Qian Yu's Past

5,500 times Gene Level!

What did this mean?

Throughout the entire Primordial Universe, any Special Life capable of reaching such a Gene Level was invariably a terrifying existence born of heaven and earth, with strength and potential that defied the heavens.

And this little fellow, in human form, actually possessed such a clone.

Truly heaven-defying beyond compare.

Of course, aside from shock, Chaos City Lord harbored no other thoughts in his heart.

Not a trace of covetous intent.

At his level, treasures and fortunes had long ceased to matter.

The only thing he cared about was the future of the entire human race.

And this little fellow before him—he could tell at a glance that this was one of the pillars of humanity's future.

Not to mention anything else, with Qian Yu's 5,500 times Gene Level Special Life Clone, it was destined that as long as he grew up, he would absolutely become a mighty overlord renowned across the cosmos.

There was even a faint possibility that he might touch upon Chaos City Lord's own level.

With such a talented human junior, how could he ever entertain ill intentions?

He was Chaos City Lord.

The guardian of the human race.

The only thing he was curious about now was how Qian Yu had managed to break the limits of Gene Level.

"How did he do it?"

Chaos City Lord murmured to himself, then stirred his thoughts.

He began to review everything about Qian Yu through the Virtual Universe. Soon, Qian Yu's life record flowed before his eyes like water.

He read through it one by one, growing more shocked with each line.

The first thing that caught his eye was Qian Yu's origin.

A slave.

A slave implanted with a Slave Chip, sold as cargo.

Chaos City Lord frowned slightly.

This origin—it couldn't be called ordinary; it was the worst possible.

In the vast Primordial Universe, slaves were the lowest existence, with no rights and no future.

Their fate was sealed from the moment the chip was implanted.

Qian Yu was exactly such a slave.

His early records were a blank slate, only showing a slave number and the Slave Organization he belonged to.

Chaos City Lord continued reading.

Breaking through to Cosmic Level, escaping the Slave Planet.

This was the first turning point in Qian Yu's life.

In that hopeless environment, he actually broke through to Cosmic Level and destroyed his Slave Chip by obliterating his own brain, fleeing the planet that imprisoned countless slaves.

"Destroying the Slave Chip..."

A glint of sharp light flashed in Chaos City Lord's eyes.

That meant he had already obtained that clone by this time!

Chaos City Lord read on.

Cultivating for a hundred years, becoming a Domain Lord.

This speed wasn't top-tier in the Primordial Universe, teeming with geniuses, but it was by no means slow.

Considering that Qian Yu started as a slave with no resources and no guidance, this speed was already astonishing.

Then, Qian Yu immediately returned to that Slave Planet and annihilated the leader of the Slave Organization that had once enslaved him.

Chaos City Lord nodded slightly.

Repay kindness, avenge grievances. This temperament—not bad.

After that, Qian Yu purchased 512 cubic kilometers of Locke Divine Water.

Chaos City Lord raised an eyebrow.

Locke Divine Water was an extremely precious cultivation resource, specifically used to nurture plant-type life.

512 cubic kilometers—even many Immortals couldn't produce that amount.

Qian Yu, a Domain Lord who had just broken through...

He must have obtained it from that Slave Trader.

He continued reading.

The records that followed were relatively ordinary.

Everything up to his participation in the auction and entry into Chaos City was clearly visible.

Chaos City Lord sank into deep thought.

The fact that Qian Yu could destroy the Slave Chip and escape meant that by that time, his Special Life Clone had already been conceived.

Otherwise, at Cosmic Level, destroying his own skull would have meant certain death.

So when did he obtain this clone?

Chaos City Lord turned his gaze to Qian Yu's earlier life.

But there, it was almost a blank slate.

The records from his time as a slave were pitifully sparse.

Only simple dates, serial numbers, and a few records of resale.

As for what he experienced on those planets, what he encountered—there was no documentation at all.

Chaos City Lord fell silent.

He could almost be certain that Qian Yu had obtained that heaven-defying opportunity at some point during his enslavement.

Perhaps it was some cosmic miracle that even he could not comprehend...

Whatever it was, that opportunity had completely changed Qian Yu's fate.

"What an unfortunate yet fortunate little one..."

Chaos City Lord murmured softly.

Unfortunate, because he was born a slave, struggling for survival at the very bottom.

Fortunate, because in the depths of despair, he had seized that thread of hope and soared ever since.

He withdrew his gaze, a glimmer of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

The human race had gained another seed of limitless potential.

As for how Qian Yu had broken through the limits of Gene Level, he would no longer probe into it.

Everyone has secrets. As long as he was human, as long as his heart was with humanity, that was enough.

This little one was worth nurturing.

But before that, he wanted to see Qian Yu's performance in cultivation.

With a thought, he called up Qian Yu's records in Chaos City—especially his results in challenging the Heavenly Bridge.

As the master of Chaos City, he could access any cultivator's Heavenly Bridge challenge records at any time.

Soon, the data appeared before him.

"Nine Universe Chaos Stele... first time challenging the Heavenly Bridge, directly cleared the tenth floor..."

Chaos City Lord raised an eyebrow slightly.

For a Realm Lord to reach the tenth floor of the Heavenly Bridge—was this achievement particularly extraordinary among the many geniuses?

Of course it was.

One had to know that the tenth floor of the Heavenly Bridge corresponded to the law comprehension level of an ordinary Immortal.

For a Realm Lord to reach this level was already a minor genius.

But what truly caught Chaos City Lord's attention was not the achievement itself, but the time Qian Yu had taken to reach it.

It had been barely over a hundred years since Qian Yu broke through to Cosmic Level and escaped the Slave Planet.

A little over a hundred years ago, he was still a slave struggling in despair, without even the most basic cultivation resources, let alone any advanced guidance.

A little over a hundred years later, he was already a Realm Lord, and his law comprehension had reached the Immortal level.

What did this mean?

It meant that Qian Yu's cultivation over the past hundred years had almost entirely been figured out by himself!

He had no master's guidance, no systematic cultivation system, no vast resources to support him—only a heaven-defying clone and a heart unwilling to sink into oblivion.

Stumbling and bumbling all the way, he had reached this point.

A flicker of shock passed through Chaos City Lord's eyes.

"This little one's talent... is far more than what he has shown so far."

He murmured softly.

If Qian Yu had received systematic training from childhood, if he had entered a core force like the Virtual Universe Company early on, with his talent and opportunities, what heights would he have reached now?

Chaos City Lord could not imagine.

But he knew that such a junior of the human race must not be missed.

"Qian Yu, from the Ganwu Universe Country... obtained the Initial Universe comprehension slot through the Ganwu Auction House... only three thousand years of comprehension time, and he will leave once the time is up..."