"You have passed the C-Rank Assessment."
A mechanical voice sounded in Lin Yuan's ear.
The Black-Clad Man, who had just been reduced to ashes, appeared once more.
"Young man, congratulations! Passing the C-Rank Assessment means your strength ranks among the very best at Universe Level in the Holy Land Universe." The Black-Clad Man's faceless voice carried a note of congratulation.
"You have a profound comprehension of the Law of Fire Origin, far surpassing that of other cultivators at your level. Judging solely by comprehension of a single Lower Origin Law, among all the Universe Level cultivators who have passed the C-Rank Assessment throughout the ages, you rank near the top," the Black-Clad Man told Lin Yuan.
"With your current strength, there's no question you can place in the top ten of the Peak Warrior Tournament. Your exact ranking will depend on the caliber of the geniuses in that tournament."
"All right, I wish you success on your path of cultivation." After speaking, the Black-Clad Man vanished.
As expected, countless talented geniuses have appeared over the long years. My comprehension of the Law of Fire Origin can only rank near the top, not among the very best. And my comprehension of the Law of Space Origin is even less worthy of mention. Hearing the Black-Clad Man's words, Lin Yuan reflected.
Still, Lin Yuan wasn't discouraged. He had once been a slave who could barely keep himself alive. Now, he had become one of the top two Universe Level geniuses in the Holy Land Universe.
Once his first clone had finished gestating, both his rate of Law Comprehension and his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
Lin Yuan left the Assessment Space.
As soon as he emerged, he saw World Lord Fenyu waiting outside.
"Lord Fenyu." Lin Yuan greeted him politely.
"Lin Yuan, I watched your battle in the assessment just now. Congratulations on passing the C-Rank Assessment," World Lord Fenyu said with a smile.
"To be honest, when you first entered the Holy Land, I thought you might pass the C-Rank Assessment. I never expected that just a few decades later, you'd be able to defeat the Black-Clad Man in the C-Rank Assessment without getting injured. Your rate of growth is astonishing."
"Sir, that's all thanks to my teacher and the Holy Land's instructors," Lin Yuan replied modestly.
"You, boy!" World Lord Fenyu laughed heartily. "You're ranked first among the Holy Land Universe Level cultivators, yet you're still so modest."
"By the way, before the Peak Warrior Tournament, the Kingdom Lord will personally visit the Holy Land. Since you've passed the C-Rank Assessment, you'll get a chance to receive his personal guidance. This is an extremely precious opportunity, so make sure you take full advantage of it," Fenyu advised.
"Yes, sir." Lin Yuan answered solemnly.
In the real world, Lin Yuan stood before the main hall of Marquis Yuankun's palace.
"Teacher." Lin Yuan bowed respectfully.
"Come in," Marquis Yuankun replied in his usual calm tone.
Lin Yuan entered the main hall.
Over the past sixty years, Lin Yuan had made no effort to hide his visits. Whenever he encountered something he couldn't understand or comprehend in the Law of Earth Origin, he would come straight to see his teacher.
He had now comprehended twenty-seven of the more difficult mysteries of the Law of Earth Origin and had begun studying the seventy-two most difficult ones.
Although his progress had been much slower than with the Law of Fire Origin, things would change once his clone finished gestating. He wondered how much faster he would comprehend the Law of Earth Origin then.
"Teacher, I passed the Holy Land Universe Level C-Rank Assessment today," Lin Yuan said.
"Oh?" Marquis Yuankun nodded slightly. "I was wondering why you hadn't gone for the C-Rank trial yet. You were already strong enough to give it a try twenty years ago. It shouldn't have taken much effort this time, right?"
"That's right, Teacher. This time, I overwhelmed my opponent with my comprehension of the Law of Fire Origin. It didn't take long."
"Mm. Although the Black-Clad Man in the C-Rank Assessment can perfectly fuse his Domain, his Law Comprehension is definitely inferior to yours."
"At your current level, a Domain doesn't have as much influence."
"Ordinary Domain Lords may still rely on their Domains in battle, but once you advance to Domain Lord, a Domain's impact will be very small. So there's no need to focus on studying Domains right now."
"You may encounter opponents with deep attainments in Domains during the Warrior Battle, but your strength should be enough to handle them. Geniuses who rely on their Domains to achieve high rankings at Star Level or Universe Level will find that advantage gradually diminishing as they advance in level." Marquis Yuankun patiently explained this to Lin Yuan.
"Teacher, I've earned a chance to receive the Kingdom Lord's personal guidance on one move. What kind of move should I ask him about?" Lin Yuan asked.
"His Excellency the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord is a Space Venerable who has comprehended the entire Law of Space Origin. It would be best to ask him about the Law of Space Origin. His guidance on one move will be tens of millions of times more profound than mine!" Marquis Yuankun suggested.
"So the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord is a Space Venerable. That couldn't be better," Lin Yuan thought.
After his first clone finished gestating, he would still have a few years to comprehend the Law of Space Origin and cultivate moves containing deeper mysteries of that law. If he encountered any problems, he could ask the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord before the Warrior Battle.
Guidance from a High-Level Venerable was extremely precious.
The final few mysteries of the Law of Fire Origin became much more difficult to comprehend.
Another ten years passed. At last, Lin Yuan fully comprehended all 108 mysteries of the Law of Fire Origin.
[You have comprehended all 108 essences of the Law of Fire Origin and earned one draw. Would you like to draw?]
"Draw!" Lin Yuan silently commanded.
[Congratulations! You have won ordinary reward No. 22: one piece of Void Flame Profound Gold. Would you like to claim it?]
"Claim it!"
"Whoosh!"
A piece of metal appeared in Lin Yuan's hand, shaped like a gold brick.
"So heavy? But I think I've seen this name before. Right, I saw it in Liu Li's usage instructions."
Lin Yuan immediately recalled the cultivation materials that the Metal Lifeform Liu Li could use. Void Flame Profound Gold was one of the materials Liu Li needed to break through to World Lord, and it was considered a top-grade material.
Just then, a mass of dark golden liquid condensed on Lin Yuan's arm and began moving toward the piece of metal in his hand.
The dark golden liquid slowly enveloped the Void Flame Profound Gold. It seemed to like it very much and wanted to devour it, but after trying for a long while, the metal remained completely intact.
Liu Li sent him a confused emotion.
Lin Yuan found Liu Li's behavior rather amusing.
"Don't bother trying, Liu Li. You're only at Universe Level 9 right now. You can't devour this metal." Lin Yuan stroked the smooth, dark golden ball in his hand.
"I'll give it to you later, so don't be in a hurry."
After quite a while, Liu Li reluctantly returned to Lin Yuan's body and turned into Battle Armor.
Lin Yuan checked the price of the Void Flame Profound Gold. It was worth around ten thousand Hunyuan Units. He could only smile wryly.
That was the entire fortune of an Ordinary Immortal, but to Lin Yuan now, it was nothing much.
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