Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 438 Under My Command (6000 words, to be updated on April 12th)

After meeting the original ancestor, the several universe masters from the Virtual Universe Company lineage chatted briefly with Yang Wu before parting ways.

In the vast temple of the Chaos City Lord, only Yang Wu, the Chaos City Lord, and the Dragon Lord remained.

"Yang Wu!"

The Lord of Chaos looked at Yang Wu and asked with a smile, "Now that you've broken through to the level of a Universe Lord, it's time for you to choose a place within my human territory to settle down permanently! I wonder if you have a place in mind that you'd like to go? A secret cosmic realm, or a cosmic kingdom?"

Generally speaking, the strongest individuals in a human race will guard important territories within that race.

For example, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace is responsible for guarding the Blood Luo World, the Star Domain Demon Lord is responsible for guarding the Star Domain Prison, and the Chaos City Lord is responsible for guarding the Primordial Secret Realm, the Initial Universe, and so on...

In fact, the Chaos City Lord had already had this idea in his mind long before Yang Wu demonstrated the strength of a top-tier cosmic overlord.

What the Lord of Chaos City didn't expect was that before he could even find Yang Wu to discuss this matter, Yang Wu had already become the Lord of the Universe!

At the same time, the Lord of Chaos couldn't help but sigh, "Now both Long Xing and Darkness have disciples of Universe Lords. I wonder when I will be able to cultivate a Universe Lord for my human race?"

Thinking of this, the image of a black-haired youth involuntarily appeared in the mind of the Chaos City Lord.

"Luo Feng?" The Chaos City Lord's heart stirred slightly. "Speaking of which, my little disciple's cultivation speed is quite good. Although he can't compare to Yang Wu, he was able to create a peak secret technique in less than a thousand years, which is quite impressive! I wonder if he will have the chance to become the Lord of the Universe in the future?"

In the mind of the Chaos City Lord, with Luo Feng's talent, becoming a Universe Venerable would not be difficult!

This is also why the Lord of Chaos City took Luo Feng as his disciple.

But now that Yang Wu has broken through to the realm of the Lord of the Universe at such an incredible speed, the Lord of Chaos City naturally has even greater expectations for Luo Feng!

"Indeed!" The Lord of Dragons also looked at Yang Wu and solemnly introduced, "Disciple, the universe lords of our human race usually reside in important locations of our human race!"

"Firstly, those places are home to a large number of our human race's cosmic venerables, immortal gods, and some super geniuses, all of whom need the protection of super-strong individuals! Secondly, in those important territories, there are usually several cosmic lords guarding them, so even if some sudden events occur, everyone can help each other, provide support as quickly as possible, and deal with danger more easily!"

"You've just broken through, and your strength isn't very great yet. Why don't you stay with me and guard the Primordial Secret Realm? Even if some alien race attacks, I can get there immediately!"

At this point, even the Lord of Dragons felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, it was only the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf who appeared in the secret realm of the Dulong Clan. If it had been the two strongest beings in the universe from the Demon Clan, his disciple would have been in real danger.

Even with the existence of his clone, Yang Wu could escape the soul annihilation of the strongest being in the demon race universe by self-destructing. However, this would also result in the demon race powerhouse taking away many of his treasures.

"Master, City Lord!" Yang Wu pondered for a moment, then said, "This disciple plans to leave the main body in the Primal Secret Realm, while the soulless Ting Ni clone will return to our home town to guard it!"

"Earth?" The Chaos City Lord pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Sending avatars to guard one's homeland is indeed something many powerful individuals often do! Your Tingni avatar has no soul, so it doesn't need to fear soul attacks; it's certainly a good choice!"

At the same time, the Lord of Chaos City was also somewhat relieved that Yang Wu was able to fuse with the Star Pearl at the cosmic level and obtain the means to create an avatar.

In the weak stage, clones can play a very small role, since they can easily be destroyed by the strong through their souls, or even enslaved by their souls.

However, once you truly become a powerful being, the role of clones becomes increasingly important! As your strength increases, the possibility of being annihilated or even enslaved by a soul becomes smaller. Having clones is like having an immortal body; at most, you might lose some precious treasures.

Of course, even if Yang Wu hadn't fused with the Star Bead at the cosmic level, with his talent, before breaking through the shackles and achieving immortality, the human race would definitely have helped him seize the body of a special life form and gain the ability to create clones.

However, once one reaches the Realm Lord level, the clone technique obtained through possession is far inferior to the clone technique gained from fusing with the Star Pearl.

Once you become an immortal god, obtaining an avatar becomes even more extremely difficult!

And this is the most regrettable thing about the Nine Swords Venerable.

After a moment of reflection, the Chaos City Lord continued speaking to Yang Wu, "Yang Wu, your main body is in the Primal Secret Realm, so there's naturally no need for too much trouble. However, if you want to send an avatar to guard Earth, I'm afraid you'll need to expend some resources to build it up!"

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded earnestly.

In fact, long after the secrets of Earth were exposed, the human race had already begun to transform the Earth.

Of course, unlike in the original story, this time the transformation of Earth was entirely based on the opinions of Earthlings.

In less than a year, the entire Earth has been transformed into an extremely safe planet, perhaps even comparable to the administrative planets of major cosmic nations.

Moreover, the human race even sent a cosmic overlord to the solar system to guard it, demonstrating the extreme importance they attach to Earth.

But now that Yang Wu has become the Lord of the Universe and has to return to his hometown to guard it, the original transformation plans are somewhat inadequate.

After all, within the human race, the places guarded by the Lord of the Universe and the places guarded by the Venerable Ones of the Universe are quite different.

"Since you, Yang Wu, intend to guard your homeland, then rebuild the entire Milky Way!" The Chaos City Lord said earnestly, "You've just become the Lord of the Universe, so you probably don't have many resources. The cost of this reconstruction will be covered by my Virtual Universe Company! As for Venerable Ruijin, there's no need for him to return; he will serve under you from now on!"

"Lord of the City!" Yang Wu couldn't help but say, "I also have some resources on me, which should be enough to transform the Milky Way!"

Yang Wu had received tremendous help from the human race throughout his growth. Even after becoming the Lord of the Universe, he was bestowed with a supreme treasure, so naturally he was unwilling to continue to owe his race anything!

"Yang Wu, you don't need to think too much."

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head and said earnestly, "Now that you have become the Lord of the Universe, your race has bestowed upon you treasures, and my Virtual Universe Company naturally must also show its appreciation!"

"Furthermore, after the Milky Way is terraformed, it will become a major stronghold for our human race, and it will be extremely important to us. Even in normal times, our human race is constantly building up these strongholds! As you guard the Milky Way in the future, you will also be able to continuously cultivate strong individuals for our human race!"

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded and said.

The headquarters of the five major powers are all important locations built by the human race at the cost of endless resources.

Building these important sites certainly requires an abundance of resources, but it also demonstrates the strength of the human race to billions of races in the universe.

"By the way!" The Chaos City Lord looked at Yang Wu and continued, "Yang Wu, your cultivation speed is simply too fast. You don't have many people under your command right now! However, now that you have become the Lord of the Universe, why not select some Universe Venerables from my human race to take under your command, or even directly accept them as disciples? They can help you handle some trivial matters in the future!"

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded earnestly.

Yang Wu's cultivation speed is so fast that the only person he can currently use is the Black Crow King, whom he enslaves on the battlefield outside the domain.

In the future, guarding a strategically important area, relying solely on the Black Crow King would be insufficient to handle the numerous daily tasks. After all, the opponent's strength was still too low; if any troublesome matters arose, Yang Wu couldn't possibly handle them personally every time.

"We could ask Master Nine Swords for his opinion on this matter and select a few Universe Venerables from the clan!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

……

The headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, in the manor of the Nine Swords Master.

Inside the manor hall, three figures were conversing: Nine Swords Venerable, Kandri, and Azure Dragon Venerable.

After the Dragon Lord led Yang Wu and the others back to the core territory of the human race, he left alone with Yang Wu. As for the Nine Swords Venerable and the other two, at Yang Wu's suggestion, they went directly to the Nine Swords Venerable's manor.

At this time, the three Nine Swords Venerables had already received the mass email sent by the Chaos City Lord and learned of Yang Wuxin's new title of Universe Lord.

"This is unbelievable!!"

Sitting to the side, the Azure Dragon Venerable couldn't help but sigh, "I'm afraid that even in the incredibly long history of the vast universe, there has never been such an incredible super being as the Time Lord!"

It can be said that the three of them, including the Nine Sword Venerables, were the most shocked by Yang Wu becoming the Lord of the Universe.

After all, Yang Wu broke through right before their eyes. Before breaking through, he even killed a top-tier universe overlord. After breaking through, he was even able to contend with veteran universe overlords like the Lord of Sirius.

Upon hearing this, the Nine Swords Venerable, sitting in the main seat, nodded in serious agreement.

Normally, Yang Wu, as the most prized disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, would still be humble even if he was praised like this.

But now there is no need for that at all, because in the eyes of the Nine Swords Venerable, in this vast universe, whether in the past or the future, there is absolutely no possibility of a peerless figure more extraordinary than his disciple.

"Nine Swords!" Kander, sitting on the other side, suddenly asked, "What do you think of our relationship?"

"Kandri, what's wrong with you...?"

Nine Swords Venerable was somewhat puzzled, but still replied, "Since I participated in the Genius Battle, I have been taken care of by you, Kander. Over hundreds of thousands of epochs, our friendship goes without saying."

The relationship between Nine Swords Venerable and Kanderli was naturally very good; otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to invite Kanderli to explore the secret realm in Chaos City.

"I have something I'd like to ask you for a favor, Nine Swords. I wonder if you'd be willing to help me?" Candri suddenly asked.

"this……"

Upon hearing Kander's words, the Nine Swords Venerable hesitated for a moment.

Normally, given the relationship between Nine Swords Venerable and Kander, he would have agreed without hesitation.

But now, at the point when Yang Wu is about to become the Lord of the Universe, the Nine Swords Venerable has to be more cautious.

After all, Candri is far superior to him in both strength and connections, and under normal circumstances, he wouldn't need Candri's help.

Now that the other party has spoken, it's highly likely they need Yang Wu's help, so the Nine Swords Venerable certainly won't agree rashly.

Then, the Nine Swords Venerable asked, "Kandri, you need to tell me the specifics first so I can know if I can help you!"

"Don't worry!" Kander smiled. "This is a trivial matter for you, Nine Swords!"

"Now that the Lord of Time has become the ruler of the universe, he probably doesn't have any capable subordinates by his side. I just want you to help me put in a good word and say that I want to serve under the Lord of Time!" Candri said slowly.

Upon hearing this, the Azure Dragon Venerable on the other side also lit up and quickly said, "Nine Swords, I also want to serve under the Lord of Time!"

It's important to understand that a Universe Venerable who has the Lord of the Universe as his backer is naturally different from a Universe Venerable who has no backer.

Just like the Nine Swords Venerable, who was just an ordinary disciple under the Dragon Lord, he was immediately bestowed with a supreme treasure after becoming a Universe Venerable.

Such an opportunity is enough to make other cosmic venerables who failed to become disciples of the Lord of the Universe envious and jealous!

Moreover, Yang Wu has just become the Lord of the Universe and doesn't have many powerful figures under his command. Once they join, they will immediately become the earliest batch of elders.

As Yang Wu's strength grows, their status among the human race will naturally rise.

As for whether Yang Wu's strength will continue to grow, even a fool could see that!

"I can give that a try!" Nine Swords Venerable nodded slowly.

In his view, after Yang Wu became the Lord of the Universe, he should have taken on some Universe Venerables to help with daily affairs. So, he thought it would be appropriate to recommend Kandri and Azure Dragon Venerable.

Just as the three were talking, a figure suddenly appeared outside the hall. It was Yang Wu, whose consciousness had returned to reality and who had rushed to the manor.

After discussing the transformation of the Milky Way with the Lord of Chaos City in the virtual universe, Yang Wu exchanged a few more words with his teacher, the Lord of Dragon Journey, before taking his leave and directly arriving at the Nine Swords Venerable's manor via the Divine Kingdom teleportation.

For the past few thousand years, Yang Wu's clone has been cultivating here, so he is naturally very familiar with this manor and therefore came directly to the outside of the hall.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu stepped into the hall, smiling as he asked, "What are you all talking about?"

"Lord of Time!"

"Lord of Time!"

Upon seeing Yang Wu appear, Kandri and the Azure Dragon Venerable immediately stood up and greeted him with utmost respect.

"Yang Wu!" On the other side, the Nine Swords Venerable, who was on the main seat, also stood up hurriedly, even looking somewhat at a loss.

It should be noted that, apart from Yang Wu, the Nine Swords Venerable's strongest disciple is only a Marquis-level Immortal God, and he has never experienced anything like this before.

If he hadn't known Yang Wu's personality beforehand, the Nine Swords Venerable probably wouldn't have dared to address Yang Wu by his name directly.

Seeing that the Nine Swords Venerable seemed to be in a bad state, Yang Wu immediately bowed and said, "I will always remember your teachings, Master, and you will always be my teacher!"

Yang Wu would never forget the various forms of help the Nine Swords Venerable had given him over the past thousands of years.

At the cosmic level, the Nine Swords Venerable had helped him become an apprentice of the Dragon Lord and obtain the invaluable technique of creating clones; while he was cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City, the Nine Swords Venerable prepared countless precious secret techniques for him; before heading to the outer battlefield, the Nine Swords Venerable also prepared two precious treasures for him...

Especially when he first became a disciple, Yang Wu's comprehension was not as amazing as it is now. In the simulation experience, he was even surpassed by Bo Lan and the others. However, the Nine Swords Venerable's help to him was as consistent as ever!

Although Yang Wu could have slowly risen to prominence by relying on the Time Simulator even without becoming a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, he certainly wouldn't have had the opportunities he has now!

"Nine Swords has truly taken on a fine disciple!"

On the other side, Kandri and Azure Dragon Venerable were deeply moved by Yang Wu's attitude.

Generally speaking, after Yang Wu became the Lord of the Universe, even as a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, there was no need for him to continue bowing and paying respects; normal conversation between the two was sufficient.

Moreover, Yang Wu and the Nine Swords Venerable had spent too little time together, less than ten thousand years, so where did such a deep affection come from?

Yet Yang Wu is still willing to bow and pay respects to the Nine Swords Venerable. Isn't that respecting one's teacher and valuing the Way?

"Hahaha, I understand!" The Nine Swords Venerable smiled and quickly said, "Yang Wu, come, sit down!"

After saying that, he pulled Yang Wu to sit down next to him.

After Yang Wu sat down, he looked at Kander and the Nine Swords Venerable, who were still standing respectfully before him, and said with a smile, "You two are my teacher's good friends, and can be considered elders. Please sit down!"

However, after hearing these words, Kandri and the Azure Dragon Venerable remained unmoved and stood still in place.

Although the Lord of the Universe and the Venerable One of the Universe were seated at the highest meeting of the human race, they were both hoping to have the opportunity to serve under Yang Wu. How could they dare to sit in front of Yang Wu?

Seeing this, Yang Wu didn't say anything more, but instead presented the two world rings to Kander and the Azure Dragon Venerable.

"Kandri, Azure Dragon Venerable!" Yang Wu said with a smile, "We gained quite a lot in the Dragon Clan's secret realm; this is your share!"

Looking at the World Ring before them, Kander and the Azure Dragon Venerable exchanged a glance, then bowed and said, "Lord of Time, we would rather forgo the treasures than serve under you and handle your daily affairs!"

"This..." Yang Wu looked at the Nine Swords Venerable beside him.

Seeing this, the Nine Swords Venerable quickly said, "Yang Wu, the strength of Kander and Azure Dragon is quite good among the many Universe Venerables of our human race, and neither of them has submitted to any other Universe Lord. If possible, why not have them help you handle some daily affairs?"

"Kandri, Qinglong!" Yang Wu looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Since you want to serve under me, I am naturally willing. However, I plan to be stationed permanently in the Milky Way galaxy within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the future. One of you is the ruler of a universe kingdom, and the other is the 'Guardian of the Chaos Monument.' Could you perhaps accompany me to guard the Milky Way galaxy?"

In Yang Wu's view, these two already had their own responsibilities, and if they were to become his subordinates, their original jobs would naturally be difficult to handle.

But at that moment, both Kandri and the Azure Dragon Venerable spoke up.

"Lord of Time!" the Azure Dragon Venerable said earnestly, "If I could serve under your command, I would immediately apply to my clan to relinquish my status as the ruler of the Azure Dragon Universe Kingdom and reside permanently with you in the Milky Way!"

For Azure Dragon Venerable, the status of a cosmic ruler, while stronger than that of an ordinary cosmic venerable, was still far inferior to that of a venerable under Yang Wu's command, so he gave it up without any hesitation.

On the other side, Kander said in the same tone, "Lord of Time, when I guarded the Chaos Monument, I was merely accepting a mission issued by my race. If I could become your subordinate, I would immediately resign from that mission and stay with you in the galaxy!"

"Alright!" Yang Wu looked at Kander and the other man, then said, "From now on, you two will be responsible for handling some of my daily affairs! As for these two world rings, please accept them!"

"Thank you, Lord Time!" Kander and Azure Dragon Venerable bowed deeply.

"Haha, no need for formalities!" Yang Wu said with a smile, "My Virtual Universe Company is about to make significant strides in transforming the entire Milky Way galaxy, and these matters will be overseen by the two of you together with Venerable Ruijin!"

"It is our honor to serve our lord!" Kander and his companion looked at Yang Wu, their faces filled with excitement.

That Venerable Ruijin not only possessed the strength of a cosmic overlord, but was also the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord. Under normal circumstances, even Kandri would be slightly inferior in status and position, let alone Venerable Qinglong.

But now, the three of them are to jointly oversee the transformation of the Milky Way!

Then, Yang Wu waved his hand and bestowed two more tokens upon Kandri and the Azure Dragon Venerable.

"This is my token!" Yang Wu smiled. "If you encounter any emergency, you can crush it. I will sense it and arrive as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!" Kandri and the Azure Dragon Venerable replied respectfully.

Yang Wu nodded, then ordered, "Go!"

"Yes!" Kander and Azure Dragon Venerable bowed respectfully and then left Nine Swords Venerable's manor.

They knew very well that Yang Wu must have something else to say to the Nine Swords Venerable.

At the same time, Kandri and the other man also felt great envy towards the Nine Swords Master.

Because they knew very well that their former friend was about to soar to great heights!

(End of this chapter)