Teacher Ganwu, Don't Worry, Bolan Isn't Much of a Threat!

"Qualification for Cloud Cultivation at the Same Realm".

It can only bind to cloud-nurtured objects of the same or lower realm as itself.

Choose Rong Jun.

Chen Yi pondered inwardly.

Currently, the only promising candidates for virtual companionship that I can contact are Rong Jun and Thunder God. As for Bolan, he's far away in another Universe Country, and I'd have to wait several more years to make contact with him.

As for Thunder God compared to Rong Jun...

In the early stages, the progress will indeed be much slower, and Thunder God is already at the Universe Level, while Chen Yi is only at the Star Level, so they can't be bound together.

Otherwise, since Thunder God's realm is higher and he earns more points, he would indeed be suitable for binding.

"Cloud Raising Mirror, bind 'Rong Jun' as the Cloud Nurturing object." Chen Yi chose to bind Rong Jun as the Cloud Nurturing object.

Furthermore, they chose to hide the "Mirror of Illusion" in Rong Jun's mind.

He did not intend to have any contact with Rong Jun as a Cloud Nurturer, nor would he pretend to be a system for the time being. Chen Yi had already determined that the "communication and interaction" task could be completed using communication methods other than the Cloud Raising Mirror.

For example, communication and interaction can be accomplished through real-world means, such as phone calls or sending messages in the Virtual Universe.

If there is a genuine need for them to do something, and it is necessary to guide them to complete the task, then it is not too late to step forward and disguise oneself as someone else.

[Please confirm again, "Mirror Master," whether you wish to bind "Rong Jun" as the target for cloud nurturing. This will consume any existing "same-realm cloud nurturing qualifications"!]

"Sure."

Chen Yi selected "OK".

He immediately opened Rong Jun's panel, wanting to check Rong Jun's current goals, since Rong Jun also had something worth extracting from him.

For example:

"The Law of the Warrior, a Natural Talent!"

So, it's not that difficult to gather all the Law Talents.

In this short period of time, he has already acquired the talents of the Law of Metal, the Law of Light, and the Law of Space.

Once you draw Luo Feng's "Innate Secret Technique One Aspect Transformation" and the Time Law talent, you can also draw Rong Jun's Law of Earth talent.

"Look at his target."

"Five-star target, personal revenge..."

"Personally annihilated the Undying 'Jian Ming' of the Golden Sword Empire's royal family."

Chen Yi glanced at it and couldn't help but think to himself:

"As expected, Rong Jun's enemy is this 'Jian Ming'!"

Chen Yi had previously searched for Rong Jun's information, but he couldn't find out the root of Rong Jun's hatred. This showed that Rong Jun was hiding his true identity very well and had completely severed ties with it.

However, Chen Yi possessed memories of his past life and knew that Rong Jun's original name was "Tu Man".

Out of caution, he did not search for Tu Man directly in the Virtual Universe, but instead searched for the records of the Undying of the Golden Sword Empire.

Among the information gaps in his memories from his previous life, there was no information about who Rong Jun's enemy was, but he knew that it was an Undying within the Golden Sword Empire.

And so... I saw Tu Man's name in some Undying record.

That Undying is:

"Jian Ming".

He was Undying of the Golden Sword Empire's royal family. He was once a close friend of an Undying "Tu Feng" who was skilled in using War Blade. Tu Man, also known as Rong Jun, was the adopted son of that Undying "Tu Feng".

Tu Feng Undying, but he has remained silent for many years.

Therefore, Chen Yi had already guessed it beforehand.

Tu Feng the Undying most likely died at the hands of that "Jian Ming" Undying.

Otherwise, if Rong Jun's father had such a close friend, he wouldn't have needed to be so afraid of an Undying as to hide in anonymity.

It's not hard to guess that Jianming, his closest Jian Ming, is most likely the murderer.

"To take revenge with my own hands..."

"Jian Ming is a High-level Immortal Military Lord, and the Golden Sword Empire's royal family is stronger than the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's royal family, possessing a total of three Immortal Army Lords. Killing Jian Ming will inevitably mean dealing with the other two Undying as well."

"Rong Jun wants to take revenge himself."

"It will indeed be a very long process, and this five-star goal will have to be put on hold for the time being."

Chen Yi continued to look at other targets.

"Four-Star Goal - First Place in the Universe Genius Battle"

That's definitely impossible. Chen Yi couldn't possibly put on an act and drag Luo Feng into giving up the first place in the Genius Battle to Rong Jun; that would seem too suspicious.

Four-star target - further enhance the power of swordsmanship.

"Four-Star Goal - Master the Law Essence"

"These are all expected." Chen Yi smiled. In this universe, the simplest way to solve all troubles is to become stronger.

Only.

Becoming stronger is very difficult.

Of course, that's relative to other people.

On a mineral-rich planet, a D6-class spaceship is parked here.

Rong Jun's mind was completely focused, without a single distracting thought, as he continuously wielded his War Blade. His footsteps moved as if all his emotions were poured into the long sword.

"Indeed, a passion for the sword—that is Rong Jun's true talent."

Chen Yi observed through the Cloud Raising Mirror.

He had read the original plot, but it didn't really explain where Rong Jun's talent lay. It only mentioned that Rong Jun had a similar temperament to the Giant Axe Founder, and that he should be a member of the Giant Axe clan.

But.

Chen Yi believed that Rong Jun possessed more than just this unique quality.

The Giant Axe Founder was very strong, but what kind of talent did his clansmen possess? It's impossible for all of the Giant Axe Founder's clansmen to have the potential of Rong Jun; that would be terrifying.

There must be other special features as well.

In the original storyline, the Original Ancestor once commented on the Giant Axe, saying that its aptitude and understanding weren't particularly high, but it was its passion for axes that ultimately made it the Universe Supreme Master. Of course, it was the Original Ancestor who said the Giant Axe's aptitude and understanding were low.

Now, as Chen Yi looked at Rong Jun, she also had a certain feeling.

Rong Jun was extremely focused when practicing his swordsmanship.

Moreover, he can enter this state at any time, and his heart may simply love "sword practice," thus making it twice as effective with half the effort to improve.

The process of constantly improving one's swordsmanship inevitably involves comprehending the laws of cultivation and elevating one's realm—thus, his cultivation process has always been one of complete immersion.

This may be the characteristic that some people use to describe him as the Giant Axe Founder.

Chen Yi sent Rong Jun a message through the Virtual Universe, suggesting that he train with Luo Feng, and that the two of them train together in swordsmanship, movement techniques, and so on.

He also told Rong Jun about Luo Feng and his strength.

They're about the same now.

Furthermore, since they each have different strengths, training together can be beneficial for both of them. And over there...

The Undying also gave them pointers on movement techniques and power generation.

Earth time.

Mid-July 2066.

The arena battles began. Rong Jun was in the third group of the mixed battle group. It was his first day in the arena. His hair was still messy. He strode onto the mixed battle arena.

His luck was still not very good.

In his mixed group, there were two people ranked higher than him in the World Zone: one was ranked second in the World Zone, and the other was ranked eighth in the World Zone.

Rong Jun only achieved a ninth-place ranking in the World Zone.

The rules of the free-for-all arena are also very simple: there are a total of one thousand free-for-all groups, with one hundred people in each group. They will engage in a free-for-all once, eliminating ninety people from each group and leaving only ten people.

On the stage, the girl introducing the contestants called out their names one by one.

Cheers erupted from the stands on all sides.

Rong Jun remained calm, searching for figures in the front row of the stands. He saw Chen Yi and Luo Feng, surrounded by their families. Chen Yi had also brought her parents, brother, and niece to watch the match.

These two new friends helped Rong Jun rediscover some joy in life.

He had been without companions for a long time since his father was murdered.

"Battle, begin!"

A deep voice rang out among the billion viewers and contestants.

Rong Jun made a move.

His movements became even more terrifying, a long sword appeared in his hand, and he strode forward... approaching each of the contestants who came near him, regardless of their strength.

In an instant, figures perished and vanished.

On the ring.

The number of contestants dropped rapidly, and seeing this, the remaining contestants decided to join forces to deal with Rong Jun.

But Rong Jun's movements were ghostly.

No one could keep up, and he continued to pierce through the bodies of his remaining opponents with each strike.

The battle hadn't been going on for long...

On the ring.

Only ten people remained.

The chaotic battle on the arena ended in a very short time!

This competition format, when lacking in skill, does involve an element of luck, but in this group, luck played a much larger role.

The Savage youth standing in the center of the arena didn't consider strength, only distance from him. As a result, many with decent strength were eliminated by him, while some weaker ones managed to advance to the next round.

One person completely controlled the whole situation.

In the audience of a billion, who had been expecting a great battle, all eyes were now on Rong Jun.

This arena was entirely his stage.

It ended so quickly and simply.

The Genius Battle is the most watched competition in thousands of years. The appearance of each genius will naturally spread the news quickly, and the strong will discuss it endlessly.

In the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

Luo, the legendary World Lord of Three Axe Mountain, saw the information on some elite geniuses presented by Jiang Tianchen, the Genius Battle World Lord of Three Axe Mountain.

He intended to search among them for some geniuses to inherit his mantle.

Rong Jun's performance in the chaotic arena was naturally also presented. After reviewing the information, Luo couldn't help but ask:

"This.."

Who is this person?

"The Savage Rong Jun," a Domain Lord replied, adding with a sigh, "I personally witnessed this arena battle, and this level of strength is probably the strongest in our Ganwu Universe Country's Genius Battle this time, right?"

"It should be..." Another Domain Lord nodded in agreement.

"No, you're overthinking it." Jiang Tianchen knew more, and he immediately added, "Rong Jun's strength is indeed terrifying, but he's not the number one in our Universe Country. In the preliminaries, he was only ninth in the 13th World Zone, and he even lost to a contestant from the 13th World Zone."

"Is there anyone stronger than him?" Luo was also curious. He knew he wasn't worthy of taking a genius of Rong Jun's caliber as a disciple, but he couldn't hide his curiosity.

"Yes." Jiang Tianchen nodded, then introduced, "That person is called Chen Yi... He was originally a genius from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and now he's in the Ganwu Secret Realm. Moreover, he has a unique identity."

"What is your identity?" Luo asked.

Jiang Tianchen solemnly said:

"Disciple of our Universe Country's ruler!"

Rong Jun continued to participate in the subsequent arena battles, fighting one after another, and without a doubt... he won every single one.

However, a message circulated among the high-ranking officials of the Ganwu Universe Country.

Rong Jun was also part of the "Mutual Aid Alliance" organized by Chen Yi, a disciple of the Ganwu Country Lord.

One of the members trains daily with Chen Yi and Luo Feng.

Genius Battle.

Each Universe Country also seeks out geniuses from other Universe Country. In the Ganwu Universe Country, three people are particularly noteworthy.

The three of them—"Rong Jun," who performed amazingly in the arena battle; "Chen Yi," the disciple of the Ganwu Country Lord; and "Luo Feng," who was also highly regarded by the Ganwu Country Lord— were now all members of a small group.

Time passed little by little.

The losers' bracket Reincarnation Battle has begun.

This will last for three years.

The final selection determined the top one thousand contestants from the Ganwu Universe Country, while Chen Yi, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun continued their cultivation during this period.

Also at the same time.

News of geniuses from other Universe Country spread over.

The Ganwu Country Lord collected all the information, since his disciples would also participate in this Genius Battle, and it was a rare opportunity for their Ganwu Universe Country to shine.

"Bolan?"

"How could such a genius emerge from the 'Noah Universe Country'!"

The news about Bolan was also gathered by the Ganwu Country Lord, who saw the descriptions of Bolan's Law Comprehension of space.

It is now circulating among various Universe Country.

This Bolan is undoubtedly the number one Genius Battle. Some ignorant Marquis Immortal and Immortal Army Lord are even boasting that this Bolan may become Space Venerable in the future.

"What do you mean by 'undisputed champion of the Genius Battle '?"

"They even claim he can become Space Venerable?!"

"That's ridiculous."

"If it weren't for my disciple Chen Yi's relatively short cultivation period, this Bolan wouldn't even be worthy of carrying his shoes."

The Ganwu Country Lord couldn't help but feel regretful. He had originally thought that his Universe Country had a good chance of winning first place in the Genius Battle, and that with the appearance of Rong Jun and Luo Feng, the Ganwu Universe Country's performance might be exceptionally good.

But now it turns out, the first place is gone...

"Let's inform Chen Yi. This kid has had a smooth journey, reaching this level in just over thirty years of cultivation. We need to reassure him and tell him it's due to the difference in the years of cultivation."

"To avoid being caught off guard later."

The Ganwu Country Lord used the Virtual Universe to package all the information he had collected and sent it all to Chen Yi.

But not long after...

The Ganwu Country Lord received a reply that he had never expected. Chen Yi wrote in his letter:

"Don't worry, teacher, this Bolan is no threat."

"First, I'll bring it to you. Second, there's Luo Feng too; he must be from our Ganwu Universe Country!"