Zhang Junbao's consciousness clung to the last remaining trace of his soul's essence. He watched as his master, whose will was shattered, roared Madman. His voice, like that of a wild beast in one's hand, carried endless sorrow and resentment.
Even though his soul was nearly destroyed by him, seeing him like this, Zhang Junbao felt no resentment, but rather was moved.
"Teacher, it turns out that the person whose will was broken was obsessed with his teacher."
What kind of teacher could inspire such madness in his student? Even if his own soul were shattered into a million pieces, he would still remember his teacher vividly.
Zhang Junbao was utterly shocked. His philosophical exchange with the master of the shattered will had finally awakened his consciousness. However, the master of the shattered will was so furious upon hearing that he was a disciple of the Chaos City Lord. Could it be that he and the Chaos City Lord were mortal enemies?
Otherwise, why would they hate the Chaos City Lord so much?
The master of the shattered will roared and cried incessantly. At this moment, his emotions seemed to be completely unleashed, and he no longer cared about Zhang Junbao's presence around him.
Or perhaps, having reached his level of strength, he had already completely opened his mind and didn't care what others thought of him. Only those he valued would pay attention to him.
Suddenly, Zhang Junbao felt a pair of bloodshot eyes staring intently at him. The terrifying pressure from that soul almost suffocated Zhang Junbao.
"Why do you bear the aura of your teacher? Even if you are a disciple of Chaos, with such weak strength, you shouldn't have gained your teacher's approval!"
"Besides, the teacher has already been suppressed, so how could he possibly leave a soul-protecting secret technique on you?"
The master of the shattered will seemed to have calmed down slightly, but Zhang Junbao could still see the agitation and impatience in his heart. If Zhang Junbao's answer failed to satisfy him, being shattered would only be a matter of moments.
Despite the immense pressure exerted by the master of the shattered will, Zhang Junbao remained calm. He knew that panic in such a situation would only lead to irreversible consequences, and only an absolutely calm mind could find the only chance of survival in a desperate situation.
He said I carried the lingering aura of my teacher, and given the strength of the master of the shattered will, anyone who could become his teacher must be a top-tier expert.
I haven't encountered many top-tier experts, and the Chaos City Lord is one of them. However, when he heard that I was the Chaos City Lord's disciple, he actually chose to attack directly, and the resentment in his eyes was extremely strong, which probably means that he and the Chaos City Lord don't have a good relationship.
But besides the Chaos City Lord, who else left their aura on me?
Zhang Junbao originally thought that this protective shield for his soul's origin was a measure left behind by the Chaos City Lord, but now it seems that it is not.
Otherwise, with the energy intensity of this protective shield, it would be utterly vulnerable to the master of the shattered will. Although the protective shield surrounding Zhang Junbao's soul essence possessed extremely powerful secret techniques, the power it contained was simply too little. The master of the shattered will could break the shield completely with a mere light strike, as he could Break Law with Force.
After all, the master of the shattered will possessed a soul pressure comparable to that of a terrifying being who was not even a Universe Master Universe Master. It would be impossible for such a formidable genius not to have some means to break through the protective shield around Zhang Junbao.
" The Chaos City Lord said that he once sensed a faint aura left behind by the Original Ancestor deep within my soul. Could this be it?"
"Besides granting me the special permission to access the Virtual Universe Network, the Original Ancestor also left behind a power capable of preserving the essence of my soul. Although this power is utterly insignificant in the face of a peak Universe Venerable, I suppose the Original Ancestor probably didn't anticipate that I would attract an attack from Universe Venerable while I was still at the Domain Lord stage."
It seems that although the Original Ancestor was suppressed by the Universe Origin Will, he could still secretly leak out a trace of power, although this power was probably extremely weak.
"If it's not the Chaos City Lord, then the teacher mentioned by the master of the shattered will, could it be the Original Ancestor?"
"He said I carry the aura left by his teacher, so does that mean he sensed the methods the Original Ancestor left on me?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Junbao couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The Chaos City Lord once told him that the Original Ancestor had taken in many disciples, but many of these disciples had perished over the long years, and three of them were known as Universe Master. However, Zhang Junbao's current strength was too low to access some important secrets of the Human Race, so the Chaos City Lord did not tell him exactly which Universe Master they were.
No race will fully disclose its strength. There must be some hidden strengths among the Human Race that are unknown to other forces.
Could the owner of this shattered will before me be one of the Original Ancestor's disciples? If so, why doesn't even the Chaos City Lord know of him?
Looking at the shattered will in his eyes, filled with madness, Zhang Junbao asked, "The teacher you speak of, is he the Original Ancestor?"
"So you really have seen the teacher? Has the teacher already broken free from the suppression of the Universe Origin?"
Upon hearing Zhang Junbao utter the name of the Original Ancestor, the master of the shattered will was overwhelmed with excitement, but he kept suppressing his impulse, fearing that he might accidentally damage the protective shield surrounding Zhang Junbao. To him, this was the power left behind by his teacher.
"No, I only vaguely saw a white figure in the Virtual Universe Network, and then I obtained some special permissions for the Virtual Universe Network."
Zhang Junbao recounted his encounter with the Original Ancestor to the master of the Broken Will. After listening, the master of the Broken Will kept repeating, "That's the teacher, that's the teacher!"
"The special permission to access the Virtual Universe Network can only be granted to teachers; even Chaos is not qualified!"
That figure you saw in the Virtual Universe Network is definitely your teacher!
"Since you have received the master's inheritance, you should be the master's disciple. Why do you still call yourself a disciple of Chaos?" The master of the shattered will asked with dissatisfaction.
"This is truly unavoidable. In that case, I should call you senior brother."
In fact, the Chaos City Lord also knew about this, but since it concerned the secret of his Original Ancestor, Chaos City Lord didn't want to reveal it. Therefore, he publicly announced that I was his disciple.
"I see. Hmph, it's rare for Chaos to do something right!"
Even after Zhang Junbao explained the reason for the matter, the master of the shattered will still seem to harbor a strong resentment towards the Chaos City Lord.
"Senior brother?" Zhang Junbao asked cautiously.
"Hmm, not bad. I was originally the youngest disciple of our teacher, but now that you have become his disciple, I will be your senior brother. No one is allowed to bully you, not even Chaos!"
Although it is still unknown why the master of the shattered will is so dissatisfied with the Chaos City Lord, the two should have been disciples of the Original Ancestor and were fellow disciples.
However, judging from the appearance of the master of the shattered will, he seemed to have great disdain for the Chaos City Lord.
"May I ask how I should address you, senior brother?"
"My name is ' Luanshen,' a name given to me by my teacher. I once had a title in the universe: ' Demon Venerable Luanshen,' but that was tens of millions of epochs ago."
"' Demon Venerable Luanshen '? Zhang Junbao thought about it carefully. It was something that happened tens of millions of epochs ago. His influence was completely absent from it. It was simply too far in the past."
"This secret realm is called the ' Chaotic God Demon Domain,' could it be related to my senior brother in some way?"
The master of the shattered will is called the ' Demon Venerable Luanshen ', and this secret realm is called the ' Chaotic God Demon Domain '. Zhang Junbao doesn't believe there's no connection between the two.
"Hahaha, I discovered this secret realm myself. When I found it, many lives had already fallen into it, but those were all weak beings, the strongest of which were only at the King-level Immortal."
To reach the realm of the Universe Master, I need to comprehend the Space-Time Law. This secret realm is extremely special; I have traversed countless eras of the universe and have never seen such a unique realm. However, the outside world is unaware of this secret realm and has named it after itself.
"I never expected that my attempt to become the Universe Master would fail, and my soul would be shattered into countless fragments. I still cannot comprehend the mysteries of this secret realm!" said the Demon Venerable Luanshen with regret.
"Failed to become the Universe Master? Soul shattered, why is this happening?"
"In the beginning, the Human Race was just a powerful race, which continued to grow stronger under the guidance of its teacher."
The teacher roamed the universe, slaughtering countless people, unstoppable, and possessing overwhelming power, Human Race to grow stronger and stronger, making it arguably the number one power in the universe.
Whether in the Original Universe or the Universe Ocean, the teacher is undoubtedly the strongest being. Even the Universe Supreme Master would have no choice but to flee if they encountered the teacher. That is how awe-inspiring he is!
The Demon Venerable Luanshen's eyes were filled with pride, as if he were recalling the glorious days when the Original Ancestor was still alive.
With his own power, he forced the Universe Supreme Master to give way, making the Human Race the strongest force in the universe. Even the Ancestral God Sect, which protects the Universe Origin, is unwilling to provoke the Human Race.
This is the power of the Original Ancestor, beyond belief!
Zhang Junbao recalled the man he had seen in the Virtual Universe Network. He had a smile on his face and was full of mystery. Even though it was just a fleeting glimpse, Zhang Junbao could not forget that figure to this day.
His eyes seemed to see through the infinite universe; nothing could be hidden from him.
It's understandable that the Demon Lord of Demon Venerable Luanshen, as his disciple, held the Original Ancestor in such high esteem, given his towering and powerful stature.
"However, the teacher's desire to break through and transcend all of this resulted in punishment from the Universe Origin!"
"How powerful the teacher is! The Universe Origin punished him time and time again, but he could not do anything to the teacher. In the end, the teacher and the Universe Origin had a great battle!" The eyes of the Demon Venerable Luanshen were filled with worship and admiration, and his face was full of pride.
The Universe Origin, or the root of the Original Universe, is the object upon which all life living within the universe depends.
Countless beings in the Original Universe cultivated themselves, essentially imitating the form and operating rules of the Original Universe, comprehending the Ten Great Laws, cultivating the Way of Law, and following the guidance of the mysteries of the Law to create various powerful secret techniques.
Logically speaking, even the Universe Supreme Master should not be able to oppose the Universe Origin, but the Original Ancestor did just that. His power was beyond imagination, and even the Universe Origin felt threatened.
The Universe Supreme Master is engaged in a great battle with the Universe Origin —a battle beyond everyone's imagination.
"But in the end, the teacher was permanently suppressed by the Universe Origin!"
"The teacher is so powerful that even the Universe Origin cannot kill him; it can only suppress him!"
"Seeing my teacher suppressed by the Universe Origin fills me with hatred!"
"I hate myself for being so incompetent, unable to help my teacher!"
"I hate Chaos. After our teacher was suppressed, he actually chose to back down, compromised with the Universe Origin, and hid in Chaos City as its Chaos City Lord. He never even thought about rescuing our teacher!"
"Why? Why can he stay comfortably in the teacher's Miniature Universe?!"
The rage in the eyes of the Demon Venerable Luanshen seemed about to burst forth, his face became ferocious, and he seemed to have fallen into madness!
Zhang Junbao was horrified. So this was why the Demon Venerable Luanshen had chosen to attack him the moment he heard that he was a disciple of Chaos.
It's conceivable that after the Original Ancestor waged war against the Universe Origin and was ultimately suppressed, the Human Race must have engaged in a long and arduous struggle with other races. Yet, even without the Original Ancestor, humanity remained incredibly powerful. Despite being besieged by other races, it was able to maintain its status as a top-tier race and, along with the other five major races, become one of the six strongest powers in the universe.
Unlike Viska Star, where countless Viska Star people were killed after the fall of the Ancestral God, and even the mother planet was sealed off and turned into a secret realm, with almost all the powerful members of the entire race being wiped out.
Although the Original Ancestor is no longer present, the Giant Axe has become the Universe Supreme Master, and the Chaos City Lord can also exert strength comparable to the Universe Supreme Master in Miniature Universe. With the combat power of the two Universe Supreme Master, the Human Race has been able to protect such a vast territory.
It can be said that after the Original Ancestor was suppressed, the Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord must have endured unimaginable pressure. However, they withstood the pressure, which led to the existence of the Human Race, one of the six most powerful races in the universe.
However, in the eyes of the Demon Venerable Luanshen, it seems that this is not the case.
" The Chaos City Lord resides in Chaos City to protect the Human Territory and the people of our teacher!"
Zhang Junbao defended the Chaos City Lord.
"Is his clan more important than his teacher? He didn't even try to rescue his teacher; it was all for his own sake to become the head of the Virtual Universe Company!"
Without a teacher, where would the Virtual Universe Network come from? How could Chaos possibly control the Virtual Universe Company? Everything proves that Chaos doesn't want a teacher to appear at all!
The crazed face of the Demon Venerable Luanshen was almost pressed tightly against Zhang Junbao's, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was in a frenzy.
" The Demon Venerable Luanshen's soul is incomplete, and he seems completely unable to control his emotions. His soul is infused with too many memories of other souls. I only awakened his consciousness, but it seems he still has complete control over so many souls!"
Through the eyes of the Demon Venerable Luanshen, Zhang Junbao seemed to see the mania and madness within him.
This is absolutely not the state that a strong person who has reached such a level should be in. Even if a super strong person who can become a peak Universe Venerable has an extremely high state of mind, controlling their own emotions and reason should be the most basic requirement.
But the Demon Venerable Luanshen before them couldn't even control his own emotions and state of mind; he was like a mad Savage!
"Senior brother, wake up! The Original Ancestor would never want to see you so insane!"
Zhang Junbao could only use the Original Ancestor's position in the hearts of the Demon Venerable Luanshen to awaken his will.
"In this state, the Demon Venerable Luanshen is like a person with a very bad mental state. Any emotion will be amplified. His respect and worship for the Original Ancestor teacher is engraved deep in his memory and becomes the most powerful obsession. However, his dissatisfaction and resentment towards the Chaos City Lord are also amplified countless times."
"At this Understanding the Heart and Seeing One's Nature, only by guiding his mind and strengthening his strongest convictions, directly pointing to his true nature, can he gain control of his own soul."
At this moment, Zhang Junbao's own strength was useless. He could only rely on his powerful mental cultivation to guide the Demon Venerable Luanshen to control his own mind, making his will stronger and not interfered with by the memories of other souls.
The fragmented will of the Demon Venerable Luanshen is fused with the memories of billions of souls. It is only because he was originally a peak Universe Venerable with incredibly strong soul power that he has been able to sustain himself until now. If it were anyone else, their own will would probably have been completely shattered by countless memories long ago, turning them into a collection of chaotic wills.
However, Zhang Junbao also realized that the Demon Venerable Luanshen was still unable to fully control these soul memories, which caused his consciousness to be confused and his emotions to fluctuate greatly.
"Think carefully about why you came here. Master Original Ancestor is still waiting for you to rescue him!"
The most powerful obsession of the Demon Venerable Luanshen is the Original Ancestor, or rather, the Original Ancestor. It is precisely to save the Original Ancestor that he came here to find a way to become stronger.
The reason why those merged souls constantly explore the mysteries of the Space-Time Law is that they are influenced by the Demon Venerable Luanshen. They only remember to become stronger, comprehend the entire spacetime, become the Universe Master, and only then can they possibly save the Original Ancestor.
"Teacher... the teacher is still waiting for me..."
Zhang Junbao's roar finally made the reverence for the Original Ancestor in the heart of the Demon Venerable Luanshen overwhelm his resentment towards the Chaos City Lord. The blood color in his eyes faded slightly, but they were still full of crimson.
Seeing that his reminder had worked, Zhang Junbao pressed his advantage, continuing, "What are you here for? Isn't it to become stronger and then rescue Master Original Ancestor?"
"You're right, I need to become stronger! I can't go on like this anymore, my teacher is still waiting for me!"
A sliver of clarity returned to the eyes of the Demon Venerable Luanshen, who gazed intently at the color-preserving protective shield on Zhang Junbao's body, muttering to it wistfully.
P. S.: There will be another chapter later. I'm really sorry to see so many readers patiently waiting for updates lately. My update schedule is irregular, but I will try my best to write more to ensure a stable daily update.