Chapter 222

At the highest point of Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe, amidst the chaotic currents there stood a temple; inside the temple there were no attendants, just an empty expanse, with only endless chaotic currents swirling around.

Xiao Yu appeared in the temple.

"Teacher." Xiao Yu bowed respectfully with gratitude.

Having lived two lives, the Chaos City Lord was his best teacher; along the way, over thousands of years of association, he gave him much guidance and solved many of his problems.

And on the Earth issue, he also changed his previous approach, clearly favoring him; saying he wasn't moved is false.

Gratitude has always been in his heart, so when facing the Chaos City Lord, he is always extremely respectful.

"To think you could create a peak supreme art, and moreover a relatively outstanding one among peak supreme arts; even though it's only a single form, it's enough for what you are using now," the Chaos City Lord looked on with satisfaction.

Peak supreme arts are also tiered; according to the opponents set by the Chaos City Lord, opponents numbered from the 1000th to the 1999th all belong to the peak supreme art tier.

For example, Luo Feng's self‑created "Mingyue Strategy" initially only just defeated the 1000th opponent, entering the peak supreme art level, whereas the secret technique created by the Golden Horn tribe's Xi Luoduo is roughly at the 1200th opponent's peak supreme art tier, which is considerably inferior to the single form Xiao Yu has now created.

"I didn't expect you to have already over‑completed the Life‑Death Tempering mission," the Chaos City Lord just extended a trace of consciousness to check Xiao Yu's mission progress on the Seventh Battlefield.

That glimpse startled him.

"I, the disciple, will certainly live up to this name," Xiao Yu said respectfully.

Xiao Yu stood respectfully.

"Do you still wish to continue forging ahead?" the Chaos City Lord asked with a hint of a smile.

The Life‑Death Tempering mission was indeed completed.

"Very good," the Chaos City Lord nodded with satisfaction, "Does your supreme art have a name yet?"

"Ha ha!" the Chaos City Lord laughed heartily, "Not bad, you have ambition!"

"I've already thought of a name," Xiao Yu said, "The whole set of techniques will be called 'Creation', and the first form is 'Open Heaven'."

The Chaos City Lord was indeed helping with all his might.

By adjusting the opponents according to Xiao Yu's strength and weaknesses, targeting his flaws each time, he was able to elevate 'Open Heaven' to the peak supreme art tier in such a short span.

"Since you have already completed the Life‑Death Tempering mission, you can leave the Outer Realm Battlefield at any time. Do you now wish to stay on the Seventh Battlefield?" the Chaos City Lord asked curiously.

"However, to make this supreme art worthy of its name, you will need to work twice as hard," the Chaos City Lord said with a smile.

"Go!" the Chaos City Lord turned and walked into the misty currents, "Continue battling the strong on the Outer Realm Battlefield; your supreme art will become ever more refined, and your progress will accelerate."

"Very well, I will wait for the day you elevate this supreme art to the ultimate," the Chaos City Lord said, "In fact, you performed quite well this time, exceeding my expectations. I had thought that even with my full assistance it would take a thousand or two thousand years for you to forge a peak supreme art. Who could have imagined you accomplished it in just over a hundred years, raising that single technique to the level of the 1300th opponent."

The Chaos City Lord was immensely satisfied with Xiao Yu; even the name of his self‑created technique revealed that this young disciple's ambition was far from small.

"Naturally I will continue; I still intend to raise my self‑created technique to the ultimate supreme art!" Xiao Yu said respectfully.

If it were his own effort, the time might have to be stretched a hundredfold, even though his Soul Split grants him three thousand times the Soul Calculation Speed.

What kind of efficiency is that!

"Master, on the Seventh Battlefield I have slain some Immortal Lord Marquises, but I have not yet killed a Seal King. I intend to leave the Seventh Battlefield only after I have beheaded a Seal King," Xiao Yu said.

"Yes."

Xiao Yu performed a respectful salute and then vanished into thin air.

……

On the edge of Yan Ji Continent, an ancient palace deep within the endless icebergs.

"It's been a hundred years, it really infuriates me! Still no accurate clue!" King Zi Qiong fumed, "They're all useless! Useless!"

"We've killed so many Immortal Lord Marquises, and yet we can't transmit a single accurate coordinate?"

"Didn't I order that they must act in groups of ten or more? How can ten Immortal Lord Marquises still fail to transmit an accurate coordinate—are they all pigs?!"

King Zi Qiong cursed under his breath.

She only stopped after a long while.

"It seems we must wait for the Three‑Eyed Realm Lord to encounter a primary Seal King; perhaps if we hide a Seal King Strong One inside the World Ring and move together, there might be a chance to meet him?"

……

Unlike the Demon Race, the Mechanical Race possesses its own Virtual World; although not as dominant as the human Virtual Universe, it is still countless times stronger than the Demon Race.

The Mechanical Race's Virtual World headquarters is also called the 'Yu Lan World'.

The currency they generally use is also called Yu Lan, which is the Mechanical Race's most stable monetary unit, similar to the human Mixed Yuan Unit, and equivalent to points of the Virtual Universe Company.

The entire Mechanical Race's governing structure is a Pyramid structure.

One Lord of the Universe controls a multitude of Universe Venerables, who in turn control more Mechanical Race Immortals.

Although they also possess emotions—resentment, jealousy, anger, excitement, happiness, and so on—recognition of a master is a capability of the intelligent life core; once they recognize a master, they will absolutely obey the master from the very essence of their existence.

Even with emotions, they will never rebel, nor will they harbor any discontent, jealousy, or other negative feelings.

……

A Pyramid Spaceship flew above Yan Ji Continent.

The Mechanical Race youth 'Ciweiman', clad in blood‑red battle armor, left the Yu Lan World, opened his eyes and smiled, "My master is truly kind to me; as long as I complete 80% of the master's task, I can obtain another treasure."

He also recalled that earlier in the Yu Lan World, the faces of the various senior brothers he met each showed deadly jealousy at his being favored by the master. When the master was absent, they mocked him in every way, trying to disrupt his mindset for completing the task.

"The master gave me a probe instrument that is far more advanced than those of the Seal King Strong One; completing the master's task will be no problem at all," Ciweiman thought to himself, "Just wait! You bunch of idiots."

Ciweiman was quite confident.

Over the years he has slain many Alien Tribe Immortals, a fair number of Immortal Lord Marquises, and even heavily damaged a Seal King High; he was only a hair's breadth away from killing the opponent. Countless battles have forged his confidence.

"Eh?"

"That Human Realm Lord, probe instrument, projection!"

Ciweiman gave the order.

In an instant, seated on the alloy chair, Ciweiman saw a three‑dimensional projection form before his eyes: the Human Realm Lord, clad in golden battle armor, floating in a pool of water.

"Human Realm Lord? There's a Human Realm Lord on Yan Ji Continent?" Ciweiman rubbed his nose, "That probe instrument is truly high‑end. I suppose only those Seal King Strong Ones could afford such equipment; if it were an Alien Tribe, only a master of the master's tier could equip it."

"A weak Human Realm Lord somehow equipped such a high‑end probe instrument."

"Fortunately, my Probe Instrument was a gift from my master, and it's the same model he uses!" Ciweiman slapped the alloy chair, stood up directly, "This Human Realm Lord is definitely a super‑elite genius of the Human Race."

"A human genius— the larger the background, the harder to hunt, but once hunted the wealth that can be reaped is also greater."

"Perhaps he carries a Heavy Treasure on his person!"

Ciweiman's eyes flashed, and he immediately ordered, "Close in, I will kill this Human Realm Lord."

(End of Chapter)