Becoming a God and the Anomaly

Time continued to pass, and before long, several more decades had gone by.

At this point, there were only a little over ten days left before Lu Qingshan's group would leave Chaos City.

That day, a large spacecraft over ten thousand meters in diameter slowly flew from the Primal Universe into the Initial Universe once more.

Inside the spacecraft's main hall sat several figures radiating astonishing auras. One of them was Black Peak King, who had previously brought Lu Qingshan and the others into the Initial Universe.

Behind Black Peak King and the others stood several Undying gods, each emanating an eternal aura.

"Tell me, among those youngsters who joined the core ranks of our five major factions, how many do you think will break through to become Undying when they leave Chaos City this time?"

The speaker was an apekin expert with golden fur on his face. He wore dark golden armor, and a fierce aura occasionally leaked from his body.

"Diamond, there's really no need for you to worry about that!"

A bald, burly man carrying a blood-red saber on his back laughed. "If I remember correctly, among this batch of youngsters leaving Chaos City, only a little over seventy joined your Universe Mercenary Alliance, right? Even if all of them became Undying, it still wouldn't be many!"

"Hmph, as if your Universe First Bank has any more?"

Diamond King snorted coldly. "The batch from over ten thousand years ago only had a little over thirty who joined your Universe First Bank, didn't it?"

"Diamond, you..."

The bald man's smile vanished instantly upon hearing Diamond King's words.

"Diamond King, Raging Tide King!"

A gentle voice rang out. The speaker was a breathtakingly beautiful woman draped in sheer gauze. Her tender gaze was enough to intoxicate even the many Undying gods standing nearby. "The two of you should stop arguing. These youngsters are all members of our human race anyway. Does it really matter which faction they join?"

Hearing this, Raging Tide King, who had been about to continue arguing with Diamond King, quickly quieted down, though he still shot Diamond King a vicious glare.

"In truth, there aren't that many youngsters joining our Cosmic Star River Bank this time either. I just wonder how many of them will be able to become Undying!"

The beautiful woman continued softly, "By the way, Black Peak King, you were the one who brought those youngsters to the Initial Universe, weren't you? Do you know how they're doing now?"

"As for that..."

Black Peak King promptly replied, "I only heard that nearly three hundred of them have already passed the tenth level of the Heavenward Bridge. But there must be quite a few among them who possess enough strength yet haven't challenged the Heavenward Bridge!"

"Based on past experience, around half of them should become Undying. There's no need for everyone to worry!"

"Over five hundred youngsters joined your Virtual Universe Company this time, so naturally you have nothing to worry about, Black Peak King!"

Raging Tide King said in a deep voice, "Our Universe First Bank recently opened up a secret realm and lost quite a few Undying gods. Yet every time I come to Chaos City to pick people up, there are far too few Undying joining our Universe First Bank!"

"Isn't that the truth!"

Diamond King said as well, "Over ten million years ago, Her Highness Luo Sha, Lord Huang Jian's youngest disciple, fell at the hands of an expert from the demon race. Right afterward, the rewards our Universe Mercenary Alliance offered for demon race experts instantly increased by fifty percent. At the time, many Undying gods went to the Extraterritorial Battlefield to kill demon race experts. Some experts even secretly infiltrated demon race territory to act!"

"Although that period caused the demon race some trouble, our Universe Mercenary Alliance's Undying gods also suffered grievous losses. Even now, our numbers have yet to recover!"

Upon hearing this, Black Peak King and the others all revealed looks of regret.

"Her Highness Luo Sha's fall truly was an enormous loss to our entire human race!"

Black Peak King could not help sighing. "I remember that Her Highness Luo Sha had already passed the World Master-level Glory Heavenward Mountain. If she had not fallen, our human race would probably have gained another Universe Venerable by now!"

"Of course!"

Diamond King said, "Her Highness Luo Sha was absolutely a peerless genius our human race sees only once in tens of millions of epochs. If not for those damned demons, she would certainly have become one of the pillars of our human race in the future!"

"I heard that the great Lord Huang Jian once tried to reverse time and resurrect Her Highness Luo Sha, but in the end, he still failed because of the demon race's special methods!"

Upon hearing this, Diamond King immediately cursed, "The demon race truly deserves to die!"

Diamond King had once had a disciple he was extremely fond of, who had fallen at the hands of a demon race expert. Moreover, that demon race expert had been even stronger than him, so he could not avenge his disciple even if he wanted to!

Rumble...

As Black Peak King and the others conversed, the spacecraft continued onward.

Chaos City, enveloped in endless chaotic currents, stood majestic and weighty, enduring through the ages.

On the rooftop of one cultivation residence, Lu Qingshan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, motionless.

After comprehending the complete Lightning Origin Law, Lu Qingshan immediately began earnestly studying the Time Origin Law.

Because his realm was extremely high, and with the guidance of the Heavenly Thunder Chaos Stele as well as the help of the laws governing the universe revealed within Chaos City, his progress had been very rapid at first.

But as his comprehension of the Time Origin Law deepened, the speed of his insights began to slow further and further.

Now, after several decades, his comprehension of the Time Origin Law was probably only comparable to the fourth level of the Heavenward Bridge. Compared with the complete Lightning Origin Law, it was truly negligible!

Just then—

"Gather immediately!"

A low, heavy voice rang directly in Lu Qingshan's mind.

"Come see me immediately!"

"Come see me immediately!"

The voice echoed again and again, directly interrupting Lu Qingshan's cultivation.

"What is this?"

Lu Qingshan froze slightly, then immediately understood. Is my time here for comprehension already over?

With that thought, Lu Qingshan, now with his eyes open, swiftly rose to his feet. He then turned into a streak of light and flew in the direction indicated by the voice.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Throughout the vast Chaos City, where currents drifted through the air, one figure after another shot into the sky, all flying in the same direction.

Above Chaos City, a spacecraft over ten thousand meters in diameter flew out of the chaos that alternately shattered and condensed.

Crash!

The hatch opened, and dozens of figures flew out in succession. At their head were Black Peak King and the others.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan and his group had all appeared before Black Peak King and the others as well.

"Everyone!"

Black Peak King, who had met Lu Qingshan and the others once before, spoke directly. "Your three hundred years of cultivation in the Initial Universe are about to come to an end!"

"In ten days, I will escort you out of Chaos City from here!"

Black Peak King continued, "Now, go settle your affairs. If you still have any chances to study the Chaos Steles, make use of them once more! Once you leave the Initial Universe, no one knows how long it will be before you can enter again!"

"Yes!" the large crowd answered respectfully.

Immediately afterward, Lu Qingshan and the others dispersed, flying in different directions throughout Chaos City.

Lu Qingshan had already used up all of his chances to study the Chaos Steles in order to comprehend the Time Origin Law. Thus, he merely bid farewell to several friends he had made in Chaos City. He then visited the residences of several grandmasters of the Heavenly Thunder Lineage whose lectures he had attended, delivering a few gifts—not valuable, but representative of his sentiments—to them through their personal disciples.

After completing these matters, Lu Qingshan returned to his residence and quietly waited for the time to leave the Initial Universe.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed, and Lu Qingshan's group gathered before Black Peak King and the others once more.

"Alright! Your three hundred years of cultivation in Chaos City have now completely ended!"

Black Peak King said in a deep voice, "This time, all five of our human race's super factions have sent experts to receive you. Once you leave Chaos City, arrangements for your future duties will begin!"

As he spoke, Black Peak King quickly pointed to Diamond King and the others beside him. "This is Diamond King from the Universe Mercenary Alliance. This is from the Cosmic Star River Bank..."

"Greetings, Diamond King. Greetings..."

After Black Peak King finished the introductions, Lu Qingshan and the others respectfully bowed one by one.

"Alright!"

Black Peak King waved a hand. "Board the spacecraft now. I'll take you out of the Initial Universe!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan and the others hurriedly answered respectfully. After Black Peak King and the others entered the spacecraft, they transformed into streaks of light and entered the spacecraft's main hall in succession.

"Set off!"

Black Peak King waved his hand. The spacecraft trembled slightly, then swiftly flew toward the cosmic passage between the Primal Universe and the Initial Universe.

Aboard the spacecraft, Lu Qingshan also began planning out his future life.

Once I become Undying, I'll choose a relatively safe job!

Lu Qingshan secretly planned. If possible, it'd be best to work in Chaos City. That would be absolutely safe!

However, he also knew that even the most ordinary guard position in Chaos City required a powerful background. With his current status, it would be difficult for him to obtain such a job.

If that doesn't work, I'll choose a job at headquarters or in one of the core secret realms!

Lu Qingshan continued planning. As long as I can safely survive until Luo Feng rises and give him some help, I can completely take it easy in the future!

As Lu Qingshan pondered, the spacecraft soon arrived at the entrance to the passage between the Primal Universe and the Initial Universe. After experiencing a period of chaotic time flow, their group finally returned to the Primal Universe.

"We have returned to the Primal Universe!" After saying this, Black Peak King immediately looked toward Lu Qingshan's group.

Then everyone else aboard the spacecraft also looked toward this group of peak World Master experts.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

An invisible connection instantly linked Lu Qingshan's group to the law oceans within the universe's origin land.

The Law Ocean of Metal, the Law Ocean of Wind, the Law Ocean of Lightning... their endless auras were directly transmitted over.

Everything was irreversible!

For many peak World Master experts, Lu Qingshan included, the origin pearl within the life core inside their bodies absorbed the special aura transmitted from the law oceans and instantly transformed into a humanoid phantom.

The law was complete, the origin took form, the life core shattered, divine power poured in, and soul and body merged as one to cross into Undying!

This was the basic process of entering the Undying realm. So long as the law was complete, everything that followed was irreversible!

Back in the Initial Universe, Lu Qingshan and the others had been unable to connect to the Primal Universe's origin land. Now that they had returned to the Primal Universe, they naturally connected to the universe's origin land at once.

Within Lu Qingshan's life core space.

As an ordinary human, Lu Qingshan's life core was naturally ordinary as well. Thus, the humanoid phantom formed by his origin pearl exerted only a little strength before instantly shattering the shackles of the life core!

Once the life core's shackles no longer obstructed it, the "humanoid Lu Qingshan" formed by the origin pearl instantly connected with the endless Law Ocean of Lightning in the universe's origin land. The Lightning Origin Law then descended directly, appearing above the spacecraft Lu Qingshan was aboard.

At the same time, others beside Lu Qingshan who had comprehended a complete lower origin law also swiftly shattered the shackles of their life cores!

Rumble! Rumble...

The Lightning Origin Law, the Light Origin Law, the Metal Origin Law... all descended in an instant.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"The Origin Laws have descended? Did someone break through to Undying again?"

"So many Origin Laws descending at once. It seems another group of peak World Master experts has left the Initial Universe together!"

"That's right! Look, the center of the Origin Laws' descent is the spacecraft Black Peak King is overseeing. They must have just emerged from the Initial Universe!"

"Hahaha! There might even be some future colleagues among those who broke through this time!"

As Lu Qingshan and the others broke through, many experts throughout the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters were alerted.

However, this was far from the first time such a situation had occurred. Though they were still surprised, they were long accustomed to it!

Beside Lu Qingshan's group.

The World Master experts who had not triggered the descent of an Origin Law all looked at Lu Qingshan and the others with immense envy.

Though they had entered the Initial Universe together and now emerged together, they knew clearly that after Lu Qingshan and the others crossed this threshold, their futures would be completely different from theirs!

Even as they envied them, they secretly steeled themselves to cultivate even more diligently in the days ahead, so that they too could become true Undying gods like Lu Qingshan and the others!

Buzz!

Endless divine power surged madly into the bodies of Lu Qingshan and the others below.

However, most of them were ordinary humans whose comprehension of the upper origin laws was not very deep, making them ordinary Undying. Their bodies required only a small amount of divine power to complete their transformation.

Thus, in only a short while, the divine bodies of most of them had already been transformed. Only a few cultivators who had made some achievements in the upper origin laws, or whose original bodies had been exceptionally massive, were still receiving divine power.

Others nearby were still absorbing divine power, but Lu Qingshan no longer had any mind to pay attention.

Because at the instant he became an Undying god, the progress bar of the golden finger in his mind had actually completed.

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