Blood Rebirth

In a castle in Obsidian City, Huanming Domain, Virtual Universe.

As Wuting Sector Lord looked at the purple-robed young man before him, whose narrow eyes gleamed with an eerie, bloodthirsty light, he couldn't help but feel a shiver run through him.

Suppressing his unease, he said gravely, "You only need to deal with Jiang Luo and the helpers he's brought along. Given your abilities, Your Highness Thanses, I'm sure that won't be a problem."

Thanses was the most outstanding talent of this generation on Blood Demon Planet. In a hundred years, he would inevitably enter the Core Layer of the Giant Axe Arena.

Even as a World Lord, Wuting Sector Lord had to treat him with care.

He had no idea when or where he might offend this madman!

These lunatics from Blood Demon Planet—this one's the craziest of them all! Wuting Sector Lord cursed inwardly. Hmph, the talents from Blood Demon Planet are all mentally unstable. Not one of them has ever become an Immortal. They're only riding high for a while...

Thanses ignored Wuting Sector Lord and suddenly lowered his head to look at the screen on his wrist.

"Your Highness?" Wuting Sector Lord asked, puzzled.

The purple-robed young man soon raised his head, his smile growing brighter. "I want more money!"

Wuting Sector Lord: ???

"That Jiang Luo you mentioned just cleared the third Trial Tower. His rank has risen from 571 to 126," Thanses said with a smile.

"What?!"

Wuting Sector Lord was naturally familiar with the Trial Towers of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall. He stared in astonishment.

But he quickly regained his composure. "Your Highness Thanses, what difference does Jiang Luo's ranking make when he's facing you?"

Wuting Sector Lord couldn't help feeling relieved that he had brought in the number-one Star Level talent in the Ancient Wheel Hall.

Of course, the other peerless Star Level talents from the Universe Country were mostly in the Gulun Secret Realm.

Only Thanses and Jiang Luo—the latter intent on scheming for the treasures of the Flint Star World—had not entered the Gulun Secret Realm.

He didn't have many options.

"I agree!" An old voice rang through the castle.

Wuting Sector Lord watched in surprise as a white-haired old man walked inside.

"Ancestor?"

The old man was the ancestor of the Ofalan Family, one of the family's two Immortal Gods.

"Greetings, God Lord." Thanses's expression shifted slightly as well.

An Immortal's status was naturally far above a World Lord's.

Ofalan God Lord nodded slightly. "Of the treasures in Flint Star Sector Lord Ertis's hoard, I only want two. If you agree, you may take all of Ertis's other treasures and inheritances."

"Ancestor?!" Wuting Sector Lord gaped.

Flint Star Sector Lord wasn't an ordinary World Lord. Just the account he'd left behind likely held at least tens of thousands of Hunyuan Units' worth of Universe Coins, if not more!

Even Ordinary Immortals coveted that kind of wealth. And the ancestor was handing it straight to this man?

Sure enough, Thanses smiled, a trace of madness in his eyes. "Thank you, God Lord. Leave Jiang Luo to me. I love torturing and killing talents like him..."

After Thanses left the castle, Wuting Sector Lord couldn't help asking, "Ancestor, why offer him such a generous reward? What does it matter how talented he is? No one from Blood Demon Planet has ever become an Immortal."

Ofalan God Lord sneered. "If you don't give him what he wants, do you think he'll obediently leave after entering the World within a World and killing Jiang Luo?

"It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away. Once he's inside the World within a World, what he does will be out of your control."

Wuting Sector Lord's face turned pale, then flushed. He said timidly, "I was too pressed by Jiang Luo and didn't think it through..."

"I'm not blaming you," Ofalan God Lord said gravely. "Over the past several thousand years, quite a few people have obtained tokens to open the World within a World in the Flint Star World.

"Didn't Helan Star find one more than a thousand years ago?

"And what came of it?

"After the World within a World opened, people from several top factions slaughtered one another inside. The last surviving Star Level fighter still failed the test, and all their efforts came to nothing.

"But this time is different.

"Jiang Luo, who obtained the token, has already crossed the threshold of the Origin Law. He's stronger than every Star Level fighter who has entered the World within a World over the past several thousand years.

"If he opens the World within a World, there's a very good chance he'll pass the test and become Flint Star Sector Lord's successor.

"It's only right to seek outside help. After all, we haven't managed to cultivate a single Star Level talent who's mastered the Origin Law in all these thousands of years."

Hearing that the ancestor approved of his actions, Wuting Sector Lord breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with concern, "Ancestor, Thanses is arrogant and mad. What if he doesn't keep his word?

"By then, most of the people we send into the World within a World will probably have been killed or wounded. We might not have the strength left to control him."

Ofalan God Lord's gaze turned inscrutable. "Heh. The talents from Blood Demon Planet are all mentally twisted. He'll be easy to handle. It's far better for Thanses to get Flint Star Sector Lord's treasures than for Jiang Luo to get them."

Wuting Sector Lord understood. His ancestor excelled at the Soul Path. No matter how peerless Thanses's talent was, he was still only Star Level. How could he resist an Immortal's methods?

Perhaps he'd already fallen under his influence.

Beneath the Ten Thousand Feather Tree, which had grown to nearly a thousand kilometers tall.

Jiang Luo sat cross-legged on a branch, completely immersed in deep contemplation.

He'd been in this state for nearly four years!

Suddenly, Jiang Luo opened his eyes, delight at a sudden revelation shining within them. "So that's it. When the mighty dragon reaches its peak, it must turn back; yin and yang transform, and only then can they give rise to one another without end!"

The divine markings on the surface of his skin suddenly lit up, as if sensing the distant Universe Origin through countless layers of spatial barriers.

Then the Water and Fire Origin Laws in the surrounding universe were drawn forth.

"Boom~~~" "Boom~~~"

The world around Jiang Luo instantly became a realm of water and fire.

The realm condensed into an enormous Water-Fire Lotus, then formed a flower bud that enclosed Jiang Luo within.

Powerful cosmic energy poured into his body. Guided by the divine markings and empowered by the Origin Laws, it transformed his physique.

Every cell, organ, and tissue in his body underwent a metamorphosis.

He was advancing toward the seventh level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map!

The nine levels of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map's first volume were divided into three major stages.

The breakthrough from the third to the fourth level, and from the sixth to the seventh, marked a major leap in cultivation. Either could even require the body to be reforged.

Six years of arduous cultivation had finally carried him across this chasm.

"Whoosh!"

The enormous Water-Fire Lotus grew thin and translucent, then gradually bloomed, revealing the naked figure it had enclosed.

Jiang Luo quickly put on his white battle suit and stood up, feeling the boundless vitality and surging power within his body.

"The Nuwa Map truly is beyond wondrous..." Jiang Luo sighed.

At first, it had taken him a full 21 years to cultivate the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map to the fifth level.

But he'd needed only five years to break through from the fifth to the sixth.

And the leap from the sixth to the seventh level had taken just six years.

It seemed his cultivation grew faster the further he advanced.

He owed it all to visualizing the Nuwa Map.

The Nuwa Map continually nourished his soul, bringing about a gradual transformation.

It was as if he'd been slowly absorbing the Chaos True Spirit for all eleven of those years.

After checking his body, Jiang Luo smiled. "My Gene Level has actually risen to six times that of an ordinary human!"

The sixth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map had only just reached twice the human baseline.

Breaking through to the seventh level had sent it soaring to six times that!

No wonder it was such a major leap.

"And I've also gained an Innate Secret Technique... 'Blood Rebirth'!"