Bestowed

World Lord must undergo life-or-death trials; this has been a tradition of the Virtual Universe Company for billions of years.

There are two main types of life-or-death trials: one is in the "Outer Region Battlefield," and the other is in the "Cosmic Secret Realm." Both of these places are extremely dangerous. In the Outer Region Battlefield, it is a war between races. There are countless powerful Alien Race beings lurking there, and even if an individual is weaker than Lu Yan'an, a combined attack from an entire legion can still kill him instantly.

As for the Cosmic Secret Realm, they are in no way inferior to the Outer Region Battlefield. For example, in the original work, City Lord Luo's senior brother "Kedi" perished in a Cosmic Secret Realm. Some dangerous Cosmic Secret Realm can even kill Universe Venerable!

"This disciple has no choice!" Lu Yan'an said helplessly. The Giant Axe Founder had already laid out his plans clearly beforehand; under these circumstances, what choice did he have?

"That's true. Compared to the uncontrollable state within the Cosmic Secret Realm, the Outer Region Battlefield, though dangerous, is still relatively controllable!" The Lord of Darkness nodded, clearly pleased with the choice the Giant Axe Founder made for Lu Yan'an.

Ninety-nine percent of the areas within the Cosmic Secret Realm are unexplored, and even the Universe Master cannot Reverse Time and Space if an ordinary World Lord is trapped in a perilous situation. Clearly, considering the possibility of Reverse Time and Space and resurrecting, the Outer Region Battlefield are much more formidable for the Cosmic Secret Realm.

"The Machine Race, the Monster Race, and the Zerg —these Three Great Peak Races share borders with our Human Race," the Lord of Darkness said coldly. "Because of these borders, each race, whether seeking expansion or avoiding invasion, has no choice but to wage war! Among these Three Races... in terms of cunning, the Zerg ranks first. Their methods are extremely insidious. When you go to the Outer Region Battlefield, the Zerg the ones you must be most wary of!"

Lu Yan'an nodded. "Yes, teacher."

"You must remember this, for every Zerg is a master of the soul. Physical attacks are easy to dodge, but Soul Control is hard to defend against!" the Lord of Darkness solemnly declared. "Once you are enslaved by the Zerg's Soul Enslavement, you are utterly finished!"

"Wars between tribes are incredibly brutal, because they are wars for survival. And over countless Years, countless powerful individuals have perished, causing the hatred between tribes to grow ever stronger, reaching an utterly terrifying level!" Darkness turned and surveyed the countless corpses on the vast, desolate land around him. "See those corpses?"

"Um."

Lu Yan'an glanced around and saw countless Alien Race corpses, some enormous, thousands of kilometers tall, others less than half a meter tall, some Metal Lifeform, some energy-based, and so on. The auras emanating from the corpses varied in strength, some even comparable to those of the living Venerable Zhouguang.

"These are all Alien Race killed by your senior master!" the Lord of Darkness said softly. "And I have killed even more powerful Alien Race! But I basically don't leave any corpses for the Alien Race."

The bloody and horrific atmosphere described by the Lord of Darkness sent a shiver down Lu Yan'an.

"We humans hate Alien Race."

"Alien Race hate humans."

"It's hard to say who's right and who's wrong, maybe no one is wrong at all, everyone just wants to survive. The weaker groups want to become stronger, and the stronger groups want to prevent other groups from becoming stronger. All of this can be summed up in four words: 'survival of the fittest'!"

He glanced at Lu Yan'an and gently advised, "Prepare well! Learn to have reverence for the universe."

Lu Yan'an replied, "This disciple will remember."

He admitted that his mindset had indeed changed somewhat after acquiring these two Supreme Treasure, but now the Lord of Darkness was admonishing him to always hold the universe in awe and to remain humble. This was the wisdom of a powerful being at the pinnacle of the universe; what right did he, an ordinary weakling, have to disobey it?

"Never be arrogant. One moment of carelessness and you could lose your life," Lu Yan'an warned himself silently.

With a flick of his wrist, the Lord of Darkness sent a streak of Flowing Light flying toward Lu Yan'an.

Lu Yan'an reached out and caught it, then looked down. A purple crystal ball appeared in his palm, crystal clear and with extremely beautiful ancient Secret Pattern on it. The entire crystal ball had an amazing beauty.

"This is a common Soul-type Supreme Treasure, its original name is 'Chen Meng'," said the Lord of Darkness.

"A common Soul-type Supreme Treasure? The Chen Meng?" Lu Yan'an was shocked.

Soul-type Supreme Treasure are more valuable than ordinary Supreme Treasure Weapon of a higher level. This Soul-type Supreme Treasure, Chen Meng, is in no way inferior to the Ordinary Supreme Treasure "Six-Phase Sealing Bead" that the Giant Axe Founder compensated him with, and its value is even greater.

"Teacher..." Lu Yan'an looked up at the Lord of Darkness.

"This 'Chen Meng,' a top-grade ordinary Soul-type Supreme Treasure, is roughly comparable in value to a top-tier Supreme Treasure Weapon! You must make good use of it. With your current willpower, comparable to Universe Venerable, relying on this Soul-type Supreme Treasure, you will not be infiltrated or Soul Control when facing ordinary Universe Master, and you can calmly self-destruct."

Lu Yan'an nodded.

Indeed.

If Universe Master were to personally launch a sneak attack without any martial ethics, not only would a World Lord be unable to escape, but even a Universe Venerable would not be able to escape! Relatively speaking, being able to self-destruct would already be considered a success!

"Thank you, Teacher Xie." Lu Yan'an still expressed his gratitude, knowing that he was indeed lacking a Soul-type Supreme Treasure. Moreover, Soul-type Supreme Treasure were completely different from weapon-type Supreme Treasure; they could be completely integrated into the soul. Compared to weapon-type Supreme Treasure used for close combat, they were much more concealed and less likely to be exposed.

This treasure certainly came at the right time.

In addition to the Ancient God Star, a top-tier Peak Palace-type Treasure, the Six-Phase Sealing Bead, a common sealing-type Supreme Treasure, and the Ancient God Mirror, a top-tier Domain Type Heavy Treasure, Lu Yan'an's current wealth is far greater than that of Universe Master!

"With this Supreme Treasure, plus the unique Supreme Treasure bestowed upon you by the Giant Axe, you can venture out and explore. Even if a Universe Master personally intervenes, you don't need to worry too much," the Lord of Darkness said solemnly. "Remember, survival is always paramount. With top-tier survival skills, other powerful beings won't dare to provoke you. Although I don't expect your survival abilities as a World Lord to be exceptionally strong, you should still strive to improve them. At the same time, never assume you are absolutely safe. Even at my level, I wouldn't dare say that."

"Your disciple will remember," Lu Yan'an said respectfully and gratefully.

"Go!"

"After you've finished cultivating in Chaos City, go out and explore!" The Lord of Darkness waved his hand and said. "Make sure you finish what you need to do. I'll also send someone to deliver the World Tree materials needed for your Third Clone later!"

Lu Yan'an also knelt down to bid farewell to his teacher, and at the same time bowed to the other three high-ranking members of the human race.

Swish!

Lu Yan'an was then teleported out of the Chaos Ruins out of thin air.

"Darkness, you really dote on this disciple! You just bestowed Soul-type Supreme Treasure like that?" the Lord of Void Gold teased from the side.

"He's still my junior disciple, so I should take better care of him and make his future path easier!" the Lord of Darkness sighed. Compared to his long lifespan and supreme strength, Lu Yan'an's life was extremely fragile, so he would naturally take better care of him. This is the nature of humans, and it can be considered a different kind of paternal affection!

It's like how parents who don't have many children usually spoil the youngest one a bit. In essence, parents care about all their children, but the youngest son (or daughter) is the one who needs the most care, so it's natural to spoil them. It's the same principle!

Including Lu Yan'an, the Lord of Darkness only has 12 direct disciples. Ten of them are still alive. Among them, eight are Universe Venerable, one is Peak King, and the last one is Lu Yan'an, the weakest.

The Lord of Darkness would naturally take better care of his weaker disciples.

"Besides, I'm not like Senior Brother Chaos. I don't manage the internal affairs of the human race, so naturally I don't need to be as impartial as him!" The Lord of Darkness curled his lip. "I bestow Supreme Treasure upon my own disciples, and no one can gossip! Unlike you..."

His gaze swept across the area ahead. "They're all faction leaders, fighting for resources for their own power and faction! Even the means to protect their disciples are so meager."

Upon hearing the Lord of Darkness's words, the top human powerhouses present couldn't help but smile wryly. The Lord of Darkness was a lone wolf, affiliated with the Virtual Universe Company, a typical case of one person eating their fill while the rest of the family was not. As leaders of their respective factions, their role was not to bestow favors but to maintain balance! These two different situations led to completely different ways of doing things.

"You!" The Lord of Void Gold chuckled and shook his head, then said no more...

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