Second Universe

The Second Universe was the strongest universe beneath the First Universe.

If there was anyone who could completely suppress the Second Universe, it was only the First Universe.

Apart from it, no one could affect the Second Universe in the slightest!

In terms of the foundation and experience of its geniuses, it was the strongest aside from the First Universe.

Only the First Universe could stand shoulder to shoulder with it.

The Third Universe, which ranked below it, was utterly incomparable. The gap in strength was simply too vast.

The difference between the Second Universe and the other universes lay in speed.

The people here were born with a kind of speed far beyond that of ordinary people.

However, although they possessed this speed, not everyone could become absurdly fast. The speed depended entirely on their own strength.

It could be said that the innate Divine Speed bestowed upon them by the Second Universe needed acquired strength to improve.

They were not unbelievably fast from the moment they obtained it.

Later, after generations of exploration and regulations, their Divine Speed was divided into three ranks and six grades.

The highest, first rank, was above the God King realm, but no one had ever reached it.

The second rank belonged to the God King realm. Upon reaching this level, one's speed could distort and tear through space-time! The third rank was below the God King realm. Those who reached this level could merge themselves with speed, moving at an absurd pace!

As for the later grades, six and nine, their speed was somewhat weaker, but they were still extremely fast.

Most people in the Second Universe had speed around the sixth grade.

What was remarkable was that the speed bestowed upon them by the Second Universe could not be cultivated alongside ordinary cultivation.

It was equivalent to an entirely new system, one that required its users to slowly explore and break through on their own.

Moreover, there were no corresponding methods to help them. Everything depended on a person's comprehension. The more they understood, the faster their Divine Speed would break through.

Their speed would also increase dramatically.

There had once been a rumor spread by a God King that first-rank Divine Speed was enough to reverse the flow of time!

And above the first rank, one could even surpass time! By crossing time through speed, one could return everything to its origin, effectively reshaping it! Once these words spread, countless people went mad with excitement and strove to break through their Divine Speed. Instead, this left them with less energy for cultivation.

Divine Speed gave them a position of innate invincibility.

It was also because of Divine Speed that the First Universe lost to the Second Universe in the Universe Competition.

The Second Universe's champions throughout the years had all owed their victories to Divine Speed.

Unless they encountered overwhelming suppression in absolute strength, those of the same level would face Divine Speed like hotheaded fools, standing rooted to the spot without moving.

Aside from the First Universe, which could win against geniuses with Divine Speed, the geniuses of the other universes simply could not do so.

The champion of the most recent Universe Competition had been a genius with Divine Speed from the Second Universe.

However, the First Universe's strength was truly terrifying. Relying on the enhancement of Divine Speed, the geniuses of the Second Universe had endured countless hardships before achieving a difficult victory.

This was also how the Second Universe had personally ended the First Universe's era of supremacy and broken its streak of consecutive championships.

The Second Universe's Divine Speed could display its advantage against anyone.

It was an exceedingly terrifying talent.

The Spirit Lords had once conducted a thorough investigation into Divine Speed, but they seemed unable to grasp its essential principles.

Furthermore, it seemed impossible to use it by force. It was truly something only the races of the Second Universe could use.

The Spirit Lords had also observed it in detail, witnessing the entire process from a new infant to adulthood.

But Divine Speed truly seemed innate. It did not appear when a new life was born, yet once a child came into the world, signs of Divine Speed would emerge.

The Spirit Lords were unable to understand it either.

They could only regard it as a uniquely blessed talent.

The Second Universe, which possessed Divine Speed, had produced countless people of great renown in every generation.

Some even claimed that the Second Universe was a breeding ground for Gods of Speed!

Such a title was not merely recognition of an individual, but recognition of the entire universe!

What was speed?

What was the true meaning of speed? What was the essence of speed? All of these questions could be answered through Divine Speed.

After being consolidated over a long period, the Divine Speed system had grown increasingly perfect.

The God Kings of the Second Universe simply joined together to establish an internal competition.

A competition belonging solely to the Second Universe. It was the Speed Competition!

Whenever the Speed Competition arrived, everyone could participate. There were no level restrictions and no limits on the number of participants. There was only one condition.

They could use only Divine Speed in the competition.

The Speed Competition tested more than speed. It also tested endurance, mentality, strength, and much more.

Every factor was included.

To win the championship of the Speed Competition, one had to win the competition.

The champion of the Speed Competition would receive the unique title of God of Speed in the Second Universe! And there could be only one! The title of God of Speed attracted countless participants, including several Venerable Gods! However, the Speed Competition tested speed itself, not simply the magnitude of one's strength.

Thus, even a Venerable God could lose. Yakelis and Helles came from the Second Universe, and they also possessed Divine Speed, but they could not use it in the Seventh Universe.

That was because the Seventh Universe did not permit products of the Second Universe to appear, especially something outside the Cosmic Laws like Divine Speed.

It would seriously affect the ecological environment of the Seventh Universe. The Seventy-Two Demon Gods all possessed Divine Speed, but they could not use it against Chen Tian. The universe's restrictions were one reason, while strength was another.

Unless Yakelis and Helles returned to the Second Universe, they would never be able to use Divine Speed.

Once they used it, they would surely suffer the punishment of the universe!

But Yakelis and Helles likely could not return to the Second Universe. Chen Tian's contract could not be brought inside.

Unless Chen Tian himself was already within the Second Universe, forcing their way in would only end with their bodies and souls destroyed!

Every universe had its own restrictions.

Their Divine Speed could not be used in the Seventh Universe. Conversely, the contract Chen Tian used in the Seventh Universe could not appear in the Second Universe either. To return to the Second Universe, aside from being directly teleported there as they had been last time, they could only climb through one universe after another.

The most dangerous thing about traversing the universes was being erased by the Cosmic Laws.

Yakelis surely understood this, or she would not have stayed in the Seventh Universe with Helles to continue searching for Chen Tian.

In theory, Divine Speed could break through and erase the barriers between universes.

Even if one incurred punishment, one could use it to evade that punishment.

But that was only in theory. Yakelis and Helles had discussed this matter before, but the consequences were too severe, so they did not dare try it lightly.

After all, their Divine Speed had only reached the fourth grade. They were not certain they could eliminate the barrier and the dangers.

Once their Divine Speed failed to keep up, the Cosmic Laws would instantly erase the two of them, leaving no trace of them even in the River of Time.