Discarding Contempt

After hearing the guard's words, Qin Cang smiled and entered the inner mansion.

Indeed, although the Yan God Clan had only been established for a short time, Unity Venerable had long since become a disciple of Chaos City Lord, serving as his second disciple.

Thinking about it, this was only natural. After all, Chaos City Lord was a disciple of Original Ancestor, and Original Ancestor was one of the earliest beings in the Primal Universe. These individuals possessed immense talent and would soon step into the ranks of Universe Venerables or even Universe Masters. It was only natural that someone with such terrifying talent as Unity Venerable would be scouted and taken in by Chaos City Lord.

Inner mansion.

Following the wide corridor, he soon saw a plaza paved with chaotic rocks.

In the distance, a bald man wearing crimson battle armor stood with a faint smile, his entire demeanor appearing incredibly serene.

Qin Cang watched the man, and it felt as if everything around him had vanished.

"No, this is an illusion! Break!"

Qin Cang shouted in his heart. He never expected to be met with such a show of force the moment he arrived.

Fortunately, Unity Venerable was merely testing him and did not truly intend to kill him. Otherwise, he would not have lasted even a second; if Unity Venerable had truly wanted to, Qin Cang wouldn't even have had the chance to self-destruct.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Cang was able to break through the illusion so quickly.

"Not bad, little guy. It seems Demon Wing Venerable has taken in a good disciple. Come, Teacher is waiting for you up ahead," Unity Venerable said with a smile, though he was secretly shocked.

He had just unleashed a self-created illusion technique. Although he had held back, an average Marquis would not have been able to break free for quite some time. Yet, this Qin Cang had broken free in under three seconds. It seemed that while Qin Cang was a World Lord on the surface, his willpower was truly no weaker than that of an average peak Marquis powerhouse.

Although the vast majority of the Yan God Clan possessed weak minds and willpower, Qin Cang was an exception. From the time he was young and receiving family training, his willpower had far exceeded his peers. In his subsequent cultivation, he had treated the tempering of his willpower as his top priority, which was why he possessed the willpower of a peak Marquis even as a World Lord. While he could not compare to the monstrous willpower of someone like Luo Feng—who possessed the willpower of a Universe Overlord while still a World Lord—it was already extremely formidable.

Through this brief test, Qin Cang also formed a preliminary assessment of Unity Venerable's strength; he likely belonged to the high-level Venerable tier, not yet a Universe Overlord.

After all, Demon Wing Venerable was a Universe Overlord, and one of the most formidable ones at that. Although Unity Venerable had restrained his aura, in Qin Cang's eyes, he seemed to lack that certain indescribable quality that Demon Wing Venerable possessed.

Furthermore, since Unity Venerable was only a Universe Overlord when he met Luo Feng after endless ages, Qin Cang guessed that it was more likely his current strength was that of a high-level Universe Venerable.

From the outside, it was difficult to distinguish between a Universe Overlord and a Universe Venerable, especially for a World Lord like Qin Cang who couldn't sense the magnitude of their auras. However, he could feel that Demon Wing Venerable carried a sense of vicissitudes that Unity Venerable lacked—the kind of weariness that came from being unable to break through for endless ages, only to have time slip away.

Unity Venerable clearly possessed a sense of sharp, forward-striving ambition, a feeling only found in those whose strength was constantly improving. To develop that sense of vicissitudes, one had to be stuck at the Universe Overlord level for hundreds of billions of epochs; there was no other way.

"I have heard of your affairs. Your talent is indeed astonishing, no worse than I was back in the day. But Teacher has ordered to see you alone; I truly wonder what is so special about you," Unity Venerable asked curiously.

"Reporting to Venerable, I am merely following my teacher's orders to come and pay my respects to the City Lord," Qin Cang replied.

Since Chaos City Lord hadn't stated the reason, he naturally couldn't speak of it either. He would know when the time was right, though he knew this news couldn't be kept secret for long.

The Human Race only possessed one Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead, and the conditions for its use were incredibly harsh. Now that it had been suddenly used, combined with the recent emergence of geniuses within the Human Race, one didn't need to be a genius to figure out who had used it.

Fortunately, such treasures were usually only accessible to Universe Overlords, which greatly reduced the risk of exposure. At the very least, there was no risk of it being leaked in the short term.

Otherwise, the intensity of the assassinations against Qin Cang by alien races would have increased by at least two levels.

Although Qin Cang had cleared the Domain Lord Level Primal Sky Mountain, he had already been listed as the number one target by the other three major races before that. Even if he were exposed, how much more could the assassination intensity increase? The cost of hiring those Venerables to carry out an assassination was not small.

"Teacher has three clones. The one presiding over Chaos City is the combat-focused clone among his three. Therefore, you must be respectful and do not offend him," Unity Venerable introduced with a smile.

"Yes," Qin Cang responded respectfully.

Although he had long known about Chaos City Lord's three clones, this was his first time seeing one up close. It was also his first time facing a powerhouse at the level of a Universe Master—and one of the most formidable ones at that.

Chaos City Lord was a Tier 5 Universe Master, second only to the Universe Supreme Beings in the Primal Universe, and a figure on par with the likes of Lord of Galaxy and Lord of Nine Serenities. Although Qin Cang did not know where the Lord of Galaxy or the Lord of Nine Serenities were or what their current strength was, that did not diminish the reputation of Chaos City Lord, which had been carved out bit by bit through slaughter.

So this must be the Chaos Ruins, Qin Cang thought as he looked at a stone tablet outside the courtyard.

"Teacher is inside," Unity Venerable said, then led Qin Cang in.

Rumble~~~

Space and time twisted. One moment he was in the City Lord Mansion, but upon stepping into the courtyard, he felt a sense of shifting stars and moving worlds, as if he had entered a vast, new universe.

Across the endless land, corpses were visible everywhere. Some were as massive as planets, while others were smaller than humans. Some were humanoid, while others were bizarre, strange creatures. Without exception, every one of these corpses radiated a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble.

These must be the remnants of the battlefield where Chaos City Lord fought against the creatures that invaded the Initial Universe after Original Ancestor was suppressed. They were truly reckless to dare intrude upon another's small universe, Qin Cang thought to himself.

"Teacher," Unity Venerable suddenly called out.

Only then did Qin Cang notice a burly figure standing not far away, about three meters tall. Although he was not as tall as Qin Cang's nearly ten-meter frame, the monstrous killing intent radiating from him was something Qin Cang could never hope to match. It was an aura accumulated only by truly killing countless powerhouses.

Chaos City Lord wore complex, ancient dark-red battle armor and boots, with a tail extending from his battle skirt.

When Qin Cang fixed his gaze upon him, he instantly felt his soul trembling, as if he could see the infinite laws of the universe within this person... The vast laws of the universe, intertwined with an incredibly dense aura of slaughter, made Qin Cang involuntarily want to submit before him.

Is this a Universe Master? It seems I still underestimated the power of this realm. I had only read about it in books before and didn't have much of a feeling for it. Even after meeting my teacher, Demon Wing Venerable, and Unity Venerable, I was somewhat dismissive of this realm. It seems I thought too simply. This is only the aura they naturally radiate after restraining their pressure; if they were to release it fully, let alone me, the entire Chaos City would likely be annihilated in an instant. Qin Cang's awe for the strong deepened, but the thirst for power in his eyes reached the highest point since his transmigration.