The whereabouts of Qiankun Asking Love Valley (4,000 words)

After entering the stadium, Huo Yuhao saw Xu Xiaoyan and the others, but he only greeted them before parting ways with Tang Wulin and the others, and went to a private box prepared for special spectators.

With a sweep of his Divine Power, Huo Yuhao found the person he was looking for. A smile appeared on his lips as he knocked on the door and pushed it open before entering the private room.

Inside the private box, an elderly man stood with his hands behind his back in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze fixed on the stadium below.

"I didn't expect that the Hongchen Hall Master would have the leisure to watch the selection. If I hadn't inquired with the Ming De Hall beforehand, I would have missed it."

Upon hearing this, the old man turned around, revealing himself to be Wang Hongchen, the Ming De Hall.

"Isn't Your Majesty here too?"

Wang Hongchen smiled slightly, but her eyes held a complex expression. "Your Majesty, please be seated."

The revelation of Huo Yuhao's identity had a significant impact on him. A student who came to the Ming De Hall to study suddenly became a god. Anyone would be shocked in this situation, and he was no exception. However, after so much time has passed, he has come to accept it.

However, Huo Yuhao's change of identity shattered some of his assumptions, leaving him with some lingering confusion.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and sat down on the sofa in the private room.

A small table separated the two, on which sat two cups of freshly brewed hot tea. The aroma of the tea wafted through the air, making it feel strangely real even in this virtual space.

"This Star Dou Battle Network is indeed a masterpiece of collaboration between the Ming De Hall and the Spirit Pagoda." Huo Yuhao picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Even the taste of the tea can Simulation; Hongchen Hall Master has gone to great lengths."

Wang Hongchen sat down opposite him and smiled upon hearing this, "This isn't just Ming De Hall's doing; the Spirit Pagoda must have had similar technology long ago, right? We should thank the Spirit Pagoda for their technical support."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "As Star Dou Battle Network System led and promoted by the Federation, the technical support provided by our Spirit Pagoda is limited. Ming De Hall's research on virtual space is also quite remarkable. I suppose they must have had some special experiences?"

A flicker of emotion flashed in Wang Hongchen's eyes, and his expression became much more serious. He went straight to the point, saying, "Your Majesty has come to see me of this matter. Please speak frankly."

Could this person have come for that other dimension?

"Speak frankly? That's fine too."

Huo Yuhao glanced at the tea, and with a thought, a surge of powerful Divine Power erupted forth.

The entire private room began to shake violently.

It's not a teacup, not a table or chair, but the virtual space around us.

Like ripples created by a pebble thrown into a pond, except this time, it was Huo Yuhao's Divine Power that threw the pebble, and the ripples spread out to the underlying architecture of the Star Dou Battle Network.

Wang Hongchen Affairs: His expression subtly changed.

What does this mean?

As if sensing his doubts, Huo Yuhao quickly stopped what he was doing, allowing the space to calm down.

"This virtual space can accommodate battles at the Super Douluo level, but it cannot accommodate battles at the Limit Douluo level. If a battle between Limit Douluo occurs, the virtual pod and the Star Dou Battle Network may not be able to withstand it."

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, "That's why I'm very curious about how Ming De Hall solved this problem."

The virtual space of this world is not simply data, but a semi-physical space developed based on Divine Power and soul guidance technology. It is similar to the Demiplane created by Da Ming and Er Ming, and his Undead Demigod Plane, all of which are artificial spaces.

The intensity of battles in this space is limited. Just as the space in the Douluo Continent cannot withstand God Rank Douluo I, this virtual space cannot withstand battles at the Ultimate level. The intensity of battles here can at most reach a level that is infinitely close to the Limit.

After all, this is not a true plane, or even Demiplane, and its ability to withstand pressure is limited. Although it is much stronger than the original story, which could only withstand battles with Three-Word Battle Armor Master below Level 90, and has fewer loopholes, this is not a reason for the Federation to have the Limit fight here.

The Federation's ability to allow Limit Douluo to participate in the selection clearly indicates that they have a way to circumvent this restriction.

"Hasn't Your Majesty already provided the answer?"

Wang Hongchen shook his head with a bitter smile.

Without the reference of other dimensions, their research on virtual space wouldn't have progressed so quickly, allowing them to perfect this virtual space to such an extent. Just as Huo Yuhao said, the Spirit Pagoda has the spaces within the Spirit Ascension Platform as references, and their Ming De Hall naturally has its own unique circumstances. (Note: The Spirit Ascension Platform was built based on a small space evolved from fragments of the Divine Realm.)

Huo Yuhao remained noncommittal. "Having an answer is one thing, hearing it from the Hall Master himself is another. These past few days, the Federation selection list has appeared, and I've noticed that some Limit Douluo and Super Douluo have been assigned to the Central Region. I suppose that's the alternate dimension controlled by the Ming De Hall?"

"That's right, that place is indeed close to the alternate dimension we control."

Wang Hongchen nodded first, then shook his head, "However, the space where the Central Division is located is not part of the alternate dimension, but rather a space derived by our Ming De Hall using that alternate dimension. Because it relies on that alternate dimension, its strength is sufficient to support the battles of Limit Douluo."

"I see."

A knowing glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. "Could you tell me about that alternate dimension, Master?"

Since he didn't directly choose that alternate dimension as the battleground, it's clear that it's special and very likely the target he's looking for.

Ten Thousand Years have passed, and it is still in the hands of the Ming De Hall.

Is this person really interested in that place?

Wang Hongchen remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "Since Your Majesty has asked, I cannot hide it from you. Ten Thousand Years Ago, the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult cooperated. In order to carry out some plans, the Holy Spirit Cult informed the Sun Moon Empire of a location—a place with some opportunities, but fraught with danger, and the method of judgment is special—we call it 'Asking Love '."

Upon hearing Wang Hongchen's account, Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, "It really is the Qiankun Asking Love Valley!"

Qiankun Asking Love Valley is located in the West Mountain Mingdu, which is in the direction of the current War God Temple.

In the original novel, Xu Tianran collaborated with the Holy Spirit Cult to trap Shrek Academy's elites in the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, intending to use this opportunity to kill them.

In this world, Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult had done similar things, which brought Qiankun Asking Love Valley into the sights of the Sun Moon Empire.

Furthermore, unlike the original novel, where Qiankun Asking Love Valley existed in the Mingdu region for over a hundred years and disappeared after Huo Yuhao and his companions entered once, in this world, the Sun Moon Empire developed some interest in the place, and it eventually fell into the hands of the Ming De Hall, where they began to study it.

(Note: As mentioned in the original novel, one of the people who entered Qiankun Asking Love Valley was Zhongli Wu's grandfather from the Holy Spirit Cult, who was trapped inside for a hundred years. Obviously, Qiankun Asking Love Valley is basically located near the West Mountain of Mingdu. However, it is still impressive that Zhongli Wu's grandfather was able to live there for a hundred years.)

However, the gods from Ten Thousand Years Ago still exist, and the Qiankun Asking Love Valley is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Even Ming De Hall has to be extremely careful when entering it, so their research on the Qiankun Asking Love Valley is naturally limited.

But after Ten Thousand Years, things are clearly different.

However, Ming De Hall's audacity in using Qiankun Asking Love Valley to create an alternate dimension is quite remarkable.

Huo Yuhao's eyes were strange.

The Central Division—surely it hasn't been "contaminated" or become unclean, right?

Because Huo Yuhao hadn't concealed his voice beforehand, the words "Qiankun Asking Love Valley" also reached Wang Hongchen's ears.

"As expected, Your Majesty knows this place."

Wang Hongchen stroked his beard. "I wonder what you intend to do with it, since you understand it?"

"That's where Goddess of Love fell; it might be of some use to me," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

Where did Goddess of Love fall?

His pupils, which Wang Hongchen, suddenly contracted.

"Qiankun Asking Love Valley, is it really the place where a god fell?"

Although he knew Qiankun Asking Love Valley well, knew its name, and even used that alternate dimension, and had guessed that it was related to the gods, he never expected it to be the place where the Goddess of Love fell.

He thought it was a test left by some crazy deity—well, in his eyes, any deity who could create the Qiankun Asking Love Valley was obviously mentally ill.

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, his tone calm. "The Qiankun Asking Love Valley is a special space formed by the Goddess of Love who, betrayed by his lover, tragically fell to earth."

He paused, his gaze falling on Wang Hongchen's face. "The special judgment method of that space, which you call 'Asking Love,' is precisely the manifestation of the will of the Goddess of Love. However, although it is the place where the Goddess of Love fell, its control is in the hands of other gods."

"I see. No wonder our ancestors Ten Thousand Years Ago didn't have a smooth exploration of it, and their findings were quite different from what we have today—"

Wang Hongchen and whisper a single sentence.

Hearing these secrets deepened his understanding of Huo Yuhao's divine nature.

"Qiankun Asking Love Valley is of some use to my path. Would the Hall Master be willing to cede this place to me?"

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "I can make a deal with the Ming De Hall and give you a reward comparable to the place where gods fell."

Wang Hongchen gave a bitter laugh, "Your Majesty's words are true—although there are some opportunities within the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, the prerequisite is that two people in love must enter, and they must endure various torments and suffering. Compared to that, those opportunities are not so great."

"For the Ming De Hall, it's more of a stable window for researching other dimensions. Besides, we haven't fully grasped Qiankun Asking Love Valley, so it's not worth the price."

The phrase "Wang Hongchen" is an utter denigration of the Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

But in his view, that's the truth.

After so many years of exploration, Ming De Hall has a very thorough understanding of Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

In the past, when the Divine Realm still existed, one had to pass three trials: questioning one's heart, taking risks, and taking risks with true sincerity. Now, there are no gods to intervene; the main trials are the first and third.

Those who enter this place are lucky if they have no emotions; otherwise, they will basically have to endure some mental and physical torture. However, those without emotions will not receive any reward.

The rewards obtained in Qiankun Asking Love Valley are varied, including up to five levels of Soul Power enhancement, Martial Soul enhancement, memory erasure, and gender change.

The memory erasure and gender reassignment procedures seem to have been forcibly imposed without the individual's consent—frankly, can this really be considered a reward?

Personally, I don't think Wang Hongchen counts.

Furthermore, after learning from Huo Yuhao that Qiankun Asking Love Valley was once backed by deities, he was even more confused. How could some deities be so abstract, forcibly imposing these things on people as rewards? Did they think that just because they called themselves gods, they could arbitrarily control the fate of others?

That's absolutely disgusting.

Fortunately, these abstract "rewards" only exist in ancient texts. Perhaps because the Divine Realm disappeared and the gods were no longer behind Qiankun Asking Love Valley, the rewards there gradually returned to normal, mainly consisting of increases in Soul Power and Soul Ring age. (This book's setting: Without the gods controlling it from behind, the rewards of Qiankun Asking Love Valley are similar to the rewards of the divine trials.)

These rewards were indeed quite good Ten Thousand Years Ago, but in this day and age—it's not that they're useless, but compared to the price one has to pay to enter the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, it's a matter of opinion, and it all depends on whether one can accept it.

In any case, there are basically no people in their Ming De Hall who like to go into Qiankun Asking Love Valley to seek torture.

In addition, the rules of Qiankun Asking Love Valley are special, so even if Limit Douluo enters, he cannot change the rules of operation there, making it difficult to control.

Although Ming De Hall has ways to destroy Qiankun Asking Love Valley and also has ways to freely enter and exit, as long as the rules cannot be changed, the opportunities inside Qiankun Asking Love Valley are useless to them.

It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw it away.

For the Ming De Hall, Qiankun Asking Love Valley is such an awkward existence; its most useful function is researching other dimensions.

"Therefore, if such a place could be used to make a deal with Your Majesty, I would naturally be willing. If Your Majesty can offer Ming De Hall your research on the Demiplane or a reward of equivalent value, I can decide to hand over Qiankun Asking Love Valley to you."

After finishing speaking, Wang Hongchen added, "Of course, if Your Majesty would be willing to offer some guidance on the God Rank, that would be even better."

Huo Yuhao smiled.

Goodness, no wonder he agreed so readily; he was waiting for this all along.

Faced with the deal he proposed, Wang Hongchen obviously wouldn't refuse, after all, the opportunity to trade with a reincarnated god and gain knowledge at the God Rank level was not easy.

The price offered by Wang Hongchen also goes straight to the heart of the matter, which is actually about how to become God Rank powerhouse.

Directly breaking through to the God Rank and researching Demiplane are all related to reaching the God Rank. Clearly, Ming De Hall has studied the God Rank powerhouses who appeared in the previous Shrek battle.

"Sure." Huo Yuhao nodded. "I have quite a bit of knowledge about Demiplane; let's use that as leverage in the deal."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongchen was excited, but she managed to suppress her emotions and showed a hesitant expression.

"That's settled then. However, the selection process has already begun, and the Central Region and Qiankun Asking Love Valley are connected. It seems we'll have to wait until the competition ends and the space stabilizes before the handover can take place. But if Your Majesty truly needs it, I can try to reinforce the space of the Central Region, allowing Qiankun Asking Love Valley to become completely independent."

"I'm not in a hurry," Huo Yuhao shook his head.

Whether there are any contingency plans left by Tang San in Qiankun Asking Love Valley, or even divine Divine Consciousness, is still uncertain, and he needs to make some preparations.

With the deal struck, both men looked towards the arena with delight.

Xu Xiaoyan was among the first to take the stage.

"Number 101, Xu Xiaoyan Starry Sky, versus Number 102— Wang Li."

Seeing that his opponent was a young girl, Wang Li, who was already in his twenties, looked a little embarrassed.

Wasn't it agreed that the points-based tournament would be a battle between players of the same level?

This girl is only fifteen or sixteen years old, right? How could she have the cultivation of Soul King? Could there be a mistake in the ranking?

Wang Li laughed and said, "Little girl, why don't you admit defeat? Uncle won't go easy on you."

Xu Xiaoyan's lips curled slightly. Without replying, she directly revealed her Martial Soul and Soul Ring.

Today, she also wants to experience Yuhao's joy.

The next second -

Purple Purple Purple----Black Black, five Soul Ring Configuration surpassing the level of others instantly appeared!

Wang Li's smile instantly froze on her face.

Oh no, this isn't a pushover, it's an alloy iron plate!