Gan Wu Country Lord

"Was it finally over?" This time, Jin Yu was not as restless as before. Instead, he was incomparably calm and detached.

Because as early as two days ago, he had finally completely comprehended the first essence of the Law of Space.

Over the past two days, he had been consolidating his understanding while attempting to comprehend the second essence of the Law of Space.

However, in just two short days, he had made no major progress. The increased difficulty left Jin Yu feeling powerless.

"Time is still too tight. If I had a year, I would definitely be able to comprehend the second essence of the laws!" Jin Yu's eyes were filled with endless longing and reluctance as he trudged step by difficult step toward the teleportation gate.

"Ah, when will these days ever end?"

Within a vast palace in the Gan Wu Secret Realm of the Gan Wu Universe Country, a towering giant sighed with a face full of sorrow.

This man was none other than the ruler of the Gan Wu Universe Country, the Gan Wu Country Lord.

As one of the oldest Universe Masters in the Human Clan, the Gan Wu Country Lord had originally possessed an exceedingly exalted status.

All manner of immortal experts had flocked to join him.

However, throughout the long years, in his pursuit of greater strength, the Gan Wu Country Lord had fallen a full three times.

Although a Universe Lord had revived him each time, the price of being revived... was unimaginably enormous. In particular, on one occasion, he had fallen on a Primitive Star and lost all the supreme treasures he had borrowed.

Although he had not lost any supreme treasures during the other two deaths, he had still lost several Heavy Treasure sets and the like.

Many times, the Gan Wu Country Lord had thought that it would have been better if he had truly died, ending everything once and for all.

But as one of the oldest Universe Masters—and a High-level Universe Master at that—the upper echelons of humanity would never waste such combat power. If he died, he would definitely be placed on the resurrection list.

If he had only owed the clan, he could at worst become a shameless debtor and slowly pay it back over time. After all, one would not be pushed too hard over debts owed to the clan.

But after his resurrection, the Universe Masters who had lent him supreme treasures—and who were not particularly close to him—immediately demanded the return of their treasures.

After all, even as a peak faction, the Human Clan did not have many Universe Masters who possessed a supreme treasure. How could those Universe Masters who had lent him such treasures possibly let the Gan Wu Country Lord off so easily?

He had only barely managed to repay them by borrowing contribution points from six Universe Master friends. Yet throughout the long years, those friends would still occasionally come to collect their debts.

"Guang Yu is really trying to drive me to death. I only just obtained a Heavy Treasure, and he came right over to demand it. It's simply unreasonable!"

The Gan Wu Country Lord's face was filled with grief and indignation.

Yet he also understood that he could not blame the other party. Venerable Guang Yu had lent him a supreme treasure armor back then, only for him to lose it, causing Guang Yu's strength to plummet.

For endless years, Guang Yu had been gathering Heavy Treasure points so he could exchange them with the clan for another supreme treasure. With victory now in sight, he naturally pressed the Gan Wu Country Lord especially hard.

"I'll never be able to turn things around in this life unless my strength rises drastically and I enter the level of a Universe Overlord. But I've cultivated for so long without reaching that level. To break through now? It's far too difficult!"

"Because of what happened before, no one dares lend me a supreme treasure anymore. I can't even venture into dangerous places. They're afraid that if I die, I won't be able to repay them."

The current Gan Wu Country Lord truly had nothing left to live for. He could only remain in the Gan Wu Universe Country and cultivate in seclusion for long periods, while managing the Universe Country and nurturing generation after generation of juniors. This was also one of the few ways he could earn contribution points.

Though it was extremely, extremely slow, at least there was no danger. Occasionally, he would visit some low-risk cosmic secret realms, try his luck, and find ways to obtain Heavy Treasures to pay off his debts.

It could be said that ending up in this state... was simply his misfortune.

"Ah, Xin Hen, Xin Hen. If only you hadn't fallen." The Gan Wu Country Lord could not help recalling the days in the ancient eras when he had followed his good brother, Lord Xin Hen.

Who would have thought that during an expedition in the Universe Sea, Lord Xin Hen would enter a deadly region and never return? His Divine Power Clone left in the Original Universe had directly dissipated, announcing his fall.

After Lord Xin Hen fell, some of the assets he left behind naturally reverted to the clan.

First, it prevented his descendants from being coveted by others and suffering annihilation.

Second, this was also an oath every Universe Lord had made: upon death, everything would return to the clan, benefiting the clan's rising talents.

Since the Gan Wu Tower had been established by Lord Xin Hen and the Gan Wu Country Lord together in their early years as a place for selecting talent, it remained in the Gan Wu Universe Country.

After talented geniuses were selected through the tower trials, they would be directly taken under the Gan Wu Universe Country's wing.

The inscription on the Stone Tablet had originally been Lord Xin Hen's casual creation. Through strokes and combinations, it perfectly explained the first thirty-six essences of the Law of Space.

This was also an indirect way of cultivating the Gan Wu Country Lord's future foundation.

Yet things did not go as planned. After Lord Xin Hen fell, Gan Wu sought to advance further, only to die and be resurrected, leaving him with an enormous debt.

And the geniuses nurtured by the Gan Wu Universe Country all became tools for the Gan Wu Country Lord to earn contribution points.

After being constantly exploited over hundreds of millions of years, the inscriptions on the Stone Tablet had long since lost their purpose.

After all, compared to the Chaos Tablets in Chaos City, its effect in assisting cultivation was far inferior.

Because of his enormous debts, the number of king-level immortals willing to join the Gan Wu Country Lord had gradually dwindled, with some even slowly switching allegiance.

After all, a Universe Master with neither supreme treasures nor Heavy Treasures, one so poor that he had nothing to his name, was not a good person to follow.

Even if they wanted to gamble on his illusory future, they could not find any reason to do so.

And talents capable of studying the essences of laws could become king-level immortals in the future. Why would they stay?

Among immortals below king level, there were also almost none who studied the essences of laws. Even if there were, most would find ways to go to Chaos City and comprehend the Chaos Tablets.

For all these reasons, the Stone Tablet inscription left behind by Lord Xin Hen had nearly become forgotten.

But today was destined to be the day this Stone Tablet shone once more.

The Gan Wu Country Lord was lazily reclining on his throne.

His Intelligent Life suddenly appeared before him and respectfully reported, "Master, the alert you set has been triggered. A genius who cleared the Gan Wu Tower has appeared."

"The Gan Wu Tower? Cleared it?" For a moment, the absent-minded Gan Wu Country Lord did not react.

However, his powerful computational abilities allowed him to understand in an instant.

"Oh? Someone cleared the Gan Wu Tower again?" Gan Wu became somewhat interested. After all, throughout endless epochs, there had been very few geniuses capable of clearing the tower.

"Yes, Master," the Intelligent Life replied with certainty.

"Show me this person's information and performance during this period." The Gan Wu Country Lord regained his usual majesty and issued the command in a resounding voice.

"Master, I have already organized it. I'll send it to you now." Somewhat amused, the Intelligent Life played Jin Yu's recording for its master, who was putting on an imposing act.

At first, Jin Yu's performance could only be called ordinary. Although he had comprehended the Law of Gold and the Law of Space, it was far from enough to move a Universe Master like him. As an ancient Universe Master, what kind of genius had he not seen? Throughout endless epochs, there had been countless geniuses ten or even a hundred times more outstanding than Jin Yu.

However, the process of Jin Yu clearing the first level of the Gan Wu Tower and viewing the Inheritance Wall finally moved him.