Published: March 2, 2025
As the intense development of the Layered Battlefield commenced, the entire world became bustling with activity.
Wen Yu’s financial chain operated smoothly. As the Main City of the Layered Battlefield, the daily trading volume rivaled that of the former Star of Africa. Furthermore, with the arrival of mutated beast swarms into the Layered Battlefield, the trading volume of the Main City actually increased.
Corpse Fruits continuously poured in, and many Soul Crystal Stones were produced. Meanwhile, Wen Yu quietly presided over the Main City of the Layered Battlefield, seemingly forgotten by the world.
Time flew by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
Three years later, the third sequence ranking battle was held as scheduled. This time, the rewards for the sequence ranking battle were not appealing to Wen Yu. Even the skill sublimation reward for sequence one was reduced to just once by the sovereign—on the surface, the sovereign did not approve of professionals relying on such a "danger-free" competitive event to accumulate rewards.
Such rewards indeed did not catch Wen Yu's eye. Initially, he planned not to participate in this sequence ranking battle in line with his principle of low profile, and he even prepared to willingly give up his position in sequence one. However, the venue for this sequence ranking battle was set in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield itself. While Wen Yu was in closed-door training there, he was inadvertently restricted to the competition area by the sovereign.
Thus, he was half-forced to participate—this indicated that the sovereign had begun to harbor suspicions about Wen Yu.
On another note, the protagonist designated by the sovereign was defeated by this enigmatic figure, Wen Yu. If the sovereign did not have some thoughts about Wen Yu, it would indeed be strange.
From a certain perspective, Wen Yu had quite a number of "connections"—Golden Armor was by the sovereign's side, covertly supporting him, while the Earth's Will had Bai providing cover. Moreover, Wen Yu had completed most of his preparations over the past three years.
What remained was merely waiting.
As for the third sequence ranking battle, nothing substantial needed to be elaborated upon—Tang Haofei, dressed in a light blue robe, appeared with a pale complexion, looking like an inconspicuous old farmer. He had long lost the ambition to reclaim his title as the strongest and did not even challenge Wen Yu. Meanwhile, Lin Haifeng firmly held the ranking of sequence three, and with a group of military experts guarding the positions from sequence four to sequence ten, Wen Yu seemed to be a mere mascot sitting in the VIP box until the conclusion of the sequence ranking battle.
Wen Yu used the rewards to enhance the Dragon Might Domain of Star.
The upgrade description for the foundation level Dragon Might Domain skill remained unchanged, only significantly strengthening its ability to weaken enemies. Wen Yu did not care much about this; he merely had a brief encounter with Tang Haofei, discussing some trivial topics, and then continued his closed-door training.
Thus, another three years passed.
The fourth sequence ranking battle was held as scheduled—though the rewards were few, it was an easy event, and no one had any reason to postpone the three-year sequence ranking battle. Unsurprisingly, Wen Yu achieved sequence one again.
He used the rewards to enhance Victor’s Dream Sculpting.
Dream Sculpting (race foundation level, active ability): Forcibly infiltrates the subconscious of the target unit, creating dreams for the target while applying a mental imprint.
No longer an invasion of dreams, but a direct infiltration into the subconscious. In a simple experiment, Wen Yu discovered that the effect of the new Dream Sculpting was explosive—Victor could even destroy an entire limit breaker expert's mental will without them noticing! However, its utility in a frontal battlefield was disappointingly minimal.