Chapter 120: Earth Prologue

Luo Feng was detained.

Zhou Yang muttered softly, and his previously cheerful mood grew somber.

It wasn't just Luo Feng's detention itself, but also the huge trouble it would trigger.

At this point, it should be nearing the time when Hong is taken as a disciple by the Great Axe Founder and the Earth secret is discovered.

Yes, the Earth secret!

Earth was altered by that mysterious mountain‑sitting hermit billions of epochs ago.

Any life born on Earth, especially during embryonic development, is subtly influenced by the whole planet, causing a special evolution in a certain aspect of the soul.

Humans nurtured on Earth find their mindset more readily enlightened.

Those with a strong mindset naturally possess great willpower—and ample patience!

This is one indispensable element of becoming strong.

A strong mindset also makes it easier to resist Illusion Realm attacks and the like.

Therefore, for the entire Human Race, sending pregnant women of powerful bloodlines to Earth to absorb its gradual influence.

When the child is born, proper guidance and training quickly elevate its temperament.

As mindset rises, combined with strong bloodline talent and abundant resources, the number of strong individuals naturally surges.

If the Earth secret is exposed, the entire Human Race will boil, and the descendants of each Universe Master's family will be stirred, eager to send their own bloodline offspring to be born on Earth.

Zhou Yang's brows gradually knit.

Even if I outshine Luo Feng of the same era, my master is also a strong one among the Esteemed-level Realm, so preserving Earth's ownership would be impossible.

After all, he's merely a Domain Lord Level youngster; Virtual Universe Company would never betray the Human Race's higher‑level interests for him.

As for warning Hong early, preventing him from entering the Illusion Sea?

That thought was born only to be snuffed out instantly.

It was precisely his astonishing performance in the Illusion Sea that led Hong to be taken as a disciple by the Great Axe Founder—a priceless opportunity in his cultivation career.

Severing someone's opportunity can have huge karmic repercussions.

Since the outcome can't change, we should strive for greater benefit!

And before that, we must first increase our own say.

He silently took stock of himself.

Nearly a century of contemplation has vastly deepened his grasp of both the Spatial Law and the Wood Law; now he should have surpassed the level of Tongtian Bridge Tier 15.

But the gap between Tongtian Bridge Tier 15 and Tier 16 is a major checkpoint, making it hard for him to judge his exact tier.

Yet after nearly a hundred years of continuously practicing 'Three Souls Nine Refinements', my soul strength has definitely surpassed most Realm Lords, possibly even rivaling ordinary Immortals!

Moreover, having successfully imprinted the twelfth main line map, my Life Gene Level has surged by nearly 860 times over the past century.

A Domain Lord Level Primordial Tongtian Mountain roughly requires Tongtian Bridge Tier 16 combat power.

Zhou Yang's gaze gradually hardened.

Virtual Universe Tongtian Mountain planar space.

Across this vast desolate land stand only three towering peaks, each mid‑slope bearing golden‑glimmering characters—Heaven and Earth, Tai Chu, Original.

Among them, the Primordial Tongtian Mountain is clearly the highest.

"Swoosh!"

Appearing out of nowhere on this land, Zhou Yang darted toward the Primordial Tongtian Mountain.

Zhou Yang landed at the foot, looked up at the Primordial Tongtian Mountain soaring into the clouds, then glanced down at the towering bull‑headed man sleeping on a large stone nearby.

Beside him stood a dark‑purple great axe about his height, looking as if countless frozen corpses' blood had solidified, sending a chill through the heart.

"Old Bull, summon all your men; I'll challenge the Primordial Tongtian Mountain!"

Zhou Yang shouted at the bull‑headed man.

"Ah!"

The sleeping bull‑headed man jolted awake instantly.

His bull eyes rolled, quickly processing Zhou Yang's words.

He shook his massive bull head and roared toward the rear, "Old Ape, Snake Woman, hurry! Someone's trespassing the Primordial Tongtian Mountain!"

"Swish!" "Swish!"

Two streaks of light flew in from afar—the ape‑man's Spiritual Thought Master and the Snake Woman Illusionist.

"His Highness Zhou Yang, you just broke the Domain Lord 300‑year mark and are already storming Tongtian Mountain? Perhaps you should return to cultivate some more before coming again?"

The alluring Snake Woman giggled in a sweet voice.

In the Initial Universe, nearly a century has passed, while the outside world has already gone three hundred years.

Zhou Yang merely listened, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Snake Woman, your illusion is still far insufficient!"

With his low roar, the scene before him tore like a tattered curtain ripped apart.

As that layer shattered, the true setting began to appear.

At this moment, the bull‑headed man who had been speaking to Zhou Yang from afar had already arrived before him.

In front of the bull‑headed man, a segment of black whip shadow nearly brushed Zhou Yang's crown.

From the moment Zhou Yang declared his challenge to Tongtian Mountain, the Snake Woman had already begun casting her illusion!

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yang snorted coldly, and the Mo Lu Se Ancient Simple Long Whip he bore instantly fragmented into 10,081 Lu Se Dao Pian.

Tens of thousands of green light strands surged and combined, instantly transforming into 108 emerald‑gleaming green willow leaves.

"Hoo‑hoo‑hoo~~~"

108 green willow leaves whirled rapidly around Zhou Yang, quickly forming a green tornado.

Clang clang clang clang~~~

The ape Spiritual Thought Master's black long whip was struck repeatedly and instantly flung away.

And the bull‑headed man rushing toward him didn't even have time to shout before the raging tornado ripped him to pieces in an instant!

"Ah, your power—how can it be so strong!"

From afar, the ape Spiritual Thought Master and the snake‑woman Illusionist both shouted in surprise.

But the next moment, the flying leaves in the sky turned into a long dragon that swept forward, instantly engulfing them completely.

Streaks of light darted swiftly, then assembled behind Zhou Yang into a Mo Lu Se Ancient Simple Long Whip.

He cast a brief glance at the empty foothills, then his figure rose without pause, flying toward the heights of Tongtian Mountain.

…

Zhou Yang flew upward from the foothill of Primordial Tongtian Mountain and soon encountered a gatekeeper at the mountain's mid‑level.

The gatekeeper here was far stronger than those at the base; three of them together were roughly comparable to the difficulty of the 15th level of Tongtian Bridge.

In this stage, Zhou Yang still employed the Source Divine Weapon Ninth Layer; this time, 108 emerald willow leaves transformed into a vivid emerald long snake.

After the long snake easily pierced the ape Spiritual Thought Master's skull, the remaining bull‑headed man and snake‑woman were also dealt with effortlessly.

"Hoo~~"

Zhou Yang kept soaring upward along the towering, cloud‑piercing Primordial Tongtian Mountain, flying for a long while before finally reaching the summit.

At the summit, clouds swirled; the bull‑headed man lay there snoring like thunder, the ape held a large barrel of fine wine and drank heartily, while the snake‑woman played in a distant pool of water.

When Zhou Yang landed on the summit, the three gatekeepers simultaneously opened their eyes and stared at him, scrutinizing Zhou Yang.

The summit gate is the final gate, and also the hardest.

An astonishing battle erupted with a thunderous roar!

Countless green blades as thin as cicada wings shot out behind Zhou Yang, instantly assembling into a palm‑sized oval emerald leaf.

Dazzling silver light streamed across the leaf, covering it with a dense silver pattern.

"Wong~"

The moment the silver pattern formed, the emerald leaf became instantly ethereal, as if it no longer belonged to this space‑time.

"Chi~"

The emerald leaf seemed to pierce space, arriving instantly before the bull‑headed man.

Simultaneously, divine light flared in Zhou Yang's pupils, and a vast, ocean‑like surge of Mental Power erupted, shaping into a massive hammer that thundered toward the bull‑headed man's Consciousness Sea!

For nearly a hundred years, continuously running the 'Three Souls Nine Refinements', his Soul strength has reached an inconceivable level.

Moreover, after years of studying the soul manuals left by Kandeli, his Soul Attack is now capable of affecting ordinary Immortals!

Sure enough, under his full‑force strike, the bull‑headed man momentarily lost consciousness.

It was that brief lapse of consciousness that decided the outcome!

"Puff!"

The emerald ancient leaf darted through the void, instantly piercing his skull; its fierce energy scattered, easily shattering the life core within his body!

When the most threatening bull‑headed man among the three gatekeepers fell, the battle's outcome was already sealed.

Zhou Yang outright ignored the snake‑woman's illusion attack and effortlessly beheaded the ape Spiritual Thought Master.

Then an emerald leaf that seemed to vanish into the void suddenly appeared, directly piercing the snake‑woman's skull.

Domain Lord Level Primordial Tongtian Mountain—successfully cleared!

In the cultivation residence of Chaos City, Zhou Yang's consciousness returned.

A faint smile tugged at his mouth corner.

"Then, let's now break through World Master Level."

(End of chapter)