Zhang Junbao, the Chaos City Lord, Giant Axe, Luo Feng, and the others returned to the Original Universe. Outside the Initial Universe passage, the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters was still filled with shattered continental debris and planetary fragments.
Upon returning, the Chaos City Lord glanced at the devastated state of the city and felt a pang of sorrow. "If my teacher saw the Human Race he entrusted to me to protect, now reduced to this broken state, I wonder if he would blame me?"
" Senior Brother Chaos, you have made great contributions to the Human Race's current scale. Our teacher should be praising you, not blaming you," Zhang Junbao said.
"Yes, Chaos, although the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters was destroyed, the top Human Race experts are still here. As long as we are here, Human Race will not decline. This time, we successfully repelled the allied forces."
Moreover, the Human Race is in our hands, and we have already annexed the territory of the Machine Race. Soon, the territories of the Demon Race and the Zerg will also fall into our hands. The Original Ancestor is a wise and understanding person; he wouldn't be unaware of your predicament."
The Chaos City Lord nodded. For countless years, he had hoped that the Original Ancestor could be unsealed. Although the Original Ancestor's original body was still unable to break free, his consciousness had returned, which was an extremely rare result for the Chaos City Lord.
The four of them passed through the Initial Universe passage and arrived on a piece of land.
In the distance, shrouded in mist, a figure gradually materialized; a white-robed man smiled and walked towards them.
"Teacher!!!" The Chaos City Lord's body trembled, and his steps toward the white-robed man became somewhat unsteady. Two streams of hot tears slid down his cheeks.
The white-robed Original Ancestor slowly approached, smiling as he scrutinized the four people before him. He then addressed the Chaos City Lord, saying, "Foolish child, seeing you again in reality is indeed different from seeing you in the Virtual Universe."
The Chaos City Lord couldn't help but shed tears. In this world, the person he was closest to was the Original Ancestor Original Ancestor, who had guided him all the way.
"Teacher!"
"Alright, although my will has been suppressed, I have learned some things about Human Race through the Virtual Universe Network. I'm sorry to have troubled you these past years, you've done a great job!"
"I never expected that the Origin Will would release its suppression of my will so quickly. I really have to Junbao for this."
"Teacher!" Zhang Junbao stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Hahaha, I'm so glad you're willing to acknowledge me as your teacher. I never imagined that my tentative guidance would actually lead to you carving out your own niche."
"Without my teacher's guidance, I would have found it difficult to get to this point."
The Original Ancestor was the first leader to rise to prominence in the entire Human Race. Without the Original Ancestor, the Human Race would not have been qualified to become a top race. Even if the Chaos City Lord and the Giant Axe Founder had some opportunities, it would have been difficult for them to reach this point today.
Zhang Junbao received a lot of care from Original Ancestor along the way.
In order to resist the spying of the Sitting Mountain Guest, the Universe Origin Will released the will of the Original Ancestor. On that occasion, in order to guide Zhang Junbao, the Original Ancestor also decisively took the Universe Origin Will with him and self-destructed, demonstrating to Zhang Junbao the process of the original Universe Origin's birth and Destruction.
He even Sitting Mountain Guest to help guide Zhang Junbao. As a teacher, although he only personally guided Zhang Junbao once, he arranged everything for him.
" Giant Axe, Chaos, I know all about how you've led Human Race in its struggle against various forces in the universe all these years. You've done a great job."
"Thank you for the compliment, Original Ancestor." The Giant Axe Founder also had tears in his eyes. In terms of feelings for the Original Ancestor, he was the same as the Chaos City Lord.
At this moment, the Giant Axe felt that after so many years of perseverance, it had finally waited for the day when the Original Ancestor Original Ancestor and affirmed its value. Everything had been worthwhile.
"Hahaha, I'm so happy that you and Chaos have both become the strongest. Today should be a day of celebration, not one of weeping and wailing."
"Yes, teacher."
"Yes, the Original Ancestor."
The Giant Axe Founder and the Chaos City Lord exchanged a smile, a smile that came from the depths of their hearts. With the return of the Original Ancestor, Human Race now had a pillar of strength. Although they had long been pillars of Human Race, the feeling was different with the Original Ancestor.
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
At this moment, Luo Feng also stepped forward to pay his respects to the Original Ancestor. He had always heard the legend of the Original Ancestor, but only today did he finally meet Original Ancestor.
"You are Luo Feng, a disciple of Chaos, and also a disciple of the Sitting Mountain Guest. It's quite impressive that you were able to acknowledge the Star Tower left behind by the Sitting Mountain Guest as your master."
Seeing that Human Race had not declined after his suppression, but was still able to stand at the pinnacle of the universe, the Original Ancestor was very pleased.
" Junbao, without you, the Origin Will wouldn't have released my will so quickly. I already know about the World Beast. What are your plans?" This was what the Original Ancestor cared about most. The fact that the Origin Will could submit and release its will willingly meant that the World Beast posed a far greater threat to the Origin Will than it did.
"I've already explored the Dim Land once. The Dead Soul Ruins is just one of the entrances. Deep within the Dim Land are intricate void caves, which should be the lair of the World Beast," Zhang Junbao explained.
Speaking of the World Beast, the Giant Axe Founder, the Chaos City Lord, and Luo Feng all focused their attention. Currently, Zhang Junbao is the one who knows the most about World Beast in the entire Universe Ocean. Before others had even heard of the terrifying reputation of World Beast, Zhang Junbao had already personally killed one. This is the advantage of the Human Race.
"As the Three Ancestral Gods said, World Beast are divided into Gestation Stage and Growth Stage. World Beast in the Gestation Stage still have the potential to fight back, but as for those in the Growth Stage Growth Stage, any powerful individual in the current Universe Ocean is as powerless as an infant in front of World Beast."
"I slew a World Beast and absorbed its power. The Power of Destruction used by the World Beast was a law power at the same level as the Universe Origin."
As beings born from the Universe Origin, the life forms of the Universe Ocean are inherently inferior to the World Beast in terms of power. This gap is even greater than the difference in power between basic laws and secret techniques and Fusion Law and secret techniques.
After all, the Life Origin force of the Original Universe can be considered a power formed by the fusion of the Ten Great Laws. However, the Power of Destruction inherently restrains the Life Origin, which is why the Universe Origin Will is so wary of it.
"So that's how it is. There is actually a source of power in this world that is completely opposite to the original Universe Origin. It's truly amazing. If I had known that such an interesting source existed, I wouldn't have chosen to possess the Original Universe Will in the first place." The Original Ancestor smiled slightly, his face showing great curiosity and wonder.
He was like a child full of creativity and curiosity, with boundless enthusiasm for everything in the Universe Ocean.
Seeing the Original Ancestor's reaction, the Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord were also quite helpless. Many forces in the Universe Ocean turned pale at the mention of it. Even the World Beast, which the Origin Will feared greatly, was actually an 'interesting' thing in the Original Ancestor's eyes.
If the other powerful figures in the Universe Ocean heard this, wouldn't they be incredibly frustrated?
"Alas, Giant Axe and Chaos, all these years have passed, and although you two have become the Universe Supreme Master, you still cannot change the limitations of your understanding of the universe," the Original Ancestor sighed.
"When you hear about World Beast, your first reaction is fear and apprehension, right?"
"Shouldn't it be? Such a powerful World Beast would terrify anyone, except, of course, you, teacher." The Chaos City Lord was somewhat excited. After so many years, he could still hear his teacher's teachings, which was truly nostalgic.
"That's not necessarily true. Look at these two children. One is Universe Master, and Luo Feng is only Universe Venerable. But I think what they're thinking about right now isn't how terrifying the World Beast World Beast are, but rather how wondrous and worthy of study they are."
"Within the Universe Ocean, the existence of everything is a manifestation of the Origin Law. This is true of the Original Universe, and it is also true of the Universe Ocean. When it was suppressed, I sensed that above the Original Universe Origin Will, there should be another, higher-level will. It is this will that has established the rules of the Universe Ocean, which I call the Supreme Rule."
The Chaos City Lord suddenly remembered what the Ancestral God had said earlier: wasn't the Original Ancestor suppressed by the Universe Origin because he had angered the Supreme Rule? The Universe Origin Will was unable to release him because of the restrictions imposed by the Supreme Rule.
" The Ancestral God did indeed say that there are Supreme Rule, but so what?" the Giant Axe Founder asked.
"Oh, you child, you're so fixated on the axe all day long, why can't you be more flexible?" Original Ancestor sighed and shook his head helplessly.
The Giant Axe Founder scratched his head sheepishly after being told that by the Original Ancestor. In the Original Ancestor's presence, he was still the same boy he used to be.
" Junbao, tell me your thoughts," Original Ancestor said.
" The World Beast represents Destruction, and the Original Universe represents life. So, for me, the entire Universe Ocean is a giant Taiji Diagram. As the saying goes, 'Isolated Yin cannot grow, isolated Yang cannot be born.' The opposing forces of Yin and Yang are the very foundation of the existence of everything."
Just as there is light and darkness, there is life and death. Theoretically, once a being in the Original Universe becomes Immortal God, they will possess the ability to live Undying.
"As long as there is no external force to kill him, he will not die," Zhang Junbao said.
"Is there anything wrong with that? Aren't all life forms in the Original Universe like this?" Luo Feng asked.
The Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord remained silent, but pondered the question carefully; clearly, they shared it.
Original Ancestor looked at Zhang Junbao and nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.
"From the perspective of the Original Universe, there's nothing wrong with it. But from the perspective of the Universe Ocean, the fact that the Original Universe gave birth to Undying life is itself a highly abnormal existence."
"Deformity?"
"That's right. If all life Undying, then even the vast Universe Ocean would one day be filled with it."
" The True Meaning of Taiji that I have come to understand is itself a method that simulates the operation of the universe. Chaos gives rise to Taiji, and Taiji Chi gives rise to Yin and Yang. This is not a profound Zen saying, but rather an explanation of a conjecture and understanding of the origin of the entire universe and the entire world."
Everything has two sides, yin and yang, so why doesn't the universe? Only the cycle of life and death can constitute a complete, cyclical world. Without death, there is only life; as I just said, isolated yang cannot produce life. Even without the existence of the World Beast, the Universe Ocean would still face Destruction in another form.
"So the Supreme Rule that Original Ancestor just mentioned should be the one that governs the operation of the laws of the Universe Ocean. The original Universe Origin represents life, and the World Beast represent Destruction and death. This is the yin and yang duality of the Universe Ocean."
As for whether it was simply a rule, or the will of some unimaginably powerful being, that remains unknown.
After listening to Zhang Junbao's introduction, the Chaos City Lord, Giant Axe, and Luo Feng all fell into deep thought.
Having reached their level of strength, all their insights into the laws of nature are actually about comprehending the fundamental structure of this world. This is a higher level of rule power, which is what they have always been pursuing.
The laws that the Chaos City Lord and others had comprehended were only based on the original Universe Origin. But Zhang Junbao told them that above the Universe Origin, there were even higher levels of power rules, and even the Universe Origin Law were just branches of them.
Just as it takes a much stronger ability to comprehend the Eight Great Fundamental Laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and light, it is necessary to move on to the two major laws of time and space.
"A very unique understanding, is that why you are not afraid of the World Beast?" the Original Ancestor said.
"That's one point, after all, even if you understand the structure of the Universe Ocean, it's useless if you can't master the power at the corresponding level. You can't exactly reason with the World Beast."
"The existence of the World Beast has allowed me to further my understanding of the Chaos Law."
"You said ' the Chaos Law '?" The Original Ancestor stared at Zhang Junbao, his eyes flashing with an unprecedented light.
"That's right. In my understanding, everything is formed from the Chaos Law and will eventually return to Chaos. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, time, and space are the Ten Basic Laws. Metal and space merge to form the Path of Gold-Space and Space, and wood and space merge to form the Path of Wood and Space, which can form the Eight Beast God Paths. If that's the case, then why can't metal and time, and wood and time, merge?"
Since the power of the Path of the Beast God, formed by the fusion of two laws, far surpasses that of the basic laws, what kind of law would it be if Ten Great Laws were completely fused into one?
"I believe that is the Chaos Law."
"You... you've figured it out?" the Original Ancestor asked, his eyes gleaming.
What attracted him most about everything Zhang Junbao said was the comprehension of the ' Chaos Law '. He had been suppressed for countless years and was now absolutely confident in breaking through the cycle of reincarnation. However, he also knew that even if he broke through the cycle of reincarnation, he would not be able to solve the problem of the World Beast.
Therefore, the power level of the World Beast is even higher than his, which represents a deeper level of cultivation.
For a powerful individual passionate about exploring the Universe Laws, nothing is more exciting than discovering new paths.
"I feel like I've crossed the threshold."
The Original Ancestor listened intently; he had never imagined that his last disciple would bring him such a pleasant surprise.
"I have mastered the power of the original Life Origin of the Original Universe and the Destruction Origin of the World Beast. It's just a pity that the power of these two sources is still too weak. I can only comprehend one secret technique of the Chaos Law."
"If what you say is true, that the Original Universe Life Origin in the universe is Yang, and the Power of Destruction of the World Beast is Yin, then will the Law of Destruction also differentiate into multiple secondary Power of Law?"
"The fusion of Power of Law creates the Chaos Law. Hearing you say that, I can't help but want to capture a World Beast to study it." The Original Ancestor made no attempt to hide his excitement.
As for the Chaos City Lord, the Giant Axe Founder, and Luo Feng, they looked at the two mad masters and disciples with some bewilderment.
"Now I know why the Original Ancestor took Junbao in. They're both equally insane, even trying to capture World Beast for research. The Original Ancestor hasn't changed at all over the years," the Chaos City Lord sighed.
"Perhaps that's what makes them different from us. In their presence, I really wouldn't dare call myself a genius." The Giant Axe Founder deeply agreed with the Chaos City Lord's words.
"Capturing a World Beast to study isn't out of the question," Zhang Junbao said slowly.
"Oh? What do you want to do?"
"We do need to find a way to enslave a World Beast, but not now. Enslave World Beast is extremely difficult; they are born with incredibly strong willpower, and at the Life Gene Level, they completely overwhelm the life forms of the Original Universe. If we rashly use the enslavement technique, in the end, we might be the ones who are enslaved."
"That is a problem." Original Ancestor nodded.
"I once slew a World Beast. In order to balance its Power of Destruction, I completely devoured the entire Universe Origin of the Earthquake Demon Ancestor and also absorbed 30% of the origin power of the Black Universe Founder before it was just enough."
To Enslave World Beast, I need more power from the Minor Universe Origin.
"The principle of mutual generation and restraint is indeed a brilliant idea. Your use of the primal power of the Universe Supreme Master Miniature Universe in the universe to balance the Power of Destruction of the World Beast is truly ingenious. By this calculation, one World Beast would probably require the Minor Universe Origin from a ninth-tier Universe Supreme Master being."
After saying that, the Original Ancestor glanced at the Chaos City Lord and then looked at the Giant Axe Founder.
" The Giant Axe's strength has indeed reached the ninth rank," the Original Ancestor murmured.
This immediately terrified the Giant Axe.
" The Giant Axe Founder is one of our own, so it's not easy to make a move against him!" Zhang Junbao said, also glancing at the Giant Axe.
"You..."
Giant Axe sensed a hint of danger. Could these two mad masters be plotting against him?
" The Giant Axe is only for one person, but there are a billion World Beast. It's not enough, far from enough."
"Most importantly, World Beast can devour each other. The World Beast I killed was probably at the peak of the First Order, not yet at the Second Order. By devouring other World Beast, World Beast can raise their strength to the Second Order, Third Order, or even the final seventh tier, which is the level of World Beast King."
"This is the information I obtained from the soul of that World Beast. I wonder if any other World Beast have broken through to the Second Order during this period. If it is Second Order World Beast, I'm afraid I can't deal with it with my current strength," Zhang Junbao analyzed.
"What do you need?" Original Ancestor asked.
"The power of Minor Universe Origin —I stole a portion of the power from the World Beast, and can enhance my strength by absorbing the Universe Origin."
"You've even comprehended the secret techniques of the World Beast. Not bad."
"There is actually a lot of Minor Universe Origin. This time, the major forces of the Original Universe joined forces with the forces of the Universe Ocean to besiege the Human Race, and I have completely lost hope in them. Since that's the case, I might as well lend them my primordial power."
"You mean, borrow some from our 'neighbors'?" Original Ancestor smiled in agreement.
"That's right, we Human Race have many 'good neighbors,' don't we? The Demon Race, the Zerg, the Crystal Race, the Prison Race, and even in the Universe Ocean, there are many neighbors who have 'helped' us in the past. I think they would be happy to lend us some of their source power."
"You should know very well where the strongest beings in the Original Universe are, right, Original Ancestor Master?"
"That's right. Through the Virtual Universe, I can clearly sense their location. The strongest can force my Virtual Universe away, but that will also reveal their location."
"So they naively think that escaping to some remote corner of the universe will solve everything? They invaded Human Race, fought them, and then thought they could just run away? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"I haven't ventured into the universe for so many years, they've probably forgotten I exist." The Original Ancestor nodded, revealing a kind smile.
The Giant Axe Founder, the Chaos City Lord, and Luo Feng, who were standing to the side, were all horrified. They had imagined many scenarios of meeting the Original Ancestor, but they never expected this scene.
Zhang Junbao and Original Ancestor surprisingly shared the same idea.
What's even more terrifying is that these two can be considered the most powerful geniuses in the history of Human Race. Now that they've joined forces, what in the Original Universe, or even the Universe Ocean, can't they solve?
The Chaos City Lord suddenly felt like mourning for the leader of the allied forces that had invaded the Human Race. Of all people to provoke, why did they have to provoke the Human Race?
A bloody storm that will sweep across the entire universe is about to begin.