Testing and Passing

"Unity, you may step down now," Chaos City Lord said softly.

"Yes, Teacher. Disciple takes his leave." Unity Venerable departed immediately, leaving the space to Qin Cang and Chaos City Lord.

"Little fellow, you are quite impressive. Having cultivated for only a few thousand years, you have already cleared both the Universe Level and Domain Lord Level Primal Sky Mountain. Given time, I presume the World Lord Level Primal Sky Mountain will not be able to stop you either." Chaos City Lord had clearly reviewed some of Qin Cang's information in advance.

"This disciple will certainly do his best, striving to grow to a level where I can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you, City Lord," Qin Cang said confidently.

"Hahaha, it has been a long time since I heard such inspiring words. I hope you can live up to them," Chaos City Lord laughed. He clearly had not expected Qin Cang to be so bold—to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him? In the entire Primal Universe, few dared to say such things. Of course, Chaos City Lord would not discourage such juniors; on the contrary, he would offer encouragement. Having drive was a good thing.

"Little fellow, if you hadn't already been taken as a disciple by Demon Wing, I might have taken you as my sixth disciple. Although it is common in the universe for one to have multiple masters, Demon Wing is different. His status within our Human Race is too special. He fought everywhere during the early days of our race's founding, and his status is second only to us Universe Masters and those few top Universe Overlords with special encounters.

"Moreover, the things I could give you would not be much better than what Demon Wing has already provided. It is truly a pity," Chaos City Lord lamented inwardly. If it were a high-level Venerable or even an ordinary Universe Overlord, it wouldn't matter, but it was Demon Wing, a veteran with such seniority. Even he had received guidance from Demon Wing Venerable back in the day. Furthermore, looking at the investment Demon Wing Venerable had made in this disciple, it was clearly extreme favoritism; he could not bring himself to snatch someone else's student.

What's more, Demon Wing Venerable was only a single opportunity away from breaking through. If he succeeded, Demon Wing Venerable—as a Universe Master with a clone—would see his status skyrocket, becoming far more useful than those Universe Masters who lacked clones.

Upon hearing Chaos City Lord's words, Qin Cang felt a bit disappointed. He had assumed Chaos City Lord intended to take him as a disciple, but that turned out not to be the case.

No, big boss, don't feel sorry yet—why don't you ask me? As long as you give the word, I'll take care of you in your old age.

"Qin Cang, is it? Your teacher has already told me about your situation, but I still need to verify it myself. Let me see your World Projection," Chaos City Lord said suddenly, his tone turning serious. After all, this involved an investment by the entire race; hearsay was not as reliable as seeing it with one's own eyes. Although he had seen a few geniuses from the Yan God Clan before, the strongest among them was only a King, not worthy of his attention. But this Qin Cang was different; he might well be the race's next top Universe Overlord. Furthermore, he possessed three Divine Bodies, two of which could reach a life gene level of several thousand times—the deterrent power was self-evident.

"Yes, City Lord," Qin Cang replied.

"Blood Luo Power!"

As Qin Cang drove the Blood Luo Power within his body, his Black Warrior physique quickly took effect. Before becoming an Immortal, the Blood Luo energy had not yet solidified and required active stimulation to manifest, but after breaking through to become an Immortal, the Blood Luo Power solidified and could be used without active stimulation.

Golden patterns quickly covered Qin Cang's body, forming the image of a Beast God on his chest. Anyone with sufficient knowledge would recognize it at a glance: it was the head of the Gold-Space Beast God, one of the eight great Beast Gods nurtured by the universe itself.

"It really is a Black Warrior. How many epochs has it been? A Black Warrior has finally appeared again. Heaven bless our Human Race," Chaos City Lord sighed. Seeing the whole from a part, his heart felt much more at ease now that this Black Warrior had appeared.

Rumble~~~

The starry sky for millions of kilometers around instantly transformed into an endless mountain world. A powerful World Projection pressed down, but here, it could never get close to Chaos City Lord.

"Just as I thought, the diameter of his Internal World has actually reached sixty million kilometers. If combined with the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead, it seems the race's choice this time was correct," Chaos City Lord finally set his mind at ease.

"Take it, little fellow. You have met our requirements. From now on, do not speak of what you experience; this is a form of protection for you," Chaos City Lord cautioned.

Hearing this, Qin Cang retracted his World Projection. The greatest use of this ability was the creation of a world, which had many applications and was limited to the World Lord Level; Immortal Gods did not possess such a capability.

In fact, the habitats of many small races were created by World Lords, generation after generation, using world energy to forge and fuse a world together. The Lasao Continent where the Kinkaku race lived had come about this way, and many other races did the same.

"Little fellow, this is the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead." Chaos City Lord waved his hand. A smooth, rounded sphere appeared. Its main body was crystal clear, like a crystal condensed from the purest energy of the universe. Inside were 10,810 facets, each flowing with colorful light as if containing endless mysteries of the laws. These lights constantly intertwined and shifted, sometimes as gentle as a babbling brook, sometimes as majestic as a surging tide, presenting a mysterious and fascinating dynamic beauty.

Surrounding the outer edge of the sphere was a halo of colorful light condensed from the ten great laws, corresponding to Space, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Time, Wind, Lightning, and Light. The colors of the halo were dazzling, each emitting a unique aura. The halo of the Space Law was deep blue, flickering with mysterious light; the halo of the Gold Law was bright gold, emitting a sharp aura... The ten halos intertwined and rotated, forming a perfect ring-shaped barrier that encased the main body of the bead, giving one a sense of being indestructible.

And this was one of the rarest treasures in the universe—the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead.

"Little fellow, enter my World Ring first. This Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead is best absorbed within the Primal Universe. I will take you to the Primal Universe now," Chaos City Lord said. Originally, this item should have been sent out directly, handed over to the Thousand Treasure River Territory clone to watch over, and then given to Qin Cang to absorb.

But unfortunately, the Thousand Treasure River Territory clone had gone to a secret realm in the Universe Ocean some time ago and would need several thousand years to return. Moreover, this item could not be entrusted to those Immortals to deliver, and he had to personally inspect Qin Cang's condition. Only if the situation were verified could the treasure be gifted to Qin Cang for absorption. This back-and-forth made things a bit troublesome.

But regardless, when it involved a top Universe Overlord who was the future of the race, one could never be too careful. Who else was to blame for the current shortage of manpower in the Human Race? That secret location in the Universe Ocean concerned the ownership of a Peak Treasure; below Tier 4 combat power, going there was almost certain death. Since the Human Race had only a few Tier 5 combatants, he could only wrong himself by doing more work.

With Chaos City Lord leading the way, the two of them arrived in the Primal Universe almost instantly, without alerting anyone.

In a void of dark vacuum, one palace after another floated in the distance. This was the Thousand Treasure River Territory.

Arriving at his own private palace, Chaos City Lord released Qin Cang.

"Alright, little fellow, no need to be nervous. Just absorb it here; it is absolutely safe."