Axe Fighting Arena

After looking at Gulanxiu, the Three-Eyed Youth nodded and said, "My name is Carl! This is your Giant Axe Warrior Badge. From today onward, you're a noble Giant Axe Warrior. However, since you were sold to my Axe Fighting Arena, we can't pay you the prize money from your previous battles. Do you have any objections?"

Gulanxiu nodded respectfully. "Thank you, Lord Carl! I have no objections!"

Gulanxiu had already gained the freedom he had longed for most. The prize money from the Giant Axe battles was just a material possession, and he would have plenty of opportunities to earn more in the future. Naturally, he didn't care about it.

Carl continued, "Gulanxiu! That axe strike you just made didn't seem to involve only the Earth Law. It also seemed to contain a hint of the mysteries of the Space Law. Have you reached the entry level in the Space Law?"

Gulanxiu nodded. "You have a keen eye, sir! All these life-and-death battles over the years have taught me a great deal. Not long ago, I finally reached the entry level in the Space Law and managed to apply it in battle. I've only just begun, though, so I'm still not very familiar with using it!"

A hint of appreciation flashed across Carl's three eyes. He smiled and said, "Given the cultivation resources available to you, it's already quite impressive that you've grasped a hint of a High-Level Law at the Cosmic Level! Gulanxiu, would you be willing to join the Axe Fighting Arena? If you are, I can recommend you."

Hearing this, a flicker of excitement crossed Gulanxiu's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Then I thank you, sir!"

Having read the original novel thoroughly, Gulanxiu knew that the Axe Fighting Arena was one of the five great forces of the Human Race. It provided comprehensive training for the human race's gifted talents. The reason he had displayed his talent in the Space Law during the final battle was to attract the Axe Fighting Arena's attention.

In Cosmic Level Giant Axe Battles, the supervisors were usually Domain Lords from the outer ranks of the Axe Fighting Arena. Gulanxiu's approach to cultivating the Space Law focused not on Teleportation, but on Space Imprisonment. As a result, he hadn't left behind any Phantom Bodies, and those Domain Lord supervisors might not have recognized what he'd done.

The thousandth battle was different, however. It was the final battle, and afterward the contestants needed to be awarded Giant Axe Badges. It was also an opportunity for the Axe Fighting Arena to scout for talent.

That was why the supervisors for this battle were generally Realm Lords from the Core Layer of the Axe Fighting Arena.

It was precisely because of this that Gulanxiu had used the full extent of his comprehension of the Space Law without restraint during the final battle. He wanted to draw the supervisor's attention.

After all, although supervisors had the authority to recommend candidates, not every Warrior with a thousand victories was qualified to join the Core Layer of the Axe Fighting Arena. Even Nuolanshan from the original novel hadn't been accepted.

Carl had no idea what Gulanxiu was thinking. Even if he had, it wouldn't have mattered. It was only natural for a Cultivator to scheme for his own benefit.

Carl smiled. "Good! In that case, come back with me. I'll help you apply for an assessment. If you pass, you'll be able to join the Core Layer of the Axe Fighting Arena."

Gulanxiu asked, a little disappointed, "There's an assessment too?"

Carl smiled. "Of course! The Axe Fighting Arena is one of the most powerful forces of the Human Race, and its Core Members are exceptionally prestigious. As long as they don't die, they can generally become Immortals. Naturally, we don't let just anyone join! Besides the Genius Battles and Strongman Battles held at regular intervals, the Axe Fighting Arena also recruits Giant Axe Warriors who have distinguished themselves. I'm giving you this opportunity because you showed promise in the Space Law."

Gulanxiu quickly nodded. "Then I thank you, sir!"

Carl waved a hand, and a triangular spacecraft hundreds of meters long appeared above the planet. He said to Gulanxiu, "Come on! We're going to the Axe Fighting Arena headquarters in the Gulun Cosmic Kingdom. You have to go there to apply for the assessment!"

With that, he entered the ship first. Gulanxiu had no time to admire its grandeur and hurried after him.

A short while later, the huge spacecraft took off and rapidly accelerated, soon entering the Dark Universe.

Inside the spacecraft, Carl casually handed Gulanxiu a Light Brain and said, "It'll take half a year to reach the Axe Fighting Arena headquarters in my Gulun Cosmic Kingdom. I see that you cultivate the Earth-Space Law. This Light Brain contains an Axe Art created by a friend of mine using the Earth-Space Law. You can study it during the trip. If you gain any insights, your chances of passing the assessment will increase a little!"

Gulanxiu nodded solemnly. "Thank you, sir! I won't let you down!"

Carl waved him off. "All right! Find a room and cultivate. I hope you make some progress!"

Gulanxiu nodded, left the spacecraft's control room, found an empty room, and began studying the Axe Art recorded in the Light Brain.

After Gulanxiu left, Carl smiled and murmured to himself, "I've had a lucky break! I found such a promising talent just by supervising a Giant Axe Battle. I hope you pass the assessment and make it into the Core Layer!"

As a Realm Lord in the Core Layer of the Axe Fighting Arena, Carl knew that the purpose of the Giant Axe battles was to screen for powerful individuals with potential. Generally speaking, reaching the threshold of a Low-Level Law at the Cosmic Level was enough to achieve a thousand victories. Some Cosmic Level fighters with exceptional combat talent could become Giant Axe Warriors with the strength of only the sixth or seventh level of Domain, if they were lucky.

But the Axe Fighting Arena wouldn't give such Giant Axe Warriors a second glance. The Arena only considered talents who had comprehended at least two Laws. Although Gulanxiu's application of the Space Law had been somewhat clumsy, in Carl's eyes he had already made considerable progress in it.

That was no small achievement. After all, apart from special groups like the Flame God Race, which treated the Giant Axe battles as a coming-of-age rite, most participants came from humble backgrounds and had no powerful connections or inherited teachings.

Carl had already reviewed Gulanxiu's profile. He had been sold to the Axe Fighting Arena as a slave. In Carl's eyes, to have come this far without any inherited teachings made him even more talented than Carl himself.

After all, Carl was different from Gulanxiu. His family had an Immortal, and he had received the best training his family could offer from a young age. Even so, before joining the Axe Fighting Arena through the Strongman Battle, his strength had only been comparable to Gulanxiu's. At most, he had been a little better at applying the Laws.

If Gulanxiu was accepted into the Core Layer of the Axe Fighting Arena, Carl would receive a reward of one hundred Hunyuan Units as his sponsor. It wasn't a particularly large amount to him, but it was an easy reward to earn. Why wouldn't he do it?

Even if Gulanxiu wasn't accepted into the Core Layer, Carl would lose nothing. The Axe Art he had given Gulanxiu had been created by another Realm Lord who had entered the Arena in the same batch as him. It wasn't a particularly impressive technique, though it could still help Gulanxiu, who had no formal training, improve to some extent.