Passing the Trial Tower: Primordial Realm Qualification

On the second floor of the Trial Tower, without using the Pole True Intent as a trump card, Zhang Dong ultimately could not sustain his heaven-defying feats.

The difficulty increase between each floor of the Trial Tower seemed small, but when actual combat began, the impact of those subtle gaps was staggering—a hair's breadth often meant the difference between life and death.

Exiting the Trial Tower space, Zhang Dong's consciousness returned. Opening his eyes, he saw the towering figure of Ganwu Kingdom Master standing before him.

"Kingdom Master." Zhang Dong bowed slightly in greeting.

"A bright future ahead." Ganwu Kingdom Master's voice was steady, and he rarely added another sentence: "The thirty years of enlightenment in Chaos City are crucial. You must make good use of them."

The pure law comprehension Zhang Dong had displayed was not exceptionally top-tier in the vast universe—it was merely enough to move a King-level Immortal to take him as a disciple out of interest.

His true monstrousness lay in his astonishing rate of progress!

From an ordinary genius in the Ganwu Secret Realm, leaping to a level comparable to the Primordial Secret Realm, and then honing himself on the fly in the Trial Tower, improving in every aspect until he could enter the Primordial Realm.

This ability for insane transformation was his greatest value.

Aside from Shayue Venerable from the previous genius battle, there were surely other eyes among the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company drawn to him.

They were all watching, waiting to see if this young man who emerged from the Ganwu Secret Realm could make another great leap once he began cultivation in Chaos City.

If fate favored him, there might even be a Universe Master of such stature taking him as a disciple.

"Yes, Kingdom Master! I will remember." Zhang Dong's heart surged. Finally, he was about to leave the pond of the Ganwu Secret Realm and enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.

The so-called princes of the Ganwu Secret Realm might not have been too far apart from the members of the End Realm and Heaven and Earth Secret Realm during the genius battle era, but the subsequent resource allocation, inheritance guidance, and cultivation environment... the gap was as vast as clouds and mud.

The secret techniques Zhang Dong cultivated and comprehended were all created by the Thirteenth Divine General, and their value was not much higher than Huyan Bo's inheritance.

Let alone entering Chaos City, comprehending the Chaos Stele, and the various arrangements that followed.

As time passed, the gap would only widen. The chance of a phoenix emerging from a bird's nest was still too low; those with true talent had long since strived to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.

Ganwu Kingdom Master said no more, only patted Zhang Dong on the shoulder and led him away from this plane.

"Oh? He really entered the Primordial Realm?" Shayue Venerable received the report, raised an eyebrow slightly, and a hint of surprise flickered in his eyes: "He does have some talent. Those King-level experts in Chaos City might very much want to take on such a disciple."

Judging by the level Zhang Dong had shown, entering the Primordial Realm was almost impossible, which meant he had made further progress in cultivation in a short time.

Still, Shayue Venerable didn't take it to heart.

Just a Universe-level cultivator. He wasn't like Ganwu Kingdom Master, who was keen on nurturing juniors. Even if Zhang Dong became a King-level in the future, so what?

Unless he could break through the Universe-level Primordial Heaven-Reaching Mountain, Shayue Venerable wouldn't pay him much attention.

Ganwu Secret Realm.

"How did it go?!"

"Which secret realm did you enter?!"

In the quiet room, the Thirteenth Divine General and the Seventh Divine General had been waiting anxiously. The moment Zhang Dong's consciousness returned to reality, both of them almost simultaneously pressed for answers.

Zhang Dong smiled slightly: "I didn't disappoint Teacher and Seventh Divine General. This time, I entered the Primordial Realm."

"?..."

"The Primordial Realm?!"

The entire quiet room seemed to freeze. The Thirteenth Divine General's mouth twitched uncontrollably. After a long moment, he asked, "You entered the Primordial Realm?!"

The Primordial Realm—the core within the core of the entire Virtual Universe Company.

In the past, geniuses from the universe kingdom secret realms or external channels almost never had a chance to enter the Primordial Realm directly.

Even entering the Primordial Secret Realm through the trial was considered a very strong anomaly.

"Yes, Teacher." Zhang Dong modestly showed off: "I cultivated and fought simultaneously in the Trial Tower, and my laws naturally broke through."

Hearing the words "naturally broke through," both Divine Generals could only smile helplessly.

"Don't get too proud. You need to know that there are always people better than you, and skies beyond skies." The Thirteenth Divine General said seriously: "In the previous two genius battles, there was a super genius."

"You mean that one from the Kahuns Race?"

The Seventh Divine General said softly: "He should be a Primordial Realm Domain Lord by now."

After becoming a demigod, Zhang Dong's memory was exceptionally sharp, to the point where he could recall every detail of the original text. The Kahuns Race—that was Zhenyan King's race.

The two Divine Generals were likely referring to Zhenyan King.

They played off each other, citing many examples, all to make Zhang Dong realize that his current strength and talent were nothing and that he needed to work even harder.

Zhang Dong listened respectfully on the surface, but his heart was clear and calm, without too many thoughts.

He was a First-Class True Intent transcendent, a being one hundred percent certain to become a Four-Tier Realm God.

Could Ke Di or Erosion Fire Venerable claim to be one hundred percent certain to become a Universe Overlord?

Moreover, he truly knew how vast the heavens and earth were. Even if he became a True God, what of it? In this reincarnation era of the Primordial Universe, most True Gods were far inferior in talent to Ziyue and Dongdi.

And Ziyue and Dongdi were merely bottom-tier Void True Gods on the Origin Continent.

Zhang Dong would not let these things affect his cultivation. He must have confidence when needed. The path of cultivation cannot tolerate blind arrogance, but there is no need for excessive humility either.

Three days later.

"Wait here for a while. A spacecraft will come to take you to the Initial Universe." The Thirteenth Divine General personally brought Zhang Dong through a Divine Kingdom Teleportation to the vicinity of the Virtual Universe Company headquarters.

"Alright."

Zhang Dong looked around curiously, taking in the surroundings.

The Virtual Universe Company headquarters was an enormous supercontinent, spanning tens of light-years!

It was hard to imagine how it had been constructed. Before his transmigration, even the total mass of all matter in the observable universe would pale in comparison to this land.

Yet a trace of worry flickered in the Thirteenth Divine General's eyes. The number of Primordial Realm members was fixed. For Zhang Dong to enter, it meant someone would be expelled.

Moreover, his timing was delicate.

The last Secret Realm Qualification Battle had just concluded recently. He would enter the Initial Universe for thirty years, then return to the Primordial Universe to participate in the next one.

So Shayue Venerable's decision was this: the Primordial Realm currently had four Universe-level members. After the qualification battle began, it would be reduced back to three.

The Universe-level members of the Primordial Secret Realm were desperately striving to climb up, while those in the Primordial Realm fought to hold their positions.

The competition would be fierce—especially among the older Universe-level members, whose accumulated experience was immense. Zhang Dong, after all, had only cultivated for a very short time.

"I hope this disciple of mine can manage to stay in the Primordial Realm." The Thirteenth Divine General could offer no further help, only silently wishing in his heart.