Time flowed like water.
Before long, an unknown amount of time had passed.
Redbud Island was surrounded by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, and countless Universe Origin Laws manifested.
Venerable Jiu Feng had just emerged from the Inheritance Land, with a faint aura of Beast God Laws still lingering around him.
He looked up at the aurora swirling across the sky, his expression calm.
Just then, a hearty laugh rang out.
"Jiu Feng, you've been in seclusion for so long. You must have gained quite a bit, right?"
Venerable Jiu Feng turned and saw a man in a green robe, a long sword strapped to his back, striding through the air. It was none other than Green Edge Venerable of the Hong Alliance.
"Green Edge."
Venerable Jiu Feng gave a slight nod.
"I've gained a little insight. I still need time to digest it."
Green Edge Venerable laughed.
"You're as modest as ever."
A teasing smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"While you were in seclusion, that Demon Flame King of your human race has been making quite a stir!"*
Venerable Jiu Feng raised an eyebrow.
"Demon Flame King? Yan Ning?"
He had some impression of Yan Ning. Sealed King Invincible-level fighters were rare even among the human race.
Besides, word of Yan Ning's million-kilometer divine body had spread across the universe.
"What happened to him?"
Green Edge Venerable's lips curled upward.
"You've been in seclusion too long. I doubt you know what he's been up to lately."
Venerable Jiu Feng shook his head.
"I don't."
Green Edge Venerable held up five fingers, amazement and a trace of exasperation in his eyes.
"Fifty thousand matches! A full fifty thousand battles in the Glory World! That guy's a complete lunatic!"
"Fifty thousand?!"
Even Venerable Jiu Feng, who had seen plenty, couldn't hide his surprise.
Every battle in the Glory World was a genuine clash of laws, and each one took a heavy toll on one's mind, will, and Law Comprehension.
Even Venerables wouldn't fight so relentlessly.
"Did he win?"
"Win? He did much more than that!"
Green Edge Venerable shook his head in wonder.
"Out of fifty thousand matches, he won almost all of them. He only lost to a handful of Sealed King Invincibles. At this rate, he's practically running rampant through the Third-Tier Ranking."
He paused and lowered his voice.
"And you don't know this, but some time ago, he thoroughly humiliated that Black Prison fellow. Hahahaha! I've never liked him. If we weren't forbidden from fighting here, I'd have slapped him to death long ago."
Venerable Jiu Feng's pupils contracted slightly.
A Sealed King defeating a Venerable? That wasn't something an ordinary genius could do.
"Where is he now?"
Green Edge Venerable pointed toward the Glory World.
"Where else? He's probably challenging someone again. That guy's practically turned the Glory World into a whetstone!"
Venerable Jiu Feng fell silent for a moment, then chuckled.
"Interesting... Looks like my human race is about to gain another monster."
Green Edge Venerable nodded, anticipation in his eyes.
"Indeed. Once he breaks through to become a Venerable, even us old-timers will likely be left in the dust. Maybe he won't be able to beat you then, but I doubt I'd be any match for him."
The two exchanged a smile and looked toward the Glory World in unison.
Inside the Glory World.
As the battles continued,
Yan Ning could now finish almost every match in under ten seconds.
They were practically all instant kills. The moment he appeared, he attacked.
To improve his efficiency, he had cut out all the unnecessary nonsense, like making threats.
Those who liked to run their mouths were almost always killed the instant Yan Ning appeared.
They didn't even have time to react.
Some were so furious that they accused Yan Ning of ambushing them.
Yan Ning ignored them.
"Phew..."
Yan Ning left the Glory World.
"I've finished today's two thousand matches: 1,976 wins and 24 losses. Now I can go receive another inheritance."
It had to be said: Redbud Island was full of geniuses.
Yan Ning believed that, with all the advantages his cheats gave him,
his talent was unmatched among his peers.
Yet there were still people who could defeat him with ease.
That showed just how profound their Law Comprehension was.
His talent had already been enhanced by the system twice.
The first time, his Gene Level had increased a hundredfold, which also improved his talent. Then there was the Fire-Void Fusion Law Talent.
"But I don't care about wins and losses. Being able to fight to my heart's content is worth it!"
In the days that followed,
Yan Ning fought two thousand matches every day.
Two thousand matches a day, tireless and unwavering.
He never missed a single one.
His ranking soared.
Thanks to his fame and bold actions earlier,
an enormous number of people had applied to fight him.
There were as many as 2.3 million.
Yan Ning fought two thousand matches each day. After seeing how formidable he had become, many no longer wanted to fight him.
But once a match had been requested, it couldn't be canceled.
They could only grit their teeth and wait.
If they chose to forfeit, they would still lose one Glory Point.
While Yan Ning continued to improve his record,
an unknown number of light-years away from the Ancestral God Secret Realm,
within the Demon Race Territory,
a gigantic palace hung in the void.
At the heart of the palace, surrounded by endless black ripples,
stood an enormous black throne carved with a Sky Wolf. A massive figure sat upon it.
The figure stood tens of thousands of kilometers tall, radiating overwhelming pressure, as if all the surrounding space and time bowed beneath him.
"Master!"
A Demon Race figure, over a thousand kilometers long and resembling a Kunpeng, lay prostrate on the ground. His voice echoed through the palace.
"According to the report from our inheritor in the Ancestral God Sect, that Demon Flame King has now fought more than fifty thousand battles in the Glory World. He has won 49,637 and lost only 363. His Law Comprehension and combat prowess rank among the very best of the Triple Inheritors on Redbud Island. Based on our projections, he has an extremely high chance of becoming a Universe Venerable in the future."
The figure on the throne gradually revealed his true form.
It was an enormous Sky Wolf.
He was none other than the Demon Race Universe Master, Sky Wolf Lord!
"Hmm... Is that so?"
His deep voice spread like ripples.
Sky Wolf Lord fell into thought.
With the boost from his million-kilometer divine body, Demon Flame King was already strong enough to suppress ordinary Universe Venerables.
Before, they hadn't taken him particularly seriously, believing Yan Ning relied on the advantage of his divine body.
But now, it seemed—
That wasn't the whole story.
Demon Flame King's own talent was terrifying as well.
With a win rate like that, in a place like Redbud Island, there was no doubt that Yan Ning was all but guaranteed to become a Universe Venerable someday.
Judging by his current combat prowess,
he might one day become a Universe Overlord!
A Universe Overlord was a strategic weapon of greater importance in a war between races than even some Universe Masters.
After all, a Universe Overlord could be resurrected.
A Universe Master couldn't.
"It seems we have no choice but to reassess the threat this human poses."
He lowered his head.
"How have the Zerg Clan and Mechanical Clan reacted?"
"Master, the Mechanical Clan and Zerg Clan have probably received the news too. If nothing unexpected happens, they're likely arranging an assassination."
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