Flame Dragon Clan Youth Chi Xin

The "there" that Weitz referred to was one of the four secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company.

As an external deacon of the Virtual Universe Company stationed on Beihua Island, he was naturally aware of the sacred grounds used to cultivate internal members.

The combat power displayed by Qi Tian and Lie Yan in their fight just now far exceeded his expectations; they had not only crossed an entire rank but had also surpassed several minor levels.

This level of strength already met the criteria for entering the Doomsday Secret Realm, and they would even rank in the lower-middle tier within that realm.

Tegages nodded slightly upon hearing Weitz's words, confirming the assessment.

"Among the Universe-level members of the Doomsday Secret Realm, aside from those who joined recently through the 'Genius Battle' or 'Strongest Battle,' the rest have been honing themselves at this level for hundreds or even thousands of years."

"They suppress their own strength to avoid breaking through, all to enjoy the various resources for as long as possible. Even if the resources are limited, they still surpass the sacred secret realms of the major high-level universe kingdoms."

"This has resulted in their strength being extraordinary; fighting above one's rank is commonplace. There is no shortage of individuals like 'Wutian' and 'Lie Yan'."

As Tegages explained further, his pitch-black eyes shone with increasing brilliance.

"Weitz, prepare a meditation room for me. I need to organize two files first, then I will personally receive them shortly," Tegages said in a serious tone.

Weitz was startled to hear this. Usually, the tasks of receiving and recruiting geniuses were arranged for him to handle; the fact that Tegages was stepping in personally meant he was truly interested.

"Understood."

Decisive Battle Space.

Qi Tian had used almost all his strength in this battle, and by now, the origin energy in his body was nearly exhausted.

His only trump card was the innate secret technique Indestructible Golden Body. Although he could not transform into the Golden Buddha Form within the virtual universe, the three-fold amplification of his combat power still applied.

The Decisive Battle Space was not the Slaughter Space; the opponents here were simulations of the real person's combat power, not bodies with identical physical stats.

Of course, innate secret techniques were bestowed by the Primal Universe, and the virtual universe could not replicate them.

It could only record the amplitude data detected by the consciousness sensors into the system and simulate the corresponding combat effects when the technique was unleashed.

After sitting cross-legged on the arena to rest for a moment, Qi Tian prepared to teleport out of the Decisive Battle Space.

But just as he was about to leave, the virtual universe system sent another challenge—it was Lie Yan from before.

Qi Tian was slightly stunned at first, then chose to accept the challenge.

Swish.

The next second, Lie Yan's figure reappeared on the arena, walking quickly toward Qi Tian.

He was not carrying any weapons this time, clearly not here for a sparring match, but his expression was unpleasant as he approached.

"Why are you here again?"

Qi Tian looked at Lie Yan with a fake smile. The other party did not answer; he simply walked up and plopped down onto the arena, staring fixedly at Qi Tian.

The two stared at each other like this—one with a gloomy face, the other with a fake smile.

After a short while, Lie Yan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, as if trying to vent all the frustration in his gut.

Only after calming his inner resentment did Lie Yan speak.

"That last move of yours was cheating. How is that thing any different from a hidden weapon?"

Lie Yan recalled being torn apart by the energy storm and forced out of the Decisive Battle Space. Confused, he had hurriedly checked the combat recording and skipped to the final scene.

Seeing that Qi Tian had been fully armored to protect himself, he realized that the move was essentially a "suicide attack" meant to take the enemy down with him.

However, he didn't say anything else; after all, he had "died" at the end of the fight, and that was indisputable.

He just felt frustrated and really wanted another round. With the experience from before, he would never be defeated by that move again.

Qi Tian could hear the unwillingness in Lie Yan's tone, but he didn't argue, simply saying brazenly, "Just tell me whether I won or not."

Seeing Qi Tian's rogue-like attitude, Lie Yan felt his anger flare up again.

Qi Tian didn't want to dwell on the matter, so he said, "Alright, alright. We agreed that you'd treat me to a drink after the fight. Let's go, let's go."

Lie Yan watched Qi Tian stand up from the arena with an expectant look on his face, which only made him angrier.

However, remembering that he had indeed promised to treat the other party to a drink, he had no choice but to stand up and prepare to leave.

Qi Tian watched him rise and smiled, but his smile froze the next moment.

"I can treat you to a drink, but you have to submit a request for defeat to the system for this match."

Slaughter Arena.

Lie Yan booked a private meditation room to rest and chat with Qi Tian, and he kept his promise by bringing out fine wine for Qi Tian to taste.

It had to be said, the moment Qi Tian took the first sip of the wine the other party produced, he knew it wasn't cheap; the flavor was incredibly rich and mellow.

The two could be considered to have become friends through conflict, and they revealed their real names to each other.

Qi Tian learned that Lie Yan's real name was Chi Xin.

The reason Qi Tian had sat down to drink with Chi Xin immediately after their first fight was because he had sensed the vague sincerity in the other man's heart.

Having been worshipped and revered by the inhabitants of Gold Soul Planet for decades, he possessed a unique sensory ability in this regard.

He could sense that although Lie Yan wore an unyielding expression, deep down, he truly admired and acknowledged him.

At the same time, he also perceived that Chi Xin was a relatively innocent person.

While he might not possess a "heart of a child" as his name suggested, he was indeed someone worthy of a modicum of trust.

No sooner had they downed a few cups of fine wine than Lie Yan began to recount his own "miserable" life story.

"Qi Tian, let me tell you, before I came to the universe, my teacher told me that my strength was unrivaled among my peers in the Beihua Empire, and that I could even hold my own in the Noah Universe Kingdom."

"And yet, in my very first battle, I lost to a newcomer like you."

"I knew that old geezer's words were unreliable; who knows if he just said I was ready to graduate to trick me into leaving home."

Listening to the other man gulp down a cup of wine and indignantly refer to his teacher as an old geezer, Qi Tian was left speechless.

"And let me tell you, I was picked up by my teacher when I was at the Planetary level. He said I had great talent and took me as his disciple the moment we met."

"I was an orphan, and because my appearance was different from everyone else on the planet, they all ostracized me. My teacher's appearance was like a beacon of light in my life."

"Who would have thought that after he took me away, he threw me into a strange world and had people beat me up every day, claiming it was to guide my combat experience."

"Five years! A full five years! Do you know how I spent those five years?"

Qi Tian watched blankly as the other man, unsatisfied with drinking cup by cup, swept his hand across the table to set down six bottles of the same wine and began chugging one straight from the bottle.

Amidst Chi Xin's accusations, Qi Tian learned of the other's past and felt equally speechless regarding the teacher he spoke of.

Arranging for people to beat him up during his Planetary level days, and then abandoning Chi Xin in a world ruled by a World Lord, teeming with ferocious beasts, during his Stellar level days.

The kicker was that the teacher had been trapped in a secret realm for some reason, taking a full hundred years to escape and return to that World Lord's realm to check on his disciple.

By then, Chi Xin had already reached the Universe level, having lived alone in that desolate World Lord's realm for a century.

The once green and handsome genius of the Dragon-Man Race had transformed into something resembling a savage.