The City Lord’s Mansion, Chaos Ruins. Luo Feng came to see the City Lord of Chaos after leaving True Yan Venerable's residence. The proposal to trade half ownership of Earth for the Prism Stone had not been accepted, which left Luo Feng with a slight feeling of dissatisfaction in his heart! Yet, he also understood that the City Lord of Chaos was merely one of the dozen-plus Universe Masters in the human race; though powerful, he hadn't reached the stage where no one dared defy him, unlike Giant Axe Creator. Furthermore, over these long ages, the City Lord of Chaos had painstakingly taught and guided him, making Luo Feng admire his mentor's magnanimity and character all the more.

The two teachers, True Yan Venerable and the City Lord of Chaos, possessed entirely different temperaments. True Yan Venerable was straightforward, his nature laced with a hint of ferocity; for those he cared about, he would act without reservation. Back when he learned Luo Feng was being hunted by the Howling Mirror King, even without absolute certainty, True Yan Venerable flew out in a rage to fight.

The City Lord of Chaos, however, managed the entire grand scheme of the human race! Most matters concerning humanity were decided by him, and the rise and prosperity of the human race—every crucial decision—was handled with meticulous care. He always paid close attention to fairness, treating his disciples under the primary guideline of 'considering the race first.' At the very least, this commanded Luo Feng's deep respect for the City Lord.

... "Teacher," Luo Feng bowed respectfully. The ancient, complex dark-red battle armor, the scaled tail extending from the battle skirt, and a ferocious face covered in secret patterns beneath two fiery-red horns—this was another avatar of the City Lord of Chaos. Only the eyes were as vast as the infinite starry sky, drawing one in without a trace of fear. "Why have you come to see me?" the City Lord of Chaos asked. "Your disciple will be temporarily leaving the human territory. I came to inform you before leaving," Luo Feng stated. "Oh, so you went to see True Yan for this matter as well." The City Lord of Chaos nodded slightly. Since he presided over the Original Universe, anything that occurred within it could be easily known if he wished to know, though he wouldn't stoop to eavesdropping on Luo Feng and True Yan Venerable's conversation, remaining ignorant of its details. "Are you aware of the dangers outside?" the City Lord of Chaos inquired. "I am," Luo Feng nodded gravely. "The Bug Race, Monster Race, Machine Race... they all want to find ways to eliminate me." "And you still intend to go out?" the City Lord of Chaos continued. Luo Feng nodded. "Then go. You are no longer weak; you should make your own decisions now," the City Lord of Chaos said, nodding. "Just remember this: you represent not only yourself but also your family, your lineage from Earth. Remember these things, and that is enough." "Yes," Luo Feng replied, bowing deeply. "Then this disciple takes his leave." "Go on." The City Lord of Chaos added, "If you encounter danger you cannot withstand, crush the token I gave you." Luo Feng gave a slight nod, and with a ripple in space, he vanished from the Chaos Ruins. In this swath of Chaos Ruins... only the City Lord of Chaos remained. "My disciple lay low in stealth for nearly twenty thousand years, and as soon as he showed himself, his strength reached this level," the City Lord of Chaos mused silently. "Now he is leaving the human territory again. He must have encountered some extraordinary fortune, and that fortune must be in some corner of the universe." The City Lord of Chaos had already guessed these things, but he would not interfere with Luo Feng. In his view... Luo Feng possessed the 'Nine Nether Clone.' Even if he suffered a major setback or fell hard outside human territory, he could easily reform and resurrect, at worst losing some life treasures. Since that was the case, Luo Feng must be allowed to walk his own path! "The Bug Race, Monster Race, Machine Race?" "If they knew Luo Feng possesses the 'Nine Nether Clone,' they would likely despair. At most, after expending immense resources, they could kill a Luo Feng clone and acquire some life treasures. They think they can kill him?" The City Lord of Chaos was supremely confident. Although skilled in close combat, he was also absolutely a master of soul techniques, and within the Original Universe under his control, he could vaguely judge—Luo Feng’s will and consciousness were already comparable to that of a Universe Master. Divine power dictates consciousness! Consciousness also slightly influences will. Cultivating for one hundred and eighty million years... coupled with this recent breakthrough to Universe Venerable, Luo Feng’s consciousness and will had indeed reached the level of a Universe Master. However, the City Lord of Chaos had miscalculated one point... If the foreign races truly managed to kill Luo Feng's clone, the treasures they would gain were heaven-defying items like the 'Jie Armor,' 'Wu Shi Wings,' or 'Beast God Armor.' Acquiring even one of these would be a massive profit for the foreign races.

Leaving the City of Chaos, he first returned to his God Kingdom, then utilized God Kingdom Teleportation to head directly to the Star Tower in the Outer Battlefield! Inside the Star Tower, majestically standing in the void for endless ages, within the core hall. A hazy gray light shimmered. Luo Feng emerged from within. "Star Tower," Luo Feng surveyed the cold, quiet hall. It was here he had accepted the life-and-death inheritance years ago. "My current divine power should be sufficient to activate the Star Tower." Boom! Luo Feng’s divine power instantly ignited, burning fiercely. The burning power flowed directly across the hall floor, spreading rapidly like a surge of electricity, layer by layer, penetrating into the core mechanisms of the Star Tower, reaching those colossal Heaven-Reaching Pillars and the countless sealed stars, etc. The burning divine power flowed like water in channels, passing over the myriad secret patterns of the pillars and the stars, but the patterns were too complex. Luo Feng understood almost nothing, only vaguely grasping the most rudimentary and superficial parts. Moments later, the burning divine power permeated every corner of the Star Tower. "Rise!" Luo Feng whispered in a low shout! "Buzz~~" The entire Star Tower floated up by 20 centimeters, then slowly descended by 20 centimeters. Given its immense size, measured in light-years, no one sensed this minute fluctuation. Luo Feng withdrew his divine power, even as streams of divine power poured in from his Golden Horned Beast clone within his World Ring, rapidly replenishing the consumed energy. "My Earthling true self is also a Universe Venerable at the 9800x life gene level, and I feel I can drive the Star Tower, but the divine power consumption is excessive. Without the Golden Horned Beast replenishing it, just that single full activation consumed nearly 30% of my divine body," Luo Feng was shocked. "It seems I understand too little about the Star Tower's secret patterns." With immense divine power, he could force activation, but the energy drain was astronomical. If he could grasp the profound mysteries of activating the Star Tower extensively, it would be much easier.

... Luo Feng left the core hall and began wandering through the Star Tower, using its internal transporters to travel to various locations. The Heaven-Reaching Pillars... their ends vanished into the distance. Luo Feng traced the massive, engraved secret patterns on a pillar, sighing softly, "Truly incredible. Even the most superficial patterns feel so flawless, and the countless patterns throughout the entire Star Tower are even more complex and complete than the 'Miniature Universe Secret Pattern Map.' It truly... lives up to being a supreme life treasure." He moved from location to location. Observing pillar after pillar, countless sealed stars, and even venturing into the various 'spaces' within the Star Tower, where numerous beings from foreign races were struggling and fighting. Yet, Luo Feng could see the incredibly complex mysteries behind the formation of every single space.

... Observing everywhere, experiencing with meticulous care. After observing for a full 32 days, Luo Feng returned to the core hall, sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed, and completely merged his consciousness with the entire Star Tower. Every engraved secret pattern of the structure surfaced in his mind... Luo Feng began his devoted study. As the saying went, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the woodcutting. The more thoroughly he researched the Star Tower’s patterns, the greater the power he could exert! Profound! Complex! Time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light... it seemed every thread of law was interwoven and perfectly integrated, far more intricate than the Miniature Universe Secret Pattern Map. After all, the latter had a diameter of only ten billion kilometers, whereas this Star Tower soared nine light-years high! If the 'Miniature Universe Map' was a small room, the Star Tower was a skyscraper formed by the perfect combination of countless small rooms. "It's fortunate I follow the secret pattern school of thought." "Otherwise, just knowing space laws or metal laws, how long would it take to grasp their mysteries?" Sitting cross-legged, Luo Feng finally opened his eyes after nearly three years of meditation. "I've finally grasped one layer of profound mystery." If one didn't understand, the Star Tower seemed entirely incomprehensible. But once even a single layer was comprehended, the vastness of the Star Tower was revealed, making one even more aware of its might. "With my current ability, I’ve only understood one layer," Luo Feng looked up at the core hall. "That should be enough; activation should be much easier now." "Boom!" Luo Feng’s eyes flashed. Divine power instantly ignited throughout his body, rapidly surging and pouring into the structure that was nine light-years tall. The outermost, simplest first layer of engraved patterns could now be fully activated, and Luo Feng immediately felt a ease hundreds, even thousands, of times greater than before. "Before I take it away, I need to eject those warriors from the various races of the Outer Battlefield who are currently navigating the Star Tower," Luo Feng thought to himself.

... Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!... In the passageways at the lowest level of the Star Tower, figures of various races from the universe were violently ejected one after another. In an instant, over a million beings from foreign races materialized outside the Star Tower, all of them utterly stunned. "What's happening?" "I was just navigating inside, and then I was directly sent to a passage and blasted out." "I was kicked out too." "Why would the Star Tower eject us?" Each passage expelled a large number of beings from foreign races. These warriors, belonging to different races and factions, stood motionless, gripped by astonishment. In the countless ages since the Star Tower first appeared in the Outer Battlefield, never before had such a scene occurred. To forcefully drive out the cultivators inside? It was utterly bizarre! "Look, the Nine Vortex Nebula is gone!" "The Nine Vortex Nebula has vanished!" Millions of Immortal warriors from foreign races stared dumbfounded into the void. They saw the incredibly powerful Nine Vortex Nebula dissipate completely. "Look, the Star Tower is shrinking!" "It's getting smaller!" The nine light-years tall structure, which seemed to cover half the universe, rapidly decreased in size. In the blink of an eye, it shrunk from its towering height of nine light-years down to merely one kilometer tall. The one-kilometer-tall Star Tower... then vanished into thin air, completely disappearing. "The Star Tower is gone!" "How is that possible!" A wave of panic swept through them. Immediately afterward, this news spread back to every race with terrifying speed. Though no one intentionally fanned the flames this time, the news of 'The Star Tower is gone' traveled faster than the report of Luo Feng slaying a Universe Overlord had years prior! Because the shock value of this news was thousands, even tens of thousands, of times greater! A supreme life treasure that had made countless races yearn for it for eons had simply vanished? : Chapter One ends.