A New Mission

The four from Hundred Tiger Tower chose to leave, but Bai Yuan did not.

"The money's already spent—it'd be a waste not to stay the full day. Might as well head to the Battle Space and challenge someone."

No sooner had the thought arisen than the system's voice suddenly rang out.

[Quest issued: Achieve the highest rating of "Nine Stars" in the Battle Space. Reward: 1 Epiphany Point]

The corner of Bai Yuan's mouth twitched. The system was way too stingy, only giving 1 Epiphany Point.

"Forget it. Even a fly's leg is meat. No reason to turn down free stuff!"

Bai Yuan then set his name as "Yuan."

Names in the Battle Space could be set freely, meant to help certain big shots or geniuses from major powers conceal their identities.

Next, he looked at the challenge list. The Battle Space only allowed challenges within the same realm.

His fight with the Hundred Tiger Tower crew had been a private room match, so it wouldn't show up in the records.

After a quick scan, Bai Yuan randomly picked someone from a pile of one-star rated fighters.

No help for it—those with high ratings wouldn't casually accept challenges from nobodies.

If he revealed that he grasped a domain, he could lure those people into fighting him, but there was no need.

On the other side, the challenged opponent also opened Bai Yuan's record interface.

Completely blank. The rating showed as "None."

"No rating, no battle history. Strength is a total unknown."

This kind of opponent was the most headache-inducing, because there was zero intel to go on.

If lucky, the other party might just be an ordinary Martial Artist from some life-bearing planet.

If unlucky, he could run into a genius trained by a major power, with unfathomable strength.

Of course, most of the time it was the former, so he didn't take it too seriously.

"Your challenge is accepted."

"Teleporting to Battle Space."

Inside the Battle Space was a black metal arena ten kilometers long and wide.

Both appeared at opposite ends of the platform.

The moment the opponent saw Bai Yuan's appearance, his heart sank heavily.

"Blade Clan? Trouble!"

Even the most ordinary member of the Blade Clan was absolutely not to be underestimated.

Bai Yuan, meanwhile, sized up his opponent. His skin was the same cyan color, about 1.8 meters tall, with solid muscles and a black long spear in hand.

Shing!

A flash of blade light, and the fight ended cleanly.

When the opponent was teleported out of the Battle Space, he was completely dazed.

He hadn't even seen what happened before he lost.

"That's it? How can he be this strong? That guy's at least six-star level!"

Bai Yuan didn't stop. He continued challenging other opponents.

One-star level opponents had no chance against him. Every time, he took them down with a single slash.

After winning three in a row, Bai Yuan smoothly earned a one-star rating.

Fights in the Battle Space often ended extremely fast. It was normal to have hundreds of matches in a single day.

Here, a six-star rating barely counted as stepping through the threshold of a top-tier fighter in the same realm.

Even among Martial Artists of the same rank, gaps in power output, awareness, experience, weapon mastery, and realm comprehension could create a world of difference in combat strength.

And Bai Yuan had already pushed every aspect close to the limit of his current realm.

That was why very few could withstand even one of his strikes.

Half a day passed, and Bai Yuan's rating successfully advanced to four stars.

His record now stood at "212 wins, 0 losses."

Finally, Bai Yuan's results caught the attention of many.

Winning over two hundred consecutive matches was enough to prove his strength.

"Everyone, keep an eye out. That newcomer named 'Yuan' is probably more than four stars—at least six-star level."

"He's from the Blade Clan, and his combat technique is extremely seasoned. If you fight him, you can't drag it out—you have to finish fast!"

"Interesting. Let me test his strength."

Word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred. Soon, a strong fighter couldn't hold back and issued a challenge to Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan was about to select his next opponent when the system suddenly notified him of an active challenge, and from a six-star rated fighter at that. Without hesitation, he pressed accept.

In the Battle Space, on the arena.

Bai Yuan stood silently, his cyan figure straight as a blade.

A figure slowly materialized across from him—burly, with dark red skin, gripping a heavy war axe whose blade bore thunder-engraved markings.

"I'm 'Thunder Axe.' I hear your blade is fast? Let me test it!"

Thunder Axe erupted first!

His figure surged forward, the war axe swinging with blinding lightning, like a thunderbolt cleaving down from the sky!

This axe strike had no frills—pure crushing force and speed.

But Bai Yuan's blade was faster.

The moment the edge swept out, time seemed to freeze.

A flash of golden light arrived before the axe's momentum could land, the blade's gleam already passing through Thunder Axe's neck.

Thunder Axe stood frozen, his Adam's apple shifting. He had seen that strike clearly, but his body simply could not react in time.

"I lost."

When the battle records refreshed, everyone was stunned.

No one expected that even a six-star powerhouse like Thunder Axe would fall so swiftly.

And Thunder Axe did not hide it; he frankly recounted the entire match.

"That man's blade is too fast, and his timing was flawless. I saw it, but I had no chance to change my move."

These words immediately drew the attention of even more experts.

Soon after, numerous six-star, seven-star, and even eight-star opponents challenged Bai Yuan.

The results were beyond doubt—aside from that eight-star opponent, none could even make Bai Yuan break a sweat.

Even that eight-star only forced him to take things slightly more seriously.

From start to finish, Bai Yuan held overwhelming dominance.

A day passed, and Bai Yuan's rating rose to seven stars.

At the same time, another newcomer surged to prominence, stealing even more limelight than Bai Yuan.

This person was also a Planet Realm third-stage, with decent force amplification, combat technique, and secret arts—good, but not top-tier.

Under normal circumstances, reaching six stars would be their limit.

But the key was that this person had mastered a domain!

Even if it was only the first level of domain, it was enough to crush peers of the same rank.

In an instant, many eyes turned to this newcomer.

Because they fought high-star opponents in succession, including even nine-star level fighters, their rating climbed rapidly.

In just half a day, despite losing two matches, their rating rose to seven stars!

After one duel ended, their opponent couldn't help but sigh, "Impressive. Two new experts, you and 'Yuan,' appearing in a single day. I wonder which of you is stronger?"

"'Yuan'?" Lion Sha's heart stirred, and he immediately pulled up a search.

Soon, he found Bai Yuan's battle record page.

One glance, and Lion Sha's pupils contracted.

"783 matches, all victories!"

Even he had lost three times.

Though the opponents' strength levels differed, Lion Sha understood clearly—to win nearly eight hundred consecutive matches in this Battle Space, one's strength had to be unfathomably deep.

Otherwise, some true expert would have long stepped in to cut them down.

After half a day of frequent combat, he had long noticed that among these opponents, more than a few had ill intentions.

Back on his home planet, his temper had been quite fierce, only calming after breaking through to Planet Realm.

But compared to these people, his temper was nothing worth mentioning.