Chapter 611: Combat Hall

"You Jing, Dao arts, Tian Shi Yuan, Grand Void Divine Realm, Origin Divine Dynasty…"

The little mother dragon went into meditation sulkily to repair the Divine Realm. In the room, Li Yuan sat cross-legged, staring blankly, his thoughts scattered.

"Roar!"

Focusing slightly, Li Yuan felt the surging qi and blood within his body. Above the Wang Yang in his Mud Ball Palace, a crimson demonic bull lowed, locking gazes with the shadow of the Long Kun that broke the water's surface.

"The Crimson Blood Demonic Bull, like the Star Divine Mastiff, belongs to the category of extraterrestrial exotic beasts—born with tremendous strength and vast qi and blood…"

Li Yuan murmured to himself, feeling the difference between Dao arts and Wu Gong.

The shadow of the Long Kun in the Wang Yang was something he had formed by merging ten thousand forms; it contained the essence of all his martial learning. Whether in aura or otherwise, it far surpassed this Crimson Blood Demonic Bull.

But this demonic bull only held a single divine rune; the Crimson Blood Demonic Bull Art was merely at the introductory stage…

"The essence of Dao arts is higher than Wu Gong. The reason ultimately lies in divine runes—but what if Wu Gong could also be filled with divine runes?"

Li Yuan let his thoughts wander.

But only slightly. Setting aside whether Wu Gong could be filled with divine runes, even if it could, what difference would there be between Wu Gong filled with divine runes and Dao arts?

"The fact that Dao arts have a higher essence than Wu Gong is one thing, but killing strange beasts in the You Jing and inheriting the gifts of predecessors is just too much of a bargain…"

Dao arts did not move Li Yuan nearly as much as the impact of instantly mastering one.

He had only picked up a dozen or so orbs. The corpse of the Crimson Blood Demonic Bull had been assimilated by the You Jing—if he had retrieved it whole, who knows, it might have been able to continue advancing the progress of this Crimson Blood Demonic Bull Art?

"The benefits are considerable, but the dangers are great too."

Li Yuan could not help but think of the 'Xing Tongyou Corridor' on the gray Dingxin Dingxin Shitai. This corridor could truly be considered a supreme treasure for You Seekers.

The You Jing was vast and boundless, fraught with danger. For an ordinary You Seeker to find a single strange land, they would have no idea how many dangers they would encounter.

"Perhaps I can try it later…"

After a moment, Li Yuan suppressed his distracting thoughts and instead took out that Tongshi Orb.

"Incense offerings, ah."

Looking at this iron orb glowing with a faint light, Daoist Li could not help feeling a bit worried. This thing called incense offerings came slowly and left quickly; it had been a long time since he had merged weapons.

"Let's start with ten thousand Yuan Coins to test the waters!"

Painful as it was to part with, Li Yuan moved decisively. Following the little mother dragon's guidance, he drew out a wisp of incense offerings and channeled it into the Tongshi Orb.

Hum~

A faint red light flashed and vanished.

"That's it? It's gone?"

Li Yuan was a bit dazed. In the Tongshi Orb, his balance had increased by ten thousand.

"This sense of déjà vu…"

Li Yuan's face twitched. For no apparent reason, he felt the same sense of spending money on microtransactions from his past life. After a brief daze, he began to explore this Tongshi Orb.

【You have no close friends. Would you like to open the Friend Visit function?】

【You may spend Yuan Coins to search for and add friends…】

"Even random friend-adding?"

Li Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth. He was too lazy to inwardly criticize the Grand Void Pavilion for its unseemly greed. What astonished him was this strong sense of déjà vu with his past life, and he could not help muttering to himself.

'Could there really be a "fellow countryman from a past life" in this Grand Void Pavilion?'

"No."

Li Yuan's emotions churned. He did not open the Friend Visit function and instead looked toward the 'Battle Hall'.

【Would you like to spend fifteen Yuan Coins to enter the Battle Hall?】

"Yes!"

The instant Li Yuan agreed, the light before his eyes flashed. In the next moment, he was already standing on a black stone platform.

This stone platform was three zhang square, with only a yellow meditation cushion. He looked up and saw stars scattered like dots. In a daze, he felt as if he were outdoors, looking up at the night sky. Of course, it was not actually the night sky.

"Real yet unreal, similar to a Divine Realm… This sense of reality is higher than the Mysterious Whale Mi Jing, and seems no worse than the Eight Directions Temple Divine Realm?"

Li Yuan was startled.

At first glance, the sense of reality of this Grand Void Divine Realm was still a notch inferior to the Eight Directions Temple Divine Realm—but how vast was the Eight Directions Temple Divine Realm?

And how vast was this Grand Void Divine Realm?

"This really is…"

Li Yuan looked around at the Feng Feng Mantian of stars. When he sat on that meditation cushion and looked up again, the scattered starlight in the night sky suddenly changed appearance. Countless streams of light cascaded down like waterfalls, leaving him almost unable to take it all in.

【…Poison Dragon Academy, Scarlet Dragon lineage Dao Child 'Ying Ying Shan Xuan Long', challenges Toad Academy's Thirteenth Dao Child 'Fa Huan Fa Huan Yi Tong'. Spectating costs three thousand Yuan Coins; personal experience costs thirty thousand Yuan Coins】

【Wind God Clan prodigy 'Feng Feng Wu Ding', challenges Fire Phoenix Clan prodigy 'Feng Huang'er'… Spectating costs three thousand Yuan Coins; personal experience costs thirty thousand Yuan Coins】

【Prison Clan prodigy…】

【Star Mastiff Clan…】

……

!

Countless streams of light shifted and intertwined. At a single glance, there were no telling how many thousands or tens of thousands.

"This really can rake in money—no, wait, this is a way to make money!"

Li Yuan murmured to himself.

He digested it for quite a while before he managed to understand part of the Battle Hall's uses.

Based on his understanding, the Battle Hall was a 'battle platform' that gathered all holders of Tongshi Orbs. One could invite friends to duel and practice martial arts here, or spend Yuan Coins to watch others practice martial arts.

Those with deep pockets could even choose to embody either side. Of course, this required not only Yuan Coins but also the permission of the one being embodied.

This was where the money-making opportunity lay.

Whether spectating or personally embodying, one could earn Yuan Coins.

"There's money to be made!"

Li Da Ye's eyes lit up, and his interest in this Battle Hall greatly increased.

Besides that, there was that one ranking list.

"The Tian Shi Yuan Battle Ranking!"

In the night sky, there was a very conspicuous cluster of starlight. When his gaze converged upon it, Li Yuan naturally understood its meaning — the Origin Divine Script had been utilized to perfection by this Grand Void Pavilion.

The Tian Shi Yuan Battle Ranking, as the name suggests, was a list that encompassed virtually every user of the Tian Shi Yuan Common Sense Sphere.

【Tian Shi Yuan Battle Ranking, divided into three lists: 'Sun', 'Moon', and 'Star', reset once every ten years. Those who make the list may receive rewards such as Origin Coins, Origin Fire, Spirit Treasures…】

【Ranking list resetting, will reopen in a little over a month】

"They really know how to play."

Li Da Ye clicked his tongue in wonder, his interest surging within, and continued to explore the uses of this Battle Hall.

Besides the ranking list, challenge matches, and spectator matches, what attracted him most was the 'Guidance Match'.

【Invite Poison Dragon Divine Son 'Locust' to instruct on battle arts, requires 1,900,000 Origin Coins】

With only a cursory glance, Li Yuan spotted familiar words in the starry sky of the Guidance Match section. Above it, the origins of the Poison Dragon Divine Son 'Locust' were also mentioned, along with the Daoist arts he was skilled in.

【Poison Dragon Divine Son, Poison Dragon Academy, youngest son of the Poison Dragon God, born in the 73rd Era of Origin, no more than eight hundred years old, skilled in the Daoist art 'Five Dragons Chaotic Law'…】

……

The 'value' of the starry sky where the Guidance Matches were located was, in a certain sense, even greater than the other starry skies. Besides 'Heavenly Star'-level Divine Sons such as the Poison Dragon Divine Son and the Dark Toad Divine Son, there were also 'True Gods'!

There were even renowned Upper Gods such as 'Poison Dragon', 'Boatman', 'Demon Qianshan Qilin', and 'Dark Toad' among them!

(End of this chapter)