King Kai Fist!

Trial Tower Space.

Jiang Luo moved his body, frowning slightly.

"Too weak!"

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

But the Virtual Universe Network had created an ordinary human body at the ninth level of Star Level. All Star Level geniuses had 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 was close to the first level of Universe Level, and his Gene Level was twice that of an ordinary human.

Far beyond that of an average ninth-level Star Level.

His body in the Virtual Universe was much weaker than his real one, so naturally, he found it somewhat hard to adjust.

He hadn't felt it as strongly before, because back then he was still at the fifth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map.

His physical attributes had even been inferior to those of an ordinary ninth-level Star Level, and his Gene Level was only about 1.5 times higher.

This was his first time entering the Gulun Sacred Island after breaking through to the sixth level.

But there was no time to adjust in the Trial Tower. A group of Flying Hous charged toward him with snarls.

Jiang Luo's gaze sharpened as he flicked the longsword in his hand.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Rain appeared from nowhere around him, drifting down to cover several hundred meters in every direction.

The gentle raindrops were like a summons from the god of death, draining the life from one Flying Hou after another as they charged at him.

As he slaughtered the Flying Hous on the fourth floor of the third Trial Tower, his points, stagnant for over five years, began rising again, and his ranking started to climb.

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

He quickly killed all one thousand Flying Hous.

Jiang Luo successfully entered the fifth floor.

In the distant Gulun Secret Realm.

Inside the control room of a Machine Race spacecraft, dozens of geniuses from various star regions chatted among themselves.

"With Senior Brother Ji leading us this time, it'll definitely be much safer than last time," a burly man said with a hearty laugh, holding a cup of wine.

A girl with a silver horn on her head said, still shaken, "Last time, three people died at once in Blood Stone Valley with Puerjia and the others. Thank goodness I didn't join that expedition."

Ji Chen said gravely, "All I can do is keep those few Universe Level Red Rock Beasts occupied for you.

"Whether you can kill the Star Level Red Rock Beasts and get their Rock Beast Hearts depends 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 imbued with the Wind Origin Law this time, I'll have a sliver of hope of entering the Giant Axe Arena in a hundred years."

Another lean young man sneered. "Cifeng, you're as arrogant as ever. A Rock Beast Heart only improves how clearly you sense the laws. It won't make you comprehend them outright.

"Even Chaos Beasts in the Initial Universe can't do that. But you'll never get the chance to enter Chaos City and hunt one in your lifetime."

Cifeng, burly in build, snorted at that. "Even if I can't get into the Giant Axe Arena, I'm still better than you. Try surpassing my Trial Tower ranking first."

The lean young man retorted, "I'm an illusionist. Who's comparing Trial Tower rankings with you?"

"Enough," Ji Chen said coolly. "Save your energy for the Red Rock Beasts. Lord Mo Yan has brought another batch of Red Rock Beasts from the Giant Axe Universe. As long as you have the ability, no one will stop you from hunting as many as you want..."

As he spoke, Ji Chen suddenly glanced down at his wrist, looking surprised. "Jiang Luo's ranking has gone up? Looks like that busybody finally remembered to tackle the Trial Tower."

The other Star Level geniuses all glanced at the screens on their wrists.

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

Jiang Luo's ranking was steadily climbing.

"He's made it to the fifth floor of the third Trial Tower?" the silver-horned girl asked in surprise.

The Ancient Wheel Hall currently had 622 Star Level disciples. When Jiang Luo first arrived five years ago, his first Trial Tower run had placed him at 571st.

That wasn't a bad result for a newcomer, but it wasn't particularly impressive either.

After all, the Trial Tower favored Mental Master Controllers most, followed by warriors.

There were also quite a few illusionists, pharmacists, and other types of geniuses among the Ancient Wheel Hall disciples.

They were at a disadvantage in the Trial Tower, but that didn't mean they were inferior to Controllers or warriors in Law Comprehension or life-and-death battles.

After his first Trial Tower run, Jiang Luo had fallen silent, barely even logging into the Virtual Universe.

He hadn't visited the Gulun Secret Realm either, so the Ancient Wheel Hall's geniuses hardly knew anything about this newcomer.

But it was never easy to improve one's Trial Tower ranking.

Even making the slightest progress in Law Comprehension was difficult, and there were no Supreme Treasures like the Chaos Stele to study.

Every disciple of the Ancient Wheel Hall was an unparalleled genius, and they all had access to good opportunities, resources, and secret techniques. While you trained, everyone else was training too. Surpassing them was no easy feat.

Yet on his second Trial Tower run, Jiang Luo's ranking had surged. It showed that his Law Comprehension had improved significantly over the past five years.

More importantly, he had yet to hit a bottleneck in his study of the Origin Law!

The geniuses watched the newcomer's ranking continue to climb, their expressions complicated.

Cifeng suddenly said, "His points are rising much more slowly. He must have reached his limit!"

The others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

A newcomer this fierce put a lot of pressure on them too.

He hadn't even come to the Gulun Secret Realm yet, and he was already improving so quickly.

"His points have stopped! Looks like that's as far as he'll go," a Star Level genius said with a relieved sigh. "Thank goodness he hasn't passed me. That would be embarrassing, even for a pharmacist."

Ji Chen sounded a little regretful. "He's climbed from the fourth floor to the fifth floor of the third Trial Tower. He's clearly made some progress lately. I guess he's had some powerful expert teaching him in the real world too—"

"Huh?" Ji Chen froze.

Jiang Luo's points, which had been stagnant, suddenly rose by 10,000. They were climbing again!

Fifth Floor of the Third Trial Tower.

A Mechanical Puppet slammed Jiang Luo into the ground.

If not for the defensive nature of the Rainwater Sutra sword art, that blow would have finished him with this "frail" body.

Dozens of cold, ugly Mechanical Puppets sensed that Jiang Luo was still alive and charged toward the crater they had smashed into the ground.

A fighting spirit stirred in Jiang Luo's calm eyes as he lay in the crater.

Over the past five years, contemplating the Nuwa Map had transformed his soul, making it more compatible with the Origin Law and improving the clarity of his perception.

If he judged only by his progress in the laws, breaking through from the fourth floor to the fifth really was his limit.

But even if he couldn't bring his powerful real-world body into the Virtual Universe, Law Comprehension and the Rainwater Sutra weren't his only advantages there.

"King—Kai—Fist!"

Boom!

A streak of light shot out of the crater at a speed far beyond the Star Level limit.

In the blink of an eye, it reached a Mechanical Puppet that hadn't seen it coming. The speed was so astonishing it left everyone aghast.

"Die!"

He shouted.

Sword light flared!

Jiang Luo's sword flashed, becoming a thin strand of rain. It grazed the Mechanical Puppet's head, and the puppet was cleaved in two.

Whoosh!

His body quivered, then swept along another arc, striking at a second Mechanical Puppet.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Jiang Luo's speed surged to its limit.

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

"The body the Virtual Universe created is too weak. Even the sevenfold King Kai Fist is pushing it. It won't hold up for long!"

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