Return to the Battle Axe Secret Realm

The trapezoidal spaceship traveled through the Dark Universe at fifty times the speed of light.

The journey back to the Battle Axe Secret Realm would still take fifteen months.

Venerable Jiyu had said that if he had any questions about the Origin Law of Space, he could ask her.

Li Dui checked her profile, but could only find some very basic information.

Venerable Jiyu.

Mental Master Controller.

Affiliated with the Giant Axe Martial Arena.

Disciple of Venerable Meng Yu.

High King-level strength.

Specialized in Teleportation and Sealing.

She was quite formidable. Her mastery of the Law of Space had to be at least enough to reach the nineteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

King-level Immortals who could teleport were all hard to deal with.

That wasn't to say that every King-level Immortal could reach the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge by relying on only the Law of Space or the Law of Time.

An Immortal whose divine body met the King-level standard could be considered a bona fide King-level combatant if they could reach the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, whether through combining laws, secret techniques, or any other method. Even if their mastery of the Law of Space alone wasn't enough to meet the requirement, they still qualified.

A true King-level expert in the Law of Space like Venerable Jiyu was willing to teach a Universe Rank warrior. Anyone would be thrilled for days.

Li Dui was delighted, too. Though he had the insights of a King-level expert in the Law of Space, he was actually unfamiliar with many of the basics and finer details.

But after thinking it over for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how to ask about the essentials. If he asked about advanced topics, he might scare her. If he asked about simple ones, there wouldn't be much point.

So he asked Venerable Jiyu to give him a lesson, starting with the most basic insights into the Origin Law of Space.

Venerable Jiyu already considered Li Dui one of her own. She didn't take offense; instead, she thought he had a good attitude toward learning.

She spent three days teaching him, beginning with the fundamentals equivalent to the first diagram of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele. After covering material equivalent to the first three diagrams, she saw that Li Dui's eyes were shining and he seemed to understand everything. She went deeper, moving on to the Fourth Diagram. She continued until they reached material roughly equivalent to the eleventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, when Li Dui began to look puzzled and thoughtful from time to time.

That was when the lesson finally ended.

Of course, Li Dui had been faking those expressions. He had no choice; he couldn't keep pretending to understand any further.

Honestly, he had gained a great deal. This one-on-one lesson had greatly expanded his understanding of the Origin Law of Space. It had filled in many gaps—things he had overlooked or never even thought about.

After thanking her sincerely, Li Dui didn't want to keep imposing on Venerable Jiyu. He returned to the guest quarters and stayed there until the journey ended.

Battle Axe Secret Realm, Island One, Room 16001.

The spacious reception hall was bustling with people. Everyone who had ever greeted Li Dui, exchanged a few words with him, or shared even the slightest acquaintance with him in the Battle Axe Secret Realm was there.

Li Dui had been away from the Battle Axe Secret Realm for over a hundred years. When he left, he had been a genius, but only within the confines of the secret realm.

Now that he had returned, he was the greatest Universe Rank warrior of his generation across the entire Human Race.

Some people were even surprised that he would return to the Battle Axe Secret Realm at all. Many had assumed that after completing his long mission, he would challenge the Battle Axe Heavenly Mountain, perhaps even the Mad Axe Heavenly Mountain, then advance straight to the God Origin Secret Realm on the strength of his outstanding results.

Number One held a short knife and leisurely cut meat from a bone more than two meters long.

There were plenty of people in the room, but they weren't all crowding around Li Dui. The Heavenly Bridge incident had happened years ago, and the uproar it caused had gradually died down. They often met in the Virtual Universe, so everyone had long since grown accustomed to Li Dui's current standing.

After a long while, the crowd dispersed.

Li Dui kept Hong and Thor behind.

He sent the servants away and made tea himself.

The tea leaves were from Thor. Li Dui was only mildly interested in tea; it was mainly the two old Earth hands who enjoyed it.

"Brother Lei, I'll pay you back for the money I borrowed last time once I sell some things."

Li Dui had been in the Xueluo World the whole time, and had nowhere to sell his spoils. He also needed to spend money in the Virtual Universe, so over the years he had borrowed more than forty Hunyuan Units from Thor, bit by bit.

"You made a fortune this time, didn't you? How much interest do I get?" Thor asked.

"Haha. As for interest, there's something Senior Luo Feng should have given you, right?" Li Dui said with a wink.

Ever since Li Dui had reached Universe Rank, Hong and Thor hadn't wanted him calling them seniors. They both told him to call them brother instead.

Li Dui had never met Luo Feng, not even in the Virtual Universe, let alone in person. So he still called him Senior Luo Feng.

Hong chimed in, "We have it. It's just... fusing with it is too difficult."

Li Dui nodded. "Take your time. If it doesn't work, wait until you're stronger."

He didn't suggest that they go to the Xueluo World and use Blood Sha Energy to transform their bodies. The dangers of the Xueluo World were no joke. The two of them could decide for themselves; he didn't want to interfere.

Thor sighed. "You really are something, kid! You've fused with three. Just thinking about how that must feel scares me. You're a freak—more of a freak than Fengzi. You were already better than him when you were at Universe Rank."

Li Dui burst out laughing.

Hong sat beside them, hesitating to speak. He wasn't sure how to bring it up with Li Dui. After all the commotion Li Dui had caused, how could the higher-ups not have noticed him? Lord of Virtual Gold, who had taken over as his teacher in place of Giant Axe Founder, had personally asked him about Li Dui.

Hong and Luo Feng had both emerged from the Earth Lineage, each astonishingly powerful in his own field. Thor couldn't quite measure up to the two of them, but he was still an extraordinary figure compared with everyone else.

And now, after only ten thousand years, Li Dui had appeared as well.

Lord of Virtual Gold had only asked about him, though, and hadn't said anything about taking him on as a disciple.

After thinking it over, Hong decided not to mention it yet. Li Dui was still young; letting him make his own way for a while couldn't hurt. As long as he continued to demonstrate his talent, the higher-ups of the Human Race wouldn't let a hidden gem lie in the mud.

"I need you two to help me with something." Li Dui's words brought Hong back to the present.

Thor asked seriously, "What is it?"

Li Dui took out a World Ring. "I need someone to deliver this to a certain place. It's not far—just in the Dark Abyss Universe Kingdom."

Hong said, "I can't completely trust the servants around me." He was a crafty old fox. As soon as Li Dui spoke, he understood what he meant.

Li Dui wanted someone he trusted to handle something, and it was a personal matter. Otherwise, he could have just asked the secret realm staff to deliver it.

"I'll go. I'm not an official member, so I won't draw attention." When Thor heard it was something so simple, he casually reached out and took the World Ring.

Li Dui gave him a thumbs-up. "I've got plenty of fine wines collected by World Lords from the Xueluo World. Pick out a few bottles later, Brother Lei."

"You're something else, kid. You can even kill World Lords. Hey, was it exciting fighting one?" Thor perked up.

"Exciting? A graze would injure me, and one solid hit would kill me. You tell me if that's exciting." Li Dui gestured animatedly, vividly recounting his battle with a certain World Lord.

Hong and Thor listened for a while, then began rolling their eyes. That was a World Lord! And you just did this and that, then cut him down with one slash? Yeah, right.