Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Lottery of All Things

Zuo Yan was not present on the Tongtianqiao Island.

Instead, they left the virtual universe and returned to reality.

But everyone in the Tongtian Bridge dimension was in shock.

Moreover, the impact of crossing the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge is still expanding.

"Everyone, my teacher is looking for me, so I'll have to leave now!"

Kaishan Wang bid farewell to the many powerful figures present and also left the Tongtian Bridge plane.

Previously, Zuo Yan had attracted many powerful individuals by advancing through the first few levels.

There are over a hundred immortal powerhouses alone.

Nearly half of them are powerful individuals capable of establishing their own sects in Chaos City.

Even in the void of the Tongtian Bridge plane, there were several cosmic venerables who were not noticed by the others, who were also watching.

I cleared the ninth level on my first attempt by crossing the Sky Bridge.

The previous record was when Koti cleared the seventh floor on his first attempt.

Zuo Yan is now even more monstrous than that.

This made him very interesting to many cosmic venerables.

But... they didn't make it to the game!

Just because...

"Master, the Mountain-Opening King has sent an email saying that Venerable Guiyi requests your presence at the City Lord's Mansion!"

"I see."

Zuo Yan had just returned to his residence when he was bombarded with email notifications.

I had no choice but to block email notifications.

I only checked a few emails from people I knew.

Then, he saw that his resident teacher in the primitive area, Kaishanwang, had also sent an email.

It was Venerable Guiyi who wanted to see him, or perhaps...

Zuo Yan, clad in black and gold armor, flew along the street toward the city lord's mansion not far away.

The city lord's mansion is majestic and imposing, exuding a strong sense of antiquity.

It seems to have undergone the baptism of countless years.

It inspires awe.

The outermost gate of the city lord's mansion is always open.

The main hall containing 52 Chaos Stele is located in a side hall of the city lord's mansion.

There is also a hall in a side hall where the human treasures responsible for contributions and exchanges are located.

It is the safest place in the human territory.

But the inner quarters of the city lord's mansion are the most heavily guarded.

Zuo Yan had just reached the gate of the inner palace entrance.

Then they saw two immortal deity guards.

"Zuo Yan, right? Venerable Guiyi informed us that you can go straight in!"

The two immortal deities roared with thunderous force.

"Thank you both very much!"

Zuo Yan bowed slightly in greeting, then stepped into the city lord's inner residence.

"As expected, Venerable Guiyi has taken a liking to him!"

Many powerful figures who saw Zuo Yan enter the city lord's inner palace talked with their friends.

"I don't think it's necessarily Venerable Guiyi; it's probably that one!"

"That's right, only that person would allow Zuo Yan to enter the inner palace."

"That's possible, but the Lord of Chaos City hasn't taken on any disciples for tens of millions of epochs!"

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The city lord's inner court kept a very low profile.

It resembles a tranquil garden.

A rocky path extends in two directions.

Zuo Yan was walking along the path when she came across a bald man with a peaceful and serene demeanor under a lush pine tree.

The bald man wore a fiery red battle robe, and the smile on his face could calm anyone who looked at him.

"Greetings, Venerable Guiyi!"

Zuo Yan bowed respectfully and said.

"Zuo Yan, I called you here because our teacher wants to accept you as a disciple. Are you interested?"

Venerable Guiyi smiled and glanced at Zuo Yan, then nodded and asked.

"I do!"

Zuo Yan looked pleasantly surprised and immediately nodded in agreement.

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

"Since you've agreed to become my disciple, from now on, call me Second Senior Brother!"

Venerable Guiyi led the way, guiding Zuo Yan towards the inner courtyard.

"I became a disciple of my teacher a long time ago, but among my teacher's fellow disciples, there are several who are stronger than me. Because of my teacher's favor, I am able to stay by his side often."

"When you see your teacher later, you must be respectful."

Zuo Yan immediately changed his tune, replying, "I understand, thank you, Second Senior Brother!"

"The teacher has three incarnations; the one guarding Chaos City is primarily responsible for combat!"

Zuo Yan followed them to the outside of a quiet courtyard.

A chaotic stone tablet stands at the entrance, inscribed with the three characters "Chaos Ruins".

"The teacher is inside, let's go in!"

Venerable Guiyi led Zuo Yan directly into the courtyard.

Spacetime transformation.

The two found themselves in a special world.

The whole world seemed to be a battlefield of all races.

Numerous corpses of alien races were scattered haphazardly throughout the area.

When Zuo Yan first stepped into this world, he felt a thick, pungent smell of blood that made him shudder.

"Teacher!" said Venerable Guiyi respectfully.

The space rippled, and a burly man about three meters tall appeared.

The burly man was wearing a set of ancient, dark red armor.

The armor was covered with engravings of various weapons.

A thick, scaly tail lashed out from behind, creating a whooshing sound that shook the very air.

The burly man's eyes seemed to hold the stars within them, and the laws of the universe flowed around him as he looked at Zuo Yan.

When Zuo Yan looked up, it felt as if he were in the vast universe.

I felt my entire soul trembling, as if it could see right through me.

In the presence of such a powerful being at the pinnacle of the universe, even the secrets of his body would be exposed.

"Hmm!" A soft sound rang out, and the oppressive atmosphere of the entire world immediately dissipated, restoring peace.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord!"

Zuo Yan immediately bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Left-hand speech".

"During your journey across the sky bridge, I witnessed your perfect understanding of the essence of time and space!"

"It also cleverly utilizes your special four-element divine weapon to fuse parts of the essence of the two major laws together, greatly increasing the power of the attack."

"Moreover..." The Chaos City Lord paused, then smiled.

"You even possessed a special life form with the secret technique of creating clones and a life gene ratio of 200!"

As the leader of the Virtual Universe Company, the Lord of Chaos City naturally knew that Zuo Yan had been rewarded with two Hundred Spirit Crystals by Venerable Star Dream during the Hundred Spirit Trial Space.

I had been following Zuo Yan before and knew that he used the two Hundred Spirit Crystals in Chaos City.

Therefore, it was assumed that Zuo Yan's original life genes were 200 times greater.

Having paid attention to it before, I naturally discovered the spacetime sub-entity released by Zuo Yan.

They thought it was his clone.

"You're very good, both in terms of talent and opportunity."

"Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

The Lord of Chaos City smiled gently, his previous imposing aura gone, and asked Zuo Yan a question.

"This disciple is willing!" Zuo Yan directly bowed to the Chaos City Lord as a disciple.

"Hmm, Zuo Yan, you must have been hiding something when you were trying to pass the Heavenly Bridge challenge, right?"

"Knowing how to be cautious and keeping your cards close to your chest is a good thing."

"If you successfully pass the thirteenth level within three hundred years of cultivating in Chaos City, I will accept you as my personal disciple!"

During Zuo Yan's previous trials, the Lord of Chaos City had carefully observed that his junior disciple was likely hiding some of his strength.

He was quite satisfied with this; venturing into the universe and knowing how to hide often made it easier to survive.

After all, being alive is more important than anything else.

The universe is never short of geniuses, but geniuses who fail to grow will gradually be forgotten by the public.

Only by surviving can one transform from a genius into a true powerhouse.