Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“Everyone… Welcome to the Illusory Realm,” the staff member who was rather powerful said in a low voice.

 He then pushed the three-star cultivator behind him forward. “He'll go in with all of you.”

 Everyone's gaze instantly became odd.

 They suddenly activated the legacy… and included a cultivator at the eleventh hour…

 Who exactly was this person? He could actually influence the decisions of the Energy Warrior a.s.sociation?

 “Why are you here?”

 Lu Ming cast a puzzled glance at him.

 “I don't know either.”

 Zhao Yunshan was somewhat perplexed. “Two days ago, I contacted them umpteen times, hoping to get a slot, but they rejected me. They said that the Illusory Realm was about to be activated and the quota was already filled. That the Energy Warrior a.s.sociation will not change the rules no matter how poor they are. Even if they die of poverty, they won't change the rules.

 “Then… They contacted me today.”

 Till now, he had not come to his senses. Why had the Energy Warrior a.s.sociation relented?

 “Okay.”

 Lu Ming patted his shoulder. “It seems that your luck is as good as mine!”

 Not bad!

 It was the same for him today.

 The constant flow of Energy Cards from the Energy Warriors and the Card Creators a.s.sociation's emergency task… His luck was really good! Was this the legendary towering luck?!

Well…

 It was possible!

 His luck was so good, he could only explain it with that.

 At this very moment…

 The staff member walked towards them.

 He caught sight of Lu Ming immediately and then paused for a moment. “Lu Ming?”

 “Do you know me?”

 Lu Ming felt validated.

 Even the six-star big shot in the headquarters of the Energy Warrior a.s.sociation recognized him!

 He had finally gained a certain degree of fame!

 The six-star big shot cast a perplexed gaze at Lu Ming. He then sighed. He pointed to an irrecoverable injury by the side of his ear.

Lu Ming was surprised.

 “I saw that.”

 “Your sister hit me.”

 The six-star big shot heaved continuous sighs.

 Lu Ming was speechless.

 Oh.

 My sister hit him…

 Was this a joke?!

 Why was he also beaten by my sister?!

 Why do I have the feeling that my sister has beaten all the six-stars?!

 “You better conduct yourself well.”

 The six-star big shot cast a deep and profound gaze at Lu Ming. He then began to announce the rules of the Illusory Realm.

 “You should know the reason why the Illusory Realm exists. Once you enter it, your body will begin to acc.u.mulate energy in the Illusory Realm. The moment you exit, the acc.u.mulated energy will erupt and be used for a breakthrough! The more energy you acc.u.mulate, the more powerful you will be!

 “So… Your only goal is to acc.u.mulate energy!

 “There are a few ways to do that…

 “First, acc.u.mulate it over time.

 “Second, attack and kill ferocious beasts.

 “Third, attack and kill other cultivators and then gain ten percent of the energy they've acc.u.mulated!”

 Shus.h.!.+

 There was a pin-drop silence in the room.

 Attack and kill other cultivators?!

 Wait a minute.

 This meant that…

 If they were dead, the energy in their body would decrease?!

 “Yes.”

 The six-star big shot smiled faintly. “Although you can use your acc.u.mulated energy to break through, regrettably, this energy will drop!”

 Everyone was instantly silent.

 Ten percent…

 It did not seem a lot!

 Nevertheless, one could be resurrected in this place.

 Which meant that…

 You can even kill endlessly!

 Therefore, in essence, this was encouraging everyone to kill!

 “Wait a minute.”

 A cultivator suddenly thought of something and said fearfully, “In that case, there will also be people who are killed and then lose all of their acc.u.mulated energy?”

“Yes.”

 The six-star big shot smiled faintly.

 Idiots.

 He had seen them before.

 They were violent-tempered, loved to fight head-on and had poor abilities. In the end, they would suffer a crus.h.i.+ng defeat and would not have much energy left!

 “How do they break through then?”

 The cultivator was very doubtful.

 If all their acc.u.mulated energy was depleted, could they still attain a breakthrough?

 The six-star big shot cast a strange gaze at the cultivator and then said after a long time, “Even if there is no energy left, if you still cannot comprehend the essence of a breakthrough after going through thousands of life-and-death combats… Are you still qualified to be called a genius? You may as well go back and re-cultivate!”

Everyone then had a sudden realization.

 Yes.

 How many people really came here for a breakthrough?

 Lu Ming, who was in the corner, was very worried.

 c.r.a.p!

 If he were to lose all of his energy, wouldn't it be extremely embarra.s.sing?

 Unlike these super geniuses, he came here for the sake of a breakthrough! This was because he could not attain one on his own!

 It seemed that he had to go all out this time.

 “Go!

 “Everyone! You only have one day.

 “Let me see… how many of you are true geniuses and heaven's pride?!”

 Bang!

The Teleportation Nexus was activated!

 Everyone was teleported to the Illusory realm!

 Along with their departure, thirty one names, followed by their cultivation level, vocation, state and so on instantly appeared on the humongous and bright screen at the entrance.

 At this very moment…

 Buzz—

 Lights and shadows circulated before their eyes.

 Lu Ming and the group had been teleported to the Illusory Realm.

 This was a magical place. It looked like a small world developed by a certain big shot. The world not only seemed complete but also had a fixed set of rules.

 For example…

 Resurrection!

 The deaths in this place were not real. One could completely resurrect afterward.

 For example…

 Energy acc.u.mulation!

 When Lu Ming stepped into the Illusory Realm, he could genuinely sense a gush of faint energy beginning to acc.u.mulate in his body!

 The energy circulating in the air was added onto this body.

 He could not change it.

 He could not expel it.

 This should be the Illusory Energy?

 Lu Ming was tempted.

 This was energy that would transform completely when one left the Illusory Realm!

 As the Illusory Realm would not allow this Illusory Energy to leave this world, it would be replaced by a ma.s.sive amount of energy. This was called the bottleneck impact!

 Therefore…

 The more energy, the more powerful the impact and the breakthrough!

 Furthermore…

 One would become stronger after the breakthrough!

 Shus.h.!.+

 Lights and shadows flashed.

 Lu Ming had already entered the Illusory Realm and the cultivators surrounding him had disappeared.

 “Random teleportation.”

 Lu Ming understood right away.

 A distance away.

 There was the chirping of birds and fragrance of flowers.

The forest was dense and lush.

 However, when these cultivators arrived, it became one that was filled with dangers. He was afraid that everything here would change…

 True enough.

 Just as Lu Ming thought of this, he heard a deafening sound.

 Bang!

Not too far in the distance.

 A ball of horrifying flames suddenly exploded, setting off an enormous wave and destroying a small part of the forest. Two streams of lights suddenly penetrated the sky.

“Two people died!”

 Lu Ming's heart trembled. Such terrifying abilities!

 Peak three-star…

 In Lu Ming's heart, peak three-star belonged to the ‘salted fish' level.

 After all…

 He was already used to trampling four-stars, much less three-stars?

 However…

 Because of the death of those two people, Lu Ming suddenly realized something. Here, all the three-stars were geniuses!

 They could both engage in combat with and kill someone at a higher level!

 Lu Ming could skip a level and challenge a four-star, so could they!

 They were also peak three-star and their abilities were on par or even stronger than Lu Ming's! There were even more powerful partic.i.p.ants!

 This was the scariest part!

 For example…

 The one who attacked earlier!

 His flames could destroy half a forest. h.e.l.l… What kind of ability was this?!

 Elementalist?

 Wow—

 The flames receded.

 A distance away, Lu Ming saw a figure stepping out of the flames calmly. The flames filling the sky receded into the right hand of that person.

 Peak three-star! Scorching Flame Fist!

This person was actually an Energy Warrior!

 Shus.h.!.+

 Stepping out, the person focused his gaze and glanced at Lu Ming immediately.

 “Go!”

 Lu Ming turned around and ran without any hesitation.

 “Lu Ming!”

 There was a cold glint in that person's eyes. He did not chase him. This was because he had already attacked earlier and it would be a waste to strike again. Most importantly… The returns would be too low!

 After entering the place for only a few minutes, he had gained a lot of energy.

 At this stage — It was more worth it to target and kill the ferocious beasts. If those two idiots earlier had not fought with him for the beasts, he would not have killed them!

 Snort!

 He turned around and left.

 Target — The next ferocious beast.

 Elsewhere.

 All the cultivators who entered the Illusory Realm were very smart.

 At this stage, everyone did not have much energy in their body. It was pointless to waste their energy. Therefore, everyone was targeting the ferocious beasts in the Illusory Realm!

 They would have energy only after they killed them!

 Hence…

 The cultivators dashed towards the ferocious beasts.

 One by one, combats erupted at the places with ferocious beasts.

 At this very moment…

 Lu Ming was also targeting the ferocious beasts.

 To be honest…

 There were various kinds of ferocious beasts, ranging from one-star to six-star.

 Alright.

 There were also six-star!

 This made Lu Ming feel very dubious. Could it be that a long time ago, there were big shots who could combat a six-star using three-star abilities?! Did such people really exist?

 Or perhaps…

 The big shot conveniently added the six-str beasts when he created this place?

 After all…

 Six-stars were already considered to be at a top-notch level in normal circ.u.mstances.

 “I'll go look for some ferocious beasts.”

 Lu Ming gingerly approached the two-star area.

 Bang!

Bang!

The two-star area was rattling with intense fights.

 A few powerful three-star cultivators were hunting down two-star beasts. If he were to complete with them, it would not be in terms of combat ability but who could kill faster…

There were many cultivators in the three-star and four-star areas.

 Five-star area…

 There were quite a lot of people too.

 Even the six-star area had a cultivator eying it covetously, seemingly preparing some mysterious technique. He was very secretive.

Lu Ming suddenly figured out something.

These people seemed to be well prepared.

 Each of them pretended to be ignorant but in reality, they must have long prepared for this with their seniors or masters!

 After all…

 Most of them were Energy Warriors!

 During the early stages, they would acc.u.mulate energy by hunting and killing ferocious beasts to buy time.

 In the middle, they would attack and kill other cultivators to gain energy.

 At a later stage, they would protect themselves!

 This was the law of survival in the Illusory Realm!

 “Should I compete with them?”

 Lu Ming pondered deeply for a moment.

 Although he was peerless in Qing Ming City, he did not think that he had the upper hand amid a world full of peak three-stars. If he were to forcefully make a move…

 He was afraid that the outcome would be unfortunate!

 However…

 Since there were ferocious beasts here…

 “Are there bulls?”

 Lu Ming was tempted.

 However…

 After taking a closer look, he was immediately disappointed.

 There were many kinds of ferocious beasts. Basically, the Realm contained all the beasts which existed in reality. However, the bull-like ones were only two-star and three-star…

 Oh.

 There was also a huge number of one-star water buffaloes.

 One-star beasts were the most common in the Illusory Realm but they were useless!

 This was because killing a one-star beast would only increase their energy by one point. They would rather wait for the time to pa.s.s to increase their energy than strike. Therefore, no one would bother to attack one-star beasts!

 “Alright.”

 Lu Ming gave a deep sigh.

 It seemed that…

 He could not count on the Burial Mound Card anymore…

 What could he use then?

 Lu Ming began to search through his own cards.

 Suddenly…

 An idea came to his mind.

 Wait a minute!

 The rules…

 At this very moment…

 At the Energy Warriors a.s.sociation.

 The vice president and the group were resting happily.

 Although Lu Ming had done them in, a rich investor came knocking on their door at the last minute and paid their deficit. This was considered a perfect solution.

 Well…

 That month's sales would not be too bad.

 “Lu Ming should be in the Illusory Realm now?”

 “Snort! Who told him to be arrogant? Although this child is quite talented, he is too naughty and mischievous. It's also good to throw him into the Illusory Realm and educate him.

 “Let him widen his horizons and see the real geniuses!”

 “Humph!

 “What's the use of remaining in a useless place like Qing Ming City? How can he progress that way?”

 The vice president's face dimmed.

 “Oh, right.

 Let me see the combat results of the Illusory Realm.”

 Shus.h.!.+

 The screen appeared before his eyes.

 On the top of the data panel, numbers had appeared next to the list of thirty-one names which originally were randomly arranged. It was now arranged based on the amount of energy they acc.u.mulated!

 In first place was the top-notch genius of their Energy Warrior a.s.sociation!

 And Lu Ming…

 The vice president scrolled down to the bottom before seeing Lu Ming's name.

 Thirty-first place.

 The vice president was somewhat baffled.

 Something was not right!

 He knew Lu Ming's ability.

 Although he was not that powerful amongst these geniuses, it was not possible for him to be the last in the rankings?!

 “Can you let me see what Lu Ming is doing?”

 “Yes.”

Shus.h.!.+

 Lights and shadows appeared.

 Some machines in his office were flickering. Finally Lu Ming in the Illusory Realm was projected onto the screen.

 Afterward…

 “d.a.m.n!”

 The vice president sprouted vulgarities, “What is this little brat doing?!”

 Eh?

 The a.s.sistant broke out in a sweat.

 The vice president had always been calm and composed. Why would he say profanities?

 Afterward…

 He looked up and immediately swore as well.

 Lu Ming…

 Had this guy gone crazy?!