Chapter 284: Earth Lineage

In the palace at the highest point of Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe.

Xiao Yu materialized out of thin air within the chaotic currents, took a step, and arrived before the Chaos City Lord.

"Teacher," Xiao Yu said respectfully, bowing.

"Made it?" the Chaos City Lord said with a smile, looking at the disciple before him who radiated a completely different aura.

Now Xiao Yu gave him a feeling vastly different from before; whereas the earlier Xiao Yu was sharp and flamboyant, the present Xiao Yu has reached a state of returning to simplicity.

"Hmm, I've already crossed the threshold and gained something," Xiao Yu said with a slight smile.

Now, even when facing a Lord of the Universe like the Chaos City Lord, he can remain composed; he will of course show respect, but he will not be cowed by the lord's imposing aura.

"Haha…" the Chaos City Lord laughed heartily, "As expected of my most talented disciple, you have taken such a different path. I hope you can go even farther on this road."

"Hmm, thank you, teacher, for all your help over the years," Xiao Yu said sincerely.

"What's wrong with Luo Feng, teacher?" Xiao Yu asked anxiously.

He then vanished out of thin air within the palace.

"Big brother, congratulations on smoothly retiring from the Outer Realm Battlefield," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Five hundred years ago he retired from the Outer Realm Battlefield, returned to the Primordial Secret Realm, and prepared to ascend to Immortal Level.

"He, he never gives anyone peace of mind," the Chaos City Lord chuckled, "Ask him yourself."

Along the way, from information gathered through the mist, Xiao Yu learned that Hong had, over these ten thousand years, risen to Realm Lord Level, then spent a thousand years cultivating in the initial universe, and subsequently underwent five thousand years of life-and-death trials in the Outer Realm Battlefield.

"Haha, you give me far less trouble than Luo Feng," the Chaos City Lord sighed, noting that although Luo Feng is equally outstanding, his growth has always been accompanied by various crises.

Although far not on par with Xiao Yu and Luo Feng, he still managed to become a One-Star member of the Hongmeng Alliance.

"Delicious," Xiao Yu lifted a cup of silvery liquid, took a sip, and continued, "Over ten thousand years, Earth has developed well, and the four of us have each become strong individuals."

He then appeared inside Hong's manor within the Primordial Secret Realm.

"Haha, you used to treat us to fine wine before; this time it's big brother's turn to treat you," Hong laughed, then flicked his hand, causing a bottle emitting silvery light to float in the void.

Hong, wielding World Force, manipulated the bottle to pour a cup for each of them.

"Very well, teacher," Xiao Yu again bowed respectfully to the Chaos City Lord, his teacher.

During these ten thousand years, although in the first thousand Xiao Yu still paid attention to external affairs, later he devoted almost all his mind to comprehending the Fusion Principle.

Consequently, he was not very clear about Luo Feng's entry into the Ancestor God Sect.

Although Hong did not usurp a special life, his grasp of the laws earned him a formidable reputation in the Outer Realm Battlefield; using Realm Lord power, he even succeeded in slaying a peak-level Seal King.

The Chaos City Lord was still very pleased; both of his disciples, Xiao Yu and Luo Feng, are unparalleled geniuses, each more extraordinary than the other—one displayed prodigious talent from the start and remained so, the other grew increasingly brilliant.

Likewise, Lei Shen has become a strong Realm Lord over these ten thousand years.

After ten thousand years, Xiao Yu suddenly discovered that the eight attendants in his palace had all been promoted to Immortal, with the lowest rank still being Immortal Military Lord Level.

All eight benefited greatly from Xiao Yu's earlier guidance; moreover, they were all within the Primordial Secret Realm, where Universe Primordial Energy is abundant, and Xiao Yu invested substantial resources into them, enabling their ascent to Immortal Level.

"Ancestor, the Xiao Family has now become the de facto foremost family of the Qian Wu Universe Country; aside from you and our eight, Xiao Ling, the family matriarch, has also risen to Immortal Level, with over fifty thousand members at Realm Lord Level," Immortal Military Lord Xiao He said.

"Not only has our Earth Xiao Family developed well, but the Luo Family, Hong Family, and Lei Shen's family have also progressed admirably; the four families are the four great families of Earth within the Qian Wu Universe Country."

"Among those three families, although none have reached Immortal Level yet, each has over ten thousand members at Realm Lord Level, and the Luo Family exceeds twenty thousand at Realm Lord Level," Xiao He continued.

Xiao Yu knows that he has an avatar hidden within the sacrificial tower, naturally familiar with the various strong individuals of the Earth Lineage.

After all, many of these strong ones have entered the Star-Eating Grass God Nation for cultivation.

Now the Earth Lineage has over one hundred thousand Realm Lords, reaching as many as 130,000; Domain Lords exceed one hundred million, and Universe-level surpasses ten billion.

As for Star-level, it is even more common; any Earth Lineage member who reaches adulthood ascends to Star-level, either by innate talent or by accumulating resources.

Earth's current development owes much to Xiao Yu's tireless cultivation.

He has invested a huge amount of capital.

To cultivate so many Realm Lords in a short time consumes massive resources.

Accumulated, these resources are larger than dozens of Earths.

Of course, not all of these resources come from Xiao Yu personally; a large portion derives from revenue of commercial activities on Earth.

On Earth, an average of one hundred billion newborns are born each year, most of whom come from various parts of the Human Race territories.

Ten thousand years of verification shows that among these Earth-born newborns, many souls have evolved; dozens have stood out in the Talent War held every five thousand years, and some strong ones who missed the Talent War have entered the Universe Strongest Peak War, subsequently joining the Virtual Universe and the Great Axe Battle Arena as core members.

Such a pronounced effect further multiplied the number of strong individuals within the Human Race territories who choose Earth to nurture their descendants, increasing it manyfold.

Because the project overheated and Earth's habitable area is limited, the Virtual Universe Company had to raise prices repeatedly; now prices have increased tenfold, yet they still cannot curb the enthusiasm of those strong families' offspring who know the interior.

All newborn cultivation slots on Earth are fully booked, even reservations a thousand years ahead are filled.

The reason there are no longer reservations is not that the strong individuals find the time too long, but because the Virtual Universe Company finds it too long, keeping the reservation period at only a thousand years.

From this one can imagine how much dividend Xiao Yu and his group receive annually; each year it is an astronomical figure.

Xiao Yu puts most of it into cultivating the family and the Earth Lineage, and Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen do the same.

Now that Earth has so many Realm Lords, Xiao Yu feels ready to implement the life-and-death trials for Realm Lords.

Each era, a planned ten thousand Realm Lords are sent into the Outer Realm Battlefield.

Perhaps these hundred thousand Realm Lords can survive less than one-tenth in the Outer Realm Battlefield, but even that fraction are at least Realm Lord Generals, and most of the survivors can become Immortal Level.

Virtual Universe Space-time Plane.

Xiao Yu invited Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen to discuss this matter.

"Survival of the fittest, the strong thrive, the weak perish."

"Previously we already sent massive numbers of Universe-level and Domain Lord Level beings into the Outer Realm Battlefield, which is why we now have so many Realm Lord members," Luo Feng said, drinking a cup of fruit wine.

(End of chapter)