Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 195 The Surprised Chaos City Lord

Inside the lobby.

An invisible pressure silenced the thousand geniuses, and even the red-eyed man who had started the competition bowed slightly.

As everyone looked up slightly, they saw the man in the blue battle robe who had hosted the Genius Battle standing in front of them.

Yang Wu knew that it was the Nine Swords Venerable. In the most recent simulation experience, he should have been taken in as a disciple by the other party.

The Nine Swords Venerable looked around at everyone, lingering briefly on Yang Wu, before saying, "Let's go to the Initial Universe."

As soon as the Nine Swords Venerable finished speaking, everyone heard a loud 'boom'.

Then, the tail fin of the "big fish" shaped spaceship flicked and it instantly disappeared from the spot.

The atmosphere in the hall was tense.

Back in the virtual universe, the Nine Swords Venerable's aura was enough to intimidate everyone, let alone now that they are meeting in reality.

Even though the Nine Swords Venerable did not actively release his pressure, the aura he naturally exuded made all the geniuses feel a sense of submission that came from their very life.

"Stop!" A thunderous shout from outside entered the spaceship and echoed in everyone's ears.

If the fluctuations contained in that voice had not been restrained, they would probably have caused Yang Wu and the others to be utterly terrified.

"It is I who have opened the cosmic passage!" The Nine Swords Venerable's voice was utterly calm.

"boom!"

A loud roar came from the outside, and then the spaceship continued its journey.

Suddenly, Yang Wu and the other geniuses felt extremely uncomfortable. They tried to open their eyes, but found that they could not see anything.

Even many geniuses turned pale and collapsed to the ground.

Only about three hundred people remained standing until the very end.

"We are now in the passage between the initial universe and the primordial universe."

The Nine Swords Venerable glanced coldly at the geniuses lying on the ground before explaining, "The flow of time in the initial universe and the original universe is different, which causes the flow of time within the passage to be disordered, naturally making you feel uncomfortable."

After about five or six minutes, the uncomfortable feeling on Yang Wu and the others disappeared, and the geniuses who had fallen to the ground quickly stood up.

"We have now arrived in the Primordial Universe!" The Nine Swords Venerable commanded with a smile, "Open the top!"

chi chi...

The metal top above everyone automatically separated, revealing the outermost layer that was like transparent glass, allowing everyone to look up and see the outside world.

Yang Wu looked up and saw that it was dark outside, with occasional wisps of chaotic energy drifting around.

In the distance, one can faintly see the sky and earth cracking open from time to time, with a large number of strange and mysterious patterns flowing in the cracks of space.

The silk threads are linked together, their patterns flowing like a loom, weaving the world ever larger.

As the spaceship continued its journey, unlike the curious actions of the many geniuses, the dozen or so immortal beings who had followed the spaceship all looked up at the outside world with serious intent, sometimes closing their eyes in thought, and sometimes observing carefully.

"Stars and planets have lifespans, and so does the universe, only its lifespan is incredibly long."

The Nine Swords Venerable smiled and said, "This primordial universe is the new universe in the 'initial creation' period. In the initial period, the universe is constantly being perfected and formed, and the rules governing the operation of the universe's origin will become apparent."

"Those cracks in the universe are constantly being repaired by the rules governing the operation of the universe's origin, including various fundamental laws."

Yang Wu knew the secret of this miniature universe, so he wasn't too surprised.

Luo Feng and the others were dumbfounded.

"The original universe we live in is incredibly vast and perfectly perfect."

The Nine Swords Venerable explained, "Therefore, in the original universe, the laws governing the universe could not be manifested outwardly, making them extremely difficult to comprehend. However, in this primordial universe, you can directly observe the manifested fundamental laws with your naked eye, making comprehension much easier."

"The spots for comprehending the primordial universe are extremely precious; you must seize this opportunity."

The spaceship continued to move forward.

"We'll be at Chaos City soon," the Nine Swords Venerable suddenly reminded him. "Chaos City is where you will live and cultivate in this primordial universe."

"You are the ones I have guided, and I hope that you will still be alive thirty years from now."

Moments later, the giant 'fish'-shaped spaceship flew over an ancient city.

This ancient and majestic city sits in the vast primordial universe, towering and imposing, enduring through the ages.

Whoosh!

The hatch at the belly of the fish is opened.

Yang Wu and a thousand other geniuses filed out, then the hatch closed, and the "big fish" flicked its tail fin and disappeared into the distance once more.

Suddenly, a black streak of light flew in from afar.

"Everyone, I am the guide from Chaos City."

A deep voice rang out, and a man in black robes appeared before Yang Wu and the others. The man smiled and said, "This city is called Chaos City. Its history is incredibly long; it is the true sacred ground of our human race!"

"Chaos City is currently jointly managed by five major forces: Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Arena, Universe First Bank, Universe Galaxy Bank, and Universe Mercenary Alliance."

Everyone watched the black-robed guide in silence.

"Follow me, everyone."

The welcoming envoy smiled and led Yang Wu and his entourage forward.

Yang Wu and over a thousand others followed the enemy as they flew down from the sky, landing on the wide streets of Chaos City, constantly looking around.

Within Chaos City, there are rows of small buildings. On the rooftops of many of these buildings, one can see people of all appearances, some sitting cross-legged in meditation, others deep in thought.

And in those spatial rifts in the sky, powerful beings stood suspended in mid-air.

"In Chaos City, there are many extraordinary beings," the welcoming envoy explained as they walked through the crowd. "You will have thirty years to meditate in Chaos City. Do not disturb these beings as they comprehend the fundamental laws. If you do, you will be disqualified from your comprehension and sent away from the initial universe!"

Yang Wu and the others nodded in agreement; of course, they wouldn't do such a thing.

The black-robed guide continued to explain to everyone the various things they needed to be aware of within Chaos City.

For example, the rule in the initial universe that prohibited humans from killing each other.

For example, there are three treasures in the initial universe, the laws governing the universe that are visible to the naked eye, the Chaos Beast that can obtain the true spirit of chaos, and the most precious 52 Chaos Steles.

The guide led the group to a magnificent building about 300 meters high.

The black-robed envoy pointed to the imposing building and said respectfully, "Look, that's the City Lord's Mansion!"

Yang Wu and the others looked up and saw the three most dazzling characters in the universal language above the majestic building in the distance: "City Lord's Mansion".

Upon seeing the handwriting, Yang Wu felt as if his soul was being sucked out of his body, leaving him in a daze.

"Haha!" the black-robed envoy laughed, "Even a great immortal being wouldn't dare stare at those three large characters 'City Lord's Mansion' for too long. You little brats would better be more careful!"

"Alright, next, I'll take you to choose the Chaos Stele that best suits you!"

……

The gates of the city lord's mansion remained open, with people constantly entering and exiting.

This is only the outer palace; in a more central location, there is the inner palace, which is heavily guarded.

Inside the inner palace is a secluded courtyard, and outside the courtyard stands a stone tablet inscribed with the three large characters "Chaos Ruins"!

Just as the guide led Yang Wu and the others to a spot not far from the city lord's mansion, a bald man wearing a fiery red battle robe appeared in front of the quiet courtyard.

The bald man took a step forward.

Boom...

Time and space twisted, and the bald man appeared in a vast, desolate world.

Corpses littered the endless land. Some of these corpses were as large as planets, while others were smaller than humans. Without exception, all of them exuded a chilling aura.

The bald man walked across the endless ruins, gazing ahead and shouting, "Teacher!"

As soon as the bald man finished speaking, a burly, tall man, about three meters in height, appeared in front of him.

The tall man wore an incredibly complex and ancient dark red armor, boots, and a scaly tail that extended from behind him. His fierce face, covered with strange patterns, also had two fiery red horns.

"What is it?"

The tall man opened his eyes, his gaze as calm as the vast starry sky.

The bald man immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Teacher, the youngsters of the latest Genius Battle have arrived in Chaos City."

"Oh? In the blink of an eye, another five thousand years have passed!" the tall man exclaimed.

Then, the tall man looked into the distance, as if he had traveled through time and space, and directly saw the figures of a thousand geniuses outside the city lord's mansion.

The bald man beside him thought to himself, "Teacher truly deserves to be the ruler of Chaos City, one of the most powerful beings in the vast universe!"

Moreover, he is the controller of this primordial universe, capable of mobilizing the full power of the entire primordial universe and uncovering the secrets of everyone.

Clearly, this tall man, clad in dark red battle armor and exuding an aura of endless slaughter, is none other than the current supreme ruler of the Virtual Universe Company, the Lord of Chaos City!

At this moment, the Lord of Chaos City, who controlled a certain space-time, easily saw the secrets of Yang Wu and the other thousand geniuses.

In fact, every batch of geniuses newly recruited by the five major powers, whether through the "Genius Battle," the "Strongman Battle," or other means of recruiting core members, are sent to this initial universe once.

Firstly, it was to allow these geniuses to choose a suitable Chaos Stele so they could know the direction they were heading; secondly, it was also to identify whether there were any alien spies among these core members, so as to ensure that the human race would not cultivate a powerful being for the alien race.

Of course, even a great being like the Lord of Chaos City cannot truly see through everyone's true nature.

For example, if an immortal god whose soul and body are completely integrated arrives in the initial universe, the Lord of Chaos City cannot determine whether the other party is still human or whether he has been controlled by a human soul.

In this situation, the immortal gods who arrive in the initial universe for the first time will naturally be monitored.

However, Yang Wu and the others were only at the cosmic and eternal levels, and the Chaos City Lord could see through each of their backgrounds in an instant.

During the investigation, the first person the Chaos City Lord noticed was Rong Jun, whose hair was messy and who looked like a wild man.

A smile appeared on his face: "A member of the Giant Axe Clan? A promising youngster!"

However, the Lord of Chaos City did not linger on Rong Jun for long, but instead looked at the others.

Soon, his gaze fell on Luo Feng, and he immediately saw the 'original core' inside Luo Feng's body, which belonged to the Golden Horned Beast and was covered with countless golden secret patterns.

"The original core of the Golden Horned Beast?" The Chaos City Lord was slightly taken aback.

"Possessing the Golden Horned Beast? For this little guy, that's quite a stroke of luck. With the talent to create clones, this little guy's future survival ability will be much stronger than others!"

The twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance are nothing to the Chaos City Lord, but in the past genius battles, there are not many geniuses who have such an opportunity.

Finally, the Lord of Chaos City turned his attention to Yang Wu and Bo Lan, who were at the very front of the group.

"The power of the Hollow Fruit?" Upon seeing Bolan, the Chaos City Lord exclaimed, "Not bad spatial talent! But this fluctuation of the Wind Law? Could it be for researching the Time Law? Good luck, little guy!"

"Um?"

After thoroughly investigating Yang Wu, the Chaos City Lord's expression suddenly turned solemn.

"Is this the little guy who won first place in this year's Genius Battle and comprehended the essence of the fundamental laws of space?" Chaos City Lord wondered in surprise.

At the same time, the battle video of Yang Wu during the Genius Battle reappeared in his mind.

After watching Yang Wu's battle, the Chaos City Lord's expression grew increasingly solemn: "He only used an ordinary Domain Lord-level bloodline potion, yet he achieved this level of skill? Could it be that our human race has produced another peerless genius, one in ten million epochs?"

In the eyes of the Chaos City Lord, this year's Genius Battle did indeed produce several outstanding geniuses.

Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Bo Lan—these three, whether due to extraordinary bloodlines or extraordinary encounters, are all considered extremely outstanding geniuses in the history of the Genius Battle. If they hadn't perished, they all possessed the potential to become powerful figures.

However, every few thousand epochs, the human race will produce a few such figures.

Therefore, the Lord of Chaos City wouldn't care too much.

But Yang Wu was completely different from the others!

Because he's too ordinary!

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