Soaring

After experiencing the true wonders of the Slaughter Arena, Qi Yuan, a self-taught rogue cultivator, was like a child discovering a new toy for the first time. He began immersing himself in it with wild abandon!

He began simulating different opponents again and again, engaging in frenzied battles!

Sometimes, he fought experts of the same level, discovering his own shortcomings through repeated battles.

Sometimes, he faced a large group of Star Traveller warriors, honing his reactions through countless life-or-death situations.

He even simulated a Star Traveller Tier 7 genius who had already crossed the threshold of Law.

Unfortunately, against such an opponent, he could not even withstand a single move before his head was cleanly pierced through.

Battle after battle, death after death, defeat after defeat.

Yet Qi Yuan was like a dried-up sponge, rapidly absorbing his opponents' experience and techniques through one frenzied battle after another, desperately filling in his own gaps.

Although Qi Yuan had comprehended a Domain and pushed it to the fifth level.

That had mainly been thanks to the system's knowledge infusion, something akin to having enlightenment poured directly into his mind!

But while he had mastered the fundamental knowledge, he was severely lacking in the ability to flexibly and proficiently apply it to solve the "problems" he encountered in one test after another.

After all, ever since he had transmigrated, he had spent most of his time cultivating alone behind closed doors. He had experienced far too few real battles.

But now, the existence of the Slaughter Arena provided him with the perfect place to make up for his shortcomings!

"Pfft!"

"Dead again."

"Again."

"Damn, that move could be used like that?"

As battle after battle unfolded, Qi Yuan's understanding of combat began soaring rapidly, and he could not help becoming utterly engrossed in it.

It was not until his allotted time expired and the Virtual Universe system kicked him out of the Slaughter Space that he finally snapped completely out of that immersed state.

"An entire day passed that quickly?"

Still wanting more, Qi Yuan walked out of a corridor.

Over the course of the day, he had fought at least a thousand battles!

Yet under such intense combat, not only did he feel no fatigue at all, he instead became increasingly energized.

The feeling of constantly sensing his own progress and improvement was simply too wonderful. It made him unconsciously ignore his mental exhaustion.

"Even without counting my Domain, my combat experience should rank around the upper-middle among experts of the same level now, right?"

Qi Yuan found an empty area in the Slaughter Arena lobby and sat down. A virtual screen appeared before him.

The screen displayed images of various figures, along with introductions to their strength, star ratings, and more.

Besides the Slaughter Space, the Slaughter Arena also had a Duel Space.

The Slaughter Space was designed specifically for a single person. One could set up all kinds of opponents inside, making it the best place for training.

The Duel Space, on the other hand, was where real warriors dueled each other!

The combatants were two real humans rather than simulated opponents, and the cost in the Duel Space was only one-tenth of that in the Slaughter Space.

Based on one's performance in the Duel Space, one could receive different star ratings.

The higher the star rating, the stronger that person's combat power was among those of the same level!

The fastest way Qi Yuan could think of to enter one of the colossal powers was to imitate Luo Feng and the other two from the original work. He would put on an eye-catching performance in the Duel Space and attract the attention of the Slaughter Arena's upper management.

This Slaughter Arena was an industry under the Virtual Universe Company. The upper management of every Slaughter Arena branch also bore the responsibility of discovering and recruiting talent for the Virtual Universe Company.

If he could draw their attention, there was a strong chance that he would be recruited into the Virtual Universe Company.

Even if he could only obtain the status of an external member, it would still unlock purchasing access to many rare resources!

For example, the Bloodline Evolution Potion used by Luo Feng and the others in the original work. If he used it as a System Return gift, what kind of miraculous reward might he receive?

"If I want to fight, I first need to submit an application. Once the other party agrees, the system will teleport both sides into the same Duel Space."

Qi Yuan studied the introduction on the screen and quickly understood how to use the Duel Space.

"Star Traveller Tier 7, fifth-level Domain. That should at least qualify me for the Virtual Universe Company's external division, right? Let's give it a try and see how many matches I can win in a row."

Qi Yuan raised his hand and lightly tapped the screen before him, casually selecting a Star Traveller Tier 7 opponent rated one star and issuing a challenge.

His current rating was still "none." Even if he challenged high-star opponents, they might not bother with him. He might as well start honestly from the bottom!

Very soon, a prompt from the Virtual Universe system appeared on the screen before Qi Yuan—

Your challenge has been accepted.

You will soon be teleported to the Duel Space. Please prepare yourself.

Duel Space.

Above a vast city, a black metal arena roughly ten kilometers long and ten kilometers wide floated in midair.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Qi Yuan and a short green-skinned man, who held a peculiar short thorn in each hand, appeared simultaneously on opposite sides of the arena.

"Yuan? What a strange name."

The green-skinned man muttered, then flashed Qi Yuan a sinister grin.

"A newcomer, huh? Out of so many one-star opponents, you just had to choose me. Do you think I'm the weakest? Heh heh, believe me, you'll regret that decision very soon!"

Qi Yuan merely smiled calmly. "Say as much as you want while you can. Once I make my move, you won't have another chance!"

"What an arrogant newcomer!"

The green-skinned man sneered. His body suddenly burst forth, accelerating instantly as he charged toward Qi Yuan.

At the same time, the Black Thorn in his left hand flashed abruptly. When it appeared again, it was already before Qi Yuan's eyes!

"Pretending to use Close Combat weapons, but your real killing move is a thrown thorn?"

Qi Yuan remained motionless, but an extremely condensed Purple Arc instantly shot out from his body—

"Crackle~~~"

That seemingly slender Purple Arc traced a twisting path. Almost at the very instant it knocked aside the flying thorn, it also pierced straight through the green-skinned man's forehead.

"Bang~"

The short green-skinned man continued charging forward for some distance due to inertia before finally crashing heavily onto the metal floor of the arena.

The slender electric arc, meanwhile, directly dissolved into wisps of lightning and vanished into the air.

"With my current strength, dealing with a one-star opponent is easy enough."

After glancing at the enemy's corpse on the ground, Qi Yuan immediately applied for a second challenge.

Less than a minute later.

"Pfft~"

The Black Battle Saber easily beheaded his second opponent.

Third match. Another easy victory, and Qi Yuan's rating finally changed from "none" to one star.

Next, Qi Yuan began rapidly taking on challenge after challenge as though grinding monsters.

With the support of his fifth-level Thunder Domain, he was practically invincible before those ordinary Star Traveller Tier 7 opponents!

Very quickly, he won more than fifty consecutive matches—

And at that point, higher-star opponents gradually began challenging him of their own accord.

Qi Yuan welcomed them all. So long as there was a challenge, he accepted it.

Yet even seven-star and eight-star opponents quickly fell in defeat before Qi Yuan, who unleashed the full power of his Domain.

100 victories, 0 defeats. 150 victories, 0 defeats. 200 victories, 0 defeats.

Battle after battle continuously refreshed his combat record—

But this unstoppable streak of victories soon attracted the attention of some truly top-tier experts, who began making their move against him.

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