"The first physical experiment in the Virtual Universe is about to begin!"
"Start the countdown, ten, nine, eight, seven..."
Great Xia Spirit Machinery Industry General Administration.
The headquarters is located in the heart of the Great Xia Saint Region.
Originally the western frontier region.
This place is vast and sparsely populated.
Furthermore, after the Nine Realms were unified and the Great Desolation was revived, many spirit mines were created.
Therefore, this place is the most suitable location for the headquarters of the Spirit Machinery Industry General Administration.
Ten years have passed since the establishment of the Great Xia Dao Court.
In the ten years since, the conference to rebuild the Heavenly Court, convened with Lu Li's return, has undergone many changes.
Even the Virtual Universe Immortal Machinery research and development experiment proposed by Director Shen Zhu ten years ago has begun its first physical experiment.
Inside the headquarters of the Spirit Machinery Industry General Administration.
Inside a vast, brightly lit area, resembling an alien base.
A cold, amplified countdown echoed throughout the entire base.
"Three, two, one!"
" Virtual Universe, activate!"
As the final countdown ended.
All eyes in the base were focused on the center of the shed area.
A silver-white cube floated there.
It is about three meters long and one meter wide, resembling a vertical silver bar.
The surface is so smooth that there is not a single impurity.
Only countless points of light moved across the surface of the cube, densely packed.
Each point of light operates according to a certain pattern.
"A single point of light corresponds to a subdimensional space compressed to its extreme."
"Each subdimensional space has a star core for energy supply, plus a reserve of one million immortal crystal arrays."
"Creating this Virtual Universe must have been incredibly expensive!"
Inside the towering central control room of the base.
Lu Li stood in the center of the group of figures.
Looking at the first piece of Immortal Machinery that was about to usher in the Great Xia Immortal Machinery Era.
I have many feelings.
Ten years have passed.
The idea of developing Virtual Universe was first proposed at the conference.
Great Xia and he spent ten years successfully forging this Immortal Machinery.
And today, we will see just how powerful this Immortal Machinery truly is.
Lost in thought, I heard shouts from a group of staff members in the control room.
"Energy input is normal!"
"Space anchor point stable!"
"The formation is operating smoothly, and there are no abnormalities in the rune circuits."
"Core response delay is 0.01 seconds, within the preset range."
The technicians quickly reported the data.
Shen Zhu stood in front of the control panel, his fingers rapidly swiping across the holographic screen.
Retrieve a series of parameters.
His voice trembled slightly with excitement.
"Ready... preparing to deploy the first layer of space!"
"The target area has been cleared; there are no signs of life within a 300-kilometer radius."
"The protective barrier has been activated, attempting... to invade reality!"
The words fell.
Immediately, staff members pressed the start button.
The next second.
The silver-white cube in the center of the shed suddenly trembled.
The light spots on the surface are accelerating, and their trajectories are getting faster and faster.
Finally, they connect to form a network of light.
Then, the cube began to expand.
It is not a physical expansion.
It's an expansion on a spatial level!
Lu Li clearly sensed that the surrounding spatial structure was changing.
This feeling was very similar to the changes he experienced when facing an enemy Earth Immortal, specifically when the opponent unleashed their Blessed Land.
A crack appeared on the surface of the cube.
A white mist seeped out from the cracks.
The pure power of space manifested instantly.
In the blink of an eye, it covered an area of 300 kilometers around the predetermined target in the distance.
" Virtual Universe intrusion successful!"
The first layer of space has been fully unfolded.
"Anchored to the shallow layer of void, spatial intensity coefficient 10.0."
"Energy consumption rate is normal; it is expected to operate continuously for twelve hours."
"Requesting execution of True Immortal confrontation!"
One urgent and excited report after another rang out.
Elder Jian, who was already waiting above the base, instantly opened his eyes.
Looking at the extremely illusory scene on the distant horizon, like something from another world, a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes.
"This is my first time making a move since arriving at the Dao Lord's hometown, I absolutely cannot lose face!"
"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have no prestige whatsoever in the future within the Great Xia territory."
Anyway, they told me to attack with all my might.
"Then let me see what kind of things the Dao Lord's fellow townsman can invent!"
I'll think about it.
Elder Jian suddenly leaped out and shot into the depths of the void.
True Immortal transitioned from a sword immortal to Puppet Dao.
Although Elder Jian possessed the physique of a puppet, his inherent killing intent was still primarily that of a sword immortal.
The puppet body emitted a sword-like cry.
It vanished instantly at the edge of the horizon.
In just a few hundred kilometers, they were already close in less than a breath.
In fact, if the Industrial Administration and the entire experimental area had not been protected by the immortal array set up by Lu Li...
The impact that Elder Jian just made was enough to shatter the Eastern Frontier Continent into two pieces.
And the instant he approached the experimental area.
An extremely powerful spatial force suddenly...
An extremely powerful spatial force suddenly swept in from all directions.
This force seemed poised to tear the heavens and earth apart.
"Such abundant spatial power!"
Elder Jian's pupils contracted slightly, and he abruptly stopped.
He summoned thousands of sword lights before him.
The sword light was like a spear, seemingly trying to pierce through this terrifying spatial constraint.
"The battle between True Immortal continues!"
"The first layer of shallow void, resisting stability!"
"Confronting the powerful, Second-Turn True Immortal!"
Looking at the factual data displayed on the projected screen.
Exclamations of surprise rang out from the control room.
It worked!
The first layer of the Virtual Universe alone was enough to firmly block Elder Jian, who was Second-Turn True Immortal.
Such an achievement surpasses all the Spirit Machinery technology in the Great Xia ten years ago.
Now, they can finally say that they have the confidence to confront the immortals.
"Comrade Lu Li, we succeeded!"
"The mass of the first layer of the Virtual Universe far exceeds our imagination."
"Could you please ask Elder Jian to put in a little more effort? Ideally, he could break through the first layer of space."
"This way we can determine the upper mass limit of the first layer of space."
Shen Zhu walked excitedly to Lu Li.
Upon hearing his words, Lu Li did not refuse.
The message Divine Sense from the heavens to the Elder Jian's ear.
Upon hearing Lu Li's voice, Elder Jian's expression turned slightly awkward.
Who would have thought that he used all his strength right from the start?
Even with extra effort, there's no guarantee of breaking through this layer of spatial power.
After all, in Elder Jian's perception, the void before him was extremely thick, even giving him a sense of powerlessness.
"No!"
"We can't just withdraw like this."
"It's too embarrassing to continue like this."
" Jian Canglan! This is your first time making a move! How can you end it here..."
"I've cultivated for ten thousand years, and I still can't break through... you can't!!!"
The thought of Lu Li leading a group of Great Xia comrades watching him from behind was unbearable.
A tremendous motivation inexplicably arose within Elder Jian.
He roared through gritted teeth, and his puppet body shone with an extremely dazzling sword light.
At this moment, he was like a celestial sword.
Innate Divine Ability!
Man and Sword as One!
I Am the Sword!
As the Elder Jian's aura erupted, the previously oppressive void began to tremble slowly.
The next moment.
A crisp sound suddenly rang out.
"Snap!"