Inside the hall.
The 1,000 geniuses did not dare make a sound. Facing an Immortal, there was simply a kind of pressure, as if a mountain were pressing down on you. But facing this purple-scaled man, whom they could see with their naked eyes yet always felt as though he did not actually exist, it was completely different. The purple-scaled man had not deliberately released any pressure at all.
It was purely the aura that naturally emanated from him, yet it naturally made everyone feel that they needed to look up to him.
That was submission from the instinct of life!
“Stop!”
A thunderous shout from outside entered the spacecraft and echoed throughout it. Hearing the pressure contained in that voice, all the geniuses could not help feeling terrified. This made the group of geniuses feel helpless. Most of them were Stellar-level, with only a few having just broken through to Universe Level. In the presence of these great existences, if they did not restrain themselves, they could probably make their souls scatter with nothing more than a glance.
A genius was ultimately still only a genius, not a true powerhouse.
The path had only just begun.
“It is me. Open the universe passage!” the purple-scaled man said indifferently.
His voice pierced through the spacecraft and reached the outside.
“Boom!”
A deep voice sounded from outside, after which the spacecraft continued moving forward.
“Hmm?”
“This feeling is so uncomfortable.”
“Something is wrong.”
The 1,000 geniuses all turned pale. Luo Feng also felt waves of pain in his head. He tried hard to open his eyes, but he could not see his surroundings clearly.
“We are currently in the passage between the Initial Universe and the Original Universe,” the purple-scaled man said as he looked at the group of young people, many of whom had pale faces and had even fallen to the ground. “The flow of time in the Initial Universe and the Original Universe is different, so the flow of time inside the passage becomes chaotic. It will make you feel somewhat uncomfortable.”
Of the 1,000 young people, only around 300 could barely remain standing.
“I can’t see clearly anymore.” Luo Feng gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes.
“Wow, Luo Feng, a universe passage! This is a legendary place. So this is what chaotic time flow feels like. Even I, an intelligent lifeform, find it extremely strange. Haha, how amazing. Simply too amazing.” Babata was instead incredibly excited. “This kind of opportunity is very rare!”
After approximately five or six minutes, that uncomfortable sensation disappeared.
Only then did Luo Feng regain consciousness.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng looked around and discovered many people lying on the ground. Many had pale faces, and tears had even flowed from their eyes. One after another, they climbed to their feet and quickly evaporated the tears, returning to normal.
“We have now entered the Initial Universe,” the purple-scaled man said with a smile.
“The Initial Universe?”
“We’ve already arrived in the Initial Universe?”
The geniuses from the various universe nations were all filled with curiosity. Even the more than ten Immortal beings who had travelled here together with the purple-scaled man, ‘Venerable Nine Swords’, had anticipation in their eyes, and they occasionally looked upwards.
“Open the top,” the purple-scaled man said.
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The metal ceiling above the hall actually split open automatically, revealing the outermost layer, which looked like transparent glass. In an instant, the ceiling of the hall became transparent, allowing everyone to look up through the transparent layer and see the outside world.
Luo Feng also looked up and immediately saw that the outside world was dim, with occasional streams of chaotic airflow drifting through it.
In the distant sky, the heavens and earth occasionally seemed to split apart. One could even see large amounts of strange secret patterns flowing along the edges of the fractured space. Threads connected with one another, with secret patterns drifting along them, resembling a loom that was continuously weaving the heavens and earth into something increasingly vast.
“What is this?”
Luo Feng sensed the strange secret patterns flowing along the crystalline threads at the distant spatial fractures.
The more than ten Immortal beings, however, all stared upwards, sometimes closing their eyes in thought and sometimes observing carefully.
The spacecraft continued flying.
They frequently saw cracks in the universe space and those strange threads covered with secret patterns.
“Stars and planets have lifespans, and the universe has a lifespan as well. It is simply incomparably long,” the purple-scaled man said with a smile. “This Initial Universe is a new universe in the period of the ‘birth of the universe’. During its initial period, the universe is constantly developing and taking shape, so the operating rules of the Origin of the Universe are externally manifested.”
“Those cracks in the universe space that are constantly being repaired are manifestations of the operating rules of the Origin of the Universe. They contain various Origin Laws.”
Luo Feng and the other 1,000 people were stunned.
Those crystalline threads repairing the universe space, along with the countless secret patterns floating on those threads, were all laws governing the operation of the universe?
“The Original Universe we live in is an incomparably vast, enormous and perfect universe,” the purple-scaled man said. “Precisely because it is perfect, it is impossible for the operating laws to manifest externally, making them extremely difficult to comprehend. But in the Initial Universe, you can directly observe them with your naked eyes. You can also see how the various laws perfectly combine with one another, how the universe is formed, and how the rules operate. Everything can be directly observed, so comprehending them becomes much easier.”
“That is why the cultivation opportunities in the Initial Universe are extremely precious.”
As he spoke, the purple-scaled man glanced at the more than ten Immortal beings.
Those more than ten Immortal beings were all looking upwards, clearly cherishing every bit of time.
“Close it,” the purple-scaled man said.
The ceiling immediately closed.
In fact, after seeing the secret patterns floating along the threads in those spatial fractures, Luo Feng understood that ‘external scene simulation’ could not reproduce them. Those secret patterns not only had to be seen with the eyes, but also had to be sensed. It was impossible to reproduce them through technology alone. If they could be simulated, there would be no need for everyone to enter the Initial Universe.
“We’ll arrive at Chaos City soon,” the purple-scaled man said. “Chaos City is where those who enter the Initial Universe to comprehend and cultivate reside. I am the one who received you, and I hope that 30 years from now, I will be able to see all of you still alive.”
“Die?”
“Is there some danger?”
Luo Feng and the others were all puzzled.
“Remember, after entering Chaos City, first listen to the Chaos City reception envoy. Listen carefully to the rules. Hmm, we’ve arrived.”
After the purple-scaled man finished speaking, the spacecraft began to slow down.
This enormous fish travelled through the vast universe space.
Only a moment after the ceiling had closed, the enormous fish flew above an ancient city. A cabin door opened in its belly, and all 1,000 geniuses flew out. The cabin door then closed, the ‘large fish’ flicked its tail fin and swam away, disappearing into the distance once more.
“The Initial Universe feels so special.”
“It feels so comfortable.”
“Yes, very comfortable.”
A group of young people stood in mid-air. Luo Feng looked down at the ancient and majestic city below. As a city established in the Initial Universe, it gave people a sense of profound weight.
A black stream of light flew over from the distance.
“Everyone, I am the Chaos City reception envoy.”
A deep voice sounded. A black-robed man whose head was covered with cyan scales had already flown over. He then stopped and said with a smile, “This city is called Chaos City. It has existed for longer than most of the universe nations you come from! It is currently jointly managed by the Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Battle Arena, Universe First Bank, Universe Galaxy Bank and the Universe Mercenary Alliance.”
Silence.
The 1,000 young people all looked at this Chaos City envoy.
“Follow me.”
The reception envoy smiled and flew down.
The 1,000 people flew down from high above and landed on the streets of Chaos City. The streets of Chaos City were wide enough for dozens of people to walk side by side.
“Chaos City has existed for an extremely long time,” the reception envoy explained as he walked ahead. “One super existence after another has emerged after coming to Chaos City to comprehend the laws.”
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng looked around. Inside Chaos City stood row after row of small buildings. On the rooftops of many small buildings, he could see various human beings of different appearances sitting cross-legged in meditation. Some humans were even carving something into the rooftop floor. The powerful auras they emitted were far stronger than those of World Lords. Some powerhouses were quietly muttering something.
Luo Feng looked up at the sky.
High above, near the distant cracks in the universe space, he could vaguely see one powerful existence after another standing in mid-air. Occasionally, these existences would lower their heads and glance at Luo Feng and the others.
“Another group of little fellows has arrived.”
“They are being received by Envoy No. 11. Those must be the little fellows from the Virtual Universe Company.”
“I heard that the Virtual Universe Company recruited a young man called ‘Bolan’ this time. He’s quite impressive.”
At the edge of the universe space cracks, some great existences chatted among themselves.
……
Luo Feng and the other little fellows were all very low-key. They could sense that there were many Immortals here. The Immortals were still very restrained and did not dare recklessly release their auras. However, there were more than ten extremely powerful auras soaring into the sky throughout Chaos City, which even Luo Feng and the others could clearly sense.
It was as if more than a dozen peerless ferocious beasts were occupying different areas of Chaos City.
“There are many super existences in Chaos City,” the reception envoy said as he turned around. “Do not disturb them while they are comprehending the Origin Laws. Once you disturb them, we can only send you out of the Initial Universe and end this opportunity to comprehend the laws.”
Everyone nodded.
The reception envoy directly entered an unoccupied small building beside them.
“There are many small buildings in Chaos City. If the door is pale white, it means that the building has no owner.” The reception envoy pointed at the door. “As long as you place your hand on the door for a moment, the sensing system within the door will automatically activate, causing the door to turn dark grey. You will then automatically become the owner of this residence, and your information will be recorded automatically. Each person can only choose one residence.”
As he spoke, the reception envoy arrived on the rooftop.
The rooftop was quite large, nearly 100 metres long and wide, enough for 1,000 people to stand on it.
“This is…” Luo Feng noticed many carved diagrams and inscriptions on the rooftop floor. Many of the carvings seemed faintly mysterious.
“This, this…” Luo Feng carefully observed them and gradually became immersed in them.
Many young people also became immersed in them.
“The Origin Law of Space.”
“These contain the Origin Law of Space.”
Many young people began shouting.
“Everyone.”
The reception envoy’s voice entered everyone’s minds, causing all of them to tremble and regain consciousness.
“Generation after generation of powerful existences in Chaos City have sat on the rooftops to comprehend the laws. During the process of comprehension, they would occasionally carve things into the ground. As a result, many carvings containing the thoughts of these powerful existences regarding the Origin Laws have been left behind. If you are interested in them, most of the residences in Chaos City are currently unoccupied. You can visit the buildings one by one and observe them. Perhaps some of them contain comprehension carvings left behind by ‘Venerables’.”
The eyes of the young people lit up.
“First, I must tell you about an extremely important rule!”
The reception envoy said solemnly, “In the Initial Universe, humans are forbidden from killing one another. Whoever makes a move will certainly die.”
“No matter who it is, even if he is the ruler of a universe nation, he cannot challenge the rules of Chaos City.”
“Understood.”
The group of young people all nodded.
“The time ratio between the Initial Universe and the Original Universe is 1:3.28,” the black-robed reception envoy said with a smile. “Your cultivation period this time will be slightly more than 30 years.”