Assessment

After dealing with the entire adventurer squad, Lu Yan'an stood where he was and let out a long sigh of relief; at least things hadn't spiraled into an irredeemable situation. If any fish had slipped through the net, matters would have become incredibly complicated. Fortunately, after Lord Shen stepped in to "co-opt" the artificial intelligence of Aifu's ship, all potential trouble had been nipped in the bud.

As far as Lu Yan'an's current strength was concerned, while he could easily defeat or even kill powerhouses below the Domain Lord level, if he were to truly face a Domain Lord, he would have to pray for his own luck! The reason a Domain Lord is called a Domain Lord is precisely because of that terrifying domain ability! Don't be fooled by the fact that the power of the domain seems somewhat weak on Lu Yan'an; a Domain Lord's domain is completely different—it is a difference of ten million times!

This is the gap between the foundation of life and the level of life!

"It seems those years of life-dilemma courses were not studied in vain!" Lord Shen praised with genuine appreciation. It hadn't expected Lu Yan'an to resolve this trouble so beautifully. In its view, the Universe Level 9 guy was never the problem; the key was how to prevent the enemy from acting out of desperation and leaking information about Yuan Planet, which was the real issue.

Judging by how Lu Yan'an handled the situation on-site, he had truly used his brain! First, he feigned defeat to lower the enemy's guard, then seized the opportunity to instantly clear the field and eliminate future worries, and finally, he proceeded to harvest Aifu! The entire sequence of events flowed like water, without giving the enemy a single chance to find a flaw!

Lu Yan'an remained unmoved by Lord Shen's praise. In reality, he had participated in trials involving life dilemmas like alien invasions during his previous training in the Stairs of Sinking. If someone could still mess things up despite having experience in handling such problems, they would be either truly evil or truly stupid!

"This matter is finished. Let's focus on the Virtual Universe from now on! That is the true destination for powerhouses. Yuan Planet is ultimately too small, and you are still too weak!" Lord Shen looked at Lu Yan'an with a tone of earnest advice.

It had never wanted, and could even be said to have opposed, Lu Yan'an staying on Yuan Planet! Yuan Planet was too small to contain a genius who could comprehend laws while still at the Planetary level. Staying here indefinitely was undoubtedly a waste of his innate talent!

"I understand what you mean!" Lu Yan'an nodded and replied. After experiencing this invasion, he also understood that the old saying "if you are backward, you will be beaten" was not without merit!

This time, it was a Universe Level fleet, and Lu Yan'an could still manage. But if a Domain Lord or a Sector Lord had come, would he only be able to surrender? At the very least, one cannot entrust their fate to the mercy of the strong. Dignity exists only on the edge of a blade, and truth lies only within the range of a cannon!

In the Killing Field, within the Duel Space.

By the time Lu Yan'an used his illusion technique to take down the final opponent before him, his record had reached 698 wins and 0 losses, with a system rating of 9 stars.

"Lord Shen, is this method of yours actually reliable? I've already wasted 7 days like this," Lu Yan'an complained to Lord Shen.

"Rest assured, as long as you keep winning, an invitation from the Virtual Universe Company will definitely arrive!" Lord Shen sounded quite confident; heaven knows how many times it had fobbed Lu Yan'an off like this.

After Lu Yan'an returned to the Virtual Universe, Lord Shen had suggested he join the Virtual Universe Company. Lu Yan'an naturally agreed; after all, who would refuse to have such a behemoth as their backer? However, Lord Shen was only offering a suggestion. Although it was an Undying God, it lacked the channels to directly get Lu Yan'an into the Virtual Universe Company.

In the end, under Lord Shen's advice, Lu Yan'an embarked on the path of "fishing for an invitation" by grinding his win record. With his talent and strength far exceeding that of conventional geniuses, almost no one in the Duel Space could withstand a single move from him. Just like that, he had been winning for 7 days, nearly pushing his win count past 700.

Finally, in his 700th duel match, a special person appeared.

She was a female warrior in crimson clothes with a clean and refreshing temperament. She was expressionless, her eyes cold and deep, and she held a sharp battle blade in her left hand. The moment she saw Lu Yan'an, she moved rapidly, not giving him any chance to lock onto her with his illusion techniques.

Clearly, she had studied Lu Yan'an's duel recordings. Before she could be certain she could break through the illusions Lu Yan'an constructed, avoiding being hit by his techniques was the wisest choice!

Seeing the female warrior use such a method to seal his illusions, Lu Yan'an immediately became interested. Heaven knows what he had suffered these past few days; his combat recordings had clearly displayed his fighting style, yet no one! watched! them! Yes, no one watched.

Nearly 700 enemies had all been overconfident in their own strength, thinking they could withstand Lu Yan'an's illusions, only for none of them to last a single move! Although Lu Yan'an had only displayed the first level of his secret technique, "Huo Shen," in a one-on-one attack mode, not a single person had thought about how to break it.

It wasn't until this crimson-clad female warrior appeared that her method of sealing his illusions made Lu Yan'an's eyes light up. This time, Lu Yan'an didn't intend to use illusions to end the fight immediately; he had to remember, he was also a warrior! His strength as a warrior was even superior to his strength as an illusionist!

Facing the aggressive female warrior, Lu Yan'an didn't retreat; instead, he pressed forward to engage her in close-quarters combat.

"Swish! Swish!" The long blade made sounds as it swung, and Lu Yan'an dodged while using his gauntlets to parry the blows.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The long blade scraped against Lu Yan's gauntlets, sparking and creating a series of clashing sounds!

Lu Yan'an was forced to retreat step by step; clearly, in terms of practical combat experience, the female warrior with the long blade was more than a match for him.

But Lu Yan'an was not discouraged. He didn't use strength that exceeded hers, merely wanting to experience the state of being suppressed. Although he was in precarious situations, everything was under Lu Yan'an's control; he could even end the fight in an instant if he wanted to!

The crimson-clad female warrior seemed to sense that Lu Yan'an wasn't using his full strength, and her expression couldn't help but turn ugly! As a top-tier elite trained by the Virtual Universe Company, this was the first time she had been looked down upon in such a small place!

A strong sense of pride suddenly surged in her heart, and for a moment, her blade speed couldn't help but quicken.

Lu Yan'an, on the field, was the person who felt her change the most clearly. It was as if the woman opposite him had used some secret technique; her attack power and speed were constantly rising, making him increasingly disheveled.

However, Lu Yan'an didn't care; anything could happen on the battlefield.

"I'll just have to reveal a bit of my strength then!" Thinking this, he slowly activated his domain.

Under the enhancement of his domain, Lu Yan'an parried the female warrior's attacks with increasing ease, even finding the leisure to observe her blade techniques. The moment the female warrior saw Lu Yan'an's domain, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes, and she immediately activated her own domain enhancement state.

One black and one blue, the two domain powers collided in the air; from an outside perspective, it looked exceptionally spectacular!

Gradually, the female warrior's water-type domain began to weaken. It was clear that the level of Lu Yan'an's domain was higher than hers!

Upon discovering this fact, she felt helpless, pulled back her blade, turned around, and directly conceded!

This sudden concession left Lu Yan'an stunned! Seeing the win count reach 700 before him, he felt a sense of dullness!

There was no help for it; the battle was already over, so what else could he do?

At this moment, he could only start reviewing the battle he had just had with the female warrior, but even a simple review felt like it had a lingering aftertaste.

There was no way around it; since he had stepped into the universe, he had always relied on laws and illusions to crush his enemies. Such head-on collisions were rare, and especially with an opponent who was better at practical combat than him and could use her brain, they were even rarer!

He had a premonition that this female warrior's background was not small; she might very well be someone sent by the Virtual Universe Company to evaluate him. Lu Yan'an was certain that before she appeared, no opponent of this caliber had ever appeared in the Duel Space.

This situation had also occurred in the original story; when the Earth trio was rampaging through the Duel Space, they were sniped by second-tier and top-tier elites sent by the Virtual Universe Company. City Lord Luo and Thor had lost miserably, and only Hong had defeated a second-tier elite sent by the company.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan'an's heart filled with anticipation. However, his anticipation didn't keep him waiting for long!

Just as Lu Yan'an exited the Killing Field and prepared to log off, he was stopped by a staff member of the Killing Field:

"Sir, the owner of a Quiet Room upstairs would like to have a word with you."

"The owner of a Quiet Room?" Lu Yan'an and Lord Shen beside him exchanged a smile.

The fish had taken the bait!