Chenyan Star, Great Axe Dojo.
This was the largest building complex on Chenyan Star, almost comparable in size to a small planet. Its architecture was wild and aggressive, with the emblem of a giant axe standing at the highest point.
World lord level experts were not rare here. However, most of them were involved in profit-making activities under the Great Axe Dojo rather than actually stepping onto the battlefield.
At the world lord level, one already counted as a regional hegemon. Many of them captured slaves, recruited universe-level geniuses, or sent them into the Great Axe Dojo's life-and-death arenas.
The Great Axe Dojo also actively sought out geniuses or people desperate for money, offering them contracts in exchange for participation in deadly battles.
Those who survived countless life-and-death fights would be recruited into elite training camps, and the best among them could enter the core ranks.
"Sir, did you say… you want to participate in world lord level life-and-death battles?!"
The receptionist stared at Wu Yun in disbelief.
A world lord was a supreme existence, one that could only be born after nurturing thousands of star systems.
And yet this man wanted to enter life-and-death battles at that level.
At this tier, it was already difficult to force such beings into anything. The participation fee alone for world lord battles was astronomical. The longer one survived and the more battles one fought, the more wealth they could accumulate, sometimes even rivaling an Immortal.
"Please process it as soon as possible. As long as there are world lord level matches, arrange them for me," Wu Yun said with a faint smile. "I want to become a world lord level Axe Warrior as quickly as possible."
Hearing this, many experts in the hall turned their gaze toward him.
"A world lord who hasn't even received recognition from the Origin Laws actually thinks he can become an Axe Warrior?"
"How laughable."
The surrounding world lords sneered.
At that moment, a towering figure descended into the hall.
He stood nearly three meters tall, with thick black hair. Unlike the surrounding world lords, his presence carried a completely different aura.
It was the aura of eternity, unshaken even by the passage of time.
"Follow me," the Immortal said, glancing around the hall.
The world lords immediately fell silent.
He led Wu Yun toward the depths of the building.
Although the hall stretched for nearly a thousand kilometers, they soon reached the end, where space itself warped and shifted, transporting them into another dimension.
"World lord level life-and-death battles are not handled by those outside," the black-haired man said. "I am Ka Wei, the general affairs manager of the Ganwu branch of the Great Axe Dojo."
Wu Yun replied calmly, "Lord Ka Wei, my name is Wu Yun. I only request as many world lord level battles as possible."
Normally, an Immortal would not personally deal with a world lord. Ka Wei only came because he had heard Wu Yun wanted a high number of battles, which piqued his interest.
For ordinary Immortals like him, earning resources depended on performance metrics.
And how did one earn performance?
The more battles arranged, the higher the reward.
In a typical week, there could be thousands of life-and-death matches. Even among those, world lord level battles were rare, but each one involved massive profits from tickets, betting pools, and advertising.
A single world lord's wealth might only be around ten mixed units, but a single match could generate tens or even hundreds of mixed units. Over time, the numbers only increased.
To nurture a world lord level Axe Warrior was equivalent in economic value to a high-ranking military lord or even the entire wealth of some marquis-level Immortals.
"World lord tier one. What level of opponents do you want?" Ka Wei asked with interest.
"Life-and-death battles require contracts with the Great Axe Dojo. The minimum is one match, the maximum is one thousand."
"If the level is too low, the minimum contract is ten matches."
"Let's go with one thousand," Wu Yun said casually. "At first, opponents up to world lord tier five are fine. After I advance, it won't matter anymore."
By his calculations, completing one thousand world lord battles would likely take at least a hundred years.
Ka Wei did not answer the question directly. He simply sent over a virtual universe code.
In his eyes, Wu Yun would never survive a thousand battles.
He had not even received recognition from the Origin Laws. How strong could he possibly be?
Even world lords who had obtained law recognition rarely dared to claim they could become Axe Warriors. Most of them could only serve in support roles or enter minor secret training regions to earn resources.
Ka Wei had seen too many delusional world lords like this.
Wu Yun did not mind the disdain.
He had indeed not yet received recognition from the Origin Laws. His cultivation in the Primordial Universe system was still too shallow.
Soon, Wu Yun received the contract in the virtual universe. After confirming there were no issues, he signed it.
This was the standard method of contracting across humanity, as everything in the virtual universe was publicly verified and supervised.
After the contract was completed, Ka Wei's expression became noticeably more pleasant.
If Wu Yun could last a few battles, it would guarantee his performance metrics.
"We will notify you three days in advance once an opponent is arranged. You can wait here, or choose your own residence," Ka Wei said warmly.
Wu Yun shook his head.
He still needed to improve quickly.
If he relied solely on normal energy absorption, it would take tens of thousands of years to reach peak world lord level.
Even using a nutrient chamber to directly push to tier nine would require an astronomical amount of wealth.
He needed a faster method.
Staying on Chenyan Star was not an option. His immortal-level formation would span hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Such a disturbance would inevitably attract attention.
...
Three hundred and sixteen light-years away from Chenyan Star.
Wu Yun found an abandoned mineral planet, several tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter.
Nearby floated a smaller asteroid several thousand kilometers wide, which he had relocated using spatial techniques to form a rough formation base.
Cold winds swept across the surface as Wu Yun meticulously carved formations.
Materials from the Primordial Universe could be substituted, and soon he completed a formation spanning over one hundred thousand kilometers.
Energy flowed continuously into the core formation.
"I will use the Flowing Light Dao as the foundation. The total coverage is nearly one million kilometers. The energy density should be sufficient."
Satisfied, Wu Yun sat at the center and began cultivating.
Energy poured into him endlessly, and the efficiency was comparable to high-grade nutrient solutions.
The only limitation was the natural recovery cycle of cosmic energy.
By his estimation, he could reach peak world lord level within several decades.
This was already far faster than normal cultivation.
Three days later, a message from the Great Axe Dojo arrived in his virtual universe account.