The four members of the Hundred Tiger Tower chose to leave, but Bai Yuan stayed behind.
"I've already spent the money. It'd be a waste not to stay for the whole day. I might as well go to the Battle Space and challenge someone."
The thought had barely crossed his mind when the system's voice suddenly rang out.
[Quest Issued: Achieve the highest rating, "Nine Stars," in the Battle Space. Reward: 1 Epiphany Point]
Bai Yuan's mouth twitched. The system was far too stingy. It was only giving him 1 Epiphany Point.
"Whatever. Even a tiny fly is still meat. I'll take it!"
Bai Yuan then chose "Yuan" as his name.
Names in the Battle Space could be set freely. This was meant to help important figures and geniuses from powerful factions conceal their identities.
Next, he looked at the challenge list. In the Battle Space, one could only challenge others at the same level.
His fight against the members of the Hundred Tiger Tower had taken place in a private room, so it hadn't been recorded.
After a quick scan, Bai Yuan randomly selected someone from among the many one-star fighters.
He had no choice. Those with higher ratings wouldn't accept challenges from nobodies.
If he revealed that he had mastered a Domain, he could probably attract their attention, but there was no need.
On the other side, the opponent he'd challenged opened Bai Yuan's battle record.
It was blank, and his rating was listed as "None."
"No rating, no battle record. His strength is completely unknown."
Opponents like this were the most troublesome, since there was no information to go on.
If he was lucky, the other person might just be an ordinary Martial Artist from some life-bearing planet.
If he was unlucky, he could run into a genius trained by a powerful faction, someone whose strength was unfathomable.
Of course, the former was far more common, so he didn't think too much of it.
"Your challenge has been accepted."
"Teleporting to the Battle Space."
Inside the Battle Space stood a black metal arena ten kilometers long and wide.
The two appeared at opposite ends of the arena at the same time.
The moment the opponent saw Bai Yuan, his heart sank.
"A member of the Blade Clan? This is bad!"
Even the weakest member of the Blade Clan was no one to take lightly.
Bai Yuan, meanwhile, studied his opponent. The man had the same blue skin as him, stood about 1.8 meters tall, and had a muscular build. He held a black spear in his hand.
Whoosh!
A flash of blade light, and the fight ended cleanly.
When the opponent was teleported out of the Battle Space, he was still dazed.
He hadn't even seen what happened before he lost.
"That's it? How could he be that strong? That guy had to be at least a six-star fighter!"
Bai Yuan didn't stop. He continued challenging other opponents.
The one-star fighters were completely helpless against him. Every time, he killed them with a single slash.
After winning three fights in a row, Bai Yuan earned a one-star rating.
Fights in the Battle Space often ended very quickly. It was normal to fight hundreds of battles in a single day.
Here, a six-star rating was only enough to qualify as a decent fighter among one's peers.
Even Martial Artists of the same level could differ vastly in combat power due to their strength, awareness, experience, weapon skills, and understanding of their realms.
And in every regard, Bai Yuan was already nearing the limits of what his current level could reach.
That was why so few could withstand even one of his blows.
Half a day passed, and Bai Yuan's rating rose to four stars.
His record had also reached "212 wins, 0 losses."
At last, Bai Yuan's results attracted plenty of attention.
Winning more than two hundred fights in a row was proof enough of his strength.
"Everyone, keep an eye out. That newcomer called 'Yuan' is probably stronger than a four-star fighter. I'd say he's at least six-star level."
"He's from the Blade Clan, and his combat skills are incredibly polished. Don't let the fight drag on when facing him. You have to finish it quickly!"
"Sounds interesting. I'll test his strength."
Word spread from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred. Before long, a powerful fighter couldn't hold back and challenged Bai Yuan.
Bai Yuan was just about to choose his next opponent when the system notified him that someone had issued a challenge—and that the challenger had a six-star rating. He accepted without hesitation.
In the Battle Space, on the arena.
Bai Yuan stood motionless, his blue figure straight as a blade.
A man gradually appeared opposite him. He was burly, with dark red skin, and carried a heavy battle axe engraved with a lightning emblem.
"I'm Thunder Axe. I heard your blade is fast. Let me put it to the test!"
Thunder Axe struck first!
He surged forward, swinging his battle axe in a dazzling arc of lightning, like a bolt of thunder crashing down from the sky!
The blow was utterly straightforward, relying purely on overwhelming strength and speed.
But Bai Yuan's blade was faster.
The instant it swept out, time seemed to freeze.
A flash of golden light struck first, passing across Thunder Axe's neck before his blow could even reach Bai Yuan.
Thunder Axe froze in place, his Adam's apple twitching. He'd seen the slash, but his body hadn't been able to react in time.
"I lost."
When the results updated, everyone was stunned.
No one had expected even a six-star fighter like Thunder Axe to lose so quickly.
Thunder Axe didn't hide what had happened. He openly described the entire fight.
"His blade is too fast, and he has an impeccable sense of timing. I saw the slash, but by then it was already too late to change my move."
His words immediately caught the attention of even more experts.
After that, quite a few six-star, seven-star, and even eight-star fighters challenged Bai Yuan.
The result was inevitable. Except for the eight-star fighter, none of them could even make Bai Yuan break a sweat.
Even that eight-star fighter only made him take things a little more seriously.
From beginning to end, Bai Yuan held an overwhelming advantage.
A day passed, and Bai Yuan's rating rose to seven stars.
At the same time, another newcomer rose to prominence, drawing even more attention than Bai Yuan.
He was also a third-stage Planet Realm fighter. His Force Amplitude, combat skills, and secret techniques were all good, but none of them were exceptional.
Under normal circumstances, six stars would have been his limit.
But the key was that he had mastered a Domain!
Even a first-level Domain was enough to crush others at the same level.
For a time, countless eyes turned toward this newcomer.
Since he'd been fighting high-rated opponents one after another, including even a nine-star fighter, his rating rose rapidly.
In just half a day, despite losing twice, his rating had climbed to seven stars!
After one of the fights, his opponent couldn't help but exclaim, "Impressive. Two newcomer experts, you and 'Yuan,' have appeared in a single day. I wonder which of you is stronger?"
"'Yuan'?" Lion Sha's interest was piqued. He immediately searched for him.
Soon, he found Bai Yuan's battle record.
Lion Sha's pupils contracted when he saw it.
"783 fights, all wins!"
Even he had lost three times.
Their opponents might have varied in strength, but Lion Sha knew full well that anyone who could win nearly eight hundred fights in a row in the Battle Space had to be unfathomably strong.
Otherwise, a true expert would have stepped in long ago to cut him down to size.
After half a day of frequent battles, he'd already realized that far more than one or two of his opponents had bad intentions.
Back on his home planet, he'd had quite a temper himself. It was only after he broke through to the Planet Realm that he gradually learned to rein it in.
But compared with these people, his temper was nothing at all.
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