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Chapter 158 Three Years Later, Choosing the Chaos Monument

Chapter 158 Three Years Later, Choosing the Chaos Stele

Now that Ye Yang has decided to study the "Cosmic Chaos Stele," there is no need for further hesitation.

Purchase "Crystal Star" at a 30% discount for 1260 points.

Purchasing the first two volumes of "Cosmic Wanderings" costs 1 Fang Point.

Of the 10 points that Virtual Universe Company gave away for free, I still have 88740 points left, which is quite a lot.

"I'll use 3740 points to buy some weapons and resources to cultivate the Cloud Vine. I'll keep the remaining 85,000 points for when I might need them."

After obtaining the first two volumes of "Cosmic Wanderings" and "Crystal Star", Ye Yang began a long period of secluded study.

Because he had never studied the "Cosmic Chaos Monument," Ye Yang needed a long time to understand many parts of the secret techniques of "Crystal Star" and "Cosmic Wandering."

It's like learning the principle of multiplication but not memorizing the multiplication table.

Then, directly present a three- or four-digit multiplication problem.

A less intelligent person would be completely baffled and wouldn't understand at all.

Those who are smarter can deduce the multiplication table and the method of multi-digit multiplication operations little by little by using some examples and the basic principles of multiplication.

Even though Ye Yang was relatively intelligent, he still struggled to understand the contents of "Cosmic Wandering" without having studied the "Cosmic Chaos Monument".

He devoted his main energy to studying one of the sword techniques in "Crystal Star" and analyzing the first type of spatial essence.

The 1800 illustrations in the first volume of *Cosmic Wanderings* can be divided into 18 groups of 100 illustrations each. Within these 18 groups, 9...

One group corresponds to time, and nine groups correspond to space.

Of the 507 paintings that Ye Yang could understand, 98 were from the same group, belonging to one of the groups of 'space'.

A group of 98 paintings, nearly 100 paintings, were completely understood.

The other 350 paintings belong to eight other groups of "space," and are more scattered, with varying levels of understanding.

The last 59 paintings belong to only two groups within the theme of "Time," and the level of understanding they evoke is quite low.

Ye Yang could roughly guess that his understanding of 'space' was particularly outstanding in a certain aspect of 'space'.

So he relied on his intuition to find that sword technique from "Crystal Star" and, together with the set of 100 pictures in "Cosmic Wandering", focused on comprehending the last two pictures.

Time flows like water, and three years have passed slowly.

During these three years, while studying these two secret techniques, Ye Yang also followed Li Hou to learn how to more efficiently integrate "fire and space" into illusion attacks.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Alliance world, training for Ye Yang also began.

In order to quickly complete the second level of the "Extreme War God Body" training, Ye Yang's teachers gave him "strong medicine" and the training methods were even more inhumane.

Every day felt like his body was being shattered and rebuilt, causing him immense pain.

However, the progress is indeed gratifying. In less than a year, the progress of the second level of the "Extreme God of War Body" has reached about 15%.

It took Ye Yang eight years to master the first level of cultivation, but now it is estimated to take only six years, which is indeed very fast.

Having devoured the world, they have already traveled back to the original universe inside the F-class spaceship.

"We're almost there, the Virtual Universe Corporation's Universal Headquarters."

Ye Yang looked at the dreamlike starry sky simulated on the exterior of the spaceship. In the distance, a vast supercontinent was suspended in the starry sky, surrounded by planets, stars, and nebulae.

"Your Highness, what do you think of the company's universe headquarters?" Realm Lord Feng He asked. "It's beautiful." Ye Yang nodded. This behemoth was tens of light-years long, and could only have existed under the conditions of the laws governing the devouring of worlds.

Only then can something like this appear.

The spaceship continued traveling at near-light speed for about 13 hours before entering one of the entrances.

"Your Highness Ye Yang, I am here to wait as ordered by His Majesty. Please follow me."

As soon as Ye Yang stepped off the spaceship, more than ten uniformed personnel were waiting for him. The leader of them came forward and took Ye Yang away.

Before long, Ye Yang was led to an oval-shaped hall. The hall was transparent on all sides and above, allowing a view of the boundless starry sky outside.

"Ye Yang".

"Big brother."

"You've arrived."

Luo Feng, Long Yun, and others were already waiting there.

Those who greeted Ye Yang were all members of the Taichu District.

They all share a common characteristic—they were defeated by Ye Yang with "Shaking the Sea," their consciousness was damaged, and their minds were left with shadows, which they then overcame and eliminated through their own beliefs and will.

As for those few who couldn't be overcome, they were also from the Primordial Region, but at this moment they were looking at Ye Yang with either fear or gloom, and they were examples of that.

"My existence has brought about so many changes to the world. Many people have had their personalities and life trajectories drastically altered because of me."

With a sigh in his heart, Ye Yang ignored those gazes; these people could never surpass him.

"Has Rong Jun not arrived yet?" Ye Yang asked.

"No, but it will be soon," Ai Chen said with a smile.

"What do you intend to choose? The universe?" Berlan suddenly spoke up at this moment.

Ye Yang looked at the white-clad youth, 'Bolan,' by the window.

Both of them were members of the Primal Secret Realm, and Ye Yang's strength had been recognized by Bo Lan, so the two had quite a bit of contact over the past three years.

"That's right, the universe, space is the main element, time is secondary." Ye Yang knew that Bo Lan must have also learned about the 'Chaos Stele' from his manor teacher, so he said this.

Berlan nodded without saying anything.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? Choice? Choice about what?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough once you enter the initial universe," Ye Yang said with a smile.

About six hours later, all 1000 geniuses had arrived.

"Everyone, please follow me."

A tall, thin man with red eyes, shrouded in an elegant white robe, spoke in a hoarse voice.

A force forcefully jolted 1000 young people together and carried them to the front of a spaceship that resembled a large metal fish.

Amidst expressions of surprise and bewilderment, the group of geniuses boarded the spaceship.

The Nine Swords Venerable stood at the very front, emanating a sense of emptiness. He then said, "Let's set off for the Primordial Universe."

"Finally, we're about to enter the initial universe." Ye Yang took a deep breath, feeling very excited.

"Wow, Ye Yang, this is amazing! Even your teacher Hu Yanbo couldn't afford a spot to comprehend the Initial Universe! You're only at the Universe level, so you're already way ahead of your teacher from the very beginning!" Babata shouted excitedly.

As he entered the cosmic passage, an extreme pain shot into his brain, and Ye Yang felt his vision go black. Fortunately, this phenomenon only lasted for a short while.

"We have now arrived at the initial universe."

"Top open!"

Upon hearing these two sentences, Ye Yang suddenly looked up and saw the endless chaotic airflow drifting outside the slowly rising top of the spaceship.

In the far distance, spatial rifts appeared, within which threads of the laws governing the universe emerged, mending the edges of these rifts.

"The initial universe was in the early stages of cosmic evolution, and its laws were not yet perfect. Therefore, the fundamental rules governing the universe's operation could be directly observed. However, these rules would not be visible in the fully perfect and perfectly functioning primordial universe."

The purple-scaled man said:

"Therefore, the spots for comprehending the initial universe are extremely precious, and you should cherish the next 30 years."

Soon the spaceship arrived at Chaos City, which was jointly managed by five major forces.

On the rooftops of various buildings, powerful human beings of different appearances are engrossed in gazing at the manifest laws or cultivating with their eyes closed.

The Chaos City envoy appeared and led the group of geniuses into the city, arriving at the City Lord's Mansion.

After introducing the "Three Treasures" of Chaos City, it's time to choose which Chaos Stele to visit.

"If there are no unexpected events, I will choose the 'Cosmic Chaos Monument'."

Ye Yang followed the crowd into a dreamlike corridor.

"Each person may only choose one Chaos Stele to observe and comprehend," the black-robed envoy said, leading the crowd.

On the walls on both sides of this corridor, there are huge paintings measuring 10*10 meters. At a glance, you can tell that there are 52 paintings in total.

"These are the rubbings of the 52 Chaos Steles. Although the pictures cannot convey the aura contained within the Chaos Steles, you can still barely sense it. Look at these 52 pictures and then decide which Chaos Stele to choose."

The black-robed messenger said:

"You only have half an hour."

These 1000 geniuses then began to watch.

Among the crowd, Luo Feng first looked at a picture depicting a towering ancient tree and became engrossed in it.

Rong Jun and Wu Ka looked at the names under each picture and found the "Giant Axe Chaos Stele" before reading it.

Berlan, too, found the "Cosmic Chaos Monument" simply by looking at the name.

Ye Yang, on the other hand, viewed the pictures one by one, just like Luo Feng, as if he were browsing through them on a fast track.

However, he asked Babata to remind him that he should not look at each picture for more than 30 seconds.

Thus, in this wide corridor, 1000 geniuses walked around, looking at one huge rubbing after another.

The Chaos Stele of Yanshan, the Chaos Stele of the Nine Universes, the Chaos Stele of Heart's Mark, the Chaos Stele of Dragon's Journey, the Chaos Stele of Wind Shadow, the Chaos Stele of Heavenly Ruins, the Chaos Stele of Mother Ancestor, and the Chaos Stele of Ancient Universe.

Ye Yang examined each image and was surprised to find that 48 out of the 50 images were rubbings of Chaos Steles, and he was able to quickly immerse himself in them.

However, only three pieces resonated with him: the "Nine Universes Chaos Stele," the "Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele," and the "Ancient Universe Chaos Stele."

Each Chaos Stele is a path to heaven, from which numerous techniques can be derived, such as psychic weapons, soul attacks, illusion attacks, and melee combat for martial artists.

Ye Yang then examined the three rubbings...

From the "Nine Universes Chaos Stele", one can almost see countless figures flashing and shuttling through space, displaying astonishingly profound movement techniques.

From the "Current Chaos Stele of Tianxu", we can only see a palm and a fist, which have both immense power that can cover the sky and split the earth, and endless evil illusions that can shake the soul.

The "Ancient Chaos Stele" is awe-inspiring, showing the birth and death of stars, the cycle of all things, and the alternation between the oldest and the youngest eras.

"Only two images remain." Ye Yang looked at the one he had deliberately left for last, the number one ranked image, "The Giant Axe Chaos Stele."

Compared to the second-ranked "Cosmic Chaos Monument".

There are 5 minutes left.

"Let's first look at the 'Giant Axe Chaos Stele'." Ye Yang looked up.

In an instant, my consciousness seemed to sink into an endless, chaotic mist.

Suddenly, a beam of light appeared, and a burly, savage giant, whose face was obscured, wielding a giant axe, cleaved through the chaotic energy.

Instantly, the chaotic energy began to differentiate, and time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, and lightning all appeared.

A brand new universe has been created, and it's amazing!

Ye Yang was completely captivated by it and couldn't extricate himself.

"Wake up! Ye Yang, wake up!" Babata's voice suddenly rang in his mind, and Ye Yang snapped out of his daze.

He regained consciousness.

"How long has it been?" he asked, bewildered.