Island Master Shihua said, "Your Human Race's Original Ancestor truly is an extraordinary powerhouse, especially with the Virtual Universe he created, which can encompass the entire Primal Universe. It lets all humans stay in contact wherever they are, and has allowed human culture to shine with unparalleled brilliance. Your Human Race's imagination in particular strikes even me as inconceivable. I have an account in the Virtual Universe too. I often spend time playing there, and I really like your culture."
Luo Yuan quite appreciated Island Master Shihua's words. He, too, often split off a strand of consciousness to play in the Virtual Universe and adjust his state of mind. Although Luo Yuan did not know how Island Master Shihua had gained access to the Human Race's Virtual Universe, perhaps the Original Ancestor had given him special permission. Still, the Virtual Universe's one-hundred-percent simulation was indeed impressive.
After marveling for a while, Island Master Shihua continued, "I watch almost every Genius Battle your Human Race holds. But when you participated, I was in the Universe Ocean, so I missed it. I find that a great pity. Otherwise, I would have taken you as my disciple straight away. If that had happened, obtaining the Secret Technique inheritance for reaching the Strongest One in the Universe Limit would have been much easier, and I wouldn't have needed to put so much thought into establishing the Freedom Alliance."
Luo Yuan merely smiled at that and said calmly, "To be honest, even if you had watched the Genius Battle I participated in, you might not have wanted to take me as your disciple. After all, the Human Race's Genius Battle doesn't amount to much to a Strongest One in the Universe. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been the Ganwu Country Lord who came to take a