Virtual Universe All-Universe Headquarters, Space Channel Cluster 18.
Ender moved along the sealed passage at a speed of 100,000 kilometers per second, exiting the end of the passage a few minutes later.
As soon as he exited the passage, he saw 36 magnificent fixed Space Channels.
"The 36 fixed Space Channels connect to the 36 branches of Virtual Universe Company within the Human Territory."
Ender looked at the 36 fixed Space Channels and thought to himself, "Only the Human Race's five Leviathans of Humanity have so many resources to establish so many fixed Space Channels."
In fact, fixed Space Channels are established to save money; besides the large amount of resources consumed during their establishment, the energy required to maintain them is much less. Once many people use them, they are far more energy-efficient than Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
Therefore, at the Virtual Universe Company All-Universe Headquarters, there are 36 Space Channel clusters alone, with each cluster having as many as 36 fixed Space Channels and at least more than 20 fixed Space Channels.
With so many Space Channels, the energy saved over time, with more people using them, also increases.
"It's a pity that the Cloud Vine became an Immortal too recently. It just established its Divine Kingdom not long ago and hasn't left a Divine Power token in the Universe, so it can't perform Divine Kingdom Teleportation. Otherwise, Divine Kingdom Teleportation would be faster for going to the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
After leaving Primal Chaos City, Ender returned to Primal Secret Realm once. Besides having the Cloud Vine establish a Divine Kingdom in the spatial interlayer outside Primal Secret Realm, he also retrieved the weapons and armor refined by the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone.
After a thousand years of practice, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone had refined a set of Rank 7 Space Origin Law claw-type weapons, a Rank 7 Space Origin Law spear-type weapon, and a Rank 7 armor.
To refine these weapons and armor, Ender used Materials worth over a million Mixed-yuan Units, even using G-level metal such as Void Ultimate Flame Gold, which is an Rank 8 or 9 main Material.
Fortunately, the two weapons refined were very suitable for him, and the set of Rank 7 Space Origin Law claw-type weapons was a complete set. Once fully activated, their power reached or even exceeded that of top-grade Rank 7 weapons.
In addition to Artifact Refining, Ender defeated over 600 opponents on the path of Secret Technique creation, reaching a top-tier Secret Technique Rank.
He created the first forms of the spear technique 'Eternal Sky' and the claw technique 'Void-Rend.'
It was strange; to conceal his identity, he specifically practiced other weapons, and the long spear surprisingly suited him, feeling very smooth to use. So, he used the long spear as a secondary weapon.
Of course, when concealing his identity on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, he would naturally primarily use the long spear, only considering switching to dual claws when unleashing his full power.
Just as Ender was observing the 36 Space Channels, a man in white standard combat armor approached him. "Your Highness Ender."
"Hmm?" Ender looked over at the sound, only to see the man in white standard combat armor walking quickly towards him.
"Your Highness applied to go to Branch 882. We received the news in advance, so I, Lu Zekai, have been waiting here for Your Highness's arrival." The man in white standard combat armor smiled, "Next, I will lead Your Highness to Branch 882."
Ender nodded slightly, "Thank you."
The man named Lu Zekai exuded a cold aura, with a faint Immortal pressure. He could tell that he was an Immortal.
"Haha, Your Highness is too polite." Lu Zekai's smile widened, and he enthusiastically led Ender to a fixed Space Channel.
"This is the Space Channel to Branch 882." Lu Zekai smiled, "Branch 882 is very close to the logistics base Yi Li Star. Many Immortals going to the Extraterritorial Battlefield will use this Space Channel to reach the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
Ender had only recently become a World Master, and using the Space Channel of Branch 882 would undoubtedly be for going to the Extraterritorial Battlefield. This was not difficult to guess.
"Understood." Ender smiled and nodded, then stepped into the Space Channel, which resembled a water curtain.
Fixed Space Channels use "Divine Kingdoms" as transit stations.
Immortals who own "Divine Kingdoms" are essentially dedicating their Divine Kingdom, but in this situation, it also makes their Divine Kingdom incredibly safe.
Through the Space Channel, Ender instantly arrived at a place hundreds of millions of light-years away. He then boarded an ordinary E9 Level Universe Spaceship and flew towards Yi Li Star.
...
A few days later.
Logistics Base, Yi Li Star.
This is one of the eight major logistics bases within the Human Territory, and also a fixed transport point for the Universe army. Large numbers of Universe troops are continuously transported from here to the 'Extraterritorial Battlefield,' so its importance is self-evident.
Yi Li Star, with a diameter of over a hundred kilometers, is an artificially created planet and also a Starry Sky Fortress.
"Finally arrived."
Inside the E9 Level Universe Spaceship's control room, Ender sat in the lounge, looking through a virtual simulation at the Fortress planet in the distance, where countless Universe Spaceships were entering.
"Beep…" Suddenly, an electronic sound connected to the E9-level Spaceship's communication channel, "This is Yi Li Star. Please accept guidance to enter."
"Understood." Ender nodded, then instructed the intelligent sprite Little Dawn to operate according to Yi Li Star's guidance.
Swish!
The E9-level Spaceship entered the planet's interior according to Yi Li Star's guidance.
...
Yi Li Star Universe Spaceship Docking Platform.
Ender exited the E9 Level Universe Spaceship and had just put it away when he saw an man in silver standard combat armor approaching.
"I am an Yi Li Star staff member, um…" The man in standard combat armor saw Ender, and after carefully sensing him, said with some uncertainty, "What's going on with your body?"
"My body is quite large, so traveling by spaceship is inconvenient. That's why I'm using a Puppet body," Ender replied with a smile.
"So it's a Puppet body? Can you show your true form then?" The man in standard combat armor said with a smile, but inwardly he was shocked, "This Puppet body is so Advanced, I didn't even detect it."
Ender looked around and, seeing enough space for his true form to move after shrinking, replied, "Yes."
Buzz!
World fluctuations appeared, and a figure over 40 meters tall emerged at the spaceship docking point, significantly taller than the E9-level Spaceship that had just been docked.
He wore dark green armor, had black hair, black vertical pupils, and a green Law recognition mark on his forehead. His appearance was slightly different from that of his Puppet body.
However, at this moment, he was disguised, and his appearance was very different from when he participated in the Pinnacle Genius Battle.
The man in standard combat armor looked up at Ender's true form and muttered, "A body height of over 40 meters, and a Law-recognized World Master. I wonder which branch of the Giant Race he belongs to."
"I'm here to apply to enter the Extraterritorial Battlefield. Which way should I go?" Ender asked.
"Universe army units arrive collectively, while lone travelers should all follow this passage to the gathering point." The man in standard combat armor pointed to a wide, transparent passage.
Finally, he added, "That side is wide enough, you don't need to use a Puppet body."
"Thank you," Ender nodded.
Advancing along this passage, each step and flash covered more than ten kilometers, and he reached the end in a moment.
It was a beautiful plaza, where over ten thousand people were gathered. Because the plaza was very large, with a diameter of over a hundred kilometers, the ten thousand people still appeared quite sparse.
Ender's enormous size, far exceeding that of normal humans, immediately attracted the attention of many people as he entered the plaza.
"Hello, please rest here first." A female receptionist with transparent wings on her back walked over. "How much longer until we go to the Extraterritorial Battlefield?" Ender asked.
"It's not certain. We need to gather a certain number of people, otherwise, the logistics operating costs would be too high." The female receptionist said with a professional smile, "World Master, you arrived relatively late. The earliest of your batch have already been waiting here for 15 days."
"After all, lone travelers gather slowly, unlike the armies of various Universe Countries, which arrive in grand formations." The female receptionist said, "Lone travelers just have to wait patiently until a certain number of people are gathered."
Upon hearing this, Ender nodded, "Understood."
Then, he walked to an empty space on one side of the plaza and sat down. The alloy benches that normal human-sized individuals sat on could not accommodate his 40-meter tall body.
...
Not long after Ender sat down, he saw an female World Master with a pair of transparent, dragonfly-like wings on her back, slowly flying over.
She was beautiful, with a Law recognition mark on her forehead, and wore green armor. However, her figure was very petite, only a little over a meter tall, a stark contrast to Ender's sitting form, which resembled a small mountain.
"Hi, hello." The petite female World Master flew over, maintaining a height of over ten meters, and asked Ender, looking up with her small head, "Which branch of the Giant Race are you from? You're quite a bit larger than most Giant Race members."
Ender lowered his head slightly, looking down at the petite female World Master, and said, "I'm considered part of the Titan God Race. What about you?"
The petite female World Master replied, "I am from the Spiritwing Clan."
The Spiritwing Clan female World Master asked, "Did you come alone?"
"Yes." Ender nodded slightly, then glanced in the direction she came from. There were several other Spiritwing Clan World Masters there, all of whom had Law recognition marks on their foreheads and were at the Pinnacle World Master Level.
Seeing this, he felt a bit strange. Normally, most lone travelers participating in the Extraterritorial Battlefield are Domain Master, with Universe Level and World Master Level being relatively few.
Universe Level are few mainly because they are weak. Few Universe Level lone travelers specifically come to participate in the Extraterritorial Battlefield; many Universe Level warriors probably wouldn't even be willing to pay the travel expenses for such a long journey.
As for the scarcity of World Master Level, it's because those who can become World Master Level are considered powerful figures in the Human Territory. Only a minority are willing to give up their glory and wealth to participate in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and even fewer are World Master Level who have obtained Law recognition marks.
But now, the Spiritwing Clan actually had five Pinnacle World Masters, and all of them were Pinnacle World Masters who had obtained Law recognition marks. This seemed a bit unusual.
"Big guy, what's your name?" This Spiritwing Clan female World Master seemed to be a natural at making friends and began asking Ender for his name.
"My name is Atlas." Ender stated the alias he had once used.
"My name is Naviya." The Spiritwing Clan female World Master then asked, "Are all of you Titan God Race members as tall as you?"
"Hmm…" Ender recalled the body height of the Titan God Race and then replied, "I'm a bit taller than the average clansman, but still far from the truly tall ones."
The Titan God Race on Titan God Star in Primal Secret Realm typically have a body height of over twenty meters, but some can reach fifty, sixty, or even seventy to eighty meters. So, his current body height of over forty meters can only be considered a bit taller than average.
"Taller than you? You Titan God Race are so tall!" Naviya's transparent wings fluttered, and her face showed a surprised expression.
Ender looked at Naviya of the Spiritwing Clan before him and felt that she didn't seem very intelligent and appeared to have little experience. He wondered how she managed to Cultivate to Pinnacle World Master Level and gain Origin Law recognition.
Perhaps sensing that Naviya's behavior was quite problematic, a Spiritwing Clan female World Master flew over from a distance and quickly pulled Naviya back, while apologizing to Ender, "I'm sorry, Naviya rarely goes out. Please forgive her."
"It's fine."
Ender smiled as he watched Naviya being pulled back to her clansmen. This also added a bit of diversion to the tedious waiting.
At this moment, he sensed another World Master arriving, and thought to himself, "98 World Masters, only two more to reach 100 World Masters."
For lone travelers to be transported to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, 100 World Masters or one Immortal must be gathered before they are transported to the Extraterritorial Battlefield's base.
...
Ender waited for half a day, and finally, the number of World Masters gathered in the plaza ready to participate in the battle reached the quota of 100.
"Universe Level, gather here."
"Domain Masters, gather here."
"World Master powerhouses, all come here."
The channel gate opened, and tens of thousands of lone soldiers were quickly categorized. Ender also stood up and gathered with the other World Masters.
"Fellow World Master Warriors, you are about to go to the most glorious and most brutal Extraterritorial Battlefield." An Immortal, full of Killing Intent and resembling a cold machine, said solemnly, "However, you must understand that the army has its rules. It cannot be as free as you were when you were lone travelers!"
Ender and the hundred World Masters listened.
"Before departure!"
"We need to conduct the traditional authority granting ceremony for you," the Immortal said solemnly.
"Authority granting ceremony?"
"What does that mean?"
Many of these World Masters secretly discussed among themselves via telepathy. Clearly, most of these lone travelers were completely unaware of the detailed specifics of participating in the "Extraterritorial Battlefield."
"Authority granting is to determine your exact position in the army. The army is a place with clear Ranks, and subordinates must obey superiors."
The Immortal clearly knew this and continued, "Therefore, your position and authority in the army must be clearly defined, and how do we confirm that? It is through your strength."
"How do we assess?"
"Is it a competition?"
A World Master asked.
"No." The Immortal shook his head, "Every World Master of you must have undergone numerous Cultivation sessions in the Virtual Universe Network. The Virtual Universe Network will give you a Rank based on your performance. This Rank is very important for distinguishing your position when you enter the army."
"The Ranks are divided into three levels: first, 'Normal World Master Fighter'; second, 'Elite World Master Fighter'; and third, 'World Master General'."
"Most World Masters are Normal World Master Fighters."
"Those who can gain Origin Law recognition are barely considered Elite World Master Fighters."
"Among a hundred Elite World Master Fighters, usually one World Master General can emerge!" The Immortal said, "I believe each of you has displayed your strongest power in the Virtual Universe. If any of you haven't displayed your strongest power in the Virtual Universe."
"If you are worried that the authority granting ceremony is unfair, then you can now enter the Virtual Universe Network and display your strongest power. The authority granting will begin shortly."
The Immortal remained silent for ten seconds. Seeing that no one else spoke, he then said, "Should be no more problems, right? One by one, come forward to receive your authority."
Upon hearing this, the World Masters stepped forward one by one...