The Thirty-Year Period Had Come to an End

Amid the unstable chaos of the Primordial Universe, space and time seemed not yet fully tamed by order. Light and darkness intertwined into a shifting, unpredictable tapestry.

Against this ancient yet breathtaking backdrop, an exquisite, disc-shaped spaceship that looked like a work of art flew toward Chaos City.

The chaotic fluctuations of the universe churned around the ship, yet seemed powerless to affect it.

Standing inside the spaceship was Wind King, the strongest Immortal God under Ice Universe Venerable.

The thirty-year cultivation period these geniuses had spent laying their foundations in Chaos City was about to end. Ice Universe Venerable had important matters that kept him away, so Wind King, his foremost subordinate, had come to bring the geniuses back on the Venerable's behalf—and, while he was at it, assess the results of their thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City.

The winds were rising and clouds were gathering. The thirty-year period had come to an end!

"Hm?"

Feng Hui, who was sitting on the rooftop of his Cultivation Residence, comprehending the laws, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Come see me at once!"

A voice rang directly beside 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 over and over, making all 904 of the original 1,000 geniuses who were still alive stop cultivating.

"Did the Venerable send someone?" Feng Hui hurriedly shot into the sky.

He knew that the thirty years in Chaos City were up, and that someone would surely come to take them away to their respective secret realms.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Across the vast, boundless Chaos City, where currents of air drifted through every region, figures shot into the sky. More than 900 of them all flew in the same direction.

Above Chaos City, a disc-shaped spaceship emerged from the Chaos Space, which seemed to break apart and re-form in turns, then hovered in midair like a magnificent work of art.

The spaceship rotated slowly, as if resonating subtly with the surrounding air. Rings of tiny blue lights were set into its rim, rippling like flowing water and adding a hint of life to the cold metal giant.

"Click."

The hatch of the disc-shaped spaceship opened, and a handsome young man in a light robe flew out, elf-like in appearance. It was Wind King, who had come to collect the geniuses on the Venerable's behalf.

By now, Feng Hui and the other 903 geniuses had already gathered in the sky above Chaos City, waiting respectfully.

"I am Wind King, a subordinate of the Venerable."

"Ice Universe Venerable has important matters to attend to and cannot come in person, so he sent me to collect you."

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

The Elf-like Handsome Youth stood in the air like a god, looking down at the crowd below. "Only thirty years have passed, yet one-tenth of your original 1,000 are already dead. You've truly disappointed me—and the Venerable even more!"

Silence.

Humans were forbidden to fight one another in Chaos City. Every one of the dead geniuses had fallen while hunting Chaos Beasts for Chaos True Spirits.

Hunting Chaos Beasts carried some risk, but as long as one was careful, it was not especially dangerous. Even so, so many geniuses had died. No wonder Wind King was so 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's tone was indifferent. "It won't be this safe then. If one-tenth of you can die in a place as safe as Chaos City, then once you return to the Prime Universe, I'm afraid only 500 of you will be left after a century or two."

"Hmph."

"Make the most of these last ten-odd days. If you need to challenge the Heavenly Bridge, go do it. If you need to comprehend a Chaos Tablet, hurry up and do that. Once you leave Chaos City... it'll be a long time before you can come back."

"Many of you may never get another chance to return here."

Wind King waved a hand. "Go on."

"Yes!"

The crowd answered respectfully.

Then they scattered in a rush, flying down toward different parts of Chaos City.

After leaving, Feng Hui had planned to go to the City Lord's Mansion and comprehend the Cosmic Chaos Stele one more time. But someone was currently using the Chaos Tablet's comprehension chamber, so he would have to wait until the next day to enter.

"Then I'll use today to get into shape, challenge the Heavenly Bridge, and comprehend the Chaos Tablet tomorrow."

Feng Hui went straight back to the rooftop of his Cultivation Residence, closed his eyes, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

While one flower blooms, another branch tells its tale.

After reprimanding the geniuses, Wind King took a single step and vanished from the sky above Chaos City. He appeared in a remote part of the city before a mansion that was not large, but had a rugged, imposing air.

Business was business, and personal matters were personal. He had finished what the Venerable had assigned him, and with ten days to spare, he had nothing better to do. So he went straight to visit his old friend, Thunder Blade King, and reminisce.

Wind King and Thunder Blade King had once fought side by side in the Outer Domain Battlefield, comrades in the same squad who had trusted each other with their lives. They were close, and the Wind-and-Thunder Blade duo had once been renowned across the battlefield.

After retiring from the Outer Domain Battlefield, Thunder Blade King had established his own school in Chaos City. The two had not seen each other in person for a long time.

At Thunder Blade King's mansion, the two old friends chatted casually, delighted to see each other after so many years.

Suddenly, Wind King's expression shifted.

"What is it?" Thunder Blade King raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing major." Wind King smiled calmly. "Among the new batch of geniuses at my Virtual Universe Company, Guge, the Genius War champion, just passed the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Bridge."

"The fourth layer? Not bad. Very good, indeed." Thunder Blade King nodded slightly. "Very few newcomers who come to Chaos City for their first thirty years can pass the fourth layer."

"Hasn't your Cosmos School already had a Feng Hui who passed the fourth layer?"

"That's true. He's a fine prospect, but unfortunately he didn't choose to become my disciple." Thunder Blade King looked regretful.

"By the way, how has Feng Hui been doing lately? The Venerable specifically asked me about him before." Wind King asked.

"Nine Swords King has been guiding him all these years. I don't know the specifics, but he should have at least the strength to pass the fifth layer of Heavenly Bridge." Thunder Blade King scratched his head and made a guess.

On the rooftop of the Cultivation Residence.

Feng Hui, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, rose to his feet. "Guge passed the fourth layer?"

Guge had also passed the third layer in his eighteenth year in Chaos City, catching up to Feng Hui. But Feng Hui immediately passed the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Bridge that same day, overtaking Guge once again.

Every three layers of the Heavenly Bridge marked a threshold. Going from the third to the fourth layer was extremely difficult. Both Feng Hui and Guge had spent a long time before they managed to pass the fourth layer.

Feng Hui had not challenged the Heavenly Bridge in years, so the highest level he had publicly passed was still the fourth.

"Since he's passed the fourth layer too, I'll go now!"

Fighting spirit burned in Feng Hui's eyes. "I'm going to challenge the Heavenly Bridge as well!"

His condition, of course, affected how well he could fight.

Feng Hui had already planned to get himself into shape and then challenge the Heavenly Bridge.

But now, hearing that Guge had made a breakthrough filled him with fighting spirit. He was in good form, so he made up his mind and set off at once!

Before Feng Hui received the Space-Time Inheritance in Dongdi Tower in the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, his Dongdi Clan Body had already reached the ninth round of the fifth level of the Dongdi Clan Law Tower. Converted to the Human Race's system, that meant he could pass the fifth layer of the Heavenly Bridge and was close to the sixth.

After receiving the Cosmic Emperor's inheritance, Feng Hui had made tremendous progress. Even he did not know how far he could get now.

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