The Fourth Universe had an extremely mysterious origin.
According to some ancient texts, the Fourth Universe had not been born in the same way as the others.
Instead, it was somewhat like a universe that had suddenly appeared.
When the seven universes were born, this universe abruptly appeared among them.
It then began nurturing life of its own.
Later, during the Universe Ranking Battle, it suddenly surged from last place to fourth. From then on, it never changed again.
It remained forever in fourth place.
The Spirit Lords also viewed this universe with puzzlement. After all, even they could not understand its origin.
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
The Spirit Lords had been chosen as the managers of the universes through the Great Universe Will's selection.
But the Fourth Universe was not like that. The Great Universe Will had made no statement at all, as though the Fourth Universe were one with the seven universes.
Later on, the Spirit Lords discovered that the Fourth Universe was no different from the others, so they simply let it develop freely.
Throughout countless subsequent eras, the Fourth Universe maintained this position forever.
The Universe Competition was the same.
However, it had won the championship before. It had simply won fewer times than the universes ranked above it.
The Fourth Universe embodied a kind of strength: even without absolute power, one could still steadily advance.
There were not many divisions among the races in the Fourth Universe. Aside from humans, beasts, and demons, no other races had appeared.
Unlike the other universes, it did not possess countless strange and varied races.
Although the Fourth Universe had only three major races, no one had ever looked down on it—not even the First Universe, which considered itself unmatched.
It, too, maintained an attitude of doubt toward the Fourth Universe.
The reason was that the Fourth Universe had reached fourth place relying on only three races!
And it had remained in fourth place without ever falling.
One had to know that even the First Universe had once fallen to second place, let alone the other universes!
The many mysteries of the Fourth Universe aroused the interest of people from the other universes.
Many people came to investigate its secrets.
The First Universe was even more eager to learn exactly what allowed the Fourth Universe to remain in fourth place without the slightest change.
But after arriving in the Fourth Universe and wandering around for many days, they were somewhat disappointed.
The Fourth Universe was very ordinary, with nothing particularly special about it.
The three races divided the universe into three major regions.
Each race had its own region. The three developed peacefully, with no conflicts arising between them.
Someone discovered that even if people accidentally crossed the boundary, they would merely apologize and exchange a smile before letting the matter end there.
It was nothing like the Third Universe, where they would attack without a word and worry about winning or losing afterward.
Some people had even infiltrated the three races and lived among them for a time.
But they found nothing worth studying.
The three races simply went about ordinary affairs in a bland and peaceful manner: cultivating every day, cultivating, and cultivating some more.
Occasionally, they organized teams to venture into certain Secret Realms for exploration, learning, and cultivation.
They could hardly imagine such a scene. After all, wherever there were people, conflict was inevitable.
That was right—someone discovered that conflicts did indeed arise.
But the way they resolved their conflicts left everyone dumbfounded. They were like two old farmers arguing over some trivial matter at a market, bickering endlessly.
Their mouths kept hurling abuse, yet they never actually raised a hand. Even more unbelievable was that the three races held competitions at regular intervals.
These were not the sort of competitions they had imagined. More accurately, they were friendly exchange matches.
They would also jointly organize a large-scale combat exercise, conducted by all three sides together.
They would see which side could be the first to seize the flags of the other two teams.
There could be only one victor: the side that captured all the flags! The three races proceeded in an orderly fashion, with each side having its victories and defeats. There was no overwhelming disparity in strength.
As everyone pondered this, someone grew displeased with the Fourth Universe's peaceful harmony.
He actually proposed inciting a disturbance!
He wanted to drag the three races of the Fourth Universe into war and completely intensify their conflict! But just as he was preparing to kill someone from one side and frame the other races—
the Cosmic Laws of the Fourth Universe suddenly descended and erased him by force!
Even though people from his own universe desperately tried to stop it and bring him back, they still could not resist. Only then did everyone realize that the Fourth Universe was actually protecting these three races of its own accord! This was something they had never even dared imagine.
A universe actively protecting its inhabitants—what kind of situation was this???
It was unprecedented and utterly inconceivable!!
Afterward, those people stopped harboring malicious schemes against the Fourth Universe. After all, with the universe protecting them, who could touch them?
Even the Spirit Lords, as the managers of the universes, probably could not do it! The news spread swiftly and soon reached the ears of the God Kings.
Some God Kings concluded that the Fourth Universe must possess something extraordinary. Some even wanted to go to the Fourth Universe and cultivate in peace.
However, when this God King arrived in the Fourth Universe, he was forcibly suppressed by it.
None of the weapons from his own universe could be used.
Later, however, this God King discovered a problem: although he was restricted, his cultivation in the Fourth Universe was not.
He could still continue cultivating, comprehend the laws, and ascend to a higher level!
Time slowly passed.
Some people waited for news from this God King.
They wanted to know how cultivation in the Fourth Universe truly was. If it turned out to be worse than cultivating in their own universe, then they might as well not go.
Later, the God King sent back word.
His comprehension had improved, and his strength had already taken a step forward! One had to understand that this single step had kept him stuck in his original universe for who knew how many years. After a million years of fruitless toil, he had finally completed that step in another universe.
The news was tremendously heartening! It did not merely allow people to break through; it improved their comprehension!
For those mighty experts who needed to penetrate the laws in order to increase their strength, what better news could there be?
For a time, winds rose and clouds surged, and countless experts beneath the God King realm all arrived in the Fourth Universe.
The Fourth Universe did not stop them, allowing them to come and go freely so long as they did not touch its bottom line.
The three major races did not say much either. After learning a little about them, they simply let them choose any spacious planet and slowly meditate upon it.
With permission from the hosts, everyone began searching.
They chose, however, planets where no life had been born.
This allowed them to avoid having their cultivation affect the local ecosystem. If anything went wrong and provoked the universe's fury, no one would be able to save them.
In the blink of an eye, much time passed. Many people obtained something as precious as an ultimate treasure. Relying on the Fourth Universe's special nature, they had gained unprecedented insights.
Their comprehension and strength both rose in that instant.
Some people could not endure it any longer and were about to have a battle right there!
If not for someone else reminding them of the Cosmic Laws above their heads, they might truly have started fighting.