Ascent and End

On this side, Huang Wuye stepped into the portal and instantly arrived in a massive plane.

This was a terraced plane, shrinking in area from bottom to top, spanning roughly twenty levels.

At this moment, Huang Wuye was on the very bottom floor, which occupied the largest area.

Treading on the dark brown earth beneath his feet and sensing the slightly stifling atmosphere in the air, Huang Wuye frowned.

It seems I must finish this quickly; staying here for the full three years would be the death of me.

The environment was indeed not great; while it didn't have much of an impact, it was certainly not comfortable.

Huang Wuye decided to put in more effort to end the trial quickly, decisively abandoning his original plan to stay for the full three-year duration.

Just as he was searching for targets to hunt, a rough roar echoed from the sky, causing his eyes to brighten slightly.

Before long, a demon wolf covered in scales appeared before him, followed by a second, a third...

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of scaled giant wolves appeared before him, surrounding him completely.

Information about these demon wolves flashed through his mind; they were a well-known race of the demon clan called the Golden Shield Wolf Clan.

The Golden Shield Wolf Clan possessed a unique racial talent: they could erect a row of golden shields for defense. Their defense was extremely formidable, considered invincible among their peers, and thus they enjoyed quite a reputation.

But standing before the Golden Shield Wolf Clan at this moment was Huang Wuye. While they were impressive among their peers, that was only relative to ordinary people.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

Huang Wuye's long spear moved slightly, and hundreds of spear beams flew from his hands.

Before the Golden Shield Wolf Clan could react, the finger-thin spear beams pierced through their erected golden shields, leaving a slender hole in their foreheads.

Huang Wuye did not stop; with a slight movement of his feet, he had already vanished from his original spot, leaving behind hundreds of corpses and hundreds of bodies emitting faint red glows floating in this lonely space.

He raised his hand to summon the points panel, seeing that hundreds of points had been added, placing him in third.

"Hmm, it seems someone has gotten ahead of me. I can't fall behind!"

Huang Wuye looked at the rankings with some surprise. It seemed the others were quite interesting, but he didn't pay it much mind; after all, the game had only just begun.

He shifted his figure and moved his feet, covering hundreds or thousands of miles in a single step. At this speed, he would likely finish exploring this first floor before long.

Along the way, there was no shortage of strange creatures—be they demon clan, mechanical lifeforms, or insect swarms.

Yet none could withstand the long spear in Huang Wuye's hand; these Universe-Level Nine creatures could not even take a single strike from him.

For most Universe-Level geniuses at this time, the creatures on this first floor were nothing; as long as they put in some effort, they could handle them one by one.

After all, while there were no special races with immense power here, there were always some geniuses who were helpless against creatures that moved in packs.

At this moment, people were being eliminated one after another. After all, the gap between geniuses was vast, and those eliminated could only feel dejected.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Huang Wuye, immersed in the slaughter, did not feel the passage of time, only realizing it once all the prey on the first floor had been hunted to extinction.

Huang Wuye did not linger and headed straight for the second floor. Upon arriving, he frowned; the gravity here was twice as heavy as on the first floor.

If it were just this, it would be fine, but if the next dozen floors were the same, it would be troublesome.

After all, this had a significant impact on combat; more physical strength would be consumed, more energy would be depleted, and the speed of slaughter would naturally slow down.

At this moment, outside, Venerable Nanke raised an eyebrow. A little guy had actually entered the second floor; it was quite fast. It seemed his comprehension of the Laws of Space was quite good.

However, this little guy should be feeling the surprise I prepared for them now! A curve formed at the corner of his mouth as he cast his gaze over.

In the Immortal region, countless Immortals were discussing the geniuses they favored, comparing them with one another.

At this moment, Marquis Fire Spirit appeared quite smug, a light smile on his lips, clearly very happy.

"Wu Meng, it seems you should prepare the fine wine. I can't wait; you wouldn't try to fob me off with some swill, would you?"

"Hmph! It's just a meal of wine! I can afford it. Don't get too smug; you won't escape either."

The Manka Star Person, Marquis Wu Meng, was very depressed. There was no helping it; his judgment had been off. This little guy named Huang Wuye was too capable, actually more monstrous than the few little guys whose reputations had spread long ago.

Looking at that hair color, he feared this was a monster from the Desolate God Clan itself! Truly a rare sight to see in a lifetime.

As time passed, the finals of the Universe-Level Warrior Tournament gradually became clear.

Several geniuses left a deep impression on the various Immortals.

They were: the white-clothed youth Wu Tu and the girl Wu Yu from the Manka Star of the Man-Man Universe Kingdom; the Phantom Gasotu of the Desolate God Clan from the Penggu Universe Kingdom; the God of Slaughter Yu Lan from the Tianchen Universe Kingdom; the Blade Maniac Blade Thirteen from the Night Demon Universe Kingdom; Emma of the Dream Snail Wing Clan; the Light Speaker Ye Wuhen from the Meteor Universe Kingdom; the Wine Addict Huang Hu; the Water Fairy Huang Xue; and the Phantom Spear Huang Wuye.

These ten individuals occupied the top ten of the final leaderboard with an absolute advantage, creating a massive gap between them and the eleventh place.

Time flew by, and nearly three years passed. These ten geniuses were famous, becoming household names across the 1,008 Universe Kingdoms, more famous than any celebrity.

In this world where strength is respected, a genius is the most dazzling signboard.

At this moment, in the twelfth floor of the Trial Space—the very center of the trial, a small area of only a million miles in radius—Huang Wuye stood in his white robes, spotless. Before him stood a strange beast. Its four thick limbs were wrapped in scales, a single golden horn pierced the sky, its entire body was covered in dense scales, and its wings tore through the heavens, leaving cracks in the air. With sharp teeth and a massive body, it was like a small mountain range.

This strange beast was none other than a Golden Horned Beast, and a Domain Lord-Level Nine one at that.

At this moment, the Golden Horned Beast's scales were shattered, and circular wounds were driven into its body like iron nails.

Its aura was explosive, launching attack after attack at Huang Wuye, but Huang Wuye dodged them all with slight movements of his feet.

Only the massive scars on the ground could reveal the danger that had just occurred. Huang Wuye stared at the big guy before him, gripping his long spear tightly.

He unleashed the Horizon at Hand secret technique, instantly arriving before the Golden Horned Beast, and unleashed another strike of Prairie Fire: Endless Life upon its massive body.

The Golden Horned Beast's massive body shuddered slightly. Huang Wuye slowly descended from the air, while behind him, the beast's body fell apart, turning into specks of fire that drifted toward the high sky like starlight in the night, becoming a warm bed for the world.

"Attention all participants: this Universe-Level Warrior Tournament has come to an end. Please exit the Trial Space one after another."

At this moment, a voice echoed in Huang Wuye's ear.