Dugu Qiubai

"I can't keep fighting virtual opponents in the Killing Field. I need to fight real people if I want to improve faster."

"I'll give the Killing Field's Decisive Battle Space a try."

Although the opponents generated by the Killing Field were powerful and highly experienced, they lacked a sense of reality.

Li Xin, who had little experience fighting other people, naturally would not pass up this opportunity.

Knowing that his current rating in the Decisive Battle Space was zero, he was not foolish enough to challenge highly rated fighters. Instead, he chose to start at the bottom.

"Oh? He actually named himself 'Dugu Qiubai'? What an incredibly arrogant newcomer!"

"Since you're seeking defeat, let me grant you one!"

Peak Number One Expert, another newcomer who had only recently entered the Decisive Battle Space, saw someone using the name Dugu Qiubai-a name almost as cool as his own-and immediately accepted his duel invitation.

"So you're Dugu Qiubai? Looks like you've just entered the Decisive Battle Space and haven't taken a beating yet."

"Today, I'll teach you how to pick a name that won't get you thrashed!"

"Fuck 凸(艹皿艹), you have no honor..."

The moment Peak Number One Expert entered the Decisive Battle Space and saw Li Xin, he launched into a barrage of trash talk. But just as he finished speaking and prepared to move, he sensed a streak of golden light flash past and shatter his head.

"All that bullshit with so little skill to back it up!"

Li Xin exited the Decisive Battle Space.

After that, he spent almost every day immersed in the Killing Field.

He would set up an opponent stronger than himself, learn everything he could from them, and kill them.

Then he would head to the Decisive Battle Space to fight opponents and test what he had learned.

He repeated this cycle for an entire month.

He also thrived in the Decisive Battle Space. Since entering it, he had fought 999 consecutive matches without losing a single one!

And ever since he had been allowed to challenge opponents of higher ranks, he had done so without exception.

Li Xin was now at Star Level Five. The strongest opponent he had defeated was at Star Level Nine, which was also the highest rank he could challenge.

Anyone stronger would be at Universe Level, and they had no interest whatsoever in a little fellow at Star Level Five.

"Big brother, you really are amazing. Your rating in the Decisive Battle Space is already eight stars. Win one more match, and you'll reach nine!"

Thunder God was filled with envy when he saw Li Xin's record. He had fought over a thousand matches himself, but his win rate was only a little over ten percent, and his rating was just one star.

"You two have done well too. Your domains and force amplitude have improved considerably. But now that you're stuck at the planetary ninth rank and can't break through, you need to make a change."

Hong and Thunder God had also made considerable progress over the past month. Thunder God had comprehended the Thunder Domain, and Hong's Light Domain had reached the third stage. Their genetic origin energy, however, could not break through to Star Level. That was a limitation imposed by their bloodline.

"Yes, big brother. We've already decided to take part in the Universe Mercenary Selection and break through our bottlenecks through life-and-death trials."

Hong spoke earnestly.

"Then go. How can you become strong without facing life and death?"

Li Xin naturally would not stop Hong and Thunder God from making that choice. As for himself, he did not need to undergo life-and-death trials yet. His strength was still steadily rising.

"Oh? Someone actually challenged me?"

Just then, Li Xin noticed a challenge invitation in his dedicated Decisive Battle Space mailbox. For nearly a month, he had been the one challenging others. No one had ever invited him to fight before.

"Big brother, we received duel invitations too."

At the same time, Hong and Thunder God had also received invitations.

"Then accept them. This should be a good thing."

With a mysterious smile, Li Xin entered the Decisive Battle Space.

"A female warrior? And at Star Level Five?"

Upon seeing his opponent, Li Xin looked in surprise at the woman before him. She wore close-fitting black armor that left her finely sculpted face exposed.

"What? Do you look down on female warriors?"

Seeing the look in Li Xin's eyes, Molly's icy expression grew even colder.

"No. It's just been a long time since I fought someone at my own rank. I thought you'd be at Star Level Nine."

He would have been better off saying nothing. The moment Li Xin spoke, Molly's demeanor turned even colder.

In an instant, her third-stage ice domain erupted, and bone-chilling cold swept toward him from every direction.

"Die!"

With her ice domain enhancing her, Molly instantly unleashed her top speed and charged to within a hundred meters of Li Xin.

For a warrior, that distance was already well within killing range.

Especially when the enemy was a Psychic. At such a distance, a warrior would normally have a ninety-nine percent chance of victory!

"I'm not used to being killed. I prefer killing other people!"

Yet even with his opponent closing in, Li Xin still wore a calm, unhurried smile.

"Star-Cloaked Moon!"

333 small golden swords formed a cloak around Li Xin, each one resembling a golden star.

This was the second stage of the Star Annihilation Secret Art, as well as one of its defensive moves. Its defense was so powerful that he had nothing to fear from a warrior of the same rank closing in.

As Molly thrust her sword at Li Xin with all her strength, her blade was stopped cold, unable to advance another inch.

Whoosh!!!

At the same time, a streak of golden light flashed past at incredible speed. Even within her own domain, Molly could not dodge it at such close range. The light pierced straight through her head, and she died before Li Xin.

"Out of all those opponents, you're the first to make me actively defend myself. Not bad."

Li Xin smiled as he watched the female warrior disappear.

He had fought a thousand matches in the Decisive Battle Space, yet not one of his many opponents had forced him to use his domain, let alone fight at full strength.

"My mental power amplitude has reached sixty-five times now. Just five more, and I'll be able to unleash the Star Annihilation Circle's ultimate move."

"But my rating in the Decisive Battle Space has now reached nine stars. I can enter gambling battles."

Over the past month, Li Xin's opponents in the Decisive Battle Space had served only to help him refine his Star Annihilation Circle secret art. The reason he kept fighting was to raise his rating so he could enter gambling battles.

He considered gambling battles the best fit for him, as well as the fastest way to earn money through combat.

With that, he teleported directly to the Qianwu Universe Country's Gambling Battle Platform. It was the largest gambling arena in the entire Qianwu Universe Country, where countless people grew rich from a single fight, while others went bankrupt just as quickly.