Frenzied Slaughter

Within a canyon, rows of military camps were stationed.

All the Star-level soldiers wore uniform standard-issue combat suits, with the characters "Longbei" written on them in an archaic script.

Outsiders would know at a glance that this was the army of the Longbei Divine Kingdom, one of the seventeen top powers in the Huanming Star Sector.

When the entire Thunder World suddenly began to tremble.

A Star-level youth clad in crimson armor within the camp changed expression drastically, looking toward the distance: "Someone has opened the World within a World?!"

A look of wild joy immediately surfaced on his face as he issued an order: "Legion, hear my command! Head to the World within a World immediately!"

At the foot of a mountain range not far away.

The massive military camp of the Obsidian Company stationed in the Flint Star World was similarly stirred into a commotion.

A gargantuan spaceship suddenly rose, accelerating with a speed rivaling that of a Domain Lord as it flew toward the source of the spatial energy fluctuations.

Inside the massive transport ship, a purple-robed youth with narrow eyes whispered softly: "Is it you, Junior Brother Jiang..."

Inside the World within a World of the Flint Star World.

Jiang Luo gazed at the boundless ocean before him, breathing in the rich cosmic energy in the air.

Unlike the Flint Star World, which felt like an ancient, savage continent, the World within a World was an endless sea.

Countless tiny islands were scattered throughout it like stars.

Pulsing energy waves were continuously transmitted from far away, indicating the direction.

He knew the source of these energy fluctuations was where the treasure of the Flint Star Sector Lord was buried!

However, Jiang Luo did not rush toward the treasure site. Instead, he looked back at the slowly shrinking black hole, turned, and dove into the endless ocean.

After hiding thousands of meters beneath the sea surface, he activated the detector he had purchased for five Hunyuan units.

Only a few seconds later, the detector sounded an alarm.

Wu He warned: "Someone is coming in!"

Squad after squad of adventurers charged through the black hole into the World within a World.

Jiang Luo swam to a distant spot, seized the opportunity to surface, and disguised himself as a lone adventurer, flying toward the treasure site.

Soon, Jiang Luo approached a massive island.

In the center of the island stood a huge pyramid-shaped mountain range, with stairs on all four sides leading to the summit.

Above the mountain, tens of thousands of Star-level adventurers were already gathered.

Just as Jiang Luo approached, he saw a dozen corpses falling from the sky.

Each corpse had a large hole in its body, and before they even hit the ground, a gust of wind blew and turned them into ashes.

The sight left Jiang Luo shaken.

"That is the power of an E-grade laser gun!" Wu He's voice echoed in his mind. "The master once spent tens of thousands of Hunyuan units to purchase it."

"It should be in the hands of Morena now; she is the intelligent lifeform who stayed with the master the longest and was the closest to him."

Jiang Luo followed the direction Wu He indicated and saw a figure standing at the peak of the pyramid mountain.

She was a woman whose beauty defied description.

Every inch of her seemed to be the most perfect creation; one look at her would make anyone think of the words "flawless perfection."

"She is Morena?" Jiang Luo felt a bit curious.

Morena's expression and temperament were even colder than Wu He's.

It made him want to complain that the intelligent lifeforms of the Flint Star Sector Lord all seemed to be of this type.

Each one was more aloof than the last.

"Congratulations to you all for opening the World within a World for the sixth time. You should all be clear on my rules, but I will repeat them once more."

Morena's cold voice, at this moment, seemed to use a trace of the world's power to ripple across the entire World within a World:

"Regardless of who opened the World within a World, everyone who enters this island has the qualification to undergo the trials and obtain the treasure left behind by the master!"

"But the prerequisite is—"

Morena's beautiful lips curled into a cruel smile: "Only the last person standing alive on this island may accept the assessment."

"Either slaughter to your heart's content for the master's treasure and become the final victor."

"Or leave the island and forfeit the qualification to accept the master's trial."

As soon as Morena spoke, many Star-level adventurers changed expressions, erupting into an uproar.

Not all adventurers knew the detailed intelligence regarding the previous openings of the World within a World.

Only the armies or Star-level slaves belonging to the seventeen top powers knew the rules within the World within a World.

And the railguns and laser cannons revealed on the pyramid mountain beneath Morena's feet deterred the Star-level adventurers from acting rashly.

Soon, nearly half of the adventurers chose to leave the island to watch the battle from the periphery.

Hidden among the crowd of adventurers, Jiang Luo frowned slightly.

Even though he had long known the rules for plundering the World within a World.

He knew that during the previous openings of the World within a World, for the sake of the Flint Star Sector Lord's treasures, the major powers had sent Star-level warriors to slaughter each other until the place became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

He still felt a bit uneasy in his heart.

This Flint Star Sector Lord had a truly twisted personality, using such a near-gu-insect-rearing method to find a successor for his legacy even after death.

Wu He sighed: "The Master was very protective of his own people, but indeed cold-blooded toward outsiders. Plus, having returned heavily wounded, his thinking might have become a bit extreme."

"But compared to Blood Demon Planet, it's still much better."

Jiang Luo couldn't help but roll his eyes beneath his mask.

That Blood Demon King, by creating Blood Demon Planet in the Dutu Star Sector, seemed to have truly influenced the atmosphere of the Gulun Universe Kingdom.

No matter how cruel the powerhouses and factions were, they all looked like pure white lotuses when compared to Blood Demon Planet.

"No kinetic weapons are allowed during the slaughter... Violators will meet the same end as those dozen or so ants who didn't know their place just now!"

Morena revealed a slightly crazed smile: "Now, the entrance to the World within a World has been completely sealed."

"It is a pity that only 430,000 lucky souls entered the World within a World this time, fewer than the previous few times."

No sooner had Morena finished speaking than several giant transport ships were seen approaching rapidly from the distance.

The expressions of all the adventurers shifted slightly.

Those giant transport ships contained the Star-level armies stationed within the Flint Star World by the major top-tier factions.

Most of them were slaves.

After all, only slaves could truly be fearless of death!

A dense swarm of Star-level troops poured out from the transport ships, blotting out the sky and sun.

Jiang Luo's expression suddenly froze; he saw a familiar figure.

"The Blood Demon 'Thanses'?"

As a disciple of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall, he was naturally very familiar with Thanses, who had consistently ranked first among Star-level geniuses and was hailed as the strongest Star-level in the Gulun Universe Kingdom.

Even though the two had never met in reality.

"He actually came to the Huanming Star Sector? And he was invited by the Obsidian Company. The Obsidian Company is truly generous..."

"I wonder how much it cost to invite such a quasi-core member of the Giant Axe Arena."

Although Jiang Luo was somewhat surprised, he remained calm.

With his strength from the seventh level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map, the Thirteen Sword Fiend Body, and the King Kai Fist, combined with his other methods, he would have the strength to put up a fight even if the Star-level 'Death God' Bolan were here.

No matter how much of a genius this Thanses was, he could not compare to Bolan.

In the Virtual Universe, he would certainly not be the opponent's match, but in reality, ten Thanses would not be his match.

Seeing the Star-level army pouring out from the giant transport ships, the intelligent lifeform Morena smiled even more happily: "Kill, kill! The strongest geniuses are forged in slaughter!"

"Only those who persist to the end are worthy of the opportunity bestowed by the Master!"

Morena's laughter seemed to be the spark that ignited the tense atmosphere.

Before the words had even faded.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Countless roars erupted like firecrackers.

These were not the roars of slaughter and combat.

They were the sounds of breakthroughs in cultivation!

The dense cosmic energy within the World within a World formed funnel-like vortices, pouring into the bodies of various Star-level warriors.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of Star-level stage nine warriors broke through to the Universe level!

The vast majority came from the Star-level armies of top factions like the Obsidian Company, the Longbei Divine Kingdom, and Helan Star.

Although the rules stated that the entrances to the Flint Star World and the World within a World did not allow Universe-level beings to pass through.

But this could not stump the top factions.

They had long since arranged for Star-level stage nine warriors who could break through to the Universe level at any moment to lurk within the Flint Star World.

They only waited for the day the World within a World opened, so they could break their limits once they entered.

Jiang Luo was not surprised by this scene; intelligence reports showed that the major top factions of the Huanming Star Sector had used this trick the last time the World within a World opened.

This was also the reason why he insisted on training the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map to the seventh level and spent dozens of Hunyuan Units on precious materials to forcibly master the Thirteen Sword Fiend Body.

If one wanted to compete for the Flint Star Sector Lord's treasures, it was impossible without Universe-level combat power.

As the horn of battle officially sounded, Jiang Luo manipulated a telekinetic weapon, disguised himself as a Star-level stage nine spirit reader, and began to fight against the surrounding Star-level adventurers.

At this time, once one's true strength was exposed, it would easily become a target for everyone.

In an instant, the sky above the entire island transformed into a bloody battlefield for thousands of Universe-level powerhouses and hundreds of thousands of Star-level combatants.

The Star-level armies from the top factions were particularly terrifying; most were slaves who fought with a reckless, death-defying ferocity that chilled the soul.

They even formed battle formations, with dozens or hundreds of Star-level spirit readers coordinating their attacks in unison.

Even a newly ascended Universe-level tier 1 powerhouse had to tread with extreme caution.

The Blood Demon Thanses casually cleaved a few charging Star-level fighters in two with a single strike of his blade. He licked his lips, and though his consciousness craved the slaughter, he suppressed his instincts and refrained from joining the fray.

Instead, he scanned his surroundings, searching for the figure of Jiang Luo.

After a long while, he still had nothing to show for it.

Thanses narrowed his eyes. It seems this fellow is quite good at disguising himself.

He had never met this junior brother in reality, nor had he encountered him in the Virtual Universe.

Therefore, he could not identify him by his soul aura.

However, Thanses was not in a hurry. As time passed, more and more adventurers would die or flee the island, leaving behind only the strongest.

The target would reveal himself sooner or later.

Given Jiang Luo's status as a disciple of the Ancient Wheel Hall, his comprehension of laws, and his wealth of at least dozens of Hunyuan units, he was certainly not someone those newly ascended Universe-level tier 1 slaves could handle.

Soon, flesh and blood rained down from the sky above the island, nearly staining the ground and the Pyramid Mountain Range a deep crimson.

Even Jiang Luo, with his formidable willpower, could not help but feel a tremor in his heart at the sight of such a scene.