The Virtual Universe, a private Killing Space.
Boom!
With a thunderous roar, nine gray figures turned to ash, leaving only Lu Qingshan standing with his saber in hand.
"Three whole months, and I've been killed by myself over ten thousand times. I finally managed to kill myself once."
It hadn't been easy!
Over these three months, apart from attending one public lecture, Lu Qingshan had spent nearly all his time in the Killing Field. Over ten thousand deaths had left him somewhat numb.
He had even doubted whether he could really succeed, and had considered giving up midway.
After all, no matter how outstanding his real self was, he surely couldn't compare to his perfect self.
Fortunately, his will was firm, and he had persisted.
Now, the facts proved that perfection didn't mean invincibility!
His real self could also perform perfectly, or even surpass his limits!
"I've completely adapted to my power!"
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath.
He felt that his strength had improved astonishingly.
With Thunderlight Flash's nine Phantom Bodies, he could shift positions at will. Unless his opponent had grasped the Space Origin Law, they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
His strength was definitely at the very pinnacle of the sixth stage of Domain Lord.
His formidable will surpassed the Domain Lord level, allowing him to ignore Soul Attacks at his own level.
His physical power amplification was eighty-ninefold, leaving him just one step away from breaking through the final level of Ten Thunder Revolutions.
Most crucial of all was his law comprehension.
Lightning Origin Law Comprehension: 9%. Light Origin Law Comprehension: 0.1%.
In terms of overall strength, Lu Qingshan didn't dare claim to be invincible among his peers. At least, aside from the geniuses of the five great powers and the core secret realms of the Universe Countries, very few Domain Lords elsewhere should be able to compare to him.
After resting for a moment, Lu Qingshan returned to the Killing Field lobby.
"Brother, it's been months. You still haven't finished testing your secret technique?"
Crocodile King, who was nearly twice Lu Qingshan's height, walked over with a glass of red wine in his hand.
"Just about."
Lu Qingshan caught the mockery in his voice, but didn't mind.
Over these past few months, he had occasionally come to the lobby for a short rest, so naturally, he had learned a little about this man.
Crocodile King was a genius from the Crocodile Race in a remote region of the Ganwu Universe Country.
It was an extremely barren place with depleted resources. An area the size of a starfield had fewer planets than a single galaxy elsewhere.
Crocodile King was fairly talented. He had cultivated to the Domain Lord realm in that barren land, then come to the Ganwu Continent and joined the garrison of a certain floating island there, becoming a minor officer.
However, this fellow had probably been frightened by poverty and was obsessed with Universe Coins.
Since his work was undemanding, he had spent the past few hundred years hanging around the Killing Field lobby in Ganwu City. Whenever an unfamiliar Domain Lord appeared, he would invite them to a wager match.
Wager matches were fine in themselves. After all, those who agreed to gamble had to accept losing, and nobody was forcing anyone.
The problem was that this man was rather insidious. Winning was one thing, but he insisted on pretending to be weaker than his opponents, making them think he had only won through luck so he could fleece them again.
Lu Qingshan had also heard about the prince everyone had mentioned before, and he wasn't even the worst victim.
"Your secret technique worked? Then your strength must have improved greatly. How about trying it out in the Decisive Battle Space? Ten bil... no, just five billion Universe Coins as the stakes."
Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Crocodile King's eyes lit up, and he extended another invitation.
Lu Qingshan couldn't help smiling.
This fellow clearly knew that Lu Qingshan had learned all about him, yet still invited him. He really wouldn't pass up any opportunity to make money.
"Are you sure you want to give it a try?"
Having perfectly mastered his own power, Lu Qingshan also wanted to experience the Decisive Battle Space. His previous fights in the Killing Space had all been against himself, not real battles!
"Oh? Yes, we absolutely have to try! Brother, I feel like we're old friends already. How could we not have a match?" Crocodile King tossed aside his wineglass and grabbed his arm, seemingly afraid Lu Qingshan would change his mind. "Come on, let's go right now."
Lu Qingshan didn't refuse and readily paid a ten-billion deposit.
Then he had Nasus apply for the Decisive Battle Space. He had visited the Killing Field many times with his current account, but had yet to try the Decisive Battle Space.
At the name field, he thought for a moment. Instead of entering his real name, he chose "Li Feiyu!"
Here, everyone only knew that he was a Two-Leaf Ganwu Practitioner.
There were so many Two-Leaf Ganwu Practitioners in Ganwu City that he didn't have to worry about being tracked down at all.
"So you're Brother Li. I didn't expect this to be your first time using the Decisive Battle Space. It seems Brother Li must be a genius from some major power."
Crocodile King secretly glanced at Lu Qingshan's information and discovered that it was a new account. Inwardly, he laughed to himself, while outwardly, he kept showering him with flattery.
How could a Domain Lord who didn't even have a Decisive Battle Space account possibly be an expert?
It looked like he could make another tidy sum today!
Crocodile King already had a plan in mind. He would make his first victory as difficult as possible to give him some hope. Perhaps he could swindle him a second time.
Using his nine-star account, Crocodile King sent an invitation. Lu Qingshan accepted, and both sides began their preparations.
If their Decisive Battle Space ratings weren't too far apart, they could invite each other after adding each other as friends, and could also impose limits on their strength.
The Killing Field lobby.
With the staff deliberately promoting it, news of their wager match soon spread everywhere.
Nobody knew Lu Qingshan. He was just a nobody, and he was using an alternate account under the name Li Feiyu.
Crocodile King, however, was famous in the Killing Field. Many of those he had swindled hated him enough to grind their teeth.
Others who enjoyed a spectacle wanted to see what tricks Crocodile King would use to swindle a newcomer this time.
Soon, however, curses rang out in the Killing Field lobby.
The tickets for this duel were simply too expensive.
Ten million Universe Coins??
Why not just rob people!!!
Many Universe Level spectators who had wanted to join the fun gave up entirely.
They might not lack ten million Universe Coins, but they absolutely refused to spend that much to watch a duel whose outcome they already knew.
Nobody's money came blowing in on the wind.
The experts at Domain Lord and above, however, readily paid to watch. To them, ten million Universe Coins wasn't much.
All the spectators had taken their seats. Those who knew each other sat together, planning to comment on the battle in a moment.
The battle began.
"Watch out!"
Crocodile King gave a warning, his body turning into a blur as he swiftly closed in on Lu Qingshan. With a loud shout, he swung the enormous axe in his hands down at Lu Qingshan.
The axe strike was ferocious and contained traces of earth laws, but Lu Qingshan could tell that his opponent seemed to be holding back.
He chuckled.
As the axe cleaved down through the air-
Suddenly, whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
Lu Qingshan's figure split into nine.
"Die!"
All nine Lu Qingshans held sabers, slashing at Crocodile King from every direction.
"What secret technique is this?"
Crocodile King was inwardly shocked.
Before he could react, saber light containing immense thunderous power had already struck his body.
A single boom rang out.
Crocodile King's body exploded, turning into cosmic dust...
It was over!
Not only Crocodile King-even the spectators in the stands hadn't reacted before the battle ended.
Crocodile King had been killed in a single move, with virtually no ability to fight back. From beginning to end, the entire process had taken less than a second.
The spectators who had just been in the stands had already been kicked out, and still found it hard to accept.
"Impossible!"
"Was that the Space Origin Law?"
"The Nine Line Flow of Ten Thousand Line Flow?"
"No, that wasn't Ten Thousand Line Flow. It should be a special movement technique based on the Lightning Origin Law."
"Damn the Killing Field! Not even a second, and my ten million Universe Coins are gone?"
"I suspect the Killing Field knew the outcome all along, yet still set the ticket price so high!"
"Fuck! Getting swindled by Crocodile King was bad enough, but now the Killing Field is swindling me too! This is a scam, a scam!!"
(End of chapter)