Ten Thousand Hearts Undying

Lin Yuan did not hold back in the slightest, going all out from the start; his methods had long since been exposed.

After the previous battle, Lin Yuan only wanted to finish off his opponent as quickly as possible. If he were to encounter another freak who suddenly had an epiphany and something went wrong, it wouldn't be worth it.

He unleashed his dual domains, which already showed a slight tendency to merge. Combining the Law of Earth Origin with his axe technique, Army-Breaking Seven Axes, was a new axe technique Lin Yuan had realized on his own over the past few months. He wasn't very proficient with it yet, but it was much stronger than the application he had used when he first sensed the laws during his last life-and-death battle.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The force weapon of both sides collided. After only three exchanges, Lin Yuan sent his opponent's battle blade flying with a strike.

He then decapitated his opponent with a single axe swing.

Lin Yuan achieved his 883rd victory.

Lin Yuan was a bit dazed; this match had been the easiest of the last few hundred.

In truth, the life-and-death battles were intended to allow cultivators to break through during critical moments, improve their strength, and hone their willpower. The goal was to filter out some good seedlings.

Although these seedlings had some potential, the number of them who could become true powerhouses was pitifully small.

The Universe Level Giant Axe Life-Death Battle had another purpose: to supply so-called "powerhouses" for the Peak Warrior Tournament.

The most gifted among them could likely reach the level of the top 1,000 in the high-level universe nations of the warrior tournament. If they didn't fall, their ultimate achievement might be that of a peak World Lord. It was roughly the level of someone who could enter the End-of-the-World Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company in the Genius Battle.

Looking at Lin Yuan's current strength alone, having crossed the threshold of the Law of Earth Origin, if he didn't fall, reaching the World Lord level would be no difficulty at all.

As for his talent, from the outside perspective, Lin Yuan had stepped from a layman into the threshold of the Law of Earth in one go, indicating he had great talent for sensing the Law of Earth. If he didn't fall, he was highly likely to become a peak World Lord recognized by the laws.

If he didn't go to study the two supreme laws and instead focused solely on the Law of Earth Origin, he would have a slim chance of becoming an Immortal.

For duelists with this kind of potential, the Giant Axe Arena would not deliberately make things difficult for them, nor would it be possible to keep finding dozens or hundreds of opponents of the same level.

Under normal circumstances, sensing a trace of the origin law gave one high hopes of becoming a Giant Axe Warrior. Some lucky ones could become a Giant Axe Warrior with only a ninth-level domain.

In the days that followed, Lin Yuan constantly repeated the cycle of fighting and cultivation.

He sensed the Law of Earth Origin and practiced his axe techniques and movement techniques. He delved his consciousness into his storage space to study the secret patterns of the Law of Space Origin on the Golden Leaf.

After achieving his 922nd victory, Lin Yuan broke through to the ninth stage of the Universe Level.

[You have broken through to the ninth stage of the Universe Level. You have received one lucky draw opportunity. Would you like to draw?]

"Draw!"

...The speed of the small ball on the turntable gradually slowed down and stopped at the number 4.

Lin Yuan felt a pleasant surprise in his heart.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the No. 4 rare reward, the secret technique Ten Thousand Hearts Undying. Would you like to claim it? If not claimed, the prize will be stored in the System Space.]

"Do not claim."

Lin Yuan could check the items in the system storage space with his consciousness. Unless it was a reward that had to be taken out to be used, there was no need to retrieve it. Of course, Lin Yuan didn't dare to take it out now either.

Lin Yuan focused his consciousness on the Ten Thousand Hearts Undying secret technique, and the information of the technique flooded into his mind:

Ten Thousand Hearts Undying, a soul-type secret technique, divided into five layers.

The first layer, "One Thought One Heart," condenses the soul initially, forming an "indestructible" core heart. This heart is the source of ten thousand hearts and the foundation of the heart. Once mastered, a faint halo will appear around the periphery of the soul, which can easily block soul and illusion attacks from Spirit Reader Controllers of the same rank, making the soul stronger than that of cultivators of the same rank. It is extremely difficult to master at the Universe Level.

The second layer, "Ten Directions Heart Guard," divides into ten "guarding hearts" surrounding the core heart, greatly increasing soul defense. Once mastered, a halo forms outside the soul, capable of resisting soul and illusion attacks from those exceeding one's own realm, with soul strength far exceeding powerhouses of the same rank. It is extremely difficult to master at the Domain Lord Level.

The third layer, "Hundred Hearts Vortex," divides into a hundred hearts. Once mastered, a vortex resembling a galaxy appears around the soul, and the soul defense undergoes a qualitative change. The soul vortex can decompose and annihilate soul attacks, absorbing part of their energy and converting it into nourishment to nourish the soul. It is almost impossible to master at the World Lord level.

The fourth layer, "Thousand Hearts Traverse"...

The fifth layer, "Ten Thousand Hearts Undying," one thought for ten thousand hearts, ten thousand hearts return to one, the soul completely transforms, and it can be immune to the vast majority of soul attacks and enslavement techniques. Unless one can annihilate all ten thousand hearts in an instant, it is impossible to truly destroy the cultivator's soul; it can be called "Undying." A legendary realm with no record of anyone mastering it.

Lin Yuan almost dropped his jaw.

The No. 4 reward was actually such a secret technique; if he could master it, he didn't know how strong his soul would become.

As a transmigrator, Lin Yuan discovered after crossing over that his soul and willpower were naturally stronger than those of the same rank. Coupled with the "elite" special training from the slave trader and the tempering of over 900 Giant Axe life-and-death battles, his soul and willpower strength far exceeded that of ordinary Universe Level cultivators. It was already nearing the Domain Lord level.

However, duelists with hundreds of victories generally had stronger willpower than ordinary cultivators of the same rank. Because although they were few in number, they would occasionally encounter Spirit Reader illusionists, and duelists who couldn't withstand illusion attacks wouldn't survive.

This secret technique was just right for Lin Yuan to cultivate.

Lin Yuan was in a very pleasant mood, his consciousness immersed in it, and he couldn't wait to start comprehending the mysteries of the first layer of the secret technique.

Time flew by, and thirty years passed.

Lin Yuan had already achieved 999 victories, and he was only one victory away from gaining his freedom.

Over these thirty years, Lin Yuan had been quite smooth in his life-and-death battles.

At 996 victories, he encountered a Spirit Reader Controller who had sensed a trace of the origin law during the battle, and he suffered some minor injuries.

In terms of cultivation, Lin Yuan had gained a little improvement in the Law of Earth Origin, but it didn't trigger a system draw, so the progress must have been very small.

Lin Yuan didn't find it too difficult to cultivate the first layer of the Ten Thousand Hearts Undying secret technique. Now, he had comprehended most of the first layer, and his willpower was just a little bit away from reaching the Domain Lord level.

Every day, Lin Yuan would set aside time to study the law secret patterns on the Golden Leaf, but he had yet to realize even a trace of the Law of Space Origin.

However, what surprised Lin Yuan was that in the twenty-fifth year, as he was contemplating the Golden Leaf as usual, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he comprehended a trace of the Law of Gold Origin; everything felt as natural as could be.

Lin Yuan did not reveal this during his life-and-death battles, nor was there any need to.

For that particular lucky draw, Lin Yuan won the number 21 reward: a bottle of Godly Drunkenness.

The description stated it was "a fine wine favored by the strong."

Lin Yuan was speechless; this prize wheel really had everything.

However, this wine was not cheap at all; it sold for 8 Hunyuan in the Virtual Universe, and a bottle cost 8,000 Hunyuan in reality. Godly Drunkenness tasted excellent and was a fine wine deeply loved by powerhouses at the Immortal level and above.

As for this bottle of fine wine, Lin Yuan had no intention of indulging his palate; he would rather sell it once he gained his freedom.

Lin Yuan could not understand it at all; was it really worth it for Immortals, or even more powerful beings, to spend such a huge sum of money on a bottle of wine just to satisfy their taste buds?

It is truly great to be rich.