A short while later, the Black-Robed Envoy led everyone to an immense training ground.
The grounds stretched for dozens of kilometers in both length and width. Secret patterns that absorbed energy were inscribed on the floor, lending the vast, empty space a solemn air.
The Black-Robed Envoy stood before them, his voice carrying clearly across the grounds. "There are currently fifty-two secret chambers for studying Chaos Steles. Nine are occupied, and the remaining forty-three are available."
His gaze swept over the crowd. "I will now announce the names of the Chaos Steles corresponding to the available chambers. Anyone who chose one of these steles should immediately proceed to the leftmost entrance, where you will be guided to your chamber!"
"'Yanshan Chaos Stele,' 'Heart Trace Chaos Stele,' 'Heavenly Thunder Chaos Stele'... 'Universe Chaos Stele'!" He rapidly read out the list.
As soon as he finished, the Black-Robed Envoy raised a hand and pointed toward the far left end of the training ground. Everyone looked over and saw a massive entrance thirty meters high, like the maw of a giant beast.
"Over there. Go!" the Black-Robed Envoy ordered curtly.
Hu Yanbo and most of the cultivators moved at his command, instantly turning into streaks of light that shot toward the distant entrance.
Passing through the entrance, they entered a grand corridor roughly sixty meters wide and a hundred and twenty meters high. Ancient, imposing Bronze Gates were set into the walls on either side.
The name of a Chaos Stele was inscribed on each door in the Universal Language:
"Mother Ancestor," "Giant Axe," "Long Xing"...
Astonishingly, a kindly-looking, three-eyed elder in white robes stood quietly before every Bronze Gate.
Even more shocking was that these dozens of elders were completely identical in appearance, expression, and aura, without the slightest difference!
Even a Marquis Immortal like Hu Yanbo could discern no flaw.
Hu Yanbo and the other cultivators who had chosen the Nine Universes Chaos Stele quickly approached the Bronze Gate inscribed with "Nine Universes."
The identical white-robed, three-eyed elder before the door wore a gentle smile as he looked them over. "Are you all youngsters entering the Initial Universe for the first time?"
"Yes!" Hu Yanbo and the others replied respectfully. The elder showed no particular reaction to Hu Yanbo's Marquis Level strength. In his eyes, there was little difference between an Immortal God and a World Lord.
Never mind Marquis Immortals-he had seen plenty of King-level Immortals coming here for the first time.
The five great human factions recruited many geniuses, but the independent powerhouses who rose through brutal competition throughout Human Territory could not be underestimated either.
Some independent cultivators were hardly inferior to the most elite geniuses painstakingly nurtured by the five great factions!
"I am the guardian of the Chaos Stele cultivation chambers," the elder said, his calm voice carrying an undercurrent of authority. "You may address me as Lord Kandri."
"Lord Kandri!" Hu Yanbo and the others bowed respectfully once more.
"Very well." Kandri nodded slightly. "The cultivation chamber is currently unoccupied. Enter now and make the most of your time studying the stele!"
His tone turned stern as he stressed the rules. "Remember! Seven days from now, regardless of what you have gained, you must leave immediately when the doors open! Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Hu Yanbo and the others answered in unison. Without further delay, they hurried through the Bronze Gate inscribed with "Nine Universes."
Beyond the door lay an exceptionally spacious cultivation chamber. Dense currents of chaos flowed and churned slowly within it, like tangible mist.
Hu Yanbo stepped inside, his gaze instantly piercing the currents of chaos and locking onto the center of the chamber-a towering stone stele!
The stele stood a hundred meters tall and nearly a hundred meters wide, radiating an ancient, boundless aura. Along its edge, the words "Nine Universes," inscribed in the Universal Language, were clearly visible.
Endless currents of chaos swirled around the main body of the stele, surrounding nine unfathomably profound diagrams carved into its surface!
As Hu Yanbo entered the chamber, his gaze instantly fixed on the stele!
On its hundred-meter-tall surface, nine profound diagrams appeared and vanished amid the currents of chaos, emanating heart-pounding fluctuations of laws.
The first diagram-the Raindrop Diagram: nine crystalline raindrops suspended in the void.
The second diagram-the Drizzle Diagram: thirty-six drops of drizzle interwoven into a net.
The third diagram-the Rainstorm Diagram: a hundred and eight heavy raindrops pouring down.
The fourth diagram-the Star Chart: a planet and four moons moving in orderly orbits, revealing the microscopic principles of spatial configurations.
With Hu Yanbo's Early Marquis strength and comprehension of Space Law, understanding the outward imagery of the first four diagrams was not difficult.
But he was no genius specializing in analyzing law essence. Naturally, his understanding of the "mysteries of space essence" contained in the first three diagrams could not compare to that of the prodigies who built their foundations upon them.
He had only seven days to study the Chaos Stele!
Hu Yanbo's gaze swept swiftly over the first three diagrams!
Analyze space essence? That wasn't what I came here for!
His gaze soon settled on the fifth diagram-the star system chart!
In the image, a blazing star occupied the center, with twelve planets orbiting it, each surrounded by varying numbers of moons!
To every cultivator studying it, this diagram was a tangible illustration of the mysteries of Space Law. Yet the specific secrets it revealed varied enormously depending on the core mystery each cultivator had comprehended!
If the one who came here were a powerhouse who had fully grasped one minor branch of the mysteries under "Space Strangulation," such as "space tearing":
The star they saw might be the central annihilation point of a Space Strangulation force field.
The twelve planets would represent twelve different modes by which the laws of tearing, cutting, and crushing operated within that force field.
The planets' moons would represent details such as the circulation of divine power between these strangulation modes and the superposition of force fields!
The entire diagram would break down the essential structure of Space Strangulation for them, showing how to combine and evolve a single minor branch of strangulation into the complete mystery of Space Strangulation!
But at that moment, for Hu Yanbo standing before the diagram!
That blazing star should represent the origin core of the higher-order mystery of "Space Teleportation"!
The twelve planets orbiting the star represented twelve minor branches derived from that higher-order mystery of "Space Teleportation"!
One of those planets was precisely the branch he had mastered: "Space Resonance"!
Having identified where his own foundation lay, Hu Yanbo immediately gained a clear starting point for his study.
His attention no longer scattered. Taking the planet representing "Space Resonance" as his starting point, he began frantically analyzing, extrapolating, and comprehending its connection to the central star, as well as its interactions with the other eleven planets-the other eleven minor mysteries that made up teleportation.
So that's how it works... "Space Resonance" doesn't exist in isolation. It needs to work with "void folding" to reduce the divine power consumed by long-distance jumps?
Hmm? This one seems to represent "coordinate positioning"? It ensures the destination of teleportation is precisely correct, preventing one from falling into space turbulence...
And this one... "Inanimate Object Teleportation"?
Each planet revealed an entirely new facet of the vast mystery of "Space Teleportation."
Hu Yanbo hungrily absorbed it all.
His previous understanding of "Space Teleportation" had been like possessing only a single piece of a puzzle. Precious though it was, it offered little glimpse of the whole.
Now, an entire grand map composed of twelve core pieces lay fully revealed before his eyes!
Although seven days could never be enough for him to completely comprehend the other eleven modes, this overarching understanding and this exceptionally clear path forward were still immensely valuable!
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