Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 322 Seeking Help?

In the vast and boundless central Pacific Ocean, a colossal floating city hangs silently and majestically in mid-air.

Inside the city's most luxurious palace, a winged man in blue armor sat on a magnificent throne. He gripped the armrests tightly, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he cursed viciously, "What is Jiang Ye anyway! He's just got some talent. Hmph, a true genius only has real skill when they truly grow up!"

Just then, a woman dressed in a purple gossamer-thin dress approached with graceful, light steps and a beaming smile.

Her graceful figure was partially hidden beneath the sheer veil, like a fairy stepping out of a dream, exuding captivating charm with every step.

"Master, why are you angry?" she said sweetly. "That Jiang Ye is only so arrogant because he is the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord. But even if he is arrogant, what can he do to us? We immigrants from many of these floating cities come from the five major powers, and many of us are scions of the families of the universe lords. Although we are just juniors in our families, Jiang Ye is far from someone we can afford to offend."

"Hmm." Upon hearing this, King Jieli managed a weak smile.

He then gently waved his hand, and the woman in purple flew over like a light butterfly, landing steadily in his arms.

King Jieli's lust was aroused, and he immediately prepared to spend some time with the beauty in his arms in the palace.

However, at that moment, a sudden voice rang out: "King Jie Li!"

"Hmm?" King Jieli's brows furrowed instantly, his face full of displeasure. He turned to look outside the hall. Reluctantly, he put down the beautiful concubine in his arms and said irritably, "King Fengchen, what brings you here?"

A four-armed middle-aged man strode in from outside; it was none other than King Fengchen.

He strode into the hall, his voice booming like thunder: "King Jie Li, no matter what, Jiang Ye is a member of my Virtual Universe Company and a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord. You'd better not go too far. If you cause any uncontrollable trouble, can you bear the consequences?"

"I don't believe a mere realm lord would dare to provoke me!" King Jie Li suddenly stood up from his throne, his eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.

"Hmph." King Fengchen looked at him coldly, his eyes revealing a hint of contempt and helplessness. "King Jieli, it's time for you to wake up. Although we are both descendants of the Lord of the Universe, our families have multiplied for billions of years, and our clansmen number in the hundreds of billions. Although we are both immortal kings and considered elites in our families, if we were truly the top elites... how could we be assigned to this Earth to protect a group of weak beings like a couple and an infant?"

Upon hearing this, King Jieli was speechless, and his face turned extremely ugly.

"I ask you, have you ever seen your family's ancestor—'Lord of Void Gold'?" King Fengchen pressed.

King Jieli's face grew increasingly gloomy.

“I have never met my family’s ancestor either.” King Fengchen sighed slightly, his tone tinged with melancholy. “For an eternal being like the Lord of the Universe, his descendants and clansmen are as numerous as the stars, countless. What are you and I in their eyes? So, sometimes it’s better to keep a low profile.”

"However, even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. We immigrants are, after all, the elite of our families, and represent the face of the lords of the universe, so naturally no one dares to act recklessly." King Feng Chen softened his tone and continued, "But you shouldn't be too arrogant. It's one thing how you treat those Earthlings normally, but Jiang Ye is not an Earthling, nor is he like other geniuses without any background. Behind him stands the Lord of Chaos City, so we still have to give him some face. Take your provocation of him before, for example, it was really unwise... Jiang Ye's reputation is now widespread, who doesn't know what he looks like? Moreover, when he came back, he had already undergone identity verification, and you deliberately made him reveal his identity. Such an obvious provocation can be seen through at a glance."

"Oh, right, and Luo Feng too. He's already become the Chaos City Lord's disciple. With his talent, he has a very high chance of becoming a direct disciple in the future, so don't go too far with those Earthlings!"

……

"That's enough, stop talking."

King Jieli's face was grim. "Isn't it just Jiang Ye and Luo Feng? No matter how talented they are, they're only a Realm Lord and a Domain Lord right now. I don't believe they can become that strong! Is the path to becoming a strong person so easy? The more powerful they appear, the more those alien races will want to kill them! Not to mention the many crises... just comprehending the laws to become a Universe Venerable is already incredibly difficult! Even among the Chaos City Lord's personal disciples, many haven't been able to break through to become Universe Venerables yet!"

"Stop bothering me... You're only speaking up for Jiang Ye and Luo Feng because they both belong to the Virtual Universe Company."

"Hmph." Upon hearing this, King Fengchen's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He abruptly turned his head and walked straight out of the main hall without saying a word.

King Jieli watched King Fengchen's departing figure, then merely snorted coldly, his disdain growing even stronger.

"Jiang Ye, still calling himself the strongest genius of mankind? Back then, wasn't Kodi the same? He was praised high and mighty by everyone, but in the end, he still perished! In this cruel universe, only living is the true path to power!" Jie Li Wang muttered with a face full of disdain.

King Jieli was actually an extremely ancient king-level expert, whose seniority was even longer than that of King Zhenyan, but his strength was far inferior to that of King Zhenyan.

Although he only reached the level of a king through the blessings of his family over countless years.

Back then, he was considered exceptionally talented, even more so than Uka, who was in the same year as Jiang Ye.

Tragically, he and Nakoti were geniuses of the same era.

Back then, Kodi's extraordinary talent was like the blazing sun high in the sky, shining brightly and making all other geniuses of the time pale in comparison.

Every time Kodi displayed his immense strength and astonishing talent, it was like a heavy hammer, slamming into the hearts of Jie Li Wang and other geniuses of the same era, making it hard for them to breathe.

That sense of powerlessness and frustration enveloped all the geniuses in their class.

This sense of oppression, stemming from being overshadowed by the brilliance of more talented individuals, has had drastically different effects on different people.

Geniuses like Luo Feng and Rong Jun, with their resolute and indomitable character, will be inspired to fight even harder and constantly motivate themselves to move forward; but for most geniuses, such as Jie Li Wang, deep jealousy and resentment will gradually grow in their hearts.

Therefore, seeing Jiang Ye, a genius adored by everyone, reignited the long-suppressed emotions deep within Wang's heart. He couldn't help but want to target Jiang Ye, hoping to see him, like Kodi back then, fail miserably on the path to becoming a strongman...

"Lowly Earthlings." King Jieli looked through the hall at the endless void, and also at the distant inhabitants of Earth on the outer lands. "Even with Luo Feng behind you, it doesn't change the fact that your bloodline is lowly. When Luo Feng falls, I really want to see your despair. Then… I have plenty of ways to make you get off Earth!" "Humanity's strongest genius?"

"Let's see how long you can be so smug." King Jie Li was indignant. The lack of importance placed on his family and the resulting frustration... while the two geniuses, Jiang Ye and Luo Feng, shone brightly. Compared to them, he naturally couldn't stand seeing Jiang Ye and Luo Feng doing well. He wanted to see Jiang Ye and Luo Feng suffer a miserable fate in the future.

……

In the virtual universe, inside the palace above Thunder Island, which was filled with mysterious air currents, Jiang Ye stepped straight into the main hall.

"Teacher." Jiang Ye bowed respectfully.

"What is it?" The voice of the Chaos City Lord came from the depths of the main hall.

"I have a favor to ask of you, Master," Jiang Ye said sincerely.

The air currents deep within the main hall surged slowly, and a figure emerged from within – the Chaos City Lord dressed in a golden robe.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ye and said, "You've faced many dangers and troubles on the battlefields beyond the realms, yet you've never asked me for anything. You're not the type to ask for favors. So... what brings you here?"

The Lord of Chaos City indeed held Jiang Ye in high regard. Ever since Jiang Ye's outburst on the battlefield, easily killing a peak-level King-level expert and even killing figures like Black Shaved King and Lifefall King who were close to being invincible at the King level, the Lord of Chaos City realized that... his disciple must still be hiding some unknown secrets!

Otherwise, even if a realm lord possesses an incredible life gene level of eight thousand times, even if he has the King Armor, even if his understanding of the laws reaches level 20, he could never so easily suppress a powerful figure like Black Shaved King who possesses several great treasures.

The Lord of Chaos City was not angry at all about his disciple's concealment. He understood that everyone has selfish desires and some secrets they don't want to tell, and he could completely understand that.

At the same time, he realized that Jiang Ye's future achievements might be beyond imagination, so he took the initiative to clean up Jiang Ye's mess, spread false information that Jiang Ye had been cultivating in Chaos City, and arranged multiple fake "identities" for Jiang Ye.

"The situation is like this. Because of Ai Chen, I went to Luo Feng's hometown, Earth, but some things happened..." Jiang Ye said respectfully. "What I want to say is that the conflict between the original inhabitants of Earth and immigrants from other planets has reached a point of no return. Among those immigrants are many descendants of powerful families. They rely on their status and often oppress the original inhabitants of Earth. People like Jie Li Wang are even more blatantly provoking them, and are really arrogant and domineering."

The Lord of Chaos City listened calmly, his eyes deep, as if observing something.

“Teacher, I believe that Earth is the home of Luo Feng, a genius of our human race. If we allow these conflicts to escalate, it will chill Luo Feng’s heart, which is detrimental to the reputation and unity of our human race,” Jiang Ye continued. “Although I am capable of dealing with a few provocateurs, if the root of these conflicts is not resolved, it will always be a hidden danger.”

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly and slowly said, "I didn't expect that you asked me for help because of Luo Feng!"

Jiang Ye looked at the Lord of Chaos City respectfully without saying a word.

“Earth!” The Lord of Chaos City looked into the endless virtual universe outside the palace with a deep gaze. After a moment of contemplation, he said, “Most of those immigrants come from powerful families. You shouldn’t mess with them. So, my next order is this.”

The Lord of Chaos City nodded, "I will help Luo Feng resolve these concerns, but as you probably know, the root of these problems lies in whether Luo Feng can... become a strong person!"

"Luo Feng is now your disciple, but I believe that with his talent, his future achievements are limitless!" Jiang Ye said confidently.

"Hmm, you seem to have a lot of confidence in Luo Feng." The Chaos City Lord nodded slightly, withdrawing his gaze from the virtual universe and returning it to Jiang Ye. "In that case, I will step in to coordinate this matter. This can be considered as giving Luo Feng a good connection. However, Earth is a special case, and its importance is paramount. But I can tell you that a super being of my human race once said that if Luo Feng can truly grow into a powerful figure capable of standing on his own in the future, then he can reclaim Earth."

"Thank you for your help, teacher. Luo Feng will certainly not let you down." Jiang Ye was overjoyed.

The Lord of Chaos waved his hand and continued, "I will warn restless fellows like King Jieli. I know your personality; once you return, don't pay them any more attention. However, if they go too far again, you can give them a proper warning without revealing King Shijin's identity."

"Yes, teacher. This disciple understands what to do." A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.

"Furthermore, you cannot slack off in your own understanding of the laws. In this universe, only personal strength matters," the Chaos City Lord earnestly advised.

"Teacher, rest assured, your disciple will not dare to slack off in the slightest," Jiang Ye replied respectfully.

"Alright, go ahead. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to report them to me." The Chaos City Lord waved his hand, indicating that Jiang Ye could leave.

"Yes!"

Jiang Ye bowed respectfully and then slowly withdrew.

The Lord of Chaos City watched his disciple's departing figure, a gratified smile appearing on his face.

This disciple never asks me for anything, but now he's finally asking, and it's for something that seems so trivial, and it's for someone else.

"This kind of mentality... as long as my human race treats him well, he will naturally fight wholeheartedly for my human race." The Chaos City Lord nodded slightly, pondering to himself.

Among the super strong, there are also some ingrates. Once they become powerful and independent, they only care about themselves and completely disregard the dangers facing their clan.

Just like the "Yan Emperor" of the Yan God Clan in history, who was originally a member of the human race, but eventually led the entire Yan God Clan to break away from the human race and become a regional overlord. This greatly angered the peak beings of the human race, but firstly, the Yan Emperor's strength was indeed strong enough, and secondly, he had the strongest being in the universe, the Mountain Guest, backing him up, so the human race could only swallow their anger.

(End of this chapter)