Arrival at Perfection

Chaos Lord nodded slightly, then waved a hand. The doors of Chaos Hall slammed shut.

Before Fang Yan could say anything, he felt a gentle force surge out from within the hall and softly push him off the platform before it.

"Six-Wing World Lord."

A deep voice came from Fang Yan's side.

Fang Yan turned his head and saw a bald man standing at the edge of the void platform.

"This junior, Fang Yan, greets Senior Gui Yi King."

Fang Yan immediately cupped his fists in salute.

Gui Yi King—this bald fellow would become a future Universe Overlord.

"No need for such formalities."

Gui Yi King waved his hand, and a faint smile appeared on his stern face.

"Before Teacher entered seclusion, he specifically instructed me to take you to see those stone steles."

Fang Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Chaos Steles!

Gui Yi King turned and headed deeper into the Virtual Universe Company headquarters.

"Follow me."

Fang Yan hurried after him, while Su Wan tactfully stepped aside and bowed to see them off.

Gui Yi King did not walk quickly, but every step he took made the surrounding space tremble slightly. It was as though the scenery around them had been put on fast-forward, with countless palaces and corridors flashing past on either side.

"Fang Yan."

Gui Yi King suddenly spoke, his voice as calm as a stagnant pool.

"Before Chaos Lord's breakthrough, he mentioned you to me."

Fang Yan's heart tightened.

"You gave up becoming Chaos Lord's disciple and chose to walk the path of Wind-Time Fusion."

Gui Yi King tilted his head, his silver-gray eyes sweeping over Fang Yan.

"It is good that you have such ambition. But throughout the history of the Human Race, no one has ever fully traversed the path of Wind-Time Fusion."

Fang Yan was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Precisely because no one has fully traversed it, this junior wishes to give it a try."

Gui Yi King stopped and turned to look at him.

His gaze was calm, revealing no emotion, yet it carried greater pressure than any scrutiny Fang Yan had ever faced.

After a long while, Gui Yi King's lips curved upward slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Good lad. I hope you can make something of it."

With that, he started walking again.

The two eventually stopped at the edge of a massive plaza.

The plaza was incredibly vast, its ground paved with entire slabs of black crystal. Every slab was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the flowing radiance of the starry sky.

At the very center of the plaza, eight enormous stone steles stood arranged in a ring. Each was thousands of zhang tall, its surface carved with densely packed secret patterns and words.

Standing at the edge of the plaza, Fang Yan swept his gaze over the eight stone steles, and his heartbeat abruptly quickened.

Chaos Steles!

Though there were only eight of them, far fewer than the more than fifty that would exist in later generations, the Chaos Stele system had only just been born. These eight steles were the guiding beacons for the endless geniuses of the Human Race in the future.

Gui Yi King stepped into the plaza, with Fang Yan close behind.

"These are the Chaos Steles. Since they have not yet officially been put into use, you may study them as you please for the next year."

Gui Yi King's voice sounded beside Fang Yan's ear.

Fang Yan stared fixedly at one of the Chaos Steles.

Seeing him so absorbed, Gui Yi King did not urge him and simply stood quietly to the side.

After quite some time, Fang Yan felt it was becoming inappropriate and reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

"That is the Illusory Martial Chaos Stele."

Gui Yi King said.

"It was carved by Lord Origin. Lord Source entered the Dao through illusions and excelled most at transforming between illusion and reality. Thus, his Chaos Stele presents laws through 'illusory weapons.' Those who comprehend this stele will possess combat power far beyond others at the same level."

Fang Yan was utterly shaken. This Chaos Stele had never existed in the original work.

That was why he had previously guessed that the Chaos Steles appeared only after Origin was suppressed.

He had never expected that his own appearance would actually prompt Source to leave behind an inheritance in the Primordial Universe.

This really benefits the people of the five regions and two heavens... no... the human race of the universe!

Fang Yan silently became even more convinced that he was on the righteous path.

Universe Chaos Stele, Dragon-Walking Chaos Stele, Darkness Chaos Stele, Void Gold Chaos Stele, Ice Peak Chaos Stele, Giant Axe Chaos Stele...

These future pillars of the Human Race had already revealed their brilliance at this moment.

"The eight Chaos Steles each have their own focus."

Gui Yi King's voice echoed across the plaza.

After pausing, his gaze fell upon Fang Yan again.

"Teacher said that since you intend to forge a path for the Human Race, then the Human Race must pave the way for you."

Fang Yan felt his breathing stop for an instant. He stood there blankly as an exceptionally complicated feeling rose within him.

After struggling for so many years in the Gu World, he had grown accustomed to deceit, schemes, and intrigue.

When he had spoken those words about "devoting his life to the prosperity of the Human Race," his original motive had merely been to establish an image for himself before Nine Universe King so that he could obtain a spot in the Hong Alliance.

But at this moment...

This is one huge debt of gratitude.

Fang Yan silently mocked himself, yet the corners of his mouth could not help but lift slightly.

Fang Yan took a deep breath, turned around, and gave a deep bow in the direction of Chaos Hall.

"This junior thanks Chaos Lord for his great kindness."

A year was neither long nor short.

Standing at the edge of Chaos Stele Square, Fang Yan looked at the eight towering stone steles, took a deep breath, and walked toward the center of the plaza.

Gui Yi King had already left.

As Chaos Lord's personal disciple, he had his own cultivation tasks and could not possibly accompany a World Lord junior the entire time.

Fang Yan was quite happy to have some peace and quiet.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the plaza. The eight Chaos Steles surrounded him, forming a vast ring.

"Let's begin."

Fang Yan closed his eyes and slowly spread out his mind power. Eight entirely different law auras surged toward him from every direction like invisible waves crashing against his soul.

Fang Yan chose to comprehend only the Law of Wind and the Time Law among them.

At this time, there was still no clear guidance within the Human Race for the path of Wind-Time Fusion.

In the early days of the Primordial Universe, most Human Race experts followed the mainstream paths of space and time laws.

Even by Luo's era, only Luo had become a Universe Master through the Beast God Path.

The path ahead is long and arduous!

Fang Yan sighed.

Time quietly passed amid day after day of comprehension.

The first month.

Fang Yan sat cross-legged in the center of the plaza, the cyan law radiance around him growing increasingly intense. The Wind Law Imprint between his brows had already become dazzlingly bright.

The feather-shaped imprint slowly rotated. With every turn, Fang Yan's understanding of the Law of Wind deepened by another degree.

Finally, at a certain moment one month later, Fang Yan felt the thin layer of window paper in his mind thoroughly pierced through.

Boom—

The Law of Wind had reached perfection!

Fang Yan opened his eyes, cyan light flowing through them.

"The Law of Wind is complete."

The Origin Core, that cyan crystal lodged deep within the Origin Core of his human body, was radiating an indestructible aura.

Fang Yan tried to mobilize the World Lord power within his body and launch an assault against the Origin Core.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Once, twice, three times...