Luo Feng's Message

"Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall?"

Jiang Luo looked puzzled. "I thought you would suggest I join a giant like the Giant Axe Arena or the Virtual Universe Company."

Wu He sneered, "Dream on. The Gulun Universe Kingdom is under the administration of the Giant Axe Arena. The other four giants, including the Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Huanming Star Sector, generally only recruit powerhouses at the Universe Level or above."

"Even if you could get in, most would only be peripheral members of a branch, which wouldn't be enough to deter the Obsidian Company."

"The Giant Axe Arena, on the other hand, never publicly recruits geniuses. Even those who have earned the title of 'Universe Level Great Axe Warrior'—a title rare even in a single star sector—are often overlooked by them."

"The Giant Axe Arena recruits either through the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle and Warrior Battle, or by absorbing geniuses directly from the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall."

"Speaking of which, the genius battle a few thousand years ago was hosted by the Virtual Universe Company; this time, it is the Giant Axe Arena's turn to host the Peak Warrior Battle."

"Calculating the time, there are only a few decades left. You definitely won't make it in time, as they are selecting Universe Level candidates."

"Other than that, only if you could obtain the title of Sector Lord Level Great Axe Warrior like my master did, would it be possible for the Giant Axe Arena to make an exception for you."

"Sigh, if only Master had joined the Giant Axe Arena back then, perhaps he wouldn't have fallen so easily..."

Jiang Luo thought to himself: That's not necessarily true. If he had really joined the Giant Axe Arena, he might have died even faster.

The Virtual Universe Company's training for geniuses is incredibly brutal, with a staggering mortality rate.

Given the Giant Axe Arena's penchant for hosting life-and-death battles, it would only be more ruthless.

"No time to lose," Wu He said sternly. "You must join the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall immediately. The Obsidian Company's investigation team might have already set off."

Jiang Luo immediately gave orders for the Alliance government to prepare a secluded place for his closed-door cultivation where he would not be disturbed.

"Good grief, they actually dug such a deep shelter?"

Jiang Luo followed the passage down to an underground refuge thousands of meters below the surface.

It was said to be built specifically to defend against extraterrestrials.

After this incident, the Alliance government finally realized they had vastly underestimated the terror of aliens.

The weapons mastered by the Luo Planet People were fine for dealing with Martial Saints, but they were insufficient once an opponent reached the Planetary Level, let alone the Stellar Level.

Even using nuclear bombs required actually being able to hit the target.

A Stellar Level spirit reader could even render the Luo Planet People powerless with a single mental shockwave.

This was the reason for the Alliance government's respectful attitude toward Jiang Luo; in the face of extraterrestrial threats, the technology on Luo Planet was useless.

Virtual Universe, Gulun Continent, Huanming Domain.

Standing amidst the crowds on the wide streets, this was Jiang Luo's first time logging into the Virtual Universe Network.

The reason he had sought out Wu He's ship immediately after stepping into the Planetary Level was, in fact, for the sake of the Virtual Universe Network.

Because the Huanming Domain was considered direct territory of the Gulun Universe Kingdom rather than an affiliated nation, Jiang Luo did not appear on an island at the edge of the continent after logging in, but directly on the vast and boundless Gulun Continent.

"What are you looking up? Hurry to the Huanming Branch Hall of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall," urged Wu He, who had transformed into a 'Virtual Assistant Sprite' on his shoulder.

Having finished checking the information, Jiang Luo lowered his eyes, his gaze flickering: I didn't expect that I would be five thousand years younger than Luo Feng...

The first thing he did upon logging into the Virtual Universe was to look up information on the Ganwu Universe Kingdom and past genius battles.

He immediately found information regarding Luo Feng's performance in the genius battle.

The Universe Human Peak Genius Battle that Luo Feng participated in had taken place five thousand years ago!

No, I have actually lived for several thousand years already. If I calculate the time, there isn't much of an age gap between Luo Feng and me...

Jiang Luo sighed inwardly: How embarrassing. Luo Feng might have already entered the Outer-Region Battlefield, while I am only at the Planetary Level.

However, he didn't really care whether he could catch up to Luo Feng or not.

Jiang Luo suppressed these various thoughts and, following Wu He's instructions, arrived at a teleportation point.

The Huanming Domain accommodated the citizens of the 17,000 star sectors within the Huanming Star Sector, and its area was immense.

To reach distant destinations quickly, one had to use teleportation points.

Although he hadn't obtained the inheritance of the Flint Star Sector Lord, Wu He possessed a Tier 1 Galaxy Bank account with several thousand Gulun Coins, which was already a massive fortune for an average cosmic citizen.

The teleportation fee was only 100 Huanming Coins, a drop in the bucket for him.

When Jiang Luo reappeared, the wide, crowded streets had vanished.

Before his eyes stood an incomparably massive and magnificent building—the Huanming Star Sector Branch Hall of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall.

Figures were entering and exiting this colossal structure one after another.

Although everyone's physical fitness in the Virtual Universe was restricted to Apprentice Level 4, one could clearly see that these people were vastly different from the cosmic citizens on the streets earlier.

At least Stellar Level... and not just ordinary Stellar Level ones, Jiang Luo thought, his heart stirring.

The Huanming Branch Hall of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall had no doors; instead, a row of magnificent stone pillars supported the grand architecture.

"Eh?"

As Jiang Luo stepped past the stone pillar, his body underwent a sudden transformation.

In an instant, his physical constitution surged from the fourth rank of the Apprentice level to the ninth rank of the Planetary level, continuously radiating fluctuations of genetic origin energy.

Wu He chuckled, "Heh, everyone who enters the Huanming Branch Hall has their physical constitution adjusted to the peak of their current major realm."

"After all, many of the assessments are conducted right here."

This sudden change not only surprised Jiang Luo, but also caused the others within the Huanming Hall to cast astonished gazes in his direction.

"Planetary level?"

"What is a Planetary level doing here?"

"Exactly, our Huanming Hall doesn't recruit Planetary levels..."

"It's not that we don't recruit them; the Sacred Hall seems to accept Planetary levels, but only within the Hall of Myriad Laws."

"Pfft~~~, did he get lost and wander in here?"

"Heh, probably just wanted to get a look at our Huanming Hall. After all, the vast majority of people don't have the qualifications to join in their entire lives."

Wu He transmitted his voice onto Jiang Luo's shoulder, "Ignore them. These people are basically peripheral members of the Huanming Branch Hall; theoretically, they cannot be considered true members of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall."

Jiang Luo nodded.

Before coming here, Wu He had already briefed him on the information regarding the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall.

The Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall was essentially similar to the Ganwu Secret Realm, recruiting only the most elite geniuses within the universe nation.

What were called peripheral members were, strictly speaking, members of the various star sector branch halls, not members of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall itself.

In essence, they were organizations where the medium-level civilization nations within the branch hall's star sector utilized a portion of the Sacred Hall's resources to cultivate their own geniuses.

In other words, these people were actually geniuses cultivated by Marquis Huanming, the lord of the Huanming Star Sector, within his own territory.

To put it bluntly, it was just like the vocational colleges or third-tier universities Jiang Luo knew of in his past life that were affiliated with prestigious institutions.

The Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall was the prestigious university, while the peripheral members of the Huanming Branch Hall were students of an independent college affiliated with that prestigious school.

At the end of the hall, an old man with silver-white skin and a face full of wrinkles, who was sitting on a chair, frowned as he looked at Jiang Luo, "The Huanming Hall does not recruit Planetary levels. Come back once you reach the Stellar level."

Although there wasn't a trace of energy fluctuation on him, he felt as dangerous as a prehistoric behemoth to Jiang Luo.

Clearly, he was a powerhouse of at least the Domain Lord level or higher.

Jiang Luo said respectfully, "Greetings, my lord. I wish to join the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall."

"What?"

It wasn't just the silver-skinned old man who was shocked; many of the Stellar and Universe level geniuses in the hall were as well.

In the entire Huanming Star Sector, there were only about a hundred people who could truly join the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall and become official members.

Every single one of them was a peerless genius.

This Planetary level actually dared to harbor delusions of joining?