King Kai Fist!

Trial Tower space.

Jiang Luo stretched his body and frowned slightly.

"Too weak!"

On Gulun Sacred Island, his body was at the ninth level of the Star-level, the same realm as his real-world body.

However, the body generated by the Virtual Universe Network was that of an average human at the ninth level of the Star-level; all Star-level geniuses possessed the same physical attributes on the Sacred Island.

Yet, he had already cultivated the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map to the sixth level.

His physical strength approached the first level of the Universe-level, and his genetic level was twice that of an ordinary human.

He was far beyond a typical ninth-level Star-level.

The body in the virtual universe was far weaker than his real one, so he naturally felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.

This feeling hadn't been obvious before because he had only been at the fifth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map at that time.

His physical attributes hadn't even matched a normal ninth-level Star-level, and his genetic level was only about 1.5 times that of a normal human.

This was his first time logging into Gulun Sacred Island since breaking through to the sixth level.

However, the Trial Tower gave him no time to adapt; a group of Flying Hou roared as they charged toward him.

Jiang Luo's gaze turned sharp, and the long sword in his hand flickered.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

A light rain materialized out of thin air around him, drifting and scattering to shroud a radius of several hundred meters.

The gentle rain threads were like the summons of the Grim Reaper, reaping the vitality of every Flying Hou that charged in.

As he slaughtered the Flying Hou on the fourth floor of the third Trial Tower, his points, which had stagnated for over five years, began to rise again, and his ranking started to climb.

3,162,000... 3,163,000... 3,169,000...

The one thousand Flying Hou were soon wiped out.

Jiang Luo successfully entered the fifth floor.

In the distant Gulun Secret Realm.

Inside the control room of a Machine Race spaceship, dozens of geniuses from various star regions were chatting.

"With Senior Brother Ji Chen leading the team this time, it will certainly be much safer than last time," a burly man laughed loudly, holding a wine glass.

A young girl with a silver horn on her head said with lingering fear, "Last time, Puerjia and the others lost three people in the Blood Stone Valley in an instant. I'm glad I didn't join that operation."

Ji Chen said in a deep voice, "I can only help you pin down those few Universe-level Red Rock Beasts.

"If you want to kill the Star-level Red Rock Beasts and obtain the Rock Beast Heart, you'll have to rely on your own abilities.

"The Sacred Hall also forbids Universe-level members from helping Star-level disciples hunt Red Rock Beasts."

The burly man sighed, "If I can get a Rock Beast Heart containing the Origin Law of Wind this time, I might have a sliver of hope of entering the Giant Axe Arena in a hundred years."

Another lean youth sneered, "Cifeng, you are still as arrogant as ever. The purpose of the Rock Beast Heart is to improve the clarity of one's perception of the laws, not to let you directly comprehend them.

"Even the Chaos Beasts in the Primordial Universe don't have that ability, though you'll never have the chance to enter Chaos City to hunt Chaos Beasts in this lifetime."

Cifeng, with his burly frame, snorted upon hearing this, "Even if I can't enter the Giant Axe Arena, I'm still better than you. If you have the ability, surpass my Trial Tower ranking first."

The lean youth retorted, "I am an Illusionist; who competes with you on Trial Tower rankings?"

"Enough," Ji Chen said indifferently. "Save your energy for dealing with the Red Rock Beasts. Lord Mo Yan has transported another batch of Red Rock Beasts from the Giant Axe Universe. As long as you have the skill, no one will care how many you hunt..."

As he was speaking, Ji Chen suddenly looked down at his wrist, revealing a look of surprise, "Jiang Luo's ranking has improved? It seems this busy man has finally remembered to challenge the Trial Tower?"

The other Star-level geniuses also looked at the screens on their wrists in unison.

569... 561... 557...

Jiang Luo's ranking was rising steadily.

"He broke into the fifth floor of the third Trial Tower?" the silver-horned girl asked in surprise.

There were currently 622 Star-level disciples in the Ancient Wheel Hall, and when Jiang Luo first entered five years ago, he had ranked 571st in his first Trial Tower attempt.

While this result wasn't bad for a newcomer, it wasn't particularly outstanding either.

After all, the Trial Tower was better suited for Spirit Readers (Controllers), followed by martial artists.

Among the disciples of the Ancient Wheel Hall, there were many Illusionists, Pharmacists, and geniuses of other paths.

They were at a disadvantage when challenging the Trial Tower, which didn't mean they were inferior to Controllers or martial artists in terms of law perception or life-and-death combat.

However, after his first attempt at the Trial Tower, Jiang Luo had fallen into silence, rarely even logging into the virtual universe.

Coupled with the fact that he hadn't come to the Gulun Secret Realm, the geniuses of the Ancient Wheel Hall felt very unfamiliar with this newcomer.

But improving one's Trial Tower ranking was never easy.

It was difficult to improve one's perception of the laws even by a sliver, and there were no supreme treasures like the Chaos Stele to contemplate.

Every disciple of the Ancient Wheel Hall was a peerless genius with decent opportunities, resources, and secret techniques. Since everyone was cultivating, how could it be easy to surpass others?

However, the fact that Jiang Luo's ranking improved so rapidly during his second attempt at the Trial Tower indicated that his comprehension of the laws had significantly increased over the past five years.

It further proved that he had yet to encounter a bottleneck in his origin laws!

The group of geniuses watched with complex expressions as the newcomer's ranking continued to climb.

Cifeng suddenly remarked, "The rate of his point increase has slowed significantly; he must have reached his limit!"

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The newcomer was too ferocious, and the pressure on them was immense.

He hadn't even arrived at the Gulun Secret Realm yet, and his rate of progress was already this fast.

"The points have stopped moving! It seems that's as far as he goes," a Star-level genius exhaled. "Thank goodness, he didn't surpass me. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing, even for a pharmacist like me."

Ji Chen also said with a hint of pity, "To charge from the fourth floor to the fifth floor of the third Trial Tower—it seems his progress during this period hasn't been small. I suspect he has experts teaching him in reality—"

"Huh?" Ji Chen froze.

Jiang Luo's previously stagnant points suddenly jumped by 10,000, and they began to rise again!

On the fifth floor of the third Trial Tower.

Jiang Luo had been smashed into the ground by a Machine Race puppet.

If it weren't for the defensive prowess of the Rainwater Sutra sword technique, he would have been finished with this 'fragile' body after that single blow.

Dozens of cold, hideous Machine Race puppets sensed that Jiang Luo's life force remained and swarmed toward the crater.

Deep within the pit, a surge of fighting spirit rose in Jiang Luo's calm eyes.

Over the past five years, thanks to visualizing the Nuwa Map, his soul had undergone a metamorphosis, becoming more attuned to the origin laws and significantly increasing the clarity of his perception.

If one were to judge solely by his progress in the laws, breaking through from the fourth floor to the fifth was indeed his limit.

But even though he couldn't bring his powerful physical body from reality into this space, his reliance in the Virtual Universe was not limited to just his law comprehension and the Rainwater Sutra.

"King—Kai—Fist!"

BOOM!

A streak of light shot out from the crater at a speed far exceeding the limits of the Star level.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived before an unsuspecting Machine Race puppet; the speed was truly terrifying.

"Die!"

A sharp shout!

Sword light flared!

Jiang Luo's sword flashed, transforming into a fine drizzle of rain that grazed the head of the Machine Race puppet, slicing it clean in two.

Whoosh!

His body shuddered, tracing another arc as he lunged to slaughter the second Machine Race puppet.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Jiang Luo pushed his speed to the absolute limit.

In an instant, he cleared out all the remaining dozens of mechanical puppets on the fifth floor!

"The body molded by the Virtual Universe is too weak; even a seven-fold King Kai Fist is barely manageable. I won't be able to hold this for long!"

Jiang Luo transformed into a streak of light and charged straight toward the entrance of the sixth floor.