Upon returning to the present, Wu Yun didn't absorb all the simulated memories right away. In his current mortal state, there was no way he could process them; they would probably overwhelm his Sea of Consciousness in an instant.
Whum~
An inexplicable force descended, nourishing Wu Yun's body like spring rain. It came without a sound, and the Planetary Level experts beside him didn't notice a thing.
Wu Yun's Life Core transformed into a Golden Core. His soul and True Spirit fused perfectly, containing supreme immortal power. He also inherited God-Demon Body Refining at the Primordial Spirit level.
When the transformation was complete, Wu Yun had attained stable Heaven Immortal strength, and the enormous flood of memories began pouring into his mind.
His original self had lived for only a little over twenty years, but now that he possessed Heaven Immortal strength, his will and Dao Heart were extraordinary. Absorbing those memories didn't take much effort.
"Watching the simulation, I didn't feel much. But only after absorbing the memories did I realize what a winding journey it had been." Wu Yun sighed. Fortunately, he was cautious by nature and hadn't faced any life-or-death crises.
The talent he'd drawn had also helped immensely. In the Great Xia World, having two Primordial Spirit Daoist parents certainly counted as a Distinguished Background.
Wu Yun looked outside and saw that the spaceship had slowly descended onto a mineral planet. A deep-purple spaceship hovered in the air; inside was Zifuka, the World Lord in charge of supervising the trial.
Two other World Lords at the ninth level stood behind Zifuka. A faint red mark sat between his brows, clearly a sign that the Laws had acknowledged him as a World Lord.
"This should be the last batch of spaceships, right?" Zifuka looked out into the boundless void. "Once they've landed, the Blood Demon Trial will officially begin."
By now, tens of billions of Planetary Level fighters had gathered on the mineral planet below. Some with fragile minds had already collapsed onto the ground, trembling all over.
"Something's not right." After carefully sensing his surroundings, Wu Yun's expression darkened. The energy inside him was fine; it didn't conflict with the Primal Universe.
But the specific Laws were very different.
Take the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, for example. Wu Yun had intended to use his connection to it to teleport away, but he felt resistance everywhere. He would have to adjust some details before he could use it.
In both worldviews, combat strength was generally divided into energy and profundity. The further one progressed, the more important profundity became, though its impact was relatively minor in the early stages.
In his original world, profundity also carried a portion of its might.
Wu Yun's combat strength was now like that of the Sith Clan after invading the Desolate Universe: he'd completely lost the might of the Dao, leaving him with only his Golden Core and his mastery of techniques.
"I'll have to adapt to the situation." Wu Yun could only wait for the spaceship to land. He didn't want to clash with the staff.
The consequences of offending the Blood Demon King would be dire. Even if Wu Yun could bring his full strength to bear, he'd be crushed with ease by a King-Level Immortal.
He just needed to leave without drawing attention.
As for the tens of billions of Planetary Level fighters in the Blood Demon Trial, there was nothing he could do to help them.
Rumble!
Just as the spaceship slowly touched down, hundreds of thousands of Planetary Level fighters were driven out. Wu Yun blended into the massive crowd, making himself as inconspicuous as possible.
Billions of Planetary Level fighters had gathered, and the air was thick with murderous intent. The heavens and earth seemed shrouded in darkness.
"The Blood Demon Trial begins! Let the slaughter commence!" Zifuka's voice echoed over the mineral planet. His eyes gleamed with bloodlust, and he kept licking his lips.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Wu Yun also used the Invisibility Technique. Given his high cultivation, even a Void Return Earth Immortal or a Primordial Spirit Daoist might not notice anything amiss at point-blank range.
Battle erupted in an instant. Energy and Spiritual Force scattered in every direction as the vast majority of Planetary Level fighters fled, searching for a safe place to hide.
Some of the more deranged ones had already slaughtered several living beings.
Blood flowed everywhere. If Wu Yun hadn't had the memories of his simulated life, the sight might have made him vomit.
"Your Highness Zifuka, a Planetary Level fighter seems to have vanished into thin air." One of the Domain Lords supervising the entire battlefield reported, "I've already confirmed it with the Intelligent Life. He really did disappear without warning."
Whoosh!
Zifuka instantly arrived at the control room. The large screen replayed the scene, then pinpointed the exact moment Wu Yun had vanished.
"The battle hadn't even begun, and even if someone had attacked him, they couldn't have blasted him into nothingness." A staff member asked, "Your Highness Zifuka, should we find him?"
Zifuka raised a hand to silence him. He played the footage again. Wu Yun had been moving with the crowd when he suddenly disappeared.
The Intelligent Life had helped verify it, too.
Meanwhile, Wu Yun was still high above the mineral planet. He hadn't adapted to the Space Rule of the Primal Universe yet, so he couldn't use the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to teleport.
Once he adapted to the Laws, he'd be able to teleport some distance using the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
"The speed suppression in the Primal Universe really is weak." Wu Yun was flying at just three thousand meters per second, yet he felt that if he deliberately pushed himself, he could reach sublight speed.
In the Three Realms, the Heavenly Dao imposed an absolute limit. Even True God Dao Ancestors could destroy great worlds, yet they still struggled to fly faster than light.
Lifespans and speeds varied greatly between worlds.
"You, use your World Projection to investigate." Zifuka pointed at his World Lord bodyguard. The two of them were actually Blood Demon Warriors under his control.
Zifuka wasn't stupid. Anyone invisible to his naked eye had to be at least a Peak World Lord, and might even be an Immortal God.
He knew nothing about whether the person had a grudge against the Blood Demon King or what their intentions were. He'd have his subordinate scout with a World Projection, then decide how to handle the situation based on what he saw.
"Yes." The World Lord in dark-purple armor flew out, and his vast World Projection enveloped an area spanning a full hundred thousand kilometers!
He deliberately avoided the Planetary Level fighters, and his World Projection gave off not the slightest ripple. Even so, all the living beings below were too frightened to move.
Mountains, flowing rivers, gorges, and other magnificent sights stunned everyone present. The Planetary Level fighters looked as though they were witnessing a miracle. Some thought that perhaps a supreme being had come to save them.
"Damn it." Wu Yun cursed under his breath. He hadn't flown at full speed just now because he'd been afraid of drawing too much attention.
At full speed, Wu Yun wouldn't be able to control himself. At only three thousand meters per second, he could perfectly conceal every ripple.
But once the World Projection swept over him, there was no way to hide. This domain technique was a World Lord's ultimate scouting ability; a mere Invisibility Technique couldn't fool it.
"There!" The Blood Demon Warrior World Lord in charge of the search quickly pinpointed Wu Yun's location. Then he flashed forward.
Whoosh!
Wu Yun stopped pretending. He cultivated both the Flowing Light Great Dao and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, paths that excelled at speed. Without the Laws holding him back, his acceleration was faster than that of an ordinary World Lord.
That was the benefit of skill.
In a single instant, countless streaks of light shimmered around Wu Yun, and he shot beyond the mineral planet at sublight speed.
Zifuka's expression turned grave. The Blood Demon King's rules were exceptionally strict. If Wu Yun left so openly, Zifuka would probably be held accountable.
"Go after him. Find out who he is," Zifuka ordered his bodyguards. "Contact me immediately if anything seems wrong."
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