The Origin

Being watched by the Dark Lord was like an eerie song constantly echoing in one's mind, making it impossible not to be affected. If 'Illusory Flow' was about subtly infiltrating and drawing others into illusions, then the Dark Lord made no attempt to conceal his influence; everyone knew of his invisible sway... yet escaping it was incredibly difficult. "Luo Feng, greet your Martial Uncle," Chaos City Lord said. As his voice rang out, the surrounding aura immediately softened, dispelling the previous eerie, ghostly presence. "Greetings, Martial Uncle," Luo Feng replied. "I hear you've cultivated for a little over a hundred thousand years," the Dark Lord scrutinized Luo Feng. "To reach this level in such a short time, you truly are Senior Martial Brother's most outstanding disciple in countless eons." Luo Feng said, "Actually, this disciple's cultivation time is far more than just a little over a hundred thousand years. I once cultivated for a long time in a place where time flowed extremely fast." Everyone present, including Chaos City Lord, nodded slightly. Only then did they understand. However, maintaining time-accelerating chambers or similar facilities consumed an astonishing amount of energy. The greater the time flow ratio, the more expensive and difficult they were to maintain! Moreover, the evolution of the universe itself spanned an incredibly long time, and battle was the best method for tempering oneself, so few powers arranged for their geniuses to seclude themselves for cultivation in such places. "Good." Chaos City Lord's gaze swept across them. "Currently, six Universe Lords of my Virtual Universe lineage are gathered." Immediately, Long Xing Lord, Ice Peak Lord, Dark Lord, Ghost Marquis Lord, and Luo Feng all looked over, listening to Chaos City Lord speak. In terms of strength and status... Chaos City Lord was naturally the leader of the Virtual Universe lineage. "The emergence of another Universe Lord is a blessing for my Virtual Universe lineage, and also a blessing for humanity," Chaos City Lord chuckled. "And this disciple of mine, in terms of survival ability, is likely among the top even among us six." "Oh?" the Dark Lord looked over. Ice Peak Lord also silently looked at Luo Feng. "Really?" Ghost Marquis Lord and Long Xing Lord both spoke up. "Luo Feng... first, possesses the ability of a talent-based clone. Second, one of his clones has a life form similar to that of Jiuyou Lord," Chaos City Lord stated directly. "Jiuyou Lord?" The Dark Lord, Long Xing Lord, Ice Peak Lord, and Ghost Marquis Lord all looked at Luo Feng in surprise. Luo Feng said, "Just fortunate!" Luo Feng had no dissatisfaction with his teacher directly revealing this point; he clearly understood... status was earned through strength! From the current perspective, the Virtual Universe lineage was extremely powerful. His apparent strength should be at the lower end, close to that of Ghost Marquis Lord. Revealing a few more tricks would naturally elevate his status! Moreover... it made no difference whether his Endless Abyssal Sea clone was exposed or not, just like Jiuyou Lord openly let the entire universe know, and no one could do anything to him. "Luo Feng, how vast is your Divine Body ocean?" the Dark Lord asked curiously. The other Universe Lords were equally intrigued. After all, Jiuyou Lord's 'Ocean Divine Body' was comparable to an Ultimate Supreme Treasure, and countless powerhouses secretly envied it but could not obtain it. "My cultivation time is still short, and my Divine Body ocean is still in its early stages of expansion," Luo Feng said. "It's only a few tens of billions of kilometers in diameter." "Tens of billions...?" Ghost Marquis Lord gasped. The Dark Lord, Long Xing Lord, and Ice Peak Lord were all shaken. Heavens. Divine Bodies like Li Volcano and World Tree were already considered super-large, barely exceeding a hundred million kilometers. One must know that such Divine Bodies were enough to make powerhouses despair. As for a Divine Body ocean spanning tens of billions of kilometers, it could only leave them dumbfounded. The speed at which powerhouses desperately attacked and depleted the ocean was likely far slower than the ocean's own recovery speed. "Incredible!" "Impressive!" "Such a massive Divine Body!" the Dark Lord, Ice Peak Lord, and others exclaimed in praise. Their perception of Luo Feng also changed. Before, they merely thought humanity had gained another Universe Lord. Although Luo Feng's combat power was still much lower than theirs, the addition of the Endless Abyssal Sea immediately elevated his status significantly. One must know, why was Jiuyou Lord so terrifying? It was precisely because Jiuyou Lord dared to use his strongest innate secret technique to fight with his life every time! Even if Jiuyou Lord self-destructed, a new Jiuyou Lord would appear in an instant. However, even if an opponent had a talent-based clone, the cost of recovering a powerful Divine Body was extremely high. This made Jiuyou Lord an extremely troublesome existence in the universe. "Luo Feng," a rare smile appeared on the Dark Lord's face. "Use your Abyssal Sea clone, unleash that strongest secret technique of a Universe Lord, and then self-destruct! This move alone is enough to let you roam the universe unhindered." Luo Feng nodded with a smile. Indeed. Unleashing 'I Am the Universe' required immense divine power. At the Immortal level, only perfect genetic life forms could use it. After stepping into the Universe Venerable level, the divine power of the 'Abyssal Sea clone' was ten times higher than the minimum requirement for 'I Am the Universe'! Its volume was also over nine thousand kilometers tall, fully capable of unleashing 'I Am the Universe'! Directly performing the ultimate attack method of 'Micro-Universe Destruction'. The reason why his Earthling true body and Golden Horn Behemoth clone dared not use 'Micro-Universe Destruction' was that the destructive explosion's power did not distinguish between friend and foe, and they themselves could be annihilated. But the Abyssal Sea clone had no such concerns. However, in Luo Feng's opinion, he was currently only a Universe Venerable, and the power of 'Abyssal Sea clone' unleashing this universe-destroying move was not yet strong enough. Only when he stepped into the Universe Lord realm... would this move truly strike fear into other powerhouses. This trump card of the 'Abyssal Sea clone' alone was enough to grant Luo Feng a special status. Chaos City Lord smiled faintly. "The highest-level meeting of the human race will commence shortly. Before that, Luo Feng, have you decided on your title as a Universe Lord?" "Universe Lord title?" Luo Feng pondered slightly. "Daohe King was merely an identity you used to disguise yourself back then. Now, various races in the universe call you Daohe Lord. You can use Daohe Lord, or you can change it yourself," Chaos City Lord said. "After becoming a Universe Lord, one might have new ideas, so most Universe Lords will adopt a new title. Like me, entrusted by my teacher to guard Chaos City, to constantly remember my teacher's instructions, I changed my title to 'Chaos City Lord'." Luo Feng nodded. He understood. Some Universe Lords, when their strength was weak, dared not adopt overly defiant titles, as this would incur the disdain of other powerful beings. Moreover, as one's strength changed, ambitions and goals would also shift, so changing one's Universe title was common. "Title?" Luo Feng murmured. Some powerhouses chose titles based on their preferred weapons. Others commemorated their homeland, or a certain obsession in their hearts. Some were purely based on ambition, and so on. "Milky Way Lord," Luo Feng chuckled. "I'll be called Milky Way Lord." He still remembered looking up at the endless stars of the Milky Way Galaxy back on Earth. The Milky Way, that was his home. Hadn't he reached this point precisely to protect his loved ones? To protect his home? Lord... also represented his territory, to defend his territory! "Milky Way Lord." The five Universe Lords present pondered for a moment, then all nodded. A title was merely a codename. When one chose their own title, other powerhouses wouldn't interfere. Unless it was truly unpleasant or taboo, for example, calling oneself 'Lord of Annihilation' would naturally displease other powerhouses of the human race. Generally, as long as no taboos were violated, no matter how strange the title, it was fine. "Very well, then the sixth Universe Lord of my Virtual Universe lineage shall be Milky Way Lord," Chaos City Lord suddenly stood up. "Let's go, we're going to meet the Founder of my Virtual Universe lineage." "The Founder of the Virtual Universe lineage?" Luo Feng was shocked. Giant Axe Founder was the founder of the Giant Axe Martial Arena. Who exactly was the Founder of the Virtual Universe? Luo Feng had tried to investigate before but could never find out; his authority wasn't high enough. "Let's go, to meet Teacher," the Dark Lord also stood up. "To meet Teacher," Ice Peak Lord also stood up. Immediately, the six Universe Lords flew directly towards the endless chaotic currents high above, continuously advancing along them. "Luo Feng," Chaos City Lord said as they flew. "Dark, Ice Peak, and I are all Teacher's disciples. Teacher made immense contributions to our human race. If not for Teacher, the human race would not have become a peak race so easily. Even Giant Axe Founder received guidance and grace from him." "He is the first Universe Supreme Master of our human race!" "Because of him, Dark, Ice Peak, and I are where we are today." Following Chaos City Lord's voice, Long Xing Lord beside him also said, "I too received the grace of guidance from that senior." Luo Feng held his breath. He knew... he had touched upon extremely secret information of the human race. For all these years, he had only known that the human race had Giant Axe Founder. Even from Zuoshan Ke, he only knew of Giant Axe Founder! He only knew of one human Supreme Master, Giant Axe Founder, and had never heard of another. "Teacher's name is 'The Origin'," Chaos City Lord said. "Back then, our human race was merely a powerful race. Under Teacher's leadership, we continuously grew and strengthened. Teacher roamed the universe, ventured into the Universe Ocean, slaughtered countless foes, and his prestige was boundless! This continuously strengthened the power of our human race." "In our Primal Universe, there are quite a few Universe Supreme Masters, but Teacher can be called unrivaled. Other Universe Supreme Masters could only flee far away when they encountered Teacher." "Even when roaming the Universe Ocean... his prestige was the greatest." "Invincible!" "No one could compare to Teacher." A hint of reverence was in Chaos City Lord's eyes, as if recalling scenes from back then. Even the Dark Lord, Ice Peak Lord, and Long Xing Lord fell silent, each immersed in their memories of that era. "Back then, the human race was considered the greatest power in the universe. Even the Ancestral God Sect, protected by the universe's origin, was unwilling to provoke our human race." "That was the peak of our human race's power!" The six powerhouses flew through the void, the surrounding chaotic currents continuously parting. A profound silence reigned, broken only by Chaos City Lord's voice. Luo Feng was completely immersed in that imagination: what an heaven-defying existence, truly unrivaled in the Primal Universe and even the Universe Ocean. Even other Universe Supreme Masters would flee far away from him. "We've arrived!" Chaos City Lord said. The endless currents around them had thinned, and in the distant, boundless void, stood a colossal, infinitely tall statue. Luo Feng looked up. Surrounded by currents, that infinitely tall, majestic statue... emanated endless law fluctuations: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, space, time, metal-space, wood-space, water-space... numerous laws and even the fluctuations of their operation surged forth from that boundless statue. In a trance, Luo Feng felt that this infinitely majestic statue resembled the 'Universe Origin'.