Chapter 1157

Or a disciple of the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities in the Gang Qi Realm could imagine himself cultivating to the 4th Stage of Divine Abilities in the Yin-Yang Realm, which would greatly aid his comprehension of Yin and Yang and his attainment of the Yin-Yang Realm.

Similar benefits abound, and the requirements for disciples are minimal, but the demands on the entire Men Sect are immense; only an extraordinarily terrifying sect would have the qualifications to create such a virtual Secret Realm.

After all, logically speaking, if a true titan existed capable of creating such a realm, it could even help the Supreme Elders of the sect comprehend the Space Principle, the Time Principle, the Creation Principle, and the Celestial Position Principle—abilities that Feng Feng Baiyu and the Three Sages of Yu Hua likely lack.

"Set battle environment to the cosmos, one opponent, body cultivated into a world. Submit application."

Fang Yu's mind stirred, and he spoke.

"Sorry, your authority is insufficient, balance is inadequate, cannot create such an opponent. Application denied."

After Fang Yu submitted this application, it was directly rejected.

"One trillion Black Dragon Coins is somewhat insufficient, but the authority is also insufficient—that's going too far."

Fang Yu, seeing the rejection notice, was speechless; he had wanted to duel a master who had cultivated a world inside his body, yet it was denied, so he spoke again. "Set battle environment to the cosmos, one opponent, cultivates supreme sword art."

Boom—

The Killing Space began to shift; the environment around Fang Yu became the cosmos, and not far from him appeared a white-robed man holding a long sword.

"Golden Sword Art!"

In an instant, the man covered hundreds of li; his sword glowed with sharp golden radiance—clearly, the Gold Principle had been fused into the sword art.

Sword art is executed through the sword.

Most swords are metal blades.

When the Dao of the Sword fuses with the Gold Principle, the sword art gains countless additional sharpness; that single slash seems to fill all heaven and earth with boundless golden qi, its power so immense it can sever anything!

But Fang Yu watched the white-robed youth unleash this Golden Sword Art, and in his hand appeared a thread of Meta-Magnetic Divine Light, which lightly swept—and utterly erased the white-robed youth along with his Golden Sword Art.

Instantly killed.

It seemed hardly challenging.

Fang Yu felt it was difficult to find a teacher in the realm of Great Dao Divine Abilities here, since all his Great Dao Divine Abilities originated from the Yongshengzhi Sect; even a hint of their mystery seemed capable of teaching others, not the other way around. As for the World Principle and Creation Principle he wished to observe, this virtual universe system claimed his authority was insufficient and his Black Dragon Coins insufficient.

One trillion Black Dragon Coins—neither few nor many.

For above Black Dragon Coins exist other units, such as Qianwu Coins—one Qianwu Coin equals one thousand Black Dragon Coins; Fang Yu's one trillion Black Dragon Coins equate to ten billion Qianwu Coins.

Above Qianwu Coins is another unit: the Cosmic Coin—one Cosmic Coin equals 3,300 Qianwu Coins; thus, Fang Yu's current Black Dragon Coins, converted to Cosmic Coins, amount to only 300,000 Cosmic Coins.

Not much.

So Fang Yu left the Killing Space and decided to visit the Duel Space.

The Duel Space differs from the Killing Space: the Killing Space serves only one individual, allowing one to set any opponent—it's the ideal training ground. The Duel Space, however, is where real warriors duel each other; both combatants are actual humans, and the consumption limit in the Duel Space is only one-tenth that of the Killing Space.

Fang Yu's current manifested realm is difficult for ordinary people to discern, since his body is merely a speck, containing power equivalent only to that of one Ancient Celestial Dragon, yet he controls numerous Great Dao Divine Abilities and Space-Time Principles, making him an absolute expert in this world.

To kill with space—even those stronger than him will perish.

In this Duel Space, the system rated Fang Yu as "Level 8 Stellar."

Clearly, it could not distinguish his true realm, only offering a crude perception.

"Master, in this Duel Space, you currently have zero stars. You may challenge a one-star warrior, but if you challenge five-star or six-star warriors, they may refuse."

The Spirit Assistant spoke.

Fang Yu grunted; he understood the Duel Space well: the more victories one achieves here, the higher one's star rating becomes, with the highest rank being nine stars—a supreme powerhouse within one's own tier.

Fang Yu currently has no stars—zero star—meaning even challenging others might get refused.

Some nine-star warriors set filters to automatically reject challengers below seven stars.

Thus, most newcomers begin from zero; only after gaining fame and rising in stars do other warriors take interest and issue challenges.

Many factions also monitor these duels daily; if an extraordinary genius without affiliation appears, they immediately send invitations to recruit him.

Fang Yu, precisely because of this, intended to demonstrate his strength slightly and join a titan faction.

Advancement within a faction is certainly better.

In this world, if one wishes to be a lone wanderer, one's prospects are limited—take the Lord of Yunkexing as an example.

"Begin from zero."

Fang Yu chose a title for himself: "Yu Di."

The name is arrogant, but in the Duel Space, such titles abound: "Number One Under Heaven," "Invincible," "Warrior Emperor," "Warrior King," "Warrior Venerable," "Warrior God"—as long as you dare use it, you may.

"Then let's begin!"

Fang Yu directly issued a challenge to a one-star opponent.

"Your challenge is accepted."

"Transferring to Duel Space."

The Virtual Universe system's prompt appeared; Fang Yu instantly materialized in the Duel Space.

It was a vast, boundless grassland, upon which stood a black-golden arena, ten kilometers long and ten kilometers wide.

Before Fang Yu stood a tall man, slender but with green skin, carrying a long sword; he smiled at Fang Yu: "Newcomer, you, a zero-star newcomer, dare call yourself Yu Di? I must teach you a lesson, lest you grow too arrogant."

The tall man sneered.

His nickname: "Flame Hand," 15 wins, 5 losses.

"Arrogance? Only those with the right to be arrogant dare be arrogant."

Fang Yu spoke calmly; as he spoke, a golden sword light sliced through space and pierced his first opponent.

It was simple. Easy. No ripple at all.

Next.

Fang Yu had no intention of revealing too many divine arts; he chose only one: sword art—the supreme technique under Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan: Gengjin Sword Art, simply and purely fast.

When sword art fuses with the Gold Principle, it may become Gengjin Sword Art, Great Freedom Mystical Golden Sword Qi, Instant Kill Art, or White Gold Heaven-Slicing Slash.

The second opponent, barely finished announcing his name, was also slain by Fang Yu's single sword strike.

Pfft!

Another streak of golden light, this sword qi pierced straight through the opponent's body, and in an instant, the opponent exploded into pieces, dead beyond any doubt.

"So fast a sword! Terrifying, truly terrifying—thankfully this is the Duel Space, or I would truly be dead!"

The warrior just slain by Fang Yu broke into a cold sweat even within the virtual space.

"Emperor Yu, Emperor Yu—what an arrogant man, what a swift sword! He is destined to rise to fame!"

The man wiped the sweat from his brow, filled with deep fear toward this Emperor Yu.

"Fourth."

The Gengjin Killing Sword, forged from the union of Sword Dao and the Gold Principle, quickly rose to fame; one by one, opponents fell to Fang Yu's blade, and soon he earned a one-star rating.

"Gengjin Fast Sword? I'd like to see just how fast your sword really is—can it outpace my blade?"

After Fang Yu earned a one-star rating, he attracted an opponent rated four stars.

"Kill him, and my star rating should leap forward."

Fang Yu smiled, and the Gengjin Fast Sword slew the four-star opponent.

Thus, his rating rose to three stars.

This scene drew the attention of more experts.

A six-star-rated individual challenged Fang Yu.

Because when the system introduced Fang Yu as "Emperor Yu," it added a line to the panel: "One-star defeats four-star successfully."

Because of that line, he now faced a six-star opponent while holding a three-star rating.

Continue attacking.

Continue winning.

Fang Yu's star rating upgraded again.

Continuing his challenges, Fang Yu's rating soon reached nine stars.

This scene drew the attention of many.

The killing grounds of Heilongshan Island gathered countless elites from the entire Heilongshan Empire.

Fang Yu's rapid rise within the Duel Space quickly attracted much attention.

In the Duel Space, one could pay a certain amount of Heilongshan Coins to watch battles; the more spectators, the more fees collected—this was one way the Duel Space made money.

When Fang Yu kept challenging opponents above his star rating and reached nine stars, a burly man walked over.

The burly man wore a battle robe, and on his chest hung a medal bearing a pattern of a raging sea of blood, with two planets floating above it.

Those familiar with this pattern knew what it signified.

It meant this man was a Universe Two-Star Mercenary.

A Universe Two-Star Mercenary, though merely called a mercenary, must meet one condition to attain this rank: achieving the Domain Master realm. Thus, a Universe Two-Star Mercenary is at minimum a Domain Master, and possibly even a World Master.

Beings of the Domain Master realm hold extremely high status in the universe; empires such as the Silver Blue Empire and the Karo Empire—'Universe Initial Civilization Empires'—dare not provoke a Domain Master, for a Domain Master's power surpasses initial civilizations; with a single punch, his shockwave could trigger massive floods in oceans, submerging a planet and causing its total extinction.