“Only a little over twenty thousand years of life left?” Hong was somewhat shocked.
A World Lord had an extremely long lifespan, lasting tens of millions of years. This legendary military lord before him was already approaching the end of his life.
“Alas!”
The old man shook his head and sighed. His voice contained endless bitterness. “Hong, speaking of which, you and I are quite fated.”
“Your name is Hong, and my name is Luo. Both are single character names.”
“You had your own comprehension when you were only at the Planetary Grade, and so did I!”
“I feared neither life nor death. I yearned for the path to becoming the strongest and wanted to climb to the peak of life! I even fought a thousand consecutive battles in the Giant Axe Dojo and obtained the title of ‘Domain Lord Level Giant Axe Warrior’.” The old man sighed with emotion. “Later, together with my two close friends, Mo Leiya and Laimontuo, who had also obtained the title of ‘Domain Lord Level Giant Axe Warrior’, we established the Three Axe Mountain organisation.”
“Back then, I was the leader, while the other two assisted me.”
“Later, they became Immortal, while I remained a World Lord.”
“Ambition!”
“If my plan succeeded, once I became Immortal, I would become a super powerhouse among Immortal beings!” The old man’s eyes shone with intense longing. “For example, if I joined the Ganwu Universe Country, I could immediately become one of the top Immortal beings under Ganwu Country Lord.”
“An Immortal under Ganwu Country Lord?” Hong was stunned.
“How many Immortal beings are there in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield?” the old man asked.
“Two,” Hong replied.
The master of the Ice Sea Divine Kingdom and the master of Sacred Black Dragon Mountain were both Immortal beings. Luo Feng, Hong and Thunder God all knew this.
“How many starfields does the Ganwu Universe Country have?” the old man asked.
“More than thirteen thousand,” Hong said in shock.
Assuming there were two Immortal beings in each starfield, the total number was terrifying.
“Haha…” The old man laughed. “There are more than ten thousand Immortal beings under Ganwu Country Lord! There are also more Immortal beings belonging to the five major giants, the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Dojo, the Universe First Bank, the Universe Galaxy Bank and the Universe Mercenary Alliance.”
“More than ten thousand?” Hong held his breath.
“Don’t be surprised. You should consider how vast the universe country is.” The old man sighed. “It looks like a lot, but this is the accumulation of countless years. In terms of probability, the chances of a World Lord becoming Immortal are far too low.”
A World Lord had a lifespan of more than ten million years.
The Ganwu Universe Country had several million World Lords. One generation was replaced every ten million years. After accumulating over countless years, there were only so many Immortal beings.
“I’ve come to terms with it.”
“A person must keep their feet on the ground. One cannot have too much ambition.” The old man shook his head and sighed. “For a World Lord to become Immortal is already incomparably difficult. I even wasted several million years. Wasn’t I simply courting death? Just when I came to terms with it, who would have thought that fate would toy with me…”
“Let’s not talk about anything else.”
The old man looked at Hong and smiled. “I’ve basically told you everything about myself.”
“I can teach you both the Law of Light and the Law of Time, and I will help you as much as possible.” The old man looked at Hong. “I wouldn’t dare say anything else, but among the millions of World Lords in the Ganwu Universe Country, although I wouldn’t dare claim to be number one, there is absolutely no problem with being among the top three! Even when facing an Immortal, I have confidence in escaping with my life.”
Hong looked at the old man in astonishment.
Luo was a legend even in the Ganwu Universe Country. Even Immortal beings would show him some respect.
“If you are willing to acknowledge me as your teacher, you must be prepared to wander with me.” The old man said solemnly, “I have only just escaped from imprisonment, and I have only a little over twenty thousand years of life left. Before I die, I want to visit many places. If you acknowledge me as your teacher and become my successor, naturally you will have to follow me!”
“At the same time, I won’t simply give up on cultivation.”
“In these final twenty thousand years, I will still give it everything I’ve got and see whether I can break through the shackles of fate and become Immortal before my lifespan ends.” The old man looked at Hong. “Therefore, I may enter secluded cultivation at any time and be unable to look after you. When that happens, I’ll arrange a guard for you. Once you acknowledge me as your teacher, you must be mentally prepared for all this.”
Hong frowned. “Wander? For more than twenty thousand years?”
“That’s right.” The old man nodded.
“You don’t have to answer immediately. Think about it carefully. I’ll give you ten days to consider. Give me your answer after ten days.” After saying this, the old man stood up and walked outside.
Those who could become super powerhouses all pursued the peak of life.
On this path, they would all create their own secret techniques and ultimate skills. These secret techniques contained their blood, sweat and countless years of effort. Especially when death approached, these super powerhouses were unwilling to let the secret techniques they had painstakingly created over countless years disappear without a successor. Finding an outstanding disciple was the thought of many people who were nearing death.
Nine Star Bay Residential Area.
Luo Feng and Thunder God watched as the old man, Jiang Tianchen and Ming Yu departed.
“Big brother,” Thunder God immediately asked, “What did that military lord want with you?”
Luo Feng also looked at Hong.
“He wants to take me as his disciple.” Hong smiled. “Speaking of which, I can also be considered a grandmaster back on Earth. Now someone else wants to take me as his disciple. I have to say, the powerhouses in the universe really are much stronger than us in many respects. They are qualified to be our teachers. Just now, I was actually prepared to acknowledge him as my teacher.”
“You didn’t?” Luo Feng asked in surprise.
“Mm.”
Hong nodded. “If I acknowledge him as my teacher, I’ll have to wander with him, leave Earth, leave the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield and wander through the universe for more than twenty thousand years.”
“More than twenty thousand years?” Thunder God widened his eyes.
“I’m wondering whether I should acknowledge him as my teacher.” Hong frowned slightly. “Actually, even if I wander through the universe with him, I can still meet my family and you guys through the Virtual Universe Network. But… leaving Earth for more than twenty thousand years just feels…”
Chinese civilisation had five thousand years of history.
For Hong to wander through the universe for more than twenty thousand years was indeed an astonishingly long period, especially for Hong, who was not even a hundred years old.
“Of course you should acknowledge him as your teacher.”
The virtual assistant Babata on Luo Feng’s shoulder stretched out a small hand and pointed at Hong. “You idiot, that’s Luo! The founder of the Three Axe Mountain organisation, ‘Luo’, known as the ‘Time World Lord’. Many Immortal beings are on friendly terms with him and treat him as an equal. Quite a few World Lords are willing to listen to his guidance. He is a truly extraordinary figure in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.”
“Time World Lord?” Luo Feng and Thunder God were both shocked by this title.
“Time World Lord, that’s quite an impressive title.” Master Wu on Thunder God’s shoulder glanced at Babata. “Brat, you just love bragging. You actually dare to call that old man the Time World Lord.”
“You pervert who was imprisoned for tens of millions of years, what do you know?” Babata pointed at Master Wu. “Luo is one of the foremost figures to have risen during these tens of millions of years. Back then, you were still imprisoned in that World Within a World, so you knew nothing. What right do you have to speak? Just obediently listen to this great demon master.”
“You brat!” Master Wu roared.
“I’ve followed my master for tens of millions of years. I’ve lived longer than you!” Babata pointed at Master Wu and roared.
Luo Feng and Thunder God both rubbed their heads.
Good heavens.
Whenever these two intelligent lifeforms met, they would immediately start quarrelling.
“I’ll think about it carefully.” Hong fell silent.
“Listen to me, you can’t go wrong.” Babata continued to tempt him.
The arrival of the legendary military lord ‘Luo’ from Three Axe Mountain indeed made Hong start thinking seriously. Meanwhile, the various groups in the arena battles were also proceeding rapidly. Soon, after five days, all 1,000 groups of arena battles had ended. Ninety thousand people had been eliminated, leaving ten thousand.
These ten thousand people were qualified to compete for the final 900 places.
Those who obtained a place could represent the Ganwu Universe Country and compete against the supreme geniuses from the many other universe countries.
…
As soon as the arena group battles ended, the Nine Star Bay Residential Area on Black Dragon Mountain Island received two guests.
“Luo Feng.” A familiar voice rang out.
Luo Feng turned his head and saw that the visitor was an old man with completely white hair and beard, the World Lord ‘But Asheka’. At this moment, the silver-haired old man was standing beside a clean-shaven man with purple pupils. This man had another vertical eye between his eyebrows and was casually observing Luo Feng.
An invisible pressure of will descended.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng gritted his teeth. The will of this visitor was incredibly powerful.
“Not bad.” The purple-eyed man nodded slightly.
“Luo Feng, let me introduce you. This is the great Immortal being from the Ganwu Universe Country, Divine Lord ‘Kun Shaluo’.” The silver-haired old man introduced him.
Luo Feng looked at the clean-shaven purple-eyed man with an evil and strange temperament, his heart filled with shock. All these years, he had never met an Immortal being! Immortal beings… What an exalted existence. Perhaps in the face of a vast supreme civilisation like the Ganwu Universe Country, they had to lower their heads. But other empires did not dare provoke an Immortal being.
Eternal Immortality.
An Immortal being who had existed since the creation of the universe had actually come to see him?
“Greetings, Divine Lord.” Luo Feng respectfully bowed.
“Mm.” Kun Shaluo nodded slightly.
Although Kun Shaluo was a man, the feeling he gave Luo Feng was… extremely strange. His temperament was incredibly strange, almost like that of an incomparably charming woman. Yet the occasional cold glint from his vertical eye made one’s heart tremble.
“Luo Feng, I have come here to convey the Country Lord’s order.” Kun Shaluo said indifferently.
Luo Feng’s heart trembled. Ganwu Country Lord?
“Sending me here also represents how much importance he places on you.” Kun Shaluo continued slowly. “In this Genius Battle, our Ganwu Universe Country will ultimately send 1,000 of its strongest geniuses to compete against the geniuses of the other universe countries in the ultimate showdown. There are a total of 1008 universe countries in the entire human race of the universe.”
“The 1008 universe countries will have slightly more than one million human geniuses competing in the ultimate showdown.”
“And the Virtual Universe Company will ultimately only recruit the top 1,000.”
“The 1008 universe countries each send 1,000 geniuses, yet in the end only the strongest 1,000 are recruited.” Kun Shaluo looked at Luo Feng. “In other words, on average, each universe country only gets close to one place. Even if our Ganwu Universe Country sends 1,000 people, they may not be able to secure a single place.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Breaking into the top 1,000 among the entire universe’s human race was extremely difficult. Even Babata believed Luo Feng had no hope.
More than a thousand enormous universe countries would ultimately only have their top 1,000 geniuses recruited. The Virtual Universe Company was truly strict when it came to selecting talent.
“Indeed!”
“As one of the supreme giants among the human race of the universe, the Virtual Universe Company has the best conditions for nurturing geniuses! The Initial Universe, numerous secret realms, all kinds of miraculous treasures, the best teachers…” Kun Shaluo looked at Luo Feng. “However, only those who enter the top 1,000 of the ultimate showdown can receive the countless resources invested by the Virtual Universe Company for their cultivation.”
“According to the Country Lord’s order.”
“If you break into the top 1,000 in the universe’s ultimate showdown, join the Virtual Universe Company and become an internal core member of the Virtual Universe Company, that would be a good thing, and our Ganwu Universe Country will also give you a great reward.”
“If you fail, you must join our Ganwu Universe Country. With your current talent, you are qualified to enter the forbidden land of our universe country, the Ganwu Secret Realm!” Kun Shaluo said. “In the Ganwu Secret Realm, you can likewise receive the most top-level cultivation resources.”
Kun Shaluo glanced at Luo Feng. “Little fellow, I advise you not to hope for the top 1,000 in the universe’s ultimate showdown. Being able to enter the forbidden land of the universe country, the ‘Ganwu Secret Realm’, is already the desire of countless people.” After saying this, Kun Shaluo’s entire body disappeared directly.
“Luo Feng, congratulations.” The silver-haired old man quickly said.
“By the way, most Immortal beings have rather strange tempers! Don’t take it too personally.” The silver-haired old man smiled.
“I won’t take it personally.” Luo Feng smiled. “Would I even dare to?”
“The fact that an Immortal being was sent to notify you also shows how much Ganwu Country Lord values talents like you.” The silver-haired old man smiled. “As far as I know… among this batch of participants in the Genius Battle, those who have been notified that they are qualified to enter the ‘Ganwu Secret Realm’ are those who have crossed the threshold of the Origin Laws.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Soon, the silver-haired old man also left.
Luo Feng silently sat on the chair outside his own door, deep in thought.
“Two paths?”
“One, enter the core of the Ganwu Universe Country.”
“Two, enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company.”
Babata, sitting on Luo Feng’s shoulder, yawned and muttered, “Don’t think about it. A super giant like the Virtual Universe Company has an abundance of resources that is frightening. Those who are worthy of having countless precious resources invested in their cultivation are all the most top-notch super geniuses in the universe. Their innate talent is already excellent. Then they are given countless precious resources for cultivation. As long as they don’t die during the cultivation and elimination process, every one of them will achieve astonishing accomplishments.”
“Die?” Luo Feng was startled. “Those are the absolute top super geniuses selected from 1008 universe countries. They can easily die?”
“To cultivate the very best, isn’t elimination through death normal?” Babata shook his head. “No matter who it is, how can they transform without experiencing life and death crises? And if they experience life and death crises, how could there be no casualties?”
Luo Feng could not help but nod.
“Don’t think about it.”
“They are on a completely different path from you.” Babata shook his head. “What Kun Shaluo said is right. The most realistic option is to enter the ‘Ganwu Secret Realm’. The Ganwu Universe Country is also considered a major force in the universe, and Ganwu Country Lord… is an unrivalled existence powerful enough to shake the universe!”
“After entering the Ganwu Secret Realm and receiving good cultivation, your future achievements will also be very high.” Babata said. “Your teacher suffered back then precisely because he was a lone cultivator. Suppose your teacher had someone like ‘Ganwu Country Lord’ backing him. How would that bastard have dared to kill your teacher?”
“Ganwu Country Lord is much stronger than my teacher?” Luo Feng asked in surprise.
“You’ve got to be kidding!”
“That is an invincible existence who founded a universe country and has guarded that universe country for hundreds of millions of years.” Babata said. “Of course… compared with a super giant like the Virtual Universe Company, he still cannot compare. It is said that the ‘Initial Universe’ belongs to the Virtual Universe Company itself. If they want to send someone in to comprehend the laws, they can simply send them in.”
Luo Feng blinked.
“So, Luo Feng, in this universe, there are always stronger experts above stronger experts, and geniuses above geniuses. There is always a higher mountain beyond the one in front of you!”
“Even after entering the core of the Virtual Universe Company, the competition will be extremely fierce! There is a Genius Battle once every ten thousand years, and each time they recruit 1,000 super geniuses. Do the maths, how many super geniuses will the Virtual Universe Company have?” Babata asked. “So entering the Virtual Universe Company also means being surrounded by countless strong individuals. If your strength is insufficient, you’ll be stepped on by others!”
“Of course, you won’t get in.”
“Just stay peacefully in the Ganwu Secret Realm.” Babata said. “The Ganwu Secret Realm is already a sacred land that countless people desperately desire. I’m telling you all this just to tell you… even if you enter the Ganwu Secret Realm and are considered outstanding there, don’t become arrogant. Because in the Virtual Universe Company, there are still millions of people who are more outstanding than you.”
Luo Feng blinked.
He had been thoroughly discouraged.
This Babata was far too good at crushing people’s confidence.