C-Rank Assessment Passed

Virtual Universe, Killing Field, Killing Space.

The hundreds of Phantom Body of the silver-haired youth surged toward Lin Yuan from within the Ice-Sealing Domain.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Every thrusting sword shadow was blocked by the Giant Axe in Lin Yuan's hand and the Mountain Phantom protecting his body.

With a flash of his figure, Lin Yuan maintained the third level of the Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe, "Burning Sky," and activated the "Ten Shadow Steps" to charge toward the silver-haired youth.

The silver-haired youth's attacks were ineffective, forcing him to retreat passively, but the flame domain of "Burning Sky" had already expanded to a massive range. After fleeing rapidly for a time, the silver-haired youth was still grazed by the flame domain.

"Boom--!"

Upon the slightest contact, half of the silver-haired youth's body was incinerated, and he completely lost the ability to act.

"Swish!"

Lin Yuan appeared instantly before the silver-haired youth and shattered his head with a single axe strike.

The silver-haired youth's figure vanished from the Killing Space.

"Hoo--"

Lin Yuan exhaled a deep breath.

I can finally defeat Brian from the last Ranking Tournament head-on.

Fifty years had passed since the last Holy Land Ranking Tournament.

During these fifty years, Lin Yuan had been comprehending the Laws of Earth and Fire Origin, tempering his will with poison, and occasionally entering the Killing Space of the Killing Field to test the secret techniques he had mastered.

Lin Yuan had also briefly tried the Duel Space of the Killing Field, but the opponents he was matched with were too weak. After achieving a one-thousand-win streak within a few days, the opponents he faced remained incredibly weak, so Lin Yuan stopped entering the Duel Space.

Lin Yuan could now barely unleash the fourth move of the Thousand Mountain Secret Code, "Domain Suppression," and was continuing to comprehend and study it.

Regarding the Law of Fire Origin, Lin Yuan had already mastered 68 of the 72 most difficult mysteries, leaving only the final four. However, the difficulty of comprehending these last few mysteries was significantly higher than the previous ones.

Although the fourth level of the Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe had made no progress, the power, range, and duration of the "Burning Sky" flame domain had improved significantly due to his increased comprehension of the Law of Fire Origin.

Brian possessed immense talent in the Law of Space Origin and was much younger than Lin Yuan; he was a genius in the truest sense.

Although Lin Yuan could now defeat the Brian from the last Ranking Tournament, he did not feel there was anything worth celebrating.

In these fifty years, Lin Yuan had not triggered any system rewards, and he felt there was no need to use the previously obtained system rewards for lower-level origin law comprehension.

During this time, Brian had certainly grown a great deal as well. If his comprehension of the Law of Space Origin continued to deepen, Lin Yuan might still be unable to defeat him.

However, Lin Yuan did not care about the immediate outcome; his true rise would only begin once his first Clone was successfully gestated.

Right, if I can defeat the previous Brian, my strength should be enough to pass the Holy Land's C-Rank Assessment, Lin Yuan pondered.

"Help me contact Holy Land mentor Fenyu," Lin Yuan commanded his Smart Optical Brain.

"Yes, Master."

A moment later, a red-robed figure appeared on the screen.

"Lin Yuan? Do you need my help with something?" World Lord Fenyu asked without any airs.

"Yes, Mentor Fenyu, I would like to apply for the C-Rank Assessment."

"C-Rank Assessment? Hmm, I see..." World Lord Fenyu was not overly surprised.

"Very well, I have already sent you an assessment invitation in the Virtual Universe. You only need to accept it in the Virtual Universe to enter the Assessment Space."

"Thank you, Mentor Fenyu!" Lin Yuan thanked him politely and then ended the communication.

World Lord Fenyu had, of course, watched the duel between Lin Yuan and Brian during the last Ranking Tournament, and he had been deeply shocked by it.

When Lin Yuan first arrived at the Holy Land, he had taken a C-Rank Assessment, and his combat skills were clearly still very rough back then. Yet, only a dozen years later, he was able to fight Brian to a draw. Although there was some luck involved, his strength was already worlds apart from before.

This kid, he is worthy of being a disciple of Yuankun. His speed of progress is too fast. I don't think this C-Rank Assessment will stump him, Fenyu pondered.

Lin Yuan connected to the Virtual Universe, accepted the invitation for the C-Rank Assessment, and arrived at the solo Assessment Space he had visited once before.

"Please select your weapons and equipment."

The mechanical voice echoed in his ears.

Lin Yuan directly chose his two Giant Axes, and for his armor, he could only select C-Rank gear, so he picked one at random.

"C-Rank Assessment, beginning shortly."

"Swish!"

The scene shifted, and Lin Yuan appeared in a desert. A fierce wind blew, and a black-clad figure emerged not far away, holding two Giant Axes identical to Lin Yuan's.

It seems different from before. The two Giant Axes I chose this time are much stronger than the previous weapons, so the assessment difficulty must have increased accordingly, Lin Yuan thought to himself.

A voice emanated from the featureless face of the black-clad figure:

"Young man, we meet again. More than sixty years have passed; I wonder if you have made any progress?"

"Whether I have made progress or not, you'll find out once we try. Let's begin immediately," Lin Yuan said calmly.

Lin Yuan did not waste words, immediately activating his domain and the secret technique Earth Tremor for protection, then channeled Ten Shadow Steps to hack toward the man in black.

At this moment, a fiery red airflow was released from the surface of the man in black, forming the same perfectly fused domain as last time.

"Bang!"

The two Burning Universe Flame Wild Axes collided.

This time, the domain of the man in black could not restrain the Giant Axe of Lin Yuan, merely providing a bit of resistance.

"Scorching Flow!" Lin Yuan swung his axe with force, and crimson flames shot out from the blade; the man in black unexpectedly used the same move to counter.

"Boom--!"

Lin Yuan's comprehension of the Law of Fire Origin was clearly deeper; the Scorching Flow released by the man in black was swallowed up, and the two streams of fire merged, striking directly at the man in black.

A Mountain Phantom emerged on the surface of the man in black, and with the support of his domain, he managed to barely block this strike from Lin Yuan.

"Not bad, you have indeed improved quite a bit." The tone of the man in black still seemed to be one of ease.

Following this, the man in black took the initiative to attack. He swung the other Giant Axe in his hand, sending an earthy-yellow shockwave slashing toward Lin Yuan, and then the space around the man in black ignited with raging flames, rushing toward Lin Yuan in an instant.

Not only Rift Wave, but he even knows Burning Sky? Lin Yuan felt a slight shock in his heart; this C-Rank Assessment was truly not simple.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate, deciding to go all out.

It could be seen that the space around Lin Yuan also ignited with flames, but the power and range were far greater than those of the man in black.

Seeing this, the man in black was extremely surprised.

Lin Yuan channeled Ten Shadow Steps, meeting the rushing man in black head-on.

"Boom--!"

The moment their fiery spaces made contact, a massive roar erupted.

Lin Yuan's massive fiery space gradually enveloped the fiery space released by the man in black.

Before long, the fiery space of the man in black could no longer hold up and collapsed. Although the man in black inside had the protection of his domain and the Mountain Phantom, his body still began to burn.

A moment later, the man in black turned into ashes.