Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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"With half an hour to select 52 Chaos Steles, I'm afraid we can only take a cursory look!"

Lu Yunhe thought to himself, then seized every minute and second to scan the Chaos Stele.

There's the "Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele" composed of ancient, towering trees and their leaves; the "Heart Mark Chaos Stele" composed of 10081 perfect sword marks; and the "Giant Axe Chaos Stele" with the strongest artistic conception...

Each Chaos Stele is a path to heaven. For these small, cosmic beings, the difference in power is not substantial; it's just a matter of whether it's suitable for them.

Contrary to popular belief, the higher the level of the Tongtian Bridge corresponding to the Chaos Stele, the stronger its power is actually not accurate.

This is because we need to consider the realm of the creator of the Chaos Monument, as well as the realm of the cultivators.

To give an extreme example, the power difference between an apprentice-level martial artist using a sword technique created by a domain lord-level Lu Yunhe and one using a sword technique created by a universe lord wouldn't be significant, because the apprentice-level martial artist can't even use a domain.

The Chaos Monument was divided into so many layers to accommodate geniuses with lower strength. Therefore, it was divided into many levels from low to high, resulting in all the Chaos Monuments not being significantly different from the Universe Lord.

"The Cosmic Chaos Monument!"

Lu Yunhe scanned one Chaos Stele after another, but none of them could fully match him. Only the "Cosmic Chaos Stele," which represented time and space, was barely suitable.

With some regret and reluctance, Lu Yunhe looked at all the Chaos Steles, then suddenly stopped in front of the last, solitary Chaos Stele.

The World Chaos Monument

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Chapter 112 World Chaos Monument

"I choose the Nine Universes Chaos Stele!"

Luo Feng said earnestly, after all, his current foundation still lies in the Divine Weapon.

The black-robed envoy nodded, and the screen on his arm instantly recorded the information. Then he sniffed at another person beside him…

Most of the geniuses chose the Chaos Stele one after another, and Lu Yunhe didn't come out until the time was almost up.

"I choose the World Chaos Monument!"

Lu Yunhe spoke, and the black-robed envoy was slightly taken aback when he heard the name.

Because this name had almost never appeared in his memory, if it weren't for the fact that there were only 52 Chaos Monuments in total, he would have almost forgotten that there was such a Chaos Monument.

"well!"

The black-robed envoy opened his mouth, but didn't know what to ask. After all, he was just a guide and didn't know the detailed information about the Chaos Stele.

After the black-robed messenger finished recording at the end of the corridor, he turned around and said, "I have sent out your choices. Follow me."

Lu Yunhe and 1000 others followed the black-robed envoy out of the corridor and continued deeper. After a short while, they arrived at an empty training ground in the city lord's mansion. The training ground was extremely spacious, stretching for tens of kilometers in length and width. If it were an ordinary person on Earth, they would not be able to see the end of it at a glance. Of course, Luo Feng and the others could see it clearly.

An empty training ground.

A thousand people gathered together, with the black-robed messenger standing in front of them, and several other black-robed messengers in the same attire also arrived.

"There are currently 52 Chaos Stele meditation chambers. Twelve of these chambers are occupied, while the other forty are empty." One of the black-robed envoys looked at the group before him. "Now, I will announce the names of these forty Chaos Steles..."

"The World Chaos Stele, the Yanshan Chaos Stele, the Heart Trace Chaos Stele..." The black-robed envoy quickly recited the names of forty chaos steles in one breath.

"Those who chose these 40 Chaos Steles, go directly to the leftmost entrance ahead. You will be assigned to each of the secret chambers." The black-robed envoy pointed to the distance, to the left at the end of the training ground, where there was an entrance nearly thirty meters high. "Go there now."

Subsequently, more than 800 geniuses quickly flew towards the entrance, including Lu Yunhe, while the rest followed the other black-robed envoys to other places to wait temporarily.

The entire passage is about 60 meters wide and 120 meters high. On both sides of this corridor, you can see a series of tall bronze gates, each about 160 meters long and 120 meters high, with ancient characters on each gate.

'Mother Ancestor' 'Giant Axe' 'Dragon Walk'...

And in front of each bronze gate stands an old man with a charitable face.

The weird thing is!

Every old man in front of the giant bronze door looks exactly the same.

“Lord Kandri,” the black-robed messenger bowed.

"Hmm." The three-eyed old man smiled as he looked at Luo Feng and the others. "A new batch of youngsters from the Virtual Universe Company?"

"Yes."

The black-robed envoy was extremely respectful, then turned to look at Luo Feng and the others, "This is Lord Kandri, the guardian of the Chaos Stele Cultivation Chamber. The 52 Chaos Stele Cultivation Chambers in front of them... are all one of Lord Kandri's avatars. Lord Kandri has been guarding the 52 chambers for over a million epochs and is a respected powerhouse in our Chaos City."

"Lord Kandri!" Lu Yunhe and the other geniuses bowed respectfully. To be able to guard the Chaos Monument, one must at least be a Universe Venerable.

"Go in now," Kandri said, looking at the group of people before him. "Seven days later, the door will open, and you will all come out immediately, understand?"

"clear."

The group nodded and then headed to their respective Chaos Monuments.

However, when Lu Yunhe arrived in front of the World Chaos Monument, he found that the door was still tightly closed, and then looked at Lord Kander with some doubt.

"Lu Yunhe, the champion of this year's Genius Battle!" Kander called out Lu Yunhe's name with a serious expression.

"Because you chose the World Chaos Monument, there are some things I must tell you now."

Kandri looked directly at Lu Yunhe and said, "Each of these 52 Chaos Steles symbolizes a path to heaven, and they were all created by beings who surpassed the rulers of the universe."

"But the World Chaos Monument is different. The path recorded on it can only reach the limit of immortality, and it doesn't even reach the realm of the ruler of the universe."

Do you understand what that means?

"I see!"

Lu Yunhe nodded, feeling a little regretful but also relieved.

The only regret is that the "World Chaos Monument" is only twenty stories high, but the reason for the relief is also that it is only 20 stories.

That's right, the Great Dao represented in the World Chaos Stele is the route of the Ten Laws, but it is only at the level of the 20th floor of the Bridge to Heaven, and there is no road beyond that, because there is no such powerful figure in the entire Chaos Sea.

However, it seems there really is one.

Lu Yunhe thought of a certain entity outside of the established order, but the other party probably wouldn't dare to reveal any relevant information.

Seeing Lu Yunhe's firm attitude, Lord Kandri couldn't help but frown: "Given your status as geniuses, the Virtual Universe Company also respects your choice of the Chaos Monument."

"But I still want to confirm with you again, are you really going to choose this path with no future?"

"Given your status as the champion of the Genius Battle, if you are willing to give up now, Virtual Universe Company can still give you another chance to choose the Chaos Monument."

As a genius, one receives preferential treatment wherever one goes, but at the same time, one is also the most unreasonable.

"I've decided to choose the World Chaos Monument!"

Lu Yunhe said calmly that after hearing Lord Kander's explanation, he became even more determined to choose the Chaos Monument.

As for the upper limit of the Chaos Stele, no way, no way, no one would still be cultivating the Chaos Stele after reaching the twentieth level of the Tongtian Bridge, right?

In Lu Yunhe's view, the Chaos Stele was originally intended for laying the foundation in the early and mid-stages. Not to mention the Universe Venerable, it was basically of little use to a genius like him at the limit of the World Lord level.

As for the pressure of being distracted in cultivating the Ten Laws, Lu Yunhe said that in the future, he will have more clones than the Ten Laws, and at that time he will probably complain that the Ten Laws are too few.

"All right!"

Seeing Lu Yunhe's determined gaze, Lord Kander shook his head slightly, said no more persuasion, and slowly opened the closed door.

In his view, the existence of the World Chaos Monument is merely for the sake of an impossible possibility.

"Due to the special nature of the World Chaos Stele, the City Lord has added a rule: if one cultivates to the World Lord level, one still has the right to replace it with another Chaos Stele once!"

After all, one's talent can only be fully unleashed at the World Lord level.

"Thank you for reminding me, sir!"

Lu Yunhe walked into the ancient bronze gate with the word "World" printed on it; the gate was empty.

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Chapter 113 The Law of Serial Connection

"The World Chaos Monument!"

After Lu Yunhe made his choice, the first person to receive the message was Chaos City Lord, the controller of the Virtual Universe Company.

"I see!"

The Lord of Chaos City grasped at something in his heart. He had placed the Chaos Stele, both for a vague hope and as bait.

However, this time the bait seems to have actually caught something; it just depends on whether the fish behind it is big enough.

The meticulous Chaos City Lord frantically imagined all this, then initiated a series of actions through the virtual universe network, only returning to peace with satisfaction after completing all of this.

Unfortunately, what the Lord of Chaos City didn't know was that Lu Yunhe's biggest advantage was his own "talent," and he wasn't the strongest person in the universe.

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"You actually chose the 'World Chaos Monument'? You're really overestimating yourself. Do you think that just because you've cleared the entire Trial Tower, your understanding of the laws is nothing special?"

"Too arrogant!"

The other Cosmic Venerables who had been paying close attention to Lu Yunhe's choice soon learned of the news, some mocking and others expressing regret.

After all, he was a genius who had cleared the Trial Tower, possessing talent spanning hundreds of thousands or even millions of epochs. Many cosmic venerables were eager to take him on as a disciple.

However, after Lu Yunhe chose the "World Chaos Monument", most of the universe venerables immediately retreated.

“If he’s willing to replace the Chaos Monument, I might consider it!” said a certain cosmic venerable.

"That's it!"

Because of the choice made by the Chaos Stele, Lu Yunhe is now in a somewhat awkward situation.

The high and mighty cosmic beings were somewhat dissatisfied, while those who had been granted the title of King and Immortal felt that their own abilities were somewhat insufficient and that they were not good at teaching these geniuses who had lived for millions of epochs.

However, nothing from the outside world could affect Lu Yunhe, who was cultivating in the secret chamber.

The secret cultivation room is very huge, with chaotic air flowing inside.

Lu Yunhe looked inside carefully and could vaguely see a huge stone tablet surrounded by chaotic energy. He could only see it clearly when he got closer.

This is a Chaos Stele, 100 meters high and nearly 100 meters wide, with nine pictures on it. On the edge of the Chaos Stele, there is also the universal language of the universe, 'World'. Each picture is exactly the same as the picture of the "World Chaos Stele" that I saw on the mural in the corridor before, but the feeling is obviously different.

Unlike other Chaos Monuments, the entire World Chaos Monument consists of only six images, and there is no seventh image representing the Supreme Being of the Universe.