System Integration

Upon receiving the email, Wu Yun immediately set off for Chenyan Planet.

Before leaving, he cast a formation to shroud the space within a radius of nearly a million kilometers in an illusion, one that even ordinary World Lords could not see through.

Looking from a distance, this patch of space appeared completely pitch black.

A normal Heavenly Immortal formation would not be able to cover such a vast range, but this one was simple, designed only to conceal the area without any offensive capabilities.

"Is the opponent arranged for this time a fourth-stage World Lord?" Wu Yun glanced at the email casually. He hadn't spent much time on enlightenment lately, focusing his main energy on absorbing energy.

However, in his simulations, he was very close to being acknowledged by the Origin Laws; even relying solely on his devouring realm, he could rival an ordinary high-level World Lord.

Not to mention, he still had the underlying strength of a Heavenly Immortal.

It didn't take long for Wu Yun to return to the Giant Axe Arena. The spaceship he was currently using had ten times the speed of light, so traveling through the Dark Universe was not slow.

The main hall of the Giant Axe Arena connected to the Beast Fighting Area, while the contestants for life-and-death battles waited in the side halls, either heading to some corner of the universe or directly to the Central Arena to fight.

But as a World Lord, Wu Yun's treatment was much better; he sat leisurely in the lounge drinking, waiting for the spaceship to come and pick him up.

"You're lucky, for a newcomer to encounter an opponent so quickly." Ka Wei also walked into the lounge. "The battle location is in an uninhabited area within the Moyan Star Sector, supervised by an Immortal God."

The battles between World Lord powerhouses were terrifying; a single move from them could cause a mass extinction on a life-bearing planet.

A brief exchange could shatter a planet outright.

Therefore, such battles could only take place in deep space or on certain special planets capable of withstanding them.

"Are you confident?" Ka Wei asked with some trepidation.

Wu Yun nodded. He had also slowed down the cultivation progress of his Blood Luo Clone, deliberately avoiding acknowledgment by the Origin Laws.

When two clones were in the same world, their memories could be linked.

With their memories linked, their realms were shared, though the Blood Luo Clone did not possess a third-grade Golden Core, making its strength significantly weaker than the original body.

If the Blood Luo Clone were to cultivate to the point of being acknowledged by the Origin Laws, the original body would also enter that state, making it even harder to match him with suitable opponents later.

A few hours later, an E-Grade Spaceship departed from Chenyan Planet, heading toward the desolate corner of this star sector.

Ka Wei was very worried. It was difficult to find World Lords willing to fight in the arena long-term, and if Wu Yun died in his first battle, his subsequent performance bonuses would certainly go down the drain.

The contract for a thousand life-and-death battles required him to stay alive to fulfill it.

At this moment in the Virtual Universe, the spectator plane was already overcrowded, with at least a quadrillion viewers across numerous islands, all there to watch the World Lord life-and-death battle.

In the top-tier box of the arena, several peak World Lords lay on sofas watching the match. They all had faint marks between their brows, indicating they were all individuals acknowledged by the Origin Laws.

"First-stage World Lord Wu Yun, versus fourth-stage World Lord Bai Yu," a man in a bathrobe asked. "Gais, what level is that Wu Yun actually at?"

The man named Gais shook his head. "I don't know. Manager Ka Wei said he hasn't revealed his true strength in the Virtual Universe; he's very mysterious."

"Wu Yun's odds are 1:1.97, while Bai Yu's are 1:1.65. There isn't much difference between them, but overall, Bai Yu's win rate is slightly higher."

Although Wu Yun's information was mysterious, the fact that he hadn't been acknowledged by the Origin Laws destined him not to be too strong.

Everyone was human, with the same life genes; it came down to who had a higher level, deeper comprehension of laws, and a higher realm.

Bai Yu was a full three stages higher, meaning his energy was more than four times that of Wu Yun, not to mention his law comprehension was not weak either.

"I'll bet on Wu Yun to win, 10 Hunyuan." The man in the bathrobe pondered for a moment before resolutely taking the money from his account to bet on Wu Yun.

"You're quite bold, but with odds nearing two to one, there should be quite a few people betting on Wu Yun." Gais laughed. "I'll bet on Bai Yu, just 3 Hunyuan for fun."

World Lords acknowledged by the Origin Laws were relatively wealthy.

Of course, only a few were willing to bet such amounts; the vast majority just threw in a little for entertainment.

Even so, the total betting amount for this match had already reached over a hundred Hunyuan.

When Wu Yun arrived at the edge of the star sector, he clearly felt the cosmic energy become extremely thin, and the stars appeared dim and lusterless; ordinary people could never embark on a path of cultivation here.

The next second, the light within a radius of millions of kilometers around the battle site flared intensely. Standing in the very center was a sacred figure—the Immortal God supervising the battle.

"An Immortal who cultivates the Light Laws?" Wu Yun also saw his opponent for this battle, Bai Yu. The two were already very close to each other.

Bai Yu wore purple-gold armor and carried a Heavenly Blade on his back. His gaze was like a torch, his expression resolute, and his eyes carried intense killing intent.

"Begin," the supervising Immortal said coldly.

As the words fell, Bai Yu drew the Heavenly Blade from his back, instantly tearing through thousands of kilometers of void as he slashed fiercely at Wu Yun. For a World Lord, this distance could be crossed in the blink of an eye.

The attack and the man arrived in front of Wu Yun simultaneously; Bai Yu wanted to finish his opponent in the fastest way possible.

But in Wu Yun's eyes, his attack was full of flaws—the speed wasn't fast enough, and the wind-up was too obvious. With a slight sidestep, he avoided it.

Swoosh!

Bai Yu pulled his blade and slashed again, endless blade light shredding everything in its path.

"I have to control my strength. If I finish him off with one finger, it might be hard to arrange future opponents." If Wu Yun unleashed his full strength, he could truly rival an Immortal God.

His third-grade Golden Core wasn't strong enough on its own, but combined with his World Lord power and his mysterious techniques, he could even gain the upper hand in a short exchange with an Immortal God.

The drawback was that he lacked the sustained combat capability of an Immortal.

Wu Yun did not use too much power; his level of technique was high, and he saw nothing but flaws in Bai Yu's attacks, deliberately creating the illusion of a back-and-forth struggle between them.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"You aren't even using a weapon?" Bai Yu said in astonishment. His long blade struck Wu Yun's fingers as if he were hacking at E-grade metal, sending sparks flying everywhere.

The hardness of Wu Yun's fingers was not actually that high. His body followed the Qi Refining Path, and he was relying on his World Lord physique to bolster his physical strength while wrapping his fingers in the power of a Heavenly Immortal.

Only then could he go head-to-head with a Tier 5 Force Weapon.

"I need to keep fighting him for a while longer." Wu Yun was surprised to discover that this kind of battle was not entirely meaningless to him; through his skirmish with Bai Yu, he was actually refining his combat methods.

"Combining Qi Refining Path techniques with martial arts provides quite a significant boost; it could be considered a unique form of dual cultivation," Wu Yun thought to himself. "If I could also cultivate the God-Demon Body Refining, my close-quarters combat strength would be terrifying."