Before Parting

The crazy actions of War Bone, who usually kept to himself, drew the attention of many Marquis Rank masters within Chaos City. The thirteenth level of the World Lord stage is nearly the average standard for the Heavenly Region of the core layer; not only did he successfully become a core member of the Giant Axe Dojo, but he also attracted several Marquis Rank powerhouses who came to take him as a disciple.

If such talent does not fall, the probability of reaching the Immortal level in the future is extremely high, and there is even a sliver of possibility for him to reach the Marquis Rank, which is enough to pique the interest of some Marquis Rank powerhouses.

On the rooftop of a gray building, a man in black sat cross-legged, his gaze fixed on the flickering law secret patterns above his head. After a long while, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

One era of time in the Primal Universe is equivalent to three thousand two hundred and eighty years in the Initial Universe, and in ten years, it will be time for their batch of World Lords to leave Chaos City!

As for Immortals, and the "quasi-Immortals" who break through within Chaos City, they have one era of cultivation time. This is why some World Lords immediately seize the opportunity if they have a chance to break through to the Immortal level; once they break through, they gain an additional six thousand years of enlightenment time, which is equivalent to spending the cost of a World Lord to obtain the cultivation time of an Immortal.

The upper echelons of the Human Race are naturally happy to see this. Even if the probability of an Immortal who breaks through under these circumstances becoming a Marquis Rank in the future is negligible, an Immortal is still precious; at the very least, they can become mentors for the new geniuses of the Human Race.

In ten years, they will have to leave Chaos City. If they want to enter again in the future, they must either break through to the Immortal level and achieve the Marquis Rank, spend a huge amount of wealth to purchase entry, or enter the army to fight and exchange for it with a massive amount of military merit.

Moreover, those who enter the Initial Universe for the second time, even if they join the five major forces, do not receive any reward points or credit quotas for exchanging secret techniques.

However, Ye Muxuan chose to challenge the Heavenly Bridge directly in Chaos City this time.

In the first thousand years of entering Chaos City, he "successfully" passed the fifteenth level. Besides causing Zhendan, Kong Yan, Li Zheng, and others to gasp in admiration and grit their teeth, he was also taken as a named disciple by a super powerhouse at the Venerable level.

As early as a few years after Heavenly Feather King guided him, he had conveyed this information on his behalf. A powerhouse capable of making Heavenly Feather King a disciple is at least a Venerable, perhaps even a high-level Venerable, or even an Overlord. Being able to enter the sect of such a powerhouse and take her as a master, even if only as a named disciple for now, was something Ye Muxuan was willing to do. With such a backer, he could consider himself to have a foothold in the universe.

After perfecting the plan in his heart once more, Ye Muxuan closed his eyes and immersed himself in the comprehension of laws, preparing for the final ten years.

Not far away, Heavenly Feather King, who had guided him for over three thousand years, watched Ye Muxuan quietly without speaking. After a long while, he turned and left.

According to the plan laid out by his teacher, White Phoenix Palace Master, Heavenly Feather King will enter the Outer Battlefield again. This time, he will not retire until he reaches the Limit King Level.

For this reason, White Phoenix Palace Master even bestowed upon him a top-tier Heavy Treasure armor, greatly enhancing his ability to survive.

Only a super powerhouse like White Phoenix Palace Master, who is closest to a top-tier universe Overlord, has such courage and financial resources. Coupled with her gains on the Primal Star this time, she could afford it. Ordinary Venerables, or even Overlords, only use one or two ordinary treasures themselves. As for top-tier Heavy Treasures, they are extremely precious; they only have a few themselves, and might not even be able to assemble a full set, let alone bestow them upon a disciple.

Time passed, and the three thousand two hundred and eighty years went by almost silently, as if frozen. Within Chaos City, apart from the excitement during the genius battles and fighter battles that occur every ten thousand years when members enter and leave the Initial Universe, or the occasional movement of powerhouses entering and exiting the city, there was no discernible change at other times!

On the rooftop of the gray building, Ye Muxuan opened his eyes. This time, his immersion was shorter, lasting only eight years or so. It served as a comprehensive review of his law comprehension, both to challenge the Heavenly Bridge one last time before leaving and to prepare for entering the Outer Battlefield again.

Ten days later, the batch of World Lords from the Outer Battlefield, along with the Immortals and three "quasi-Immortals" from the auction house, would leave Chaos City together.

In the final ten days, except for the first day when these World Lords from the Outer Battlefield spent some time gathering in the Virtual Universe to chat and connect, many of the World Lords who were unwilling to give up spent most of their time challenging the Heavenly Bridge once more, a final struggle before parting. Within a short day, ninety-nine out of the one hundred World Lords went to challenge it, yet no one was able to advance any further!

Two days later, on the rooftop of the gray building, Ye Muxuan opened his eyes, stood up, went downstairs, and entered his bedroom. He tidied himself up, tied his long hair, hung the Wind Shadow Blade at his waist, and after calming his mind, stepped out of the building and walked toward the City Lord Mansion.

He had already inquired in advance; if he went now, by the time he reached the City Lord Mansion, it would be time for him to comprehend the Chaos Stele. As for the fact that he no longer had any remaining opportunities for comprehension, by the time he reached the City Lord Mansion, he would have enough time to challenge the Heavenly Bridge once more.

At the same time, he split a wisp of consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe.

In the Virtual Universe, at the Heavenly Bridge of the Jinghong Chaos Stele, Ye Muxuan set foot once again after more than two thousand years. After obtaining Bafen's permission, Ye Muxuan entered the Jinghong Heavenly Bridge. Because he had already passed the first fifteen levels, he flew directly to the sixteenth-level checkpoint this time.

"Choose your opponent: Fighter, Spirit Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat your opponent to pass!" A voice came from within a pitch-black cloud.

Ye Muxuan stood firmly on the ground, looking at the black clouds in the distance, and spoke slowly: "I choose... Fighter!"

A mass of clouds shot out from the black mist, landed on the ground, and rolled, transforming into a masked man in black armor who looked eighty or ninety percent like Ye Muxuan.

"You were here more than two thousand years ago, right? You look pretty good this time, but I wonder how many of my blades you can take!" The masked man in black armor spoke in a hoarse voice.

Two thousand years ago, after Ye Muxuan "passed" the fifteenth level, he had come here. At that time, he took two blades from the gatekeeper and "lost" on the third!

"How would I know without trying?" Ye Muxuan said, drawing his Wind Shadow Blade inch by inch. "I want to see the scenery at a higher level!"

"Good!" The gatekeeper's voice suddenly turned sharp. He swung his long blade from dozens of meters away. "Then take a good look!"

Ye Muxuan drew his blade slowly, watching the gatekeeper who appeared slow but was actually influencing the space around him with the law of time. The downward slash was extremely fast, yet his own slow draw was completed just as the gatekeeper's lightning-fast blade was about to strike his head!

"Clang~"

He parried with his long blade and followed up with a downward strike!