The headquarters of the Giant Axe Fighting Arena.
After a divine kingdom teleportation and several hours of dark universe travel, Wu Yun and the others finally arrived above a vast, towering continent.
It stretched endlessly into the distance. No one knew how many light-years it measured in length or width. Even its thickness was measured in light-years. It was an immense world filled with countless living beings.
"During the assessment later, give it everything you have," Ka Wei reminded him again and again. "This is a quota Lord Nan Tiao Hou worked hard to secure for you. Remember, do not question anything in the assessment. Do not hesitate. Just follow instructions."
Wu Yun nodded slightly, indicating he understood. He was still considering how much power he should reveal to be appropriate.
His comprehension of the laws had not yet reached the fourteenth level of the Heaven Bridge.
His ability to match a military lord level undying relied on the combination of his golden core power and his world lord strength.
The spaceship soon entered a massive structure. It was so enormous that Wu Yun could not even see its full outline.
Ka Wei led Wu Yun through several corridors. After nearly ten million kilometers of walking, they finally arrived outside a circular hall.
"I will not go in," Ka Wei said with a smile. "Wu Yun, I still have matters to attend to at the Giant Axe Fighting Arena headquarters. I believe you will pass."
Inside the hall stood more than a dozen world lords, all at peak world lord level. When they saw Wu Yun, a mere level-four world lord, they all cast curious glances.
"You must be Wu Yun. I have seen your deathmatch," said a world lord in silver armor as he stepped forward. "If you can pass, then all of us here probably can too."
"Haha."
A few people laughed.
Wu Yun's record was nothing special in their eyes. A world lord who had only killed ordinary peak world lords after gaining recognition of the origin laws? They could all do that.
Wu Yun said nothing. He only cast a cold glance at the silver armored world lord.
That single gaze carried endless killing intent, as well as the will of a heavenly immortal.
"You!" The silver armored world lord felt an inexplicable surge of fear in his heart. He prided himself on having experienced countless life and death battles, with a mind as firm as a rock. Yet he actually felt fear from a mere level-four world lord.
Wu Yun walked to the end of the hall and sat down, resting his chin on his hands as he quietly looked at the vast sea of stars outside the glass.
"Yan Qie, he is looking down on you," someone teased, clearly enjoying the situation.
However, Yan Qie was not foolish. This was the Giant Axe Fighting Arena assessment zone. A few mocking words were fine, but if he actually dared to act, an undying being would immediately throw him out.
After several hours, three more world lords arrived, bringing the total to twenty.
"I am Pu Jin Wang," said an elder with green hair as he entered. A single horn grew from his forehead, and his voice was extremely hoarse. "I will be your examiner. Next, all of you will enter the assessment zone. If you are eliminated, you are out. Only the last two survivors pass."
Wu Yun vaguely recognized this Pu Jin Wang.
After reaching the Heavenly Immortal level, his memory had become extremely powerful. He could recall everything from his life with perfect clarity, including every word of the original novel.
When the Blood Candle King went to Earth, he had brought several undying beings with him, and this Pu Jin Wang was among them. He was known for his dishonorable methods, even exposing Ro Xo as a weakness of the Bloodthirst King.
A dignified undying who used a domain lord as leverage. Wu Yun looked down on such behavior.
"This assessment is so strict."
"Only the last two survivors? I thought the Giant Axe Fighting Arena would recruit at least four or five."
The world lords' expressions changed slightly.
Normally, recruits came through the genius battle or strong battle systems. Other channels were controlled by undying beings, who decided recruitment based on personal judgment.
Some were taken in. Some were not.
Wu Yun remained calm and was the first to walk toward the assessment area. In his mind, he had already decided that he would likely need to reveal more strength.
No one here cared about your official level. That was only for show. Even domain lords killing world lords was not unheard of, let alone same-level combat.
However, to these peak world lords, Wu Yun, a level-four world lord, was an easy target.
Eliminating him first would be a good start.
After crossing a corridor thirty thousand kilometers long, the twenty world lords arrived at the legendary assessment zone.
A battle arena spanning tens of thousands of kilometers.
"What pressure," Wu Yun thought as soon as he entered.
The gravity here was unknown in origin, far beyond even that of a white dwarf star.
Ordinary world lords would only be able to move at around 1,500 kilometers per second here.
Wu Yun, at full strength, could reach 5,000 kilometers per second.
"Such terrifying gravity. There is no way to escape. This battle will likely be decided within half an hour," someone muttered.
"The Giant Axe Fighting Arena's assessment really is extreme."
The examiners' voice echoed again.
"Too hard? If you were sent to the trial tower, you would all be wiped out instantly. At least here, you still retain your own physical attributes. That already gives you an advantage."
Pu Jin Wang's gaze then landed on Wu Yun.
"All of you, enter. If you cannot hold on, flee outside the arena. There is no rescue inside. Only leaving the arena or death counts as elimination."
A few world lords hesitated, but ultimately gritted their teeth and stepped forward.
Once inside, the twenty world lords scattered across the arena.
As soon as Pu Jin Wang gave the command, the battle would begin. Only two could survive.
"Assessment, begin!"
The moment the words fell, no one acted immediately. Instead, they kept shifting positions, searching for suitable targets.
But once someone made the first move, the entire battlefield would ignite.
"Kill!"
To Pu Jin Wang's surprise, the first person to move was Wu Yun.
He held a black-gold long staff, his entire body radiating a primal, ancient aura, and charged straight toward the silver armored world lord, Yan Qie, who had previously mocked him.
Whoosh!
In one second, he crossed three thousand kilometers.
"Such speed," Pu Jin Wang exclaimed. "To reach three thousand kilometers per second here is already comparable to the explosive speed of many undying beings."
The arena was vast, but only tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter. With twenty world lords present, there was nowhere for Yan Qie to retreat.
His only choice was to face Wu Yun head-on.