Feng Yunruo

"After all that, I don't think I've told you about my master yet, have I?" As they reached this topic, Lord Shen sprang up from the throne with a chirp, his little face alight with fervor.

"My master's name is Ti Pu. He's a super-powerful being on the level of a Universe Country Lord. If you ever get the chance to join the Virtual Universe Company, you'll learn just how great he is!"

"As for what level a Universe Country Lord is, you don't need to know yet. They're beings of greatness who stand above the undying. Besides, knowing too much wouldn't be good for a little Planetary like you." Lord Shen seemed to realize he hadn't explained what a Universe Country Lord was, so he added that with a hint of disdain.

Lu Yan'an thought, I know a lot more than that. Ti Pu was Zuoshanke's eldest disciple. His real name was Pu Ti, and he was now using the alias Ti Pu to join the Human Race. He had even left his secret technique, Wanxin Konghun, with the Virtual Universe Company. But in his current situation, Lu Yan'an didn't dare say any of that. He could only pretend to be clueless and ask Lord Shen:

"Then am I now that Lord Ti Pu's named disciple?"

"Since you passed the test my master set, you're naturally his named disciple." Lord Shen nodded with a smug air, then seemed to think of something and looked at Lu Yan'an in surprise.

"Your race is pretty strange, though. It's weak overall, but it sure does produce geniuses at a high rate. I never expected two people from the same race to become my master's named disciples in such a short time!"

"Two people?" Lu Yan'an felt he'd spotted something important and looked at Lord Shen with curiosity.

"The other one—your senior brother—is Feng Yunruo, founder of the Feng Kingdom and its current Human Emperor."

"Ha, that guy's a complete oddball, too. He comprehended a domain in just the third year of the assessment. His talent was even greater than yours!"

Perhaps worried that Lu Yan'an would be discouraged, Lord Shen added in a consoling tone:

"But don't worry. With my help, your future will be no less impressive than that of your senior brother, even if he is your senior brother in name only!"

After hearing Lord Shen's comfort and explanation, Lu Yan'an had even more questions.

"Then what exactly is this Heritage Tower? Didn't you say earlier that its construction depended on my senior brother, whom I've never met?"

"That's a long story!"

Lord Shen looked at Lu Yan'an with a hint of wistfulness.

"Actually, this place is a legacy and a safeguard your senior brother left behind for your branch on Yuan Planet."

"Not long after your senior brother passed the Named Disciple Inheritance Assessment, he united all of Yuan Planet. After that, he entered the universe to seek the strength needed to fight off invaders on behalf of your people. To keep Yuan Planet from losing contact with the universe, and to prevent it from becoming a primitive planet if he happened to fall, he helped the various races build their own Heritage Towers before setting out."

Lord Shen looked at Lu Yan'an and rubbed his smooth little chin with his right hand.

"The resources he left behind were limited, and only those who passed the 'named disciple inheritance' assessment and made it to me were qualified to inherit everything! Now that you've inherited it all, the other Heritage Towers on Yuan Planet will no longer hold 'named disciple' inheritance assessments. Of course, that's probably a good thing for those families!"

He laughed with amusement. "At least the ordinary geniuses won't die at such a high rate anymore!"

"But I never expected anyone to pass the Named Disciple Inheritance Assessment after Feng Yunruo. For the people of Yuan Planet, passing the special assessment is pretty much the limit. When the Heritage Tower sent you to take the Named Disciple Inheritance Assessment, I even held a little moment of silence for you."

Lord Shen cackled. He clearly knew how outrageous the assessment standards were!

Lu Yan'an fell silent. If he hadn't awakened the special talent of the Dark Radiance Body, he would have died, too! Whenever he thought about it, he felt a lingering sense of fear.

"When you first came here, I thought you'd only manage an outstanding assessment at best. But I never expected you to have such talent as an Illusionist on top of your martial talent. The inheritance requirements here are clearly much higher for those with multiple talents. You're like that, and so was Feng Yunruo."

Lord Shen quietly explained the requirements for entering the Named Disciple Inheritance Assessment.

"Each Heritage Tower contains a trace of my consciousness. When someone passes an assessment above the outstanding level, it awakens that trace of my consciousness, allowing them to receive my master's inheritance! Also, when you stood outside the Heritage Tower earlier, didn't you notice it looked completely different from the one you remembered?"

Lu Yan'an froze. It had, in fact, looked completely different from the place he remembered before he entered. Was there some kind of secret behind this place?

"The truth is, this Heritage Tower is a spacecraft. And it's not the only one—every Heritage Tower on Yuan Planet is an independent spacecraft. The spacecraft's own 'spiritual-force waves' invade the minds of nearby life-forms and create false impressions, concealing the true nature of this place."

"Only life-forms at Planetary Level or above can resist this influence. Below Planetary Level, only those who come here to take the assessment can see what the Heritage Tower really looks like."

Lu Yan'an finally understood why this place had seemed so strange. It was a spacecraft! No wonder it had felt so jarringly at odds with itself, both old-fashioned and futuristic, when he first arrived.

" So you really should be grateful for the safeguards your senior brother left behind. No matter how talented you are, if you never come into contact with the universe, you'll eventually become mediocre."

Lord Shen's virtual body hopped down from the throne. He adjusted his size, then jumped onto Lu Yan'an's shoulder.

"Get ready and take care of things on Yuan Planet. Once you've dealt with everything here, we'll go to the universe to train. Without the Virtual Universe, your cultivation will remain this slow. At this rate, the gap between you and your senior brother will only grow!"

According to Lord Shen, the "Virtual Universe Network" let people meet countless races across the vast universe. Through the "Virtual Universe Network," they could meet and communicate in the Virtual Universe without any delay, even if they were tens of millions of light-years apart. It was 100% virtual—genuine cutting-edge technology!

The most important thing about integrating into the universe was opening an account on the Virtual Universe Network. But Yuan Planet was still a primitive planet, so it couldn't open one. Lu Yan'an would have to go to a nearby inhabited administrative planet to do it.

"Your master left behind all kinds of secret techniques and resources for advancement. Before you set out for the universe, see if you can reach Planetary Level Nine. That'll save you a lot of trouble when you enter an administrative planet!"

"Also, don't waste the precious resources your senior brother left you on your so-called family." Lord Shen's little face grew unusually serious.

"Even if a few more Star Level or Universe Level experts appeared on Yuan Planet, that still wouldn't solve the problem of a primitive planet lacking high-level combat power. It would be better for you or your senior brother to advance to Domain Lord or World Lord."

For a primitive planet to truly integrate into the universe, the more powerful experts its people had, the better. Generally speaking, a race could only begin to protect itself once it had a Domain Lord.

All slaves in the universe had "biological chips" implanted in their brains and fused with them. Once implanted, the chips couldn't be removed, and the slaves became completely loyal to their masters! Destroying a chip required destroying the brain! The souls of human powerhouses resided in their minds, so destroying the head meant certain death.

Unless they became Domain Lords!

The souls of Domain Lords could already leave their heads! They could destroy the chips in their brains.

Once they advanced to Domain Lord, they would no longer be controlled by biological chips and could regain their freedom! In the universe, there had been many cases of Universe Level Nine slaves breaking through and going on a murderous rampage in their rage. As a result, no one wanted to offend a Domain Lord who couldn't be enslaved with a biological chip.

"Your master once said that he teaches his disciples no secret techniques and doesn't concern himself with their lives; he only provides resources. But in the end, he still softened, and that's how I came to be—Lord Shen, an intelligent undying life-form, assigned to protect you. But understand this: I'm no babysitter! I'll only step in when you face forces beyond your ability to resist. If you die in a contest among your peers, then you're dead! That's your own weakness!"

Lord Shen spoke with chilling indifference. "You have one Yuan Planet month to take care of things with your Lu Family. When the time is up, we'll set out for the universe. What future could you possibly have if you stay in a backwater like Yuan Planet?"