Ten thousand consecutive victories, finally achieved. My own Sword Dao World should be emerging now, shouldn't it? Lu Yuan looked towards the 'Qian' character of his own Sword Dao, only to find that there was no change whatsoever around it.

Only by sending his spiritual sense inside did he realize that the battle against Chang'e had actually been a draw. In truth, Lu Yuan himself felt he couldn't defeat Chang'e in that fight, so he had only engaged briefly, with no victor determined. And so, this 'Qian' character of the Sword Dao treated that battle as a draw.

No way. My ten thousand consecutive victories, ruined because of the fight with Chang'e? At this, Lu Yuan felt an overwhelming sense of injustice.

So unfair! Did they think achieving ten thousand consecutive victories was easy? First, he endured eight thousand three hundred and twenty-one continuous battles, then challenged everywhere else, only to finally assemble the ten thousand victories.

Now, it was all voided because of that one fight with Chang'e. Of course, Chang'e certainly wouldn't know about this; no one could be blamed, it could only be described as utterly unjust. Wait.

Lu Yuan sent his spiritual sense into the 'Qian' character again and discovered some subtle changes. That's right, the battle was a draw, but it wasn't a loss, which meant there was still a chance for remedy. This chance for remedy was that he now only needed to win another thousand matches to complete the ten thousand consecutive victories.

Of course, if that particular match had resulted in a loss instead of a draw, the ten thousand victories would have been completely wiped out. So close, so close. Fortunately, it was only an additional thousand wins required.

If he had to make up ten thousand more, he probably wouldn't even have the will to live. This sudden reversal, this near miss, intensely stimulated Lu Yuan. Now, there was nothing more to say; he would continue challenging.

Who should he challenge for these thousand consecutive wins? Lu Yuan pondered. Truthfully speaking, here at World Volcano, as long as he didn't specifically pick a fight with Chang'e, virtually no one could defeat him.

Not a single one. So, the next thousand wins would be quite simple. During the following thousand battles, Lu Yuan also took the opportunity to properly practice Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream.

The eleven thousandth battle finally arrived. Just by defeating this last opponent, he could complete his winning streak. This time, the opponent was a woman from the Fox Civilization, named Chu Wu.

Chu Wu looked at Lu Yuan: "I have long heard of Young Master Lu's great name. Chu Wu has long admired it." "Is that so?" Lu Yuan was uncompromising, immediately unleashing a sword strike. This strike was clean, neat, simple, and swift, not overly profound, but the timing was flawlessly executed—invincible.

The sword shot out and struck Chu Wu! It struck! Was the fight over?

No, this was an illusion! Lu Yuan started in alarm, simultaneously activating Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream. The Fox Civilization specialized in illusions.

Lu Yuan was now experienced enough that even though his opponent, Chu Wu, employed an illusion, it wasn't considered an earth-shattering event. Lu Yuan could deal with illusions quite quickly. There were numerous ways to handle illusions.

One method was the 'Sword Qi Spraying Method'—unleash sword energy in all directions, attacking everything regardless of illusion or not. Another was the 'Sensing Method'—using supreme perception to shatter illusions and locate the true opponent. And then there was the 'Chaos Method'—attacking wildly without regard for the visual scene, which often proved surprisingly effective at breaking illusions.

Lu Yuan was currently contemplating: his Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream was a monstrous technique, but it lacked any element of illusion. Should he perhaps incorporate some illusionary components into his Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream to make it even stronger? After all, facing Chang'e had revealed that his Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream wasn't invincible.

He needed to refine this technique to the Civilization Realm. Illusion was a category within spells. His innate talent for spells was terrible; he couldn't practice it.

Wait, after observing the 'Dao' character clone, his spell talent seemed to have improved slightly. It was definitely feasible to add some illusory elements to this Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream technique, making the move even more powerful. While contemplating how to strengthen the Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream technique, Lu Yuan had already defeated Chu Wu of the Fox Civilization.

The eleven thousand consecutive victories were finally achieved. This time, there were no further unexpected complications; it was completed smoothly. As the eleven thousand consecutive victories were accomplished, in the final two thousand-plus battles, Lu Yuan frequently employed the Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream technique.

After using it so often, the people of World Volcano all learned its name, Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream. However, to this day, no one had managed to break it. No matter how they tried to break it or learn it, no one had succeeded.

Some even said this wasn't Floating Life, Ephemeral Dream at all; it was clearly Floating Life Nightmare. Battling someone using this move was simply a nightmare. Of course, if these people knew that Lu Yuan was still enhancing this ultimate skill, they would probably weep.

If this move gets even stronger, how is anyone supposed to live? Lu Yuan entered his own Sword Space. Within this personal Sword Space, the 'Qian' character now shone brightly.

The aura of eleven thousand victories entered the alchemy furnace beneath the 'Qian' character. The alchemical fire burned fiercely, and this continued for a full day before the fire gradually extinguished. Lu Yuan opened the alchemy furnace.

Instantly, a fruit flew out. This fruit appeared to be purple. As soon as it left the furnace, it emitted a thousand streams of purple energy, shooting far away.

With a grand gesture, Lu Yuan employed the Sword-Shaped Palm technique—integrating the sword into his palm was not difficult—and swiftly captured the purple fruit. This purple fruit was shaped like a sword, palm-sized, emitting sword energy intertwined with purple qi, inherently extraordinary. Lu Yuan could clearly sense that this thing was precious.

The Sword Dao World Fruit was finally his. With this item, his potential to reach the World Realm increased by two tenths. This meant his current possibility of ascending to the World Realm was now four tenths.

Coupled with the one or two tenths potential he already possessed from his peak state, he now had a five or six-tenths chance. However, subtly, Lu Yuan sensed that reaching the World Realm now was extremely, extremely difficult. The deeper one's foundation, the harder it is to reach the World Realm.

But, those with deep foundations, once they reach the World Realm, then possess the potential to strive for the Civilization Realm. Those with shallow foundations have basically no possibility of ever reaching the Civilization Realm. And without a doubt, Lu Yuan belonged to the category with an exceptionally deep foundation, making the ascent to the Civilization Realm exceedingly difficult.

Seclusion officially came to an end. After this period of seclusion, Lu Yuan stopped challenging others. The eleven thousand consecutive victories were accomplished.

Naturally, Lu Yuan’s cessation of challenges brought a wave of relief to everyone. Who else could possibly stand against him if he continued challenging? Furthermore, simply fighting Lu Yuan cost five World Origin Qi.

That aside, they truly dreaded facing the Floating Life Nightmare technique. The World Origin Qi was also sufficiently accumulated now; it was time to leave World Volcano. His goal at World Volcano was precisely to accumulate World Origin Qi, and now that everything was obtained, Lu Yuan was preparing to depart when he received a message.

The letter was sent from the Outer Domain. "Mount Hua is in danger. Return swiftly." Mount Hua is in danger.

Lu Yuan paused momentarily. He immediately informed Supreme Elder Xiahou, Supreme Elder Dongye, and Supreme Elder Baili, preparing to head to Mount Hua. Hearing that Lu Yuan was returning to the Outer Domain, Supreme Elder Dongye asked, "Shall we dispatch some people from the Sword Gate?" Lu Yuan was now the Supreme Elder of the Sword Gate, so having subordinates under his command was perfectly normal.

"No need," Lu Yuan shook his head and immediately soared away on his sword. What exactly happened at Mount Hua? Lu Yuan flew at full speed, reached the teleportation array, and transferred to the Outer Domain.

His first stop was Dayong City. At this moment, Lu Yuan was preoccupied with the danger at Mount Hua. Moreover, before using the teleportation array, he took a shortcut, bypassing the official road, and thus encountered a half-step World Realm demonic beast, which he forcefully killed.

Since he had just finished a fierce battle, his imposing aura had not yet subsided upon arriving in the Great Yong State. The power radiating from him, nearly reaching the World Realm, pressed down upon Dayong City, causing all the strong experts there to change color. After a moment, someone flew out—it was the current Great Lord Zhuo Lingyun.

Zhuo Lingyun was originally the Third Lord of the Three Kingdoms, but the First Lord Zhou Zhongyong followed the old rules and went to the Central Celestial Dynasty. Nalan De also unexpectedly went to the Central Celestial Dynasty and ended up dying at Lu Yuan's hands. With the First and Second Lords gone, Zhuo Lingyun ascended to become the Great Lord.

Zhuo Lingyun hovered in the sky: "May I ask which esteemed friend graces Dayong State with your presence? This place is the primary management center for the Southern Territory of the Outer Domain, authorized by the Five Great Ancient Civilizations of the Central Celestial Dynasty." Zhuo Lingyun had long sensed the power of the person above the sky; they were likely close to the World Realm, immensely powerful. Thus, while being extremely respectful, he invoked the authority of the Five Great Ancient Civilizations of the Central Celestial Dynasty.

It was unavoidable; while Dayong State might be considered strong in the Southern Territory, to the person above the clouds, it was hardly anything significant—if that person above the clouds wished it, they could easily slay every expert in Dayong City. The person above the clouds descended, revealing a young man dressed in green. "Eh, isn't this Lu Yuan?" Zhuo Lingyun’s impression of Lu Yuan was exceptionally deep, so he recognized him instantly.

Lu Yuan had intended to rush straight back to Mount Hua, but Zhuo Lingyun was an old acquaintance of Martial Uncle Zhou Qingxuan. Back when Lu Yuan participated in the competition in Dayong State, Zhuo Lingyun had offered him some care and support. Therefore, Lu Yuan paused to pay his respects.

"It turns out to be Martial Uncle Zhuo." Zhuo Lingyun was shocked and deeply moved upon seeing Lu Yuan descend, now possessing strength nearing the World Realm. The first time he saw Lu Yuan, the latter was only at the third or fourth layer of the Great Dao Realm. Yet, in the span of just about twenty years, Lu Yuan had reached a state nearly equivalent to the World Realm.

Zhuo Lingyun could only sigh: a supreme genius is truly a supreme genius. Zhuo Lingyun and Lu Yuan exchanged a few brief pleasantries, and then Lu Yuan departed. However, these few simple words helped Zhuo Lingyun greatly—a benefit that dated back to when Zhuo Lingyun first became the Great Lord.

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