Virtual Universe Company

Half a year later, a pitch-black spacecraft radiating a cold glow descended upon Ancient God Star, home to the headquarters of the Axe Fighting Arena in the Gulun Cosmic Kingdom.

Looking at the enormous spacecraft, which stretched three hundred meters long, a flicker of excitement crossed Gulanxiu's eyes. He hurried to meet it.

The spacecraft's hatch opened, and a Domain Lord who looked much like an Earth Human stepped out. "You're Gulanxiu, right? Come aboard! We've been ordered to take you to the Initial Universe!"

Gulanxiu hurried aboard. After he entered the spacecraft, the Domain Lord showed no desire to make conversation and pointed to a room. "Your room is over there. You can cultivate in it. To reach the Initial Universe, we have to go through the Virtual Universe Company. It'll take about a year to get from here to the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters. I'll let you know when we arrive. Don't wander around the spacecraft unless you have a reason to. You don't want to disturb Lord Kasidela's cultivation."

Gulanxiu nodded and headed for the room the Domain Lord had indicated. He didn't mind the man's coldness. After all, he was only a member of the Axe Fighting Arena's Fourth Secret Realm, so naturally he couldn't expect the same treatment as Luo Feng had received in the original story.

The spacecraft's supervisor, Kasidela, was also a Realm Lord of the Fourth Secret Realm. It was understandable that he paid little attention to a newly recruited Cosmic Level member like Gulanxiu. After all, Kasidela was a Realm Lord, and it was perfectly normal for a Cosmic Level warrior to die along the path of growth. Perhaps he thought Gulanxiu probably wasn't qualified to stand on the same level as him yet.

Honestly, Gulanxiu was amazed by his own good luck. He was truly fortunate to have met such a kind Realm Lord as Carl to supervise his final battle.

Of course, after the bad luck he'd endured for several hundred years, perhaps it was only natural that things had finally turned around.

Just then, Gulanxiu received another email from the Axe Fighting Arena.

"Gulanxiu! Congratulations on joining the Axe Fighting Arena. From now on, you are eligible to enter Axe Mountain, the Axe Fighting Arena's headquarters in the Virtual Universe. As a member of the Fourth Secret Realm, you may only move about in the Fourth Secret Realm's area and the public area. In addition, as a member of the company's Fourth Secret Realm, you have been awarded one hundred points and one hundred Hunyuan Units as your initial reward. You can use them to purchase cultivation resources and secret techniques from the mall. Points are precious, so spend them wisely!"

Gulanxiu browsed the mall, unable to help clicking his tongue in amazement. The dazzling array of goods made his mouth water, but when he looked at his pitiful hundred points, he decided against buying anything.

He had to spend his resources wisely. He was already poor, so he shouldn't waste money blindly. Besides, he didn't have a knowledgeable Intelligent Life like Babata to advise him, and he didn't know what would suit him best. He could wait until he reached Chaos City and, if he had the chance to meet more powerful figures, ask for their opinions.

Another year passed in the blink of an eye. One day, while Gulanxiu was cultivating, he suddenly felt the spacecraft shudder as it returned to the Original Universe. He opened the exterior view and looked outside.

An endless continent stretched before him. Even the largest celestial body he had ever seen, Ancient God Star, was no more than a speck beside it. Though he'd learned from the original story that the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters was a continent, seeing it with his own eyes still left him stunned.

After flying at sublight speed for several minutes near the continent's entrance, the spacecraft Gulanxiu was aboard finally came to a stop.

The Domain Lord who had greeted Gulanxiu earlier said, "Gulanxiu! This is the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters. Once you get off, someone will meet you and arrange for you to enter the Initial Universe. All right, you can go now!"

Gulanxiu didn't mind the Domain Lord's coldness. He smiled and thanked him before disembarking. He had never seen the spacecraft's captain, Kasidela, at any point during the journey.

As soon as he stepped off the spacecraft, a uniformed Cosmic Level man came over to him. "You're Gulanxiu from the Axe Fighting Arena, right? Come with me. I'll take you to the hall to wait."

Gulanxiu nodded. "Thank you."

He followed the uniformed man down a dazzlingly beautiful starry passageway and eventually arrived in a hall.

The uniformed man said, "Gulanxiu, wait here for now. Once there are enough people, a spacecraft will take you all to the Initial Universe. Remember, fighting is forbidden in the hall. Of course, everyone here is powerful, and you're the only Cosmic Level, so I doubt you'd start anything. All right, I'll be leaving now. Good luck!"

Gulanxiu nodded, then looked around the hall. Dozens of people were already seated inside. Every one of them gave off a powerful aura; from Gulanxiu's perspective, they were at least Realm Lords. Two super-powerful figures stood in the very center of the hall, radiating an aura so overwhelming it made his heart tremble.

Judging by their auras and the way some people treated them, those two were probably Immortal Gods.

Gulanxiu was secretly astonished. He'd thought Immortal Gods would have private spacecraft to take them wherever they wanted. After all, Immortal Gods could board spacecraft directly without waiting in line at the Outer Domain Battlefield.

He hadn't expected that even ordinary Immortal Gods had to wait in line for a ride to the Initial Universe.

But surrounded by all these powerful figures, Gulanxiu knew his place. He was just a small fry, so he went and sat in an inconspicuous corner.

The powerful figures in the hall reacted to Gulanxiu's arrival in different ways. The two Immortal Gods didn't move or even open their eyes.

Some of the other Realm Lords glanced at him and paid him no mind. Others noticed he was only a Cosmic Level and showed a flicker of surprise.

A few Realm Lords looked envious the moment they saw him.

Many of the Realm Lords here had paid a huge price at auctions for a place to go to the Initial Universe and study its secrets.

Many had staked everything and spent their entire fortunes to seize a chance to break through to immortality.

How could they not envy a young Cosmic Level who could go to the Initial Universe to cultivate alongside them?

Besides, most of them had participated in the Genius Battle and the Strongman Battle when they were young, so they knew what kind of talent it took to be recruited by one of the five great factions at the Cosmic Level.

The Realm Lords who came from the five great factions weren't particularly interested in Gulanxiu's arrival. But the Realm Lords who had bought their places at auction knew all too well that Gulanxiu's talent must far surpass their own. If he became a Realm Lord one day, he would also be stronger than them.

Still, for various reasons, none of them approached him.

Three days later, as Gulanxiu was resting with his eyes closed, he suddenly felt a powerful aura coming from the corridor. He felt ice-cold all over and struggled to breathe, as if even his blood had frozen.

The powerful aura was so overwhelming that blood began to seep from Gulanxiu's body.

Fortunately, a warm voice rang out just then. "Haha! Blood Spirit! Did you just get back from the Star Domain Battlefield?"