Eight Directions Stir

After failing the fourth level of the Heavenly Bridge, Feng Hui was automatically teleported back to his suite in the Doomsday Region of the Virtual Universe.

He immediately logged out of the Virtual Universe, leaped down from the rooftop of his residence, and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.

"This time, I cleared the first three levels of the Heavenly Bridge in a row, earning three more chances to comprehend the Cosmic Stele."

Feng Hui's heart swelled with joy.

"It's been six years since I last went to comprehend the Cosmic Chaos Stele, and I've accumulated many doubts. Today, I'll use one of those opportunities."

In no time, Feng Hui arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. Familiar with the path, he soon reached the tall, spacious corridor of cultivation chambers.

Along that corridor, massive bronze doors lined both sides. He quickly stopped before the door inscribed with the word "Cosmos."

"Lord Kandri."

Feng Hui bowed respectfully to the three-eyed guardian before the door.

"Mm." Kandri smiled and nodded, then closed his eyes briefly before opening them again.

"Not bad. You've made considerable progress. You now have three comprehension opportunities."

"I intend to use one," Feng Hui said solemnly.

"You're in luck. The chamber is empty right now. Go ahead."

Kandri smiled and gestured toward the massive bronze door behind him. With a rumbling sound, the door slowly swung open, revealing a blurry interior shrouded in dense chaotic energy.

"Thank you, Lord."

Feng Hui's face lit up with excitement as he rushed eagerly into the cultivation chamber.

"What? Feng Hui cleared the third level?"

In the Primordial Region of Rain Phase Mountain, within the training grounds of the Virtual Universe.

The ape-man Guge stared at the second email on his arm screen, stunned once again.

"The third level. Feng Hui actually passed the third level of the Heavenly Bridge."

If the first email from the overseer Bafen had only made Guge feel a sense of urgency about being caught up to, then this second email truly struck a nerve.

"During the Genius War, he was far inferior to me. Now I've only just passed the second level, and he's already cleared the third." Guge clenched his fists.

As the champion of the Genius War and the only genius to enter the Primordial Secret Realm, Guge was immensely proud.

In his eyes, no one from this batch was worthy of competing with him. His gaze had long since shifted to the geniuses who had joined the Virtual Universe Company earlier.

After all, he was the first to clear the first level of the Heavenly Bridge, and even the second, far surpassing the progress of his peers.

But now, he had been overtaken.

He refused to accept it.

Yes, no one would accept it.

All the geniuses from the same Genius War were cultivating in Chaos City, secretly competing with one another.

Geniuses were proud by nature. A single Genius War wasn't enough to make everyone submit. Even those who lost back then... didn't mean they would always be weaker than others.

The 30 years in Chaos City were the true foundation-building period.

During those 30 years, they would all strive, all try to surpass the other geniuses.

Feng Hui's progress stirred the pride of a group of geniuses.

Soon after receiving the news, nearly all of the remaining nine hundred-plus geniuses chose to challenge the Heavenly Bridge.

In the Heavenly Bridge Plane of the Virtual Universe, figures began to appear one after another.

Guge, Ha'en, Kong Ji... one by one, the geniuses of this batch emerged.

Many felt a sense of helplessness.

Each of them was a super genius of the universe... and now they were being pushed into a feeling of being unable to catch up.

At the same time, the news that Feng Hui had cleared the third level in just six years since arriving in Chaos City stirred a ripple among the cultivators there.

"A newcomer from the Genius War cleared the third level in six years?"

"Clearing the third level means he can now attend lectures by the supreme beings who founded their own schools?"

"I heard he's still just a genius on the outermost layer of the Virtual Universe Company's core. But he's only been in Chaos City for six years and already reached the third level. Unbelievable."

"Usually, out of 1,000 geniuses in each Genius War, only a handful manage to clear the third level after 30 years of hard training in Chaos City. In just six years, this Feng Hui... has left everyone else far behind."

The third level of the Heavenly Bridge was a threshold.

Once cleared, it meant one had truly begun to comprehend their chosen Chaos Stele, earning the right to attend lectures from the various sect masters.

These sect masters were the supreme beings who founded schools within their respective Chaos Stele traditions—King-level Immortals who were masters among masters.

At that moment, in a mansion, two sect leaders of the "Cosmos" school were discussing Feng Hui.

This Feng Hui... is truly an unexpected gift for the "Cosmos" school.

Few choose the Cosmic Chaos Stele, so naturally, the geniuses who emerge from it are relatively scarce.

Among the new batch of geniuses in this Genius War, although only Feng Hui chose the Cosmic Chaos Stele, he wasn't initially taken seriously by these two sect leaders.

After all, this Genius War seemed like an ordinary one; even Guge, who ranked first, was just so-so in their eyes.

But then, Feng Hui suddenly stormed through the first, second, and third layers of the Heavenly Bridge, comprehending the first subtlety of the essence of the Time Law and the Law of Space in just six years.

Others might not know what this talent meant, but the two sect leaders who studied the Cosmic Chaos Stele understood it clearly!

Terrifying!

Extremely terrifying!

To study the essence of space and time, one must have unparalleled talent, temperament, and insight—none can be lacking!

Studying the essence of space or time alone is already difficult enough, let alone studying both simultaneously.

Over hundreds of millions of years, perhaps one or two geniuses comparable to Feng Hui might emerge, but few choose their "Cosmos" school.

"Our 'Cosmos' school has a super genius we haven't seen in hundreds of millions of years," Thunder Blade King sighed.

"Exactly. How could we not nurture such a genius?" Thousand Spirits King also smiled.

Both admired Feng Hui; it was only natural for them to favor such a rare and outstanding disciple.

Because a genius of such brilliance... if they don't fall, they have great hope of becoming a Marquis or even a King in the future.

The master-disciple relationship is very solid in the universe.

If they could nurture a "King-level Immortal" disciple, their own status would also rise.

In Chaos City, among the members of the Virtual Universe Company, only three masters belonged to the "Cosmos" school.

One of these three masters was very special—he had just arrived in Chaos City to establish his sect not long ago, had never taken a disciple, never trained anyone, and rarely interacted with other masters.

The remaining two, Thunder Blade King and Thousand Spirits King, had established their sects in Chaos City for many years and had even trained several disciples who became Immortals.

They both felt that if Feng Hui wanted to take a master, the chances were higher that he would choose one of them.

After comprehending the Chaos Stele, Feng Hui returned to his cultivation residence.

He was unaware of the commotion caused by his breakthrough on the Heavenly Bridge, nor did he intend to pay attention to it.

"Master, someone is visiting," an electronic voice sounded in Feng Hui's cultivation residence.

Feng Hui quickly got up, walked out of the rest room, and opened the door at the entrance of the living room.

Standing outside the door was a lion-headed man in a black robe, holding a book with a black cover.

"Black-robed Envoy?" Feng Hui thought to himself.

"Feng Hui, congratulations on passing the first three layers of the Heavenly Bridge."

The Black-robed Envoy said with a smile.

"In our Chaos City, passing the first three layers of the Heavenly Bridge means you have achieved a basic level of comprehension in your chosen Chaos Stele, qualifying you to attend lectures given by super experts who have established their own sects."

"Here are the profiles of the 11 founding experts of the 'Cosmos' school in Chaos City. You can attend lectures under any one of them."

With that, he handed over the black-covered book, which was less than a finger thick.

"Thank you." Feng Hui took it.

"Let me remind you, although you can attend lectures under anyone, who you choose for your first lecture... is very important."

The Black-robed Envoy said solemnly, "The details are in the book, so I won't say more."

"Mm." Feng Hui nodded.

He knew that unless he didn't intend to take a master, if he wanted to become a disciple of someone, he had to attend their lectures first. This was an unwritten rule of taking a master in Chaos City, and also a sign of respect for the experts who had established their own sects.