Chaos City Comprehending the Dao
Chaos City.
Apart from a few young people coming and going, this enormous city seemed to be an ancient desolation and deathly silence.
Those below the Peak King are fortunate enough to set foot here, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Moreover, the duration of their stay is strictly limited, so everyone focuses their minds on diligent cultivation, daring not to have even the slightest thought of playing around.
As for those stronger than Grandmasters King Rank, they are ascetic monks with wills of steel.
They all regarded this place as a crucial springboard to unlock higher realms, hoping one day to suddenly comprehend the superior laws, advance to the realm of Venerable, become the pillar of Human Race, and lead their race to ever greater prosperity in the cosmic torrent.
In this atmosphere, Tang Ping had no time to play and could only focus on improving his skills.
Aside from analyzing the essence of matter and increasing his Gene Multiplier day after day, he spent his leisure time studying the Wind-Thunder Chaos Stele. As for the Universe Chaos Monument, he was in no hurry to touch it. He knew better than to bite off more than he could chew. His first priority was to thoroughly understand the Time Law.
The scenery of Chaos City has remained unchanged for billions of years. The Nether Sea Clone sat quietly on the edge of the cliff, with the endless, surging sea below him.
He was mostly absorbed in the deduction of the Creation Secret Technique, leaving only a wisp of divine thought to look up at the sky and gaze at the ever-flowing cosmic patterns, his expression leisurely and content.
Occasionally, some bewildered Chaos Beast would be drawn to this unfamiliar sea, curiously approaching to observe, and some would even try to bend down and lick it a few times. In the end, they would be fiercely lashed by the long whip of seawater that instantly materialized, howling in pain and fleeing in panic with their tails between their legs.
The Nether Sea Clone smiled slightly, completely ignoring the fleeing Chaos Beast, still immersed in the deduction of the Creation Secret Technique. The rune chains in the seawater flowed with his will, weaving into a fine net of light in the air, on which the trajectory of time was clearly visible.
His understanding of the Time Law is accumulating and settling little by little at an extremely subtle yet incredibly firm pace.
Deciphering Gene Multiplier is an immense and time-consuming undertaking. Even the Lord of Nine Serenities, who has lived for countless years, has only created the Nine Nether Imperial Clan with Gene Multiplier of three hundred times.
For Tang Ping, the only good news at present is that he can use the body of the Nine Nether Imperial Clan and his own physical body as dual references.
In theory, his rate of improvement will be quite considerable until his Gene Multiplier exceeds 300 times.
Not bad!
As for the little girl Long Jiangxue whom Tang Ping had encountered earlier, she had become much bolder, according to Tang Ping's divine sense. After several dangerous hunts, her soul had finally become complete, and she had now found a secluded place in Chaos City to devote herself to cultivation, comprehending the Chaos Monument, and attempting to break through to the Tongtian Bridge.
Milky Way Galaxy.
On this day, all terminal network devices across the entire Milky Way Galaxy were frantically pushing out a major announcement: the Luo family, the ruling family of the Milky Way Galaxy, would be holding the "First Milky Way Beauty Pageant".
The competition rules are simple and clear: any girl in the Milky Way Galaxy aged fourteen to twenty can register, and registrants must go to the nearest hospital designated by the Luo Family to complete the first basic physical examination.
The physical examination mainly includes checking for tattoos, overall health status, and any potential medical conditions, and is completely free. Those who pass the examination will receive a brand-new Virtual Universe terminal as a gift.
This terminal will record the daily lives of the participating girls in real time, automatically analyze and select their most beautiful moments, and upload them to the competition's official website for public voting.
The selection process proceeds in stages, starting with city-level voting, then provincial-level voting, followed by planetary-level voting, and finally, voting across the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
The competition rewards are outrageously generous: the first place winner will receive 100 billion Black Dragon Coin, the second to tenth place winners will each receive 10 billion Black Dragon Coin, the tenth to one hundredth place winners will each receive 1 billion Black Dragon Coin, and the one hundredth to one thousandth place winners will each receive 100 million Black Dragon Coin.
What's even more exciting is that in the final round of voting across the entire Milky Way Galaxy, all voters who correctly cast their votes for the final winner will share an equal portion of the prize money for that winner, with the Luo Family providing additional funding for this prize.
The entry restrictions are also published: participants must be Human Race who have lived in the Milky Way Galaxy for more than one year. The entire competition is supervised by the Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Branch to ensure fairness and impartiality, with absolutely no behind-the-scenes manipulation.
The news caused an instant uproar throughout the Milky Way Galaxy.
It's important to understand that even the 1000th ranked Black Dragon Coin is a huge fortune that can change the lives of most ordinary people; not to mention the latest Virtual Universe terminal that the Luo Family is giving away for free, which many families might not be able to afford even if they tried their best.
Go for it! Sign up!
However, some astute individuals immediately spoke out online, warning everyone not to be fooled. "This beauty pageant is clearly a way to select toys for important people! If your daughter were chosen and they asked you to serve them, would you dare refuse?"
To everyone's surprise, many people's eyes lit up. "Is there really such a good thing?" They immediately turned around and urged their wives and daughters, and even the girls from their relatives' families, to sign up.
In this cosmic age, if one can even make a slight connection with a powerful figure, a single word from them could benefit three or even more than ten generations—this is an incredible opportunity.
Of course, many more people remained vigilant, strictly forbidding their daughters from enrolling. They didn't ask for much; they just wanted a peaceful life.
However, most young people are known for their stubbornness, and many girls either signed up voluntarily or were encouraged by their best friends to submit their applications to participate.
The most beautiful place in the Milky Way Galaxy!
Many girls regretted their decision after registering, but fortunately the competition system quickly added a note: participants can withdraw at any time; and the Virtual Universe terminal that participants receive after passing the physical examination will monitor their physical and environmental conditions in real time to ensure their safety throughout the competition.
The system also emphasized that during the competition, if anyone harms a contestant or forces them to withdraw from the competition through threats, intimidation, violence, or other means, they will be dealt with according to the highest criminal law, and the Luo Family will not tolerate or show any leniency.
After this series of supplementary messages were released, many people who had been anxiously waiting finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Over the years, the Luo Family has always had a good reputation in the Milky Way Galaxy, so it's unlikely they'll break their promise this time.
The Solar System.
Tang Ping was surrounded by a blood mist, his entire body was covered in blood, every inch of his skin was bleeding, and his facial muscles were twitching uncontrollably, clearly he was enduring great pain, he was fusing with the 366th Xueluo Crystal.
With his current willpower, he should have been able to withstand the Will Impact of the Xueluo Crystal, but the pain was like a toothache; although not fatal, it made him feel uncomfortable all over and unable to sit or stand still.
Fortunately, he had another way to relieve his suffering. He separated a wisp of his divine consciousness and connected it to the virtual network, browsing various interesting stories about the beauty pageant, which could be considered as finding joy in hardship.
They say three women make a drama, let alone a beauty pageant that involves the entire Milky Way Galaxy and hundreds of millions of participants?
Online, one can easily spot the drama of the contestant girls tearing each other apart and even breaking ties in their quest for attention, whether through overt or covert competition or blatant mockery—it's all incredibly lively.
Watching these absurd yet amusing scenes unfold, Tang Ping's nerves, which had been tense from the pain, gradually relaxed. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and he even chuckled softly, "Gagaga."
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