Lord Peng Gong

Thirty-seven days were but a fleeting moment in a mortal's long life. But for a Universe Master, thirty-seven days were enough to accomplish a great deal.

After Qin Yuan fully absorbed the insights into Genetic Origin Energy he had received as a rebate from Luo Feng, he found that he had gained a wholly new understanding of the basics of using power. This understanding could not directly raise the upper limit of his combat power, but it allowed him to control every bit of his strength more precisely in battle, reducing unnecessary waste.

When experts fought, victory or defeat often hinged on just such minute differences.

Over the following days, Qin Yuan used System Points to redeem two more uses of Law Comprehension Acceleration. He used one for the Time Law and the other for the Space Law. The two accelerations cost a total of 600 points, raising his Law Comprehension another notch.

[Current points: 400]

"I'm running short on points." Qin Yuan frowned.

System Points were his greatest means of rapidly increasing his strength, but now he had only 400 left, not enough to redeem even one use of Law Comprehension Acceleration. He had to complete the mission and obtain more points as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the Primal Star was about to open. As long as he killed three Alien Race Universe Masters on the Primal Star, he would obtain the 5,000 points from the main mission.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Host: Qin Yuan]

[Realm: Universe Master (second order)]

[Gene Level: 1,100 times]

[Divine Power: Universe Master Level (upper-middle)]

[Supreme Treasure: Black Soul Armor (elementary defensive Supreme Treasure)]

[Law Comprehension: Time Law (mastery level), Space Law (mastery level)]

[System Points: 400]

[Disciple: Luo Feng (Planetary Level First Stage)]

Universe Masters were divided into realms: first through third order were Ordinary Universe Masters, fourth through sixth order were High Universe Masters, and seventh order and above were Peak Universe Masters. Qin Yuan's current second-order realm, combined with his 1,100-times Gene Level and mastery-level comprehension of the Time and Space Laws, gave him overall combat power roughly comparable to a fourth-order High Universe Master.

That strength was enough to protect himself on the Primal Star, but killing other Universe Masters would require careful planning.

Just then, Qin Yuan's Virtual Universe communicator suddenly vibrated.

He looked down and saw a message from Chaos City Lord:

"Qin Yuan, come to the main hall on Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe at once to discuss the Primal Star."

Qin Yuan immediately sent out a sliver of consciousness and connected to the Virtual Universe.

The Virtual Universe was one of the Human Race's greatest inventions. Created by the Original Ancestor, it was a virtual world that covered the entire Primal Universe. Any living being with Human Race blood could connect to it through Virtual Universe equipment, no matter where they were, and communicate in real time across galaxies.

Qin Yuan's figure appeared inside a magnificent palace.

Thunder Island was the Human Race's central holy land in the Virtual Universe. Only experts at the Universe Master Level were qualified to have palaces of their own on Thunder Island. As a newly ascended Universe Master, Qin Yuan had also been assigned a side hall.

But his destination now was the main hall at the very center of Thunder Island-Chaos City Lord's residence.

Stepping into the main hall, Qin Yuan found several figures already gathered inside.

At the head of the hall was, naturally, Chaos City Lord. He wore a loose black robe, his face was indistinct, and his aura was as deep as an abyss.

Seated to his left was a middle-aged man in purple-gold battle armor, with a sharp, formidable presence-Lord Peng Gong, a supreme figure ranked among the top three in combat power among the Human Race's Universe Masters. He was a peak fifth-order Universe Master with a Gene Level of over 6,000 times.

To his right was a figure shrouded from head to toe in black mist-Lord of Darkness. He was also a Fifth-Order Universe Master, skilled in assassination and soul attacks, and was a sharp blade for the Human Race in the Universe Ocean.

Besides those three, two other Universe Masters were present. One was a burly man with a broad frame and an honest face-Lord Huang Jian, a Fourth-Order Universe Master. The other was a woman with a graceful figure and a veil over her face-Lord of Ice Peak, also a Fourth-Order Universe Master.

Including Qin Yuan, there were six Universe Masters in all.

This already represented more than half of the Human Race's Universe Master combat power in the Primal Universe. It showed how much importance Chaos City Lord placed on this expedition to the Primal Star.

"Qin Yuan is here. Take a seat." Chaos City Lord pointed to a place at the end of the table.

Qin Yuan sat down as instructed, sweeping his gaze over everyone present.

Lord Peng Gong was studying him with an appraising gaze, the faintest hint of a smile on his lips. Lord of Darkness, however, merely glanced at him indifferently before looking away, as though he had no interest in this newly ascended Universe Master.

Lord Huang Jian and Lord of Ice Peak were friendly, giving him slight nods of greeting.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin," Chaos City Lord said. "I summoned you all to discuss the expedition to the Primal Star, which opens in thirty-six days. As I'm sure you all know, the Primal Star opens once every ten thousand years. It is the greatest place of opportunity in the Primal Universe, and also its most dangerous Killing Field."

"The Primal Star is covered with ruins of Ancient Civilizations and wondrous treasures of heaven and earth. Supreme Treasures even appear there. Every time the Primal Star opens, the great peak races send Universe Masters in to compete for them. This time is no exception."

He paused, his voice growing grave. "But according to the information we've obtained, some... unusual circumstances may arise when the Primal Star opens this time."

"Unusual?" Lord Peng Gong raised an eyebrow. "What kind of unusual circumstances?"

"The intelligence came from our undercover agents within the Demon Race and the Machine Race," Chaos City Lord said. "The two peak races seem to have reached some kind of secret agreement to join forces against our Human Race on the Primal Star this time. We don't know the details, but it is highly likely to involve an operation to surround and kill our Human Race's Universe Masters."

At those words, everyone present frowned.

The Demon Race and the Machine Race were two of the Six Great Peak Races of the Primal Universe, and their strength was on par with the Human Race's. If those two races joined forces, they would indeed pose a considerable threat to the Human Race.

"Join forces?" Lord of Darkness snorted coldly, his voice hoarse and grating. "If they dare come, I dare kill them. However many come, I'll kill them all."

"Darkness, don't underestimate the enemy," Chaos City Lord said gravely. "According to our intelligence, the Demon Race may send out the Lord of Sky Wolf this time-that peak sixth-order Universe Master. The Machine Race may also have hidden experts take action. One-on-one, none of us here is a match for the Lord of Sky Wolf."

A peak sixth-order Universe Master!

Qin Yuan's heart tightened. A Sixth-Order Universe Master had a Gene Level of at least 8,000 times, and with powerful Supreme Treasures and secret techniques, their combat power far surpassed that of the fifth order. In the entire Human Race, only a handful of people, including Chaos City Lord, could contend with the sixth order.

The Lord of Sky Wolf was an ancient being of the Demon Race. His true form was a sky wolf, and he had cultivated for more than ten billion years. His strength was unfathomable. In the original work, the Lord of Sky Wolf was one of the Human Race's great enemies on the Primal Star.

"So, for this expedition to the Primal Star, we'll change our strategy," Chaos City Lord continued. "Instead of fighting separately, we'll work in pairs and support each other. If you encounter an ambush by the Demon Race or the Machine Race, call for help immediately. Don't fight them head-on."

He looked at everyone present and began assigning teams:

"Peng Gong, you'll pair up with Ice Peak. Your speed and attack power can complement each other."

"Yes," Lord Peng Gong and Lord of Ice Peak answered in unison.

"Darkness, you'll pair up with Huang Jian. Your assassination skills combined with Huang Jian's powerful frontal attacks should make for excellent teamwork."

Lord of Darkness nodded, while Lord Huang Jian grinned. "No problem, City Lord."

Finally, Chaos City Lord's gaze fell on Qin Yuan.

"Qin Yuan, you're a newly ascended Universe Master, and your combat power is still weak. I shouldn't have let you take part in this operation," Chaos City Lord said slowly. "But the unusual phenomenon during your breakthrough made me feel that you have a considerable secret. Besides, every Universe Master needs to experience real battles of life and death to truly grow."