Swallowing the Stars: Primordial Heavenly Dragon

Chapter 27 Assessment

"boom."

The laws of fire raged across the entire arena, while a figure shrouded in the laws of water was constantly dodging and weaving, while his opponent calmly watched the scene with a halberd in one hand.

His expression was calm and composed, as if he didn't believe the other party could escape his inferno.

"Uh..."

Sure enough, the fleeing realm lord made a mistake and was swallowed up by the fire serpent.

"Congratulations to Lord Fire Dragon for winning the 25th match of the World Lord level in the Giant Axe Arena and earning the title of 'Battle King'!" the commentator shouted passionately, as if he himself had won the title of Battle King.

Fifty years have passed, and Yan Yong has achieved a 25-game winning streak in the Giant Axe Arena, averaging one game every two years. This is only because this is the headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena across the entire universe, where there are plenty of people participating in the battles. If this were in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, he probably wouldn't even be able to achieve two consecutive wins by now.

"It's too slow. It's been 50 years and we've only got 25 consecutive wins. And there will be fewer and fewer opponents in the future. I don't know how long it will take to accumulate 1000 consecutive wins." Yan Yong, who had left the stage with a flourish, began to weigh the pros and cons.

He initially considered joining the Giant Axe Arena because it was the easiest option given his current strength; he just needed to slowly build up a 1000-win streak.

However, he didn't consider the time factor. Once you reach the realm master level, not many people are willing to participate in martial arts battles anymore. Once every two years is already considered frequent.

"It seems the next duel will have to be something that will shock the person in charge of this giant axe arena." He secretly resolved to show some of his strength in the next duel so that he could get a shortcut.

"Xiaoye, when is the next martial arts match?" he asked the catgirl sitting on his shoulder.

"Master, the time for the next martial arts match hasn't been set yet. I'll remind you when the Giant Axe Arena sends you a notification." Xiao Ye swung her little legs and blinked her big eyes.

"Beep beep beep".

"Master received an email from Venerable Grayrock, the person in charge of the Giant Axe Arena," Xiaoye said with a look of surprise.

"Hmm?" Yan Yong also looked surprised. All the previous notifications were sent by the official email of the Giant Axe Arena, so it was a bit unexpected to suddenly receive an email from a Venerable.

Upon opening the email, it turned out that Yan Yong's performance over the past few decades had finally reached the eyes of this Venerable Gray Rock. Others might not be able to see it, but he could naturally see that Yan Yong was far superior to the other realm lords, and he felt a sense of appreciation for talent and was willing to give him a chance.

Following the instructions in the email, Yan Yong entered the virtual universe and arrived at the other party's palace.

"Fire Dragon, is it?" Venerable Gray Rock looked at the data transmitted from the virtual universe with his hands behind his back. "With your strength, you can completely crush ordinary world lords. The battles in the Giant Axe Arena can be said to have no effect on your training. Since you are still willing to come to the Giant Axe Arena to participate in the battles, you must also be willing to join my arena."

"Your Excellency is right. I do indeed intend to win a thousand matches and join the core of the arena," Yan Yong replied.

"In that case, you don't need to fight a thousand matches. The intensity of the battles in the arena is too low for you and it's meaningless. The arena is a place for people of similar strength to be tempered in life and death so that they can break through." Venerable Gray Rock looked Yan Yong up and down and then said, "The Giant Axe Arena has a special trial. As long as you can pass it, I can decide to let you enter the Divine Edge Secret Realm of my Giant Axe Arena."

The Divine Peak Secret Realm of the Giant Axe Arena should be a place similar to the Primordial Secret Realm or the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company. It's unclear which secret realm it is equivalent to.

"Please give your instructions, Your Excellency." Having finally obtained this opportunity, Yan Yong naturally would not give it up easily.

"If it's a selection of geniuses at the Hengxing level, you can pass the Tower of Babel. You're already a Realm Lord, so naturally you can't play with those little guys." Venerable Grayrock paused for a moment before saying, "The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance will soon open a Realm Lord-level mission instance. Usually, as long as you can take down one mission objective, you can pass the mercenary trial. I want you to take down one thousand mission objectives."

"Alright." Yan Yong didn't haggle. Since ordinary Realm Lord mercenaries could complete the mission, it wouldn't be difficult for him, a 'King of Kings' expert, to achieve a thousand mission objectives.

"Don't worry about your identity. Any human strongman can participate in the mercenary trials of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Moreover, the Mercenary Alliance itself is a loose organization. The mercenary trials you are participating in are all peripheral ones, so there won't be any obstacles." The information that Venerable Grayrock received from the fire dragon showed that the other party had never participated in mercenary trials before, so he patiently explained.

"Don't worry, Venerable One, I will complete the trial," Yan Yong assured him.

"Alright, this mercenary trial will begin in one year, so you need to hurry." Venerable Grayrock sent Yan Yong an address and method for registering for the mercenary trial and then indicated that the other party could leave.

Since this is Yan Yong's first time applying for mercenary status, he must register as an adventurer with the "Cosmic Mercenary Alliance" in the real world. Only by obtaining adventurer status can he participate in the Cosmic Mercenary Trials.

The nearest registration point for the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is not far from the Cosmic Headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena, only about 10 light-years away. Within the same universe, it wouldn't take long to reach it by piloting a flying palace-type treasure.

Yan Yong first piloted his G9-class spaceship away from the headquarters of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena. After arriving at a deserted secret realm, he switched to the Eight Desolations Tower to continue his journey. When he was almost there, he switched back to the G9-class spaceship.

Upon arriving at the Mercenary Hall, a large group of cosmic mercenaries were processing their adventurer status. The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is the largest force among the human race, and basically 90% of the strong will join it. This loose organization is not strictly managed, and even Hu Yanbo, a lone wolf, is willing to join the Mercenary Alliance.

Looking at the sea of ​​people in front of him, unable to find a service window, Yan Yong had a sudden inspiration and revealed the mark of the Flame Law on his forehead. A bunny girl maid in a business suit immediately came to greet him warmly.

"Sir, are you here to apply for adventurer status to participate in the mercenary trial?" She spotted the powerful figure in the crowd who was recognized by the fundamental laws of fire.

"That's right. I'm a Realm Lord level cultivator participating in the Three-Star Mercenary Trial. May I ask where I can apply?" Yan Yong nodded slightly and asked.

"Please follow me." The bunny girl led Yan Yong to a quiet room. "Wait a moment, I'll register you."

"A ninth-level Realm Lord meets the requirements to participate in the Three-Star Trial." The smart computer on the bunny girl's arm displayed Yan Yong's identity information.

"Sir, participating in the Three-Star Trial requires a payment of 100 Cosmic Coins." The bunny girl showed the payment information to Yan Yong, who promptly transferred the money to the designated account.

"This is your trial content, please check it." After sending the mission information to Yan Yong, the bunny girl respectfully left the quiet room, giving Yan Yong time and space to check the mission details.

The mercenary assessment mission involves venturing into a cosmic secret realm called the "Void Realm." The objective is to slay three of the Void Realm's unique ferocious beasts, the "Void Beasts," and obtain a "Void Stone."

These Void Beasts are a specialty of the Void Secret Realm. Each one possesses the strength of a Realm Lord, with the strongest reaching the level of a 'Realm Lord Warrior' and the weakest only equivalent to a first-level Realm Lord. The strength of each Void Beast cannot be discerned from its appearance, so luck is also a form of strength.

The "Void Stone" is also a special material for refining treasures produced in the Void Realm, and it can be used to make fifth-tier battle armor and weapons.

The task of slaying Void Beasts is generally easy for mercenaries to complete. After all, human powerhouses participating in the mercenary trials are not just World Lord Level 1, and with the assistance of Level 5 Force weapons and armor, plus the amplification of secret techniques, they are much stronger than ferocious beasts that only rely on instinct to fight. And Void Beasts at the 'World Lord Warrior' level are a minority. If you encounter one and can't beat it, you can still run away.

The most difficult part of the mission is collecting Void Stones. Generally, places with Void Stones are guarded by more than one Void Beast. However, if that were all, human powerhouses could also form groups to farm Void Beast Nests. The difficulty lies in the fact that once the number of Void Beasts increases, it is easy for a Void Beast King to appear, which is a ferocious beast comparable to an immortal.

Therefore, the task of collecting Void Stones requires strong intelligence-gathering ability to determine that there are no Immortal-level Void Beast Kings in the Void Stone producing area, as well as strong connections to form a small team to farm Void Beast Nests.

Today, I'm adding an extra chapter for the readers who support this book. This is the first chapter, and I'm posting the thank-you chapter and the extra chapter together at noon. I don't know how other people post their thank-you chapters; I posted mine in the work-related section, but I don't know if you can see it.

Recently, many readers have pointed out problems based on their own opinions, and I have read and responded to each one. Indeed, everyone has different opinions, and I don't force anyone to agree. Although there are some minor logical issues in the book, after discussion, the problems are not significant and it is reasonably self-consistent.

(End of this chapter)