“I choose the ‘Dragon’s Journey through Chaos Stele’.”
“I choose the ‘Wind Shadow Chaos Stele’.”
The black-robed messenger walked inward from the outermost corridor, asking each genius about their choice. Meanwhile, Luo Feng, standing in the crowd behind, furrowed his brows. His gaze swept across the 52 paintings. Honestly, no fewer than 38 of them gave him a strong sense of resonance, so much so that they could easily captivate one’s attention. This included the “Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele,” which, although it fascinated him, followed a complex path of transformation.
“What is the most suitable for me?”
Luo Feng’s gaze swept across two paintings—one distant to his left, the other close to his right. The far-off artwork was the “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele,” the very piece that had captivated him most before. The nearby painting bore the name “Heart Scar Chaos Stele.”
As Luo Feng studied the “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele,” a wave of exhilaration surged through him. He sensed an extraordinary harmony between this stele and the Godslayer Blade (Yan Shen Bing). With just a few adjustments, he realized it might even unveil devastating close-quarters combat techniques.
As for the “Heart Scar Chaos Stele,” the moment Luo Feng looked at it…
He could faintly visualize one set of sword techniques after another emerging from his mind. The 10,081 sword marks could be said to embody an ultimate expression of sword techniques.
“Which one should I choose?” Luo Feng frowned.
He wanted to cultivate both.
The ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’ was more suited to the Divine Armament of Yan Shen, while the ‘Heart Scar Chaos Stele’ aligned better with sword techniques. Of course, his current strength remained feeble—he had merely glimpsed the most superficial layers of these two profoundly enigmatic Chaos Steles. After all, all fifty-two Chaos Steles led to the ultimate Dao.
In theory, each Chaos Stele could be used to cultivate both close-combat techniques and long-range attacks.
“It’s time,” Luo Feng turned his head.
The black-robed messenger had already recorded the choices of over 700 people and now approached Luo Feng, looking up at him.
“Which one do you choose?” the messenger asked.
“I choose the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’,” Luo Feng replied earnestly.
The black-robed messenger nodded, and the screen on his arm instantly recorded the choice. Then he turned to ask the next person…
“Although both the ‘Heart Scar Chaos Stele’ and the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’ are my favorites, and my close-combat abilities have improved quickly, my strongest strength is undoubtedly long-range attacks! My improvement in close combat is only because my Mosha Clan clone cultivated the ‘Shadow Secret Manual.’ A true expert doesn’t need to excel in everything. Excelling in everything means excelling in nothing.”
Enhance your strengths!
Continuously enhance your strengths, turning them into absolute advantages! That is the way of a true expert.
“Furthermore, the ‘Heart Scar Chaos Stele’ commences with the initiation into the Golden Origin Dao, whereas the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’ begins with the Spatial Origin Law. Among all the Origin Laws, ‘Time’ and ‘Space’ are undeniably the most formidable. If I must make a choice, I shall choose the mightier path.”
…
Once the black-robed messenger reached the end of the corridor and finished recording all choices, he turned around and smiled. “Your choices have already been sent out. Follow me.”
Luo Feng and the other 1,000 individuals followed the black-robed messenger out of the corridor and deeper into the city lord’s mansion. Soon, they arrived at a vast training ground. The training ground was extremely expansive, stretching tens of kilometers in both length and width. An ordinary person from Earth would not even be able to see its end, but of course, Luo Feng and the others could see it clearly.
On the vast training ground,
The 1,000 individuals gathered together, with the black-robed messenger standing in front of them.
“Currently, there are 52 secret rooms for the Chaos Steles’ cultivation. Among them, 12 rooms are occupied, while the other 40 are empty.” The black-robed messenger looked at the gathered crowd. “Now, I will call out the names of these 40 Chaos Steles…”
“The ‘Yanshan Chaos Stele,’ the ‘Heart Scar Chaos Stele’…” The black-robed messenger rapidly listed the names of the 40 Chaos Steles.
“Those who selected these 40 Chaos Steles should go directly to the entrance at the farthest left. You will be assigned to each secret room,” the messenger pointed toward the distant left end of the training ground, where there was an entrance nearly thirty meters high. “Now, proceed.”
Instantly, at least 800 out of the thousand young people transformed into streams of light and departed. Only over a hundred remained on the training ground.
“You 139 should wait for a moment,” the black-robed messenger said. “The Chaos Steles you have chosen are currently being cultivated by others. It is absolutely forbidden to interrupt someone while they are cultivating. Therefore… you will be allowed in once they finish. The longest you will need to wait is three days.”
“In the meantime, you should go up to the city lord’s tower,” the black-robed messenger pointed ahead. “It’s right there. You may cultivate there until it is your turn.”
…
Luo Feng, the barbarian Ronjun, and the other 139 young men and women could only head toward the city lord’s tower.
“What bad luck.”
“Out of the 52 Chaos Steles, only 12 are occupied, and we just happened to choose those.” As they walked, over a hundred young people felt helpless. Ronjun smiled at Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, we really are a pair of unfortunate brothers. We both made it into the top ten, both fell during the top five battle, and now even when choosing the Chaos Steles, we both encountered someone already cultivating them.”
“Yeah,” Luo Feng nodded, then asked, “Which one did you choose?”
“Me? The ‘Axe Chaos Stele’,” the barbarian Ronjun replied.
“Ronjun, I also chose the ‘Axe Chaos Stele’,” the young man from the Man Ka Star, Wuka, who was speaking with others, suddenly called out. He ran over and whispered, “Luo Feng, Ronjun, do you know who left behind the ‘Axe Chaos Stele’?”
Each Chaos Stele was left behind by one of the greatest and most supreme existences in human history across the universe.
The 52 Chaos Steles became the most treasured artifacts of humanity.
“Who is it?” Ronjun asked.
“Could it be related to the Axe Battle Arena?” Luo Feng’s heart stirred as he asked.
“Exactly!” Wuka nodded eagerly and whispered, “The ‘Axe Chaos Stele’ was left behind by the founder of the Axe Battle Arena, one of the five major powers. It contains unimaginable power. Once fully comprehended, it’s simply… simply beyond belief! You would become the most supreme being in the entire universe.”
“The founder of the Axe Battle Arena?” Luo Feng and Ronjun looked at each other.
Goodness.
One of the five great human powers in the universe!
If one were to rank the five great powers, a small detail could indicate their relative strength. Among the 1008 cosmic nations of humanity, every ten thousand years, two talent competitions are held—one by the Virtual Universe Company and the other by the Axe Battle Arena. The most outstanding talents are selected by these two organizations. The Cosmic First Bank, the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance do not do this.
Which of the five great powers is stronger?
The Virtual Universe Company and the Axe Battle Arena naturally hold a slight advantage!
As the founder of the Axe Battle Arena, his status far surpasses that of the rulers of the 1008 cosmic nations.
“Hehe, that’s why I chose the ‘Axe Chaos Stele’,” Wuka said proudly. “Moreover, among the Lords and Immortals, the ‘Axe Chaos Stele’ is also the most popular choice.”
“Haha,” Ronjun laughed.
Luo Feng smirked.
“Of course, the other 51 Chaos Steles are no ordinary artifacts either. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be worthy of being placed alongside the ‘Axe Chaos Stele’,” Wuka consoled Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, diligently cultivate the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele.’ You still have great potential.” As he spoke, Wuka himself began to chuckle while holding his stomach.
“You…” Luo Feng shook his head.
…
On the city lord’s tower,
Luo Feng and the other over a hundred individuals stood on the tower, gazing into the distance.
It was too vast.
The entire Chaos City was extremely large. Beyond it, in the distant horizon, everything was blurred into chaos and could no longer be seen clearly. The main reason was that the Primordial Universe contained a large amount of chaotic energy currents, which prevented one from seeing too far.
“Feels so good.”
“This Primordial Universe is much more comfortable than the original universe.”
The group of young people chatted animatedly.
Luo Feng also felt that since arriving in the Primordial Universe, his entire body felt incredibly comfortable, from the inside out, both mentally and physically.
“It’s because of the Primordial Universe,” an older man in a loose purple-gold robe approached from a distance. “Are you the new batch of winners from the Virtual Universe Company’s talent competition?”
“Yeah.”
The 139 nodded.
“The reason you feel so comfortable is because of this!” The older man pointed toward the chaotic energy currents floating nearby. “This is what we call ‘Chaos Qi.’ Unlike the attribute-based cosmic energies in the original universe, and somewhat different from the mixed, singular cosmic origin energy, Chaos Qi is a strange force capable of nurturing all things.”
“You are surrounded by Chaos Qi, so of course you feel comfortable,” the older man smiled.
Luo Feng and the others suddenly understood.
“However, this kind of energy exists only in the Primordial Universe,” the older man in the purple-gold robe shook his head. “Even if you bring this energy back to the original universe, it will immediately decompose into various forces.”
…
As Luo Feng and the group of young people were conversing with this expert on the tower,
Suddenly!
“Boom~~~” A violent tremor erupted from the distant chaotic realm, shaking the heavens and earth with its sound.
“Witser!!”
A thunderous roar shook the heavens above Chaos City. A terrifying bolt of lightning energy pierced through thousands of miles in an instant, jolting the powerful cultivators atop the city’s training pavilions awake. Their eyes snapped open in alarm as one by one, they turned their gazes toward the distant origin of this overwhelming force.
Luo Feng and the others, their faces pale under the immense pressure, stood frozen on the tower, staring into the distance.
In the distance—
A towering, bull-headed giant clad in bronze armor, as if a god in the heavens, wielded a massive axe nearly as large as himself. Swinging his bloodstained axe, he directly cleaved toward a fleeing super-being who had transformed into pure lightning. The lightning force radiated outward as the being tried to escape.
Silence.
Luo Feng and the others were completely overwhelmed by the auras of these two supreme beings.
“Daring to fight within Chaos City?” The older man in the purple-gold robe gazed into the distance, astonished. “Witser, how could this bull-headed fool be so foolish?”
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