Chapter 2169

Thank you, Dao Ancestor Sister.

The edge of the material universe.

A girl dressed entirely in black sat silently in the void, comprehending the flow of the fundamental temporal law beyond the universe.

Suddenly a voice sounded beside her ear, drawing her attention.

"This dumb kid, why are you thanking me for nothing?" she said, a bit puzzled.

She then released her Divine Sense, entered the law universe, and looked back at what had recently happened to Xiao Feng.

"Huh, what is this?"

Seeing Xiao Feng's battle with the Stellar Lord, when he was exiled by the temporal calamity, the temporal calamity suddenly failed—a scene that left her somewhat astonished.

"Strange, I didn't make a move—who else could control the temporal law now? Could it be Chen Li?" she wondered, somewhat puzzled.

After carefully examining that time segment, she discovered that at that moment not a single Dao Ancestor-level expert had intervened; the temporal calamity had simply failed, and Xiao Feng had become immune to it.

But……this isn't right either.

The Kunpeng's temporal law attainments were already considerable; crushing Xiao Feng should be normal—how could he be immune?

Moreover, a force counterattacked the Kunpeng's Eye, inflicting damage upon it!

"Something's off, very off—does this kid have some other senior sister expert helping him?" Chen Jie frowned, resting his chin in thought.

But after thinking it over, it seems there is no other Dao Ancestor in the universe who is on good terms with Xiao Feng.

Even Fuxi's Luo Shu law principle had not been activated then; there was no sign of who was acting.

After thinking it over and over with no conclusion, Chen Jie grew increasingly suspicious.

She is, after all, a Dao Ancestor.

Although her realm has dropped somewhat, she can still sense the entire universe—whether the material world or the virtual world—there are no secrets for her.

But on Xiao Feng's body, there unexpectedly emerged

this unsolved mystery, which is truly bizarre.

She instinctively wanted to go home and ask her father, who knows even more than she does.

But then she recalled that she had just fallen out with her family, and if she ran back after only a few years, she'd lose face.

So she simply stopped worrying, left a portion of her mind on Xiao Feng to keep watch, ceased further thought, and continued to immerse herself in comprehending the Dao beyond the universe.

As for Xiao Feng's breakthrough to become a ruler, she couldn't care less.

If even this little matter can't be handled, all her care would have been wasted.

……

In the seaside villa district, long tables were set on the grass, laden with various tasty foods, wines, and fruits; a group of people had rarely gathered together, now enjoying a rare holiday.

"Taking a break is great—I haven't logged off in nearly a year, my butt hurts from lying around." Li Li skewered meat while drinking beer.

Zhang Fan laughed: "How can lying down make your butt sore? Ask your little Yue—did a hunk come over while you were gaming and do something indescribable to you?"

"Hey? You brat, take a bottle from me!" Li Li, annoyed, hefted the bottle as if to smash it over.

At this moment Shen Di sighed: "I've just returned the Civilization Sword to Xiao Feng junior lately; I've been idle, and suddenly being so idle feels unfamiliar."

"How about giving it back next year?" Xiao Feng smiled.

Shen Di hastily shook his head: "No thanks, it's exhausting—I don't even have time to keep my wife company. We're not like you, who can split into many to do lots of things at once."

No sooner had his words fallen than a displeased voice came from beside: "Your remark has a double meaning—are you also wanting to split yourself to hit on many women at once

"?"

It was his wife.

Shen Di's real name is Jiang Peng, sharing the same surname as Jiang Ning but unrelated; before the myriad heavens launched, he was already a big shot. Yet back then people kept calling him a "soft‑rice man"—the reason being simply that his wife was too formidable.

Empress Consort Ji Yunfei is, in reality, a miss from an invisible ancient clan, wielding influence in business, politics, military, and the underworld; she is one of the world's top power holders.

Nowadays, as her influence grows ever larger in the game world, Shen Di has gradually caught up, and the label "soft‑rice man" is rarely mentioned anymore.

Of course, this does not affect their marital relationship; the one who should fear the wife still does!

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't—I'm not Xiao Feng junior; having one great wife is enough for me to be content in this lifetime!" Shen Di hurriedly echoed with a laugh.

"Tsk, you lot—you even flaunt love in your breaths, never sparing a thought for the feelings of us single dogs."

A helpless voice came from beside.

A young man with a delicate appearance held a beer bottle, his expression helpless.

This man is Sword Slaying the Heavens, whose real name is Zhuo Yi Jian; he used to play professionally, and now he does quite well in the game, his status far higher than before.

Yet after all these years, he hasn't found a partner in the game nor married and had children in reality, which is somewhat surprising.

"You ought to do some self‑reflection—you're obviously so strong, with tens of thousands of admirers, so why are you still a single dog?" Zhang Fan said with a laugh.

The two have always regarded each other as rivals—one inherited the War God's legacy, the other comprehended the Slaughter Law and bathed in endless slaughter calamities; their strength is nearly equal, both being top experts in Blue Star's 8th war zone, second only to Xiao

and Jiang Ning's great masters.

Such opponents are naturally also close confidants, with a deep private friendship.

Sword Slaying the Heavens laughed: "My ambition isn't here; I'll first pursue Xiao Feng's current realm. If I break through successfully and gain near‑eternal life, I can later chase love and romance—otherwise, that would be a huge stumbling block."

Yun Yan beside him objected: "Look at Old Xiao's many stumbling blocks, like karst terrain—how has he not been tripped?"

"Uh……that description is a bit excessive," Xiao Feng's old face flushed.

One of those stumbling‑block lolis jumped up, explaining: "It's not because he's an octopus monster with many tentacles, so he isn't afraid of rough ground and walks steady and firm."

Another adjective made Xiao Feng even more embarrassed; he secretly resolved to give that disobedient stumbling block a good talking‑to today.

Everyone laughed and chatted, the atmosphere very relaxed.

It's rare to come to Xiao Feng's place; everyone felt the massive spiritual power gathered by the Myriad Spirit Tree and felt envious.

Xiao Feng generously said that anyone who likes can move in and live here—after all, we're old friends, and there are plenty of houses in the estate, enough to accommodate everyone.

Moreover, he is quite "idle," able to project his avatar outside at any time, so he needn't worry about lacking time to entertain everyone.

However, everyone has their own families, so moving house isn't a good choice.

Besides, there will be ten more years of hegemony battles to fight, and the online intensity will remain high, so there's simply no time to experience the offline living environment.

So even if one wanted to come, it would have to wait until ten years later.

"There are only a few months left until the training period settlement day, and we still don't know what the level 10 Lost World is like

"」 Zhu Long said with some anticipation.

Now everyone is no longer panicked, full of confidence in victory.

With Xiao Feng around, the Blue Star No. 8 War Zone would find it hard to lose!

However...

Xiao Feng, however, said: "The later hegemony battles, I estimate my participation frequency will be lower than before."

"Why is that?" everyone was puzzled.

Xiao Feng explained: "I have become an Overlord; although I broke through in the game, I must also observe some unwritten rules. The Myriad Races' Contest is a competition for regular players, and Overlords usually do not participate. I can only gain some advantages and provide some treasures for everyone's use in the Origin Mi Jing. As for joining the battle... with me here, other war zones will have no chance, so even if I wanted to participate then, I would likely be stopped by the Dao Ancestors."