Chapter 164: The Ancestor's Concern

In Chaos City, in an ancient mansion not far from the City Lord's Mansion, Zhou Yang, who had been sitting cross‑legged with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

"You little brat, every thing you do never fails to amaze!"

Opposite him, the kind‑faced three‑eyed elder spoke with a hint of sigh.

"At the World Master Level, you breezed straight through the 21st tier of the Tongtian Bridge; that truly sets the strongest record in Human Race history!"

"Ha ha, that's all thanks to the teacher's cultivation!"

Zhou Yang grinned.

"Don't flatter me. Besides the brief guidance I gave you when you first arrived in Chaos City, you later embarked on that special cultivation path, leaving me willing but powerless."

Kandeli shook his head lightly.

At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Back then, I only noticed Zhou Yang's Soul Power was unusually strong, and saw a chance for him to inherit my Doppelganger technique, so I took him as a disciple.

However, I never imagined that after merely five or six thousand years, the disciple I had taken on a whim would achieve such feats! Even without considering his World Master Level, the very fact that he cleared the 21st tier of the Tongtian Bridge alone is enough to cause a massive shock.

Cultivating for five or six thousand years, he grew from a Stellar Level youngster to a level comparable to a Universe Venerable; such a terrifying rate of power increase is truly shocking! "Heh, at this pace, the day you break through Immortal, you may rival the teacher's strength."

Kandeli squinted and laughed, "When the time comes, I'll petition the City Lord to let you take over my position as guardian of the Chaos Monument. Hearing about your exploits on the Extraterritorial Battlefield has got my blood boiling; I too want to venture out."

"Ha ha, the teacher is just joking."

Zhou Yang laughed awkwardly.

It sounded as if I were trying to snatch the teacher's rice bowl. "Then you won't be able to disobey; if the City Lord gives an order, how could you dare defy it?"

Kandeli smiled proudly.

But after a moment, his expression grew increasingly solemn.

He looked at Zhou Yang, his gaze tinged with worry.

"Since you've already met the City Lord, I assume all plans have his approval. Yet, although the Human Race is strong, there are many formidable foes; the Universe contains billions of races with countless bizarre tactics that are hard to guard against. Hence, you must act with extreme caution, and if possible, travel abroad using your Doppelganger!"

"Yes, teacher!"

Meanwhile, as Zhou Yang and Kandeli conversed,

in a mysterious spot of the Virtual Universe, a towering, endless statue stood majestically.

Around that towering statue, dim currents of air continuously swirled.

Moreover, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Space, Time, Gold Void, Wood Void, Water Void… endless law fluctuations and even the very rules of operation surged from the statue, as if the entire Universe revolved around it! At that moment, a faint, hazy ripple subtly rose and fell on the ancient‑seeming statue.

"A marvelous method of fusion—could this be the origin of Chaos?"

In the time that followed, Zhou Yang began processing the massive loot he obtained from slaying nearly eight thousand Seal King Immortals.

The extremely valuable or useful items he kept for himself, while the useless ones were handed over to the Virtual Universe Company's business department for conversion into needed goods.

Among the trove, the most precious was undoubtedly the Domain‑type Supreme Treasure 'Thunder Light Realm' used by the Mechanical Race's Invincible King! Supreme Treasures are inherently extremely rare.

Even among Supreme Treasures of the same grade, their values differ.

Generally, ordinary weapon‑type Supreme Treasures are relatively common and thus lower in value; protective armor Supreme Treasures are a bit rarer, while Domain‑type, Soul‑type, and Palace‑type Supreme Treasures are the most valuable and scarce! Though the Domain‑type Supreme Treasure 'Thunder Light Realm' is technically an Ordinary Supreme Treasure in quality, its worth certainly rivals that of a High‑tier Supreme Treasure armor! Zhou Yang understood that although Jue Shen Wang, as an Invincible King, is comparable to an average Universe Venerable, he could not possibly qualify to possess a treasure of this grade.

If his guess is correct, this was temporarily handed to him by the Mechanical Race's higher‑ups to use against their own assets.

But the Mechanical Race's leaders likely didn't anticipate that their supposedly flawless plan would ultimately fail.

Not only were countless Seal King Immortals lost, but even this precious Supreme Treasure fell into Zhou Yang's hands!

With the Domain‑type Supreme Treasure 'Thunder Light Realm', Zhou Yang's combat power can increase dramatically!

Besides the sole Supreme Treasure 'Thunder Light Realm', Zhou Yang also acquired, sporadically, thirteen Heavy Treasures of varying tiers.

The majority came from those two Invincible Kings, with only four or five pieces obtained from the many other Seal King elites.

Supreme Treasures and Heavy Treasures are exceedingly rare in the Universe, so Zhou Yang had no reason not to keep them; he equipped his own body and several key Doppelgangers directly.

Thus, Zhou Yang himself is equipped with the Palace‑type Supreme Treasure 'Myriad Elephant Tower', the Domain‑type Supreme Treasure 'Thunder Light Realm', the attack Heavy Treasure 'Po Jun Spear', the defensive Heavy Treasure armor 'Tianjing Armor', and the defensive Heavy Treasure war boots 'Minghe War Boots'—almost armed to the teeth! Even if he were to face the Giant Scorpion King and Jue Shen Wang, both Invincible Kings, without using the Chaos Hole technique, Zhou Yang is confident he could easily suppress them. Besides these Supreme and Heavy Treasures, he also kept items that aid divine body recovery, rare metals, spirit liquids, and the like.

The rest he disposed of entirely.

After processing the myriad fragments, Zhou Yang's account balance surged to nearly one hundred million trillion Hunyuan Units! Even he was stunned by the figure.

One hundred million trillion Hunyuan Units can buy several ordinary Heavy Treasures! With this ocean of wealth as a foundation, Zhou Yang went on a spending spree: buying materials to evolve Mo Yun Teng, purchasing evolution materials for the metallic lifeform 'Big Red Bee', outfitting each Doppelganger with basic weapons and armor, acquiring precious resources to help his parents ascend to Immortal, and heavily investing in various resources for cultivating Earth humans—until his account balance fell below ten trillion Hunyuan Units, at which point he finally stopped.

In the time that followed, he waited quietly.

Because the volume of goods he bought and sold was so massive and complex, it took over a month before all the cargo finally arrived in his hands.

Afterward, he did not linger and boarded a spaceship to leave the Initial Universe.

"After being away from home for thousands of years, it's time to return and take a look."

(End of Chapter)