Cruel Sacred Land Universe

"How about it?"

Teacher Wala said with a teasing smile to the cold, stern middle-aged man.

"The famed Thunder Eye—did you misjudge today?"

"Hmph!" The cold, stern middle-aged man shot a glance at the beaming Teacher Wala.

"You got lucky. To run into a genius like this, who comprehended both the Wood Law and the Space Law to a considerable depth within a year of birth."

"A genius with such top-tier Law comprehension talent—in a small place like our Jia 312 Academy, one only appears once in a long while. And you just happened to stumble upon him."

"Hahaha, seeing you, the ever-stoic Thunder Eye, eat crow—it makes me overjoyed."

Teacher Wala seemed in an exceptionally good mood, the smile at the corners of his mouth impossible to suppress.

The lean, wizened old man in the light blue robe fell into thought.

"Wala, a genius like Feng Hui, who comprehends both the Wood Law and the Space Law, aligns perfectly with your path. Are you planning to formally take him as a disciple?"

"I do intend to teach him well, but taking him as a disciple is out of the question."

Teacher Wala's expression turned serious. "Dean, you know me. Compared to teaching students, I prefer being a warrior, fighting on the battlefield."

"Before this, my divine body was severely wounded on the God-Demon Battlefield. Forced to leave the battlefield to recover, I came to the academy to serve as a teacher."

"Now, after long years have passed, my divine body has mostly healed. In a while, I plan to leave the academy and head back to the God-Demon Battlefield."

"The God-Demon Battlefield is perilous beyond measure. Even though you're a middle-level god (i.e., a Marquis-level Immortal), going there makes you nothing more than a soldier whose fate is uncertain. Last time you came back alive, but going again doesn't guarantee you'll keep your life."

The dean couldn't help but advise.

"Staying as a teacher at the academy, you could exempt yourself from the battlefield conscription for a long time. Why rush to go?"

"Dean, don't try to persuade me. My mind is made up."

"Staying here is comfortable, and I can preserve my life for a long time, but my progress is slow. I don't know how long it'll take to reach high-level god (i.e., a King-level Immortal of the original universe), let alone become a Universe Venerable."

"The God-Demon Battlefield is dangerous, but only there do I have a sliver of a chance to achieve Venerable status!"

Teacher Wala answered firmly.

Hearing this, the dean and the cold, stern middle-aged man both fell silent.

Once upon a time, they too were brilliant young geniuses, charging forward without hesitation, unstoppable.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have broken through to become Immortal gods, reaching the Marquis level.

But now, both of them feared the dangers of the God-Demon Battlefield and chose to teach at a children's academy to temporarily avoid mandatory conscription.

In the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, for a Domain Lord to break through to Immortal wasn't as simple as in the original universe, where comprehending any lower-level Law naturally led to a breakthrough.

This was because the Holy Land Universe's origin was limited, and its capacity to bear powerful beings was also limited.

Take the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe—it had existed for an immeasurably long time and possessed complete inheritance and training systems. Even if ten Universe Masters were born in a single reincarnation era, after so many reincarnation eras, there would likely be over ten thousand Universe Masters by now!

But the reality was only a few hundred Universe Masters... Why was that?

It was because the Holy Land Universe's capacity wasn't enough!

Like a piece of land that could only support so many plants—if there were too many, the land couldn't bear it.

A small universe could only sustain a limited number of "Universe Masters"... Each Universe Master placed a tremendous burden on the small universe. Once a certain quota was reached, no more could be added, or it would harm the universe itself.

The Holy Land Universe's origin was certainly far stronger than an ordinary True God's small universe origin, but it still couldn't endlessly bear powerful beings.

So...

Some Universe Venerables whose Law comprehension had long been complete could enter the "ranks of Universe Masters" at any time, yet they received no divine power supply from the Holy Land Universe's origin and simply couldn't break through!

They were forced to remain in the "ranks of Universe Venerables," known as Quasi-Universe Masters.

If another Universe Master from their race fell while exploring the Cosmic Sea, easing the Holy Land Universe's burden and freeing up a few slots, some of the more outstanding among them would be selected to quickly break through to Universe Master!

Similarly, in the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, many Domain Lords had long comprehended lower-level origin Laws but were stuck, unable to break through, because they couldn't receive divine power infusion from the Holy Land Universe's origin.

Breaking through to Immortal here wasn't like in the original universe, where the vast, mighty, and nearly infinite origin Law ocean of the original universe infused divine power. Instead, it was the weak and limited Holy Land Universe origin that performed the divine power infusion.

Although Immortals placed far less burden on the Holy Land Universe than Universe Masters, their numbers were still large. Moreover—

For the lofty high-level beings of the Holy Land Universe, did they really need that many Immortals?

Only Universe Masters could venture out into the Cosmic Sea, explore the three great perilous lands, seize treasures and materials, and contribute to the Holy Land Universe.

As for Immortal gods, they couldn't even withstand the chaotic air currents permeating the Cosmic Sea and could only stay within the Holy Land Universe. To those great existences, they were nothing but burdens occupying the Holy Land Universe's capacity.

In their view, the only meaning of an Immortal's existence was to give rise to Universe Venerables, and from Universe Venerables, to produce Universe Masters.

Thus, only Immortals with the potential to become Universe Venerables had any meaning.

As for those Domain Lords without even a sliver of hope to become Universe Venerables, they had no right to break through to Immortal, nor to occupy the precious capacity of the Holy Land Universe.

Such Domain Lords, who had comprehended lower-level origin Laws but couldn't break through, were called Demigods, and they were everywhere in the Holy Land Universe.

Dying of old age when their lifespans ran out—that was the fate of most of them.

Only true geniuses, at least Venerable-seed candidates with a sliver of hope to become Venerables, were permitted to break through to Immortal god and receive divine power infusion from the Holy Land Universe's origin.

Such peerless Domain Lord-level geniuses, during their Domain Lord phase, often laid an exceptionally deep foundation in the Space Law or Time Law, achieving remarkable attainments in higher-level Laws.

Once they break through, most become marquis-level immortals directly, and the weakest are still ordinary immortal pinnacles close to marquis level.

After a certain period of settling and tempering, each one becomes a powerhouse among marquis-level immortals.

This is precisely why, throughout the entire Jia 312 Academy, only the three of them are marquis-level immortal gods; the other teachers are merely realm lords, not even a single ordinary immortal god among them.

In fact, across the entire Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, aside from some newly broken-through immortals, there are almost no immortal gods below marquis level.

Yet becoming an immortal, though granting endless lifespan, does not mean one can enjoy the eternal life of the holy land universe.

To put it again, the holy land universe is not the primal universe; its carrying capacity is limited.

Having a sliver of a chance to become a universe venerable is merely that—a sliver of a chance—and does not guarantee an opportunity to achieve that status.

Many immortals pass one reincarnation era, two reincarnation eras... even several reincarnation eras without becoming Universe Venerables.

These immortal gods, who have failed to progress through such ancient and prolonged ages, are seen by the higher-ups as equally wasteful of the holy land universe's carrying capacity, with no reason to live.

Thus, the bloody and brutal God-Demon Battlefield was born under the will of the higher-ups.