The Qianwu Dojo's efficiency was extremely high.
Less than half a year later, Lu Qingshan received an email from Mo Li through the Virtual Universe—the examiner from headquarters had arrived.
Lu Qingshan came to the Qianwu Dojo again. This time he did not linger at the entrance, but went straight across the vast training ground where tens of thousands of Star Level and Planet Level students cultivated, entering the administrative building.
"Brother Qingshan, this is the examiner sent from headquarters, Lord Mitchell."
Mo Li introduced him enthusiastically inside the office.
Lu Qingshan noticed in the office an additional burly man nearly three meters tall with skin like bronze. On the chest of his purple robe, three golden leaves shone brilliantly.
He was a powerful Three-Leaf Qianwu Practitioner, a World Master-level entity!
"Greetings, Lord." Lu Qingshan saluted respectfully. Facing a powerful World Master, his attitude was humble.
No one would willingly offend such an expert easily, especially since the other party was clearly no ordinary World Master.
The faint purple light flickering between his eyebrows was proof of having gained the acknowledgement of the Lightning Law.
"So you're Lu Qingshan? You were a Giant Axe Martial Arts Practitioner when at Cosmic Level? Not bad." Mitchell nodded slightly, his tone flat.
The title of Giant Axe Martial Arts Practitioner was only renowned in Elementary Universe Nations; in a World Master's eyes it was nothing special.
"I see you've broken through to Domain Master not long ago. Why are you in such a hurry to take the examination? Didn't Mo Li and the others tell you that it's very difficult to pass below Domain Master Level Five?"
"Mo Li has already informed me of the details; I insisted on trying anyway." Lu Qingshan explained.
"If so, let the examination begin. The location is the Virtual Universe; you may prepare yourself." Mitchell asked no more.
"Lord, I am ready and can begin at any time."
Mitchell merely nodded. Then his intelligent partner Nethers prompted Lu Qingshan that he had obtained access rights to the examination space.
The next moment, he accessed the Virtual Universe.
"Where is..." Lu Qingshan looked around, discovering himself on a desolate, dead silent planet. Opposite him stood a dragonman-like youth.
"My name is Sallis. The rules are simple: break through my blockade and escape this planet, and you pass."
A cold voice came from the dragonman opposite.
The examiner Mitchell stood outside the planet, overlooking the battlefield like a deity, with no detail escaping him.
"Not defeat the opponent?"
Lu Qingshan's heart sank. The simpler the conditions, the stronger the opponent usually was.
"Begin!"
With Mitchell's voice, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate, his figure leaping into the sky, charging straight toward outer space!
Since he only needed to escape the planet, why must he clash head-on with this unknown fellow?
"Want to leave? In your dreams!"
Sallis shouted coldly.
Splash!
A vast water curtain appeared out of nowhere, with gales raising towering waves, instantly blocking all of Lu Qingshan's routes of retreat.
"Open!" Lu Qingshan bellowed. The fourth-tier origin force battle blade 'Thunderlight' in his hand burst forth with dazzling light. A surging blade light tore through the sky and viciously slashed toward the water curtain.
Slash!
The water curtain was forcibly slashed open with a huge gap.
"Not good!"
Just as Lu Qingshan was about to charge out, the slashed water curtain instantly transformed into two ferocious flood dragons.
The flood dragons, carrying surging immense power, came at him from left and right to devour him. Their momentum was extremely fierce; once entangled, it would be absolutely difficult to escape.
Lu Qingshan hastily retreated several hundred meters, instantly unleashing his fused domain to the fullest.
The power of light and lightning domains intertwined into a barrier, forcibly blocking the two water flood dragons outside the domain.
However, that fused domain, which was enough to shred an ordinary Domain Master Level Five, could not harm the water flood dragons in the slightest!
The domain light curtain shook violently; its energy was crazily drained by the flood dragons. It looked like it couldn't hold out much longer.
"When did the destructive power of the water system law become so terrifying? To what extent has this person comprehended his law? How difficult is this examination..." Lu Qingshan really wanted to ask Mitchell—was this the so-called examination that Domain Master Level Five could pass?
Boom!
At the moment Lu Qingshan was distracted, a gap was torn in his domain, and the two flood dragons, with unstoppable force, slammed heavily into the ground where he had just stood.
The earth shook violently. The solid surface of the planet was forcibly blasted into a huge crater hundreds of kilometers in diameter. If not for being in the Virtual Universe, this planet would long ago have become cosmic dust.
Taking advantage of the moment the evil flood dragons struck the ground, Lu Qingshan decisively pushed his speed to the limit, soaring into the sky once again.
This time he held nothing back, using the speed of the Light Domain's Ninth Layer to the extreme.
The flood dragons on the ground condensed again and soon caught up from behind him. Meanwhile, in the sky, the water curtain suddenly exploded, transforming into countless tiny water snakes, dense and endless.
"Slash!"
Facing the myriad water snakes formed by the exploding water curtain ahead, Lu Qingshan held nothing back. The Thunderlight blade transformed into a world-shaking thunderbolt.
Seventh Form of the Thunderclap Nine Blades.
Severing the Void!!!!
Hiss hiss hiss.
Wherever the blade light passed, the myriad snakes were annihilated. The violent thunderbolt power forcibly split open a path through the impenetrable net of water snakes.
Lu Qingshan turned into a streak of flowing light, shooting out from within without hesitation.
Moments later, all the clamor behind him fell silent.
Lu Qingshan hovered outside the planet, yet there was little joy on his face.
He looked down. Sallis's figure on the planet was gradually fading. From beginning to end, the other party had not moved a single step. As for himself, except for the Star-Eating Grass trump card, he had almost exhausted his full strength.
This guy...
"Lu Qingshan, examination passed. You may leave." Mitchell's voice sounded beside his ear.
"Yes." Lu Qingshan replied, exiting the Virtual Universe.
Just as his figure disappeared, a voice echoed in the examination space: "Mitchell, why did you raise the examination difficulty without authorization?"
"Nothing much. Just satisfying some curiosity." Mitchell responded lightly, his figure also dispersing.
...
Qionglong Star Qianwu Dojo office.
Mitchell confirmed again.
"Lu Qingshan, are you willing to join the Qianwu Dojo and become a Two-Leaf Qianwu Practitioner?"
"Lord, I am willing." Lu Qingshan answered solemnly.
Mo Li, Qianxue, and others at the side were shocked speechless.
They never expected Lu Qingshan would actually pass the examination, and so quickly! Could it be... that the dojo's examination standards had lowered in difficulty without their knowledge?
Mitchell nodded: "Fine. Since there are no objections, sign the contract. The Two-Leaf Qianwu Practitioner contract is signed once every ten thousand years. But rest assured, Qianwu Practitioners differ from Qianwu Secret Realm students; they have high freedom and usually won't be forcibly dispatched on dangerous missions."
"Understood." Since Lu Qingshan planned to join the Qianwu Dojo, he had naturally learned about it beforehand.
He quickly browsed the contract terms. After confirming there were no errors, he signed his name and left an origin force imprint.
He also filled in his Universe Star River Bank account number in the salary account column.
Becoming a Two-Leaf Qianwu Practitioner came with generous treatment: a fixed annual salary of ten billion Qianwu Coins.
If he wanted more wealth or rare resources, after completing his basic duties he could take points tasks. Points could be exchanged for precious treasures and immortal secret manuals.
To increase his strength, becoming a Qianwu Practitioner was only the first step; he still needed to desperately earn points.
Of course, if he only sought a carefree and comfortable life, an annual salary of ten billion Qianwu Coins was enough for a Domain Master to live quite comfortably in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.
Chapter 11