Chapter 153: Chapter 152: Primary Level Killing Field!
Translator: 549690339
Cosmic Colosseum – Milky Way Galaxy branch.
“Bang!”
“Crash!”
There is a flurry of sound from overturned tables and chairs.
People outside the door, whether they are outer disciples or registered disciples, have all quietly left. “I don’t know what’s wrong with Elder Ou Yun, he’s so angry…”
“Don’t you know? Pang Shui is dead!”
“I know, but it didn’t seem like this before…
“It’s not because Pang Shui is dead!”
The elegantly dressed youth, corners of his mouth lifting, said: “My family is from the Star of Talent, just received news. The guy who killed Pang Shui is a 17-year-old from the Ninth District…’
“The four of them were fighting for him, but in the end, he chose the Virtual
Universe Company… ”
The youths suddenly wondered: “17 years old? What’s his name?”
“Du Gang!”
“That’s right, his name is Du Gang!”
“Thank you, Elder Ou Yun. I will pay you a personal visit a few days after to show my gratitude!”
“No need for such formalities, I just don’t want the wicked to escape justice…” After hanging up the phone, Zhou Haotian began to ponder.
The Ancient God was his kill from one hundred thousand years ago. He originally thought that the god was truly dead, but never expected for him to have a successor, one with such high inherent talent.
“It’s been a hundred thousand years…”
He sighed with emotion, but in his mind, he was thinking of how to kill Du Gang.
Such a gifted person, he must exterminate him before he grows up. Otherwise, in the future, if he surpasses himself, killing him would just be a piece of cake, wouldn’t it?
Yin Xin is the territory of the Milky Way Empire. The entirety of Yin Xin is a gigantic planet, larger than the Star of Talent.
With a diameter of three light-years, even if people lived on the same planet, some places would require space jumps to reach.
Although Yin Xin is a planet, it has already surpassed the concept of a planet, and people started referring to it as a Core Star.
The entire Milky Way Galaxy revolves around this Core Star.
On this Core Star, there’s a place spanning an area of one trillion square kilometers belonging to the Virtual Universe Company.
The reason it’s so large is that a super-large server for Milky Way Galaxy’s Virtual Universe logging is set up here.
On the fringe of this region is the base of the Virtual Universe Company in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Even though its area is small in comparison to the entire base, it still covers almost ten million square kilometers.
In the center of this base stands a building reaching up to one million meters in height. It’s the tallest building in the Virtual Universe, and the largest branch in the Milky Way Galaxy.
In one of the core sections of this building, Du Gang and Fan An are sitting across from each other in a room, chatting.
“Du Gang, Ou Yun is a petty person. If your talent wasn’t this good, he probably wouldn’t have such a big reaction. But since your talent is exceptional, and you didn’t agree to join him after he tried to rope you in, I’m guessing that he will probably inform Zhou Haotian…”
Fan An patiently said: “Therefore, I hope that during this time, you stay here. This building belongs to our company’s territory, and anyone daring to invade is declaring war on our company. When the time comes, someone will definitely be dispatched from above to deal with it. Therefore, it’s very safe to stay here. Try not to leave!”
“I can’t leave?”
He didn’t have any objections to this. Since this place belongs to the Virtual Universe Company, it is indeed very safe.
However, he still asked: “But I have some business to take care of at the bank…
“That’s a minor issue!”
Fan An laughed: “You are now a registered disciple of the Virtual Universe Company. Whatever business you want to handle, just order it and someone will take care of it on your behalf!”
He was a bit curious, asking: “What business are you planning on doing?”
“I was thinking of converting some Source Crystals for White Dragon Coins…”
Getting to this point, Du Gang coughed, asking: “Do you have a channel here that can directly exchange Source Crystals as per the White Dragon Mountain Universe Nation’s rate?”
In the current situation, one Source Crystal in the Milky Way Galaxy can only exchange for one White Dragon Coin, but in the White Dragon Mountain Universe Nation, it can be exchanged for ten thousand White Dragon Coins. He wanted to see if there were internal channels available at this upper level…
Fan An couldn’t help but laugh, replying: “Do you really think I could manipulate everything? The question of the exchange rate in different places is the core business of the company. Not to mention me, even those at the Domain Lord Level or Sector Lord Level wouldn’t dare to fiddle with it randomly…”
“However, if you can bear with it, you can keep the Source Crystals with you until you get to the White Dragon Mountain Universe Nation, and then exchange it…”
Having thought about it, Du Gang agreed. If these people who control a Universe Level can manipulate the exchange rate, they could cause a collapse of the entire universe just by trading.
Imagine this, on the Milky Way’s side, trading one White Dragon Coin for one Source Crystal, then using that Source Crystal to trade for ten thousand White Dragon Coins, then using those ten thousand White Dragon Coins to buy ten thousand Source Crystals in the Milky Way, then exchanging those in White Dragon Mountain for one hundred million White Dragon Coins. Keep doing this, and it wouldn’t take long for the entire currency system of the universe to collapse.
After understanding this, Du Gang gained some insight into the different exchange rates set by the four big companies in different places. Even though it seems unfair, it ensures that the entire universe’s currency system isn’t hugely affected.
Even though the four big companies are making huge profits from it, they are able to do so because they control the entire universe, which gives them the right to do it.
Fan An smiled, “Don’t think too much about the exchange rates. It has nothing to do with us and there are no loopholes to exploit…”
“Let me explain the benefits of being a registered disciple to you now…”
“Based on the Stellar Crystals that you asked about earlier, every hundred years you will receive resources roughly worth one Stellar Crystal. It’s as if you are being given a hundred Source Crystals every year…”
The amount of resources distributed were indeed not low, Fan An stated the highest possible amount.
One Stellar Crystal every hundred years, that was indeed a significant amount. “Additionally, the requirement for registered disciples is to reach the Planet Level within a thousand years. You are now 17 years old, so you completely meet this standard…
“However, the requirement for outer disciples is to reach the Stellar Level within ten thousand years. You are still young, with almost ten thousand years left to breakthrough to the Stellar Level…”
Du Gang asked: “What if when the time comes, I haven’t broken through to the
Stellar Level?”
Fan An shrugged, “If the time comes and you haven’t broken through, then naturally you will become a bottom-rung employee of the company, like me, or like others!”
“I was a disciple of the company before, an Inner Sect Disciple. Regrettably, even after ten thousand years, I only cultivated till the Ninth Rank of the Universe Level. In the end, I couldn’t break through to the Domain Lord Level to become a Core Disciple…”
Du Gang curiously asked: “Is the disciple’s rank calculated only according to whether or not they’ve broken through a certain realm within a given time?”
“Exactly!”
Fan An nodded: “For the company, anything below eternal is meaningless…”
“I’ve seen many talented individuals, comprehending the Stellar Level Domain and thinking they’re invincible. Yet in the end, they can’t break through to the Cosmic Level…”
“Therefore, sometimes, talent and perception are equally important. If your talent reaches its limit, no matter how high your perceptivity is, you are nothing but a low-level fighter…”
“For the company, is a regular Sector Lord not stronger than a Cosmic or Domain Lord who can never advance in rank?”
Fan An laughed, “Therefore, for us disciples, talent is more important than perception. Eternal Level is the end goal. Only upon reaching that can one have the qualifications to compete in perception…”
“Unfortunately, it’s not easy to break through to the Eternal Level…”
Fan An sighed, “I’ve heard that, for the company, the Eternal Level is the real starting point, the time to face all the prodigies in the universe…”
Du Gang comforted, “Don’t lose heart. You still have a chance. Nothing is set in stone, we can be the dark horses…”
Fan An fell silent.
This kid, his ability to find loopholes is really strong.
Did I ask for your comfort?
But he couldn’t say anything. Du Gang meant well.
Helplessly, he took out a handbook and handed it to Du Gang.
“This is the disciple’s handbook of the Virtual Universe Company. It contains the behavioral rules and regulations. You need to remember all of this. Otherwise, if you break the company rules, no one can save you…”
Perhaps feeling his words were too harsh, he added, “Everyone has gone through this, including those at the Eternal Level. They all have to follow the company rules. But don’t worry too much. The rules aren’t too unreasonable…”
With that, he left.
Meanwhile, Du Gang quietly communicated mentally with Balala.
“Balala, do you think it’s good or bad for me to join the Virtual Universe Company?”
“I don’t know. The old master never joined any forces before…”
Du Gang thought carefully and realized it was true. He had seen no memories of the Ancient Gods joining any force before.
“One hundred Source Crystals a year is equivalent to one Stellar Crystal in a hundred years, a hundred Stellar Crystals in ten thousand years…”
“Even if I wait for ten thousand years, I still won’t have enough to break through to the Stellar Level!”
Du Gang felt helpless. He needed too many Stellar Crystals. Normal people only
need one Stellar Crystal to break through from the Planet Level to the Stellar Level. But his breakthrough requires ten thousand, a whole ten-thousand times more!
However, it’s to be expected. Others can reach their peak with one Stellar Crystal and can’t use it anymore. If they wanted to break through, they could only leave it to fate.
But it’s different for him. He can rely on consuming resources to continuously increase his cultivation!
As long as there are enough resources, there will be no bottlenecks.
“Actually, it’s better than most people, after all, there are no bottlenecks!”
Balala chuckled, “Du Gang, after coming to this building, I’ve been able to… ahem… see some classified data…”
“Do you know how many Planet Level disciples the Virtual Universe Company has?”
Du Gang was stunned, “How many?”
Balala grinned, “One million. All of them broke through to the Planet Level within a thousand years in the Milky Way Galaxy. And this is only for the Virtual Universe Company. Adding the other companies, the number is probably around four to five million…”
“Then do you know how many of them can make it to the Stellar Level each year?”
Without waiting for Du Gang to answer, she continued, “Only one. On average, one person a year, one hundred people in a hundred years, who are then sent to the upper-level cosmos country residence…”
“Every year there are those who exceed the age limit, and every year there are new ones who fill their places. Therefore, merely in the Milky Way Galaxy, where the Virtual Universe Company resides, there are over a hundred million Planet Level powerhouses. These are people who failed to pass the assessments in previous years and, after exceeding the stipulated time, transformed from disciples to employees!”
Du Gang stared wide-eyed, “Are you saying that the probability of an ordinary person breaking through from Planet Level to Stellar Level is one in a million?!”
Balala laughed, “That’s not all. You need to understand that the ones I’m talking about are those with the greatest talents. There are countless Planet Level individuals who don’t even qualify to join the four great companies!”
She continued, “I’ve had a look at the general situation in the Milky Way Galaxy. The total number of Stellar Level powerhouses in the whole galaxy is around two million…”
“While the total number of Planet Level individuals is about ten million trillion!”
“That many?”
Du Gang was shocked. A Planet Level individual, in the eighth or ninth starfield, could establish a kingdom.
Balala laughed again, “Actually, most of those at the Planet Level, once they reach that level, basically leave their hometowns and head here to the Galactic
Center…”
“You have to understand, the lifespan of a Planet Level in the ninth Starfield is about 110,000 years. But in the Galactic Center, the lifespan of a Planetary
Level can reach 1,100,000 years. Some people, even if they break through to Planet Level, have already reached their limit, but they can still live to a million years…”
Du Gang frowned, “If there’s such a big difference in lifespan between the
Galactic Center and the suburbs, why don’t those people come over here?”
Based on his understanding, Zilan Norton was nearing the end of his lifespan, but even in the Purple Orchid Starfield, he refused to leave.
Balala shook her head, “As for that, you might need to ask your human race. To us, intelligence is about optimizing everything. But your human race possesses emotions. What they think, no one really knows…”
Du Gang weighed in after a quick consideration, “Well, my guess is probably because they know that with their little bit of cultivation, if they come to the Galactic Center, they would really be just ordinary people. And they don’t want to be ordinary people, so they choose to rule in the outskirts!”
For those near the Galactic Center, even though they know the Planets and Stars in the outskirts have Source Crystals and Stellar Crystals, going there would reduce their lifespan, so no one is willing to go.
For those who are older, even a reduction of one year in lifespan is unacceptable. The closer they are to death, the more they fear it!
After learning the cruel truth of the entire universe from Balala’s mouth, Du Gang immediately lost his previous irritation.
Isn’t it just a ten thousand-fold increase in resources to breakthrough?
At the very least, he still has the chance to break through to a higher level, whereas others no longer have this opportunity!
And this is only considering the Stellar Level. What about the Universal Level?
In the entire Milky Way Galaxy, there was only one naturally born Universal Level powerhouse – Zhou Haotian!
As for whether there were people who left the Milky Way Galaxy and improved to the Universal Level, Du Gang didn’t know, but in the entire Milky Way Galaxy, currently, based on the base number of two million Stellar Levels, there’s only one Universal Level Zhou Haotian!
People like Fan An, Ou Yun, etc., are all stationed oversea. There’s a rotation every ten thousand years, and they don’t belong to the people of the Milky Way Galaxy.
“Understood. Starting from today, I will neither underestimate myself nor be arrogant. I will surely continue steady groundwork, neither humble nor pushy, work hard to earn money, work hard to practice, and reach the Eternal Level as soon as possible to take revenge for the Ancient God…”
He subconsciously ignored Zhou Haotian.
Because considering these data, he also thought about the ten thousand Advanced Universe Nations in the entire universe.
Converted, there are a staggering one trillion Stellar Systems of the same level as the Milky Way Galaxy. This means there are at least one trillion Universal Level powerhouses in the entire Universe.
Looking at it this way, what does Zhou Haotian even count as?!
“Phew-”
With a clear mind, he remains calm in the face of change.
At this moment, Du Gang felt his soul elevate once again. The soul of the Ancient God made progress as if he could break through to the fifth layer of Root Origin in the next second.
Upon a clear realization of the vastness of the universe and his own insignificance, Du Gang lost interest in Zhou Haotian.
Originally, he planned to start fires everywhere and destroy Zhou Haotian’s Milky Way Empire, but now he no longer had such thoughts.
That’s because doing so would be a waste of his time and energy.
What he had to do was to train hard, to become stronger, and to kill Zhou Haotian as a matter of convenience before leaving the Milky Way Galaxy, in retaliation for Du Kang!
Soon, someone specially running errands for him deposited the hundred source crystals he gave into the Cosmic Bank, and exchanged them for a hundred White Dragon Coins.
After having the money for the entry ticket to the Primary Killing Field, Du Gang didn’t hesitate. After instructing Bala that he was available if needed, he quickly entered the virtual universe.
He didn’t wander aimlessly on the streets nor listen to people from various places boasting. He went directly to the entrance of the Primary Killing Field.
“I entered in my human form, therefore, the first enemy I encounter will undoubtedly be similar to me; a first-timer entering the Killing Field. Hence, I should restrain my strength and pretend to be evenly matched with the enemy. This way, I can win more matches and earn more White Dragon Coins!”
Actually, he didn’t need to, and didn’t really want to transform into a giant. On one hand, it’s because the Ancient Divine Spear was charging and couldn’t be casually used after transformation.
On the other hand, his power in his normal state wasn’t much weaker than when he transformed into a giant.
It’s just that after transforming, the giant form had an augmentation of Sky-breaking Strike, Stored-force Strike, and the Ancient Divine Spear.
“Anyway, I can definitely win the match before encountering someone who possesses Laws!”
Du Gang knew his limits, understanding that his comprehension of state of mind was only at the ninth level and that he was unable to defeat people who mastered Laws with his human-form alone.
After all, the universe is so large. Even in the Primary Killing Field of White Dragon Mountain, the enemies faced would be as many as Stellar-Level experts from ten thousand Milky Way Galaxies combined. In such a vast universe, there are naturally many people stronger than him.
Even within the Milky Way Galaxy, if he didn’t transform into a giant, Pang Shui alone could annihilate him!
After taking a deep breath, Du Gang slowly entered the Primary Killing Field.
[Welcome to the White Dragon Mountain Primary Killing Field]
[Each battle requires the expenditure of a hundred White Dragon Coins]
[If victorious in battle, a hundred White Dragon Coins will be refunded]
[Winning a battle will award fifty of your enemy’s White Dragon Coins]
[Victory in battle is judged upon the death of your opponent]
[After the end of a battle, you have one minute to choose whether to exit or continue battling]
[Note: One hundred consecutive victories rewards an extra one thousand White
Dragon Coins]
[Note: One thousand consecutive victories rewards an extra ten thousand
White Dragon Coins]
[Note: Ten thousand consecutive victories rewards an extra hundred thousand
White Dragon Coins]
[Note: After ten thousand consecutive victories, you will receive the title of ‘Asura’, and the full cost of the enemy’s entry fee for all subsequent matches] Seeing these multitude of instructions, Du Gang was overjoyed.
He did not expect that there would be additional rewards. Especially after ten thousand consecutive victories, he would not only attain the title of ‘Asura’, but would also fully acquire the enemy’s entry fees.
“I must downplay my abilities and try to drag it out to reach ten thousand consecutive victories! ”
Just as he was thinking this, the scene changed, and he found himself in a grassland. Across from him was a young man filled with curiosity, clearly a first-timer as well.
“Hi, are you also here for the first time?”
The young man across him waved, exchanging greetings with Du Gang.
Seeing this, Du Gang didn’t dare to kill his opponent immediately, but also returned the greeting, trying to act as naive as possible.
He did not know the standards upon which his strength was judged in this Killing Field. But he assumed if he took his time to kill the enemy, it might lower his evaluation, right?
“I am from the Wangliang clan, where are you from?”
Du Gang smiled and said, “I am from the Milky Way Galaxy, what is your
Planet-Level Rank?”
“Haha, I am a Second-Rank Planet Level. What about you?”
The man across him was obviously a young master from a major family, naive and cute in a way.
So, Du Gang feigned the same naivety and started chatting with him.
The two of them chatted for nearly nine minutes until a gigantic countdown suddenly appeared in the sky in the tenth minute.
“What is that thing?”
Both of them were Planet-Level beings, having high attention spans to notice the countdown in the sky.
As if in response to their conversation, alongside the countdown, a string of words appeared.
[Once the countdown ends, the battle is over!]
“Battle is over? What does that mean? A draw?”
The young man across him was confused, “If it’s a draw, will there be a refund?”
Du Gang, however, didn’t respond to him. A draw with a refund? That was too naive to think about. It was most likely that the organizers would take all.
Du Gang only acted when the countdown reached thirty seconds. He used a basic footwork technique and rapidly approached his opponent.
“Friend, are you finally going to fight with me?”
The young man across him was extremely excited, eagerly anticipating the fight.
Du Gang’s lips twitched slightly. How much of a Mom’s boy was he to have cultivated such a naive son?
He didn’t wait for his opponent to react. As he was about to approach him, he swiftly increased his speed and threw a punch.
With a “Boom!” the naive boy across him exploded instantly, turning into a light that then disappeared.
At the same time, Du Gang received a notification from the Killing Field.
[Victory in Battle]
[Congratulations on your victory]
[Your entry fee has been refunded]
[You received fifty of your enemy’s White Dragon Coins]
[Do you wish to continue the battle?]
“Yes!”
With Du Gang’s response, the scene abruptly changed, and he found himself in another desert scenario.
As soon as he foresaw his surroundings, the enemy across him instantly took action and rushed towards him.
After observing carefully, he found that the incoming person was still a primary-level Planet Level being.
Upon seeing this, Du Gang didn’t rush to kill him, but instead executed the second step of Skyward Nine Transformations. He cultivated the technique, dodging while doing so.
He planned to wait until the final minute to kill the enemy.
He could also cultivate his technique at this moment.
One must know, during his application of the first step of Skyward Nine Transformations on Star of Talent, only Fan An could block him, the rest couldn’t even react.
This meant, his speed was comparable to that of an average Universe-Level expert.
So, even the footwork in the second transformation, at this moment against the enemy’s attack, was more than enough.
“Do you only know how to run?”
“Are you still a man?”
“Stand your ground and fight me if you’re brave enough!”
The man on the opposite side, after attacking continuously many times, but not even touching Du Gang’s clothes, eventually couldn’t hold back his anger and cursed.
Du Gang originally wanted to exercise his patience in response to these words, but on second thought, he decided not to.
He decided to exercise his skill at manipulating others’ emotions with his words instead.
“Clearly, my speed is much faster than yours, which means, I have the initiative…”
“You thought I’d been running, but in fact, I’ve been practicing my footwork…”
“You thought I am weaker than you, but in fact, I am waiting for the last minute to finish you off…”
“You thought, if I want to kill you, could you escape?”
“Is all you’ve thought just your imaginations?”
The opponent was speechless, bitter inside, but yet he attacked again.
He released a forbidden technique that he dared not use in reality.
The instantaneously, an attack as fast as lightning quickly went towards Du Gang.
Du Gang chuckled, slightly raising his speed, just deftly dodging the mighty-looking attack, taunting: “What use is it to know forbidden arts? Can it hit me?”
However, the next second, something happened that left him speechless.
‘You want to drag it out to ten minutes to lower your rating? Huh, I won’t let you succeed!”
The opponent lifted his hand directly, and then struck his own forehead.
“Bang!” His head exploded…
Instantly, the match was over. “That guy, he’s ruthless…”
[Victory in Battle]
Du Gang glanced at the time, realizing that only three minutes had passed, and was immediately infuriated.
“Damn it, I won’t show off anymore, I’ll play the rookie card!”
Having learned his lesson, Du Gang quickly started the third match.
This time, he faced an opponent who was not a newcomer – as he could see from the virtual information bar above his opponent’s head.
HIS enemy had won four out of six battles.
Suddenly, he noticed that the opponent was holding a sword, and he was immediately stupefied.
“Wait, friend, why do you have a sword in your hand?”
There was a scar on the opponent’s face, who chuckled when he heard this, replied: “You must be a newbie, don’t you know that you can scan the weapon in your hand before entering the virtual universe?”
“These weapons, although they won’t appear on White Dragon Mountain Island, they can manifest in the Killing Field. The power is exactly the same as the weapon in reality, which means, if you have any weapon in reality, you will have the same weapon in Killing Field!”
The scarred man also wanted to earn more White Dragon Coins, so he started chatting with Du Gang, not in a hurry to start fighting.
As for Du Gang, he played the role of a newcomer, asking questions here and there.
It wasn’t until there were only three minutes left that the scar-faced man laughed and said, “Alright, time is almost up. I should finish you off…” Once again, Du Gang asked, “Bro, one last question!”
The scar-faced man, confident in his impending victory and behaving patronizingly, indifferently replied, “Go ahead!”
“Does the rating system calculate based on time?”
The man with the scar nodding, ‘Yes, it rates according to the time you defeat your opponent. After all, there are countless battles happening every second, and even the artificial intelligence can’t cope with it. It’s also a huge waste of computing power. So in this killing field, the competition time is calculated…’
Du Gang laughed.
At this moment, the scar-faced man also drew his long sword and attacked Du Gang.
But to his surprise, Du Gang’s strength was not strong, however, his footwork was very fast, just managing to dodge his attacks every time.
“Kid, your footwork is not bad!”
The scar-faced man continued to assume his superior attitude and commented lightly.
And so it went, one chasing to kill, one desperately dodging, for two and a half minutes in all.
Finally, with only thirty seconds left, the man was furious.
“You there, can you stop dodging? If we drag it out for the last thirty seconds, we’ll both lose and we’ll both be fined…
Upon hearing this, Du Gang stopped, nodded and said, “Alright, I won’t dodge then!”
The scar-faced man was relieved, activated his best swordsmanship and charged at Du Gang.
“Bang!”
Du Gang indeed didn’t dodge, but the expected beheading didn’t happen. His sword hit something like a Fourth Rank weapon, making a cracking sound like metal colliding.
Before he could react to what had happened, his opponent had twisted off his head.
Instantly, the scar-faced man turned into a beam of white light and vanished. Emerging outside of the Killing Field, the scar-faced man was stunned.
“What the heck happened?”
“Was I killed by a newbie?”
“Elf, replay the last match, I want to see the details!”
Finally, after he finished watching the entire match, he realized he had been played!
“You sly devil, pretending to be a newbie despite being so powerful, damn it!”
Meanwhile, Du Gang in the Killing Field didn’t continue fighting, but quit the Killing Field and left the virtual universe after the match.
He planned to project his Worries Relief Spear into the virtual universe, just in case he encountered a formidable enemy, he wouldn’t be left helpless..
