Clash of Two Novices

With a momentary blackout of consciousness, Qi Tian reappeared in the Slaughter Space, standing blankly upon the grassland.

The destruction caused by the third form of the telekinetic weapon, Hundred Flowers Bloom, had already been restored to its original state in an instant.

"It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier grade-three telekinetic weapon."

Qi Tian's consciousness was still immersed in the energy storm from just a moment ago, secretly astonished by the terrifying power of this third form.

The most crucial aspect was that this form was incredibly simple to control, unlike other telekinetic weapons that only grew more difficult to master as one progressed.

"Brainless operation, ultimate damage—not bad, not bad at all."

Qi Tian looked with satisfaction at the Golden Lotus hovering in his palm, sighing inwardly that the money had been well spent.

After continuing his practice for another half-day, Qi Tian exited the Slaughter Space to rest in the main hall of the Slaughter Arena.

At the same time, he cast his gaze toward the service counter not far away, where the display screen provided information on the "Decisive Battle Space."

Qi Tian found a secluded corner and plopped down onto a sofa, having Wisdom Futu connect to the Slaughter Arena network.

Soon, the content on the display screen shifted to a small projection screen that hovered before him.

Qi Tian raised his hand to swipe through the screen, which displayed a vast array of opponents along with their strength profiles and the ratings given by the Slaughter Arena based on their duel performance.

"Do you wish to select the opponent 'Lie Yan'?"

Qi Tian tapped "Yes," and a notification immediately popped up.

"For your first challenge, please set a name."

"Wutian!"

The name "Wutian" was inspired by a character from a television series he had watched in his previous life, The Legend of the Journey to the West Aftermath.

The main antagonist in that show was named Wutian Buddha.

Once the name was set, the challenge message was quickly transmitted to the opponent named "Lie Yan." This person had no rating and a battle count of zero; he was clearly a novice.

Qi Tian had absolute confidence in his own strength, but those with star ratings mostly looked down upon challengers without ratings.

Qi Tian did not want to be rejected time and again, wasting his precious time.

Coincidentally, since it was his first battle, a novice had appeared on the battle list—he simply had to give the other party a bit of a shock.

"Brother, we are both novices stepping into the Decisive Battle Space for the first time; consider it your bad luck."

Those displayed on the challenge list were all standing by in the Slaughter Arena; once a challenge message was received, the arena would immediately notify the opponent.

"Your challenge has been accepted."

As the system prompt sounded, Qi Tian's first challenge application went through smoothly, followed immediately by a notification that he was being teleported to the Decisive Battle Space.

Decisive Battle Space.

On an immensely vast grassland stood a black metal arena, approximately ten kilometers long and ten kilometers wide.

In the center of the arena, a black-robed, red-haired youth, his body surging with fiery red energy and radiating intense heat, sat cross-legged; the surrounding air was distorted by the scorching temperature.

The youth had two short horns atop his head and dark red scales along the sides of his face, with a long spear resting horizontally across his thighs.

"This is my first day in the Slaughter Space, and those nine-star rated opponents won't accept my challenges. Forget it, I'll just waste some time starting from the bottom."

"Hm? Wutian? Someone actually took the initiative to challenge me? Consider it your bad luck; I'm in a foul mood right now."

"Accept."

As the red-haired youth accepted the challenge invitation, a black-haired youth in white robes appeared not far from the arena, a Golden Lotus floating beside him.

"Oh? Is he from the Dragon-Man Race?"

The moment Qi Tian was teleported into the Decisive Battle Space, he saw the red-haired youth sitting cross-legged not far away.

The horns on his head and the scales on the sides of his face were the hallmarks of the Dragon-Man Race.

This race was considered powerful even among the human tribes, and the red-haired youth appeared to be of the Flame Dragon lineage, a bloodline known for its experts who excelled in the Laws of Fire.

Following Qi Tian's arrival, the red-haired Dragon-Man youth, Lie Yan, stood up holding his long spear, but there was no fighting spirit in his eyes.

To be precise, he couldn't muster any fighting spirit at all.

In Lie Yan's view, Qi Tian, who had no rating, was simply too weak.

Qi Tian also saw the look of contempt in the other's eyes; it seemed there was no need for pleasantries, so he would just start the fight.

Lie Yan struck first, his right hand flicking the long spear, instantly erupting with terrifying speed.

His figure transformed into a streak of fire, invisible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Qi Tian.

Qi Tian had not held much fighting intent toward Lie Yan, who was also a novice, and as the opponent moved, he donned his Us Gloves, intending to send him flying with a single punch.

But only after seeing the opponent flash before him did he realize with a jolt that this opponent was no ordinary person.

Looking at the dark red spear inches away, the tip of the weapon carried a spiraling force, and the surrounding red fire domain coalesced with the twisting force into a writhing, giant flame dragon.

Qi Tian subconsciously raised his hand and threw a punch.

Under the shroud of the Gold Domain, a ten-meter-tall golden humanoid energy projection condensed around his body, its movements identical to those of Qi Tian.

Carrying the indestructible power of the Gold Domain, the humanoid projection delivered a heavy punch onto the skull of the Origin Force giant dragon, which was wreathed in terrifying flames.

"Boom!"

The collision between the Gold Domain and the Red Domain erupted into a terrifying shockwave that swept across the entire arena.

In that moment, both sides felt that the other's strength exceeded their expectations.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, the golden humanoid projection and the red flaming dragon vanished.

Two figures, one gold and one red, appeared on the arena, moving at such extreme speeds that they resembled two streaks of light constantly colliding.

The metallic roar of fists clashing against a spear resounded throughout the Decisive Battle Space, as the intensity of the battle shifted from initial probing to a full-blown peak confrontation.

Gradually, the two unranked Universe-level 9th-tier powerhouses began to pull back from pure force collisions, ceasing the wild bombardment of externalized Origin Force in favor of a duel of technique.

Qi Tian's wide-open combat style slowly tightened, his fists and palms meeting Lie Yan's spear with the most subtle adjustments between offense and defense.

Meanwhile, the spear held by Lie Yan no longer surged with torrents of scorching Origin Force; instead, it acted like an extension of his arm, whipping and coiling with the grace of a dancing dragon or snake.

In the lobby of the Slaughter Arena, not far from the service counter.

A youth with pale, bloodless skin sat reclined on a sofa, twisting a toy that resembled a Rubik's cube in his hands.

The youth appeared to be twelve or thirteen years old, with shoulder-length silver hair and a single scale on his forehead. His eyes were as black as ink, giving him a somewhat eerie appearance.

"Hm? The observation system for the Decisive Battle Space has a notification?"

The silver-haired, black-eyed youth stopped twisting the cube and summoned a screen, which displayed the Decisive Battle Space serial numbers for Qi Tian and the Dragon-Man Race youth, Lie Yan.

The notes also detailed the observation status of the two.

[Wutian, Universe-level 9th-tier, mastered the ninth-level Domain, stepped across the threshold of the Origin Law of Gold, possesses a certain level of proficiency in the application of laws.]

[Lie Yan, Universe-level 9th-tier, mastered the ninth-level Domain, stepped across the threshold of the Origin Law of Fire, possesses a certain level of proficiency in the application of laws.]