11.36, Universe Ocean Upheaval, Fourth Danger Zone
Chaos knew no passage of years.
Having become Venerables and possessing the strength of top-tier Universe Overlords, Illusory Heart Venerable Hong and Thunderblade Venerable Thor were adventuring together in the Universe Ocean.
"Brother Hong, those juniors have all become Universe Overlords and surpassed us. We need to work harder too," said the bald young man in white robes.
The cold, black-armored youth, who now seemed much steadier, merely said, "Accumulate steadily. When the time comes, you'll naturally break through."
Thor muttered, "At this rate, we won't even be able to see their shadows."
"If you can do it, then break through now," Hong said.
Thor fell silent.
Hong and Thor had both stood at the pinnacle on Earth, but after coming to the universe, they had successively been left far behind by Lin Mu and Luo Feng, unable to catch up no matter how they tried. That alone would have been fine—Lin Mu and Luo Feng were freakish geniuses with their own opportunities—but even Earth's younger generation kept surpassing them, which made Thor feel rather frustrated.
Deep down, both Thor and Hong were proud people, each with their own pride.
However, their strength lay in cultivating the heart. Though their talent for comprehending laws had steadily improved, Hong, for instance, excelled only in willpower and illusions. In other aspects, he was truly quite ordinary. Compared with genuine geniuses, there was still an essential gap, so their progress was naturally slower.
Yet this path was special. Though progress was not especially fast at the beginning, ordinary powerhouses advanced more slowly the further they went, while they were different. Their cultivation speed was not fast at first, but later on, they would still continue breaking through.
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