Chapter 202: The Chaotic City Lord

In the Virtual Universe, a round table carved like jade stone stood before the Chaotic City Lord's temple.

Opposite the round table sat two figures: one was the Golden Robe Chaotic City Lord, the other a silver‑haired man with graying temples, clad in an ancient battle armor stained with blood—indeed the Bingfeng Lord of a branch of the Virtual Universe Company.

Swish!

A youth clad in Dark Gold Battle Armor appeared before the temple and walked toward this side.

Teacher, Master Uncle!

Zhou Yang called out from afar.

He had just emerged from that Sword Tomb mausoleum, received the Chaotic City Lord's summons, and instantly linked his doppelganger consciousness to the Virtual Universe to rush back here.

"Disciple has arrived? Come sit down."

The Chaotic City Lord smiled and pointed; a jade stone seat slowly materialized beside the round table.

Even the usually aloof Bingfeng Lord nodded at him, a barely perceptible smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, Teacher."

Zhou Yang replied, hurried over to the jade‑carved round table, and sat down.

As his strength continually grew, sitting now alongside the Chaotic City Lord and other elder masters no longer made him feel the old restraint.

The Chaotic City Lord looked at Zhou Yang, his gaze filled with unmistakable satisfaction and joy.

"I summoned you because there are several matters to ask you about."

The Chaotic City Lord smiled and said, "According to the Venerables of the Hong Alliance, you just seemed to have fought the Yan Di?"

"Just a few moves."

Zhou Yang laughed, "You must have heard the news of the Sword Tomb's emergence. I was contending with the Tian Chen Zhi Zhu of the Cihuan Alliance and others over the Tomb's ownership when that Yan Di insisted on meddling, so I gave him a modest reprimand."

"A reprimand?"

The Chaotic City Lord and the Bingfeng Lord exchanged glances, both eyes laced with amusement.

According to the intelligence they gathered, Zhou Yang's actions indeed qualified as a reprimand—slapping a Universe Master across the face, which is arguably the cruelest punishment.

"Well reprimanded!"

The Bingfeng Lord's tone carried a hint of exhilaration, "Those vile, selfish scoundrels, we of the Human Race shall all eradicate them. Zhou Yang, you did well!"

The usually detached and taciturn Bingfeng Lord unusually displayed his emotions, showing that his mood was rather pleasant.

"Thank you, Master Uncle, for the praise; it was merely within our duties."

Zhou Yang smiled in response.

"Haha, disciple, earning a word of praise from your Master Uncle isn't easy; this time you truly did well!"

The Chaotic City Lord also spoke, "Now that your authority has risen, you should know the entanglement between that Yan Di and our Human Race. By sparing his face this time, you expelled a foul breath for our people—a great merit!"

He looked at Zhou Yang, smiled, and asked, "I have already coordinated with several others through Qi; based on your merit this time, I can reward you with a top‑tier weapon‑type Supreme Treasure, or simply grant you a sum of Supreme Treasure Points. What do you desire?"

"Oh, there's also a reward?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile.

"Teacher, the Supreme Treasure reward can be set aside; I currently lack no weapon Supreme Treasure."

He thought for a moment, then said, "However, by luck I seized a treasure from the Sword Tomb, among which is a top‑level Domain Supreme Treasure called 'Sword River Luo.' This treasure is currently incomplete, lacking eight Divine Sword components of Supreme Treasure."

He turned to the Chaotic City Lord, respectfully saying, "Please, Teacher, convey a command for the Venerables of the Hong Alliance to keep watch. Should anyone provide information, I can grant a Heavy Treasure reward; if anyone captures a Divine Sword, I am willing to exchange an equivalent‑value Supreme Treasure."

On the Primordial Star, he had just finished looting all the treasures within the Sword Tomb, a harvest that could be called abundant.

Among them were seven Ordinary Supreme Treasures and over three hundred Heavy Treasure Divine Swords!

However, the 'Sword River Luo' he cared most about, besides its own Compass, only came with one Divine Sword component; the remaining eight Divine Swords were absent from the Sword Tomb.

Lacking the other eight Divine Swords, the current power of Sword River Luo is merely equivalent to a high‑level Domain‑type Supreme Treasure, far from its peak state.

"Hehe, your luck is truly extraordinary, stumbling upon a top‑tier Domain‑type Supreme Treasure. Leave this matter to me to arrange."

The Chaotic City Lord laughed at this, "You need not provide the treasure yourself; the clan will monitor information on the remaining Divine Swords. Should any Divine Sword appear or be claimed by other strong ones, the clan will intervene to retrieve it. A top‑level Domain Supreme Treasure is already of great value; if you can gather it complete, it will indirectly boost the clan's strength."

Zhou Yang's eyes brightened at the words; he did not hesitate—having the entire Human Race's aid makes collection far easier than doing it alone.

"Thank you, Teacher."

He expressed gratitude to the Chaotic City Lord.

"Hmm."

The Chaotic City Lord nodded, then raised another matter.

"According to those Venerables' reports, you seem to have used some form of Teleportation on the Primordial Star?"

"Yes, Teacher, that is indeed the case," Zhou Yang nodded in acknowledgment.

"Oh, is it an Innate Secret Technique or what? Are there any limitations?"

The Chaotic City Lord could not help but express surprise.

The Primordial Star, being the place closest to the Original Universe's origin, has a stable, almost completely static space, rendering Teleportation and similar methods impossible.

Even when occasional Domain‑type Innate Secret Techniques can breach this limit, they can only achieve limited Teleportation.

Yet according to the intelligence he obtained, Zhou Yang's performance went beyond that.

Hearing the Chaotic City Lord's question, Zhou Yang laughed lightly, "It can be considered an Innate Secret Technique, I suppose."

The Universe is vast and infinite, with countless wondrous techniques and innate talents; he was not worried the Chaotic City Lord would doubt him.

"Teacher, if there are any arrangements on the Primordial Star, I can cooperate at any time."

He thought the Chaotic City Lord intended to employ his specialty for some scheme on the Primordial Star.

"Let everything on the Primordial Star remain as usual."

However, the Chaotic City Lord shook his head, "Each activation of the Primordial Star is essentially a gift from the Original Universe to the myriad races of the Universe. Even if you can Teleport on the Primordial Star, attempting to bring Human Race strongmen to seize every opportunity is impossible; the Original Universe's will will not permit such a thing."

The Chaotic City Lord solemnly advised, "Even you must act within your limits; do not overstep, lest you offend all strong ones and become a target of countless arrows."

"So that's it? The Original Universe's will even intervenes in such matters?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but be slightly startled.

He nodded, respectfully replying, "Yes, teacher, the disciple understands."

"Hmm, just watch yourself; as long as you don't go overboard, that's fine. I'm speaking of something else."

He smiled at Zhou Yang, his eyes full of satisfaction, and said, "I originally intended for you to train more in the Original Universe, but you have already displayed combat power comparable to a Three-step Top-tier Universe Lord, and you also possess that miraculous Teleportation technique. I suppose you now have self‑preservation ability even in the Universe Sea."

"Universe Sea?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but look at the Lord of Chaos City.

The Lord of Chaos City explained to Zhou Yang, "The Original Universe is merely a cradle! It is the cradle that nurtured us, very tranquil, with low danger."

"The Universe Sea… is the true battlefield."

"A multitude of super beings before the Great Destruction, even the Universe Strongest, all reside in that Universe Sea."

The Lord of Chaos City looked at Zhou Yang, "There the danger is greater, especially in the deepest parts of the Three Great Forbidden Lands, where even the Universe Strongest can fall."

"That is the true gathering place of the strong, where countless Supreme Treasures and precious relics are born within the Universe Sea."

The Lord of Chaos City sighed, "The Primordial Star opens only once in endless ages; each opening yields at most one Peak Domain‑Type Supreme Treasure of the highest rarity. Yet in the depths of the Three Great Forbidden Lands… legend says that in the deepest parts, there are several Supreme Strongest Treasures! The number of Peak Supreme Treasures is frighteningly abundant…"

"Of course, not to mention the deepest zones, you are absolutely forbidden from entering even some internal areas," the Lord of Chaos City said. "For now, you may only wander the Outer Realm occasionally."

"There, you will receive true honing."

"The strong from before the Great Destruction era are each older than the strong of our Original Universe! The strong of our Original Universe were all born after the Universe's Great Destruction… Those ancient strong ones wield overwhelming power; battling them will spark many ideas in you, and your strength will rise even faster." the Lord of Chaos City praised.

Listening to the Lord of Chaos City's words, Zhou Yang couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

He has not only read the original text, but now, as a Universe Master with extremely high authority, he also consulted a detailed introduction to the Universe Sea within the Virtual Universe.

The Original Universe's birth, evolution, operation, decline, and Destruction… constitute a Reincarnation.

A single Great Destruction means the annihilation of everything within the Original Universe! When the Original Universe again spawns a new race… that marks another Reincarnation.

And some beings before the Great Destruction naturally possess the ability to evade it and preserve their lives.

However, if one cannot break through the Reincarnation, one can exist in the Universe Sea for at most three Reincarnation Eras.

After three Reincarnation Eras, everything will enter eternal oblivion.

Zhou Yang also yearned for the Universe Sea, with its countless Supreme Treasures and the multitude of strong ones gathered from three Reincarnation Eras; that is truly the honing ground for the strong! Yet he also harbored his own plan.

Without mentioning that the Sword River Luo and the Reincarnation Divine Armor still need refinement, there are also the secrets hidden in 10,081 Primordial Stars yet uncharted, and moreover—

He looked at the Lord of Chaos City, respectfully saying, "Teacher, the disciple now vaguely senses the bottleneck of breakthrough; I wish to break through the Universe Master stage before heading to the Universe Sea."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Zhou Yang's words, the Lord of Chaos City's eyes lit up.

He naturally knew that Zhou Yang had not yet truly broken through to become a Universe Master.

Precisely for that reason, he felt even more delighted; his disciple, without yet breaking through, can already contend with Yan Di and other veteran Three-step Universe Lords. When he truly crosses that threshold and his Divine Power multiplies a hundredfold, what strength will he attain!

"That is indeed good news; after you break through, both your strength and survivability will improve greatly."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded, "Since that is so, you should return, calmly contemplate and await your breakthrough. When you break through the Universe Master stage, I will then guide you into the Universe Sea."

(End of Chapter)