Humans are devouring, drawing cards from all realms, starting with Yang Jian.

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As Jiang Ming walked across the vast land, he felt a special life force constantly flowing into his body.

At this moment, Jiang Ming had a premonition that if he could analyze all these special life forms, especially the Chaos City Lord walking in front of him, his life genes would reach an extremely terrifying level.

Especially the Lord of Chaos City.

Jiang Ming dared not use his Heavenly Eye to peer into the Chaos City Lord, but even with just the basic perception brought by the affinity with divine beasts, he knew that the Chaos City Lord's body was definitely the strongest special life form he had ever seen.

It is even more powerful than all the special life forms in the entire Chaos Ruins combined.

Deep within the vast earth, there exists a temple.

Jiang Ming followed behind the Lord of Chaos City, passing through the main hall of the temple, and arrived at a more secluded place.

There are no walls, no dome, only endless void.

A colossal statue floated in the void.

The statue was about a hundred feet tall, and its entire body was made of some unknown dark gold material, with a faint halo flowing over its surface.

He was a slightly thin man wearing a simple white robe and a smile on his face.

"This is......"

Jiang Ming looked up at the statue, a vague guess forming in his mind.

"This is my teacher."

The voice of the Chaos City Lord echoed in the void.

"The founder of the virtual universe - Yuan".

Jiang Ming was startled.

The moment Jiang Ming saw the statue, he had a guess, but when he heard the Lord of Chaos City say it himself, he was still deeply shocked.

"Our teacher rose from humble beginnings and led our human race to its peak."

"In those days, humanity was far less powerful than it is today. Surrounded by other races and with countless powerful beings, we humans were merely an insignificant race among the myriad races of the universe."

He raised his hand and pointed to the statue.

"It was the teacher who, single-handedly, changed all of this."

Jiang Ming looked up at the hundred-foot-tall statue.

The ancestor in the statue is slightly thin, wearing a simple white robe, and has a smiling face, looking like a gentle elder.

But those eyes—

Even though it was just a statue, even though it was just eyes frozen in dark gold material, it still made Jiang Ming feel an indescribable sense of oppression.

"The teacher created a virtual universe, the teacher has cultivated generation after generation of geniuses for my human race, the teacher is invincible in the universe."

Even the strongest beings in the universe kept their distance, not daring to disobey their teacher.

Jiang Ming didn't speak, but listened quietly.

He could sense the emotion in the Chaos City Lord's words—it was reverence for the 'Origin'.

"Your talent is the strongest I have ever seen; even your teachers are amazed by it."

"So my teacher wants to take you as his apprentice."

Jiang Ming was startled by the words of the Chaos City Lord.

The ancestor wanted to take him as a disciple?

Jiang Ming was a little confused at this moment. He had thought that the Lord of Chaos City had summoned him because he wanted to take him as a disciple. After all, given the Lord of Chaos City's status and position, it was already an incredible opportunity for him to personally take on a disciple.

But unexpectedly—

It was the original ancestor who wanted to take him as a disciple!

"Are you willing?"

"The Lord of Chaos City asked."

Jiang Ming took a deep breath to clear his mind and immediately spoke.

"Jiang Ming agrees."

The Lord of Chaos City smiled and spoke.

"Okay, I'll take you to see the teacher."

As soon as the Lord of Chaos finished speaking, Jiang Ming felt his consciousness go black.

One moment they were in the Chaos Ruins, a vast land that buried the corpses of countless powerful alien races, and the next moment, the scene before them had been completely transformed.

Endless thunder surged and roared in the void, and purple-gold lightning tore through the sky.

Beneath our feet lies a colossal island suspended amidst endless thunder, stretching for countless light-years. From its foot to its summit, temples are scattered throughout the island.

"This is Thunder Island, the residence of the powerful members of my Virtual Universe Company within the virtual universe."

The Lord of Chaos City said to Jiang Ming.

As soon as he finished speaking, he and Jiang Ming transformed into a streak of light and flew straight to the highest point.

The higher he went, the more distorted the surrounding space became, with dimensions overlapping each other, making it difficult for Jiang Ming's consciousness to withstand the environment.

After an unknown amount of time, the Lord of Chaos finally stopped.

"arrive."

The voice of the Chaos City Lord rang in their ears, and the two of them suddenly stopped.

In the endless void, there stands a towering, infinitely tall statue.

Jiang Ming looked up and saw, surrounded by a swirling current of air, an endlessly towering statue...

There were endless fluctuations of laws, including metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, space, time... all of which surged out from the endless statues.

Jiang Ming subconsciously used his Heavenly Eye to look.

At the very core of the statue lies the origin of the entire virtual universe!

It was a chaotic ball of light that could not be described by color or form, with countless threads of law intertwining, evolving, and being born and dying within it, like a new universe slowly being conceived.

Within the ball of light, each flow of the laws corresponds to the birth and death of billions of galaxies in the virtual universe, the connection of consciousness among countless beings, and every corner of the entire primordial universe.

"Your eye is quite extraordinary, capable of seeing through the very essence of the virtual universe."

A gentle yet vast voice suddenly resounded deep within Jiang Ming's consciousness.

The voice didn't come from the outside world; it was as if the entire virtual universe was speaking to him.

Jiang Ming snapped back to his senses, bowed deeply to the enormous statue, and showed utmost respect.

"Jiang Ming pays respects to the Ancestor."

"No need for such formalities."

That gentle voice rang out again.

On the surface of the statue, countless chaotic lights converged, eventually coalescing into a white-robed man figure identical to the statue in front of Jiang Ming.

This figure was not a physical entity, but merely a projection of will. Even so, standing there, he seemed to be the center of the entire universe.

"Your talent is something I have never seen before in the history of my human race."

"I have taken twelve disciples in my lifetime, and each of them has become a pillar of my human race."

The ancestor's voice became solemn.

"Today, I wish to accept you as my thirteenth personal disciple, and also my youngest and last disciple. Jiang Ming, are you willing?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Ming immediately bowed respectfully to the projection of the ancestor's will.

"it is good."

The Primordial Ancestor raised his hand, and a chaotic light flew from his fingertip, disappearing into Jiang Ming's brow.

This is a virtual universe access mark. With this access mark, Jiang Ming obtained a portion of the supreme access to the virtual universe.

"My original self was permanently suppressed by the will of the primordial universe into the depths of the universe's origin because I attempted to control the origin of the primordial universe back then, and I will never be able to escape."

"Therefore, your daily instruction will be provided by your senior brother 'Chaos,' and I will personally instruct you once you reach the position of the Lord of the Universe."

The Primordial Ancestor turned his gaze to the Chaos City Lord standing to the side.

"Yes, teacher."

The Lord of Chaos City gazed intently at the figure of the Primordial Ancestor.

"Disciple understands."

Jiang Ming nodded in agreement.

The primordial ancestor nodded slightly, and his figure gradually became illusory, disappearing from the spot.