A sacred land of the Ape-man Race.
As soon as Venerable Zhen Yan arrived, he could sense the Black Ape Venerable's excited state, as if the New Year was just around the corner.
"Teacher, you seem to be in a very good mood today."
"Haha, Zhen Yan —you really lived up to my expectations!" The Black Ape Venerable patted his disciple's arm a few times before saying, "You defeated the Shi Huo Venerable this time, causing a major upset. I've earned nearly a thousand True Treasure Points. You don't know, when I redeemed the prize just now, the Demon Shadow Venerable's expression was... haha, it was hilarious—but being unlucky won't help, being unlucky still means losing money."
"Teacher, you actually used your disciple to wager?"
Venerable Zhen Yan said speechlessly.
"Betting on you won't cost you anything, but the True Treasure Points are real. Zhen Yan —you're really something, kid. You've probably become Universe Overlord by now."
"I ask expectantly, "Black Ape Venerable asked.
"Yes, teacher, I have become the Universe Overlord. However, my success today has nothing to do with my own efforts. It is all thanks to the help of the Lord of Myriad Laws, teacher, that I was able to break through by chance."
Venerable Zhen Yan replied.
" Lord of Myriad Laws —I never imagined that in such a short time— the Myriad Laws Venerable would already be the great Lord of Myriad Laws."
The Black Ape Venerable sighed inwardly.
Back then, for the sake of the Beast God Inheritance Token, he had his disciple Zhen Yan a disciple of the Myriad Laws Venerable. Who would have thought that he would find such a powerful backer for his disciple?
After becoming an apprentice, Zhen Yan not only successfully broke through to the Universe Venerable realm, but also became the Universe Overlord — Black Ape Venerable —in an extremely rapid manner. As Elder Gu and long-standing Universe Venerable, he naturally understood how difficult this was and how terrifying the resources required were.
" Zhen Yan, you're quite lucky to have become Universe Overlord, and you even have the Lord of Myriad Laws as your teacher. In the future, I will need to rely on you."
"Teacher, please don't say that. A teacher for a day is a teacher for life. You will always be Zhen Yan's teacher. I have something to give you during my visit."
Venerable Zhen Yan quickly replied.
A hint of curiosity flashed in the Black Ape Venerable's eyes. "What is that?"
"A suit of armor."
Venerable Zhen Yan took out the Ordinary Supreme Treasure armor that he had previously exchanged from the Race Treasury.
The khaki armor shimmered with Flowing Light, exuding a heavy aura.
" Thick Earth Divine Armor "
The Black Ape Venerable recognized the armor at a glance, naturally understanding that it was the one from the Race Treasury. Not long ago, this armor had been exchanged for, and the Black Ape Venerable had been secretly saddened, thinking that some old friend had secretly made a fortune, but he never expected that it would end up in the hands of his own disciple.
"It's good that you recognize this armor, Master." Zhen Yan said with a smile, "I intend to give this armor to you, Master."
The Black Ape Venerable was greatly surprised and quickly shook his head, saying, "No!"
His tone was serious.
" Zhen Yan, although you have become Universe Overlord, don't think that just because you are stronger, you no longer need Supreme Treasure. For Universe Overlord, Supreme Treasure are even more important."
"Master, if I were to bring out this armor, there are naturally better options available."
Venerable Zhen Yan finished speaking, purple light flashed around his body.
He continued, "After I demonstrated my power as Universe Overlord, my master, the Lord of Myriad Laws, bestowed upon me a high-grade Supreme Treasure Armor."
" High-grade Supreme Treasure— " The Black Ape Venerable stared in astonishment at the armor on his disciple's body, which resembled dragon scales.
The Lord of Myriad Laws is truly generous, bestowing even a high-grade Supreme Treasure Armor upon his disciple.
However, he still shook his head. " Zhen Yan, I have received your filial piety, but I cannot accept these Supreme Treasure. If you had obtained these Supreme Treasure yourself while adventuring, I would not have refused them. But these treasures were bestowed upon you by your other teacher, the Lord of Myriad Laws. How can I accept them? If the Lord of Myriad Laws finds out and is displeased, then my sin will be great."
"Teacher, there's no need to worry." Venerable Zhen Yan shook his head. "This Supreme Treasure Armor was given to you by the Master of Lord of Myriad Laws —he said that it wasn't easy for you to cultivate me into Invincible King, and that managing the Ape-man Race alone consumed too much energy; otherwise, you should have had Supreme Treasure as well."
" The Lord of Myriad Laws really said that?" Black Ape Venerable was deeply moved.
"How dare this disciple fabricate stories about my teacher?" Zhen Yan shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Black Ape Venerable took a deep breath and said, " Zhen Yan —in that case, I will no longer refuse."
He gently stroked the Thick Earth Divine Armor with both hands.
My heart is filled with unease.
Supreme Treasure Armor! Even the Black Ape Venerable possesses a Supreme Treasure Armor —if it weren't for the fact that he needs this Supreme Treasure Armor as a trump card, he would really like to wear it and flaunt it everywhere.
He has lived for Endless years, existing in the same era as the Ganwu Country Lord, and this is the first time he has possessed Supreme Treasure.
The Black Ape Venerable recognized the Supreme Treasure as his own, then put it on his person before saying, " Zhen Yan, please thank the Lord of Myriad Laws for me."
"This disciple will certainly deliver it." Zhen Yan looked around and asked, "Where is the Golden Fur King?"
"That kid doesn't know you're back yet. Do you want to see him? I'll call him here."
Seeing that Venerable Zhen Yan nodded, Black Ape Venerable sent an email to the Golden Fur King.
Soon, a huge ape-man covered in golden fur appeared.
"Teacher— Zhen Yan — Venerable Zhen Yan."
The Golden Fur King quickly bowed, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
The Ape-man Race once had only two Invincible King: one was the Golden Fur King, and the other was the True Yan King.
No one expected that after becoming Myriad Laws Venerable, True Yan King Zhenyan's strength would advance by leaps and bounds. He not only became Venerable Yushen, but has now defeated Shi Huo Venerable. Rumor has it that he is already Universe Overlord.
This is even more powerful than the strongest of the Ape-man Race, his teacher.
" Golden Fur, I remember you used to bicker with me all the time, why are you acting so distant now? There's no need for that, let's just get along like before, you can call me Zhen Yan."
Venerable Zhen Yan said with a smile.
"Senior brother."
"Golden Fur King spoke again."
When they were both enfeoffed as King Rank, they did not address each other as fellow disciples, since neither of them was willing to submit to the other. Now, the position of senior disciple has been settled.
"Hmm----" Venerable Zhen Yan smiled slightly and then said, "You were killed by Shi Huo Venerable because of me. I will bear the cost of your resurrection for you. I have transferred five True Treasure Points to you, one is for the cost of your resurrection, and the other is to compensate for the True Treasure you lost."
A flicker of excitement flashed in the Golden Fur King's eyes.
His resurrection not only left him with a debt of 1.8 True Treasure Points to his clan, but also caused him to lose his original True Treasure weapon, greatly reducing his strength.
The transfer of those five True Treasure Points from Venerable Zhen Yan undoubtedly solved his problem.
"Thank you, senior brother."
At this moment, calling him "senior brother" didn't sound so awkward anymore.
"No need for that. This is just to compensate for your original loss. There are other compensations as well—" Then Venerable Zhen Yan took out an Ordinary Heavy Treasure of armor and said, "This armor is quite good. It's the armor I used before, and I'll give it to you as well."
"This—" The Golden Fur King stared in astonishment at the armor, which resembled a mountain.
He was Invincible King who had once possessed True Treasure, so he naturally knew just how precious it was.
"You should accept this treasure that Zhen Yan gave you."
The Black Ape Venerable spoke up from the side.
"Thank you, senior brother."
The Golden Fur King nodded and put the armor away. In this way, his resurrection not only resulted in no loss, but also gave him an extra piece of Heavy Treasure Armor, and he could also replace his weapon with a better one, thus greatly increasing his strength.
After putting away the armor, Black Ape Venerable dismissed the Golden Fur King, saying with a smile, " Zhen Yan, you've got quite a few suits of armor. Giving me one is one thing, but giving the Golden Fur King one too."
"This disciple does indeed possess a considerable amount of armor. The Master, the Lord of Myriad Laws, bestowed upon me three pieces—however, this particular piece was not a gift from my master; I acquired it myself. The lowest level of armor bestowed by my master is at least Top-Tier Heavy Treasure."
"To be a disciple of the Lord of Myriad Laws, how fortunate I am!" Black Ape Venerable exclaimed again, filled with envy.
He was given three pieces of armor alone—not to mention everything else. Where in the world can you find such a good teacher?
"Perhaps it's my luck. I'm the only disciple of the Master who has reached the Universe Venerable, so I receive many special treatments. When Junior Sister Ling Yu becomes Universe Venerable in the future, her treatment will definitely be even better."
Venerable Zhen Yan knew that the reason he was able to be trained by his teacher in this way was because he was Universe Venerable —and among his teacher's many disciples, Ling Yu had the best talent and might be the next disciple to become Universe Venerable after him.
Ling Yu had been with his teacher since he was a child, and it was under his teacher's guidance that he won first place in the Genius Battle. The bond between them was naturally something that Ling Yu could never match.
Far beyond the Human Territory, in a void.
An oval-shaped black sphere appeared silently in front of a hunchbacked old man with antennae and green skin.
" Stone, what's so interesting about a bunch of ants fighting each other?"
The oval-shaped black eyeballs emitted a dull, mechanical sound.
"Even ants have their own fun, look—" The hunchbacked old man with green skin didn't explain, but continued to watch everything on the planet beneath his feet.
A young man with scars on his face was massacring the largest palace on the planet. With his Domain Lord Level strength, he had virtually no rivals on this planet.
"Kill! Kill!!"
"Die! You will all die!"
One by one, the guards were Strangulation.
Then came the men and women dressed in splendid attire.
They were originally the leaders of the planet, the nobles of this planet, but now they are like lambs to the slaughter.
"You killed my parents and sold me into slavery. You never thought I would come back again, did you?"
The scarred young man's voice was sharp and menacing.
"Impossible----"
Amidst the magnificent crowd, a young man exclaimed in terror, "Weren't you only at the Star Level? How can you be so powerful, especially in just a few days?"
"I don't know why I'm so powerful—and you don't need to know. All you need to know is that you're about to die."
With a flick of his wrist, the scarred young man pulled the elegantly dressed boy right in front of him. With a bang, the boy's body exploded, turning into a shower of blood and flesh.
Amidst the countless drops of blood, the scarred young man gradually calmed down.
How did he become the Domain Lord?
During the process of being sold, he suddenly realized that the Slave Chip had disappeared. He killed the buyer and began his escape. About 90,000 years passed. Although his talent was average, he still managed to reach the Domain Lord Level. However, just when he broke through to the Domain Lord Level, time seemed to reverse. He was reborn 90,000 years ago and even carried the strength of a Domain Lord Level.
He easily broke free from the control of the Slave Chip, killed the slave traders, and then came here seeking revenge.
All of this felt like a dream, yet the 90,000 years of cultivation life were so vivid.
The scarred man continued his attack, mercilessly killing the entire ruling class of the planet. When he had killed everyone in a palace, leaving only a crying baby, he hesitated—he did not choose to kill the baby, but turned and walked outside.
At that very moment, a gigantic hand appeared in the sky and crushed him and the baby into dust.
"Foolish—you've lived in my illusion for ninety thousand years and still don't know how to eliminate the threat completely. That baby is the son of the Planet Lord; his talent far surpasses that of a piece of trash like you."
The voice rang in the scarred young man's ears a second before he died, but he had no chance to regret it, turning to Ashes along with the infant he had spared out of kindness.
"Interesting, interesting—but Stone, that guy cultivated in your illusion for 90,000 years and became Domain Lord. Isn't it a pity to just kill him like this?" The oval black sphere finally realized that this was a good show orchestrated by the person next to it.
"I do things without rules, entirely based on my whims—mechanically—you didn't come to see me just to keep me company while I watch a play, did you?"
The hunchbacked old man turned his head.
"Haha, of course not—I'm asking you to kill someone for me."
"Who?"
" The Human Race, the Lord of Myriad Laws —a newly ascended Universe Master."
"In the Primal Universe, even I would be punished by the Will of the Original Universe for killing the Universe Master."
"You are the strongest lone traveler; those punishments mean nothing to you. Three Peak Supreme Treasure, plus my favor."
Where is he?
"He should be at the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters on the mainland. I'm not in a hurry; I can wait until he goes somewhere else before making my move."
"It doesn't matter. As long as it's not in the Initial Universe or the Giant Axe's Small Universe, it makes no difference to me where I am."