The Systems Combined

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

Before leaving, he also laid down a formation, shrouding the space within nearly a million kilometers in an illusion. Ordinary World Lords couldn't see through it.

Seen from afar, this region of space was completely dark.

Even a normal Heavenly Immortal formation couldn't cover such a vast area, but one meant only to conceal the space was simple enough. It had no ability to harm enemies.

"Is my opponent this time a Fourth Stage World Lord?" Wu Yun casually glanced over the email. He hadn't spent much time comprehending the Dao yet; most of his effort had gone into absorbing energy.

But in his simulations, he was very close to earning the Origin Law's recognition. Even relying solely on his cultivation level, he could match ordinary high-level World Lords.

And that was without even counting the strength of his Heavenly Immortal foundation.

It didn't take long for Wu Yun to return to the Giant Axe Arena. The spaceship he was using now could also travel at ten times the speed of light, making it fairly fast in the Dark Universe.

The main hall of the Giant Axe Arena was connected to the Beast Fighting Area, while contestants in life-and-death battles waited in a side hall. They would either head to some remote corner of the universe or go straight to the Central Arena to fight.

As a World Lord, however, Wu Yun received much better treatment. He lounged in the recreation area, drinking as he waited for the spaceship to pick him up.

"You're in luck. For a newcomer, you found an opponent pretty quickly." Ka Wei also walked over to the recreation area. "The battle will take place in an uninhabited region of the Moyan Star Sector, under the supervision of an Immortal God."

World Lords were so powerful that a single move could cause a mass extinction on a life-bearing planet.

Even a brief exchange could destroy a planet outright.

That was why their battles could only take place in space or on certain special planets capable of withstanding the fighting.

"Are you confident?" Ka Wei asked, somewhat nervously.

Wu Yun nodded. He had also slowed his Blood Luo Continent Clone's cultivation for the time being, deliberately avoiding the Origin Law's recognition.

The two clones existed in the same world, so their memories were linked.

With their memories linked, their realms were shared. But the Blood Luo Clone didn't have a Third-Grade Golden Core within him, so his strength was considerably lower than the original body's.

If the Blood Luo Clone cultivated until he earned the Origin Law's recognition, the original body would enter that state as well. It would be even harder to find opponents for him then.

Several hours later, an E-Grade Spaceship departed Chenyan Planet and headed toward a remote corner of the star sector.

Ka Wei was quite worried. It was hard to find a World Lord who wanted to fight in the arena over the long term. If Wu Yun died in his first battle, all the future business would go up in smoke.

A contract for a thousand life-and-death battles was only worth anything if the fighter stayed alive.

By then, the Spectator Plane in the Virtual Universe was already packed. The countless islands each held at least a hundred million billion spectators, all there to watch the World Lord life-and-death battle.

In the top-level box of the Martial Arena, several Peak World Lords lounged on sofas as they watched. Faint marks sat between their brows; each had earned the Origin Law's recognition.

"First Stage World Lord Wu Yun against Fourth Stage World Lord Bai Yu." A man in a bathrobe asked, "Gais, just how strong is this Wu Yun?"

The man called Gais shook his head. "I don't know. Manager Ka Wei said he's never shown his strength in the Virtual Universe. He's a mystery."

"Wu Yun's odds are 1 to 1.97, while Bai Yu's are 1 to 1.65. There isn't much between them, but overall, Bai Yu is more likely to win."

Although Wu Yun's background was shrouded in mystery, the fact that he hadn't earned the Origin Law's recognition meant he couldn't be too strong.

They were all human, with the same life genes. It came down to who had the higher level, deeper Law Comprehension, and greater mastery.

Bai Yu was a full three levels higher. His energy was more than four times Wu Yun's, and his Law Comprehension was no slouch either.

"I'll bet on Wu Yun. Put down ten Hunyuan." The man in the bathrobe thought it over for a moment, then decisively withdrew the money from his account and bet on Wu Yun.

"You've got guts. But with odds close to two to one, quite a few people will probably bet on Wu Yun." Gais smiled. "I'll bet on Bai Yu. Just three Hunyuan for fun."

World Lords who had earned the Origin Law's recognition tended to be quite wealthy.

Of course, few were willing to bet so much. Most just put down a little for entertainment.

Even so, the total amount wagered on the match reached over a hundred Hunyuan.

When Wu Yun arrived at the edge of the star sector, he could clearly feel how thin the cosmic energy was. The stars were dim, and ordinary people would have no chance of setting foot on the path of cultivation here.

The next moment, light blazed across several million kilometers around the battlefield. A sacred figure stood at its center—the Immortal God overseeing the battle.

"An Immortal who cultivates the Law of Light?" Wu Yun also saw his opponent, Bai Yu. The two of them were already quite close.

Bai Yu wore purple-gold armor and carried a Heavenly Blade on his back. His gaze was sharp, his face resolute, and his eyes brimmed with killing intent.

"Begin," the supervising Immortal said coldly.

As soon as he spoke, Bai Yu drew the Heavenly Blade from his back. In an instant, it tore through thousands of kilometers of space and came crashing down toward Wu Yun. For a World Lord, that distance could be crossed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Yu and his attack arrived before Wu Yun at the same time. He wanted to finish his opponent as quickly as possible.

But Wu Yun saw nothing but flaws in the attack. It wasn't fast enough, and Bai Yu's windup was too long. Wu Yun merely shifted to the side and avoided it.

Whoosh!

Bai Yu swung again, unleashing an endless torrent of blade light that strangled everything in its path.

I'll have to hold back. If I kill him with a single finger, it might be hard to arrange opponents for me later.

If Wu Yun unleashed his full strength, he could truly match an Immortal God.

A Third-Grade Golden Core wasn't enough on its own, but combined with World Lord Power and his many mysterious techniques, he could even gain the upper hand in a short fight against an Immortal God.

His weakness was that he couldn't sustain a fight as long as an Immortal.

Wu Yun held back, but his skill was so advanced that he saw flaws in all of Bai Yu's attacks. He deliberately made it look as if they were evenly matched.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"You're not using a weapon at all?" Bai Yu exclaimed. His blade struck Wu Yun's fingers, sending sparks flying as if he had struck E-grade metal.

Wu Yun's fingers weren't particularly hard. His body followed the Qi Refining Path, and he relied on his World Lord body to strengthen his physique, then wrapped his fingers in Heavenly Immortal power.

That was how he could clash head-on with a Tier 5 Force Weapon.

I should fight him for a while longer.

To Wu Yun's surprise, this battle wasn't entirely meaningless to him. Fighting Bai Yu was actually helping him refine his combat techniques.

The Qi Refining Path's techniques really do get a significant boost when combined with a warrior's methods. You could call it a different kind of dual cultivation. If I could resume cultivating the God-Demon Body Refining technique, how terrifying would my close-combat strength become?