Chapter 97: Choice

On the Dao Yu Plaza of the Tongtian Bridge plane, Zhou Yang's figure suddenly appeared.

"Damn, this Fifth Layer is too hard; in an instant I was killed outright!"

The opponent on the Fifth Layer of the Tongtian Bridge was actually wielding the Source Divine Weapon Fifth Tier!

Nine weakened Tongtian Divine Trees instantly materialized around him, directly forming a massive Heaven and Earth Prison Cage!

The powerful law of oppression pressed upon him, leaving no way to dodge.

Almost as soon as they met eyes, a Tongtian Divine Tree crushed him into shredded flesh.

"If I could, like Luo Feng in the original work, thoroughly study the essence of the law embedded in the first picture of the Chaos Monument, perhaps I could directly defeat that opponent using the Source Divine Weapon Fourth Tier!"

Zhou Yang pondered in his heart.

Suddenly, he felt the atmosphere in the plaza was a bit off.

Looking up, he saw eager gazes converging on him from all directions, as if to melt him.

"Everyone, I've had a slight insight; let's retreat!"

The voice fell, and his figure had already vanished into the Virtual Universe.

"Hmm? That little guy ran off so cleanly!"

In the sky, where that massive gathering of Immortals was, each powerful Immortal wore a smile on their face.

"Heh, the little guy is quite clever; our huge group of Immortals gathered here—if we all simultaneously express a desire to take him as a disciple, whichever one he accepts will inevitably offend a large number of us.

Better to slip away before we speak, and later approach him privately without so many reservations!"

"Haha, I'm growing to like this little guy more; none of you fight me for him!"

"Line up behind me; I'm here on behalf of the Venerable."

"Haha, everyone, let's each use our own methods."

The great Immortals continued idle chatter for a moment, then gradually dispersed.

On the rooftop of a three‑story residence in Chaos City.

"Zhou Yang, 48 emails received—no, now over 70, oh no, already over a hundred!"

Just after exiting the Virtual Universe, Babata's notification sounded.

"Babata, filter the email information for me and remind me in an hour."

Zhou Yang said casually.

"Understood!"

Babata replied.

"Mm."

Zhou Yang nodded, his mind racing with thoughts.

According to Chaos City's rules, clearing the First Layer of the Tongtian Bridge grants access to attend lectures under the powerful King‑Sealing Level Immortals.

Passing the Third Layer of the Tongtian Bridge even confers the qualification to become a disciple.

Having directly cleared the first four layers of the Tongtian Bridge this time, the stir it caused must be considerable.

"Zhou Yang, a total of 581 emails were received; after discarding trivial greetings, there are 139 valuable emails."

An hour later, Babata reported the sorted email information.

"Among them, 138 are from Immortals of the Virtual Universe Company expressing a desire to take you as a disciple, and the remaining one is a private email sent by the Nine Swords Exalted One."

"The Nine Swords Exalted One's email? Open it!"

Zhou Yang said.

"Alright!"

Babata responded.

A Light Curtain materialized before Zhou Yang, displaying lines of text.

"Zhou Yang, I originally intended to take you as a disciple myself, but an old friend has asked me; if you are interested, go to the City Lord's Mansion to meet the Chaos Monument guardian, Master Kandeli. Trust me, he should be a good fit for you—Nine Swords."

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but be puzzled; he had thought the Nine Swords Exalted One's email aimed to take him as a disciple.

But it seemed the meaning was to act as a go‑between for someone else.

"Master Kandeli"

The figure mentioned by the Nine Swords Exalted One also made him slightly amazed.

The Chaos Monument guardian can split a single doppelganger to guard fifty‑two Chaos Monuments for billions of epochs.

He can even dispatch extra doppelgangers to explore the Secret Realm together with the Nine Swords Exalted One; his strength ranks among the top even among the Human Race's Esteemed‑level beings.

Such a powerful ancient being now reveals an intention to take a disciple?

"If it's this one, I really have to think it over; he's a true heavyweight."

Zhou Yang felt excited.

He quickly skimmed the other 138 emails; all of them expressed a desire to take him as a disciple.

Most of them are King‑Sealing Level Immortals; the very top few, such as Dark Star King, Life Spring King and a few others, are the kind of top King‑Sealing Level Invincible Kings that can compare to the true Yan King in the original work!

Additionally, there are six Universe Nation Lords and eight powerful Venerables who have sent him invitations.

"One hundred twenty‑four powerful Immortals, fourteen Universe Nation Lord Level strongmen, and that formidable Master Kandeli—truly make the choice difficult."

Zhou Yang fell into a blissful dilemma.

Too many powerful beings have shown interest, and for a moment he didn't know how to choose.

And each of them is at least a King‑Sealing Level Immortal; a wrong reply would inevitably offend someone.

"Babata, based on the introductions from the Venerables and Immortals in the emails, filter out the most suitable few for me."

Zhou Yang said.

Those strong individuals, in order to attract Zhou Yang to become their disciple, also gave a brief introduction of their specialties in the Email.

"Received, it will be completed quickly!"

Babata quickly filtered based on the introductions in the Email and soon compiled a group of strong individuals most suitable for Zhou Yang.

"Zhou Yang, based on the information in the Email, I have identified roughly Thirteen strong individuals who are relatively suitable for you. These Thirteen are all highly proficient in the Wood and Space Origin Laws and have good reputations within the Chaos City strong‑man circle."

"Among them, there are nine Esteemed-level Realm strong individuals and four Immortal Level ones. Those four Immortals are all top‑tier among the King‑Sealing Level Immortals, with power comparable to the average Venerable."

"By the way, I didn't include Lord Kandeli in the count; descriptions of him in the Virtual Universe are scarce, so I cannot analyze him precisely. You'll have to consider him yourself."

"Nine Venerables, four Invincible Kings."

Zhou Yang quickly skimmed the information filtered by Babata.

"Venerable Xuan Lan, who attained Venerable rank through mastery of the Space Origin Law, also excels at the fusion and application of the Wood and Space Origin Laws, and is a powerful Venerable who walks the Beast God Path."

"Venerable Liutong, proficient in the application of the Wood Origin Law."

"Dark Star King, also a top strong individual who cultivates the Maternal Ancestor Chaos Stele."

Zhou Yang flipped through them one by one, firmly memorizing the names of the interested Immortals and Venerables.

"Among these strong individuals, I think the ones most suitable for me are Venerable Xuan Lan or that Dark Star King."

Venerable Xuan Lan should be the strongest among the great beings who sent me the Email, and he follows the path of Wood and Space Law fusion—a broad road that leads straight to the Universe Master.

Although the Dark Star King's own realm is not that of a Venerable, he is extremely adept at teaching disciples.

According to the information Babata retrieved, this Dark Star King even once cultivated a powerful disciple of Invincible King level who was not weaker than himself!

He has several disciples under his command who have reached high-level King‑Sealing Level.

"By the way, there's also Lord Kandeli."

Zhou Yang thought:

"The Nine Swords Exalted One personally recommended it and said it would suit me very well; I should really consider it carefully."

He quickly made up his mind.

"I just cleared the fourth layer of the Tongtian Bridge and now have four chances to comprehend the Chaos Monument; I'll use one now, and it's a good chance to meet that Lord."

He leapt from the rooftop of his residence and hurried toward the City Lord's Mansion.

(End of Chapter)