Chapter 74: Thunder World

Canglan Xing is located in the interior of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's territory, a planet so powerful that it ranks within the top one hundred of the entire Black Dragon Mountain Star Region.

A jet‑black, disc‑shaped spacecraft, guided by a signal, slowly entered the interstellar docking port.

"Wow!"

The ship's hatch opened, and a party stepped out of the craft.

Leading them were Zhou Yang, Luo Feng and the other three Earth members, followed by five horned men with a single vertical eye on their foreheads, sturdy and muscular.

These were the five Stellar Level slaves that Zhou Yang purchased on Qiu Long Star.

All five possessed the Heng Star Level Ninth Order, and being of the same race, their combined combat power far exceeded that of five ordinary Heng Star Level Ninth Order warriors.

Their purpose was to take part in the Universe Mercenary Alliance's apprentice mercenary assessment.

To ensure fairness, the apprentice mercenary assessments are always held within small worlds.

On Canglan Xing, there is a small world designated as the assessment site.

It is the Leiting Shijie that appears in the original work as the World Within World.

The exact time of the World Within World's appearance is not described in the original, so to avoid missing this chance, Zhou Yang had to arrive early and wait.

However, before entering Leiting Shijie, a more important preparation was needed.

"During this period everyone's realm has advanced; I suggest we first hone ourselves in the Virtual Universe Xia Lu Chang, practice our power, then enter Leiting Shijie."

Zhou Yang directly led the group to a hotel near the Leiting Shijie entrance and stayed there.

He then ushered Luo Feng and the other two into the Virtual Universe's Xia Lu Chang.

"I tell you, in this Xia Lu Chang you can fight powerful opponents one by one, and you can even simulate any opponent you need; it's definitely a great place to hone combat skills!"

"Perform well and make a name for us Earthlings!"

Hong, Lei Shen, and the three of Luo Feng were somewhat puzzled why they abandoned the assessment mission to train in this Xia Lu Chang.

But out of trust in Zhou Yang, they still tried to start the first battle in the Xia Lu Chang.

Soon they also discovered the Xia Lu Chang's clever use!

A warrior's strength cannot be raised merely by solitary cultivation.

Only combat—especially battles where opponents are evenly matched and death looms—can continuously trigger a warrior's potential and accelerate advancement!

In reality, encountering such situations is almost impossible to find.

Yet in the Virtual Universe's Xia Lu Chang, this can be achieved with ease.

As long as you have enough gold, you can submit any request to the Virtual Universe System.

For example, Lei Shen is currently Stellar Level Second Order, with a realm of Thunder Domain Double.

He could set his opponent also to Stellar Level Second Order, but with a realm of Thunder Domain Triple.

This not only simulates an evenly matched foe, but also allows him to learn the virtual opponent's combat techniques during the fight.

After all, virtual characters generated by the Virtual Universe have combat skills and consciousness close to the peak of the current realm.

Besides these, the Xia Lu Chang also contains a decisive battle arena.

Within it, they can even face other challengers, experiencing combat against varied opponents.

Having experienced the benefits of the Xia Lu Chang, Luo Feng and the others needed no prompting from Zhou Yang, and voluntarily immersed themselves in frantic battles with one opponent after another.

These three are geniuses who have comprehended the Domain, and Luo Feng now even senses a faint fluctuation of the Gold Fundamental Law; in this Xia Lu Chang he is virtually unbeatable.

Moreover, Zhou Yang, a pervert who has touched the thresholds of the Wood and Void Fundamental Laws, adds to their strength.

After a brief adaptation, the few quickly made a name for themselves in this Xia Lu Chang arena.

"Hong, Stellar Level First Order, highest consecutive win record 695 matches!"

"Lei Shen, Stellar Level Second Order, highest consecutive win record 589 matches!"

"Luo Feng, Stellar Level Second Order, highest consecutive win record 885 matches!"

"Zhou Yang, Stellar Level Fourth Order, highest consecutive win record 1250 matches, never defeated!"

In the decisive arena of the Xia Lu Chang, if money is spent, others can also watch the battles.

Even many organization leaders occasionally select interesting matches to observe, seeking outstanding talents to recruit.

Because of their insane winning streaks, Zhou Yang and his three companions also caught the attention of a high‑ranking official of a major organization.

Much like the original, after a specially arranged probe, the representative of the Virtual Universe Company stationed at the Black Dragon Mountain Branch, a Domain Lord Level strongman "Ming Yu", personally summoned them.

After some discussion, the group successfully became external members of the Virtual Universe Company.

At this point, Zhou Yang finally let out a long sigh of relief.

The reason he delayed so long and labored in the Xia Lu Chang to battle and build a reputation was to obtain this status!

After all, once news of the World Within World spreads, all major organizations and forces will tightly monitor the entire Canglan Xing.

Without a suitable identity, one may have life but no way out.

He no longer lingered, immediately called Luo Feng and the three, along with the five Stellar Level Ninth Order guards, into the small world named Leiting Shijie.

After a whirlwind of sky and earth, the party fell into an endless black desert.

"Is this the small world created by the Realm Lord?"

Lei Shen curiously surveyed the surroundings, exclaiming in amazement:

"The gravity here is about four thousand times Earth's, yet the sand underfoot only leaves a shallow dent—how strange."

Zhou Yang flipped through the map purchased before entering Leiting Shijie and quickly pinpointed their location.

"The place we stand is called 'Death Desert', one of Leiting Shijie's forbidden zones; at night it becomes extremely dangerous."

"Let's go, leave this place first!"

The party rose into the air and sped away at great speed.

Fortunately, they encountered no additional trouble.

After a little over an hour, they successfully exited the Death Desert and entered a continuous massive mountain range.

One of the mission sites, Demon Moon Lake, lies within this mountain range, about 16,000 km from here; we must be careful, for the mountain range is full of demon beasts!

Zhou Yang gave a warning, and the group quickly lowered themselves, beginning to walk across the ground.

His true aim was the treasure inside the World Within World, and he didn't really care about the so‑called apprentice mercenary assessment results.

Therefore he devoted only a little effort to hunting the mission target, and spent most of his thoughts quietly awaiting the opening of the World Within World.

Day by day passed, and finally, when Zhou Yang and the others' mission items were almost all gathered.

The entire Leiting Shijie began to quake violently!

(End of chapter)