Xiu

Having settled on his target, Chen Ao soon went to attend the lectures.

"Today, we'll discuss how to make better use of space law!"

"What I'll be covering is the use of Space Phantoms!"

Chen Ao listened with rapt interest, lecture after lecture.

Although all of this was basic material, it was far better than trying to figure everything out on his own.

His Q could only help him comprehend space law. It couldn't help him distinguish or analyze anything.

Much less teach him how to use space law.

For example, he had worked out that sword strike from earlier all by himself.

It had looked like a single strike, but he had actually driven over a hundred Space Phantoms to attack together.

That meant the strike had nearly ten thousand times the attack power of a ninth-stage Star Level fighter.

And that had been almost his full strength.

He had 9,341-oh, no, he had gained another insight during the lecture just now. He now had 9,632.

But he could actually put only a little over three hundred of them to use.

The remaining nine thousand Phantom Bodies seemed capable of nothing but standing around cheering him on!

That was undoubtedly a waste of his strength.

Whenever these World Lords held free public lectures, he would attend.

After he had attended a few times, the Domain Lords and World Lords beside him couldn't help laughing. "Little fellow, you're attending advanced classes like these at Star Level? Can you even understand them?"

"At Star Level, having a domain already makes you a genius. Comprehending a lower law makes you a monster among geniuses. As for a higher law? That's still far beyond you!"

Chen Ao merely smiled without saying anything.

The Domain Lords and World Lords beside him didn't mind his silence. They were just teasing him in their spare time anyway.

They were all important figures in their own right, with status countless tens of thousands of times higher than an ordinary Star Level fighter like Chen Ao.

In the real world, they wouldn't even spare someone like him a proper glance.

But they couldn't really understand space law themselves. When they felt inadequate, naturally, they had to find someone who looked even more inadequate.

The great art of passing on your inferiority complex!

Chen Ao couldn't even be bothered with these losers.

Time slipped by, and more than two years passed.

Chen Ao still attended lectures every day. Even when the material was repeated, he continued listening attentively.

Each time, he gained new insights.

After enough visits, the World Lord giving the lectures remembered him too. Looking at Chen Ao, he couldn't help asking, "That little fellow named Xiu-have you already comprehended space law?"

It wasn't unheard of for someone at Star Level to comprehend space law.

But even across the entire Qianwu Universe Country, such geniuses could be counted on one hand.

They were extraordinary geniuses who might not emerge even among countless trillions of Star Level fighters!

Had he actually encountered a genius like that?

But wouldn't even immortals fight to take such a genius as a disciple? Why would one come to his free public lectures?

Faced with the World Lord's question, Chen Ao gave an honest, guileless smile. "Hehe, I just heard people say that comprehending space law makes you really powerful, so I thought I'd give it a try!"

"Hm?"

The World Lord paused, then continued asking, "Have you already reached the ninth level of your domain, or even comprehended one of the lower laws of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth? Are you just one step away from comprehending space law?"

Even being one step away would make him a top-tier genius!

"No, I don't have a domain! I haven't comprehended any lower laws either!"

The spectators, who had been hoping to witness a genius, all rolled their eyes.

You don't even have a domain, little fellow. What are you doing here?

The World Lord giving the lecture sighed too. That made sense. How could he possibly encounter one of those monstrous geniuses who comprehended space law at Star Level?

Chen Ao blinked. He hadn't said anything wrong. He really didn't have a domain or know any lower laws.

He had comprehended space law entirely through his Q skill. Space law was all he knew.

There was nothing wrong with that.

"Teacher, is there a problem? Do I have to possess a domain and comprehend a lower law?"

"Ah, Xiu, sit down and listen. Never mind!"

This was a free public lecture, and Chen Ao wasn't causing trouble. What did it matter whether he understood?

Plenty of Domain Lords couldn't understand either, and neither could a whole bunch of World Lords. Was it a crime for Chen Ao not to understand?

He finished his daily lectures.

"I need money to buy secret techniques now. Otherwise, I won't be able to put my strength to use!"

After listening to lectures for so long, he had made some calculations based on their content. He needed roughly one Hunyuan Unit to afford the secret techniques he required.

Chen Ao felt that charging money even for low-level secret techniques wasn't quite right.

How could hoarding such paltry knowledge help ordinary humans grow stronger?

"Once I become a Universe Master, I'll definitely have a good talk with the Chaos City Lord about this. These low-level secret techniques should just be free!"

But that was a matter for the future. Penniless as he was, he could only drool over the secret techniques.

"Luo Feng should be about ready, right?"

He left the Virtual Universe. He had already attended plenty of lectures, but to truly bring his strength into play, he still needed secret techniques.

A few days later, Luo Feng and the other two came to see Chen Ao.

Seeing Luo Feng arrive, Chen Ao smiled. His secret techniques had arrived!

"Senior, I came as you requested after receiving the inheritance!" Luo Feng looked at Chen Ao, eager to see what the good stuff Chen Ao had mentioned was.

Hong and Lei were also looking forward to it.

They had known Chen Ao for so long, yet they had never realized he actually had anything good.

Even his own weapon had rusted away, and he still had something good stashed away?

Seeing the anticipation on their faces, Chen Ao smiled.

He picked up the metal plate beside him and casually swept the little crabs off it. Then he gazed at the starry sky, as though his eyes held nothing but endless stars.

The inheritance Luo Feng had received wasn't particularly large, but his own gains were substantial, enough for Chen Ao to buy his secret techniques.

"This is one of the revelations I received. It can greatly increase a person's strength and talent!"

As he spoke, he handed the metal plate to Luo Feng.

"This is a Supreme Treasure of the entire universe. Even hundreds of millions of Hunyuan Units couldn't buy the tiniest piece of it!"

Luo Feng accepted the metal plate in a daze.

This metal plate was that incredible?

"No matter how much anyone else offered, I would never give it to them. But Luo Feng, as a Child of Fortune, you only need to give me one Hunyuan Unit, and it's yours!"

This Black Metal Plate was, of course, the first plate containing the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.

Hearing Chen Ao's words, all three couldn't help rolling their eyes. Why did this feel like someone offering to sell them a peerless martial arts manual for ten bucks?

Even a child wouldn't believe something like that, would they?

The three fell silent. They had lost count of how many times they had fallen silent, but they seemingly didn't know what else to say.

"You charlatan! Do you know how much one Hunyuan Unit is worth? That's a trillion Universe Coins! It could buy five million Earths, and you're trying to trade a lousy metal plate for five million Earths?"

Chen Ao looked at Babata. "Everything I said is true!"

"Hmph, stop bragging. Sure, I admit you're very talented, but you're still just a native. What could you possibly know? Do you even know what sort of thing is worth one Hunyuan Unit?"

Chen Ao waved a hand. "There's no point arguing. All three of you, attack with everything you have. Luo Feng can even have that fellow on Mars join in. If you can leave so much as the tiniest mark on this metal plate, forget I ever said anything!"