Purple Fire Ape Wine

"Lin Yuan wins! Ladies and gentlemen, we've witnessed the birth of a new Giant Axe Warrior! The battle in this life-and-death match may have been simple, but every duelist who earns a thousand victories has overcome countless hardships along the way. Congratulations to Lin Yuan for earning the title of Giant Axe Warrior."

The host spoke.

"Lin Yuan! Lin Yuan!"

"Giant Axe Warrior!"

Cheers erupted from the stands.

World Lord Bart was in a complicated mood. Many spectators hadn't noticed, but he knew the truth.

"Moriya got into serious trouble with her clan back then. Her family sent her to the Great Axe Arena, where she could wipe the slate clean if she earned a thousand victories. In reality, her family had abandoned her."

"I thought Moriya's willpower had reached the peak of Universe Level, so she'd be a good test for Lin Yuan. I didn't expect her to have hidden her strength so well. I've wasted another promising prospect."

"Lin Yuan is even more talented than I imagined. He's actually gained some insight into the Law of Gold Origin, and his willpower has reached Domain Lord Level. Looks like I'll have to pay even more attention to him."

Inside a private room, Marquis Yuankun's eyes lit up.

"Not bad. He has a strong will, excellent character, and talent for comprehending the Law of Earth Origin. He's also from a slave background, which shows how hard he's worked at cultivation. Excellent. I like hardworking people with strong character. This little fellow would make a fine disciple."

Marquis Yuankun vanished.

In the Dark Universe.

After the life-and-death battle ended, Lin Yuan rode a D6-class spacecraft toward the Great Axe Arena's Nine Flames Universe Kingdom branch in the Flame Dragon Star Sector.

Lin Yuan focused his consciousness on the bottle of Purple Fire Ape Wine in System Space, feeling elated.

He remembered that this wine was incredibly valuable.

Information entered Lin Yuan's mind:

Purple Fire Ape Wine was brewed by a unique lifeform in the universe, the Purple Fire Ape. Purple Fire Apes were Energy Lifeforms that lived for long periods in extremely hot regions of flame. Only Purple Fire Apes could brew this wine. Drinking it improved the body and soul, and increased the soul's affinity for the Law of Fire Origin, making it easier to sense.

Purple Fire Ape Wine contained gentle energy. Even an ordinary person with no cultivation could drink it and become a Universe Level powerhouse with extraordinary talent for the Law of Fire Origin.

Lin Yuan was overjoyed. It was just as he remembered. If he wasn't mistaken, a bottle of Purple Fire Ape Wine could be worth 80 billion Hunyuan...

The bottle of Godly Drunkenness he had suddenly seemed worthless.

"Eighty billion Hunyuan..."

Before, Lin Yuan had been focused on the life-and-death battle and cultivation. Now that he'd obtained such a valuable treasure, he was still a little dazed.

Wait, how could he sell this bottle of wine? Eighty billion Hunyuan was about the entire fortune of an Invincible King at the peak of their power, wasn't it? If he sold it directly through the Cosmic Galaxy Bank or in the Virtual Universe, it might cause trouble. Someone might set their sights on him.

Lin Yuan remembered a lucky man named Panxi, who had unexpectedly obtained Locke Divine Water worth over 6.3 billion Hunyuan. Panxi had risen from humble beginnings all the way to World Lord Level.

But Panxi had a huge supply of Locke Divine Water. He could use some of it to cultivate plant lifeforms and sell the rest little by little without arousing too much suspicion. But what could Lin Yuan do with this little bottle of Purple Fire Ape Wine? He couldn't exactly sell it one drop at a time.

After thinking it over, Lin Yuan decided there were two ways to handle it.

The first was to leave the bottle alone for now. Later, once he could enter the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company or the Great Axe Arena and become the disciple of a powerhouse like King Zhenyan, an Invincible King, or a Universe Country Lord, he could sell it without raising suspicions. If anything went wrong, he'd have an explanation—and someone to protect him.

Joining the Core Layer would certainly be difficult, but Lin Yuan thought he had a chance if he worked hard and made use of his Golden Finger. The rapid growth of his strength over the past few decades had given him plenty of confidence.

The second option was to drink it directly and improve his affinity for the Law of Fire Origin. That would at least earn him two more lottery draws, and perhaps even more chances.

Besides, who knew how long it would take to become a Core Member? Before then, he might even draw something more valuable.

Hmm... he'd drink it after the Bio-chip had been removed. Lin Yuan made up his mind.

"Lin Yuan, becoming a Giant Axe Warrior is no easy feat. Congratulations."

The Domain Lord-level supervisor was aboard the same spacecraft.

"Thank you, sir. I just got lucky."

"We're now a little over 2.4 million light-years from the Nine Flames branch, and we'll arrive in less than thirty days. Someone will help remove your Bio-chip then, and I'll personally award you the Giant Axe Medal."

Under normal circumstances, half of the Universe Level cultivators who earned the title of Giant Axe Warrior went on to become Domain Lords. That was why the medals were usually presented by Domain Lords—it was a way of showing respect to the Giant Axe Warriors.

"After that, Supervisor Bart wants to see you."

"Supervisor Bart?"

"Supervisor Bart oversees the Great Axe Life-Death Battles for Universe Level and Domain Lord Level cultivators in the Flame Dragon Star Sector. He's a World Lord recognized by the Law of Lightning Origin. He's incredibly powerful!"

Lin Yuan was startled. A Peak World Lord wanted to see him.

Was he going to take Lin Yuan as a disciple, or did he have something else in mind?

Lin Yuan had been here for quite a while, but he'd never met a World Lord-level powerhouse.

Twenty days later, the spacecraft landed at the Great Axe Arena's Flame Dragon Star Sector branch.

As soon as it touched down, a World Lord was already waiting for them.

The World Lord stood three meters tall and wore a green robe. Two sharp horns protruded from his head, golden light flowed in his eyes, and a golden curved blade marked his brow. He was another World Lord recognized by a law.

"Let this young fellow stay. I have something to discuss with him."

He spoke to the Domain Lord supervisor beside Lin Yuan.

"Yes, sir."

The Domain Lord didn't dare breathe too loudly and quickly left.

"Greetings, sir."

Lin Yuan bowed to the World Lord before him.

"Haha, you're Lin Yuan, right? I'm Saiwen, and I belong to the Seventh Legion of the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom. I watched your life-and-death battle. You have a real talent for Law Comprehension, and your willpower is quite impressive too."

"I was just lucky. Thank you for the praise, sir."

"You don't have to be modest. I came here today to tell you that my teacher, Marquis Yuankun, thinks very highly of you and wants to take you as his disciple. My teacher is a Peak Marquis powerhouse, among the strongest of the four hundred marquises and kings of the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom. Are you willing?"

"Um..."

Lin Yuan gave it only a moment's thought.

"Sir, I'm willing."

"Good! Once you've finished up here, come with me."

"Oh, and I should warn you first. If someone from the Great Axe Arena invites you to become an Outer Member later, you can accept, but don't get too involved with them. Outer Members aren't valued and don't receive much in the way of resources or training."

"Even Internal Members get nowhere near the benefits that Core Members do. If you become an Internal Member, you'll have to do whatever they order, and it'll be difficult to leave later."

"With your talent, developing here would be a waste of time. You can join as an Outer Member just to have the title."

"As my teacher's disciple, you'll gain far more."

"One more thing: don't advance straight to Domain Lord Level. You're only a little over twenty thousand years old, so you'll have plenty more chances to participate in the Peak Warrior Tournament. You're talented. Who knows? After entering it eight or ten times, you might actually make it into the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company or the Great Axe Arena. Haha."

Lin Yuan was taken aback.

"Go on. I'll wait for you on my spacecraft. Once you've taken care of things, come find me."

"Yes, Lord Saiwen."