Giant Axe Secret Realm!

Seeing that there was no way out, a surge of murderous intent erupted within Yan Qie.

When two enemies meet on a narrow path, the brave one prevails.

"Die." Wu Yun coldly swung his staff. The pressure, far exceeding that of a white dwarf star, did not hinder his attack speed as he closed in on Yan Qie at three thousand kilometers per second.

The staff shimmered like a star, trailing billions of afterimages and countless streaks of light.

"Light? No, he is cultivating the Laws of Water and Space. He wouldn't be foolish enough to study water and light simultaneously." King Pujin discerned some subtleties within the flowing light.

A fierce wind pressed down across a hundred thousand miles. Yan Qie swung his blade to parry while simultaneously releasing his World Projection, hoping to crush Wu Yun's countless streaks of light.

He was a peak World Lord, while Wu Yun was only a fourth-stage World Lord. Even if his comprehension of the laws was high, his World Projection should theoretically be no match for his own.

BOOM!

As the staff and blade collided, Yan Qie was sent flying directly. His body spun uncontrollably in the air, and he could no longer hold his blade, which fell to the ground.

There was no such thing as a contest of technique; it was simply raw power overwhelming all skill. This was a level of strength that far exceeded what Yan Qie could contend with.

"Such immense power! How can he be a fourth-stage World Lord?!" someone exclaimed in shock.

Wu Yun continued to accelerate; he could crush his opponents regardless of their cultivation level.

The people present had, at most, reached the tenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, and the vast majority were only at the ninth level, equivalent to the standard of elite World Lord warriors.

"No, no, no." Yan Qie quickly adjusted his posture, but he was filled with terror. He accelerated frantically, trying to fly away, as Wu Yun's attacks from thousands of kilometers away were enough to severely injure him.

If they were to fight face-to-face, he would likely be pulverized within two moves.

"His comprehension of the laws is stronger than that of an ordinary Immortal spirit," King Pujin commented. "Perhaps he has had other opportunities to be able to easily crush a peak World Lord."

King Pujin was curious. With this level of strength at the fourth stage of the World Lord realm, Wu Yun should be considered a relatively strong World Lord commander by the time he reached the peak, likely worth five hundred million military merits.

Wu Yun sneered. If this were any other assessment, he might have let it slide.

In a situation that permitted mutual slaughter, Wu Yun was determined to eliminate Yan Qie, especially since the man had dared to speak insolently the moment he entered.

"I can pass, but can you?" Wu Yun closed the distance rapidly, continuing to transmit his voice to disrupt Yan Qie's mental state: "Trash, why are you only running?"

The two had been separated by only a few thousand kilometers, and Wu Yun's speed was twice that of Yan Qie.

With at least fifteen thousand kilometers between Yan Qie and the exit of the arena, there was no way he could escape within ten seconds.

"What do I do?!" Before Yan Qie could find a solution, Wu Yun was already upon him. A terrifying strike from the staff descended, accompanied by a surge of billions of light streaks.

A World Lord commander fighting someone of his elite World Lord warrior caliber was an absolute suppression. Wu Yun smashed Yan Qie into the ground once more.

BOOM!

Fortunately, the materials within the arena were incredibly tough, capable of containing battles between King-Level Immortals. Yan Qie hit the ground without even creating a crater, blood spraying wildly from his mouth.

Wu Yun followed up with another strike, smashing the peak World Lord into a pulp of flesh and blood.

After finishing this, he stood quietly in place, pointing his staff with overbearing dominance at the remaining eighteen World Lords: "I'll give you half an hour to decide on the other successful candidate."

The clean and decisive strike from earlier had truly shocked them.

The eighteen World Lords understood that if they failed to reach a decision by the time limit, Wu Yun would step in again to help them "save face."

"Kill!"

The arena descended into chaos.

"Interesting." The single horn on King Pujin's forehead twitched. "If this kid's comprehension of the laws improves further and he cultivates to the peak of the World Lord realm, he will be able to rival ordinary Immortal spirits."

A World Lord capable of rivaling an ordinary Immortal would be a member of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm or even the Primordial Secret Realm within the Virtual Universe Company.

As for the World Lords of the Original Secret Realm, it would be embarrassing if they couldn't rival a peak Army Lord at the World Lord level; the best among them could even rival King-Level Immortals from the early to high stages.

It didn't take half an hour. In just over ten minutes, the group of World Lords had decided the victor. Some had too much psychological pressure and fled early, leaving a black-armored World Lord standing at the end.

The opponent likely had a comprehension of the laws around the tenth level of the Heavenly Bridge and was very close to fully comprehending a minor law.

"Very good." King Pujin smiled with satisfaction. "You are all qualified to join the core of my Giant Axe Arena. I will upload the combat footage to the virtual universe for the higher-ups to determine which secret realm you will enter."

King Pujin was also working for a Venerable.

Members recruited through the Genius Battles and Warrior Battles generally joined under the command of the Venerable in charge of that session, whereas this method of absorption was based on who the King-Level Immortal conducting the assessment was.

For example, King Pujin's direct superior was Venerable Shihuo. Once Wu Yun and the others entered the core secret realms and eventually grew to the Immortal level, they would also belong to the command of Venerable Shihuo.

Several other World Lords who had fled the arena early were now walking toward the exit, looking dejected.

Assessment spots were extremely precious. Those elite World Lord warriors all wanted to enter the core of the five major powers; otherwise, they would have to go to the Outer Realm Battlefield to continue grinding for military merits.

The black-armored World Lord was very excited. He had been fighting on the Outer Realm Battlefield since he was a Domain Lord, fighting his way up to become an elite World Lord warrior.

His comprehension of the laws even rivaled that of the most ordinary Immortals, but he had greater ambitions. He wanted to reach the level of a high-ranking Army Lord or even a Marquis-Level Immortal after his breakthrough.

The status of an Army Lord Immortal and a Marquis-Level Immortal was worlds apart.

To progress further, his current resources were insufficient for his cultivation. He wanted to enter the core of the five major powers and had racked his brains to earn this spot.

A moment later.

King Pujin said with great shock: "From the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, Wu Yun joins the Giant Axe Secret Realm. From the Nanhu Universe Kingdom, Pan Wu joins the Taiwu Secret Realm."

The Giant Axe Secret Realm—a secret realm that could bear this name—had a status that went without saying.

The Taiwu Secret Realm, on the other hand, was equivalent to the Doomsday Secret Realm.

"Venerable Shihuo thinks highly of you." King Pujin patted Wu Yun on the shoulder. "There are thirty thousand years until the next secret realm qualification battle; I hope you won't be eliminated by then."

Given the status of Venerable Shihuo, even King Pujin found it hard to believe that he would favor Wu Yun.

Weren't World Lords with this level of strength and talent a dime a dozen?

Wu Yun himself had never expected to be favored by Venerable Shihuo; the other party was a high-level universe venerable who hadn't been cultivating for long, and was valued by the higher-ups even more than ancient venerables like the Ganwu Kingdom Lord.

He hadn't even dared to imagine joining the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

The subsequent matters no longer required King Pujin's supervision, so Wu Yun and that black-armored World Lord returned to the hall to wait for the staff to come and receive them.

Under normal circumstances, regardless of whether it was the Virtual Universe Company or forces like the Giant Axe Arena, World Lords were required to go out and undergo life-and-death training.

This would either be in a universe secret realm or on the Outer Realm Battlefield.

However, since Wu Yun and the others had just joined, they would be granted a period of cultivation, lasting approximately a thousand years.

After a thousand years, they would have to go out and train.