Thirty Years

Time flowed on, and thirty years passed in the Primal Universe in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, ten years had passed in Chaos City.

As one of humanity's sacred lands in the universe, Chaos City had existed for countless ages. In just ten short years, it had barely changed at all.

Chaos energy still shrouded it, and countless cultivators still occupied the rooftops.

On this day.

High above Chaos City.

True Yan King and Pupil Difficulty King hovered there, seemingly waiting for someone.

Rumble... In the distance, an arc-shaped universe ship, entirely azure in color, appeared.

"True Yan, Pupil Difficulty!"

A clear voice rang out. A beautiful woman in azure battle armor, with flowing purple hair, stepped out through the ship's hatch. The universe ship then vanished directly.

"Long Yu!" True Yan King and Pupil Difficulty King both greeted her with smiles.

They had known one another for countless ages and had endured all manner of life-and-death trials together. Their friendship was extraordinarily deep.

This time, Long Yu King had been dispatched by Nine Swords Venerable to Chaos City to inspect the members of the genius competition.

After all, this was the first peak genius competition hosted by Nine Swords Venerable, so he attached great importance to it.

"Come on, let's go to my place first." After reminiscing for a while, Pupil Difficulty King spoke with a smile.

A moment later.

They arrived at a uniquely styled building, where light and darkness seemed to coexist in perfect harmony.

True Yan King, Pupil Difficulty King, and Long Yu King—three supreme beings holding lofty positions within the Virtual Universe Company—sat gathered around together.

"Not bad. Delicious." Long Yu held a crystalline wineglass and took a sip. Faint stars seemed to circulate within the liquid, making it exceptionally beautiful.

"Haha, I get to benefit from you too, Long Yu. I can actually drink this Five-Colored Star." True Yan King gulped down the wine in his cup, then contentedly stroked the fur around his mouth.

Pupil Difficulty King shook his head with a laugh, then looked at Long Yu King. "There are many talented people in this genius competition. They should be enough to meet the Venerable's requirements."

Because of Su Heng, Nine Swords Venerable had paid even greater attention to this genius competition than before. Thus, Long Yu King had asked True Yan King and Pupil Difficulty King to help investigate early on.

"Yes. Luo Feng and Bolan from this batch are both peerless geniuses, especially Luo Feng." After drinking another cup of wine, True Yan King nodded in agreement.

He had especially high praise for Luo Feng and spoke at length about how highly he regarded him.

In truth, if not for Annihilation King, he would have wanted to take Luo Feng as his personal disciple directly.

Whether it was Luo Feng's talent for comprehending laws or his temperament, everything suited True Yan King's tastes perfectly.

"Luo Feng..." Long Yu King murmured.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were the three geniuses Nine Swords Venerable had specifically instructed her to watch.

Although all three were Annihilation King's disciples, they also belonged to Nine Swords Venerable's faction. Within the Virtual Universe Company, such a relationship was considered exceptionally close.

However, at the mention of Annihilation King, Long Yu King's gaze flickered. Over these thirty years, Annihilation King had made quite a name for himself.

"Hm? Luo Feng is challenging the Tongtian Bridge again. Let's go take a look."

True Yan King suddenly spoke in surprise.

During his ten years in Chaos City, aside from passing the third level during his first Tongtian Bridge challenge, Luo Feng had only challenged it once more while hunting Chaos True Spirits. That time, Luo Feng had passed the fourth level and come very close to clearing the fifth.

"Let's go!" Neither Pupil Difficulty King nor Long Yu King refused. The consciousnesses of all three immediately entered the Tongtian Bridge plane of the Virtual Universe.

The Tongtian Bridge plane of the Virtual Universe network.

Three figures appeared simultaneously on a beautiful island. All were supreme experts of the Virtual Universe Company.

"True Yan King, Pupil Difficulty King, Long Yu King." The guardian Bafen immediately bowed respectfully.

"Has Luo Feng's battle on the fifth level begun?" Long Yu King asked.

"It has already begun!" Bafen nodded, then immediately displayed Luo Feng's footage.

Before these three supreme beings, Bafen did not dare show the slightest neglect.

However, as he watched the young figure in the footage, Bafen's eyes were filled with emotion.

Several hundred thousand years ago, a white-robed figure had likewise left him stunned.

Several hundred thousand years later, that man's personal disciple had revealed his brilliance once more!

"He truly is remarkable. I wonder where Annihilation King found such a disciple." Watching Luo Feng's battle with the fifth-level guardian, True Yan King sighed.

With his discerning eye, he could naturally see Luo Feng's true combat power at that moment.

The fifth level posed absolutely no problem. If Luo Feng spent a few more years accumulating experience, he would also have a considerable chance of passing the sixth level.

Before the thirty years were over, he might even pass the seventh level!

One had to know that throughout countless epochs, very few geniuses selected through the genius competition had ever passed the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge!

Such a person appeared only once every million epochs at the very least!

"He is Annihilation King's disciple, so it isn't strange. That fellow is a monster too," Pupil Difficulty King said quietly from the side.

Annihilation King was also a legend within the Virtual Universe Company.

After ten million years of silence, he attained the Dao in a single day!

Now, he had become someone capable of suppressing Venerables of other races!

Even throughout the entire human race, Annihilation King's reputation was immense!

"That is true." True Yan King seemed to recall something, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

In the end, Luo Feng only passed the fifth level. On the sixth level, he was narrowly defeated by a single move.

However, Luo Feng was not discouraged after his defeat. His expression remained incomparably calm.

After him, Hong, Lei Shen, and the other geniuses also attempted the Tongtian Bridge again.

In the end, Hong passed the third level, Lei Shen passed the second, Bolan passed the fourth, and another eight geniuses passed the second level.

All the rest remained on the first level!

Long Yu King recorded the changes in these geniuses. After staying in Chaos City for several dozen more days, she departed to make her report.

A splendid residence somewhere in the Virtual Universe.

Long Yu King stood respectfully to one side, while Nine Swords Venerable accepted the information before him with a pleased expression.

"Luo Feng, Bolan, Hong, even Lei Shen—they are all quite good!" Nine Swords Venerable praised.

"Alright, you may leave. These geniuses will become no small source of support for you in the future. Continue watching them!"

At last, Nine Swords Venerable waved his hand and dismissed Long Yu King.

To him, having even one person like Long Yu King emerge from this batch of geniuses would already be an unexpected delight!

After Long Yu King left, Nine Swords Venerable thought for a moment, then sent Su Heng an email through the Virtual Universe.

Virtual Universe, halfway up Thunder Island.

Inside Su Heng's palace.

"An email from Nine Swords?" Su Heng opened the email with some confusion.

There was another chapter.