Six Great Leaders Gather

At the highest point of Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe.

An ancient, grey, colossal round table was encircled by endless currents of air. Around this grey stone table stood six massive stone chairs, each with intricate carvings on its backrest. The grey stone table itself was also adorned with numerous carvings, depicting various scenes.

“Teacher.”

“Have a seat first.” Chaos City Lord walked over, sat down directly, then pointed to the second position on his left. “You sit there.”

“Yes.” Luo Feng sat down, glancing at the stone table before him. His heart was filled with curiosity; he had followed his teacher for so many years and never knew such a place existed in his teacher’s palace. This place… was a floating structure built directly above Chaos City Lord’s palace in mid-air.

Luo Feng’s gaze swept across the carvings on the stone table. The scenes depicted included three powerful figures respectfully saluting another, a lone powerful figure slaughtering all around, and two powerful figures joining forces to attack a group of others… The carvings were very abstract, but Luo Feng could vaguely discern Chaos City Lord among them.

“And my stone chair.” Before sitting, Luo Feng had also noticed the carvings on the backrest of his chair. There were several scenes, such as one facing countless figures, and another wielding a giant oval shield to encompass thousands of figures, all of whom fell dead in agony…

“You must have guessed,” Chaos City Lord said, smiling at Luo Feng. “The highest resolution of the human race has been unanimously passed. You are now the 19th Universe Master of our human race.”

Luo Feng first felt an irrepressible joy.

Then, a secret shock, and he couldn’t help but ask, “The 19th?”

So, before this, the human race already had 18 Universe Masters? This was an extremely high number among the Universe Masters of various races that Luo Feng knew of. For instance, the Insectoid Race and Machine Race had very few Universe Masters, and it was hard to say if they even exceeded ten. The total number of Universe Masters in the Demon Race was probably, at most, comparable to humanity.

“Mm.” Chaos City Lord nodded slightly.

“The data I knew… how could it be…” Luo Feng was slightly puzzled. His previous authority was that of a top-tier Universe Overlord, allowing him to access information on many Universe Masters from other cosmic powers, including those of the human race. According to his findings, the human race should have had 15 Universe Masters.

How could it be 18?

“You found 15?” Chaos City Lord chuckled. “No matter the faction, there are always some secrets. For example, among Universe Masters, our human race also has unpublicized ones. If you are not included, the entire human race has 18 Universe Masters. Our Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Martial Arena each have 5, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance has 3, Universe First Bank has 3, and Cosmic River Bank has 2 Universe Masters.”

Luo Feng listened carefully.

This indeed differed from what he had known before. Previously, he knew the Virtual Universe Company only had 4, clearly one had been hidden all along.

“Of course, with you, our Virtual Universe Company now has 6,” Chaos City Lord said with a smile. “You are also the first of my disciples to reach Universe Master status, hahaha… At least in this regard, I’ve gained an advantage over my junior disciple.”

“Junior disciple?” Luo Feng raised an eyebrow, unable to resist asking, “Teacher has junior disciples?”

“I have two junior disciples,” Chaos City Lord replied. “These two junior disciples I speak of are Universe Masters. If we count those who aren’t Universe Masters, there are quite a few.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Like himself, he also had a multitude of senior and junior disciples.

Wait!

If there are senior and junior disciples, then there must be a master! Chaos City Lord’s teacher had two junior disciples who were both Universe Masters, meaning… that master had nurtured three Universe Masters? Who was this master?

“Let me first introduce you to the Universe Masters of our Virtual Universe Company lineage,” Chaos City Lord said, smiling. “The first is Long Xing Master. Long Xing is a very early elder of our Virtual Universe Company lineage, having entered the Universe Master realm long ago. You’ve met him before.”

Luo Feng nodded.

“The second is my junior disciple, Ice Peak Master. He is very difficult to approach, extremely cold and reclusive, but he has always performed exceptionally well in major affairs.”

Luo Feng also knew of Ice Peak Master. Ice Peak Master was a super-existence in close combat, with extremely strong fighting power, belonging to the peak ranks of Universe Masters. Compared to Chaos City Lord, he was probably only slightly weaker. In the vast universe, he was definitely an extremely powerful being, possibly even stronger than Blaze Emperor.

“The third is my junior disciple, Dark Master. He rarely interferes in the affairs of our human race, rarely appears, and few even know of his existence. Back then, he was also a very low-key and secretive one under our teacher, and he quietly became a Universe Master without anyone noticing,” Chaos City Lord said, chuckling.

Luo Feng was secretly astonished.

Dark Master…

He had never heard of this existence.

“The major cosmic powers are unaware that our human race has this existence. Of course, Dark Master is very famous in the Universe Ocean! He is an extremely terrifying Universe Master… Haha, the major cosmic powers who encounter Dark Master in the Universe Ocean probably don’t even know that Dark Master is actually from our human race,” Chaos City Lord said.

“The fourth is Ghost Marquis Master,” Chaos City Lord continued. “Before you entered the highest echelons, among the five Universe Masters of our Virtual Universe Company, Ghost Marquis Master was the youngest. Furthermore, he is the direct disciple of my junior disciple, Dark Master.”

“Ah.” Luo Feng was surprised.

Ghost Marquis Master was an extremely arrogant and flamboyant Universe Master, exceptionally strong in combat and killing. Of course, he was slightly weaker than Ice Peak Master and Chaos City Lord, but he was still a relatively powerful Universe Master in the universe. In terms of combat power, he was probably close to the disguised strength of the Blood Cloud Palace Master back then.

Such a Universe Master was actually Dark Master’s disciple.

“My junior disciple’s disciple became a Universe Master, and now, my disciple has also become a Universe Master,” Chaos City Lord said with a smile. “From now on, our Virtual Universe lineage will have six Universe Masters.”

“Alright, I’ll summon the other four now.”

“At least, we of the Virtual Universe lineage will gather first,” Chaos City Lord said.

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Like father, like son in battle. The human race itself was divided into several small factions, and their Virtual Universe lineage naturally counted as one. However, from the current perspective, this small faction possessed terrifying combat power. Chaos City Lord and Ice Peak Master were among the top-tier Universe Masters, Long Xing Master was not much weaker, and Dark Master was mysterious and unfathomable, seemingly comparable to Chaos City Lord.

Ghost Marquis Master was a junior, but his combat power was also extremely strong.

Luo Feng, in this lineup… his combat power was probably only comparable to Ghost Marquis Master. Of course, this was without considering the Star Tower.

…

Luo Feng sat there, silently waiting.

A moment later, a figure approached from a distance. It was a tall, slender figure with a curved horn on each ear pointing upwards, like two scythes. There was also an eye on his forehead, and he wore a set of scale-like dark green armor. Because they were in the Virtual Universe, he wasn’t carrying his iconic ‘Ghost Marquis Thorn’.

“Ghost Marquis Master.” Luo Feng recognized him at a glance and immediately stood up.

“Luo Feng.” Ghost Marquis Master was a powerful figure full of killing intent, but upon seeing Luo Feng, he walked directly towards him with a smile, calling out loudly.

“Ghost Marquis,” Luo Feng said, smiling.

“Senior Master.” Ghost Marquis Master bowed slightly to Chaos City Lord as a sign of respect. Although it was merely a perfunctory nod, it was sufficient, as he too was a Universe Master.

“Sit,” Chaos City Lord said.

As soon as Ghost Marquis Master sat down, he laughed heartily, “Senior Master, now our Virtual Universe Company lineage has one more Universe Master than the Giant Axe Martial Arena. Haha, the way those Universe Masters from Giant Axe Martial Arena looked at us during the previous resolution was quite amusing.”

“It is quite amusing…” Another figure approached from a distance. His physique was as massive as a mountain, with a dragon tail extending… It was clearly Long Xing Master.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen that group of Universe Masters from Giant Axe Martial Arena so displeased,” Long Xing Master said, walking over and sitting down. He also smiled and nodded to Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, you were truly formidable on Original Star. You instantly annihilated over 6,000 Universe Venerables. The three alliances, we estimate, each lost at least one peak domain-type supreme treasure.”

Luo Feng shook his head and said, “A miscalculation. I should have continued to fight and entangle with Banff Master for a while longer, allowing more Universe Venerables to enter my attack range.”

Long Xing Master and Ghost Marquis Master were slightly stunned, then burst into laughter.

Amidst their laughter, a chilling aura permeated the air.

It was a silver-haired man with temples streaked with grey, carrying a battle sword on his back and wearing ancient, blood-stained battle armor. Judging solely by his appearance… among the six Universe Masters of the Virtual Universe Company, Ice Peak Master was arguably the most handsome! And he conformed to the overall aesthetic standards of the human race.

Ice Peak Master nodded slightly to Chaos City Lord, then sat down directly. His gaze swept over Long Xing Master, Luo Feng, and Ghost Marquis Master. Long Xing Master, Luo Feng, and Ghost Marquis Master all nodded slightly when their eyes met his.

“So cold,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

After a brief wait, a figure finally approached from a distance. Before the figure could be clearly seen, an eerie, dark aura spread out. From the endless currents of air, the figure became distinct. He was simply cloaked in a black outer robe, beneath which was a strange armor combining silver and black.

He was bald, with skin as white as jade.

His head was covered in extremely bizarre and complex black secret patterns. When his eyes looked at someone… it was as if a venomous snake in the night was flicking its tongue behind their neck.

Even the surrounding spacetime was affected by him; the entire space fell into a strange atmosphere.

“Junior disciple,” Chaos City Lord spoke.

“Senior brother,” Dark Master replied.

Luo Feng was suddenly startled. He realized the huge difference between his teacher, Chaos City Lord, and Dark Master. When Chaos City Lord sat there, that area became endlessly peaceful, open, and serene! While the area where Dark Master was located was filled with endless darkness and eeriness, making one’s heart tremble.

Two completely opposing auras.

And perfectly matched.

“As expected of someone who could teach Ghost Marquis Master,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

Dark Master had already taken his seat, his gaze turning to Luo Feng: “Senior brother, is this your disciple, Luo Feng?”