"Not a bad haul. The Primal Star really is a great place." Leaving Chaos City, Yang Hao smiled faintly at the Supreme Treasure Points sitting in his account.
Contributing five ordinary Supreme Treasures to the race earned him a total of 4.8 Supreme Treasure Points. One high-grade offensive Supreme Treasure was worth 11.3 Supreme Treasure Points.
The ordinary Soul-type Supreme Treasure was of little use to Yang Hao, so he contributed that to the race as well, earning 89 Supreme Treasure Points. It seemed the treasure he had fought for was quite good among ordinary Soul-type Supreme Treasures. Their value usually ranged from 36 to 120 Supreme Treasure Points. Getting 89 points for it was lucky.
The remaining five top-tier sets of valuable treasures were worth a total of 5.3 Supreme Treasure Points.
In the end, he received 110.4 Supreme Treasure Points. Added to the 1.3 points remaining in his account, that brought his total to 111.7 Supreme Treasure Points.
Despite having so many Supreme Treasure Points, Yang Hao had no intention of exchanging them for treasures just yet. His current Supreme Treasures were sufficient, and there was no need to trade for higher-grade ones now.
Besides, the Chaos City Lord still had a key of his. He did not know how many good things it could be exchanged for, but its value would presumably exceed a hundred Supreme Treasure Points.
He would wait until he received the proceeds from the Chaos City Lord and improved his strength before exchanging his points for stronger Supreme Treasures.
He spent 6.7 Supreme Treasure Points on treasures that could restore divine power, preparing for his adventures on the Primal Star.
Haha, I've suddenly become so rich. I spent 6.7 Supreme Treasure Points just on treasures to restore divine power. The old Qian Wu Country Lord didn't even owe that much. Would he be furious enough to die if he knew? Yang Hao could not help indulging in a mischievous thought.
"Hm? In the Genius Battle over ten thousand years ago, a genius from my Universe Country made it into the top five hundred in the universe." While handling his Universe Country's affairs, Yang Hao came across an interesting piece of news.
For geniuses from his own Universe Country, Yang Hao could relax his standards for accepting disciples a little. They were from the Qian Wu Universe Country, after all, which gave him a sense of connection to them. When he developed his own faction in the future, he could have them take on more responsibilities.
This genius had ranked 438th in the universe during the Genius Battle. His name was Yuan Ning, and he was an exceptional genius nurtured by a major faction in a medium-sized Universe Country subordinate to the Qian Wu Universe Country.
After more than ten thousand years, he had reached the World Lord stage and cleared the tenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge. He was currently cultivating in Chaos City, preparing to venture into the Outer Domain Battlefield next.
"He's good, certainly, but Yuan Ning's Genius Battle was hosted by the Giant Axe Arena, while I belong to the Virtual Universe Company. It's not as though I can't take him as a disciple." Yang Hao frowned, then reconsidered. He was only taking on a disciple, wasn't he? He could simply have Yuan Ning transfer from the Giant Axe Arena to the Virtual Universe Company.
"At any rate, I'm a Universe Overlord now. I can't be too casual about accepting disciples."
On a rooftop in Chaos City, a silver-haired man dressed in white robes alternated between watching the cosmic rifts in the sky and closing his eyes in contemplation.
At that moment, two black-robed Chaos City staff members delivered a box to his residence.
Naturally, they did not interrupt the silver-haired man's cultivation. Instead, they placed it in a designated storage compartment. Once the owner finished cultivating, the house's intelligence would notify him.
"Whew... Ten years passed before I knew it during a single cultivation session." The silver-haired man let out a breath. Though ten years had passed, in Chaos City, he could clearly feel a change in his cultivation after every session.
"I'll stop cultivating for now. I need to study the Chaos Stele and clear up the questions I've accumulated over the past few years." The man was about to head to the city lord's residence to study the Chaos Stele when he received a notification from the house's intelligence.
"A delivery for me? Strange. I didn't buy anything." The silver-haired man could not imagine who might have sent him something.
He retrieved a small box from the storage compartment, carried it into the house, and opened it.
There were only two things inside: a sheet of paper and a secret manual.
A message was written on the paper in the Universal Language: "I am the Qian Wu Country Lord. Yuan Ning, your progress has been quite good, and I am considering taking you as my disciple."
"However, I have one requirement. This manual was tailored specifically for you. If you master it, your strength will improve greatly."
"My requirement is this: when you venture into the Outer Domain Battlefield, kill five alien Immortals within a thousand years. Then I will accept you as my second disciple."
Merely reading these words was enough to sense how terrifying the Qian Wu Country Lord's strength was. Those few short sentences seemed to hold tremendous power. Studying them closely could even improve one's law comprehension a little.
"The Qian Wu Country Lord wants to take me as his disciple?" Yuan Ning's eyes widened in disbelief.
What a mighty figure he was, ruling over vast territories and standing among humanity's upper echelons.
"No matter what, having an opportunity like this is my good fortune." Then Yuan Ning reconsidered. Although the Qian Wu Country Lord was willing to accept him, there was still a test.
"Killing five alien Immortals within a thousand years of entering the Outer Domain Battlefield... That's going to be difficult."
Although Yuan Ning had cleared the tenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge, and his law comprehension would normally be comparable to an Immortal God's, comparable law comprehension did not mean comparable strength.
The gap between the World Lord level and Immortal Gods was an unbridgeable chasm. Once someone became an Immortal God, especially one who had cultivated an undying body, killing them was extremely difficult.
"But he also gave me a secret manual, didn't he? A manual tailored specifically for me. I'll see how things stand once I've learned it." Yuan Ning turned his gaze to the manual. "Still, I should discuss this with my teacher."
Yuan Ning did, of course, have a teacher: a peak King Rank expert, which was already quite impressive.
"What? The Qian Wu Country Lord wants to accept you as his disciple?" Yuan Ning's teacher was even more astonished than Yuan Ning.
He knew that the Qian Wu Country Lord had recently become a Universe Overlord, making a tremendous leap in strength. He was far stronger than the ordinary Universe Country Lord he had once been. Not only that, rumor had it that the current Qian Wu Country Lord was thriving on the Primal Star, picking up Supreme Treasures and valuable treasures with ease. He truly had both power and wealth!
"But there's still a test, isn't there?" Yuan Ning continued.
"How is that even a test? Killing five alien Immortals in a thousand years? I'll personally guide you over the coming years, and when you head to the Outer Domain Battlefield, I'll prepare some good weapons and equipment for you." Yuan Ning's teacher was eager as well. How could he let Yuan Ning miss such an extraordinary opportunity?
"Haha, killing five Immortal Gods above his level in a thousand years really isn't that difficult. He should be able to do it with a little effort." Yang Hao laughed.
"Huiyun is cultivating in seclusion, and Qian Ming is venturing through the Outer Domain Battlefield. There aren't any problems for now."
The Primal Star
Yang Hao set foot on the wasteland.
"I'll probably stay on the Primal Star for a long time this visit."
On the Primal Star, a Universe Overlord only counted as a combatant of middling strength. The weaker combatants were generally Universe Venerables traveling in teams, while the stronger ones were Top Universe Overlords and Universe Masters.
I absolutely cannot provoke Top Universe Overlords or Universe Masters. If I do, all I can do is wait to be resurrected. Yang Hao silently considered his situation. Naturally, the Primal Star had its own rules for survival.
Big fish ate small fish, small fish ate shrimp, and shrimp ate mud.
Fortunately, Universe Masters and Top Universe Overlords rarely appeared. They generally disdained fighting over the ordinary Supreme Treasures that emerged here and there.
He devoted half his mind to modifying the secret technique "Natural Disaster," while the other half remained focused on his surroundings, lest a treasure emerge without him noticing.
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