Ganwu Kingdom Lord

Thirty days passed in the blink of an eye, and Ling Xuan undoubtedly secured first place in the 77th World District, claiming a spot for the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

"Old man Zhulong, just let this kid of yours take me as his master; don't go wasting such fine talent, you old geezer." A familiar King-level powerhouse draped an arm over the shoulder of Zhulong King, teasing him.

"Get lost and go cool off somewhere." Zhulong King swatted the man's hand away and returned to his residence to see Ling Xuan.

"Brother Zhulong, don't be so distant, right?" Several King-level powerhouses who genuinely held Ling Xuan in high regard quickly followed after him.

"If you take him as a disciple, you're just raising the kid's seniority. Better to leave him to me; an extra teacher means an extra path!"

"Go on, go on. You think I don't know what kind of scheme you're cooking up? And stop calling me 'old man Zhulong'—I'm in my prime, a time for hard work and striving!"

The group left, bickering and joking.

There were also many King-level powerhouses who watched their backs with cold sneers.

In truth, many King-level powerhouses looked down on Zhulong King.

Although Zhulong King's strength was considered top-tier among them—a peak King-level immortal whose power approached that of an invincible King—he had been stagnant.

Back when they had just finished the Genius Battle and arrived at Chaos City, Zhulong was already a King-level immortal. By the time they themselves had become King-level immortals, Zhulong King was still just a King-level immortal.

Some had even broken through to become Universe Venerables or even Universe Masters, yet Zhulong King remained a King-level immortal.

Some of them hadn't even lived as long as the time Zhulong King had spent stuck at the King level.

Clearly, his potential was exhausted; he had only reached the King level by slowly grinding away over time. To put it bluntly, aside from his age, he had no distinguishing features whatsoever.

After leaving the 77th World District, Ling Xuan arrived at the palace of Zhulong King to wait.

Before long, the figure of Zhulong King appeared before him, accompanied by several other powerhouses whose auras were by no means weak.

"So this is Ling Xuan. The young man looks truly spirited."

One of the bull-headed powerhouses took the lead, stepping past Zhulong King and striding toward Ling Xuan with a face full of smiles, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration.

"Senior, you are...?" Ling Xuan felt a jolt of surprise, wondering which of his ancestor's friends this was to be so enthusiastic.

"Tieniu King, you really are shameless!" Before Tieniu King could speak, the others behind him hurried over, reaching out to pull him back.

"How am I shameless? I just like the look of this kid, can't I say hello?" Tieniu King stiffened his neck, puffed out his sturdy chest, and shoved his friend aside with his pectoral muscles.

"Ancestor..." Seeing this, Ling Xuan felt a bit intimidated and subconsciously hid behind Zhulong King, feeling that these "weird uncles" were far too enthusiastic and fearing he might be led astray.

"No need to be nervous; these are all life-and-death friends I've made over these past few hundred million years," Zhulong King said with a smile, comforting Ling Xuan.

Just as he said, at his age of several trillion eras, he was still in his prime, and these were the close friends he had made in the last few hundred million years.

The several King-level powerhouses now surrounded Ling Xuan, looking him up and down carefully, their gazes so scorching it was as if they were looking at a rare treasure, wishing they could see right through him.

"Alright, alright, you lot, tone it down—we'll talk after the competition ends!" Watching his friends' behavior, Zhulong King couldn't help but laugh, though he felt a bit helpless, and hurriedly stepped forward to shoo them away one by one.

"Zhulong, this is a fine seedling! If he plans to take a master, he has to consider me first!"

"What do you know? When it comes to teaching disciples, it has to be me. With that brute strength of yours, could you really teach this raw jade well?"

The several King-level powerhouses, who were usually high and mighty, were now like a group of children fighting over candy, arguing back and forth as they left the palace of Zhulong King, leaving only a trail of hearty laughter echoing within.

No sooner had the King-level powerhouses left than the air in the palace suddenly twisted, and a voice filled with immense pressure boomed: "Zhulong, long time no see?"

"Ganwu?" Zhulong King asked, puzzled. "You aren't here to set your sights on Ling Xuan too, are you?"

"I know you can call upon those great existences, so I don't intend to interfere. However, if this kid can achieve better results, it benefits me as well." Ganwu Kingdom Lord did not blame Zhulong for a King-level immortal rudely addressing him by his title; instead, he felt it was only natural.

"That's true. You've fallen in battle several times in a row and are buried in debt; you can only cultivate geniuses to earn treasure points to pay it off," Zhulong King said with a smile. "Come, come, let me see how much you're willing to invest."

"You haven't died any fewer times than I have." Ganwu Kingdom Lord glared fiercely at Zhulong King. "Enough nonsense. If this kid can enter the Giant Axe Secret Realm this time, I can trade for at least 0.1 heavy treasure points. If he can defeat that guy, it's worth at least one supreme treasure point."

"Then you'd better prepare some good things. Although you're short on treasure points, you're still wealthier than me," Zhulong King said.

"Stop crying poor in front of me. You old thing are richer than a Universe Overlord!" Ganwu Kingdom Lord looked at him with utter disdain.

To be honest, Ganwu Kingdom Lord didn't know the background of Zhulong King. He only knew that when he was still a little guy, this old thing was already a King-level immortal.

Over the long passage of time, he had gone from a little guy to a high-level Universe Venerable who shook the universe and was even appointed as a Universe Kingdom Lord, while the other party had only crawled from an entry-level King to a peak King.

Yet the other party seemed to have a deep background; every time he fell in battle, he was immediately placed on the resurrection list, never once delayed.

Unlike himself, who wasn't allowed to go out and roam after dying only three times, and still had to pay off a mountain of debt—who knew how long that would take?

At the thought of the debts he owed, Ganwu Kingdom Lord couldn't help but sigh. It was all his own fault for being stubborn and losing his head in the gambling.

Not only did he lose his own supreme treasures, but he also lost the ones he had borrowed from friends.

"Alright, let me see to what extent your law comprehension has reached," Ganwu Kingdom Lord waved his hand and said to Ling Xuan.

Ling Xuan nodded and immediately split into hundreds of space phantoms.

"Not bad. With your level of comprehension of the space laws, 0.5 heavy treasure points is guaranteed," Ganwu Kingdom Lord nodded with satisfaction.

"But you're still quite far from being worth 1 supreme treasure point," Ganwu Kingdom Lord said solemnly. "Let me demonstrate the space laws for you."

As he spoke, he lifted his fingertip slightly, and thousands of tiny sword shadows suddenly condensed in the void.

The sword shadows shimmered with a faint purple light, and wherever they passed, the air emitted a crisp sound like shattering glass.

In an instant, the sword shadows wove into a net, and the entire space cracked into pieces like a mirror.

Ling Xuan's vision blurred, and he found himself in a labyrinth composed of countless space fragments, each reflecting the afterimage of Ganwu Kingdom Lord swinging his sword.

Ling Xuan watched, mesmerized. As a Universe Venerable who had mastered the complete Laws of Space, the Laws of Space displayed by the Ganwu Kingdom Lord were far clearer and more profound than those of the Zhulong King.

Ling Xuan immediately sat cross-legged to carefully contemplate the deep meaning within.

Several days passed before Ling Xuan finally awoke from his meditation. This time, his Laws of Space had made significant progress; he felt that once he fully digested these insights, he would be able to manifest over a thousand phantom bodies instantly.

The Ganwu Kingdom Lord nodded. "I have granted you access to my palace. If you have any questions regarding the Laws of Space, feel free to come and ask me at any time. As for secret techniques, I won't worry about Zhulong; that old fellow has plenty of tricks up his sleeve."

"Many thanks, Kingdom Lord," Ling Xuan said politely.

"No need to thank me. Cultivate hard and strive to become worth a treasure point."

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