Virtual Universe

Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Dark Master were in front, while Dragon Walk Master, Ghost Marquis Master, and Galaxy Lord Luo Feng followed behind. The six figures soared through the void. In the endless void, the closer they got, the clearer the infinitely majestic and towering statue became. “The greatest existence in the history of the Human Race? The strongest existence in the Original Universe and even the Universe Ocean? The one who nurtured three Universe Master disciples like Chaos City Lord?” Luo Feng gazed at the majestic statue from afar. Although he had only heard his teacher speak of him before, his heart was already filled with reverence and admiration. What an astonishingly powerful being! He created the Virtual Universe! He forced other Universe Supreme Masters to yield, making the Human Race the strongest power in the universe, to the extent that even the Ancestral God Sect was unwilling to provoke them. What magnificent achievements! “Is this the Original Ancestor?” Luo Feng observed silently. The Original Ancestor was a man with a slightly slender build, clad in a simple white robe, and a gentle smile on his face. His smile was one of perfect understanding, as if he had seen through everything. Just gazing up at the statue from afar, at the faint smile on his face, brought an unparalleled tranquility to Luo Feng's mind, filling his heart with a warmth like returning to his mother's embrace. His eyes seemed to see through everything within the infinite universe; there was nothing he did not know. His figure was towering, reaching to the heavens and standing firm on the earth. The endless universe revolved around him. “Teacher.” Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Dark Master all stopped. Chaos City Lord bowed and said, “Our Virtual Universe lineage has gained another Universe Master. He is also my disciple—Galaxy Lord Luo Feng. Today, I have specially brought him to pay respects to you, Teacher.” “Luo Feng.” Chaos City Lord turned to Luo Feng. “Pay your respects to your Ancestral Master.” Luo Feng immediately stepped forward, walked beside Chaos City Lord, and respectfully bowed, “Luo Feng pays respects to Ancestral Master.” For this legendary existence, Luo Feng held absolute admiration. The Human Race had risen precisely because of the Original Ancestor, and even the Giant Axe Creator had been guided and led by him. The Virtual Universe was also his creation. If not for the Original Ancestor, perhaps even Earth's history would have been different. “Your disciple follows your command.” Chaos City Lord looked up at the majestic statue, his eyes gleaming with a special light. “I guard Chaos City, protecting our Human Race. Through endless ages, I have never dared to slacken. Now, with Luo Feng becoming a Universe Master, our Human Race's strength has grown even further! I believe our Human Race will surely become even greater and more prosperous.” Dark Master and Ice Peak Master also bowed, speaking softly, but their voices were completely isolated. The atmosphere before the statue was very oppressive, an invisible aura affecting all six Universe Masters present. Even the sinister Dark Master seemed like a well-behaved child. After a moment, “Your disciples respectfully take their leave.” Chaos City Lord bowed, and all the other Universe Masters bowed as well, then flew away together. Amidst swirling currents, their six figures vanished into the depths of the airflow. The majestic statue remained, just as it had for endless eons. Only, the statue's eyes subtly moved, glancing towards where the six figures had disappeared, and a faint, almost imperceptible voice echoed: “Luo Feng?” As the six figures flew through the currents, Luo Feng couldn't help but ask, “Teacher, why do I feel so many law fluctuations from Ancestral Master's statue, as if it's the very core of the Universe Origin? How incredibly powerful and heaven-defying is the Universe Origin? Even Universe Supreme Masters dare not resist it in the slightest. Billions of races and countless beings cultivate by sensing the Universe Origin, and only by receiving divine power from the 'Origin Ocean' can they achieve anything.” “That is the Universe Origin,” Chaos City Lord said, looking at Luo Feng. “Indeed.” The usually taciturn, aloof, and solitary Ice Peak Master spoke, “However, that is the Universe Origin of the Virtual Universe!” “The Universe Origin of the Virtual Universe?” Luo Feng was shocked. Could there really be another Universe Origin? “In the Virtual Universe, everything can be virtualized, and any law can be comprehended and cultivated within it.” This time, it was Dark Master who spoke, his voice sinister and elegant. “If you can sense it in the Virtual Universe, then of course the Virtual Universe has its own Universe Origin. If it were just some illusion, how could it allow you to truly cultivate?” Luo Feng was speechless. Indeed, based on the illusions he knew, none could allow powerful beings to cultivate. “Illusions can also allow people to cultivate,” Chaos City Lord said. “They can even make one feel no different from reality. However, firstly, only a handful of Universe Supreme Masters can cast such illusions. Secondly, the laws cultivated within them must be those that the Universe Supreme Masters themselves comprehend. Thirdly, illusions that allow powerful beings to cultivate require a significant amount of energy.” “The Virtual Universe was created by Ancestral Master,” Luo Feng said again. “Do the laws that can be cultivated in the Virtual Universe mean that Ancestral Master comprehends all of them? If the Virtual Universe can form a Universe Origin, does that mean Ancestral Master knows every single law?” Luo Feng found it hard to believe. Could he have mastered all the major fusion laws, the individual laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and even the workings of the cosmic laws? “No!” Chaos City Lord chuckled, glancing at Luo Feng. “Back then, when Ghost Marquis became a Universe Master and went to pay respects to Ancestral Master, he had the same doubts. Haha... Ghost Marquis, you tell Luo Feng.” Ghost Marquis Master nodded, smiling at Luo Feng. “Ancestral Master probably doesn't comprehend every single law. Moreover, the Virtual Universe is not an illusion! It belongs to a different category than illusions. If illusions allow powerful beings to cultivate laws, they require vast amounts of energy. However, the Virtual Universe constantly sustains the cultivation of countless powerful beings, even Universe Venerables and Universe Masters practicing secret techniques within it.” Luo Feng nodded. “If it were an illusion, how much energy would it take to sustain so many powerful beings practicing?” Ghost Marquis Master chuckled. “In reality, the Virtual Universe consumes almost no energy.” “Ah.” Luo Feng was startled. Almost no energy consumption? Assuming a large virtual space requires a lot of energy. Yet the Virtual Universe spans almost the entire cosmos, with countless humans connected to its network, and it consumes almost no energy? “Junior Brother Luo Feng.” Ghost Marquis Master smiled faintly. “You say this Original Universe sustains the reproduction of countless races, the battles of powerful beings, and even the cultivation of powerful beings devouring the divine power of the Origin Ocean every day. Tell me... does the Original Universe consume energy?” “The Original Universe's energy is eternal,” Luo Feng replied. “If the Original Universe's energy is never depleted, why must the Virtual Universe necessarily be depleted?” Ghost Marquis Master said. Luo Feng was stunned. Could the Virtual Universe truly rival the Original Universe? That's too heaven-defying, isn't it? “Don't underestimate your Ancestral Master,” Chaos City Lord said, looking at Luo Feng. Dark Master and Ice Peak Master also had expressions of reverence and admiration in their eyes. Dark Master even added, “Hmph, back then, when Teacher was in the Universe Ocean, not a single Universe Supreme Master dared to directly confront him; they all kept their distance. If Teacher were still here, how would the other three major alliances dare to scheme against you? If they dared, Teacher would have long since directly attacked the three major alliances, and they would have no choice but to offer treasures as an apology.” Luo Feng couldn't help but ask, “Then, how did Ancestral Master...” ...fall? Luo Feng didn't finish his sentence, but Chaos City Lord and the other five beings naturally understood. “Teacher, he has not fallen!” Chaos City Lord stated solemnly. “Yes, Teacher is still alive,” Dark Master nodded. “How could Teacher die!” Ice Peak Master also said. Luo Feng was dumbfounded. Then why did everyone say the Human Race only had one Universe Supreme Master, and even the one he went to pay respects to was merely a statue? “Teacher's power is immense, the strongest among all Universe Supreme Masters!” Dark Master's eyes gleamed with a faint black light. “No being was Teacher's match! Yet, Teacher still sought a stronger path, and thus... this violated the operating rules of the Original Universe; it was a provocation to the Universe Origin!” Luo Feng listened silently. Provoking the Universe Origin? He recalled when the Void True Demon God came to kill him; because it unleashed super-strong power, chains directly appeared in the void, binding the Void True Demon God. Only when the Void True Demon God reduced its strength did those chains disappear. “The operating rules of the universe cannot be provoked!” “However, Teacher was, after all, a heaven-defying existence. He naturally sought to break through, to surpass, to defy all of this.” “He provoked it again and again!” “This then incurred the punishment of the Universe Origin!” Dark Master said confidently. “However, Teacher's power had already reached the pinnacle among many Universe Supreme Masters. Even with the Universe Origin's wrath, attempting to punish him repeatedly, it could not stop Teacher's progress.” Luo Feng was astonished. He could imagine the repeated punishments from the Universe Origin and how the Original Ancestor continued to break through. “Ultimately, Teacher and the Universe Origin engaged in a war.” Dark Master's eyes held both admiration and reverence. “The result was... Teacher was permanently suppressed by the Universe Origin.” “Suppressed?” Luo Feng held his breath. Heavens. A Universe Supreme Master actually dared to fight the Universe Origin! That was utterly insane! But the outcome was tragic: permanent suppression. “However, even while suppressed,” Dark Master's voice rose, “Teacher still unleashed the 'Virtual Universe' secret technique, allowing this Virtual Universe... to span across all corners of the cosmos. Only other Universe Supreme Masters who can 'speak and it is done' and the Universe Origin itself can slightly impede it.” Luo Feng nodded. The areas controlled by the Starry Sky Ancestor could not connect to the Virtual Universe! This was the will of the Starry Sky Ancestor. Original Stars also could not connect to the Virtual Universe, due to the Universe Origin. “A heaven-defying technique, its reach spanning the entire universe.” Dark Master looked at Luo Feng. “Have you ever heard of such a powerful secret technique?” “Teacher even has a Universe Master servant, a Mechanical Race Universe Master.” “Teacher made that Mechanical Race Universe Master the intelligent core of the entire 'Virtual Universe',” Dark Master explained. “You should know how complex it is for the Virtual Universe to handle countless programs every day. Even a powerful Universe Master would be overwhelmed and collapse. But a Mechanical Race Universe Master, originally an intelligent lifeform, becomes even more powerful in this aspect after becoming a Universe Master. Naturally, they can maintain all of this.” “Normally, everything is handled by that Universe Master, and Teacher doesn't check on our activities.” “If you wish to see Teacher, to make Teacher aware, you must go to the Origin Land of the Virtual Universe.” Luo Feng couldn't help but ask after hearing this, “Ancestral Master was permanently suppressed by the Universe Origin. Is there any way for him to get out?”