Recognition from the Origin Laws

Venerable Guiyi, who stood nearby, widened his eyes when he heard Chen Ao say he wanted to live in the City Lord's Inner Mansion.

This brat was really pushing his luck!

It was bad enough that he had made demands of their teacher earlier, but now he dared to ask for even more. Venerable Guiyi had never seen anyone so oblivious!

The Chaos City Lord wondered whether he had misheard. He gave an inscrutable smile. "You want to live in the Inner Mansion? Shall I carve out a room for you here in the Chaos Ruins?"

Chen Ao badly wanted to nod. It would definitely be safer here, right beside the Chaos City Lord. Even if a universe Strongest One came, he would have nothing to fear.

But he knew that was impossible.

"I wouldn't dare! Any spot in the Inner Mansion will do!"

Venerable Guiyi was so amused that he laughed. Was Chen Ao truly stupid, or only pretending? Did he think their teacher was politely offering?

In your dreams!

The Chaos City Lord paused, then smiled as well.

This little fellow really was interesting, daring to act this way even in his presence.

Simply remaining unaffected by his presence was proof of a strong will, yet Chen Ao even dared to make all sorts of demands. Whatever else might be said of him, his will was exceptionally strong.

The Chaos City Lord had no idea that, when his own safety was involved, Chen Ao's will was absolutely on par with that of a Strongest One.

The Chaos City Lord studied Chen Ao.

Chen Ao knew how to draw his attention, and even knew his requirements for accepting disciples.

That meant Chen Ao had obtained some information, information that had to have come from at least the Universe Master level.

Could this little fellow have obtained a Universe Master's legacy?

With both talent and good fortune, Chen Ao had a promising future.

And Chen Ao was human, which made the Chaos City Lord extremely tolerant of him.

"Very well. Previously, if you failed to master the first chapter within fifty years, I would simply have ignored you. But if you live in the Inner Mansion and fail to master it within fifty years, I will punish you!"

"As for the punishment, you will learn what it is in due course. But it certainly won't be something easily accomplished. Think carefully about that price!"

Chen Ao agreed without hesitation.

"Thank you, City Lord. I understand!"

"Very well. You may go!" The Chaos City Lord waved his hand, and Chen Ao instantly appeared outside the Chaos Ruins.

Venerable Guiyi stood beside him.

Venerable Guiyi was powerful enough to disregard such a shift through space and time, but to his surprise, Chen Ao had been unaffected as well.

It seems this Chen Ao really is extraordinary! Gui Yi considered this for a moment, then spoke to Chen Ao.

"Chen Ao, I am Venerable Guiyi, Teacher's second disciple!"

Chen Ao bowed to Venerable Guiyi. "Greetings, Venerable Guiyi!"

Venerable Guiyi smiled and waved a hand. "Perhaps we'll be fellow disciples in the future. No need to be so formal!"

Chen Ao smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

"Since Teacher has agreed to let you live in the Inner Mansion, follow me!"

The Inner Mansion had rooms, but no one lived in them.

Even Venerable Guiyi did not live here. After all, being right beside the Chaos City Lord was far too much pressure.

Now, however, the Inner Mansion was about to gain its sole resident.

"Thank you, Venerable Guiyi. I'll settle down here!"

"Good. Then I'll await the good news that Teacher has accepted you as his disciple!"

Still, Venerable Guiyi did not believe Chen Ao could succeed. Mastering the first chapter in a total of one hundred years was beyond even most Venerables.

Chen Ao was only at the Universe Level. His innate foundation was far inferior to a Venerable's.

Just how talented would he have to be to meet such a requirement?

Watching Venerable Guiyi leave, Chen Ao smiled.

"I've finally, finally found a powerful backer!" Chen Ao was genuinely delighted.

Once he became a direct disciple, he could shamelessly insist on living here and refuse to leave. Surely the Chaos City Lord would not coldly throw him out.

That way, he could keep living in Chaos City's Inner Mansion.

With him practically right beside the Chaos City Lord, who would dare touch him? Who could touch him?

"My safety finally has some measure of assurance!"

Chen Ao could put his mind at ease for now. His next task was to master the Scale Armor Chapter.

"I'll break through to Domain Lord first!"

Chen Ao had long been capable of breaking through. He had simply been suppressing it.

He released his restraints just a little, and countless streams of law power surged wildly into his body.

Then Chen Ao easily stepped into the Domain Lord level.

As the aura of his breakthrough spread, the Undying guards at the gate were all dumbfounded.

"Is that a breakthrough to Domain Lord? Why would someone be breaking through to Domain Lord in the Inner Mansion?"

"Could it be that little Universe Level fellow from earlier?"

In an instant, they realized that the little fellow was anything but ordinary. Yet when they thought back, they discovered that they knew nothing about him.

"All we know is that the little fellow is an ape-man. Who would've thought he could become the Chaos City Lord's disciple!"

"Accepted as a disciple at the Universe Level! He must be a first-rate genius. The moment I saw that furry tail of his, I knew he was extraordinary!"

"Haha, I saw that tail too. It really was different from an ordinary ape-man's, more like a monkey's tail!"

The group of Undying guards showered Chen Ao with praise.

Though they did not know who Chen Ao was, there was no doubt that he was now someone important.

"I wonder which branch of the ape-men he belongs to?"

"I'm an ape-man too. Could he be one of my juniors? I'll have to look into the younger generation when I get back!"

Chen Ao knew nothing of the guards' thoughts. Still maintaining his "ape-man" appearance, he began comprehending the laws.

Soon, recognition from the wood origin law descended.

The guards were not surprised to see recognition from a law descend. This was only to be expected of the Chaos City Lord's disciple.

Then a higher level of recognition descended from the origin of the law of wood.

"He's advanced through two stages in one go! One more step, and he could become an Undying directly!"

Recognition from a law had three stages.

Taking the law of wood as an example, the first, lowest level of origin recognition would form a mark of a small tree. The second, higher level of recognition would form a mark of three small trees. As for the third, that meant fully comprehending the law of wood and being able to break through to Undying.

Of course, besides the progression from lower to higher levels, the law of wood also had different paths. A mark of a blade of grass, for instance, was at the same level as a mark of a small tree, but represented a different direction of comprehension in the law of wood.

Chen Ao's comprehension of the law of wood was based on his Sunken Water Vine clone's comprehension. The mark he formed was therefore of trees, with the aim of beginning work on the fusion law as soon as possible.

Now Chen Ao had received recognition twice in succession, leaving him just one step away from complete comprehension.

But it was not over yet. Recognition from the origin of the law of water suddenly descended around Chen Ao.

Again, it came twice in succession.

This left quite a few Undying guards inwardly astonished. Receiving recognition from two laws at the Domain Lord level showed formidable law comprehension.

"I refuse to believe he can get recognition from the space law too!" one Undying said indignantly.

Recognition from the space law was something only those at the Marquis Level could achieve.

But that Undying was clearly proven wrong.

Just fifteen minutes later, recognition from the origin of the space law descended.

Unlike the second-stage recognition from wood and water, this recognition from the space law was only at the first stage, forming a mark shaped like a star.

The next level above this mark was the advanced mark that enabled teleportation!

"Recognition from the origin of laws is enough to master the first chapter, the Scale Armor Chapter!"