Three Years

Boom!

Lei Shen had barely stepped into his opponent's domain before he was blasted back!

Even if the other party's domain was still unrefined, it was not something ordinary force could contend against!

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Lei Shen's eyes revealed a trace of excitement!

Because just now, he had finally sensed an opportunity!

An opportunity sufficient for him to comprehend a domain!

The unity of heaven and man, the unity of man and flesh... So a domain is something beyond them! Lei Shen murmured inwardly.

Back on Earth, he had been a grandmaster proficient in ancient Indian yoga and Chinese internal martial arts. His realm had long since reached what the ancients called the unity of heaven and man, and the unity of man and flesh!

Moreover, he had sparred with Hong many times and had already gained considerable understanding of domains.

But Hong's domain was ultimately different from the path he walked—it was a domain of light.

Now that he was encountering, for the first time, a martial artist's domain born from the same comprehension of lightning, Lei Shen immediately understood much more.

Lightning Seven Kill, Flash!

Lei Shen integrated all his insights into his movement technique. He became like a bolt of lightning and, in a flash, charged directly into the domain, closing to within just a few meters of that domain genius!

Such terrifying speed made the domain genius's pupils suddenly contract. He hurriedly mobilized his domain to suppress Lei Shen.

Golden arcs of lightning filled the sky and struck Lei Shen's body!

Yet facing such an attack, Lei Shen threw back his head and laughed. The Force Battle Blade in his hand had somehow begun to emit azure lightning.

In the blink of an eye, the azure lightning enveloped Lei Shen's entire body, standing in opposition to the golden arcs outside.

This was Lei Shen's domain!

Outside the arena, Hong watched Lei Shen get struck. Though his gaze remained steady, he could not help feeling somewhat worried.

After all, the full-force bombardment of a domain was enough to severely injure, or even kill, a martial artist of the same rank who had not comprehended a domain!

Only when the azure lightning appeared did Hong reveal a faint smile.

His second brother's years of cultivation had not been in vain!

Boom!

Even though he had only just comprehended a domain, Lei Shen's strength still surged severalfold. Within only a few exchanges, he defeated that domain genius.

When it came to combat awareness, how could these geniuses who had lived in comfortable environments compare to Lei Shen, who had been fighting since the Great Nirvana?

"Not bad." Su Heng smiled and offered a word of praise after watching Lei Shen put away his battle blade and walk over.

In the original story, Lei Shen would still need at least another year before comprehending a domain.

And back then, he had only comprehended it under the pressure of the life-and-death crisis brought by the Golden Horned Beast.

"It was all thanks to Teacher's help." Lei Shen grinned.

Without the genius Su Heng had so carefully selected for him, he would not have comprehended a domain so quickly.

Su Heng smiled faintly, then looked at the two of them.

"Now that both of you have comprehended domains, you can receive instruction in the Virtual Universe from now on. I have already found two immortals to teach you."

After comprehending a domain, one would also receive considerable help in comprehending laws.

"Yes, Teacher." Both of them spoke with immense gratitude.

Two immortals! They were no longer Earth natives who had just entered the universe, so they naturally understood what the word "immortal" represented!

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, three years passed.

"Luo Feng, this is how the Ten Thousand Threads Stream should be used. Watch carefully!"

In the Virtual Universe, Su Heng looked at the four afterimages Luo Feng had produced in the distance. He frowned slightly, then displayed the fourth level of the Ten Thousand Threads Stream!

Three years earlier, Luo Feng had begun possessing the Golden Horned Beast. With the help of Time Palace, he soon reached the Cosmic-level, thereby nurturing his second body—the Moshaza Race!

Now, even with the Moshaza Race's innate talent for clones, Luo Feng had only cultivated four afterimages. He was still quite far from the second level of the Ten Thousand Threads Stream secret technique, "Nine Afterimages"!

Seeing Su Heng's afterimages fill the arena, Luo Feng hurriedly mobilized his Cosmic-level soul and forcibly committed every scene to memory.

Pfft.

After a while, Su Heng dispersed his afterimages.

Looking at Luo Feng's current state, Su Heng rubbed his chin. Had he been a little too gentle?

Without the crises of the Golden Horned Beast and Nolan Shan, Luo Feng's state of mind had fallen far behind Lei Shen and Hong.

A lagging state of mind would likewise affect one's comprehension.

Although Luo Feng's strength was currently much greater than it had been at the same point in the original story, his future potential was far inferior!

It seemed he needed to find a life-and-death trial for the three of them.

Su Heng thought to himself. Originally, he had only wanted to accelerate the three men's growth, but it now seemed that he had been pulling up seedlings to help them grow.

That made sense. After all, Luo Feng's state of mind was nowhere near as strong as it had been in the original story!

As for Hong and Lei Shen, they were doing fairly well. They had experienced the Great Nirvana era, and they had long since made plans for their own paths.

"Luo Feng, your strength has now reached a bottleneck. If you want to improve, you must undergo a life-and-death trial!"

"There is great terror between life and death, but it also brings great opportunities! If you wish to comprehend the Law of Space, then go take part in a life-and-death trial."

Su Heng walked over to Luo Feng's side and spoke in a low voice.

"A life-and-death trial?" Luo Feng was somewhat surprised, but his expression became resolute the next moment.

That was right. Back on Earth, he had dared to provoke a high-level lord while only possessing warlord-level strength!

The Tiger Fang Squad, Li Yao, the monsters—they had all brought him immense danger. But likewise, it was precisely because of them that he had become who he was today!

Yet since coming to the universe, he had relaxed considerably. Endless resources were supplied to him, powerful slave servants came at his call, and he had a lofty teacher who was a feudal lord!

All kinds of temptations had kept him immersed for years!

"Teacher, I am willing to undergo a life-and-death trial!" Luo Feng said firmly.

"Good!" Su Heng smiled faintly, unsurprised.

Although Luo Feng had yet to truly see his own heart clearly, he had already formed the beginnings of it.

He exited the Virtual Universe.

Su Heng called Hong and Lei Shen over and told them about the life-and-death trial as well.

As expected, both agreed. Though their states of mind were stronger, they also yearned for greater progress!

After three years of cultivation in nutrient pods, all three had long since reached the ninth rank of the Star-level.

Each of them also possessed a plant lifeform, which had now roughly reached the fifth or sixth rank of the Cosmic-level. Combined with their impressive comprehension of domains and laws—

To present the three of them with a life-and-death crisis, he would need to find at least a Cosmic-level trial!

But such a trial could not possibly exist in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Only the higher-ranked Gan Wu Universe Kingdom would have one!

There would be another chapter later.