The Qualification Battle!

Time trickled by.

One day, Angke came to see Chen Ao. "Your Highness, the Primal Region's Universe Level Qualification Battle is almost here. This battle determines whether you can remain in the Primal Region!"

Chen Ao was studying a secret technique with his eyes closed.

At Angke's words, he shook his head slightly. "What a shame. I'm still a little short!"

Angke felt somewhat dejected when he heard that. He thought Chen Ao meant he was still a little short of being able to stay.

That meant Chen Ao would have to leave the Primal Region, and his own stint as a guard would end. He would no longer have access to the Primal Region's resources.

That would be an enormous loss for him.

But there was nothing he could do. Everything depended on Chen Ao.

"Your Highness, don't be discouraged. You're a newcomer. It's perfectly normal not to stay after your first Qualification Battle. You can fight your way back in next time!"

Huh?

Chen Ao froze. What was Angke talking about?

The Qualification Battle?

Oh, right. The Qualification Battle was coming up.

"Has a date been set for the Qualification Battle?" Chen Ao asked.

When he said he was a little short, he naturally meant he was still a little short of mastering the first level of the Wood-Space Beast God's Scale Armor Chapter.

Yes, just a little.

Even with his considerable advantages, he still couldn't master the Scale Armor Chapter in just over forty years.

If he wanted the Chaos City Lord to take him as a disciple outright, his best option was naturally to master the first chapter outright.

That way, the Chaos City Lord probably wouldn't even hesitate, would he?

In the original story, Luo Feng had taken eight hundred years to master it, and the Chaos City Lord had been delighted. If Chen Ao took less than a hundred years, the Chaos City Lord would probably accept him on the spot.

But it was a little difficult. His comprehension of the Space Law was already sufficient; it was his comprehension of the Law of Wood that fell short.

It wasn't that he couldn't comprehend the Law of Wood. Rather, he couldn't continue studying it, or he would gain the recognition of the Wood Origin Law and receive a Law Mark.

Once anyone saw that Law Mark, they would know his comprehension of the Law of Wood was extremely high.

Everything he had done to appear ordinary would go to waste.

Under these circumstances, he couldn't master the first chapter.

I can't move forward or back. I'm stuck!

As for the Qualification Battle?

He didn't even take the Domain Lord Level Qualification Battle seriously.

I'd thought I could master the first chapter in just over forty years, then become a Domain Lord outright. That way, I wouldn't have to participate in the Universe Level Qualification Battle!

But he hadn't mastered it, so he couldn't break through.

He had wanted to mingle with everyone as a Domain Lord, but that hadn't worked out.

He could only go take part in the Qualification Battle.

A few days passed in a flash, and the Primal Region's Universe Level Qualification Battle began.

The Primal Region had only three Universe Level slots in total, but there were currently five members. The bottom three would therefore have to compete against the top three from the Taichu Zone for one slot in the Primal Region.

Of course, anyone who placed in the top two of the Primal Region's Qualification Battle could safely remain there.

"The Primal Region's Universe Level Qualification Battle begins now. Everyone, come at once!"

Soon, five figures appeared beside an arena.

A Marquis Immortal presided over this Primal Region Universe Level Qualification Battle.

"Each of you five will fight every other participant. A win earns one point, a draw earns none, and a loss costs one point. Once the matches are over, the three with the lowest scores will compete in a second round against the Taichu Zone's top three!"

With that, the Marquis Immortal quickly arranged the match order.

Chen Ao's performance was naturally quite ordinary, but unlike Bolan and Molo, who lost almost every match, Chen Ao unexpectedly won three or four times.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! You're only at the level of the Heavenly Bridge's fifth floor. How could you beat me?" Molo couldn't believe it.

He had always thought he wouldn't need to compete against the Taichu Zone's top three.

After all, a fearsome contender had emerged in the Taichu Zone this time: Krov the werewolf, who had displayed strength at the level of the Heavenly Bridge's eighth floor.

Once he was forced into that contest, his demotion to the Taichu Zone would be inevitable.

Yet that loser Chen Ao had somehow lucked into three wins and a draw, ultimately placing second.

Bolan quietly looked at Chen Ao. "You're very strong. You're definitely beyond the Heavenly Bridge's fifth floor!"

That went without saying. Anyone could tell Chen Ao was beyond the fifth floor.

"You should be the strongest in our intake. But why haven't you challenged the Heavenly Bridge?"

Bolan had turned over a new leaf and begun devoting himself entirely to comprehending the Space Law.

He had simply come to his senses a little too late.

"I've been focused on comprehending laws. I haven't had time to challenge it!"

Bolan nodded. When someone was improving rapidly, it was indeed easy to forget.

Chen Ao was slightly stronger than him, with eighth-floor strength, but Bolan felt the gap between them wasn't large. He would catch up soon.

"The Primal Region's Universe Level Qualification Battle is now over. The bottom three are Molo, Bolan, and Kefeng!"

At the Undying's announcement, all three lowered their heads helplessly.

Those were the rules.

The Marquis Immortal looked at Chen Ao in surprise.

As an Undying who managed the Primal Region, he-and many of the higher-ups-had thought Chen Ao should be rather weak. He hadn't expected Chen Ao to rank eighth this time.

Eighth wasn't particularly high, but it was already quite good for a newcomer, and it surprised quite a few people.

"Molo, Bolan, Kefeng, the three of you will compete once Primal Chaos has determined its top three!"

The three nodded silently, but they all knew that the Taichu Zone's contenders were also very strong. Krov the werewolf had eighth-floor strength, while Luo Feng and Rong Jun both had seventh-floor strength and were no weaker than them.

They clearly had no chance of returning to the Primal Region.

After the Qualification Battle ended, Luo Feng quietly watched it all. Just as expected, it's the same again. He always looks so ordinary!

Based on Chen Ao's usual approach, he had guessed Chen Ao would place seventh, eighth, or ninth. That way, he would neither stand out nor risk falling into the Taichu Zone.

But you never took any of them seriously, did you? Senior, just how strong have you become?

Next came the contest for the remaining slot.

Just as in the original story, Krov the werewolf got caught in a desperate level mission and died. Luo Feng ultimately emerged as the winner and entered the Primal Region.

In fact, even if Krov had shown up, Luo Feng would still have won. The current Luo Feng was on an entirely different level from the Luo Feng of the original story.

"Senior, are you there?" After becoming a Primal Region member, Luo Feng went straight to see Chen Ao.

Luo Feng was still receiving the Demon Sound Divine General Inheritance at the time, so only his consciousness was in the Virtual Universe.

"I'm busy comprehending laws. Don't disturb me unless it's important!"

Luo Feng: ...

"Senior, I've found another great place..."

He felt the Demon Sound Divine General Inheritance would also be very useful to Chen Ao, so he wanted Chen Ao to go with him.

"I'm a martial warrior. Spiritual amplification is no use to me!"

"But it can strengthen your will!" Luo Feng said.

Chen Ao nodded. "That makes sense. It really is very useful! But I still intend to keep studying my laws!"

Luo Feng: ...

Well, that was a waste of breath!

"Senior, how many fundamental aspects of the Space Law have you fully comprehended?"

"One. I'm working on the second!"

This time, Luo Feng said nothing more and simply left in silence. He should never have asked Chen Ao anything about himself.