Battle in the Slaughterhouse

Bulieni's starting level was too high, and he had no low-level combat techniques suitable for Luo Zhiyuan to practice. Therefore, he could only continue practicing the Godly Evasion movement technique taught to him by Babata and the combat techniques for his newly purchased Lightning Shuttle. He introduced this movement technique, which utilized the Laws of Light, to Bulieni, who also agreed that it was very suitable for Luo Zhiyuan to cultivate.

However, since Luo Zhiyuan was currently at the Universe First Bank and lacked a suitable place for cultivation, he decided to train in the Virtual Universe. Before entering the Virtual Universe, he consumed his final Azure Fruit.

At present, Luo Zhiyuan's cultivation had reached the level of a Planet-level stage nine spirit reader. After adapting, his telekinetic amplitude had also increased slightly to 32, and his physical body had reached Planet-level stage six.

Because his Light Domain had crossed the threshold of the origin laws, it had smoothly broken through to the fourth level of the domain after his spiritual force increased. However, his comprehension of the Laws of Time was much slower compared to the Laws of Light, showing almost no progress; after all, the difficulty was much higher.

Bulieni had been constantly searching for various information in the Virtual Universe. On one hand, he was catching up on the changes in the universe that he had missed for so many years, and on the other, he was looking for suitable combat techniques and clone options for Luo Zhiyuan.

By now, Bulieni was thoroughly enjoying the feeling of being in the Virtual Universe. After all, to him, the Virtual Universe was equivalent to a real world where he could possess a virtual body and experience pleasures he could not experience in reality.

Luo Zhiyuan also told Bulieni about some interesting aspects of the Virtual Universe, such as the various virtual games and the different styles of gourmet food and fine wine that one could enjoy to their heart's content.

One could also experience the joy of combat in the Virtual Universe, such as in the Killing Fields. In the killing space of the Killing Fields, one could set up different virtual opponents to fight against. Targeted combat training would quickly improve one's combat power, making it an excellent training ground.

There was also the decisive battle space in the Killing Fields, which was a place where real martial artists dueled each other. One could engage in real combat with different opponents from across the universe, gaining a great deal of combat experience.

Upon hearing that the Virtual Universe had a place like the Killing Fields, Bulieni immediately became interested and urged Luo Zhiyuan to take him to see it. However, Luo Zhiyuan had never been there either, so the two of them followed the directions all the way there.

The Killing Fields of Heilongshan Island in the Virtual Universe was a hall comparable to a city. After entering, Luo Zhiyuan found that the overall background was like a monstrous sea of blood, with a single "blood drop" being particularly conspicuous.

However, compared to the massive hall, the number of people here was relatively sparse. Luo Zhiyuan felt a bit strange; this was the best training ground in the Virtual Universe, so why were there so few people?

Recalling the plot of the original work, he realized it might be because the costs here were relatively high, so not everyone could afford it; after all, it was charged by the day.

Walking to the counter, Luo Zhiyuan registered his account and found that the fees were indeed not low.

He was currently only a Planet-level stage nine spirit reader, and the cost for one day was 2.5 million Black Dragon Coins or 1,750 Ganwu Coins. Those without a family fortune would really not dare to come and spend money every day. Of course, for the current Luo Zhiyuan, this was nothing.

Coming out of the counter and walking forward to the end of the hall, there were rows of corridors, and at the end of each corridor was an individual killing space for each person.

As he walked deep into the corridor, Luo Zhiyuan kept looking around, wanting to see if he could encounter any powerful Universe-level or even Domain Lord-level warriors. Unfortunately, his luck was not great; he didn't encounter a single one, and he didn't even see Manluo, the Undying-level powerhouse who spent his time there in the original work.

After entering his own killing space, he saw a vast starry sky. He stood on a meteorite, holding a golden book in his hand, which was the user manual for the killing space.

Luo Zhiyuan handed the manual to Bulieni. After Bulieni went through it, he waited for Bulieni to set up an opponent for him.

After reading the manual, Bulieni did not immediately customize an opponent for Luo Zhiyuan. Instead, he said to him, "Kid Luo, don't rush the battle. Let me first see what combat techniques you have mastered and to what extent, and then I can customize an opponent based on your issues."

That made sense. Luo Zhiyuan told Bulieni all the combat techniques he currently mastered, including a set of close-quarters boxing and the Godly Evasion movement technique, and demonstrated them all for Bulieni. He also explained the soul techniques: Mental Shock, Hypnosis, Charm, and Fear.

After listening to Luo Zhiyuan's explanation, Bulieni thought for a moment and set up a Planet-level stage nine martial artist who had mastered ordinary combat techniques for Luo Zhiyuan, allowing him to begin his first training session.

The battle began in a grassland.

Opposite him, a sturdy figure wearing a blood-red grade one Force Battle Suit, holding a grade one Force battle saber and a shield, appeared 5 kilometers away from Luo Zhiyuan. Luo Zhiyuan chose his only telekinetic weapon, the Lightning Shuttle, and the Black God Set, which was equivalent to a grade one Force Battle Suit.

When Bulieni announced the start of the battle, the virtual warrior opposite quickly raised his shield to protect his upper body, keeping most of his body behind the shield, and charged toward Luo Zhiyuan. A sense of indomitable momentum appeared on him simultaneously.

Seeing the virtual warrior hiding himself well behind the shield, Luo Zhiyuan just curled his lips. He used the minimum of 10 strands of spiritual force fused into a telekinetic beam, and the moment the virtual opponent started moving, it rushed into his sea of consciousness, launching a Mental Shock.

He had expected to directly shatter the opponent's consciousness, but the virtual warrior only paused for a moment before continuing to charge over.

A Planet-level stage nine martial artist's movement speed is very fast, with a maximum flight speed exceeding 10 kilometers per second. In this short distance of 5 kilometers, the virtual warrior reached Luo Zhiyuan's side in the blink of an eye, then thrust the shield toward Luo Zhiyuan's waist and took the opportunity to swing his saber at his neck.

Caught off guard, Luo Zhiyuan was instantly approached by the virtual warrior, breaking out in a cold sweat. Instinctively, he used the third level of the Godly Evasion movement technique, appearing with 10 figures distributed around him, with the furthest figure being 1 kilometer away from his original position, and he was currently at the location of that furthest figure.

Bulieni shouted loudly from the side: "Stupid! Utterly stupid! If you were going to use Mental Shock, why didn't you fuse more strands of spiritual force to increase the power of the impact? Do you think this is one of your slave guards who doesn't even understand mental defense? They are all qualified warriors; they must at least have basic mental defense!"

Luo Zhiyuan's heart shook. That's right, Bulieni had told him before the battle that this virtual warrior had mastered ordinary combat techniques, so he must have mental defense. He wouldn't be like a slave who only knew the most basic ways of attacking. He had truly been careless; it was inexcusable!

Ignoring Bulieni's scolding, Luo Zhiyuan focused all his attention on the virtual warrior.

Seeing the 10 figures distributed around him, the virtual warrior couldn't tell which one was the real body for a moment, so he didn't rush blindly toward one side. Instead, he held the shield in front of him and turned his body slowly, trying to distinguish the real from the fake.

However, Luo Zhiyuan was now at the fourth level of the domain. With the Godly Evasion movement technique he performed, it was impossible for an ordinary Planet-level stage nine martial artist to distinguish the real from the fake.

The virtual warrior suddenly lunged forward, rushing toward the nearest figure, and swung his saber.

Taking advantage of the virtual warrior's lunge, Luo Zhiyuan performed another Mental Shock. This time, however, he used twenty strands of spiritual force fused into a telekinetic beam, instantly knocking the virtual warrior unconscious. He then used his spiritual force to control a blade from the Lightning Shuttle to directly kill the virtual warrior.

The battle ended. Luo Zhiyuan walked to Bulieni's side with his head down, feeling embarrassed, waiting for Bulieni's reprimand.

Bulieni crossed his arms, sat in the void with his legs crossed, and mocked Luo Zhiyuan: "How about it? It's different from fighting your slave guards, right? If you hadn't been able to use your movement technique to dodge, you might have been killed instantly."

After changing his sitting posture, Bulieni continued: "Let me tell you about the problems exposed in this battle.

First, you have no experience fighting truly qualified warriors of the same level. You only used the minimum amount of spiritual force for your Mental Shock. I don't know what you were planning to save the extra spiritual force for—throwing flying knives?

Second, you have no combat techniques other than your movement technique. Once an opponent gets close, your only option is to dodge. But what if you can't dodge?"

Luo Zhiyuan nodded humbly to accept the teaching. Bulieni continued: "Of these two problems, the second one is easy to solve. You happen to have a Lightning Shuttle technique you can practice. After that, you will have long-range attack methods to try your best to prevent enemies from getting close to you.

When an enemy gets within a certain distance, you can use your movement technique to pull away. Of course, if you practice some close-quarters combat techniques, you won't need to pull away.

But the first point, Kid Luo, you must keep it in mind: when fighting an enemy, you cannot have a single moment of negligence!

In the Virtual Universe, even if you lose, you can start over, but in the universe, losing once might mean you're completely finished. Even if you have the ability to create clones, you could still die."

Clenching his fists tightly, Luo Zhiyuan said: "Yes, I will never forget what you said. We have a saying on Earth: 'A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit.' I was indeed arrogant and careless just now.

I used to think that my spiritual force and willpower were very strong, so I would unconsciously look down on my opponents. This has truly given me a profound lesson. I am no longer that child on Earth, but a warrior who wants to become constantly stronger in the universe!"

"Good, I will be by your side, constantly urging you, letting you grow stronger day by day." Bulieni stopped sitting, stood up, pointed forward, and shouted: "Now, Kid Luo, I want to see your cultivation talent. Go and start practicing the Lightning Shuttle combat technique!"

Luo Zhiyuan didn't say another word. He opened the Lightning Shuttle combat technique he had bought at the Rare Treasure Shop but hadn't studied yet, and began to read it carefully.

PS: Let's celebrate; today I have some honor too, haha! Won't say much more, going to keep writing. Gentlemen, thank you!