Golden Leaf of the Kras Ancient Tree

[Do you wish to claim the Golden Leaf of the Kras Ancient Tree? If you choose not to claim it, the prize will be stored in the System Space. Note: The System Space can only store rewards obtained from the lucky draw; non-draw rewards cannot be placed inside.]

"Do not claim."

In his current state, he certainly could not claim such a treasure.

In fact, regardless of what physical reward he drew, Lin Yuan dared not manifest it right now.

As a slave, Lin Yuan was monitored around the clock with no blind spots.

Lin Yuan did not possess a Space Ring at all; if something were to pop out of thin air, it would likely invite massive trouble.

"The Golden Leaf of the Kras Ancient Tree?"

Lin Yuan was pleasantly surprised, pondering to himself that Luo Feng seemed to have seen this treasure at an auction, where the auction price was nearly 9000 Hunyuan Units, almost rivaling the entire net worth of an ordinary Immortal.

However, he could not recall exactly what use this leaf had.

Speaking of Luo Feng, because Lin Yuan had been a slave ever since he transmigrated, he could only enter the private training space prepared by the slave trader when connecting to the Virtual Universe. He was completely unable to access outside information and naturally did not know what point in time he was currently in...

Lin Yuan did not even know if Luo Feng had already risen to prominence.

Lin Yuan focused his mind and discovered that he could sense the System Space, allowing his consciousness to delve into it and inspect the items within.

A golden leaf lay inside the storage space, its veins flowing with mysterious law patterns that Lin Yuan could not understand at all.

Lin Yuan focused his consciousness on the leaf, and a stream of information automatically flooded into his mind. The gist was:

The Golden Leaf of the Kras Ancient Tree originates from the plant-based life form, the Kras Ancient Tree. The Kras Ancient Tree is a darling of the Law of Space Origin; after reaching the Immortal level, its speed of comprehending the Law of Space Origin remains the same as during the World Lord period, without the slightest decline.

The Golden Leaf contains secret patterns embodying a portion of the Law of Space Origin.

If an Immortal holds a Golden Leaf dropped by a Kras Ancient Tree while cultivating, it can increase their speed of comprehending the Law of Space Origin.

Lin Yuan understood.

Babata had once mentioned this Golden Leaf, noting it was extremely precious and highly attractive to Immortals.

Looking at the price, it probably wasn't some heaven-defying treasure.

However, Lin Yuan was penniless.

The only Great Axe and battle armor on his person were not his own property.

Right, there was also an Optical Computer, but connecting to the Virtual Universe only allowed him to enter a single-player space.

Lin Yuan was quite fond of this Golden Leaf.

He wondered if studying the secret patterns on this Golden Leaf would allow him to gain a glimmer of insight into the Law of Space Origin.

If he could truly win 1000 matches and gain his freedom, selling this Golden Leaf would also be a significant windfall.

Lin Yuan withdrew his consciousness from the storage space and turned to the wheel beside him.

The numbers 28 and 17 on the wheel had dimmed.

Lin Yuan recalled the ways to obtain lucky draw attempts: breakthroughs in Law of Origin comprehension, breakthroughs in realm, and breakthroughs in willpower intensity.

How much Law of Origin comprehension was needed to get a draw? 10%? Recognition by the Law of Origin? Lin Yuan felt that was still quite far off for him.

Lin Yuan lacked suitable secret techniques, had no teacher, and possessed no guidance or reference for his cultivation path. The cost for slave traders to cultivate slaves was very low.

As for willpower intensity, Lin Yuan felt his willpower was stronger than those at the same level, but he had no clue how to break through.

It was more realistic to break through from Universe Level 8 to 9; Lin Yuan had already been at Universe Level 8 when he first participated in the Great Axe Life-Death Battle, and he was not far from a breakthrough to Universe Level 9 now.

10 days later.

Lin Yuan's injuries had fully healed, and he emerged from the Nutrient Pod.

During his time in the Nutrient Pod, the spaceship had already transported him to the Flame Dragon Star Sector branch of the Great Axe Arena in the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom, waiting for the next life-death battle.

The waiting time could be as short as one or two months, or as long as over a year.

This period was precious cultivation time for Lin Yuan, and he dared not slack off in the slightest; every bit of progress meant being further from death and having a slightly higher chance of gaining his freedom.

Lin Yuan connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and entered his training space. He began to reflect on his previous life-death battle.

This was something Lin Yuan did after every life-death battle.

This life-death battle had been truly perilous. Kailan had comprehended a glimmer of the Law of Fire Origin while in a desperate situation, and Lin Yuan had nearly been finished off by a single strike.

Although Lin Yuan had also gained some insights between life and death, if he hadn't awakened his cheat, or if he had been unlucky and drawn a useless item, he might have lost this battle and lost his life.

"My weakness is being too clumsy. It's fine against martial artists, but when encountering a Spirit Reader Controller of similar strength, although my defense and power are strong, it's hard to get close to the opponent. I will suffer if I run into a Spirit Reader Controller with a deep foundation."

Lin Yuan had previously hidden his strength of the sixth level of the Domain of Metal, so the opponents he was matched with were not yet very strong.

"I need to strengthen my movement techniques; if only I could comprehend a glimmer of the Law of Space Origin."

"Watching the Law of Space Origin patterns on the Golden Leaf now, I have no clue. It seems I must start from the Law of Earth Origin and comprehend the Law of Space Origin through the Law of Earth..."

Lin Yuan pondered in his heart.

Lin Yuan began to re-experience the mysteries of the Law of Earth Origin. After all, these insights had been directly poured into his mind and imprinted into his consciousness; he understood them, but he was still far from mastering their application.

The axe technique Lin Yuan practiced was the Army-Breaking Seven Axes provided by the slave trader. While the name sounded imposing, mastering all seven forms only yielded a force multiplier of 63 times, and Lin Yuan had currently comprehended six of them.

Relying on the meager resources at hand, Lin Yuan dared not slack off in the slightest, as he felt his next opponent might be even stronger.

Five months later.

"Come out, get on the ship. It's time to take you to the location of your next life-death battle."

The staff member from the Great Axe Arena Life-Death Battle Plane responsible for transporting slave duelists urged Lin Yuan.

The D6-level spaceship accelerated to three times the speed of light in the dark universe. The location of Lin Yuan's next life-death battle was approximately two million light-years away from their departure point, requiring a voyage of over 24 days.

Twenty-four days later, in front of an abandoned mining planet, the D6-level spaceship returned to the original universe from the dark universe, and the hatch opened.

"Go on, your opponent has already arrived."

In the Virtual Universe, at the Great Axe Arena Life-Death Battle Plane, in the spectator stands for this life-death battle.

"Lin Yuan's last life-death battle was truly stunning. He's already made the news in our universe sector; he definitely has the potential to become a Giant Axe Warrior."

"Indeed, the odds this time are completely one-sided. I bet on Lin Yuan, so I probably won't make much money."

"His opponent is the Universe Level 9 warrior Light, with 899 wins, a Domain of Lightning at the ninth stage, and a Domain of Wind at the second stage. He excels in blade techniques but has not comprehended any Origin Law. Anyone who dares to bet on him is either incredibly rich and doesn't care, just playing around, or they've lost their mind."

There were more spectators today than at the previous match. Many had seen the news about Lin Yuan's last life-death battle and had come specifically to catch a glimpse of the freak who had stepped across the threshold of the Origin Law while in the midst of a crisis.

On the abandoned mining planet.

"The life-death battle begins!"

A deep, resonant voice echoed from the starry sky; the supervisor in charge was the same Domain Lord Level overseer from the last match.

The man holding the combat blade unleashed his domain completely, pushed his speed to the limit, and slashed toward Lin Yuan.