The Thirty-Year Covenant Has Arrived

In the unstable chaos of the Primordial Universe, space and time seemed not yet fully tamed under order, light and darkness interweaving into an unpredictable tapestry.

Against this primal yet magnificent backdrop, a disc-shaped spacecraft, as exquisite as a work of art, was flying toward Chaos City.

The chaotic cosmic fluctuations churned around the spacecraft, yet seemed powerless against it.

Standing inside the spacecraft was none other than the strongest Immortal God under Ice Universe Venerable—Wind King.

The thirty-year foundation-building period for this batch of geniuses in Chaos City was about to end. Ice Universe Venerable had urgent matters and couldn't come himself, so Wind King, as his foremost general, was sent to retrieve these geniuses on the Venerable's behalf and, incidentally, assess their thirty years of cultivation results in Chaos City.

Winds stirred and clouds surged—the thirty-year term had arrived!

"Hm?"

Feng Hui, who had been sitting on the rooftop of his cultivation residence comprehending the laws, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Come see me at once!"

A voice rang directly in Feng Hui's ear.

"Come see me at once!" "Come see me at once!" "Come see me at once!" "Come see me at once!"... The voice echoed again and again, causing all 904 of the original 1,000 geniuses still alive to stop their cultivation.

"The Venerable sent someone?" Feng Hui immediately shot into the sky.

He knew that thirty years in Chaos City had passed, and someone would surely come to take them away, each to their assigned secret realm.

"Swish," "Swish," "Swish," "Swish"...

From every region of the vast, misty Chaos City, figures shot into the sky—over 900 silhouettes, all flying in the same direction.

Above Chaos City, a disc-shaped spacecraft flew in from the chaotic space that constantly shattered and recondensed, hovering in the void like a magnificent work of art.

The spacecraft rotated slowly, as if resonating subtly with the surrounding air. Rings of tiny blue light bands lined its edges, rippling like flowing water, adding a touch of life to the cold metal giant.

"Click"

The hatch of the disc-shaped spacecraft opened, and an Elf-like Handsome Youth in a light robe flew out—it was Wind King, sent by the Venerable to retrieve the geniuses.

At that moment, Feng Hui and the other 904 geniuses had already gathered in the sky above Chaos City, waiting respectfully.

"I am Wind King, under the Venerable's command."

"Ice Universe Venerable has urgent matters and cannot come himself, so he sent me to retrieve you."

"Chaos City is the safest place the Virtual Universe Company has arranged for you."

The Elf-like Handsome Youth stood in the void like a celestial being, looking down at the crowd below. "In just thirty years, one-tenth of your 1,000 have died. That truly disappoints me—and even more so, the Venerable!"

Silence.

In Chaos City, killing among humans was forbidden. All these fallen geniuses had perished while hunting Chaos Beasts to obtain Chaos True Spirits.

Hunting Chaos Beasts carried some risk, but with caution, it wasn't too dangerous. Yet so many geniuses had still fallen—no wonder Wind King said he was disappointed.

Faced with Wind King's reprimand, Feng Hui and the others could only listen obediently, not daring to speak.

"In a little over ten days, you will leave Chaos City," Wind King said coldly. "It won't be as safe as it is now. If one-tenth of you can die in a place as secure as Chaos City, then back in the Primordial Universe, I suspect only 500 of you will remain in a mere century or two."

"Hmph."

"Use these last ten-plus days wisely. Those who should challenge the Heavenly Bridge, go challenge it. Those who should comprehend the Chaos Stele, go comprehend it. Once you leave Chaos City... the next time you come here will be a long time from now."

"In fact, many of you may never have the chance to return."

Wind King waved his hand. "Go now."

"Yes!"

The large group responded respectfully.

Then, with a whoosh, they scattered, flying off in all directions toward Chaos City below.

After leaving, Feng Hui initially planned to go to the City Lord's Mansion to comprehend the Cosmic Chaos Stele one more time, but unexpectedly, someone was already in the Chaos Stele comprehension chamber, so he would have to wait until the next day to enter.

"Then I'll use this day to adjust my state and challenge the Heavenly Bridge, and comprehend the Chaos Stele tomorrow."

Feng Hui returned directly to the rooftop of his cultivation residence, closed his eyes, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

Let's tell two stories at once.

As for Wind King, after reprimanding the batch of geniuses, he took a single step and vanished from above Chaos City, arriving at a modest yet rugged and imposing mansion in a remote area of the city.

Business was business, private was private. Having completed the Venerable's task, with ten days still to spare and nothing else to do, he went straight to visit his old friend Thunder Blade King.

Wind King and Thunder Blade King had once roamed the frontier battlefields together, as life-and-death comrades in the same squad. Their bond ran deep, and the Wind-Thunder duo had earned a fearsome reputation on those battlefields.

After retiring from the frontier battlefields, Thunder Blade King had entered Chaos City to establish his own school, and the two hadn't met in person for a long time.

In Thunder Blade King's mansion, the two old friends chatted casually, filled with joy and ease.

Suddenly, Wind King's expression shifted.

"What's wrong?" Thunder Blade King raised an eyebrow.

"A small matter." Wind King said with a faint smile. "Among the new batch of geniuses from our Virtual Universe Company, that Guge, who ranked first in the Genius War, just now broke through the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Bridge."

"The Fourth Layer? Not bad, truly not bad." Thunder Blade King nodded slightly. "In these thirty years since the Genius War newcomers first arrived in Chaos City, very, very few have managed to pass the Fourth Layer."

"Doesn't your Cosmos School already have a Feng Hui who broke through the Fourth Layer long ago?"

"True, he was indeed a promising seedling. Pity he didn't seek me out as his master." Thunder Blade King looked rather regretful.

"By the way, how has this Feng Hui been lately? The Venerable specifically asked me about him not long ago." Wind King inquired.

"In recent years, Nine Swords King has been guiding him. I'm not clear on the specifics, but he should at least have the strength of the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Bridge." Thunder Blade King rubbed his head, speculating.

On the rooftop of the cultivation residence.

Feng Hui, who had been sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, stood up. "Guge passed the Fourth Layer?"

Guge had also broken through the Third Layer in his eighteenth year in Chaos City, catching up to Feng Hui's progress. However, Feng Hui then immediately broke through the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Bridge that same day, once again surpassing Guge.

Every three layers of Heavenly Bridge mark a threshold. Going from the Third Layer to the Fourth is extremely difficult. Both Feng Hui himself and Guge had spent a considerable amount of time to pass the Fourth Layer.

Having not challenged Heavenly Bridge for years, Feng Hui's publicly recorded breakthrough was still only the Fourth Layer.

"Since he's passed the Fourth Layer too, then let it be now!"

A fighting spirit blazed in Feng Hui's eyes. "I'll go challenge Heavenly Bridge right now!"

State of mind, of course, affects combat performance.

Feng Hui had originally planned to adjust his state before challenging Heavenly Bridge.

But now, hearing of Guge's breakthrough, he was filled with battle intent and in good condition. He made the snap decision to go immediately!

Before receiving the spacetime inheritance within the Dongdi Tower of the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, Feng Hui's Dongdi Clan body had already reached the Fifth Layer, Ninth Level of the Dongdi Clan's Law Tower. Converted to the human standard, that meant he had passed the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Bridge, approaching the level of the Sixth Layer.

After receiving the Cosmic Emperor's inheritance, Feng Hui had made tremendous progress. Just which layer he could reach now, even he himself didn't know.

The thirty-year term in Chaos City had come to an end. The final result would soon be revealed!