Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 206 Living Next Door

Just as Yang Wu was being accepted as a disciple by the Nine Swords Venerable, in a relatively remote and desolate part of the universe, in an extremely quiet part of the starry sky.

In this starry sky, there are no stars or planets, only occasional interstellar dust drifting by.

Within the spatial interlayer corresponding to this starry sky lies a magnificent and vast divine kingdom.

The divine realm is incredibly vast. In some of its forests and grasslands, large numbers of humans live, and there are even many cities. Even more people live there, and in each city there is a statue of a god.

But these humans were unaware that the gods they worshipped had already sided with a foreign race, and that the area they lived in was only a small part of this vast divine kingdom.

About 30 million kilometers away from these human-inhabited areas, there is a towering mountain range that stretches for nearly 10 million kilometers. At its highest peak stands a temple that gleams with golden light.

Inside the temple, there were massive, varied Zerg warriors patrolling, and occasionally one could even spot some Immortal-level Zerg warriors whose bodies were entirely golden.

Of course, besides these Zerg warriors, there were also many humans dressed in robes of various colors in the hall. These two races, who should have been enemies, passed each other by and remained at peace.

At the highest level of this temple stands a Zerg hive, over ten kilometers high, resembling a meteorite. Surrounding this hive are countless golden Zerg warriors of various races; at a glance, there are at least tens of thousands.

Perhaps the immortal Zerg warriors are no match for the human immortal gods in a one-on-one fight, but if these Zerg warriors unite under the command of the Zerg Queen, they could possess the power to sweep across half of the universe.

Apart from the supreme ruler of the universe, no one in the human universe can rival them.

"Owner!"

Three humans dressed in golden robes were surrounded by a large group of Zerg warriors outside the Zerg hive, but they showed no panic on their faces. Instead, they bowed respectfully to the Zerg hive.

"What calls me?" A very soft voice came from within the mother nest, echoing throughout the entire temple.

"Master!" the golden-robed leader said respectfully, "One of our immortal deities, planted within the Virtual Universe Company, has sent word that a peerless genius emerged in the recent pinnacle genius competition held by humanity. This genius, after just entering Chaos City to study the Chaos Stele, has already passed the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven!"

"A battle of peak geniuses?" the gentle voice countered. "Eternal level?"

"Yes!"

The man in the golden robe respectfully said, "Master, that genius is named Yang Wu. He passed the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven with the strength of the ninth level of the Hengxing Star! With such talent, he may have the potential to rival the Seven Sword King of the human race in the future."

"Do you have a video?" A soft voice came from inside the Zerg hive again.

"No!" the golden-robed man said helplessly. "The videos of humans passing through the Heavenly Bridge can generally only be viewed by humans at the King level or above. We only have a few King-level Immortals planted in the human territory, and none of them are members of the Virtual Universe Company. They are not studying the Nine Universe Chaos Stele. If we rashly try to retrieve the videos, there is a risk of exposure."

"Yes!" A soft voice sighed, echoing, "The virtual universe has been incredibly helpful to humanity. It was no easy feat to place a King-level Immortal within it; we absolutely cannot expose ourselves because of something so trivial!"

"This person participated in the Peak Genius Battle, so he's probably not very old. With such talent, he certainly has a chance to rival the Seven Sword Kings. However, we'll have to see how he performs in Chaos City over the next thirty years. Therefore, for now, we'll rank Yang Wu as No. 3, and the other targets will be ranked lower accordingly!"

"Yes!" the man in the golden robe replied respectfully.

"At the same time, have our spies within human territory gather as much personal information as possible about Yang Wu, especially his age. Yang Wu is currently in humanity's initial universe, so we can't take action against him. Once he's released at the Domain Lord level, we must strike him dead in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, Master!" the man in the golden robe replied respectfully. "No. 3 is from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. I will immediately send orders to the branch members in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom to gather relevant information about this person."

"Go!" a gentle voice said.

Then, the three men in golden robes bowed and slowly withdrew from the temple.

……

On the other side, after leaving the Nine Swords Venerable's residence, Yang Wu also activated his own virtual universe network receiver.

Immediately, a series of email notification messages arrived.

"Master, there are a total of 121 emails and 7 call requests!" Chi Yan's voice rang in Yang Wu's mind.

After a brief investigation, Yang Wu discovered that most of the emails sent to him were from Universe Venerables, as well as some extremely powerful King-level Immortals.

As for the others, they were congratulatory emails from his good friend Luo Feng, as well as some other geniuses with whom he had a close relationship.

Yang Wu quickly browsed through all the emails.

"Red Flame, reply to all the seniors who sent emails expressing their willingness to take me as their disciple, and tell them that I have already become a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, so I have to disappoint all of you seniors!" Yang Wu ordered directly.

"Yes, Master!"

……

Soon, the news that Yang Wu had become the disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable spread.

Given their status as Venerable Ones, they naturally wouldn't spread the news, but Yang Wu did reply to some emails from those who had been granted the title of King or Immortal. These Kings and Immortals also had many friends around them...

Therefore, in just half an hour, the news of Yang Wu becoming the disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable spread like wildfire.

Surprisingly, this news did not cause too much surprise.

Because, at the same time that Yang Wu became the disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, two great cosmic rulers appeared in Chaos City, and at the same time wanted to take Rong Jun, who had only passed the first level of the Tongtian Bridge, as their disciple.

This news immediately overshadowed the fame of Yang Wu becoming the disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable.

Yang Wu's ability to pass the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge demonstrates a strength far surpassing that of other geniuses. It's not too surprising that someone with such talent could become a disciple of a Venerable One.

Rong Jun, however, was different. He had only passed the first level of the Bridge to Heaven, and his understanding of the laws was not significantly different from others. Moreover, there was Bo Lan, who had passed the second level of the Bridge to Heaven, so Rong Jun's becoming a disciple naturally aroused the jealousy and competitive spirit of many geniuses.

However, these things did not attract Yang Wu's attention at all.

"First, find the rooftop of the cultivation residence where the creator of the 'Blazing Flames' secret technique once lived, and then buy the manual and begin practicing!"

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately transformed into a phantom and quickly took flight, beginning his search within the Chaos City for the cultivation residence that the Nine Swords Venerable had reminded him of.

……

The chaotic air currents drifted about.

Yang Wu walked along the streets of Chaos City, looking at a cultivation dwelling ahead. On the wall of this dwelling, there was an inscription: "Nine Universes".

Any cultivation dwelling with the names of various Chaos Steles engraved on the walls is considered a public cultivation dwelling of the corresponding sect in Chaos City, and private occupation is prohibited.

Because, in addition to the 52 Chaos Steles, there are many other excellent rooftop inscriptions in this Chaos City, the rooftops where these inscriptions are recorded naturally become 'public cultivation residences' that everyone can come and see.

The place in front of Yang Wu, the former residence of the founder of the "Blazing Flame" secret technique, is now a public cultivation residence for the Nine Universes lineage.

Yang Wu entered the residence and quickly went up the stairs to the rooftop.

At this moment, no one on the rooftop was trying to understand.

This is not surprising. Although the "Blazing Flame" secret technique is quite good, most of them are basic versions. And the number of people below the Immortal level who can come to this Chaos City is very small, and even fewer choose the Nine Universes lineage.

The rooftop of this residence, which measures 100 meters in length and width, is covered with numerous messy inscriptions, clearly not drawn by a single person.

Yang Wu continued browsing through these inscriptions, and finally, in a rather conspicuous place, he sensed a familiar fluctuation.

At that location, 108 different patterns were engraved, and Yang Wu quickly sensed a special artistic conception from those patterns.

These 108 patterns represent the 108 essential aspects of the fundamental laws of space. Yang Wu has already fully comprehended the first raindrop pattern on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, so he can naturally understand the first few of these 108 patterns.

"So, the 'Blazing Flame' secret technique, just like 'Bloodstained', fully explains these 108 essences using spear techniques, and it matches my attributes. No wonder my teacher said that 'Blazing Flame' is more suitable for me!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

"Yang Wu!"

As Yang Wu was pondering, a clear voice rang in his ears.

Yang Wu quickly turned his head to look.

A stunningly beautiful girl with flowing green hair and green markings on her face gracefully landed on the rooftop. She was none other than Qian Shui, a member of the Primordial Secret Realm and one of the top ten in this year's Genius Battle.

Qian Shui landed on the rooftop and said softly, "Yang Wu, congratulations on being accepted as a disciple by the Venerable One!"

"Thank you!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

During his three-year journey, Yang Wu had some contact with the genius brother and sister from the mysterious planet Augustus, and they were quite familiar with each other. Jiang Mo, in particular, was a very nice person.

"Yang Wu, are you looking for a suitable CD burner?" Qian Shui asked softly.

"Yes!" Yang Wu nodded and said, "With the teacher's guidance, I quickly found this place. The inscription here is indeed very suitable for me. Qian Shui, how's your search going?"

"Just as I thought!" Qian Shui thought to himself.

With her teacher's recommendation, she had three good options for burning records. After watching the three rooftop recordings, she quickly chose the one that best suited her.

When Qian Shui returned, she found Yang Wu already on the rooftop. She had originally intended to choose two other recordings, but the recording here was the most suitable for her.

Moreover, Qian Shui's teacher had once told her that the thirty years in Chaos City were the thirty years of greatest change in the growth of countless geniuses, and she must make the best choice.

With that thought in mind, Qian Shui finally made up her mind and said softly with a smile, "I was just looking for a suitable burning disc for myself, and I finally found that the burning discs here are the most suitable for me!"

"What? Could it be that Qian Shui is also following the path of analyzing the essence of the laws?" Yang Wu was slightly surprised.

But when Yang Wu looked in the direction Qian Shui was pointing, he realized he was wrong.

Because what Qianshui refers to is an inscription at another location.

Although this cultivation residence belongs to the Nine Universes lineage, it was not only the founder of the Blazing Flame Secret Technique who lived here. Before and after him, there were naturally other people who lived here as well.

Some of these recordings are suitable for Qianshui, so it's not surprising.

This cultivation residence is a public residence for the Nine Universes lineage, so naturally no one can occupy it by themselves.

Fortunately, the rooftop has a very large space, with a length and width of hundreds of meters, so even if hundreds of people gather here at the same time, it will not be crowded.

Yang Wu and Qian Shui chose different recording methods, so they naturally wouldn't affect each other.

Thus, Yang Wu and Qian Shui stayed on the same rooftop and began their cultivation journey in Chaos City.

(End of this chapter)