World Area 17

On Red Flame Planet, inside the grand hall of Marquis Yuankun.

"Disciple has just finished registering for the Peak Warrior Tournament. Seeing Teacher's call invitation, I came directly to pay my respects," Lin Yuan said respectfully.

"Lin Yuan, regarding this tournament, I am not worried about you. It is just that the Kingdom Lord sought me out a few days ago to ask about you," Marquis Yuankun said with a complex expression.

"I know your talent is extraordinary. In this universe, having talent and strength means you must display them; only then will you be valued more and receive more resources."

"However, you must always be wary of your surroundings. The more dazzling you are, the more likely you are to be targeted. Therefore, do not be blindly arrogant; you must always be cautious."

"You must always maintain a heart of reverence for the universe," Marquis Yuankun said, looking at Lin Yuan.

"Disciple will certainly keep Teacher's teachings in mind!" Lin Yuan bowed deeply.

"Go. Show your strength in the Peak Warrior Tournament."

Virtual Universe.

The gathering place for the World Preliminary Tournament of the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom for the Peak Warrior Tournament.

Over one billion participants were gathered on this continent.

A flash of light swept by, and all participants from the Nine Flame Sacred Land were teleported over.

This group of elites from the Nine Flame Sacred Land instantly attracted the attention of those around them.

Lin Yuan looked around; the area was packed with people, including various types of humans he had never seen before.

"So many people, it's making me a bit nervous," the chubby Cohen said.

"With your strength, you're nervous?" Ling said from the side. "Hey, shall we have a competition to see who gets the highest points? Which World Area are you all in? I'm in World Area 9."

"You're on. I'm in World Area 66," the chubby boy replied.

"Area 1!" Resk said from the side, his voice booming.

"What about you, Lin Yuan?" Ling asked.

"Me? I'm in World Area 17. You guys go ahead and compete, are you sure you want to include me?"

Lin Yuan's strength had grown rapidly over these years, but he had been buried in his insights and had long wanted to stretch his limbs. Lin Yuan intended to go all out from the very beginning.

At this moment, Brian walked over from not far away.

He came before Lin Yuan, looked him in the eyes, and spoke slowly: "The preliminary rounds don't mean much to you and me. I look forward to fighting you again in the grand finals. You had better bring your full strength then."

"Fine, it's a deal," Lin Yuan replied.

At this moment, the participants on the continent were chatting in twos and threes, and the scene was very noisy.

"Attention, all participants!"

A loud voice echoed across the entire continent.

"This World Preliminary Tournament will be divided into one hundred World Areas. We will soon begin mass teleportation to send you to your respective areas. Please take the time to check your weapons and equipment; once the preliminary round begins, you will not be able to make any adjustments."

Lin Yuan looked down to check himself.

He was wearing a black Tier 3 Force battle suit, a force helmet, and boots that aided in the execution of movement techniques. On his hand was a space ring, with both his Giant Axe weapons stored inside.

Lin Yuan checked one more time to ensure everything was foolproof.

"Mass teleportation imminent. Countdown 60... 59... 58..."

"Good luck, everyone! See you later," Ling said to the group with a smile.

She took the lead in extending her fist, and the others followed suit, bumping their fists together.

"Good luck!" Lin Yuan said with a smile.

The countdown was about to end.

"5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Teleport! The preliminary round begins!" The loud voice echoed in everyone's ears.

The next moment, all participants on the entire continent were teleported away.

This year's human race Peak Warrior Tournament has officially begun!

World Area 17.

Lin Yuan's vision gradually cleared. He found himself in a forest, his view obscured by massive trees.

"So this is World Area 17? A giant forest? The gravity is about 100 times that of Red Flame Planet, not particularly strong," Lin Yuan thought to himself as he looked around.

Lin Yuan moved around briefly, quickly adapting to the current environment.

Lin Yuan looked down at the optical computer on his wrist. There was a screen on it used to automatically receive messages from the organizers. It now displayed Lin Yuan's personal information.

"Participant: Lin Yuan (Nine Flames Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0

Ranking: None"

Location: World Area 17

Time: The preliminary elimination round will last for 30 days. Once the time is up, the preliminaries will end, and the winners will be determined based on the point rankings at that moment.

Note: World Area 17 is modeled after an Ancient Tower in the real Wild Universe Kingdom. The entire Ancient Tower is 9,999 kilometers high and 400 kilometers in diameter, consisting of 100 floors. Each floor simulates different environments such as cities, forests, deserts, labyrinths, and glaciers, with only one passage between every two floors.

Inside the Ancient Tower, the strength of all materials and matter is at the C9 level, while the outer walls of the tower reach the D9 level. Participants cannot leave the Ancient Tower through the windows on each floor.

Point Rules: Killing a participant grants 1 point, and you can plunder half of the points held by the opponent.

Ranking Rules: Those who have died can still be ranked, but their points will be halved. If the remaining points are sufficient, they can still be ranked within the top 1,001.

Attached below is the detailed leaderboard for World Area 17.

Lin Yuan quickly finished reading all the information. He first took the Thousand Mountain Axe out of his Space Ring, exerted force with his feet, and surged upward. His figure cleared the tall trees and arrived above the forest.

At this moment, a man wearing a gray battle robe not far away also arrived above the forest to survey the situation.

The gray-robed figure saw Lin Yuan and grinned, "Haha, you're the first one!"

After speaking, the man gripped his battle saber and slashed straight toward Lin Yuan with astonishing momentum.

However, Lin Yuan's figure suddenly vanished, leaving only an afterimage behind, and in an instant, he had already arrived behind the man.

The speed was so fast that the gray-robed man didn't even realize it and continued to slash at the afterimage.

"Puff!"

Lin Yuan swung his axe, and the gray-robed man's body was split in two.

He raised his hand to glance at the optical computer screen on his wrist; the numbers had already changed.

Participant: Lin Yuan (Nine Flames Universe Kingdom)

Points: 1

Rank: 207,489

On average, there are over ten million participants in each world area. From the start of the preliminaries until now, only a dozen seconds have passed, yet over two hundred thousand people have already killed opponents and gained points.

The 100-floor Ancient Tower has an average of about one hundred thousand participants per floor, and with the tower's diameter being only four hundred kilometers, there is one person for every square kilometer on average, which can be described as very crowded.

Lin Yuan looked around from above the forest and discovered that he was indeed in a closed area.

There is only one passage between every two floors; that must be the place where the fighting is most intense!

Lin Yuan thought to himself. He decided to first search for the entrance to the passage on his current floor.