Heading to the Outer Battlefield Again

After leaving the inheritance grounds, Zhou Yu did not rush back to the outer battlefield. Instead, he returned to the Ganwu Universe Country and stayed at home for a period of time.

During this interval, Zhou Yu informed his teacher, the Fire Dragon King, that he had departed from the inheritance site.

Upon receiving the news, the Fire Dragon King contacted Zhou Yu immediately.

Before long, the master and disciple met once again within the Virtual Universe.

"Zhou Yu, what were your gains from the 'Kongguang Divine General' inheritance?" the Fire Dragon King asked the moment he saw him.

"Not bad. I reached the third stage and made it to the 7,000th step," Zhou Yu replied. The Fire Dragon King was instantly stunned upon hearing this.

"7,000 steps?" the Fire Dragon King exclaimed.

"In the Divine General inheritance, those who can reach the third stage are basically Universe Venerables. While Immortals occasionally reach the third stage, it is extremely rare. I never expected you to be one of them. It seems this Kongguang Divine General inheritance is incredibly suited to you. If you break through to become a Universe Venerable before accepting the inheritance, you will likely reach the very end!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded.

Indeed, if an Immortal could reach the 7,000th step, then once he broke through to become a Universe Venerable and his soul underwent a major qualitative transformation, he would certainly have the potential to accept the complete inheritance and become a candidate Divine General.

However, he suspected this "Kongguang Divine General" inheritance was not actually that well-suited to him. He had only reached the 7,000th step because his "Heaven Rewards Diligence" talent had played a massive role; otherwise, he would never have reached the third stage.

"Having reached the 7,000th step, your mental strength amplitude must have reached 7,000 times by now. Your strength is definitely far greater than before," the Fire Dragon King said.

"You should head to the outer battlefield again in the near future and find a suitable opponent to demonstrate your strength."

"Demonstrate my strength?" Zhou Yu looked at the Fire Dragon King, somewhat puzzled.

"You are familiar with my teacher, Venerable Mofeng, aren't you? He is effectively your direct superior," the Fire Dragon King laughed.

"When you sought help from the company last time, my teacher was among the duty-bound Venerables. He helped you secure an opportunity: if your progress after this Kongguang Divine General inheritance is significant enough, the company will gift you a heavy treasure!"

"A heavy treasure?"

Zhou Yu's heart stirred. A heavy treasure would be of immense help to him right now; it could greatly enhance his strength, and with greater strength, his killing efficiency would increase.

Of course, Zhou Yu also understood that Venerable Mofeng had played a significant role in this.

"You have now created your own peak secret technique, and your mental strength amplitude has reached 7,000 times. If you obtain a heavy treasure, you could be called invincible among the King-Sealing level, right?" the Fire Dragon King sighed with emotion.

"That would completely surpass me; I am only at the peak of the King-Sealing level."

"If not for your guidance, Teacher, how could I be where I am today?" Zhou Yu said.

"Haha, you reached this point primarily because of your own talent; I only provided a few pointers," the Fire Dragon King laughed.

"It is a good thing for a disciple to surpass his teacher. I would be even happier if you could become a Universe Venerable."

"To me, your guidance when I was weak was absolutely vital," Zhou Yu remarked with feeling.

The master and disciple chatted for a while longer before Zhou Yu took his leave and logged off. There was little point in talking in the Virtual Universe; he would visit the Fire Dragon King in person once he traveled to the Initial Universe in the future.

After speaking with the Fire Dragon King, Zhou Yu, who had originally wanted to stay at home for a while longer, could no longer restrain himself. He set off immediately to return to the outer battlefield.

He was one hundred percent certain he would obtain this heavy treasure.

This was because his progress was not limited to his mental strength amplitude soaring to 7,000 times; after becoming a Black Warrior, his base strength had also increased tenfold.

At this moment, with his self-created peak secret technique, a 7,000-fold mental strength amplitude, and a million-fold peak World Lord strength, he was a thousand to several thousand times stronger than a normal peak King-Sealing expert. Even without a heavy treasure, he could already be considered invincible at the King-Sealing level.

Given such a surge in strength over a short period, receiving a heavy treasure as a reward was, in fact, entirely expected.

Soon, Zhou Yu arrived at the outer battlefield. He chose the 11th Outer Battlefield's Dark Continent as his hunting ground once again.

He chose this location partly because he was familiar with the environment, and partly because the density of powerful individuals here was high enough.

To be precise, the 11th battlefield had the highest density of experts among all the outer battlefields.

Each battlefield was, in essence, a separate cosmic secret realm.

The higher the number of the battlefield, the more recently it had been opened, and the more likely it was to contain undiscovered treasures.

The 11th Outer Battlefield was a battlefield that had only been opened for a short time. Many areas were still sparsely populated or had never been visited by anyone at all. Only in such an environment could one hope for major gains.

The stronger the expert, the more they favored the 11th battlefield.

Zhou Yu's initial decision to come here was based on this very reason: high density of experts meant high hunting efficiency.

Of course, this time, upon arriving at the Dark Continent, Zhou Yu did not linger on the outskirts but headed straight for the core of the continent.

"The Dark Continent truly lives up to its name."

Zhou Yu sat inside his spaceship, admiring the scenery outside.

The sky and the ground presented two completely different states. The sky was illuminated by numerous rays of light, remaining bright at all times, while the ground was pitch black, devoid of any light. One could only discern the situation below through sensors and other such means.

This was because the Dark Continent was covered in a mineral called "Dark Radiance Stone." This mineral absorbed various types of light, including many that only Immortals could perceive.

This resulted in the Dark Continent remaining in a state of perpetual, absolute darkness, which was the origin of its name.

Previously, when Zhou Yu was on the outskirts of the Dark Continent, the Dark Radiance Stone mineral was scarce, so he had not witnessed this phenomenon. Now that he had reached the depths of the continent, he finally saw the Dark Continent's true face.

"The Dark Radiance Stone Essence refined from the Dark Radiance Stone mineral is considered a rare treasure. Many Immortal experts come to this Dark Continent to mine it," Zhou Yu understood.

Generally, Dark Radiance Stone minerals with a purity of over one percent had mining value. The deeper one went into the Dark Continent, the higher the probability of finding high-purity Dark Radiance Stone.

Legend had it that when the 11th Outer Battlefield was first opened, an expert discovered a vein of ore over a thousand miles long in the depths of the Dark Continent, where the purity of the Dark Radiance Stone exceeded fifty percent.

After mining and selling off that vein, the other party easily raked in trillions of Hunyuan units in wealth.

That is a terrifying amount of wealth, nearly equivalent to half a supreme treasure.

The key is that the discovery made by that powerhouse might not have been an isolated incident; perhaps others have also reaped great harvests since then.

It is precisely for this reason that the depths of the Dark Continent hold such immense appeal for powerhouses, with many peak King-Sealing and limit King-Sealing experts coming here to hunt for treasure.

Of course, to me, the greatest treasures will always be those powerhouses, Zhou Yu thought to himself.

Every simulation represents a fundamental boost to his foundation, so naturally, Zhou Yu must do his utmost to acquire more simulation attempts.