidly, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Hearing Yu Duan's words, Liujing bounced twice with a thud, looking very excited.

"The afternoon will be for training movement techniques."

Since he wasn't grinding progress, there was no need to stay in the real world.

Yu Duan's consciousness logged into the Virtual Universe to practice his movement techniques there.

During this process, if he encountered any doubts, he could directly ask his teacher, Qinghuan King.

Although Ku Mixiu was a World Master, he did not practice the Flowing Light of Years movement technique, so it was better to seek guidance from Qinghuan King in this regard.

Yu Duan's comprehension was actually quite good.

Or rather, anyone whose state of mind could reach the level of Unity of Heaven and Man would not have poor comprehension.

At the very least, Qinghuan King was very satisfied with Yu Duan's comprehension, especially when answering his questions, as Yu Duan could often draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

"Teacher, I've actually had a question for a long time: why can the mysteries of the Time Origin Law affect inertia?"

In the end, Yu Duan asked the question he had been wanting to know.

As soon as these words were spoken, Qinghuan King was taken aback, and only then did he react: "I almost forgot you come from an indigenous planet; your understanding of object inertia might be incorrect."

"To understand this, you must first understand what inertial mass is, and what gravitational mass is, and the essence of gravity is the curvature of time and space. Let's put it this way..."

Yu Duan had originally thought that Teacher Qinghuan King would tell him about the profound mysteries of the Time Origin Law.

He didn't expect Qinghuan King to give him a half-day physics lesson instead.

"If you are interested, you can go and study physics."

"The essence of physics is actually the interaction of the ten basic laws; it is the manifestation of the universe's operational rules. It is somewhat helpful for comprehending the mysteries of the laws."

"If you want to truly understand the reason for the birth of inertia, you need to master a deep essence of the time law."

Qinghuan King habitually patted Yu Duan on the shoulder: "Your current comprehension of the laws does not yet involve deeper essences. Once you reach the Universe Level, you can try to comprehend it."

And so, the afternoon passed.

By nightfall, the star above the Beiming Sacred Land had orbited to the other side of the sacred land, and the vast, starry night sky enveloped the entire sacred land.

Although he wasn't grinding progress anymore, Yu Duan still did as he always did: he would avoid sleeping as long as he could, only resting when he absolutely couldn't hold on any longer.

Therefore, every night, Yu Duan spent his time in the Killing Field, training his practical combat experience.

To this day, Yu Duan's practical combat experience could not be considered rich. He rarely fought in real life, mostly just sparring with friends occasionally.

As for the ranking tournament, he had swept through it with one-hit kills, so it could hardly be called an improvement in experience.

Time passed quickly just like that, and Yu Duan's daily cultivation routine remained unchanged.

In the morning, he would grind his progress and practice his sword techniques in the real world; in the afternoon, he would practice movement techniques in the Virtual Universe and seek guidance from his teacher regarding his doubts; at night, he would train in combat until dawn.

In the Killing Field, even the most heaven-defying Star Level experts could be directly simulated, so there was no shortage of opponents.

Under this state of bitter cultivation, Yu Duan improved every single day.

His combat experience grew increasingly rich, and his execution of movement techniques became more and more effortless.

His attainment in the laws was also rising, though compared to the direct advances provided by the Book of Causality, this slow progress was not very obvious.

As day and night cycled, time flew by like an arrow.

One month, two months... half a year, one year.

About a year and a half after stepping into the third level of the Light and Time Sword Technique, Yu Duan's movement technique also reached a limit.

From the beginning, when he could only barely reduce the impact of inertia while using his movement technique.

To now, where he could completely negate the effects of inertia in a short period of time; when he unleashed his movement technique, he could turn as freely as light reflecting off a mirror, with his speed and agility greatly enhanced.

However, this still belonged to the "entry" level of the first stage of movement techniques.

According to his teacher Qinghuan King, this was a bottleneck period.

Once Yu Duan reached perfection in the third level of the Light and Time Sword Technique, he would be able to break through this bottleneck and reach the "minor accomplishment" realm of the first stage of movement techniques.

As for mastering the first stage to the "great accomplishment" realm, the difficulty was equivalent to a master of space laws manifesting tens of thousands of phantom bodies.

In the blink of an eye, a little over four years passed.

Counting from the first year Yu Duan joined the Sacred Land, this year marked his 20th year.

Starting about half a year ago, a piece of news began to spread among the Star Level students of the Sacred Land.

The new session of the Virtual Universe Peak Genius Tournament was about to be held!