Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 104 Assassination and Subversion of Expectations
"The eleventh level of the Sky Bridge? Looks like I don't need to be too distracted."

Yu Duan already possessed the ability to pass the thirteenth level of the Sky Bridge when he left the Primal Secret Realm.

Although Yu Duan focused his main energy on improving his liver's progress bar and honing his willpower over the past few hundred years, his mastery of the laws did not improve much.

But against the opponent on the eleventh level of the Sky Bridge, he didn't even need half a percent of his strength.

Only a small portion of the will is needed to log into the virtual universe and participate in the domain lord-level qualification battle.

……

Meanwhile, within the territory of the human race, in a remote corner of the starry sky.

Deep within the spatial layers of this starry sky lies a vast divine kingdom.

The interior of the divine kingdom was filled with endless black air currents, and a black jade-like temple could be vaguely seen, suspended in mid-air.

"Meet the master!"

Inside the divine palace, an immortal god covered in pale golden scales respectfully bowed to a divine incarnation on the throne.

This divine power avatar is a ferocious behemoth covered in scales, possessing two almost identical heads, the only difference being that the pupils of the two heads are gold and silver, respectively.

Faintly, there were fluctuations in time and space, swirling within those golden and silver eyes.

This is the Time-Space Nightmare Beast, one of the eighteen royal families of the demon race.

The immortal deity kneeling before that Time-Space Nightmare Beast is the true master of this divine kingdom. Now, this divine kingdom has become a hub for the demon race's spy network within the human race.

"NO.1 has been in existence for over 700 years, and it could end its existence at any time. We can't wait any longer."

The Time-Space Nightmare Beast on the throne spoke, its golden and silver eyes fixed on the immortal god, and directly ordered: "Have your men reveal some weaknesses and try to lure out No. 1."

For hundreds of years, Yu Duan has been in seclusion on the Star of Light Source.

The alien race did consider assassinating Yu Duan, but the ruler of Beiming Kingdom had already dispatched his top general to the Light Source Star to oversee the situation after Yu Duan joined the Virtual Universe Company, thus relieving Yu Duan of any worries.

The First Divine General was a true Immortal King, and there were only a handful of Immortal Kings in the entire Northern Ming Universe Kingdom.

The strongest spy hidden within the Northern Ming Universe was only a Marquis-level Immortal, who was utterly incapable of assassinating Yu Duan right under the nose of the First Divine General.

Moreover, once Yu Duan returns to the original secret realm or the Northern Ming Holy Land, they will have even less of a chance.

"Yes, Master!"

The Time-Space Nightmare Beast on the throne nodded slightly.

If this assassination attempt fails again, then the only option is to ask the clan to send out an even stronger being to infiltrate the Northern Ming Universe Kingdom.

NO.1's ability to cross all 12 levels of the Tongtian Bridge in just a few hundred years and to conquer the original Tongtian Mountain is a talent that is among the best in the history of the entire human race.

If he doesn't perish, he will most likely become a cosmic venerable one.

For such geniuses, even sacrificing the title of King and immortality is worthwhile as long as their souls can be successfully controlled and destroyed.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.

On the day of the Domain Lord-level qualification battle, while Yu Duan was dominating the field, another organization within the Virtual Universe Company also intercepted some information.

This is a private space, where a massive palace floats.

Every moment, numerous figures log into this space or teleport away.

This is the intelligence headquarters of Virtual Universe Corporation.

On the highest floor of the palace, a cold and eerie atmosphere lingered, and a majestic figure could be vaguely seen within.

This figure is none other than the Shadow Monarch, the highest-ranking official in the intelligence department of the Virtual Universe Company.

"This is... an assassination attempt targeting Duan?"

Upon seeing the latest summary of important intelligence, the Shadow Monarch immediately noticed one piece of information that was specially marked.

Previously, an immortal who was 'suspected' of being a demon clan member lurking in the Northern Ming Universe Kingdom suddenly became unusually active, revealing many obvious flaws, which basically eliminated the word 'suspected' from his identity.

If a suspected spy is an alien infiltrated into a human group, they will not be eliminated directly unless they hold a critical position; instead, they will be closely monitored.

As for how to screen them to see if they are spies controlled by souls, it's very simple: just pass on some false information through them.

In this way, not only can we confirm whether the other party is a spy, but we can also make the alien race pay a heavy price for false information, killing two birds with one stone.

"This matter must be reported to the city lord!"

High atop a majestic mountain peak on Thunder Island in the virtual universe, within a palace shrouded in boundless clouds and mist.

A figure, seemingly a phantom, suddenly appeared in front of the palace and then stepped into the main hall.

Then the figure hurriedly and respectfully said, "Greetings, City Lord. According to intercepted intelligence, the demon race is likely to launch an assassination attempt against Duan in the near future. We do not know how to deal with this. Please advise us, City Lord."

"Assassination?"

The voice of the Chaos City Lord rang out, "Shadow, how confident are you?"

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Monarch quickly compiled the relevant information into an email and sent it to the Chaos City Lord.

After a moment, the Lord of Chaos City said, "I understand. You may leave now."

"Yes, City Lord!"

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Monarch quickly bowed and took his leave.

After the Shadow Monarch left, the Chaos City Lord spoke up, "Junior Brother, come here for a moment."

Within the virtual universe, the Lord of Chaos City could directly transmit his voice to anyone. A short while later, a black current of energy rippled throughout the palace.

……

On the other side, in the primitive area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain, is the battlefield for the qualification battle.

"Yu Duan, I know I'm no match for you. This move is my strongest attack, created by myself. If you can withstand it, I..."

Moteng, whose entire body seemed to be shrouded in mist, held a long spear, preparing to unleash his strongest attack.

However, before he could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly went blank.

"You're so slow and hesitant, I don't have time to play house with you."

With a speechless expression, Yu Duan drew the Time Sword and stabbed the previous champion of the Primal Secret Realm Domain Lord Qualification Battle to death.

Thus, the Domain Lord-level qualification battle came to a successful conclusion in one day, with Yu Duan's record being ten wins and zero losses.

Regardless of who Yu Duan's opponent is, almost always the opponent falls into Yu Duan's illusion and cannot extricate themselves as soon as the battle begins.

If it were the world lord-level members of those monsters from the Primal Secret Realm, each of them, even the weakest, possessed the insights of a Marquis and the will of an Immortal, perhaps they could resist Yu Duan's illusions.

But when facing opponents of the same level, there's no suspense; the gap is enormous.

The outcome was not unexpected for the many powerful beings focused on the end, as well as the other geniuses in the Primal Secret Realm.

Given Yu Duan's talent, it would be shocking if he couldn't become the strongest domain lord of the Primordial Secret Realm.

Just as Yu Duan was about to teleport away, an email was sent directly to him.

The email was sent by Yu Duan's second senior brother, the Netherworld Venerable, who is currently waiting for Yu Duan at the Yuxiang Mountain Manor.

"Does my second senior brother have something important to discuss with me?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Duan teleported back to his manor.

In the living room on the first floor of the manor villa, a strong stench of blood lingered.

Whether it's the Lord of Darkness, the eldest brother Youhou, or the second brother Youmo Venerable, each of them possesses an exceptionally intimidating aura.

"Greetings, Second Senior Brother!"

Upon seeing Yu Duan's figure, the Demon Lord's already ferocious face broke into an even more terrifying smile: "Junior Brother, according to the latest intelligence, you're about to be assassinated by the demon race. Aren't you afraid?"

Yu Duan showed no surprise on his face, and with a wave of his hand, a pot of wine appeared on the coffee table.

"Fortunately, the one I'm active in the Northern Miasma Universe Kingdom is just an avatar, and it doesn't have a soul, so I'm not afraid of assassination."

Yu Duan smiled and said, "I'd like to trouble you, Second Senior Brother, to tell me about this matter in detail."

The Demon Lord nodded, and then said, "It's like this..."

Immediately, the Demon Lord recounted the entire story to Yu Duan.

"According to the teacher, we should turn the tables and see if we can take this opportunity to uncover the headquarters of the demon race's spy organization within our human territory."

For such a great being, eliminating some ordinary spies, or even luring out assassins of the kingly and immortal level, is not worth taking seriously.

Only by eradicating the spy headquarters of foreign races within their own community can they be of interest.

Even ordinary geniuses rarely attract the absolute attention of alien races, and even if they were to carry out an assassination, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Only a genius of Yu Duan's caliber would prompt them to assassinate him at any cost.

"I have no problem with that, I just don't know how I can cooperate with the group's actions?"

Seeing Yu Duan say this, the Demon Lord patted Yu Duan's head with satisfaction and revealed a doting (terrifying) smile.

"Junior brother, you just need to let your clone wander around aimlessly. The alien race will definitely try every means to find out your information."

"The more they make moves, the easier it is for them to expose their weaknesses."

"If we follow these clues and successfully discover the intelligence hub of the demon race within the clan, then it will be a great achievement for you, junior brother, and the clan will not be stingy with rewards."

"Of course, even if he fails, he will still make a great contribution, and the teacher will give him a reward."

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan understood the situation.

"Senior brother, should I make a scene, like trying to cross the Heavenly Bridge or something?"

Yu Duan has now completely mastered the first three levels of the 'Pause Technique' in 'Eternal Cycle', which can be considered as the peak of the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

However, with his powerful illusionary abilities, passing through the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge is not a problem.

"That's fine too..."

The Demon Lord and Yu Duan discussed some details of the operation.

All Yu Duan needs to do is make a fuss and wander around the tribe's territory; the rest is up to the tribe to worry about.

Furthermore, during this process, the clan will send a true powerhouse to protect Yu Duan. If they can lure out a cosmic venerable to assassinate him, that would be a great achievement.

Finally, this operation was scheduled for thirty years later.

This was requested by Yu Duan.

In another 27 years or so, Yu Duan's progress bar for the Book of Cause and Effect will be full.

Otherwise, under the condition of tempering his will, Yu Duan's clone could only barely maintain normal activities, and if he encountered some anomalies, he would have difficulty reacting quickly.

(End of this chapter)