After learning about Luo Fan's growth experience, the three of them were all extremely pleased.
With Luo Fan's talent, he was certain to come and challenge the Primal Sky Mountain.
Having been created who knew how long ago, there was finally someone who could challenge it.
The three of them were extremely excited.
After all, accepting challenges from these geniuses was their original mission.
The three stopped talking. After drinking a few more cups of wine, they put down their cups.
The ape-man waved his hand, and the table, wine cups, wine jars, and everything else instantly disappeared.
The three silently picked up their weapons.
Luo Fan smiled and also took out the Tidal God Blade.
The battle erupted immediately.
Just like before, the ape-man was the first to launch an attack.
Tens of thousands of flying shuttles combined into a massive long staff that smashed toward Luo Fan.
Luo Fan was just about to respond with the Tidal God Blade when the long staff pierced directly through space and appeared behind him.
His pupils shrank, and he hurriedly used spatial teleportation to dodge.
After pulling away from the three of them, Luo Fan's eyes were filled with vigilance.
The ape-man's strike just now displayed a level of law comprehension that had already surpassed Luo Fan's own.
The power of that blow was only slightly weaker than the gatekeeper of the sixteenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
He finally understood why only those who possessed the strength to clear the sixteenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge had any hope of passing the Domain Lord–level Primal Sky Mountain.
That was because the ape-man, the bull-headed warrior, and the snake woman were actually roughly equal in strength.
In other words, all three of them were only slightly weaker than the gatekeeper of the sixteenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
When fighting together, their combined strength far exceeded that gatekeeper.
Therefore, even passing the sixteenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge did not necessarily mean one could pass the Domain Lord–level Primal Sky Mountain.
However, for Luo Fan, facing the three of them was actually easier than facing the gatekeeper of the sixteenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
When facing the gatekeeper, his law comprehension was inferior to the opponent's, and his secret techniques could not unleash his full strength.
As a result, he could only rely on delaying tactics.
As for these three, although their law comprehension was slightly higher than his, it was not to the same overwhelming degree as the gatekeeper of the sixteenth level.
He could still barely handle them.
Moreover, among the three, he could basically ignore the snake woman's illusion techniques.
Thus, he only needed to focus all his strength on dealing with the ape-man and the bull-headed warrior.
He just needed to force close combat as much as possible.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan rapidly closed in on the three of them.
He still intended to use a fighting style of trading injuries for injuries and breaking techniques with sheer power.
Seeing Luo Fan rushing in at high speed, the bull-headed warrior, as a close-combat fighter, could only step forward to block him.
There was no choice. The ape-man and the snake woman were not skilled in close combat.
If Luo Fan got close to them, they would be instantly killed.
Luo Fan showed no hesitation and slashed the Tidal God Blade directly onto the bull-headed warrior's axe.
The terrifying impact force sent the bull-headed warrior flying backward, heavily injured.
However, Luo Fan did not have it easy either.
Facing the giant staff attacking from behind, he responded somewhat hastily and also suffered a minor injury.
That said, this was partly his own doing.
He did not fully defend against that blow. Instead, he used the opponent's terrifying strength to propel himself backward toward the three of them.
Without hesitation, he immediately used spatial teleportation and charged toward the ape-man.
Unlike the Sky-Piercing Bridge gatekeepers, whose abilities generally matched those of the challengers with only fixed strength, this was different.
Because the ape-man was a spiritual controller, the branch of the Space Origin Law he had mastered was spatial displacement.
This was also why the long staff could directly appear behind Luo Fan earlier.
At this moment, the bull-headed warrior had already been knocked flying by Luo Fan.
He had no time at all to protect the ape-man.
A trace of indifference flashed across Luo Fan's face as he slashed toward the ape-man.
The long staff appeared once again, blocking between Luo Fan and the ape-man.
However, Luo Fan did not hesitate in the slightest and directly blasted the long staff together with the ape-man flying backward.
The ape-man's injuries were even more severe than those of the bull-headed warrior.
Even his life core developed faint cracks.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan endured the snake woman's illusions and slashed the ape-man again, sending him on his way.
At this moment, the bull-headed warrior had returned.
He arrived behind Luo Fan and brought his axe down in a fierce strike.
Luo Fan did not have time to block and was directly severed of one arm by the bull-headed warrior.
However, to him, this was only a minor injury.
After losing one arm, he continued fighting the bull-headed warrior with his remaining hand for several exchanges and shattered the opponent's life core.
At this point, only two incomplete corpses remained on the field, along with Luo Fan and the snake woman.
The snake woman looked at her two fallen teammates, and a trace of helplessness flashed across her face.
She had not expected that her illusion techniques would be almost completely ineffective against Luo Fan.
Luo Fan showed no hesitation and stepped forward, slaying her with a single strike.
High atop the Primal Sky Mountain, clouds and mist swirled.
The three somewhat incomplete corpses appeared hazy within the clouds.
In just an instant, Luo Fan's lost arm was restored.
At the same time, the three shattered bodies instantly returned to their original state.
All injuries disappeared as they slowly stood up.
The three smiled as they walked up to Luo Fan and congratulated him in unison.
"Congratulations, Prince Luo Fan, on passing the Domain Lord–level Primal Sky Mountain!"
…
Very soon, the news that Luo Fan had passed the Domain Lord–level Primal Sky Mountain spread.
However, after learning this news, most people were not particularly surprised.
After all, when they learned that Luo Fan had passed the sixteenth level of the Icepeak Sky-Piercing Bridge, they already knew.
Luo Fan passing the Domain Lord–level Sky Mountain was basically a foregone conclusion.
No one believed that Luo Fan would fail to pass the Primal Sky Mountain.
It was merely a matter of time.
Thus, after hearing this news, most people simply felt a sense of emotion.
As for those geniuses of the same generation as Luo Fan, after learning the news, they worked even harder.
Those doing missions continued their missions, and those cultivating devoted themselves to cultivation.
Although they knew that surpassing Luo Fan was basically impossible,
they still did not want to be left too far behind by him.
Being of the same generation as Luo Fan, they did not know whether it was fortunate or unfortunate.
The fortunate part was that they had a goal and could even be acquainted with a future powerhouse.
The unfortunate part was that Luo Fan's existence alone was enough to shatter one's Dao heart.
…
After leaving, Luo Fan did not return to reality but instead went to the central mountain range of Thunder Island.
He headed straight toward the summit.
Along the way, no one stopped him.
After all, everyone knew that Luo Fan was the direct disciple of the Lord of Icepeak.
The central mountain range of Thunder Island was home to the powerhouses of the Virtual Universe Company.
At the foot of the mountain lived the Immortals.
At the mountainside resided many Revered Ones.
As for the palaces at the mountain peak, they were occupied by the very highest figures of the Virtual Universe Company.
Only some extremely powerful Universe Overlords were qualified to establish their own palaces at the summit.
The rest were the top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters of the Virtual Universe Company.
The palace of the Lord of Icepeak was located at the very top of the central mountain range of Thunder Island, at the highest position.
This was not Luo Fan's first time here.
He had come several times before, mainly to seek guidance from the Lord of Icepeak.
Although the Lord of Icepeak was cold and taciturn,
whenever he faced Luo Fan's questions, he showed not the slightest impatience.
On the contrary, he gave detailed answers to every question.
Moreover, after answering Luo Fan's questions, he would always extend the discussion further.
Soon, Luo Fan arrived at the entrance of a massive palace.
The palace as a whole was blue and white in color.
The palace doors and walls were covered with numerous carvings.
Standing at the entrance were two Immortals.
Upon seeing Luo Fan, the two smiled and nodded at him, with no intention of stopping him.
He stepped directly into the palace and, familiar with the way, arrived at a room inside.
Very soon, a cold-looking man with white hair, dressed in white robes, youthful in appearance, and carrying a sword on his back walked over.
"Junior Brother, let's go. Master is already waiting for you."
The newcomer was none other than Luo Fan's senior brother, the Xuan Ice Revered One.
Luo Fan hurriedly performed a salute.
"Sorry to trouble you, Senior Brother."
The Xuan Ice Revered One smiled and led Luo Fan into a large reception hall.
At this moment, the Lord of Icepeak was seated at the very center of the hall.
Seeing the two arrive, the Lord of Icepeak gestured toward them and pointed to the seats beside him.
The two obediently took their seats.
The Lord of Icepeak looked at Luo Fan and, rarely, revealed a faint smile.
"I originally thought that although it would not be too difficult for you to become my direct disciple, it would still take at least a thousand years."
"I did not expect that in merely a few dozen years, you would give me such a huge surprise."
Even the Lord of Icepeak was somewhat astonished by Luo Fan's rate of progress.
After all, even his own progress back then was not as fast as Luo Fan's.
"From this moment on, you are my direct disciple."
As soon as the Lord of Icepeak finished speaking, the sound of task completion echoed in Luo Fan's mind.
Back when he first met the Lord of Icepeak, he had already set a task to become the Lord of Icepeak's direct disciple.
A trace of joy appeared on Luo Fan's face.
Beside him, the Xuan Ice Revered One also smiled.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother."
Luo Fan quickly stood up and bowed.
"Thank you, Teacher. Thank you, Senior Brother."
The Lord of Icepeak nodded and said to Luo Fan,
"You have now passed the Domain Lord–level Sky Mountain."
"Next, you should prepare to break through to the World Master realm."
"When you are about to begin World Master–level training, come find me in reality."
After reaching the World Master level, one must go to either the cosmic secret realms or the battlefield beyond the domains for training.
This was a rule of the Virtual Universe Company that no one could violate.
Not even Luo Fan.
This was also something established by the upper echelons of the human race.
Because without experiencing life-and-death trials, it was impossible to become a true powerhouse.
The Lord of Icepeak paused briefly, then continued.
"You should have already noticed."
"With your current level of law comprehension, secret techniques created by others can no longer allow you to unleash your full strength."
"Therefore, in the next period of time, you should begin preparing to create your own secret techniques."
"I have prepared a large number of secret techniques for you. They should already have been delivered to your manor."
"Additionally, within my personal space, I have set up two thousand opponents for you."
"If you can defeat all two thousand of them, your secret technique will be considered top-tier even among Revered One-level secret techniques."
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