Chi Yan's Fall and the Myriad Laws Secret Realm

The enormous body was covered in pitch-black scales, a kilometer long and hundreds of meters tall. Three golden horns gleamed brilliantly in the void.

The Golden Horned Beast's original body, Golden Horn, had appeared!

The pressure of a Universe level first order fighter was released without restraint, making Chi Yan's expression change slightly.

"Y-you... where did you come from?"

Golden Horn did not answer. He merely stretched his muscles, his joints cracking loudly. He and Silver Horn had originally been one body and shared the same consciousness. Silver Horn's comprehension of the Space Law and Domain fifth layer were likewise his.

Universe level first order + 50 times genetic level + Domain fifth layer: combat power roughly equivalent to Universe level seventh order.

"It really was a little unfair to fight you at Stellar level just now." Golden Horn bared his fangs in a grin. "Now it's better. We're both Universe level. Come on."

Before his words had even faded, he swiped a claw. Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending, unleashed at full power!

Chi Yan gritted his teeth and met the attack head-on, his claws wrapped in flames as they collided with Golden Horn's sharp claws.

Boom!

Chi Yan was blasted back hundreds of meters. His entire arm went numb, and the web between his thumb and forefinger split open.

"H-how is this possible?!" Horror flashed through Chi Yan's eyes.

He was clearly only Universe level first order. How could his strength be so terrifying?

Golden Horn gave him no chance to think. He closed in, his sharp claws pouring down like a rainstorm. Chi Yan blocked desperately, but he was forced back step by step, his blood and energy churning with every collision.

After eighty exchanges, several shallow wounds had appeared on Golden Horn's body. However, the Golden Horned Beast's regenerative ability far exceeded that of ordinary beings, and the wounds healed at a visible rate.

As for Chi Yan, his left arm hung limply at his side, while his right leg bore a bloody gash so deep that bone was visible. Not a single part of his body remained unscathed.

"I'm done fighting!" Chi Yan's face turned livid as he spun around and fled.

Golden Horn froze. He had been acting so arrogant just moments ago, yet now he was running faster than anyone.

"Get him!"

Awoo~

Golden Horn threw back his head and roared. After being stifled for so long, he could finally fight to his heart's content! He pursued Chi Yan wildly through the void, occasionally using Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending to add another wound to Chi Yan's back.

"Run faster! Weren't you seventeenth on the genius rankings?" Golden Horn called leisurely from behind.

Chi Yan was so furious that he nearly coughed up blood, but he did not dare stop.

After pursuing him for a full three thousand kilometers, Chi Yan finally ran out of strength and exhausted his energy. He could no longer move. Turning around, his face twisted viciously. "Since I can't escape, then we'll die together!"

"To force me to use this move, you have every reason to be proud!" He bit the tip of his tongue and ignited the energy throughout his body. His aura surged, approaching Universe level eighth order!

At the same time, a dark glimmer flashed through his eyes as a spiritual illusion silently invaded Golden Horn's mind.

"Kneel!"

Yet Golden Horn merely swayed before steadying himself.

The secret runes of the Soul Armor lit up within his sea of consciousness, blocking that wave of impact.

"That's it?" Golden Horn grinned. "My turn."

He no longer dodged and charged straight into Chi Yan's burst of power. Chi Yan's claws tore wound after wound into his body, but he did not care. His body was large enough, and the regenerative ability granted by his 50 times genetic level rapidly healed those injuries.

The two attacked each other madly, neither evading nor retreating!

The longer Chi Yan fought, the more alarmed he became. His burst state was limited, but Golden Horn seemed impossible to kill.

Three breaths later, Chi Yan's aura plummeted.

"It's over!"

Golden Horn's teasing expression vanished. He compressed Original Body Heaven and Earth to the limit, gathering all his strength into his golden horns as he collided head-on with Chi Yan in a desperate final strike.

Boom!

Golden and crimson energy exploded in the void, and the shockwave pulverized the surrounding meteorites.

Chi Yan's body was pierced through, his energy core shattered, and he dispersed into points of light.

Golden Horn stood in the void, gasping heavily. His entire body was drenched in blood, yet his eyes shone with excitement.

"Awesome!"

He collected the spoils, packing away Chi Yan's spatial ring and Spiritual Force weapon before returning to the spacecraft and continuing onward.

Perhaps because he had killed two groups in succession, the rest of the journey went exceptionally smoothly. The spacecraft sped through the edge of the Withered Skeleton Galaxy without encountering any more worthwhile trouble.

Before returning to Exterminate Qiu Star, Golden Horn's original body had already entered the Origin Core Space and been taken into Silver Horn's body. The original body had not been reborn for long and should not be exposed directly before others. At least until he could crush the Sirius clan, Golden Horn still "did not exist."

F District 328 Combat Room.

Silver Horn closed the door and dumped all the spoils from the spatial rings in one go.

Six spatial rings lay in a row across the table. One dark-golden ring was particularly conspicuous—it was Chi Yan's relic. Silver Horn first scanned all the rings with his Spiritual Force, confirming that no tracking devices or traps had been hidden within them, before opening them one by one.

The rings belonging to ordinary Qiu Shi Race guards mostly contained alloys, energy crystals, and miscellaneous odds and ends, with limited value. Chi Yan's ring, however, was so richly stocked that Silver Horn's eyelids twitched.

There were over four thousand cubic meters of Light Universe Crystals alone.

He took out his communication wristband and called the buyer from last time.

"Come appraise these."

The other party arrived quickly. Upon seeing the spoils covering the table, his smile became even brighter.

After inventorying, appraising, and haggling, the buyer offered a final price of 2.03 million Dream Demon Coins.

Silver Horn nodded, put away the payment, and watched the buyer leave.

"The entire fortunes of six Universe level fighters only sold for two million." He smiled bitterly. "I've always complained that the Demon Race is poor, but the Qiu Shi Race is even poorer."

The next day, Scorpio arrived at his door with Frost Blade and Shadow Stinger.

The three of them solemnly thanked Silver Horn the moment they entered. Scorpio even took out a fist-sized silver-white crystal from his spatial ring. Faint spatial ripples flowed over its surface, as though it contained a miniature void sealed within.

"This is something the three of us pooled together. Please accept it as a token of our appreciation."

Silver Horn took the crystal, extending his Spiritual Force into it. He immediately sensed an exceptionally pure fluctuation of the Space Law. This was a Void Crystal, a rare material with remarkable effects on comprehending the Space Law and something almost impossible to purchase on the market.

He had wanted to refuse, but seeing the insistence in their eyes, he accepted it.

"You're very thoughtful." Silver Horn nodded slightly. "This will indeed help my cultivation."

The four sat down, and Scorpio took the initiative to bring up the intelligence they had recently gathered.

"There's less than a year left until the Ranking Tournament, so we specifically investigated the other Yellow-tier geniuses on Exterminate Qiu Star." Scorpio counted on his fingers. "There are ninety-two Yellow-tier geniuses here in total."

"Seventy-eight have reached Domain third layer, twelve have reached the fourth layer, and only two have reached the fifth layer. One of them is you."

Frost Blade nodded. "Most of those twelve at Domain fourth layer are familiar faces. They've trained on this battlefield for more than a decade, or even several decades. The three of us haven't been here long. We'll be doing well enough if we can keep our Yellow-tier status."

"What are your plans for the Ranking Tournament, then?" Silver Horn asked.

Shadow Stinger, who rarely spoke, opened his mouth. "Our goals aren't high. Staying Yellow-tier is enough."

Scorpio took over. "Silver Horn, you're different. You can at least break into the Profound level. From what we know, most Profound-tier geniuses are only at Domain fourth layer, while a few are at the fifth layer. We don't know whether there are any at the sixth layer."

He paused and lowered his voice. "And starting from the Profound level, you become a genius the Demon Race truly invests heavily in."

"How so?"

"Yellow level only means you 'qualify.' Profound level means 'key cultivation.'" Scorpio counted on his fingers. "First, your teacher changes from a Sector Lord to a World Lord. Second, your monthly Contribution Points double to twenty. Third—"

He deliberately drew out the last word. Only after Silver Horn showed an inquisitive expression did he smile and say, "You can enter the Myriad Laws Secret Realm."

"The Myriad Laws Secret Realm?" It was Silver Horn's first time hearing that name.