Ice Universe Venerable's Help

The original universe.

Virtual Universe, Thunder Island.

Thunder Island was the gathering place for Immortals of the Virtual Universe Company, the true heart of the upper echelons.

The vast and boundless Thunder Island was shrouded in swirling clouds and mist, with electric serpents slithering around its edges and thunder roaring endlessly. If Rain Phase Mountain was larger than an ordinary planet, then Thunder Island surpassed it by millions of times.

"So, what were the results of this batch of 1,000 geniuses challenging the Heavenly Bridge?" The Black-Armored Silver-Horned Man sat high on his throne, looking down from on high, his voice rumbling and echoing through the immense divine hall.

"Venerable." Below stood a handsome youth, elf-like in appearance, clad in a light, flowing robe adorned with intricate totems. Every line of the patterns seemed to speak the language of the wind. His golden hair was casually draped, emitting a faint radiance like flames dancing in the breeze. He was now reporting respectfully, "This batch of 1,000 geniuses all failed in their challenge of the Heavenly Bridge."

"Alas." The Black-Armored Silver-Horned Man shook his head slightly. "As I expected, this generation truly has no outstanding geniuses." Hosting the Genius War, for beings as exalted as Universe Venerables, was better than nothing—a bit like scratching a lottery ticket. If luck was bad, you'd scratch out a "Thank You for Playing," and the batch you hosted might be completely wiped out, not a single Immortal emerging. If luck was decent, you'd get a decent prize, and years later, you might gain a King-level Immortal under your command. If luck was exceptionally good, you'd hit a super jackpot, and perhaps even a new Universe Venerable would be born! Of course, the probability was far too small to hold any specific hope. But even if it was better than nothing, if the batch you hosted was truly terrible and ended up completely wiped out, the hosting Venerable would lose some face. For Venerables, whose power was infinite, whose status was revered, and who could even be revived from death by the higher-ups reversing time and space, they didn't care about trivial details—but they did value their reputation. Ice Universe Venerable was also a very powerful Universe Venerable. It didn't matter whether he gained a few more Immortal subordinates, but he didn't want to be teased by his Venerable friends at gatherings about the Genius War he hosted ending in total annihilation. So he still hoped some decent geniuses would emerge.

Seeing the Venerable's disappointment, the elf-like youth quickly added, "However, two individuals performed quite well. One is Guge from the Primordial Secret Realm, and the other is Feng Hui from the Doomsday Secret Realm. Both are close to passing the first level of the Heavenly Bridge. Especially Feng Hui from the Doomsday Secret Realm—he has made tremendous progress since the Genius War."

"Oh? From the Doomsday Secret Realm?" The Black-Armored Silver-Horned Man, who had been lounging casually on his throne, seemed to perk up with interest. He pulled up the footage of Feng Hui challenging the Heavenly Bridge. After calmly watching it through, he nodded slightly. "Not bad. A bit of a pleasant surprise." Then he frowned. "But his comprehension of the Time Law hasn't really been brought into play. It seems he lacks secret techniques; otherwise, he might have already passed the first level of the Heavenly Bridge." The Black-Armored Silver-Horned Man furrowed his brow again. "The Doomsday Secret Realm, and he chose the most difficult Cosmic Chaos Stele. The initial points a Doomsday Secret Realm member gets can't buy anything." "Well, since that's the case, I'll give you a hand." Ice Universe Venerable seemed to casually click something and sent an email. "Little one, don't let me down." "Keep an eye on these two from now on. Alright, you may leave." "Yes." The elf-like youth respectfully withdrew.

On Feng Hui's side, he was hiding behind a pile of rubble on the wilderness outside Chaos City, waiting for an opportunity to hunt Chaos Beasts and obtain Chaos True Spirits. Suddenly, his smart optical computer alerted him to an email, sent through the Virtual Universe Company's internal system. Startled, he quickly diverted a strand of consciousness into the Virtual Universe.

Virtual Universe, Doomsday Region, Feng Hui's suite.

In the study, Feng Hui stared at the open email before him.

"Feng Hui:

I watched the video of your Heavenly Bridge challenge. Not bad.

But you lack Time secret techniques, so you can't fully leverage your law comprehension.

I also know that in the Doomsday Secret Realm, the initial points you received are too few.

So I'm sending you a copy of Principles of Space-Time, a set of techniques written by the creator of the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

Of course, this is only the first volume, corresponding to the first diagram of the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

For the subsequent Principles of Space-Time, you'll have to spend your own points to purchase them.

Little one, work hard!

--Ice Universe"

Feng Hui was shocked. It was an email from Ice Universe Venerable, the host of this Genius War. He was a bit puzzled. Logically speaking, unless a so-called genius reached the level of Kedi, they generally held no appeal to Universe Venerables. What was the point of nurturing geniuses? Unless you raised a Universe Venerable, there was little benefit to yourself. In the original story, even Bolan, a peerless genius who appeared once in ten million years, had no Universe Venerable to guide or nurture him.

In the end, it was the shock of Luo Feng surpassing him that drove Bolan to change direction. Following the teaching plan laid out by a Marquis Immortal instructor assigned to the Primordial Secret Realm, he chose to walk the path with space as the main focus and time as a supplement.

Of course, this was partly due to Bolan's extreme stubbornness, but it also revealed how Universe Venerables viewed geniuses.

Yet now, Feng Hui's displayed talent was far inferior to Bolan's, so Ice Universe Venerable actually taking the time to guide and help him truly caught Feng Hui off guard.

Still, gaining the first volume of the Principles of Space-Time was an unexpected blessing.

Although Feng Hui had already obtained the Cosmic Scripture from the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, that was ultimately a secret art tailored to the space-time inheritance within the Dongdi Tower, and it didn't mesh well with the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

It was said that all great paths lead to the same destination.

But Feng Hui was still just a small fry at the Cosmic Level—to him, these differences still mattered.

And this Principles of Space-Time was written by the creator of the Cosmic Chaos Stele itself, so it was certainly more targeted toward comprehending the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

At the very least, it was a kindness from the Venerable. Otherwise, relying on Feng Hui's meager 100 initial points as a Doomsday Secret Realm member, he definitely couldn't afford it.

From what Feng Hui had seen in the Virtual Universe Company's treasure vault, the price of the Principles of Space-Time was absurdly steep.

The first volume cost 1,000 points, the first two volumes 10,000 points, the first three volumes 100,000 points...

And there were no discounts either—though as a Doomsday Secret Realm member, Feng Hui didn't enjoy any discounts anyway...

As the best set of companion texts for humans cultivating the Cosmic Chaos Stele, it contained a wealth of secret arts. Comprehending these arts could yield effects comparable to directly comprehending one-tenth of the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

Don't underestimate that one-tenth. Opportunities to comprehend the Cosmic Chaos Stele were far too precious and hard to come by. But this secret art could be studied at any time.

Over time, that one-tenth effect could produce astonishing results.

So despite the exorbitant price, many human geniuses would spend whatever points they had to buy it, driven by its remarkable efficacy.

With it, the speed of comprehending the Cosmic Chaos Stele would be much faster.

Points were merely external possessions—empty, grandiose things that couldn't be eaten.

But the insights into the laws gained from comprehending the Principles of Space-Time bought with those points—those were truly one's own, the foundation for becoming a powerhouse.