Leaving Chaos City

Stepping out of Zhenyan King's mansion, Luo Feng secretly resolved to achieve great merits. He had three true teachers: Huyan Bo, Zhenyan King, and Chaos City Lord. However, in terms of emotional depth, Zhenyan King ranked first. They had spent an incredibly long time together, and Zhenyan King treated his disciples with immense care, like a father to a son. Simply purchasing the upper part of the 'Yanshen Seven Transformations' and gifting it to Luo Feng was an act of kindness that was hard to repay. One must remember that Zhenyan King was not yet a Universe Venerable, and acquiring the upper part of the 'Yanshen Seven Transformations' came at a significant cost.

“Your Highness Luo Feng.”

“Your Highness Luo Feng.”

The immortal guards within the City Lord's Mansion greeted him warmly, parting to clear his path. Luo Feng entered the inner mansion, quickly reaching the entrance of the Chaos Ruins courtyard. Taking a deep breath, he stepped inside.

...

On this vast, desolate continent of ruins, the corpses of various powerhouses were scattered everywhere. This was the real world, not the Virtual Universe, so every single one of these corpses was genuine. They had remained uncorrupted for countless years, clearly indicating that each was at the immortal level. Some of these corpses, merely by their aura, sent shivers down Luo Feng's spine.

“Teacher,” Luo Feng said, walking up to a figure seated cross-legged, and bowed respectfully.

Chaos City Lord stood up and turned to face Luo Feng.

“Are you preparing to leave Chaos City?” Chaos City Lord's eyes were calm and profound, like the deep sea.

“Yes,” Luo Feng replied.

“Good, it's time for you to venture out,” Chaos City Lord nodded slightly. “Where do you plan to go first? A Cosmic Secret Region? Or the Outer Territory Battlefield?”

“The Outer Territory Battlefield,” Luo Feng answered respectfully.

Realm Lords were required to undergo life-and-death trials; this was a tradition of the Virtual Universe Company spanning billions of years. These trials primarily took two forms: the Outer Territory Battlefield or Cosmic Secret Regions. Both places were extremely dangerous. The Outer Territory Battlefield, for instance, was a warzone between different races. Countless alien powerhouses lurked there, and a combined attack from a legion—even if individual members were weaker than Luo Feng—could instantly annihilate him.

As for Cosmic Secret Regions, they were no less perilous than the Outer Territory Battlefield. Luo Feng's senior brother, Ke Di, had fallen in one such Cosmic Secret Region. Some dangerous Cosmic Secret Regions could even claim the lives of Universe Venerables!

“The Outer Territory Battlefield?” Chaos City Lord frowned. “Alien powerhouses lurk there, and you are now my direct disciple, long hailed as a peerless genius, 'one in ten million eras' of the human race. Countless alien powerhouses have long wished to kill you. Once you arrive at the Outer Territory Battlefield… I fear…”

Luo Feng smiled faintly. “Disciple understands. I was once targeted by an assassination attempt by the Bug Tribe, back when my reputation wasn't as widespread as it is now. The Bug Tribe spared no expense to attack me in the Wulong Starfield. Now, I fear they would be willing to pay an even greater price to eliminate me.”

“The Bug Tribe!”

Chaos City Lord snorted coldly, and the vast, boundless space of the surrounding continent trembled. Luo Feng was secretly startled. He could feel the anger contained in Chaos City Lord's voice when he mentioned the Bug Tribe.

“The Mechanical Race, the Demon Race, and the Bug Tribe—these three peak races border our human race's territory,” Chaos City Lord said coldly. “Because our territories are adjacent, and each wishes to expand or avoid invasion, war is inevitable! Among these three races… in terms of insidious tactics, the Bug Tribe ranks first. Their methods are extremely cunning, and they are the ones you must be most wary of on the Outer Territory Battlefield!”

Luo Feng nodded. “Yes, Teacher.”

“You must remember this, for your senior brother Ke Di fell at the hands of the Bug Tribe,” Chaos City Lord said solemnly. “His strength, his self-preservation methods, and so on, were far superior to yours now. You merely acquired 3 billion points to purchase numerous items. Your senior brother Ke Di, however, passed the Realm Lord-level Original Sky-Reaching Mountain and obtained 100 billion points! He had far more treasures and countless fortuitous encounters, yet he still perished.”

Luo Feng's heart trembled, and he quickly replied, “Disciple will remember.”

Indeed.

He had always believed he possessed numerous trump cards, yet Huyan Bo, who had never personally taught him, had left a message through Babata before his death: one must always hold reverence for the universe and maintain humility. This was the insight of an immortal god, a lone wanderer, who had traversed the universe.

*Never be arrogant. A single moment of carelessness could cost me my life,* Luo Feng secretly warned himself.

“The wars between races are incredibly cruel, for they are wars of survival. Over endless eons, countless powerhouses have fallen, causing the hatred between races to grow to an unimaginable degree!” Chaos City Lord turned his head, gazing at the countless corpses on the vast continent. “Do you see them, these corpses?”

“Yes.”

Luo Feng glanced around, seeing countless alien corpses—some colossal, thousands of kilometers tall, others tiny, less than half a meter; some metallic lifeforms, others energy beings, and so on… The auras emanating from the corpses varied in strength, some even comparable to a living Eroding Fire Venerable.

“These were all killed by my own hands,” Chaos City Lord said softly. “These are just the countless alien powerhouses I alone killed, and they represent less than one-tenth of the total. Many more were pulverized into dust and nothingness by the residual energy of war.”

“We humans hate alien races.”

“Alien races hate humans.”

“It's hard to say who is right or wrong. Perhaps no one is wrong; everyone simply wants to survive. Weaker races want to grow stronger, and stronger races want to suppress others from becoming powerful,” Chaos City Lord said softly. “The slaughter is endless, the hatred boundless. Although I possess the ability to resurrect the dead, the cost of this ability is too exorbitant.”

“Resurrect the dead?” Luo Feng was secretly astonished.

Chaos City Lord glanced at Luo Feng. “A Universe Master, controlling time and space, can naturally reverse time and space!”

“Even if you die! I can reverse time and space, return to the time layer before your death, and resurrect you from that time layer,” Chaos City Lord sighed, shaking his head. “The principle is simple, but the cost is extremely high. After all, resurrecting someone whose soul has scattered goes against the laws of the universe and will incur backlash from the cosmic laws.”

“I can withstand the backlash when resurrecting a Marquis-level Immortal or a King-level Immortal.”

“But resurrecting a Universe Venerable, even I would be severely injured. For some of the most top-tier Universe Venerables, like those comparable to Xiluoduo… if I were to resurrect them, the backlash alone would likely be enough to kill me,” Chaos City Lord explained. “If I die, no one would be able to resurrect me.”

Luo Feng was shocked. What a terrifying price. The 'backlash' of resurrecting a Universe Venerable could severely injure Chaos City Lord. And resurrecting a peak Universe Venerable like Xiluoduo could even cause Chaos City Lord's demise.

“Reversing time and space to resurrect the dead doesn't just incur backlash from the cosmic laws,” Chaos City Lord shook his head. “This heaven-defying method has many other flaws, and its profound mysteries cannot be explained in a short time. It doesn't mean that if you die, I am guaranteed to resurrect you. For example, I cannot resurrect your senior brother Ke Di. Therefore, you must be cautious… If alien races target you, they will certainly try to find ways to prevent me from resurrecting you.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded repeatedly.

“Remember!” Chaos City Lord said solemnly. “The most important rule… never allow your soul to be invaded and controlled, becoming a soul slave. If that happens, even your teacher will be powerless.”

Luo Feng was secretly alarmed, realizing that becoming a soul slave meant utter defeat.

“If your soul is invaded and you can no longer resist, it's better to self-destruct than to become a soul slave,” Chaos City Lord stared at Luo Feng.

“Self-destruct?” Luo Feng nodded.

“This is my token,” Chaos City Lord said, flipping his hand to reveal a golden token. The token had faint carvings, subtly depicting a city.

Luo Feng respectfully took it.

“If you encounter danger and cannot withstand it, immediately destroy this token. Its material is very fragile, C9 alloy, you can easily crush it. This token carries your teacher's mental imprint. Once you crush it, your teacher will know immediately and will arrive in a very short time!” Chaos City Lord said solemnly.

Luo Feng nodded.

“Of course… your teacher hopes you won't be forced to use this token,” Chaos City Lord looked at Luo Feng. “What your teacher hopes is… that you can rely on your own strength to become an ultimate powerhouse. So that alien races cannot shake you. Before you leave, your teacher has one last thing to tell you—”

“Remember, life-saving abilities are paramount,” Chaos City Lord emphasized. “With ultimate life-saving abilities, other powerhouses wouldn't dare provoke you. Take the Undying Venerable of Giant Axe Martial Arena… his strength is at the peak of Universe Venerables, but his life-saving ability is incredibly strong. Even a Universe Master would find it extremely difficult to truly kill him. If they can't kill him… they will face retaliation. He might not be your match, but he could retaliate against your disciples, your family members.”

Luo Feng's mind was suddenly enlightened. Yes. Those with strong life-saving abilities were not to be trifled with. If you couldn't kill them, don't make a move, otherwise, provoking such an 'undying' formidable enemy would lead to immense trouble.

“I don't expect you to reach the level of the Undying Venerable, with such outrageous life-saving capabilities. But you must still try your best to improve your life-saving methods,” Chaos City Lord said solemnly. “Never, at any time, believe… that you are absolutely safe. Even at your teacher's level, I wouldn't dare say such a thing.”

“Disciple will remember,” Luo Feng said respectfully and gratefully.

“Go!”

“Go and venture forth!” Chaos City Lord waved his hand.

Luo Feng knelt and bowed to bid farewell to his teacher.

*Whoosh!* Luo Feng was instantly teleported out of the Chaos Ruins.

...

Luo Feng glanced at the Chaos Ruins courtyard, then turned and departed. Spaceships frequently traveled between the Primal Universe's Chaos City and the Original Universe's Virtual Universe Company headquarters via 'cosmic passages.' Luo Feng had decided to leave today, naturally after checking the information and applying for departure.

*Whoosh!* Luo Feng shot into the sky, flying towards the upper reaches of Chaos City. A massive, shuttle-shaped spaceship was hovering there. “Your Highness Luo Feng, we are all ready,” a purple-clad immortal god stood at the hatch, smiling warmly.

Luo Feng looked back down, gazing at Chaos City, the place where he had lived for 1200 years, where his teachers Zhenyan King and Chaos City Lord resided.

“Let's go.”

Luo Feng flew directly into the spaceship.

*Whoosh!* The hatch officially closed. *“Rumble~~~”* The spaceship began to activate, flying deep into the chaotic currents.