Being under the gaze of the Dark Lord felt like a malevolent song echoing relentlessly in one's mind, compelling unconscious obedience. If the 'Illusion Stream' specialized in subtly ushering others into phantasms, the Dark Lord made no pretense; everyone knew of his intangible influence... yet escaping it proved exceedingly difficult.

"Luo Feng, greetings to your Martial Uncle." The City Lord of Chaos spoke, and as his voice emerged, the surrounding aura instantly softened, sweeping away the preceding sinister and ghostly presence.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle," Luo Feng replied.

"I hear you have cultivated for just over a hundred thousand years." The Dark Lord scrutinized Luo Feng. "To reach this level in such a short time, you are indeed the most exceptional disciple of Elder Brother throughout his endless eons."

Luo Feng stated, "Actually, my cultivation time is far longer than a mere hundred thousand years. The watermark once allowed me to cultivate for an extended period in a place where the flow of time was extremely rapid."

Even the City Lord of Chaos and others in the faction nodded slightly.

Only then did they feel a sense of relief. However, maintaining structures like the Time Tower required astonishing amounts of energy. The greater the time dilation ratio, the more costly and difficult the maintenance became! Since the years of universal evolution were already immensely long, and combat was the best method of tempering, few factions arranged for geniuses to bury themselves in secluded cultivation.

"Good."

The City Lord of Chaos swept his gaze around. "Presently, our lineage of the Virtual Universe gathers all six Universe Masters."

Immediately, the Dragon Form Master, Ice Peak Master, Dark Lord, Ghost Marquis Master, and Luo Feng all looked toward him, listening to the City Lord of Chaos speak. In terms of strength and status, the City Lord of Chaos was naturally the leader of the Virtual Universe lineage.

"To bring forth another Universe Master is a blessing for our Virtual Universe lineage, and a blessing for us humans," the City Lord of Chaos smiled... "Moreover, regarding sheer survivability, my disciple might rank among the absolute best of the six of us."

"Oh?" The Dark Lord turned his attention.

The Ice Peak Master also turned silently toward Luo Feng.

"Really?" The Ghost Marquis Master and the Dragon Form Master both spoke up.

"Luo Ming... possesses the talent for Avatar Manifestation. Second, one of his avatars resembles that of the Nine Nether Master in essence," the City Lord of Chaos stated directly.

"The Nine Nether Master?"

The Dark Lord, Dragon Form Master, Ice Peak Master, and Ghost Marquis Master all stared at Luo Feng in surprise. Luo Feng responded simply, "By luck!" Luo Feng felt no dissatisfaction about his teacher revealing this point; he clearly understood that status was earned through strength! As it stood, the Virtual Universe lineage was incredibly powerful.

His overt strength was probably comparable to the Ghost Marquis Master at the lower end, but revealing just a few tricks would instantly elevate his status! Furthermore, whether the Endless Nether Sea avatar was exposed made little difference—just as the Nine Nether Master openly allowing the entire universe to know his power had never led to anyone being able to harm him.

"Luo Feng, how vast is the ocean of your divine body?" the Dark Lord asked curiously, as did the other Universe Masters.

After all, the Nine Nether Master’s ocean-like divine body, along with his supreme treasures, was something countless powerful beings secretly envied but could never attain.

"My cultivation time is still short; the ocean of my divine body is only in its initial expansion phase," Luo Feng replied. "It's only a few tens of billions of kilometers in diameter."

"Tens of... billions???" The Ghost Marquis Master drew a sharp breath.

The Dark Lord, Dragon Form Master, and Ice Peak Master were all shaken.

Heavens.

Divine bodies like those of Mt. Li Huo or the World Tree were already considered super massive, barely exceeding a hundred million kilometers. It must be remembered that such divine bodies were enough to bring despair to powerful experts, yet a divine body ocean spanning tens of billions of kilometers left them utterly dumbfounded. The speed at which experts could damage and deplete the ocean through frantic attacks might not even match the ocean's own rate of recovery.

"Impressive!"

"Admirable!"

"Such a massive divine body!" the Dark Lord, Ice Peak Master, and the others exclaimed in praise, and their perception of Luo Feng changed instantly. Previously, they merely assumed the human race had gained another Universe Master, whose actual combat power might still lag far behind their own. But with the addition of the Endless Nether Sea... their estimation of Luo Feng's status immediately soared.

It must be known why the Nine Nether Master was terrifying: precisely because the Nine Nether Master dared to unleash his ultimate innate secret technique in desperate fights every time! Even if the Nine Nether Master self-destructed, a new Nine Nether Master would emerge in the next moment. However, even if an opponent possessed an innate avatar, the cost of recovering from the loss of a powerful divine body was immense. This made the Nine Nether Master an exceedingly difficult entity to deal with in the universe.

"Luo Feng," the Dark Lord displayed a rare smile. "If you use your Nether Sea avatar to unleash that universe's most powerful innate secret technique and then self-detonate! This single move is enough to let you traverse the universe freely."

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

When unleashing 'I am the Universe,' the demand on divine power is extremely high. At the Undying level, only life forms with perfect genes could perform it. After advancing to the Universe Venerable level, the divine power of the 'Nether Sea Avatar' is already ten times higher than the threshold required to perform 'I am the Universe!' Its volume alone, over nine thousand kilometers tall, is entirely sufficient to execute this ultimate destructive attack technique—the self-annihilation of a miniature universe. The reason Luo Feng's original Earth body and Golden Horned Beast avatar dared not use miniature universe destruction was that the resulting explosion's might was indiscriminate, potentially annihilating the user as well.

But the Nether Sea Avatar had no such reservations.

However, in Luo Feng's view, since he was currently only a Universe Venerable, the might of this universe-destroying move performed by the 'Nether Sea Avatar' was not yet overwhelming. Only when he advanced to the Universe Master level would this move truly instill dread in other powerful experts.

"This trump card, the Nether Sea Avatar, is sufficient to grant Luo Feng a special standing."

The City Lord of Chaos smiled slightly. "The highest council of the human race is about to convene shortly. Before that, Luo Feng, do you have any thoughts on your title as a Universe Master?"

"Universe Master title?" Luo Feng pondered briefly.

"Blade River King was merely an identity you assumed long ago. Now, the various races of the universe address you as the Blade River Master. You can keep the Blade River Master, or you can change it yourself," the City Lord of Chaos explained. "After becoming a Universe Master, one often develops new perspectives, which is why the majority of Universe Masters change to a new title. Take myself, for instance; entrusted by my teacher to guard the City of Chaos, I changed my own title to 'City Lord of Chaos' so I would never forget my teacher's charge."

Luo Feng nodded.

He understood.

When some Universe Masters were weaker, they dared not adopt excessively heaven-defying titles, as this might draw disdain from other entities. Furthermore, as their strength evolved, so did their ambitions and goals, leading them to change their Universe Master titles.

"Title?" Luo Feng murmured to himself.

Some experts named their titles based on the weapons they excelled with.

Others commemorated their homeland or some deep-seated obsession.

Some were purely reflections of ambition.

"Galaxy Lord," Luo Feng smiled. "I shall call myself the Galaxy Lord." He remembered the scene of gazing up at the endless, starry Milky Way when he was still on Earth. The Milky Way was his home; the reason he had reached this point was precisely to protect his family and his homeland! 'Lord' also signified his domain, a territory he must defend!

"Galaxy Lord."

The five Universe Masters present contemplated for a moment before nodding.

A title was just a designation; one could choose their own, and other powerful beings would not interfere. Unless the chosen title was truly offensive or carried taboo implications—for instance, naming oneself 'Lord of Extermination' would naturally displease other strong figures within the human race. Generally, as long as one avoided taboos, any title, no matter how strange, was acceptable.

"Very well, then the sixth Universe Master of our Virtual Universe lineage shall be the Galaxy Lord." The City Lord of Chaos abruptly stood up. "Come, let us go meet the founder of our Virtual Universe lineage."

"The founder of the Virtual Universe lineage?" Luo Feng felt a shock in his heart.

The Giant Axe Founder was the founder of the Giant Axe Dojo. Who was the founder of the Virtual Universe itself? Luo Feng had investigated this before but could never uncover the truth; his clearance level was insufficient.

"Let's go, time to meet Teacher," the Dark Lord also stood up.

"Let's go see Teacher," the Ice Peak Master rose as well.

The six Universe Masters immediately ascended toward the endless chaotic air currents high above, advancing along the boundless streams.

"Luo Feng," the City Lord of Chaos spoke as they flew. "I, Dark, and Ice Peak are all Teacher's disciples. Teacher has made immense contributions to our human race. Without Teacher, our human race would not have so easily become a peak race. Even the Giant Axe Founder received guidance and owed his benevolence to Teacher."

"He is the first Universe Supreme Being of our human race!"

"Because of him, I, Dark, and Ice Peak have what we have today."

As the City Lord of Chaos spoke, the Dragon Form Master beside him added, "I, too, have benefited from the guidance of this senior."

Luo Feng held his breath.

He knew... he was touching upon the deepest secret of the human race. Over the years, he had only known about the Giant Axe Founder. Even from Sitting Mountain Guest, he had only learned of the Giant Axe Founder! He only knew the strongest of humanity was the Giant Axe Founder; he had never heard of another.

"Teacher's name is 'Yuan'," the City Lord of Chaos revealed. "In those days, our human race was merely a strong race. Under Teacher's leadership, we constantly grew and strengthened. Teacher traversed the universe, explored the Sea of Chaos, slew countless beings, and earned boundless fame! This continuously bolstered the power of our human race."

"In my original universe, there were several Universe Supremes, but Teacher could be considered unparalleled. Any other Universe Supreme encountering Teacher could only keep a respectful distance."

"Even those renowned throughout the universe for their dominance... Teacher's prestige was the greatest."

"Invincible!"

"No one could compare to Teacher," the City Lord of Chaos said, his eyes showing traces of awe, as if recalling scenes from the past. The Dark Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Dragon Form Master also fell silent, each immersed in their own memories of that era.

"The human race back then was arguably the number one power in the universe. Even the Ancestral God Sect, protected by the original universe's core, was unwilling to provoke our human race."

"That was when our human race was at its absolute peak!"

The six figures pierced through the void, the surrounding chaotic currents parting for them. A profound silence reigned, broken only by the City Lord of Chaos's voice. Luo Feng was completely absorbed in the imagined scene—what an impossibly terrifying existence this being must have been, unrivaled in the original universe and the Sea of Chaos, causing even other Universe Supremes to retreat far away.

"We have arrived!" the City Lord of Chaos announced.

The endless currents around them had thinned out. In the distant reaches of the boundless void, there stood a majestic statue, impossibly high.

Luo Feng looked up. Beneath the swirling currents, that colossal, towering statue—its height immeasurable—radiated endless fluctuations of law: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, Space, Time, Gold-Void, Wood-Void, Water-Void... numerous laws and their operational fluctuations surged forth from that endless statue.

In a trance, Luo Feng felt as though this boundless, towering statue bore a similarity to the 'Original Universe Source.'