The Battle at Tongtian Mountain

"So, this Virtual Universe really can't simulate mental Heart Power?"

Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain, Original District Training Ground.

Lu Yan'an, who was trying to use Heart Power in the Virtual Universe, quietly opened his eyes, a hint of helplessness flashing in them. However, this helplessness quickly turned into relief. "That's right! After all, apart from me, no one has ever cultivated Heart Power before. How could this Virtual Universe possibly simulate something that didn't exist in the first place?" Lu Yan'an shook his head.

Although he knew that the Virtual Universe was a heaven-defying secret technique created by the tenth-level powerhouse Yuan Zu, to seize control of the Primal Universe, even if he was incredibly powerful, he could never simulate it arbitrarily out of thin air; there had to be some logic to it!

"Young Lu, there's an email! It's from the Virtual Universe Company!" Suddenly, the voice of the Lord Shen appeared in his consciousness.

"Huh?"

Lu Yan'an's heart stirred.

"Another email?" He clicked on the terminal on his right wrist, and a screen suddenly appeared in mid-air, showing that he had just received an email.

"Secret Realm Qualification Battle?" Lu Yan'an's heart skipped a beat when he saw the title. He roughly guessed what it contained, but he didn't show anything unusual. He opened the email and began to read it.

The Core Member of the Virtual Universe Company are divided into four groups from highest to lowest rank: the Original Secret Realm, the Primordial Secret Realm, the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, and the Endless Secret Realm.

Being selected for the "Original Secret Realm" doesn't guarantee a permanent Original Secret Realm! Within the Core Layer, competition is incredibly fierce. The weak are relegated to lower levels, the strong remain, and only the strongest advance to higher levels! Competition is constant!

If you don't work hard...

Genius Tournament, you might be the number one genius and selected for the "Original Secret Realm." But without hard work, you might be eliminated in the first Secret Realm Qualification Battle and relegated to the Primordial Secret Realm. In the second Secret Realm Qualification Battle, you might be eliminated and relegated to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm!

Resources are limited!

Talent is limitless!

As time goes by, new geniuses will emerge. If your strength does not meet the level of the "Original Secret Realm", you will naturally be demoted to the "Primordial Secret Realm".

The Primal Secret Region Member of Yu Xiang Mountain are divided into "World Lord Level", "Domain Lord Level" and "Universe Level" according to their strength.

Within the Original Secret Realm, there are 100 World Lord, 10 Domain Lord, and 3 Universe Level slots! Of course, the slots in the Original Secret Realm are not yet full. The Virtual Universe Company has specially approved this year's Secret Realm Qualification Battle, exempting the geniuses of the Original District from participating. The Secret Realm Qualification Battle will only begin in the Original Secret Realm once the quota is filled.

Within the Primordial Secret Realm, there are 1000 World Lord, 100 Domain Lord, and 30 Universe Level slots! The slots are not yet full, but competition still exists.

Within the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, there is one World Lord, 1000 Domain Lord, and 300 Universe Level slots! All slots are full.

The Endless Secret Realm... Those who fail in the competition for Core Member are all swept into the Endless Secret Realm, which is considered the lowest tier of the Core Layer.

In...

The Universe Level members compete in Qualification Battle once every 100 years!

Domain Lord, Qualification Battle will be held once every 1000 years!

The World Lord hold Qualification Battle once every 100,000 years! Because most World Lord are trapped in the Limit Stage for a very long time, the Virtual Universe Company has made special consideration for the World Lord geniuses who emerge later. Therefore, there are the most World Lord Level geniuses and experts, and even with 100 original spots, the competition is still incredibly fierce.

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However, there are only ten princes of all strength in the entire Original Secret Realm at present, so the geniuses in the Original Secret Realm are not nervous at all! After all, there are still more than 90 spots for the many geniuses who have risen to prominence in the Primordial Secret Realm to compete for.

"Sure enough, this email was sent to the geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm and the Heaven and Heaven and Earth Secret Realm." Lu Yan'an shook his head with a smile after reading the email. Then his gaze began to move downwards, and he suddenly noticed another keyword.

"There's even Tongtian Mountain?" His expression was somewhat complicated. After all, in the original story, Tongtian Mountain was used as a benchmark for measuring unparalleled geniuses!

How can I enter a higher-level secret realm from a lower-level one?

There are two methods: one is the Qualification Battle, and the other is Tongtian Mountain!

The Qualification Battle is a large-scale elimination selection process where members at the Universe Level compete to ultimately be chosen. Qualification Battle once every 100 years. And at the World Lord Level... it only Qualification Battle once every 100,000 years!

However, "Tongtian Mountain" is completely different from the former.

Core Member can venture into the Tongtian Mountain at any time. There are three Tongtian Mountain: the Primal Tongtian Mountain, the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, and the Heaven and Heaven and Earth Tongtian Mountain. If a member of the "Endless Secret Realm" successfully conquers all three Tongtian Mountain in one go, they can be directly promoted to a "Primal Secret Region Member"! Of course, this is practically impossible, Tongtian Mountain leave no way out for anyone.

As a benchmark for Virtual Universe Company to measure unparalleled geniuses, Tongtian Mountain was originally designed not to be crossed by anyone; its existence is merely to serve as a benchmark! It represents Virtual Universe Company's hope that its geniuses will always strive towards this benchmark.

"Why don't I give it a try? Theoretically, with my understanding of the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge, I should have a slim chance of passing it!" Lu Yan'an thought eagerly. As a peerless genius, how could he resist the allure of Tongtian Mountain? The next moment, his figure disappeared from the room...

Virtual Universe, a specially created dimensional space.

The space was a vast, desolate land, upon which stood three majestic mountains, each one taller than the last!

"The Tongtian Mountain Plane? It's almost exactly the same as described in the original work!" Lu Yan'an, carrying a black War Blade, looked up at the three towering mountains. On the mountainside of each mountain were two characters emitting golden light—Heaven and Earth, Primordial Beginning, and Primordial Origin! Among them, the Primal Tongtian Mountain was even more majestic and towering!

With a "whoosh".

He instantly transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and flew directly towards the Primal Tongtian Mountain.

The Primal Tongtian Mountain, towering thousands of miles high, is majestic and mysterious, and is the highest mountain in this dimension of space specially created by the Virtual Universe.

A streak of Flowing Light stopped at the foot of the Primal Tongtian Mountain; it was Lu Yan'an, carrying a black War Blade on his back.

"Huh? This..." Lu Yan'an stared blankly ahead. At the foot of the distant mountain lay a burly Minotaur with horns, next to which sat a terrifying Giant Axe Minotaur. The axe swung with thunderous force, and saliva dripped from its mouth, slowly trickling down its fury face and onto the dark rocks beside it.

As Lu Yan'an drew closer, the Minotaur seemed to sense his approach. It opened its eyes with a hint of doubt, and with a quick glance of its right eye, it instantly spotted Lu Yan'an, who was now almost in front of it. It immediately jumped up, laughing loudly, "You've come to challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain?"

"Yes." Lu Yan'an nodded, somewhat speechless.

"Haha, finally someone to play with!" the Minotaur laughed, then roared, "White-skinned Ape, **men, come here right now!"

The sound rolled and echoed.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

From the other two directions at the foot of the Primal Tongtian Mountain, a figure flew in. The one flying in from the left was Lean Ape-man wearing silver-white armor and covered in golden fur, carrying a black bamboo pole on his back. The one flying in from the distance from the right was a strange woman with a snake tail and a human body, wrapped in a semi-transparent veil.

"Minotaur, ape-man, Snake-man?" Lu Yan'an smiled slightly, having expected this. He was very familiar with these three: a martial artist, a Controller, and an Illusionist. When they formed a team in battle, their combat power doubled!

"Heh heh, finally someone's come to challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain!" The Lean Ape-man chuckled, his body hunched over.

"Let me see who he is." The alluring Snake Woman spoke, her terrifyingly long tongue occasionally darting out. Then, she glanced at Lu Yan'an with her watery, foxy eyes. "So you are His Highness Lu Yan'an from the Original Secret Realm His Highness An. A newcomer who has only been away from Chaos City for less than a year dares to challenge Tongtian Mountain? However, it seems he has reached the 9th level of the Tongtian Bridge. He is truly a remarkable genius!"

"Hey, don't scare him away!" the Minotaur roared, then looked at Lu Yan'an. "Your His Highness An, the rules for conquering Tongtian Mountain are simple: you just need to fight your way from the foot of the mountain to the summit, killing all the Gatekeeper at the foot, the middle, and the summit. Then you'll have successfully conquered Tongtian Mountain! The three of us are the Gatekeeper at the foot of the mountain!"

Lu Yan'an nodded slightly. He was naturally very clear about how to pass through Tongtian Mountain.

It's just a matter of fighting your way from the foot of the mountain to the top, right?

"Are you going to break in or not?" the Minotaur roared.

"Let's go." Lu Yan'an nodded.

"Hahaha, White-skinned Ape, **man, make your move!" The Minotaur roared excitedly, instantly grabbing the terrifying Giant Axe in its hand, and the situation on the field was instantly ignited!

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