At this point, Wu Yun couldn't be bothered to spend any more time consolidating his Domain Lord cultivation. It was completely pointless, so he chose to break through to World Lord.
[After stabilizing your cultivation, you spent three years before attempting a breakthrough.] [You successfully broke through.] [Simulation complete...]
Returning to the real world once more, Wu Yun suddenly sensed something. He looked into the void and realized that, in a place infinitely far away, another clone had appeared.
His cultivation also surged, rising from Universe Level straight to First Stage Realm Lord. Simulating and absorbing cultivation within the same world made it possible to save a great deal of time that would otherwise be spent training.
After fully absorbing all the memories from the simulation, Wu Yun couldn't help but sigh. In the end, he had joined the Immortal Temple and gained a much deeper understanding of the entire Blood Luo Continent.
What the World City Lord had encountered was only the tip of the iceberg.
Unlike affiliated races such as the Golden Horn Race, the Blood Luo Continent had never submitted to humanity. They had resisted for countless years, often capturing members of the Outer-World Race for study.
They studied spaceships and other technological creations, or enslaved Universe-Level trialists to serve as training partners for the Immortal Temple's geniuses.
Everyone believed that one day they would break through the Outer-World Race's blockade and even launch a counterattack to seize their territory. Only Wu Yun knew that this was nothing but a pipe dream.
Even if they managed to produce a Universe Master, so what?
If the inhabitants of the Blood Luo Continent weren't human, Lord of Tian Shi—or some other Universe Master—would probably have slaughtered all those Venerables and Immortals long ago, then gone on to rule the rest of the inhabitants.
This simulation made Wu Yun yearn for strength even more. In every world, only strength remained an eternal truth. This was his own heart of a strongman.
"The plan needs to change." Wu Yun had originally planned to make a name for himself through the Peak Powerhouse Battle. Now that he had reached World Lord, he naturally needed to adjust his plans.
Whoosh!
With a single void shuttle, Wu Yun left the planet. He planned to find a way to join the Virtual Universe Company or the Giant Axe Arena first.
Although Bei Ye's status was secure, Wu Yun had no desire to manage it.
There was no future under the Blood Demon King's rule. No matter how strong or talented you were, bad luck could still get you turned into a Blood Demon Warrior.
After a long journey through space, Wu Yun finally reached the territory of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. He put away his spaceship and changed his appearance.
He had previously appeared as Bei Ye, whose looks and build differed greatly from those of an Earthling. Wu Yun hadn't liked it much.
A gigantic planet lay before him, nearly a million kilometers in diameter. It was even more enormous than a single prefecture of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The planet was called Chenyan Planet, one of the nine first-tier administrative planets of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. Tens of trillions of people lived there year-round!
Such a vast planet had been entirely constructed by hand, and quite a few Immortal Gods lived there permanently.
Tens of millions of kilometers from Chenyan Planet, countless machines were already scanning the spaceships coming and going. Any ship not registered in the universe kingdom was stopped.
Wu Yun's spaceship wasn't registered in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, but as a World Lord, all he had to do was reveal his aura, and the staff would attend to him respectfully.
Landing at the spaceship port went just as smoothly. The staff helpfully showed him the way and courteously answered all his questions.
Chenyan Planet was enormous and bustling. Wu Yun didn't use his spiritual sense or soul sense to probe around, afraid of disturbing some powerful recluse.
Although the Ganwu Universe Kingdom had no King-Level Immortals, it still had quite a few Marquis-Level Immortals. Wu Yun wasn't sure whether one of them could sense his soul sense.
Following the directions on Chenyan Planet's map, Wu Yun first went to the Affairs Center.
He needed to register his citizenship first. But when he walked in and revealed his aura, the staff were nearly scared stiff. It was their first time seeing a World Lord come in to register for citizenship.
"Could he be some legendary recluse from a powerful organization, only coming out into the world after cultivating all the way to World Lord?"
"Don't make wild guesses. If the supervisor hears you, you'll get your wages docked."
After Wu Yun left, the staff began chatting among themselves. Even on Chenyan Planet, where powerful figures were as common as clouds, World Lords were still a rare sight.
After registering his citizenship, Wu Yun could finally open an account of his own in the Virtual Universe.
The Virtual Universe was incredibly mysterious. Without citizenship, even the Universe Supremes could only use anonymous accounts.
Once inside the Virtual Universe, Wu Yun carefully studied the recruitment notices posted by the major organizations. The Giant Axe Arena, Universe Galaxy Bank, and others all recruited citizens throughout the universe kingdoms.
Later, he planned to find a way for his Blood Luo Continent Clone to enter the Virtual Universe Company, while his true body joined the Giant Axe Arena.
Although Wu Yun had all the memories of his Blood Luo Continent Clone, he was never going to see himself as a native. It was only natural for people to strive for something better.
Cultivation in the Swallowed Star World involved more than just one's realm. Other resources mattered just as much, and in the future he would have to leave that world.
Of course, if Wu Yun became strong enough one day, he would give back to the Blood Luo Continent.
"Recruiting external deacons for the Giant Axe Arena." Wu Yun followed the link and first had the system verify his strength. The minimum requirement was Domain Lord.
Buzz—
A moment later, a call request came through.
"Wu Yun, you want to join our Giant Axe Arena?" asked a white-haired old man. His voice was hoarse, but his aura was formidable.
"Yes." Wu Yun smiled. "But I've only seen recruitment for external deacons. What are the requirements for joining the Giant Axe Arena's inner organization as a Core Member?"
External and internal members were recruited in very different ways.
Wu Yun was asking specifically about becoming a Core Member, which meant joining one of the cultivation secret realms.
It wasn't too difficult for a Star Level or Universe Level cultivator to join a secret realm.
Even Hong had made it into the core layer after passing through the Giant Axe Arena's Elite Training Camp.
That was because the resources provided to Core Members increased at every stage, and the requirements for them rose accordingly.
At Star Level, crossing a certain threshold in the laws might be enough to get in.
But at World Lord, what did it mean to be acknowledged by the Origin Law? At the very least, you had to escape from an Immortal's grasp while still a World Lord. The strongest could even match a King-Level Immortal as a World Lord!
"If you want to join the Giant Axe Arena's Core Layer, first earn the Origin Law's recognition. Even then, you might not get in." The old man curled his lip. "If you can become a World Lord-level Giant Axe Warrior, then talk to me like this again."
With that, he ended the call.
He'd met countless delusional World Lords like this one. How strong could someone who had only just reached the level possibly be?
"Looks like someone looked down on me." Wu Yun propped his chin on his right hand. "This doesn't seem all that difficult."
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