Chaos City Lord: Lu Ming Will Be a Pillar of the Human Race's Future

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The atmosphere inside the spacecraft's main hall was extremely tense.

The female Venerable of the Dream Snail Wing Race did not spare the thousand geniuses a single glance, nor did she deliberately unleash any pressure.

Yet the aura she naturally exuded made them feel instinctively submissive, as though their very lives were bowing before her.

"Stop!" A booming shout like rolling thunder came from outside, entering the spacecraft and echoing through it.

Had the pressure contained in that voice not been restrained, it could have directly annihilated their souls and bodies.

"It's me. Open the Universe Channel." Venerable Yun Meng's gentle voice rang out.

Her voice was not loud.

Yet it directly penetrated the spacecraft and reached the ears of the person outside.

Boom!

The spacecraft continued forward, but the sensation was unbearably unpleasant, as though space and time had fallen into complete disorder.

Many of the geniuses turned pale, and some even collapsed to the floor.

"We are currently in the channel between the Initial Universe and the Original Universe." Venerable Yun Meng looked gently at the group of youths before her. "The flow of time differs between the Initial Universe and the Original Universe, so time flows chaotically within the channel. Naturally, that makes you uncomfortable."

Lu Ming did not feel much. With his comprehension of the Time Law, this degree of chaotic time flow was not enough to affect him.

After five or six minutes, they had likely passed through the Universe Channel. The sensation vanished, and the other geniuses gradually regained their senses.

"Open the roof," Venerable Yun Meng said.

Hiss, hiss... The metal ceiling above the hall automatically split apart, revealing the outermost layer of transparent glass. Everyone could raise their heads and look outside through the transparent layer.

Lu Ming looked over. Outside was a vast darkness, with strands of Chaos Qi drifting about from time to time. Far in the distance, he could vaguely see them flowing through cracks.

Threads intertwined with one another, secret patterns drifting across them. Like a loom, they wove Heaven and Earth ever wider.

"This is the Initial Universe."

Venerable Yun Meng spoke softly.

The Initial Universe?

The geniuses from the various universe countries, along with the dozen or so Immortals, were all filled with curiosity. They looked up at the outside world, anticipation written across their faces.

The Initial Universe was incomparably mysterious and miraculous.

"Stars and planets have lifespans, and so does the universe, though its lifespan is incomparably long," Venerable Yun Meng said with a smile. "This Initial Universe is a new universe in the period of the universe's birth. During this initial stage, the universe is constantly being perfected and formed, and the operating laws of the Universe Origin reveal themselves externally."

"Those spatial cracks in the universe, and the laws constantly repairing them, are the operating laws of the Universe Origin. They contain all kinds of Origin Laws."

The thousand geniuses and dozen or so Immortals listened to Venerable Yun Meng's words as they watched the crystalline threads outside the spacecraft, their eyes shining brightly.

"The Original Universe is incomparably perfect, so its operating laws cannot reveal themselves. It is extremely difficult to comprehend them. But in the Initial Universe, you can see them directly with the naked eye, making comprehension far easier."

"Opportunities to comprehend the Initial Universe are extremely precious. You must seize this chance."

The spacecraft continued flying.

"We will soon arrive at Chaos City," Venerable Yun Meng said. "Chaos City is where you will reside and cultivate after entering the Initial Universe."

"I hope that thirty years from now, I will see that all of you are still alive."

A moment later, the giant fish-shaped spacecraft flew above an ancient city.

This ancient and majestic city stood within the vast Initial Universe, towering and weighty, eternal since time immemorial.

Splash!

The hatch along the fish's belly opened.

Lu Ming and the thousand geniuses filed out. The hatch then closed, and with a flick of its tail fin, the giant fish vanished into the distance once more.

Suddenly, a black streak of light flew over from afar.

"Everyone, I am Chaos City's reception envoy."

A deep voice rang out. A black-robed man appeared before Lu Ming and the others. Smiling, he said, "This city is called Chaos City. Its history is incomparably ancient. It is the true holy land of our Human Race!"

"Chaos City is currently jointly governed by the Five Great Powers: Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Fighting Arena, Universe First Bank, Universe Star River Bank, and the Universe Mercenary Alliance."

Everyone quietly watched the black-robed reception envoy.

"Follow me."

The reception envoy smiled as he led Lu Ming and the others onward.

Lu Ming and the thousand or so others followed him down from the sky, landing on Chaos City's broad streets as they continuously looked around.

Chaos City was filled with small buildings. On the rooftops of many of them, people of all appearances could be seen. Some sat cross-legged in meditation, while others were deep in thought.

At the spatial cracks in the sky, there were also powerful beings standing in midair.

"There are many super beings in Chaos City," the reception envoy said as they walked. "During your thirty years here, do not disturb them while they are comprehending the Origin Laws. If such a thing happens, your qualification to comprehend will be directly revoked, and you will be sent out of the Initial Universe."

The group nodded.

Naturally, they would not do such a thing.

The black-robed reception envoy continued introducing the various matters they needed to pay attention to within Chaos City.

For example, the rule forbidding humans from killing one another within the Initial Universe.

And the three treasures of the Initial Universe: the visible operating laws of the universe, Chaos Beasts that could yield Chaos True Spirits, and the most precious of all, the fifty-two Chaos Tablets.

As the envoy continued his introduction, he led the group before a majestic building about three hundred meters tall.

The black-robed envoy pointed at the imposing building, his expression respectful. "Look, that is the City Lord's Mansion!"

Lu Ming and the others looked up. From afar, they could see the three most dazzling words in Universal Language atop the majestic building—City Lord's Mansion.

Upon seeing those words, Lu Ming felt as if his soul were about to be drawn out of his body. His mind went blank for an instant.

"Haha!" The black-robed envoy laughed. "Even great Immortal Beings generally do not dare stare at the three words 'City Lord's Mansion' for too long. Little ones like you should be more careful!"

"Alright, next I'll take you to choose the Chaos Tablet best suited to you!"

The gates of the City Lord's Mansion stood open at all times, with people entering and leaving from time to time.

This was merely the outer residence. Deeper within lay the inner residence, guarded with extreme strictness.

Within the inner residence was a secluded courtyard. Outside it stood a stone stele engraved with the three words: Chaos Ruins!

Just as the reception envoy led Lu Ming and the others to a point not far from the City Lord's Mansion gates, a Bald Man wearing a fiery red battle robe appeared before the entrance to that secluded courtyard.

The Bald Man took a single step.

Rumble...

Space and time twisted, and the Bald Man appeared in a vast world.

Corpses covered the endless earth everywhere. Some were as enormous as planets, while others were even smaller than humans. Yet without exception, every corpse radiated a heart-palpitating aura.

The Bald Man walked across this ruin-covered land with no end in sight. At the same time, he gazed into the distance and shouted, "Teacher!"

The moment the Bald Man's voice fell, a towering, burly man roughly three meters tall appeared before him.

This towering man wore an incomparably intricate, ancient dark-red battle armor and combat boots. A scaled tail extended from behind him, while two fiery red horns grew from his savage face, which was covered in strange secret patterns.

"What is it?" The towering man opened his eyes, his gaze as calm as the vast starry sky.

The Bald Man immediately bowed respectfully. "Teacher, the little fellows from the latest Genius Battle have arrived in Chaos City."

"Oh? In the blink of an eye, another five thousand years have passed!" the towering man sighed.

Then the towering man turned his gaze into the distance. It seemed to cross space and time, directly observing the thousand geniuses outside the City Lord's Mansion.

The Bald Man beside him sighed inwardly. His teacher truly deserved to be the ruler of Chaos City, one of the most supreme beings in the vast universe!

He was also the controller of this Initial Universe, able to mobilize all the might of the entire Initial Universe and investigate everyone's background.

Clearly, this towering man clad in dark-red battle armor and radiating endless killing intent was the current highest authority of Virtual Universe Company—the Chaos City Lord!

At this moment, the Chaos City Lord controlled a region of space-time and effortlessly inspected the secrets of Lu Ming and the other thousand geniuses.

In fact, every batch of geniuses newly recruited by the Five Great Powers, whether through the Genius Battle, the Expert Battle, or other means as core members, would be sent to the Initial Universe once.

First, it was to allow these geniuses to select a suitable Chaos Tablet and understand the direction in which they should advance. Second, it was to identify whether any of these core members were spies from Alien Races, ensuring that the Human Race would not nurture a powerful expert for another race.

Of course, even a great being like the Chaos City Lord could not truly see through every person's background.

For instance, after an Immortal God whose soul and body had completely fused entered the Initial Universe, the Chaos City Lord could not determine whether that person was still human or whether their soul had already been controlled by someone else.

Under such circumstances, an Immortal God entering the Initial Universe for the first time would naturally be monitored.

But Lu Ming and the others were only at the Universe level and Stellar level. The Chaos City Lord could instantly see through every detail of each of them.

During his investigation, the Chaos City Lord first noticed Lu Ming and Liya.

His gaze immediately settled on Lu Ming. At a glance, he saw the Origin Core within Lu Ming's body, covered in countless profound silver secret patterns and radiating silver light.

"Did he seize possession of a special lifeform?"

The Chaos City Lord's gaze flickered slightly as it passed directly through the Origin Core, revealing the Inner World within.

It was a hazy Inner World filled with Chaos, with no boundaries visible at all.

"An Inner World that can be called infinitely vast?" The Chaos City Lord was immediately startled.

Possessing such a special Origin Core meant that Lu Ming had the innate ability to create clones.

And the size of the Inner World was closely tied to the strength of one's ability to nurture clones.

With such a vast Inner World, the upper limit of the life gene level of the clones he could nurture must be extraordinarily high!

"Good, good, good!" The Chaos City Lord was overjoyed. Given his status, he naturally understood the immense significance of this.

There were quite a few Universe Venerables and even ordinary Universe Overlords within the Human Race, but why were there still only three top-tier Universe Overlords, such as Palace Master Tian Shi?

Because seizing possession of special lifeforms with heaven-defying life gene levels was generally only easier during the universe's early era.

And nurturing clones of these heaven-defying special lifeforms was likewise beyond the capabilities of ordinary clone talents. For example, geniuses who seized possession of Golden Horn Beasts could generally only nurture clones with life gene levels around a hundred times the norm.

Unless such geniuses could break through to become Masters of the Universe, their ultimate future achievement would only be that of an ordinary Universe Overlord.

But Lu Ming was different. With such a powerful Inner World, he had every hope of nurturing those heaven-defying special lifeforms as clones.

Once he broke through to become a Universe Venerable in the future, he could immediately become the Human Race's fourth top-tier Universe Overlord. His strategic importance would even surpass that of an ordinary Master of the Universe!

For such a genius with immense potential, even from the perspective of the race alone, the Chaos City Lord had to attach great importance to him—not to mention that he was a direct member of Virtual Universe Company.

"This Lu Ming will become a great pillar of our Human Race in the future!"

The Chaos City Lord watched Lu Ming, and a rare expression of delight appeared on his face.