Taking a Disciple

The Virtual Universe, Purple Gold Island.

Because the universe was so vast, the offices of the Virtual Universe Company's Qian Wu branch were located within the Virtual Universe.

"What do we do, everyone? The Virtual Universe Company has sent an Inspector!" Inside a hall on Purple Gold Island stood three towering thrones, each occupied by a person.

The first to speak was a tall man with a single horn on his head, dressed in an exquisite robe.

"Hmph. Huiyun passed the Strongest Battle selection, and after reaching the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, she climbed against the odds from the Apocalypse Secret Realm to the Primordial Secret Realm." Another man wore a hat that concealed his face. "She was born a slave. She must despise wrongdoing. I doubt the days ahead will be easy."

"What damn good does saying that do now? If the Inspector comes down and digs through our accounts, we'll lose our positions at best. At worst, we'll be thrown onto the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone!" The third man was stout, with three hands, a fat head, and large ears.

These three were the leading figures of the Virtual Universe Company's Qian Wu branch. They held prestigious positions and wielded immense power.

As the heads of the Martial Department, Commerce Department, and Military Department, even casually dipping their hands into affairs brought them considerable gains, not to mention their countless ties to the upper ranks of the Qian Wu Universe Country.

"Whatever happens, the Inspector is coming. We can't avoid it. While we still have time, make the accounts look presentable, and we'll adopt a humble attitude when she arrives," the fat-headed, large-eared man proposed.

"Huiyun is a genius of the Virtual Universe Company. She won't remain a Domain Lord for long. A few thousand or tens of thousands of years are nothing but the blink of an eye to us. We'll keep our heads down, and once she leaves, won't everything be easy to handle?"

"But if she refuses to show us any consideration, she can't blame us for getting ruthless! A genius from the Primordial Secret Realm-at worst..."

"Mm, I suppose that's our only option. Hopefully, she won't throw our goodwill back in our faces!"

"Haha, as expected of Marquis Huo Yan, the man in charge of the Military Department. Coming up with a plan is child's play for you." The man in the hat laughed.

"Inspector..." Aboard the spaceship, Huiyun gazed through the viewport at the pitch-black Dark Universe.

Huiyun had little interest in serving as Inspector for the Virtual Universe Company's Qian Wu branch. Having been a slave since childhood, she had long ceased to care much about such things.

She knew that becoming powerful herself was what mattered most. Her position as Inspector was merely something she owed to the Virtual Universe Company.

An entire planet, even an entire star system, could be filled with slaves raised in captivity. Huiyun had been born in such a place.

Having shown astonishing talent from childhood, she had been selected by a slave company for training.

Endless exploitation, endless torment, all to make her stronger. This continued until she reached the Universe Level and became invincible against opponents at her own level.

She had been sold to the Giant Axe Arena, where she won 999 consecutive matches, became a Giant Axe Warrior, and gained her freedom.

"Hmm? Huiyun, who performed so well in the Strongest Battle, has returned to serve as Inspector?" Yang Hao's consciousness remained in the Virtual Universe. He planned to finish handling the Universe Country's affairs before heading to the Primal Star to explore.

"Huiyun was the first genius I heard about, and she came from my Qian Wu Universe Country. I might as well take her as my disciple!"

Recalling that all of the dozen or so disciples Qian Wu had taken throughout his life had died, leaving not a single one alive, Yang Hao felt the urge to take a disciple.

The Qian Wu Country Lord might seem supremely imposing, but without powerful subordinates, many matters were difficult to handle. Surely he couldn't personally intervene every time. Didn't a dignified country lord have some pride to maintain?

"Huiyun has good potential. With careful guidance from me, she'll have a decent chance of becoming a powerhouse."

"The Qian Wu Country Lord actually sent me an email!" Huiyun saw the email from Yang Hao. Though it contained only a few words, she was overwhelmed with excitement!

The Qian Wu Country Lord—what an immensely powerful being he was.

At only the Domain Lord Ninth Stage, Huiyun could not begin to imagine how powerful the Qian Wu Country Lord truly was. But she knew he was a pillar of the Human Race, an incomparably transcendent existence.

In Yang Hao's private plane within the Virtual Universe, Huiyun appeared out of thin air. She looked nervously at the powerful figure seated on the throne.

He wore a purple robe, and his calm eyes resembled the starry sky. One glance too many, and she could not help losing herself in them. Even without moving, he radiated nobility.

"Country Lord!" Huiyun recovered slightly from her shock and hurriedly prostrated herself in greeting.

"Still calling me Country Lord?" Yang Hao was inwardly speechless, but he had to keep up appearances to maintain his imposing image.

"I humbly beg you to accept me as your disciple, Teacher!" Huiyun said, respectfully prostrating herself.

"Mm..." Yang Hao nodded. "Rise. From today onward, you are my disciple. You'll be the eldest disciple from now on." Yang Hao's soul was no longer that of the former Qian Wu Country Lord, and all of Qian Wu's disciples had perished anyway, so he simply started counting his disciples anew.

Huiyun was stunned. She had never expected to become the country lord's first disciple!

"I've watched your battles. Take these three secret technique manuals and cultivate diligently." With a casual wave of Yang Hao's hand, three books appeared in Huiyun's hands.

"They were all tailored specifically for you. I hope you won't disappoint me. Go."

"Also, while serving as Inspector, make cultivation your priority. Don't waste too much attention on matters unrelated to it."

Yang Hao feared Huiyun would focus too much on the Inspector's troublesome duties. After all, she had been born a slave. If she paid too much attention to matters outside cultivation and disturbed her state of mind, her talent would go to waste.

Huiyun had already left the private plane, but the country lord's voice still echoed in her ears.

Yang Hao had inherited all the Qian Wu Country Lord's memories, a Universe Overlord's will, and comprehension that the system had enhanced to the level of a Universe Overlord.

Guiding a Domain Lord was child's play. A single look at her battle recordings was enough for him to identify Huiyun's problems.

With a little effort, he had successfully created three secret technique manuals tailored to her: one Combat Secret Technique, one secret technique for law comprehension, and one teaching her how to create secret techniques.

"These three secret technique manuals will keep Huiyun cultivating for a long time. If she can fully integrate their teachings, I'm sure her potential will improve enormously."

There's still a very long time before Luo Feng appears in the timeline, Yang Hao thought.

He had previously taken a trip around Earth and discovered that it was not yet called Earth, but the Mountain Sea Realm.

The Earth created by Sitting Mountain Guest was incredibly special. Over its long history, it had been called the Mountain Sea Realm, then Origin Star, and only finally Earth.

From what he knew of the plot, there was still an immensely long time before Luo Feng's birth.

"Hehe, when the time comes, I'll snatch up Kedi first, too. And Lord Youhou."

As a Universe Country Lord, the Qian Wu Country Lord possessed the strength of a High Universe Venerable. Naturally, he knew of the Human Race's publicly known Universe Masters. As a transmigrator, however, Yang Hao also knew that the Human Race had Universe Masters hidden in the shadows, such as the Lord of Darkness.

"Although Kedi's talent is off the charts, under normal circumstances, Universe Overlord would probably be his ceiling. Lord Youhou, on the other hand, is a genuine Universe Master..." Yang Hao stroked his chin, quietly considering how to build up his own power base.

As a disciple of the Lord of Darkness, Lord Youhou had only average combat strength among Universe Masters, but reaching that level was still enough to demonstrate his tremendous talent.

"Right, there's also the Tian Shi Palace Master!"

The Tian Shi Palace Master was one of humanity's three Top Universe Overlords. At present, humanity only had Ancestor Tree Venerable and Star Prison Demon Lord, which meant the Tian Shi Palace Master had yet to become a Top Universe Overlord.

"But the problem is, what were the Tian Shi Palace Master and Lord Youhou originally called?" Yang Hao was once again at a loss. All he could do was resolve to pay closer attention to the geniuses who appeared in the universe in the future.