"Old friend, long time no see!"
In the trial space, within the pitch-black cave, before his opponent even appeared, Lu Qingshan already knew who it was.
That burning sensation felt all too familiar.
In no time, the massive cave was bathed in a fiery red light... Waves of heat rolled in...
" The Crimson Flame Beast, a born fire sovereign, is Special Lifeform living in stellar magma, with 108 times the genetic potential... Its power to unleash the Flame Law is more than a thousand times that of Human Race."
Lu Qingshan didn't greet his old friend. The moment the Crimson Flame Beast appeared, he immediately used Time Acceleration to speed up his body to the limit.
" The Star River First Appears!"
"Pfft pfft pfft!!"
Several sharp blades struck the Crimson Flame Beast before it could react.
The Crimson Flame Beast's flames can destroy everything, but its physical defenses are quite weak.
call!!
As the Crimson Flame Beast unleashed destructive flames, Lu Qingshan held the Banyan Wood Divine Blade in front of him and with a whoosh, retreated to a distance once more.
And in that place, everything was completely destroyed in the eruption of flames.
Even solid rock can be melted.
The Crimson Flame Beast let out a painful roar, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
it's over.
Lu Qingshan felt secretly fortunate. Luckily, he could already use Time Acceleration with ease. If he had been any slower, he probably would have been directly destroyed by the Crimson Flame Beast's final burst of power.
That wouldn't count as passing this hurdle at all.
That Crimson Flame Beast was ruthless; even in its final moments, it had a move that could take everyone down with it.
It is likely to be an extremely powerful being among the many Special Lifeform in the trial space.
Having learned from his previous experience, he struck first this time, eliminating his opponent before he could act.
If they wait for the Crimson Flame Beast to make its move, the entire trial space will be engulfed in flames, leaving no way to escape. For now, Lu Qingshan does not have the ability to defend against the destructive flames.
After all, the trial space is in Virtual Universe, and it mainly tests the mastery of secret techniques, so it is not possible to bring in Heavy Treasure Armor.
"The 896th opponent is defeated, next one!"
This time, the Crimson Flame Beast became Lu Qingshan had been fighting in this trial space for nearly three hundred years.
"Thump thump thump!!"
The earth shook violently.
Not long after the Crimson Flame Beast's corpse disappeared, the trial space began to shake violently.
Soon, a colossal beast nearly a hundred meters tall appeared. It had jet-black scales, a forward-leaning spine, and a hunched body. Its pair of vertical, molten-gold pupils were a full three meters high.
"This is the Gemo Behemoth... Special Lifeform with a hundred times the genetic diversity, possessing formidable physical defense,"
The behemoths in the trial space are just miniature versions; the real Gemo Behemoth are probably tens of thousands of meters tall. As expected of a trial space, they can even simulate such a Special Lifeform!
"Roar!!!"
The Gemo Behemoth appeared and let out a roar, its enormous, mountain-like hand hurtling towards Lu Qingshan.
Its immense power could shatter even Immortal God's divine body.
"Call out!"
Lu Qingshan leaped into the air and easily dodged the attack.
" The Gemo Behemoth has powerful attacks, but lacks agility, so it's not a great threat to me."
Lu Qingshan quickly identified the other party's weaknesses.
He dodged the Gemo Behemoth's grasp towards the void with another swift movement.
Then, he flew towards the massive body of the Gemo Behemoth.
" Time Stop!"
With a deafening roar, the Gemo Behemoth suddenly stopped, causing the mountain rocks to crumble and countless fragments of rock to tumble down.
In that brief moment of stillness, Lu Qingshan had already arrived in front of the Gemo Behemoth and swung his knife fiercely at its enormous head.
" Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves!"
"Boom boom boom!!"
The attacks piled up, all landing on the Gemo Behemoth. The Gemo Behemoth let out a painful groan, and then retaliated once more.
Looking at the almost unscathed Gemo Behemoth, Lu Qingshan was shocked.
The Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves, the second move of the Qingshan Saber Technique, is arguably his strongest attack at the moment, yet... not even a single scale of this Gemo Behemoth was damaged.
This guy!
Is its defensive power comparable to that of Heavy Treasure Armor?
That's outrageous!
The Crimson Flame Beast was already outrageous enough; if you couldn't kill it first, its flames would destroy everything in their path. But this Gemo Behemoth is even more outrageous. With such formidable defense, who could possibly defeat it?
If you combine it with a Soul Defense True Treasure, this thing becomes a human fortress, and no one can do anything about it.
"Are we going to have to use Soul Attack?"
Lu Qingshan pondered.
The Gemo Behemoth's attack speed wasn't fast, giving him ample time to think.
"No, unless you add Soul Attack to the secret technique, even if you succeed, it's just a shortcut and won't improve the technique itself. That's just fooling yourself... Perhaps I can increase the attack power of Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves. If ten times isn't enough, try a hundred times, a thousand times... After all, this secret technique was designed with a lot of room for enhancement from the very beginning."
The Gemo Behemoth level has stumped Lu Qingshan.
He began researching ways to enhance the power of the Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves. By Time Stop, he was confident that his attacks would land entirely on the Gemo Behemoth, provided he could break through its defenses.
The current Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves are no different from a tickle to the Gemo Behemoth.
Time Acceleration...
Perhaps Time Acceleration and incorporated into the attack, increasing the speed of the Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves attack by a thousand or even ten thousand times. That would undoubtedly greatly enhance its power.
After finding a direction, Lu Qingshan began to research in that direction.
Boom boom boom.
Within the trial space, the Gemo Behemoth was constantly attacking, and the endless attacks inevitably brought countless losses... While dealing with the Gemo Behemoth's attacks, Lu Qingshan was also constantly experimenting with secret techniques on its body.
" Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves!"
The power increased by one-thousandth. Indeed, the approach was correct. Researching from the perspective of Time Acceleration will inevitably lead to progress.
A year has passed.
Ten years have passed.
A century has passed in the blink of an eye!
In the Human Territory, far removed from the Initial Universe, the One-Horned Ghost King's gaze lingered on the Law Secret Patterns of his Innate Secret Technique.
Those wondrous runes were a gift from the Primal Universe, allowing him to easily Time Acceleration even without fully comprehending Time Acceleration.
This also allows him to use the power of Time Acceleration, far exceeding that of others.
"Accelerate, accelerate... just a tiny bit more!"
While observing the innate runes bestowed upon him by the Primal Universe, the Ghost King Avatar continuously used Time Acceleration.
Five hundred years have passed just like that.
Time Acceleration!
The Ghost King Avatar a soft shout, and an invisible wave enveloped a falling meteorite in the air. The rock, no bigger than a palm, transformed into a streak of Flowing Light under the Time Acceleration, and crashed into the ground with a bang.
boom!!!
The stars trembled violently, revealing a colossal crater thousands of meters deep. Tsunamis and earthquakes followed in quick succession, and a mass extinction silently unfolded on this uninhabited planet.
" Time Acceleration amplified the power of the meteorite's impact by more than a hundredfold..."
A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the Ghost King Avatar.
"Indeed, having grasped the Law Comprehension the Time Acceleration Law, my Time Acceleration technique is now even more powerful!"
The Ghost King Avatar looked at the shattered planet beneath his feet, his expression somewhat agitated.
Time Acceleration, Time Stop... He has already mastered two of the three branches of the Time Origin Law. He only needs Time Deceleration to master all three branches.
If the three branches are merged into one, one can master the complete Time Law and become the Time Venerable!
I've probably completed half of the path to Universe Venerable... However, I have the Beast God Inheritance Token, so perhaps I can break through to the Universe Venerable even faster using the Path of the Beast God.
The Beast God Inheritance Token is a precious opportunity comparable to Supreme Treasure. If it weren't for the cashback, even with Grandmaster Qingshan's reputation, he wouldn't have had the chance to apply to the clan.
After all, those who Invincible King are still waiting in line, and many Universe Venerable are still thinking of improving themselves through the Path of the Beast God, and their true selves have not yet shown any talent in the Path of the Beast God.
Even the Chaos City Lord wouldn't give such a precious spot to him!
" Time Acceleration has been completely mastered. I should be able to complete the final step on my side as well."
The Ghost King Avatar the distance, towards the direction of the Chaos City in the Initial Universe.
Inside the trial space.
" Time Stop!"
" Thousand Stars Overlapping Waves!!"
Rumble--
It appeared to be just one strike, but in reality, Lu Qingshan unleashed a thousand strikes. However, due to the Time Acceleration, they merged into one continuous strike, making it seem like only one strike was delivered.
After the stab, Lu Qingshan escaped.
Then look at the Gemo Behemoth.
The Gemo Behemoth let out a miserable cry. Over the past few centuries, it had been tortured countless times, like a living target.
Lu Qingshan's previous attacks had failed to truly harm it.
But this time is different.
After wave after wave of surging waves, the Gemo Behemoth's sturdy scales began to shatter, one by one, golden blood appearing as large chunks of flesh fell away. Finally, with a deafening roar, half of the Gemo Behemoth's massive head collapsed.
Its body could no longer sustain the relentless attacks, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
It seemed... a glimmer of relief could be seen in his golden vertical pupils.
"This Virtual Universe is incredibly well-simulated; the Gemo Behemoth looks just like it actually exists."
Lu Qingshan stared in surprise at the fallen body of the Gemo Behemoth Gemo Behemoth, wondering why, after defeating it, no new opponent appeared.
A wooden figure, about two meters tall, appeared beside Lu Qingshan. Watching the slowly disappearing figure of the Gemo Behemoth, he said, "Congratulations, Your Highness Lu Qingshan. Your second move of the Qingshan Saber Technique has likely reached the Peak Secret Technique."
"Can I be considered successful before I've defeated a thousand opponents?"
Lu Qingshan looked at Wanmu, who had suddenly appeared, and said with a smile.
"I'd say it's barely acceptable. After all, passing the Gemo test means that, at least in terms of power, it has reached the level of Peak Secret Technique. Other details can still be added, but Your Highness Qingshan, your thousand-year trial period has ended... If you want to continue using it, you'll have to ask your teacher to help you."
"Can't I redeem it with points?"
Lu Qingshan asked.
Wanmu shook his head.
"Points can be exchanged for most treasures and secret techniques, but the Trial Space is different. It requires Universe Venerable to maintain it in order to operate, and points don't hold much appeal for Universe Venerable. So, if you want Venerable to make an exception and complete extra work beyond his regular duties, you'll need to offer a treasure that even Venerable would crave."
"Never mind, I'll just go find my teacher."
Lu Qingshan shook his head.
A treasure coveted even by Universe Venerable? True Treasure Points? Forget it!
He himself is still lacking True Treasure!
Anyway, the teacher has nothing better to do...
(End of this chapter)