Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 136 The Chaos City Lord's Summoning

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"

The black and white millstone that covered the entire world turned into streams of air and vanished with a roar. 288 silver stars flew over and quickly returned to the Dao-Evolution Disc.

Zhou Yang moved swiftly, collecting the scattered treasures left behind by the three alien Marquis Immortals after their deaths.

"Hurry up and leave. The fighting is too loud, and some teams are already cautiously heading this way."

Babata has already used the detectors to discover that several alien immortal squads have entered the 10 billion kilometer range.

Zhou Yang took out the Meteorite Star and crawled inside.

"Walk!"

After fusing with metallic lifeforms, the Meteorite Starship experienced a significant improvement in both agility and instantaneous acceleration.

With his command, the Meteorite Starship rapidly accelerated, reaching sub-light speed in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Zhou Yang breathe a sigh of relief.

Thinking about his recent victory, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Even the most powerful first-stage 'Array Space' phantom could directly annihilate a peak-level Immortal Lord!"

He was quite pleased with himself.

"Others create secret techniques with only one or two forms, but I am different. As long as I continuously integrate newly comprehended laws and mysteries into the 'Array Space,' the power of this move will grow stronger and stronger, and the spatial illusion will become more and more solid, until I truly control a region of spacetime!"

"That's the method of the Lord of the Universe!"

Zhou Yang was filled with boundless anticipation.

However, the thought of having to deduce all the variations of the eight lower-level laws, totaling more than 80,000 profound mysteries and billions of basic combinations, gave him a headache.

The sheer scale of that simulation is trillions of times more complex and difficult than the first phase that was just completed; it's impossible to imagine how much time it will take.

"However, I have the monstrous trump card of 'Three Souls, Nine Refinements,' which should make this path smoother."

He stopped thinking about it and began to examine his harvest.

First, he achieved military merits, killing two high-ranking marquises and one peak-ranking marquis in one fell swoop.

Killing two high-ranking Marquis-level warriors yielded a total of 200 billion military merits, while killing the strongest Marquis-level peak beast Immortal directly earned 1 trillion military merits!

Adding to what he had accumulated before, his total military merits have now reached more than 1.37 trillion, taking a big step toward the 10 trillion mark for life-and-death training missions.

Secondly, the scattered treasures and materials obtained from killing the three alien races who were granted the title of Marquis and Immortal, totaled nearly six or seven hundred million Chaos Units, which can be considered an unexpected windfall.

"Now that 'Heaven and Earth' is complete, I have a means to deal with 'immortality.' It's time to go and take a look at the top ten main continents."

Just then, Babata's voice suddenly rang out.

"Zhou Yang, you've received an email from the Lord of Chaos City!"

"The Lord of Chaos City?"

Zhou Yang curiously opened the email.

It contained only one short sentence: "Come see me on Thunder Island when you are safe."

"The Lord of Chaos City summons me?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but feel puzzled.

The Lord of Chaos City resides in the initial universe and oversees countless decisions concerning the human race. Unless there are special circumstances, he will not be summoned alone.

He dared not delay. After instructing Babata to sail towards the main continent as planned, he immediately entered the virtual universe and teleported to the palace of the Chaos City Lord on Thunder Island.

Thunder Island, a virtual universe.

At the highest point of Thunder Island, amidst the hazy, chaotic currents, stands a temple—the highest temple on the entire island.

Zhou Yang stepped inside.

"teacher!"

He stood in the main hall and respectfully called out.

"They're here."

A figure in golden robes emerged from the chaotic energy, and the powerful aura he exuded made Zhou Yang hold his breath.

The Lord of Chaos City gazed at Zhou Yang with eyes as vast as the starry sky.

A moment later, the authoritative voice continued to ring out.

"Did you spend the last five hundred years distracted by researching other fundamental laws?"

The voice of the Chaos City Lord was devoid of emotion.

"Yes, teacher."

Zhou Yang answered honestly.

"You should know the principle that specialization is worse than dabbling in many things."

The Lord of Chaos City frowned slightly.

"With your talent, if you focus on the laws of space and wood, you should be able to break through to immortality soon, and you also have a good chance of breaking through to the Venerable realm after comprehending the laws of space."

"At that time, you can try to fuse the Wood and Void Laws. If you succeed, you will become the Lord of the Universe. You cultivate the 'Secret Scripture of Derivation,' so you should have a talent for this. Even if you don't succeed, you can continue to specialize in the Way of Space and Time, and you should be able to achieve good results there as well. But right now you are distracted by other laws."

His voice was deep:

"Yes, you are a genius, but even geniuses have their limits. No matter how strong a world lord-level genius is, can they be stronger than a Venerable who has completely mastered the laws of space or time?"

"No matter how strong an immortal-level genius is, they are no different from an ant before a cosmic master who controls a region of space and time. Specialization is worse than versatility. Realm is the foundation of everything. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Yes, disciple understands!"

Zhou Yang responded respectfully.

He couldn't help but feel moved.

The usually dignified Lord of Chaos City had personally summoned him and wasted so much breath patiently persuading him, clearly showing that he valued this young disciple highly.

However, he possessed a forward-thinking perspective that transcended the world, understanding that although the path he was on was difficult, it was absolutely correct, and naturally he could not easily give up.

He bowed respectfully to the Lord of Chaos City and said:

"Thank you for your care, Master. However, I feel that the current path is very suitable for me, and studying other laws has not affected my original cultivation speed."

"I've seen the footage transmitted by the military merit system. The power of your move, which combines some of the eight fundamental laws, is indeed enormous. It can even be classified as a 'pseudo-ultimate technique'."

The Chaos City Lord roared in a deep voice, his booming tone directly shaking Zhou Yang's mind:

"But you must understand that each of the laws of the universe becomes extremely complex and profound upon deeper comprehension. Right now, with the help of the Dao Derivation Technique, you have only managed to fuse a tiny fraction of the eight fundamental laws. But what about later? As your understanding of the laws deepens and you comprehend more and more, will you still be able to fuse all the laws you have comprehended so perfectly together?"

"If you can't achieve that, or only manage to fuse a very small portion, the improvement in combat power will be extremely limited. What's the point of doing this then?"

"Moreover, if you embark on this path, you will have no experience to draw upon. Even the Eight Great Beast God Paths, which lead directly to the Lord of the Universe, are merely a fusion of two laws."

The Lord of Chaos spoke solemnly.

"Teacher, I still insist on my own ideas."

Zhou Yang was moved, but his will remained extremely firm.

"Moreover, aren't the cultivation paths of our human race today also pioneered step by step by powerful individuals from scratch? Since no one has walked this path before, then this disciple is willing to be the forerunner."

He looked at the Lord of Chaos City, his gaze unwavering. "Success is a perfect outcome, as it will prove a viable path for our human race. Failure is also without regret, for I have at least witnessed the splendor of this roadside."

"Oh?"

The Lord of Chaos City looked at him calmly, his deep gaze seemingly reflecting the changing stars.

After a long while, he sighed helplessly.

"I know you kids have the arrogance of geniuses. Since you're determined to do what you've got, then go for it. I'll give you a chance to try and fail."

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Zhou Yang bowed respectfully.

(End of this chapter)