The Origin

“The Yan God Clan and the Earth lineage? I’m the third candidate?” Luo Feng looked at Puti.

Puti smiled, “Earth, that’s your ‘name’ for your living planet. In the different eras of the first two candidates, the name was different. In the era of the first candidate, Earth was called ‘Mountain Sea Realm,’ and in the era of the second candidate, it was called ‘Origin Star.’ In your current era, you call it Earth.”

Luo Feng nodded.

“Regarding the Yan God Clan and the Earth lineage…”

“Back then, I followed Master, venturing through the vast universe.”

“Master expended countless efforts, choosing a human race on one planet to guide and nurture, creating a race with inherently powerful innate talent! This race later became the ‘Yan God Clan’.” Puti chuckled, “Unlike me and the other servants, who Master chose casually, the Yan God Clan was meticulously guided and nurtured by Master. Under Master’s strict selection, the most powerful individual among the Yan God Clan eventually became your Master’s second disciple.”

“This second junior brother of mine was unwilling to be subservient.”

“He led his subordinate clan away from humanity, claiming the title ‘Yan God Clan,’ and became a powerful race in the universe.” Puti laughed, “Although in terms of overall strength, the Yan God Clan is far inferior to humanity, the second junior brother is among them. He is a Universe Master and possesses ultimate treasures refined by Master, fearing no peak existence within humanity. From then on, he became a cosmic overlord in the universe.”

Luo Feng’s heart stirred, and he immediately asked, “Then, Senior Puti, what about you?”

The Yan God Clan was originally part of humanity.

Puti, by appearance, also seemed human.

“Hahahaha…” Puti, coiled there with his purple beard hanging down, burst into hearty laughter that made the entire hall tremble. He looked down at Luo Feng, smiling, “Have you heard of the name Tipu?”

“Tipu?” A flash of insight struck Luo Feng, and he recalled the signature on the ‘Myriad Soul Control Secret Art’ book.

That ‘Myriad Soul Control Secret Art’ was created by Tipu.

“Puti, Tipu, could it be?” Luo Feng looked in shock at this powerful being, one of the earliest followers of the powerful alien Master.

“I don’t have such ambition, and unlike my second junior brother, I don’t possess a special clan that I can lead to occupy a cosmic territory and become an overlord.” Puti sighed, “Moreover, Master values both the Yan God Clan and the Earth lineage immensely, spending endless effort to prepare ultimate treasures… My second junior brother has many ultimate treasures, making him stronger than me.”

“Being alone, I naturally remained within the human race.”

“It’s just that I didn’t want to expose all my strength and implicate Master, so I kept a low profile. I had a clone reside in the human race for a long time, and I let my clone display peak Universe Knight combat power, slightly weaker than the Universe Masters in the race, and used the alias ‘Tipu’.” Puti explained.

Luo Feng sighed in wonder.

That powerful alien Master now had two disciples.

One led the Yan God Clan, becoming a cosmic overlord.

The other’s clone remained within humanity, only displaying strength at the level of Sky Eclipse Palace Master or Xiluoduo.

“Although Master guided the creation of the Yan God Clan, he wasn’t satisfied.” Puti sighed softly, “Master once lamented… innate talent is easy to improve, but soul transformation is much harder. So Master began to spend more effort contemplating, trying every method, and finally guided the nurturing of your Earth lineage.”

“Pure souls, astonishing natural talent.”

“Master also spent immense effort specifically creating a heaven-defying secret art for your Earth lineage, which is the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.’ This Nine Tribulations Secret Manual can continuously elevate and improve the practitioner’s genetic level, reaching the genetic level of some rare, heaven-defying races in the universe.”

“A natural soul advantage, combined with the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual,’ this was Master’s ideal combination.” Puti’s eyes gleamed.

Luo Feng held his breath as he listened.

That powerful alien Master was truly, truly heaven-defying. To create a more excellent Earth lineage, he expended so much effort and made so many preparations, even proactively creating an incredible secret art like the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.’

“However, this secret manual was resisted by the laws of the universe.” Puti shook his head, “Although it was created, if Master were to transmit this secret art to someone from the Earth lineage, the laws of the universe would automatically erase the content of the secret art the moment it was transmitted… Master’s power is immense, so the laws of the universe cannot erase Master’s memory, but they can erase the memories of other practitioners.”

Luo Feng was secretly alarmed as he listened.

Erase memory?

But how was he able to cultivate this heaven-defying secret art?

“Later, Master left alone, and no one knows where he went. He eventually returned with a special treasure called the ‘Sky Soul Crystal,’ and recorded that secret art specifically within the Sky Soul Crystal.” Puti said, “The Sky Soul Crystal possesses incredible power. As long as it’s a human from the Earth lineage and they can withstand the illusionary trial, they can obtain this secret art from the Sky Soul Crystal.”

“Why didn’t the laws of the universe erase it then?” Luo Feng pressed immediately.

Undoubtedly, the Sky Soul Crystal was that black metal board.

“That is the marvel of the Sky Soul Crystal.” Puti explained, “Master once said that the laws of the universe are fair; there is nothing absolute, always a sliver of hope. To transmit the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual,’ the Sky Soul Crystal is sufficient. The inherent power of the Sky Soul Crystal can transmit the memory of this secret art to you, and it won’t be erased by the laws of the universe… but this is only a one-time opportunity.”

“A one-time opportunity?” Luo Feng was startled.

“Yes.”

Puti nodded, “The Sky Soul Crystal records the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual,’ but its inherent power is only enough for one transmission. As long as the practitioner is alive… the Sky Soul Crystal cannot be passed to a second practitioner. Unless the first practitioner perishes!”

“Therefore, including you, there have been three candidates from the Earth lineage.”

“Only when the first candidate perishes does the Sky Soul Crystal recover its inherent power, making it possible for a second candidate to emerge.”

“Only when the second candidate perishes is it possible for a third candidate to emerge.”

“Such a secret manual, even with the Sky Soul Crystal as a medium for transmission, will absolutely never have two candidates alive simultaneously.”

Luo Feng sighed, realizing how strict the laws of this vast universe truly were. The more special an existence, the rarer it was. A heaven-defying secret manual like the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual’ was incredibly difficult to create, and its transmission required the Sky Soul Crystal as a medium, allowing only one practitioner at a time!

“Master values the Yan God Clan, but he values your lineage even more.”

“The leader of the Yan God Clan is the second junior brother.”

“The leader of the Earth lineage will be the future third junior brother.” Puti said, “And Master prepared ultimate treasures for both the second junior brother and the future third junior brother!”

Luo Feng frowned slightly, unable to resist asking, “Senior Puti, your Master, such a great existence… why would he create the Yan God Clan and the Earth lineage?”

“Reaching Master’s level, traversing the vast universe, he is already invincible.” Puti’s voice was ancient as he slowly said, “You don’t need to overthink it. Master, as one of the strongest in the universe, has long received invitations from various powers to become their leader, but Master has always ignored them.”

“Become their leader?” Luo Feng was puzzled.

“Among the strongest powers in the universe, the Human Alliance (Hong Alliance), the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance, the Bug Clan Alliance… and many other alliances, are all peak forces in the universe. Then there are slightly weaker ones like the ‘Nine Domains Alliance,’ which I will tell you about.”

“The Nine Domains Alliance is formed by the union of 100,000 races, including many powerful ones. In terms of the number and quality of races, it far surpasses the Human Alliance, Bug Clan Alliance, and others.”

“The Nine Domains Alliance possesses over 50 million Sector Lords, over 100,000 Universe Knights, and more than 10 Universe Masters! In terms of combat power, it is no weaker than any other alliance.” Puti said, “They invited Master to become their Supreme Alliance Leader. Do you know why?”

Luo Feng was shocked by the Nine Domains Alliance’s strength.

The Hong Alliance only had over 3 million Sector Lords, tens of thousands of Universe Knights, and Luo Feng was unsure about Universe Masters.

“Universe Masters are considered peak existences in the vast universe. Why would they willingly submit to Master as their leader? Why would 100,000 races obey Master’s command? Even for a Universe Supreme Master, killing a Universe Master is an incredibly difficult task; it seems unnecessary to bow down, so why did they?” Puti smiled, “It’s precisely because… Master can revive any powerful being below the Universe Master level.”

Luo Feng gasped.

Chaos City Lord once said… he could easily resist the backlash from reviving a Sector Lord. Reviving a Universe Knight would severely injure him! Reviving someone like Sky Eclipse Palace Master or Xiluoduo would lead to his demise. And as far as Luo Feng knew, Chaos City Lord’s Master, among Universe Masters, was also extremely powerful, one of the top three super-existences in the human race.

“You should know that some overlords among Universe Knights can even rival Universe Masters in combat power.” Puti continued, “Being able to revive them means these Universe Overlords can go into battle without regard for their lives! Even if they fall, they can be revived! Such an alliance would naturally be incredibly powerful.”

“These are the top-tier forces in the universe.”

“The six peak races each have a Universe Supreme Master who can achieve this. Among your humans, it is the ‘Giant Axe Creator’!” Puti said, “And outside the six peak races, some heaven-defying special life forms, like Master, are unique in the universe; he has no similar life forms.”

“Beyond the six peak races, many special life forms, and heaven-defying individuals from billions of races… have also produced great and invincible existences like the ‘Giant Axe Creator’.”

“Master is one of them.”

“Any alliance with a Universe Supreme Master guarding it is a truly powerful alliance in the universe. The Universe Supreme Master doesn’t need to fight; merely their ability to reverse time and revive others strikes fear into enemy forces. Moreover, Universe Supreme Masters possess many other special abilities.” Puti looked at Luo Feng, “At Master’s level, contending for cosmic dominance is meaningless. If he wanted to, he could easily join an alliance and become its leader! But for Master, that holds no meaning.”

“Master is unconventional.”

“He lives freely and unconstrained. The six peak races have spent countless efforts inviting Master to join, but he ignores them and disdains participating in such conflicts.”

“Instead, Master has unique pursuits.”

“The Yan God Clan and the Earth lineage are among the fruits of his dedication.”

“Of course, if you succeed and become Master’s third disciple! Then your future will be boundless. Becoming a Universe Master and leading the Earth lineage is not impossible… Whether you wish to remain within the human race and become one of its highest echelons, or follow your second junior brother’s path, leading the Earth lineage to establish your own cosmic territory and become an overlord, it will be entirely up to you.”

“Of course, the prerequisite is that you don’t fail and perish like the previous two candidates. If you fall, then we’ll have to wait for the fourth candidate of the Earth lineage, but who knows how many billions of years that will be.”