Battle Axe Secret Realm

Inside the peach-pit-shaped spaceship. Banquet hall.

The hall contained over a hundred long tables. The 783 geniuses entering the Battle Axe Secret Realm this time sat around them.

The spaceship took off, accelerated, and entered the Dark Universe.

A hatch opened at the far end of the hall. A man over five meters tall, with a powerful build and dense clusters of fleshy spikes covering his head and forehead, stepped out. He walked straight to the seat of honor and sat down.

"I am Giant Arm King. This time, I will escort you to the Battle Axe Secret Realm."

Everyone below stood and bowed, offering their thanks in a somewhat disorganized chorus.

Giant Arm King nodded and gestured for them to sit.

"The Battle Axe Secret Realm is quite far from headquarters, about six hundred million light-years away. My spaceship can reach fifty times the speed of light. We should arrive in about a year and two months."

Everyone below listened quietly.

There was nothing strange about that. Back then, when they had traveled from their respective homes to Chaos City, a spaceship capable of fifty times the speed of light had come to pick them up, too. Those who lived farthest away had spent three years aboard the ship before reaching Chaos City.

"The Battle Axe Secret Realm is one of the core secret realms of the Giant Axe Martial Arena. It was created by transforming an abandoned Cosmic Secret Realm."

At this, Giant Arm King seemed a little moved. "The Primal Universe is ancient and vast. It contains unimaginable power. It has nurtured countless races, innumerable life-forms in all shapes and forms, and an endless number of powerful beings."

"At the same time, it also contains countless celestial bodies. The ones commonly found in the universe include planets, stars, and galaxies."

"No one knows how Cosmic Secret Realms are formed. We can only assume they are unusual, anomalous regions created during the evolution of the universe."

"Different Cosmic Secret Realms give rise to different exotic life-forms, all kinds of precious materials, and wondrous natural treasures. Of course, they also contain dangers of every kind."

"In relatively safe Cosmic Secret Realms, even World Lords can venture inside. In the most dangerous ones, even beings like Universe Country Lords could lose their lives if they let their guard down."

Everyone below burst into an uproar. Every Universe Country Lord was a superpower who had ruled over a territory for countless years. And even such mighty beings could lose their lives at any moment?

Giant Arm King chuckled and continued, "Every time a new Cosmic Secret Realm appears, it becomes a grand feast. Perhaps one day, some of you will enter a newly discovered Cosmic Secret Realm to fight and kill. Remember, never show mercy to the Alien Race. If you can kill them, you must."

The icy killing intent in his final words made the geniuses below feel as if they had fallen into a sea of blood.

"Cosmic Secret Realms vary in size," Giant Arm King continued.

"The largest can rival a Universe Country. Even a small one is at least about the size of a galaxy."

"The four secret realms of my Giant Axe Martial Arena were all fully developed countless years ago, and their dangers are now under control. They are safe secret realms. Cosmic Secret Realms naturally contain extremely abundant Universe Origin Energy, making them ideal for cultivation."

A little condensation of the abundant Universe Origin Energy became Universe Crystals, which could be spent freely.

"The Battle Axe Secret Realm you are about to enter is about the size of a starfield. Though it is the most remote of the four secret realms belonging to the Giant Axe Martial Arena, the cultivation resources available to its members are still coveted by countless people outside."

"When cultivating in the Battle Axe Secret Realm, money isn't the most useful thing. Points are. Work hard to earn them."

"That is all I have to say. Go find a room on the upper deck and wait."

With that, Giant Arm King closed his eyes and said no more.

Virtual Universe, training room.

The Auxiliary Intelligence's voice interrupted Li Dui's practice.

"Have we arrived?"

Li Dui shifted most of his attention back to reality.

"Everyone, gather in the hall. We've reached the Battle Axe Secret Realm."

Giant Arm King's voice roused everyone.

The young people soon assembled.

An electronic voice rang out. "Cosmic Shuttle commencing. Countdown: 9, 8, 7... 2, 1." The spaceship gave a noticeable jolt, and the voice spoke again. "Shuttle complete. We have arrived inside the Battle Axe Secret Realm. Estimated time to reach the spaceport: twenty minutes."

Twenty minutes later, the electronic voice announced that they had reached the spaceport.

"Open the hatch," Giant Arm King said.

The hatch opened, and Giant Arm King flew out first.

In the presence of this King-level Immortal, the geniuses didn't dare act out. They filed off the spaceship in an orderly line.

Li Dui was near the back. As he emerged, he saw Giant Arm King speaking with several people who appeared to be reception staff.

After giving them a few brief instructions, Giant Arm King turned to the 783 geniuses present and said, "Youngsters, strive with all your might. I hope that in the distant future, one of you will stand and fight alongside me."

The geniuses felt the encouragement and hopes this powerful King-level Immortal had placed in them. They were all fired up.

Some loudly answered, "Yes!"

Some shouted, "I'll definitely work hard!"

Others said, "I can definitely do it!"

And some simply hollered at the top of their lungs.

Giant Arm King had already boarded his spaceship and left, but the group was still worked up.

The reception staff nearby looked a little helpless. They thought, What's gotten you all so excited? His Lordship was just giving you a few words of encouragement. Did you really take him seriously? Do you think becoming a King-level Immortal is that easy?

After waiting a little longer, one of the reception staff called out, "Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses."

At last, everyone quieted down a little and looked at the staff member, who had a flame-shaped mark between his brows.

"They're calling us Your Highnesses, so he's not core personnel. A non-core World Lord acknowledged by the laws?" Li Dui silently reasoned.

"Your Highnesses, follow me. I'll introduce you to our Battle Axe Secret Realm." Flame World Lord gestured for them to follow, then slowly flew in one direction.

Everyone followed. Flame World Lord pointed into the distance. "Your Highnesses can all see them. Over there is the core of our Battle Axe Secret Realm: the five floating islands."

"The largest one in the middle is Battle Axe Island. It's a public area. The Immortal Gods stationed here by the Giant Axe Martial Arena also live there. The four smaller islands surrounding it, set a little higher, are the residential areas."

"The one with the fewest buildings is Island No. 1, your residential area. See those twenty towers, each 110 stories tall? Those are your homes."

"The island next to it, with 250 towers, is Island No. 2. The Domain Lord Rank Highnesses live there."

"This one, with its dense cluster of 2,500 towers, is Island No. 3. It's where the World Lord Level Highnesses live."

"The last one is Island No. 4. It doesn't have towers built to the same specifications as the others. It houses various staff members, servants, and the like."

"Do you see those metal-built planets surrounding the floating islands? The defensive network formed by those planets can easily hold off a King-level Immortal."

"Of course, a superpower from the Giant Axe Martial Arena is stationed here as well. Even if a group of beings on the level of Universe Country Lords came, they would be unable to leave alive."

None of this seemed remarkable to Li Dui. But all the talk of King-level Immortals and Universe Country Lords was a bit overwhelming for the other geniuses. They were still just babies at the Universe Rank, after all. It was pretty frightening to hear about.