Universe Master? Am I the Weakest?

Qin Yuan opened his eyes, and his first impulse was to curse.

The previous second he was still in a rental room staying up late binge-watching the Swallowed Star animation, his eyelids heavy with sleep, and the next second he stood within a starlight constructed of pure energy, a transparent light bridge beneath his feet and countless brilliant, rotating galaxies overhead. The information flooding into his mind told him that he was now a Universe Master.

Right, precisely a Universe Master who walked sideways through Swallowed Star. An existence with boundless divine power, a stable divine kingdom, capable of traversing hundreds of millions of light-years with a single thought, and able to shatter a star with a single slap.

Qin Yuan rejoiced for roughly zero point three seconds.

Because immediately following, more information poured into his mind. His current identity was called Qin Yuan, the nineteenth hidden Universe Master within human territory, having just completed a breakthrough without yet having the time to register and be cataloged. His gene level... was 100 times.

100 times? Qin Yuan wanted to vomit blood. Wasn't this the bottom-most trash among Universe Masters? Those true peak Universe Masters had gene levels of several thousand or tens of thousands of times at every turn; beating a little nobody 100-times one like him was just like beating a son.

[Ding-Host consciousness stable, Universe Master: Invincible Rise System binding...]

[Binding successful!]

[Welcome Host, you have activated this system. The objective is: to make you a true, invincible-across-myriad-worlds Universe Master!]

"System?" Qin Yuan paused, then instantly rejoiced, "Even this kind of thing exists?"

A semi-transparent light screen floated before his eyes, the characters upon it exceptionally clear:

[Host: Qin Yuan]

[Realm: Universe Master (Tier One)]

[Gene Level: 100 times]

[Divine Power: Standard Universe Master level]

[Supreme Treasure: None]

[Law Comprehension: Initial mastery of the time and space origin laws]

[System Points: 0]

[Novice gift package has been issued, open it?]

"Open, open, open, of course open!" Qin Yuan did not hesitate at all.

[Open novice gift package!]

[Congratulations to the Host, obtained 'Gene Level Upgrade Card (1000 times)' ×1!]

[Congratulations to the Host, obtained primary supreme treasure 'Black Soul Armor' (defense type)!]

[Congratulations to the Host, obtained 'Universe Master Basic Secret Technique Comprehension' ×1!]

[First activation extra reward: System points ×1000, usable to redeem mall items.]

A warm and majestic energy instantly surged into Qin Yuan's divine body, and he could clearly feel every single cell of his, every fraction of divine power cheering and leaping with joy. The shackles of the gene level were directly shattered, climbing madly upward. 200 times... 500 times... 800 times... Finally, it steadily stopped at 1000 times.

Following closely was an explosive increase in strength, the clarity of his perception toward the surrounding laws enhancing by more than severalfold.

"This is what a Universe Master is supposed to feel like!" Qin Yuan clenched his fist, the surrounding starlight seeming to tremble slightly because of his power.

Right at this moment, a majestic voice resounded directly within the divine kingdom: "Newly promoted Universe Master, Qin Yuan. Hasten to Chaos City to see me."

Qin Yuan's heart tightened slightly; that was the voice of the Chaos City Lord, one of the pillars of the human race and a top-tier Universe Master. He did not dare to be negligent, his thought stirred, and his figure had already vanished from his own divine kingdom.

Chaos City, the core sacred land of the human race in the initial universe.

When Qin Yuan appeared in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, he discovered that several figures causing him to feel oppressed were already seated here. At the very head sat a man wearing a loose black robe with a blurred, indistinct visage-the Chaos City Lord. To his left and right also sat several powerhouses emitting the same Universe Master undulations, all of them at this moment appraising Qin Yuan with considerable interest.

"Qin Yuan, pays respects to the Chaos City Lord, pays respects to everyone." Qin Yuan bowed slightly, putting his posture very low. He was currently merely a newly promoted Universe Master; in front of these veteran powerhouses, he possessed no capital for arrogance.

"Mhm." The Chaos City Lord nodded, his voice calm, "You are the nineteenth newly born Universe Master of my human race since the long epochs. Originally it is a major event worth celebrating, but your breakthrough process... was somewhat strange. The law undulations fluttered strong and weak, not resembling a normal breakthrough. Tell me, what happened to you?"

Qin Yuan's heart skipped a beat; naturally he could not say that he had time-traveled and even brought a system along. Fortunately he reacted quickly, immediately respectfully replying: "Reporting to the City Lord, when the disciple was breaking through, I indeed felt a strange force blessing me, as if... as if some existence was helping the disciple stabilize the divine kingdom and divine body. The disciple also does not know the specific reason."

The Chaos City Lord was silent for a moment, law divine patterns flickering within his eyes, clearly deducing. A moment later, he shook his head slightly: "Your fate trajectory is shrouded by mist, unable to be seen through even by me. Forget it, since you are already a Universe Master of my human race, then you are a pillar of my human race. But your foundation is unstable, and your combat strength belongs to the lowest tier among Universe Masters, requiring doubled tempering."

"Understood, disciple understands." Qin Yuan lowered his head in acknowledgment, while inwardly chuckling secretly. With the system in hand, an unstable foundation? Very soon you will all know who the true genius is.

The Chaos City Lord continued: "Rightly, the once-every-ten-thousand-years Primal Star is about to open. You will accompany Lord Peng Gong, the Lord of Darkness and others to head there together, firstly to seek opportunities to stabilize your foundation, and secondly to... kill. Let those alien races know that my human race has added yet another Universe Master."

"Yes!" A sharp glint flashed through Qin Yuan's eyes. The Primal Star, that was indeed a good place. System, it was time to let it see blood.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Qin Yuan immediately called out to the system within his mind: "System, open the mall, I want to see what good things there are."

The light screen surfaced once more, the mall interface brimming with variety:

· [Universe Venerable Level Gene Potion]: 500 points

· [Universe Master Ultimate Secret Technique Comprehension Card]: 2000 points

· [Peak Supreme Treasure Fragment (10 can synthesize)]: 1000 points/each

· [Law Comprehension Acceleration (1 epoch)]: 100 points

· [Master-Disciple System: Cashback Contract]: 5000 points

· ...

Qin Yuan spotted the master-disciple system at a single glance. Taking disciples for cashback, this was a divine skill in countless system-genre novels! He remembered the plot; at this time, that future Galaxy Lord Luo Feng should still be on Earth, perhaps only just beginning to come into contact with martial arts.

"System, how do I head to Earth?" Qin Yuan asked.

[Host demand detected, coordinates locked. Traveling to Earth from the current universe country requires passing through teleportation arrays of several star domains, estimated time required... about three years. Whether to open the teleportation passage? Requires consuming 500 points.]

Qin Yuan looked at his 1000 points, gritted his teeth, and said: "Open!"

A dazzling portal unfolded before him. Qin Yuan took a deep breath and stepped into it. He knew that this trip was not only to take that future Hunyuan Lord as a disciple, but even more to find himself a most reliable ally.

Universe Master? This was only just beginning.