The Road Ahead (Please Keep Reading)

The world as a whole was round like the heavens and square like the earth. The central continent had a diameter of three thousand kilometers, while everything else was filled with endless seawater.

All things gradually took shape, drawing in the terrifying energy from the Origin Land of the universe. Zhou Lin carefully carved them, feeling that this was tremendously helpful for comprehending the World True Intent.

After opening up the world, Zhou Lin was extremely satisfied with its layout. Unfortunately, its range was simply too small.

"I can only have my Avatar look for a chance to seize the body of a Special Lifeform." Zhou Lin had no better solution. The system had not given him the Nine Tribulations Scripture, and changing his genes was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

The Rule Profundity System did not require the Divine Body to be particularly powerful.

Once one had enough energy and sufficient comprehension, one could advance. After that, everyone competed over whose Dao was stronger.

Throughout the entire Origin Continent, even cultivators who cultivated bloodlines possessed formidable strength. However, from a long-term perspective, the Rule Profundity System could take one farther.

The news that Zhou Lin had become a Realm Lord also spread throughout the upper echelons of the entire race.

"He became a Realm Lord in so few years?"

"We're still at the Cosmic level, yet he and Kedi have already gone so far. Sigh."

"Will I be able to catch up with them in this lifetime?"

Most of the members of the Genius Battle from the same period were still at the Cosmic level, taking on all kinds of missions and immersing themselves in cultivation.

But when they looked at Zhou Lin, he had already become a Realm Lord and was about to begin Life and Death trials.

Kedi also learned of this news.

"A Realm Lord?" Kedi fell silent. He had no problem becoming a Realm Lord now either. How heaven-defying was the law comprehension of the seventeenth level of Tongtian Bridge?

However, he had no plans to do so for the time being. Kedi would have to remain at the Domain Lord stage for at least another five hundred years or so. By then, he would be able to reach the eighteenth level of Tongtian Bridge.

Kedi quickly calmed himself and once more immersed himself in cultivation. Advancing quickly for the moment proved nothing. What mattered was whose ultimate achievement would be higher.

Palace Master Tianshi was stunned when he received the news, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

"Before you go on your Life and Death trials, come to Tianshi Palace."

He sent Zhou Lin only this one email and said nothing more.

Up to now, Zhou Lin's displayed talent and strength had actually won the favor of even more upper-echelon figures.

If Kedi was considered to have an extremely slim chance of becoming a Universe Master,

then Zhou Lin was considered to have a trace of a chance. After all, in the entire Human Race, only two people cultivated faster than him.

"Congratulations, Your Highness." King Jiufeng also came over. "When are you planning to return to Tianshi Palace? I'll accompany you for a little longer."

In principle, the moment Zhou Lin became a Realm Lord, King Jiufeng's term as his guard should have ended. However, he still intended to accompany Zhou Lin until he returned to Tianshi Palace.

As far as energy was concerned, the difference between a Ninth Stage Lord of the Realm and a Domain Lord Ninth Stage was only a thousandfold. Thus, in King Jiufeng's view, Zhou Lin's strength would not improve by too much.

It was comprehension of laws during the Realm Lord stage that allowed them to progress the fastest. The Realm Lords of the Primal Secret Realm almost all had a minimum strength equivalent to the fifteenth level of Tongtian Bridge.

There were even some who reached the eighteenth level in every batch.

The nineteenth level was exceedingly rare, while the twentieth level was already a legend.

"Thank you." Zhou Lin did not stand on ceremony. He did not want to slowly take a spaceship back to Tianshi Palace, and he would have to trouble King Jiufeng to use Divine Kingdom Teleportation to take him there.

Zhou Lin had not been able to harvest much Prestige Value from the Luojin Universe Nation.

After all, he was only a Supervisory Envoy, so he could not personally handle many matters. Overall, his gains were still satisfactory.

During these years of secluded cultivation, Zhou Lin had also pondered what exactly he should do to maximize his Prestige Value, or, in other words, what path of cultivation he should take.

He studied the Rule Profundity System, but the Origin Worlds were different. The only one around him who could offer him a few pointers was Cangyun Artifact Spirit.

Zhou Lin had to rely on a massive amount of Prestige Value to upgrade his rewards.

"Let's return tomorrow, King Jiufeng." After truly breaking through to the Realm Lord stage, Zhou Lin was no longer lost about the road ahead. He could see the future clearly.

A rough outline of his cultivation path had already formed in his mind.

"In the Tianyu Universe, the one with the highest Prestige Value is actually not Dong Bo Xue Ying, nor are they geniuses like Qing Jun or Pang Yi, who are exceptionally powerful at fighting above their level."

Zhou Lin narrowed his eyes slightly. After studying Prestige Value during this period, he discovered that ordinary mortals could actually provide the most.

The higher one's status and strength, the harder it was to worship someone.

Just like during the Genius Battle, many citizens would use Zhou Lin's portrait as their avatar or username, or even stick his portrait up in their bedrooms.

The hundreds of billions of people in the Zhou Family all revered him immensely as well.

"Those with truly great reputations are actually the Blood Blade God Emperor and Lord of Space-time Island." Zhou Lin understood their cultivation methods quite well.

For example, the assassination business conducted by the Blood Blade God Emperor caused countless Causality threads to cling to him, and these causalities could temper his state of mind.

To Zhou Lin, however, all of those were Prestige Value.

Gods who wanted to achieve great accomplishments feared the Power of Faith and did not dare absorb it for cultivation. Zhou Lin, however, wanted to open up a cultivation path from it.

Pang Yi was just like that. His cultivation method required him to widely spread faith and rely on it for cultivation.

"Assassin work is actually the path I'm best suited for as well."

Although Zhou Lin was only a minor god, he knew many powerful cultivation paths. Thus, he quickly clarified his own direction.

That was to establish an industry similar to the Blood Blade Tavern.

He did not possess the ability to do so now, but one day, this assassin organization would be born, grow powerful, and spread throughout the entire Primordial Universe.

A day passed quickly. King Wuxing and the others also came to Zhou Lin's estate, saying that he was leaving too soon and that they were deeply reluctant to part with him.

If he had merely been an ordinary Primal Secret Realm Domain Lord, these lofty Kings would not have paid him any attention. While he was in office, they would show him respect and address him as Your Highness.

But once he was no longer in office, what would he be?

King Jiufeng did not attend Zhou Lin's farewell banquet. His status was too high, and even Universe Venerables showed him respect.

An Invincible King and ordinary Kings were already beings from entirely different worlds.

Their law comprehension and Divine Body Amplitude had already reached the limit of this stage. Breaking through further would lead to an entirely different realm.

The next morning, at daybreak,

the estate remained endlessly bustling. Countless servants carefully tended to every corner, cleaning up the garbage left behind by the previous day's revelry.

The estate's owner, Zhou Lin, had already departed with King Jiufeng through Divine Kingdom Teleportation, leaving only some members of his clan living there.

The two first arrived in the void near the Blood Luo Continent. King Jiufeng had also finally completed his mission as Zhou Lin's guard.

Several decades was still a relatively short time for a King.

Zhou Lin, meanwhile, went alone to Tianshi Palace.

He arrived at the top floor with practiced ease and entered the great hall where Palace Master Tianshi resided.

"You broke through to the Realm Lord stage even faster than I expected."

Palace Master Tianshi looked very different from usual. His black hair flowed like a waterfall, casually draped over his shoulders, and his battle armor was silver-white.

As one of the Human Race's three Top Universe Overlords, Palace Master Tianshi naturally had Avatars as well. His main combat Avatar was currently pursuing and killing Aliens in a Cosmic Secret Realm.

"Disciple greets Teacher." Zhou Lin bowed respectfully. The World Divine Artifact Cangyun in his hand was no longer as lively as before and did not say a word.

Palace Master Tianshi nodded and said, "The geniuses of my Virtual Universe Company must all undergo Life and Death tempering during the Realm Lord stage. No one is exempt. Have you decided where you want to go?"