The Lord of Darkness looked at the young fellow kneeling before him, and his heart was filled with emotion. As one of the strongest beings in the universe, he had witnessed countless geniuses, but no one had ever been as brimming with spiritual vitality as Lu Yan'an! The young fellow before him seemed weak, but that unstoppable spiritual vitality was precisely what had convinced him to take Lu Yan'an as a disciple!
Including Lu Yan'an, the Lord of Darkness had only twelve personal disciples. Ten were still alive: eight Universe Venerables, one Invincible King-level Immortal, and finally Lu Yan'an, the weakest of them all. Naturally, a weak disciple needed his teacher's care.
What's more, Lu Yan'an's talent ranked among the very best of his disciples. At the same stage of growth, only his fifth disciple, Youhou, could have matched him. And Youhou was now an unrivaled Universe Overlord! It was easy to see just how much the Lord of Darkness expected of Lu Yan'an!
"Get up," said the Lord of Darkness, his voice carrying a note of world-weariness.
Lu Yan'an obediently rose.
"Including you, I have twelve disciples. Two have already fallen," said the Lord of Darkness. "Of your ten living senior brothers, eight are Universe Venerables. Only one is an Immortal God at the Invincible King level. With your talent, becoming a Universe Venerable shouldn't be difficult. You must never slack off!"
Lu Yan'an was astonished. That was an astonishing rate of producing Venerables! Before him, the Lord of Darkness had taken eleven disciples. Setting aside the two who had fallen, eight of the remaining nine had become Universe Venerables! And, in the original story, the Lord of Darkness had even raised a disciple like Lord of Youhou. His terrifying ability as a teacher was truly awe-inspiring!
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