Chapter 1 The Allure of Rewards

"What? No registration fee required? Anyone can try as long as they pass three trials, and there's a reward of 100 billion universe coins?" The lure of money was too great. Citizens across all 34 universe domains of the virtual world network were going crazy for it!

No cost, free to try, and 100 billion universe coins if you succeed! Who wouldn't give it a shot? "Defeating Wu Ming even gets you 100 million billion universe coins! Good heavens, how much is 100 million billion universe coins anyway?"

"Wu Ming is really rich!"

So wealthy! Countless universe citizens swarmed into Wu Ming's world, looking at the three rules openly displayed in the high sky! They were amazed by the prizes!

"Who is Wu Ming, to be so confident! Defeating him is worth 100 million billion. If dozens of people across the universe beat him, how much money would he have to pay out?" Some citizens weren't clear on Wu Ming's identity, like a certain chubby fellow at that moment.

"You don't even know Wu Ming?" his companion exclaimed.

"Nope, I just know he's loaded!" The chubby guy shook his head. "Don't you ever check the virtual world network? Wu Ming's information is all over the place now! He's a terrifying figure who became a Source Life in just 31 years of cultivating the evolutionary method. He must be over 700 years old now!"

"31 years to become a Source Life!" The chubby guy's eyes widened. "31 years is barely enough time for me to play one virtual game. What a monster! I'm going to give it a try. I love challenges!" He then headed straight for the nearest high mountain!

"Give it a shot, it doesn't cost anything!" Countless universe citizens rushed towards the mountains, attempting to conquer the three trials!

Inside a hidden space within Wu Ming's world, Xu Jingming, dressed in fiery red robes, sat alone in a chair. As the creator of this "virtual world," he had high authority. He could freely observe the various game spaces in the 34 universe domains!

"So many people!" Xu Jingming smiled. A crowd was a good thing! Suddenly, a figure walked out of the void!

Xu Jingming looked over. This was a hidden space in Wu Ming's world. Only the virtual world network officials could come here without his permission! "Lord Wu Ming!" A gray-robed envoy smiled. "I am Virtual World Network Intelligent Number 3!"

"Hello!" Xu Jingming nodded.

"We, the collective intelligences, have unanimously determined that those who can pass the three trials are all weapon masters who have reached an extremely high level! Their clashes with Lord Wu Ming... can aid the evolution of the entire human race! Therefore, we suggest that Lord Wu Ming broadcast your battles with challengers live across the network!" the gray-robed envoy said. "Of course, it's all up to Lord Wu Ming's discretion!"

"Of course, I'm happy to make a contribution to the universe's human race!" Xu Jingming nodded with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord Wu Ming!" The gray-robed envoy bowed again and disappeared.

Xu Jingming watched this scene. "This plan of mine helps me, benefits many Source Lifes, and even the live broadcast... can influence countless universe citizens! It's a win-win for everyone!"

Precisely because it was a win-win for all parties, they would actively participate, and even the officials would support it!

One must know that in the Star Sky life stage, one hones one's mind and will, and the other pursues the pinnacle of combat techniques!

Videos of such pinnacle weapon technique clashes would be of great help to Star Sky lifeforms, allowing them to see a broader world!

"Senior Brother Wu Ming is really generous. We have to support him!" A group of Source Lifes from the Yuan Chu Research Institute came to Wu Ming's world together. They had been dining and chatting earlier, and on a whim, they all came together!

"Giving away 100 billion to anyone who passes the three trials. I wonder how many people will get it!"

"That's just the basic reward! If you can last 1 minute, 10 minutes against Senior Brother Wu Ming, the rewards will increase dramatically!" They chatted and laughed, each ascending a high mountain and attempting the three trials! "Each person attempts the three trials separately!"

The first trial was a "wolf" from Earth. Of course, Xu Jingming had also given this wolf extremely high hunting skills and a powerful body. It was incredibly agile, its fur was tough, and its claws were extremely sharp!

The humans attempting the trials were limited to weak physical attributes, relying on weapon skills to fight, making it extremely difficult! Generally, only those with an average level of eighth-order limit skills could pass the first trial!

The second trial was a "tiger" from Earth, even more violent and ferocious! A large number of experts were eliminated!

The third trial was a "panda" from Earth. This was a panda that used weapons. It used dual shields and already possessed some of the flavor of Xu Jingming's dual-shield techniques, resembling a weapon grandmaster!

The difficulty of defeating this panda increased again! Among the eighth-order Star Sky lifeforms in the universe's human race, very few could do it! "What!"

"Lost again!"

The eight Source Lifes who had come together were somewhat astonished!

"That thing called 'Panda' is agile and ferocious, and its dual shields are exquisite! Purely comparing weapon skills, there's no way to win!" "It feels like that panda has a shadow of Senior Brother Wu Ming's shield techniques!" Without carefully studying weapon skills, there's no hope!" These Source Lifes were helpless!

Although they could become Source Lifes, they really couldn't reach the level of the 'top ten in the universe' in terms of weapon skills!

On the first day Wu Ming's world was open, many mid-level Source Lifes tried it, but they couldn't pass the "three trials." They didn't care! After all, they wouldn't lose face failing at a challenge set by Lord Wu Ming!

The tenth-order Source Lifes were much more cautious. While studying "weapon refinement of the heart and purification of the soul," they were also observing the situation within Wu Ming's world!

"These three trials are not simple at all!" Deputy Dean Chi Meng was also paying attention.

"Most Source Lifes are accumulating scientific knowledge and have long since abandoned weapon skills. If they don't put in the effort to re-cultivate weapon skills, very few will be able to pass the three trials!"

"However, as long as they put their heart into it!"

"With their mental awareness stronger than Star Sky lifeforms! A greater accumulation of knowledge, and the 'weapon refinement of the heart and purification of the soul' method provided by Xu Jingming! Source Lifes will generally be able to greatly improve their weapon skills. When that time comes, many will break through the three trials!"

The prerequisite for a large-scale breakthrough of the three trials was that Source Lifes had made some gains in "weapon refinement of the heart!" But weapon refinement of the heart was taught by Xu Jingming!

"It's too difficult to defeat Xu Jingming and get that 100 million billion!" Deputy Dean Chi Meng thought. "Perhaps only the universe legends have a chance!" The universe legends truly grasped high-dimensional power!

Their thinking, cognition, and all other aspects had undergone transformation!

In terms of weapon skills, they could reach extremely high levels with a little effort!

"Of the seven current universe legends of the human race, 'Shelin' ranks first in weapon..." Deputy Dean Chi Meng thought. "I wonder if Shelin is tempted!"

In a desolate starry sky, there was a wooden boat!

At the bow of the boat, a white-haired youth sat cross-legged, calmly watching what was before him!

The boat drifted, drifting on a vast, illusory river. Within this enormous illusory river were countless figures like amber. The deeper into the river, the darker and more difficult it was to see!

Many of those amber-like figures were beings that had long since died, including Lu Naiduo and others!

"Although I can travel the river of time and space, I cannot revive these dead people!" The white-haired youth stood up. With a wave of his hand, a sword appeared! He flicked the sword light in his hand!

The sword light pierced through layers of time and space obstacles, touching the river of time and space itself, and stirring one of the amber figures within. But as if there were no end, most of the figure was pulled out of the amber, but still entangled by water droplets!

"A sword shakes the river of time and space, but it cannot completely free that amber figure!" "My body is still too weak. I must elevate my entire lifeform to a higher dimension to unleash greater power, to pull them out one by one. That is true resurrection!" The white-haired youth's eyes were deep. "They say that only high-dimensional lifeforms can revive Source Lifes. Even I cannot break the limitations!"

Shelin, one of the seven universe legends of the human race!

He single-mindedly pursued the path of evolution and was unwilling to be distracted by trivial matters! He would only take action when border wars of the race required rescue!

"Hmm!" Shelin suddenly opened a light screen. The surrounding illusory river also hid and disappeared. A silver-haired woman's figure appeared in the light screen!

"Senior Brother Shelin!" the silver-haired woman said.

"Yuan Yi!" Shelin smiled.

This woman, wearing a gray robe, with silver hair cascading over her shoulders, seemed to have an even more terrifying aura than Shelin. Once, her fame rivaled Chi Meng! It was just that later, Chi Meng became a universe legend, and she still hadn't broken through!

"Senior Brother Shelin, the human race has been very lively recently, did you know?" Yuan Yi looked at the white-haired youth! Yuan Yi, as a peerless genius, was still single! When she was weak, she had met "Shelin," and since then, she had never looked favorably upon anyone else!

"I don't like joining in the fun!" The white-haired youth smiled.

"You received Wu Ming's letter, didn't you?" Yuan Yi asked.

"Yes!" Shelin nodded. "Weapon refinement of the heart, purification of the soul, interesting."

"Senior Brother Shelin, your understanding of time and space is all in your sword. You can completely fight Wu Ming with your weapon!" Yuan Yi said. "Recently, even the other Source Lifes who have passed the three trials have been easily defeated by Wu Ming. The gap is too big!"

Shelin nodded. "Wu Ming is polluted by the power of the Lord of the Void Abyss. The Void Abyss inheritance is the path of 'heart world power'! He refines his heart with spear techniques, which is actually evolving the heart world with spear techniques. To defeat him, you must also be sincere to your weapon, and also integrate your own path into the weapon!"

"Senior Brother Shelin, I think you should be able to defeat him easily!" Yuan Yi said.

"My heart is sincere to the sword, and my understanding of time and space is integrated into the sword. If I take action, it would be too much of a bully!" Shelin shook his head.

"Wu Ming is very unusual. Fighting him might help you, Senior Brother!" Yuan Yi said. She knew that her senior brother's entire energy was chasing after the higher dimensions, and she wanted to help him!

"He is indeed a good opponent!" Shelin smiled. "Let's wait a hundred years first. If no one in the human race defeats him within a hundred years..."