Killing Field

The Killing Field—a place perfectly suited for cultivation.

For a martial artist, combat is an indispensable part of life if they wish to improve their strength. And it is best when the combat is against evenly matched opponents! Combat that forces one to constantly hover on the brink of life and death!

However, combat inevitably brings injury and death. Therefore, before the Virtual Universe came into existence, the sheer amount of resources required and the number of life-and-death experiences a common martial artist had to endure to walk the path to the pinnacle was staggering!

Today, the emergence of the Virtual Universe has, to a certain extent, helped most people survive their weakest period and provided a stage to showcase their innate talent. Compared to the cruel zero-sum game of "insect-jar" style cultivation, the competitive training system of the Virtual Universe Company is far more moderate.

The Killing Field is the most cost-effective resource within the Virtual Universe Company's training system! As long as you are willing to spend the money, you can submit your requirements to the "Virtual Universe System" at will. For example, if Lu Yan'an is at "Planetary Level 2 with a level 2 domain," he can request an opponent who is "Planetary Level 2 with a level 3 domain." In reality, finding such a perfectly suited opponent is extremely difficult.

These opportunities are hard to come by in reality, yet they can be easily realized in the "Killing Field" of the Virtual Universe!

Of course...

There is still a difference between the Virtual Universe and reality. It cannot bring the feeling of true death; no matter how realistic it is, the user still knows the fact that they will not truly die within the Virtual Universe. Therefore, the "Giant Axe Dojo," which acts as the flip side of the "Killing Field," also exists to complement it.

"Lord Shen, is this the Killing Field?" Lu Yan'an asked the figure in front of him as he walked into a "hall" as massive as a city.

"Mm, this is the Killing Field. Do you see that 'blood drop' style background? That is the symbol of the Killing Field!" Lord Shen gave an affirmative answer and pointed to the wall-style background in the hall.

Lu Yan'an carefully observed the surrounding environment and found that although this place was huge, there were actually not many people here. But then again, the Killing Field was never meant for ordinary people.

"An average person really can't afford to consume here. At the Planetary Level, you have to pay 1 million Black Dragon Coins or 700 Ganwu Coins per day, and it costs even more above the Planetary Level! Who could handle such high expenses?" Lu Yan'an looked pained.

He himself was a pauper, having always relied on Lord Shen for support. But those few hundred thousand Ganwu Coins really didn't last long in the Killing Field; they wouldn't even last two years. And that was only if he maintained his Planetary Level status without breaking through; if he were to break through, he would go bankrupt on the spot!

"It's not a big problem. Do you think I, a dignified Immortal, can't scrape together cultivation resources for a mere Planetary Level? Are you joking?" Lord Shen looked speechless upon hearing Lu Yan'an's complaints. Then, flapping its small wings, it flew in front of Lu Yan'an and stared into his eyes earnestly:

"I am an Immortal powerhouse, after all. Don't worry about these trivial things; I have plenty of resources." Having said that, without waiting for Lu Yan'an to reply, its small body flew back to the front to continue leading the way.

At the end of the hall were rows of corridors.

"If you walk into any of these corridors, you will directly enter a Killing Space that belongs only to you," Lord Shen said in a low voice. "Whatever kind of opponent you want to set, feel free to choose."

Lu Yan'an nodded.

Walking along a corridor, the surrounding space suddenly changed drastically.

Lu Yan'an stood on a meteorite, and a golden book appeared in his hand. The book seemed to be made of metal. After flipping through and reading it once, Lu Yan'an understood.

"Is this the Killing Space?"

"Yes!" Lord Shen's voice rang out from the Light Brain wristband Lu Yan'an was wearing. Apparently, in the Killing Space, it could only follow Lu Yan'an in the form of an intelligent life.

"This is the beginning of your formal training. Work hard! Catch up to your senior brother's training progress as soon as possible. Tsk tsk, a gap of over three thousand years." There was a hint of mockery in Lord Shen's words, clearly holding no expectations that Lu Yan'an could catch up to the training progress of Feng Yunruo.

Hearing this, although Lu Yan'an did not refute Lord Shen's words on the surface, a fire was burning in his heart! Yet he knew clearly that until he truly surpassed his senior brother, saying anything was useless! What was the point of empty words? This was a world that judged solely by results. Only strength could earn the respect of others!

Thinking of this, Lu Yan'an composed his emotions. Once he had completely calmed his mind, he shouted the most arrogant words toward the Killing Space:

"Give me one hundred Planetary Level 1, level 1 domain martial artists as opponents! I want to fight to my heart's content!"

Lu Yan'an himself was only at the strength of a Planetary Level 1, level 1 domain. To take on one hundred such martial artists as opponents was basically asking for trouble! The outcome could already be foreseen.

At this moment, the Killing Space began to change. The original starry sky disappeared, and the surroundings turned into a vast desert. Lu Yan'an stood on the desert floor, wearing a plain combat suit, with no weapons in his hands. At the same time, a dense crowd of martial artists appeared in the sky in the distance, all wearing white combat suits and holding various weapons. They all shared a common characteristic: their bodies were permeated with a faint power of a domain. Lu Yan'an grinned, and the next moment, he charged toward the crowd, and then he began to immerse himself in the battle?

Or perhaps it shouldn't be called a battle? After all, Lu Yan'an was only being beaten one-sidedly! And he didn't even immerse himself for two seconds; in fact, he didn't even last two seconds! In front of one hundred martial artists of the same level with their domains fully unleashed, all resistance was a joke!

At the first second, the domains of both sides collided. Before the second second had even begun, Lu Yan'an was already being beaten, and by the time the second second arrived, he was already gone!

Lu Yan'an, who had just been thinking about showing off in front of Lord Shen, was slapped in the face the very next second. The dramatic effect of this was off the charts! Even someone with a naturally thick skin couldn't hold it together! Lu Yan'an returned to the starting point, his face flushed red, and Lord Shen's ruthless mockery rang in his ears: "Lu Yan'an, are you trying to laugh me to death?"

He could already imagine how Lord Shen would be clutching its stomach in laughter. Even with his level of composure, he couldn't withstand this top-tier psychological and physical mockery, so he began to quickly change the subject: "Lord Shen, didn't I practice the Illusion Martial Artist Secret Manual before? Why does it feel like it has no effect at all?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Shen did not expose his attempt to change the subject and answered directly: "Why are you practicing illusions in the Killing Field? This place is meant for you to train your martial arts capabilities. Unless your spiritual power has reached the level where it can interfere with reality, the simulated martial artists here are all immune to illusions!"

"You only have the abilities of a martial artist here, so you'd better be more grounded! One hundred martial artists of the same level, with the exact same level of domain comprehension—how do you expect to win?"

"To put it bluntly! It would be impressive enough if you could defeat even one of these simulators. As a native from an ordinary planet, your foundation is among the worst, and you haven't practiced any secret techniques. With a starting point like this, you'd better take it slow..."

Hearing Lord Shen's explanation, Lu Yan'an suddenly realized something. He was just a native who had just stepped off his planet. Even if he knew a lot about this world, what was the use? Before he had the strength, what right did he have to be arrogant toward this universe? In the original story, the master of Yunmo Planet, Hu Yanbo, once said that no matter how powerful you are, you must always hold the universe in awe!

After receiving the inheritance from Pu Ti on Yuan Planet, that sense of floating arrogance had been filling his heart. After all, how many people could possess a domain at the Planetary Level? How many could properly receive a cosmic inheritance? And how many were transmigrators? Lu Yan'an was the only one who possessed all three opportunities!

But the arrogant him began to wake up in the face of reality's blows! Before becoming a true powerhouse, he had no status! He was just an ordinary person who had just stepped into the universe. This was not a virtual world called Swallowed Star, but a real universe. The kind that one could see and touch. There was never any shortcut to the sky here; there was only steady accumulation and being down-to-earth!

Having seen through the essence of this world, Lu Yan'an officially stepped into the first stage of cultivating the heart—Clear Heart Seeing Nature! His heart was like a bright mirror, untainted by a speck of dust; his mind was honed like a blade, cutting away all obstacles. At this moment, his heart was no longer hindered by other emotions, and he began to choose his cultivation secret techniques in a down-to-earth manner.

Lord Shen, who was observing from the side, discovered that Lu Yan'an's entire temperament had changed in an instant! He had clearly been in a frivolous and drifting state just a moment ago, but now his temperament had become heavy and steady. Discovering this, Lord Shen nodded to itself, and an uncontrollable thought emerged in its mind: "Could it be that this kid might actually surpass Feng Yunruo in the future?"