After completing the soul search, Wu Yun could be sure that the other party hadn't enabled synchronized recording in the Virtual Universe. That was crucial: once enabled, it captured video footage from every angle, with no blind spots.
This was different from Soul Enslavement. Blood Demon Warriors were already enslaved by others, so if Wu Yun used his own methods to control one, he would only alert the person controlling him.
"I really was lucky." Wu Yun smiled faintly. There weren't enough powerful fighters in the hastily formed encirclement, so they had Domain Lords and even Universe-Level fighters establish checkpoints everywhere.
The World Lords were only responsible for the more important areas.
Wu Yun didn't kill anyone. Instead, he used his soul to put one of the Domain Lords into a deep sleep, then used the Transformation Technique to take his place.
Then, the secret technique wore off. The Domain Lords had no idea what had happened. Unless the Blood Demon King or another Immortal God examined Wu Yun closely, they wouldn't be able to find any flaws in his Transformation Technique.
If he used the Eight-Nine Profound Art to transform, even the Blood Demon King wouldn't be able to spot anything unusual.
An ordinary Transformation Technique could be broken by using Immortal Divine Power to probe it.
As for the Eight-Nine Profound Art, it would probably take a Universe Venerable to see through it.
"I shouldn't have any trouble blending in now. I need to activate the simulation as soon as possible and increase my strength." Wu Yun looked at the conditions for the simulation. He needed to earn enough Reputation Points to activate it.
There were three levels of simulation: ordinary, advanced, and special.
The first time he simulated the Desolate Era World, it had been at the ordinary level, and it had directly granted Wu Yun cultivation at the Heavenly Immortal level.
There was also a limit on how many times he could simulate. After each simulation, the Reputation Points required for the next one would skyrocket, eventually reaching an astronomical figure that would be impossible to attain.
As for which level of simulation he got, that came down entirely to luck. With good luck, he might draw the special level right away.
The Blood Demon King personally arrived in the area. Using his detection instruments, he searched every corner within several light-years, as well as every life planet, but found nothing unusual.
Those life planets had been his primary targets for investigation. It was fair to say that no World Lord-level fighter could escape them.
Yet he still couldn't find Wu Yun. It was as if the man had vanished into thin air.
"Interesting." The Blood Demon King stood in space. He had originally planned to have one of his Marquis-Level Immortals investigate, but after watching the recording of the battle, he felt that Wu Yun was hiding a great secret.
His aura wasn't especially strong, and his power was only at the World Lord Fifth Order.
Power didn't determine one's level. When Luo Feng was at the World Lord Fifth Order, he could still kill an ordinary Peak World Lord with a wave of his hand.
Given the mysterious techniques Wu Yun had displayed in the battle, along with his explosive speed, even in a Domain Lord's body, his power should have been enough to crush a Peak World Lord.
The Blood Demon King had wanted to capture Wu Yun himself and study him. Yet he had searched an area several light-years across and still hadn't found a single trace of the man.
"That World Lord is no longer fit to remain on my Blood Demon Star." The Blood Demon King coldly said this to one of his Marquis-Level Immortals, then vanished with a flash.
As the absolute god who ruled this star region, how could the Blood Demon King not know what Zifuka was up to? He had ordered his subordinates to pursue Wu Yun only to give his superiors an explanation.
It was precisely Zifuka's cowardice that had allowed Wu Yun to escape. If Zifuka had gone after his opponent personally from the start, he would certainly have been able to hold him off.
That was why the Blood Demon King was so furious. He couldn't help thinking that the secret Wu Yun held might allow him to take that final step and become a Universe Venerable.
With just a few simple words from the Blood Demon King, a Marquis-Level Immortal went to kill Zifuka himself. At a time like this, even the identity of a peerless World Lord wouldn't save him. He had to die.
After the Blood Demon King left, the blockade of the area spanning several light-years was finally lifted. The Universe-Level fighters and Domain Lords stationed on the various life planets dispersed.
Wu Yun searched the Domain Lord he had replaced and learned everything about him. The Domain Lord was named Bei Ye, and he governed tens of thousands of life planets.
In the Blood Demon King's territory, Domain Lords didn't hold as high a position as they did in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, so their jurisdictions were smaller too.
Unfortunately, Wu Yun couldn't use Bei Ye's identity to earn Reputation Points.
In the vast scarlet palace, Wu Yun sat on the throne atop the dais, slowly savoring a cup of wine. Although he had taken Bei Ye's place, he couldn't enter Bei Ye's Virtual Universe.
For now, he couldn't touch the spoils from killing the Blood Demon Warriors either.
"Though it's difficult for my true self to earn Reputation Points, my clone in the Desolate Era World can accumulate them quickly." Wu Yun took a sip of wine. He had no plans to leave this star region yet.
The Blood Demon King couldn't find him, and he could use Bei Ye's identity to do a few things. For instance, he could gather information to confirm what era this was.
For now, Wu Yun's main focus was cultivation.
If the cultivation he gained from a simulation came from the Swallowed Star World or the Lord Xue Ying World, he could use it with perfect compatibility. In any other world, it would be a little less effective.
Relying on the random results of a simulation was far too risky. Wu Yun understood that this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. He needed enough strength or a powerful backing.
So he had to cultivate into a supreme powerhouse as soon as possible.
"Lord Bei Ye, here's the information you asked me to gather in the Virtual Universe," said the attendant serving him below. Then he projected several documents into the air.
Wu Yun read every word carefully.
"Did the Genius Battle just end? The Peak Powerhouse Battle is coming up soon." If Wu Yun wanted to cultivate according to the Primal Universe system, he had to find a way to join a faction.
It wouldn't be difficult to absorb energy on his own. He could casually set up arrays to refine the endless starlight into liquid energy.
What Wu Yun needed were secret techniques and guidance on a higher level.
If he relied on himself, even if he eventually managed to rise to greatness, he'd have to put in billions of times more effort and sweat.
"You may leave." Wu Yun's voice held a strange magic. The moment he spoke, the attendant forgot everything that had happened before and walked out in a daze.
"Once I reach the Universe-Level, I'll leave here, first get myself a Universe Citizen identity, then find a way to compete in the Peak Powerhouse Battle." Wu Yun wasn't worried about anyone investigating his past.
In the Primal Universe, only a Universe Master could perform a time-space rewind.
So he only needed to get a Universe Citizen identity. As for his earlier history, he could claim he'd come from an undeveloped native planet.
With the speed of thought that came with Heavenly Immortal cultivation, along with the foundation laid by God-Demon Body Refining, Wu Yun could cultivate in almost any system at a rapid pace. He just couldn't absorb energy on a large scale.
He would have to slip out of his palace and set up arrays in space to absorb it.
Wu Yun was making rapid progress in cultivation as well. He had gained all the memories of two Domain Lords through soul searches, and could use them as a foundation to advance even further.
There were always similarities between worlds. Someone with a high level of insight would be strong wherever they went. As the saying went, a person with a broad perspective could see further; the speed of one's thoughts could also determine the speed of one's cultivation.
During these days of cultivation, Wu Yun was also about to begin his second simulation.
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