The three figures—the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of Ice Peak, and the Lord of Darkness—took the lead, followed by the Lord of Dragonflight, the Lord of Youhou, and Luo Feng, the Lord of the Milky Way.
The six figures soared through the void.
In the boundless void, the closer they got, the clearer the colossal statue became.
“The greatest being in human history? The strongest being in the Primordial Universe and even the entire Cosmic Sea? The one who cultivated three Cosmic Sovereign disciples like Lord of Chaos City?” Luo Feng gazed at the towering statue from afar. Although he had only heard his teacher’s description before, he now felt immense reverence and admiration in his heart.
What an extraordinary existence!
He created the Virtual Universe!
He compelled the other Cosmic Sovereigns to retreat. He elevated humanity to become the most formidable force in the cosmos, so overwhelmingly powerful that even the Ancestral God Sect dared not provoke them.
Such great achievements!
“Is this Yuan?” Luo Feng silently observed.
Yuan appeared as a slightly thin man draped in a simple white robe, his face carrying a gentle smile. His smile was one of perfect understanding of all things. Just looking up at the statue from afar, seeing that faint smile on his face, filled Luo Feng’s heart with an indescribable peace and a warmth like returning to his mother’s embrace.
His eyes seemed to see through everything in the infinite universe; there was nothing he did not know.
His towering figure stood as the pillar of heaven and earth.
The entire infinite universe revolved around him.
“Master.” The Lords of Chaos City, Ice Peak, and Darkness stopped, and the Lord of Chaos City bowed, saying, “Another Cosmic Sovereign has joined our Virtual Universe lineage. He is also my disciple—the Milky Way Lord Luo Feng. I have brought him specially to pay respects to our master.”
” Luo Feng,” the Lord of Chaos City turned to him, “pay respects to your grandmaster.”
Luo Feng stepped forward, coming to the side of the Lord of Chaos City, and respectfully bowed, saying, “Luo Feng pays respects to Grandmaster.” Toward this legendary figure, Luo Feng held nothing but the utmost admiration. It was because of Yuan that humanity had risen. Even the Founding Father of the Axe had been guided and nurtured by him.
The Virtual Universe was his creation. Without Yuan, perhaps the history of Earth would have been completely different.
“Following my master’s decree,” the Lord of Chaos City looked up at the towering statue, his eyes gleaming with a special light, “I have guarded Chaos City and protected humanity for countless eons, never daring to slack off. Now Luo Feng has become a Cosmic Sovereign, making humanity even stronger! I believe humanity will surely grow and flourish even more.”
The Lords of Darkness and Ice Peak also bowed slightly, murmuring a few words, though their voices were completely muffled.
The atmosphere before the statue was oppressive, the invisible pressure affecting the six Cosmic Sovereigns present. Even the sinister Lord of Darkness seemed like a well-behaved child. After a while,
“Your disciples take our leave,” the Lord of Chaos City bowed, and all the other Cosmic Sovereigns bowed as well before flying away in a streak.
The swirling air currents surrounded them as the six figures vanished into the depths of the air.
The towering statue remained there as it had for countless eons. However, its eyes faintly shifted, glancing toward where the six figures had disappeared, and a faint, barely perceptible voice sounded, “Luo Feng?”
…
The six figures flew through the air currents, and Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask, “Teacher, why do I sense so many law fluctuations from Grandmaster’s statue, as if it were the source of the universe itself?” The source of the universe—how powerful and extraordinary it was! Even the strongest beings in the cosmos dared not defy it. Countless beings across myriad races cultivated by sensing the source of the universe, drawing divine power from the ‘Primordial Sea’ to achieve everything.
“That is the source of the universe,” the Lord of Chaos City replied, looking at Luo Feng.
“Indeed,” the usually silent, aloof, and solitary Lord of Ice Peak spoke, “but it is the source of the Virtual Universe!”
“The source of the Virtual Universe?” Luo Feng was shocked.
Was there truly another source of the universe?
“In the Virtual Universe, everything can be simulated. Any law can be perceived and cultivated within,” the Lord of Darkness spoke, his voice sinister and elegant, “You can sense it within the Virtual Universe, so of course, it has a cosmic source. If it were merely an illusion, how could it allow true cultivation?”
Luo Feng was momentarily speechless.
Indeed, from what he knew about illusions, none of them could allow cultivation for powerful beings.
“Illusions can also allow cultivation,” the Lord of Chaos City said, “even making one feel no different from reality. However, first, only a handful of the strongest cosmic beings can create such illusions. Second, the laws cultivated within must be ones the strongest cosmic beings themselves already know. Third, maintaining such illusions for powerful beings to cultivate requires immense energy.”
“The Virtual Universe was created by Grandmaster,” Luo Feng added, “so does that mean Grandmaster knows all the laws that can be cultivated within the Virtual Universe? Since the Virtual Universe can generate a cosmic source, does that mean Grandmaster understands all laws, from the various fusion laws, the elemental laws like metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, to the very workings of cosmic laws?”
Luo Feng found it hard to believe.
“Absolutely not!”
The Lord of Chaos City smiled at Luo Feng, “Back then, when You Hou became a Cosmic Sovereign and paid respects to Grandmaster, he had the same question. Ha ha… You Hou, you explain it to Luo Feng.”
Lord Youhou nodded and smiled at Luo Feng, “Grandmaster probably doesn’t know every single law. Also, the Virtual Universe is not an illusion! It belongs to a completely different category. In an illusion, if a powerful being cultivates laws, it requires massive energy. However, the Virtual Universe maintains countless powerful beings cultivating at all times, even allowing Cosmic Sovereigns and Cosmic Lords to practice secret techniques within it.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“If it were an illusion, how much energy would it take to maintain so many powerful beings practicing?” Lord Youhou laughed, “In reality, the Virtual Universe consumes almost no energy.”
“Ah.” Luo Feng was taken aback.
Almost no energy consumption?
Assuming a large virtual space requires a lot of energy, the Virtual Universe spans almost the entire universe, with countless humans connected to its network, yet it consumes almost no energy?
“Junior Brother Luo Feng,” Lord Youhou smiled, “tell me, how much energy does the Primordial Universe consume daily to sustain the reproduction of countless races, the battles of powerful beings, and their cultivation by devouring divine power from the Primordial Sea?”
“The energy of the Primordial Universe is eternal,” Luo Feng replied.
“If the energy of the Primordial Universe never depletes, why must the Virtual Universe necessarily consume energy?” Lord Youhou asked.
Luo Feng was stunned.
Could the Virtual Universe really rival the Primordial Universe? That seemed too extraordinary to be true.
“Don’t underestimate your grandmaster,” the Lord of Chaos City looked at Luo Feng. The Lords of Darkness and Ice Peak also had expressions of reverence and admiration in their eyes. The Lord of Darkness added, “Hmph, back then, in the Cosmic Sea, no Cosmic Sovereign dared to confront our master directly; they all kept their distance. If our master were still around, the other three alliances wouldn’t dare scheme against you. If they did, our master would have already gone to destroy the three alliances, forcing them to offer treasures as compensation.”
Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask, “Then how did the Founding Ancestor…”
How did he die? Luo Feng didn’t finish his sentence, but the five beings, including the Lord of Chaos City, naturally understood.
“Master has not perished!” the Lord of Chaos City solemnly declared.
“Indeed, Master is still alive,” the Lord of Darkness nodded.
“How could Master die!” the Lord of Ice Peak added.
Luo Feng was stunned.
Then why did everyone say humanity only had one Cosmic Sovereign, and even when he paid his respects, it was only a statue?
“Master’s power is incomparable, the strongest among all Cosmic Sovereigns!” The Lord of Darkness’s eyes emitted an eerie black light. “No living being can match Master! Yet, Master still pursued an even greater path, and so… he defied the fundamental laws of the Primordial Universe! He challenged the very source of the cosmos!”
Luo Feng listened in silence. Challenging the origin of the universe? Earlier, when the Void-True Demon God came to kill him, because he unleashed an overwhelmingly powerful force, chains directly manifested in the void, binding the Void-True Demon God. Only when the Void-True Demon God reduced his strength did the chains vanish.
“The rules of the universe’s operation cannot be defied!”
“However, Master is an extraordinary being, naturally wanting to break through, transcend, and defy all of this.”
“Repeatedly challenging!”
“So he incurred the punishment of the cosmic source!” the Lord of Darkness said confidently, “But Master’s power was already at the peak among all Cosmic Sovereigns. Even with the cosmic source’s anger and repeated attempts to punish him, they could not stop Master’s advancement.”
Luo Feng was shocked.
He could imagine the repeated punishments from the cosmic source and how Yuan still broke through.
“Eventually, Master had a war with the cosmic source.” The Lord of Darkness’s eyes shone with admiration and reverence, “The result was… Master was permanently sealed by the cosmic source.”
“Sealed?” Luo Feng held his breath.
Heaven.
There was actually a Cosmic Sovereign who dared to fight against the cosmic source! That was too insane! But the result was tragic—he was permanently sealed away.
“However, even while sealed,” the Lord of Darkness’s voice rose with pride, “Master still unleashed the ‘Virtual Universe’ secret technique, allowing this Virtual Universe to spread throughout the universe. Only other Cosmic Sovereigns capable of ‘words shaping laws’ and the cosmic source itself could slightly hinder it.”
Luo Feng nodded.
He knew that the territory controlled by the Starry Sky Ancestor could not connect to the Virtual Universe—that was the will of the Starry Sky Ancestor.
Primitive stars could not connect to the Virtual Universe either—that was the cosmic source’s doing.
“One extraordinary technique, its range covering the entire universe,” the Lord of Darkness looked at Luo Feng, “Have you ever heard of such a powerful secret technique?”
“Master also had a Cosmic Sovereign servant, a Mechanical Race Cosmic Sovereign.”
“Master made that Mechanical Race Cosmic Sovereign the intelligent core of the entire ‘Virtual Universe’,” the Lord of Darkness explained, “You should know that the Virtual Universe deals with countless processes every day, how complex that is. Even powerful Cosmic Sovereigns would be overwhelmed and collapse. But the Mechanical Race’s Cosmic Sovereign, originally an intelligent life form, became even more powerful in this aspect after becoming a Cosmic Sovereign. Naturally, he could maintain all of this.”
“Normally, everything is handled by that Cosmic Sovereign, and Master doesn’t monitor our movements.”
“To meet Master and have him know, one must go to the origin place of the Virtual Universe.”
Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask, “Is there any way for Grandmaster to escape being permanently sealed by the cosmic source?”
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