Mountain Lord Yangu

In a remote region of the universe...

The Miaohe Secret Realm had a maximum diameter of 600,000 light-years. By size, it was only a mid-sized Cosmic Secret Realm, but it was highly dangerous. Even Universe Venerables would not enter it lightly.

At the heart of the Miaohe Secret Realm lay an absurdly large planet: Yangu Star.

Only in a Cosmic Secret Realm could such a planet exist. Its diameter reached roughly 77 million kilometers.

The danger of the Miaohe Secret Realm came chiefly from that planet, for Yangu Star was home to a great being feared and revered by countless races across the universe—Mountain Lord Yangu!

Mountain Lord Yangu ranked among the mightiest Universe Venerables: a Top Universe Overlord! He had originally been the Yan Tie Mountain Range on Yangu Star. Early in the universe's existence, he had gained intelligence and become a Special Life of the Mountain Giant lineage.

Even among Special Lives, Mountain Lord Yangu stood at the very top. His Life Gene Level had reached 9,000 times the norm, and his body stretched nearly a million kilometers. Formed from the Yan Tie Mountain Range, that body naturally possessed defenses surpassing even High-level Supreme Treasure armor.

Thus, although Mountain Lord Yangu had not become a Universe Master, his vast Divine Body and extraordinary defenses made him the last being anyone below that level would want to provoke.

Mountain Lord Yangu had originally belonged to no faction. But after becoming a Top Universe Overlord, he had suddenly announced one day that he was joining the Hong Alliance, led by the Human Race... The news caused an uproar among the many factions courting him. With his strength, enormous Divine Body, and formidable defenses, killing him was far too difficult. Even a Universe Master would struggle to do it. In the end, the other factions accepted that Mountain Lord Yangu was a member of the Hong Alliance.

On Yangu Star stood a vast palace tens of thousands of kilometers tall. Enormous mountains wreathed in flame were carved into its towering outer walls.

In the square outside, many young Special Lives at the Universe level and Domain Lord level played together. Even as they played, they instinctively kept their distance from the palace.

Two rows of Immortal God guards in Golden Armor stood before the palace gates.

The Immortal God guards stood rigidly, their faces solemn, while straining to hear the lecture coming from within the hall.

Yangu Sacred Hall, main hall.

Inside, hundreds of Special Lives of every shape sat on cushions in a chamber spanning thousands of kilometers.

These Special Lives had all been born in the Miaohe Secret Realm and lived under Mountain Lord Yangu's protection.

On the throne at the front of the hall, a dazzling figure looked down at them. His crimson eyes resembled volcanoes on the verge of eruption. He wore blue battle armor, and an incomparably noble aura radiated from him.

Profound words flowed from the figure on the throne. Each sentence laid bare the Origin Law he was explaining.

The Special Lives seated below listened in rapture!

"Hm?"

"That concludes today's lecture. You may all leave," Mountain Lord Yangu said calmly.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Though surprised by the abrupt ending, the hundreds of Special Lives immediately bowed with respect.

Mountain Lord Yangu nodded slightly, then vanished from the throne.

Virtual Universe.

Amid an ocean of magma, a sprawling palace complex stood on an island at its center.

King Yuchi stood before the doors of the main hall, waiting quietly.

"Get in here, you little brat!" A deep roar came from inside.

At the familiar voice, a faint smile appeared on King Yuchi's face. He stepped into the hall.

"So you still remember you have a teacher? How long have you been on the Human Race's Outer Domain Battlefield? Over a million eras? And in all that time, how many times have you come to see me?"

King Yuchi had barely entered the hall when the scolding rained down from above.

He looked up. Mountain Lord Yangu's immense figure sat on the throne at the front of the hall.

"Teacher, I'm here to see you now, aren't I?" King Yuchi said with a chuckle.

"I still haven't broken through. I'm only at King Peak, and I was too embarrassed to disgrace a Top Universe Overlord like you. I didn't want to bother you!"

"And now you have the nerve to see me?" Mountain Lord Yangu grew even angrier at Yu Chi's excuse.

"Teacher, your disciple truly has a favor to ask this time!" King Yuchi's expression turned solemn, and he bowed deeply to Mountain Lord Yangu.

Seeing Yu Chi bow so solemnly, Mountain Lord Yangu recalled the day Yu Chi had asked to become his disciple. He looked exactly the same now.

Back then, Mountain Lord Yangu had taken mortal form and wandered the universe, hoping to find a way to break through to Universe Master sooner.

In a secret realm belonging to the Human Race, he had encountered Yu Chi, who was still a Sector Lord. By a twist of fate, he had accepted the youngster as his disciple.

Several million eras had passed in the blink of an eye. Yu Chi, once a little World Lord level fellow, had long since become a King-level Immortal.

"What is it? Tell me." Seeing his disciple's solemn expression, Mountain Lord Yangu stopped scolding him.

"Teacher, I recently took a Universe level youngster as my disciple on the Outer Domain Battlefield."

"He didn't come from one of the Human Race's major powers, so he has never received systematic training. I'd like to send him into the Miaohe Secret Realm to study on Miaohe Mountain for a hundred years." Yu Chi smiled at Mountain Lord Yangu.

"Why not arrange for him to join the Giant Axe Fighting Arena? You're a member yourself. Surely you could get him into the Core Layer." Mountain Lord Yangu looked puzzled.

Mountain Lord Yangu had great confidence in the Miaohe Mountain he had established. Its Cultivation Guidance was no weaker than the fifty-two Chaos Tablets in the Human Race's Chaos City. But Yu Chi's disciple was also human and ought to receive the Human Race's training. With help from Mountain Lord Yangu's lineage as well, his grand-disciple could go further in the future.

"Teacher, I did intend to arrange for him to join the Giant Axe Fighting Arena. But I found my path recently, and I'm about to enter a long period of secluded cultivation. If I send him there now, I won't be able to guide him regularly. Besides, I have enemies in the Arena. Below World Lord level, it would be too easy for someone to strike at him from the shadows."

"You found your path? When will you break through?" Mountain Lord Yangu asked excitedly.

Mountain Lord Yangu had taken twenty-three disciples in his lifetime. Twenty-two were Special Lives, but for various reasons, only seven were still alive. The other six survivors had become Universe Venerables, and the strongest among them had even become a Top Universe Overlord. Only Yu Chi, his youngest disciple and the one he doted on most, remained an Immortal.

After several million eras together, Mountain Lord Yangu had long regarded Yu Chi as his own child. Naturally, he was excited to hear that Yu Chi was approaching a breakthrough to Universe Venerable.

"Yes. I can see the path now, but the breakthrough will still take some time!" King Yuchi beamed.

As Mountain Lord Yangu's disciple, King Yuchi possessed several Heavy Treasures, though he had never used them. That was why other King-level Immortals believed he was merely at King Peak. If he unleashed his full strength, even King Huilei, who had broken through to King-level Invincible, could not threaten his life.

"Hahaha! Good! Bring your new disciple to Miaohe Mountain soon. I'll make time to teach him myself!" Mountain Lord Yangu's laughter shook the hall.

"Of course, Teacher!" King Yuchi promptly agreed when he heard that Mountain Lord Yangu would personally teach Li Ze.

"Also, come to my Miaohe Secret Realm for your seclusion and breakthrough. Whatever you need, I can provide it directly. Once you break through, I'll give you the Supreme Treasure I prepared for you long ago!" Mountain Lord Yangu smiled.

For a Top Universe Overlord who had lived countless ages, Ordinary Supreme Treasures were not scarce. He prepared a Supreme Treasure for each disciple who broke through.

"Thank you, Teacher!" King Yuchi knew how Mountain Lord Yangu treated his disciples and bowed at once.

Mountain Lord Yangu and King Yuchi talked for a while longer before King Yuchi left the Virtual Universe and returned to reality.

Time passed. In the blink of an eye, three years had gone by since the Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent opened.

At the heart of the milky-white Sacred Mountain's peak was a hall built from jade-like white stone.

Li Ze lay motionless in the center of a pool in the middle of the hall. Translucent blue-green liquid submerged his body, and strands of blue-green energy rapidly flowed into him.

His powerful absorption sent ripples across the surface of the pool.

The blue-green crystal floating above the pool had shrunk to less than half its original size.

"That's enough!" Li Ze's eyes snapped open.

The instant they did, the blue-green crystal floating in the air silently vanished, as though it had never existed.

Li Ze flew out of the translucent blue-green liquid. Original Force pulsed, dispersing every trace of liquid left on his body.

Hum!

With a thought, the Slo Armor and another suit of Dark Red Battle Armor appeared on him.

Li Ze descended and sat cross-legged beside the pool.

His aura had changed greatly since before the Sacred Mountain opened. The auras of fire and space shimmered around him, joined now by those of wind, light, and time.

I never expected to make such huge progress in fire and space in just three years, let alone cross the threshold of the Origin Laws of wind, light, and time. Li Ze smiled broadly.

During the three years of the Sacred Mountain Baptism, Li Ze's comprehension of the Origin Laws had advanced by leaps and bounds.

He had analyzed and grasped twenty-nine of the thirty-six fundamental mysteries of the Fire Origin Law, and eleven of the 108 fundamental mysteries of the Law of Space Origin.

With the help of the Sacred Mountain Baptism, he had also crossed the threshold of the Origin Laws of wind, light, and time—three laws he had never perceived before.

What a shame. The fluctuations of the other laws were just as intense, yet I still couldn't grasp any of them. Li Ze shook his head inwardly.

But my greatest gain this time wasn't my understanding of those laws. It was the transformation of my soul! Sensing the radiance of the soul within his Origin Core, Li Ze felt a profound sense of completeness.

To be continued.

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