Chapter 144: A Panorama of All Beings

"Send me the battle footage of Luo Yuan passing through the Heavenly Bridge," commanded Nine Sword Venerable, dressed in azure battle robes and purple-scaled attire.

"As you command, Venerable," the lion-headed giant replied respectfully, immediately forwarding the video.

In the next moment, a gigantic screen materialized within the majestic grand hall, beginning to play Luo Yuan's combat footage. For the first three levels of the Heavenly Bridge, Luo Yuan simply relied on the fourth tier of the Spacetime Staff—Unadorned and Natural—to steamroll through. He eliminated his opponents with a single blow every time, decisive and ruthless without a shred of hesitation. Clearing the first three levels took him less than a minute.

Then came the fourth level, which showcased his self-created peerless blade technique. Every single strike contained thousands of variations of the Heart Trace school's heaven-shaking saber skills, seamlessly integrated with the origin laws of space, time, gold, and wind. This sight caused even the perpetually calm Nine Sword Venerable to reveal a look of pleasant surprise.

Next was the illusion domain of the fifth level, which failed to pose even the slightest obstacle to Luo Yuan. The final gatekeeper was ultimately blasted to death by a single mental shockwave from him.

"Brilliant. This Luo Yuan is indeed exceptionally talented. He has achieved profound mastery in the domains of martial artists, mental controllers, and spiritual illusionists alike. His comprehension of the ten primal laws is also deeply profound—he can truly be called an all-rounder. No wonder the Lord of Ganwu Universe was willing to pay such a massive price to take him as a disciple. That fellow hasn't taken in an apprentice for a very long time.

"However, although Luo Yuan can be considered an all-rounder right now, this heavenly path is extremely difficult to tread. After all, countless peerless geniuses across countless ancient epochs have tried it. Either they hit a bottleneck and stagnated, ultimately falling behind ordinary geniuses who only cultivated a single law, or they let go of their persistence and specialized in just one or two laws. As for how far this Luo Yuan can go... I must admit I'm looking forward to finding out," Nine Sword Venerable said with a smile, touching his chin.

Hearing this, the lion-headed giant below felt a shock ripple through his heart. Having followed Nine Sword Venerable for hundreds of millions of years and witnessed countless peerless geniuses across tens of thousands of eras, he had never seen the Venerable bestow such high praise and attention upon any talent. This made him mentally note down this little fellow named Luo Yuan, deciding to pay closer attention to him in the future.

***

In Chaos City, on the seventh floor of the nine-story pagoda, the golden-armored ape-man giant, King Zhenyan, was conversing with the snake-tailed woman, King Wuni.

"Among the newly arrived geniuses this time, two were actually accepted as disciples by Universe Lords. The strongest newcomer, Luo Yuan, was taken in by the Lord of the Ganwu Universe. Word has it that the Lord paid a huge price and secretly utilized high-level permissions to seize the initiative.

"I don't find that strange at all, though. After all, this little fellow named Luo Yuan was an object of contention among more than twenty veteran venerables fighting to take him as an apprentice. Even I, King Zhenyan, am not qualified to be his teacher," King Zhenyan said with a self-deprecating chuckle beneath his golden armor.

"King Zhenyan, why say such things? While this little fellow Luo Yuan is indeed exceptionally outstanding, performing brilliantly now doesn't mean he will remain so in the future. Besides, it's hard to say whether someone who studies so many things at once can walk far on this path in the days to come. Setting that aside, it was rather strange that the Lord of the Yuanchen Universe came to Chaos City this time just to accept Rong Jun as a disciple. At least I couldn't see anything about Rong Jun that would catch the eye of the ancient venerables," King Wuni, the snake-tailed woman, said coldly.

"Well, King Wuni makes a valid point. Let's just wait and see. I can't quite figure out that Rong Jun either, but I did notice a little fellow named Luo峰 (Luo Feng) among this batch of geniuses who happens to suit my tastes. I'm planning to guide him a bit." With that, King Zhenyan went off to send an email to Luo Feng.

Meanwhile, other founder-level pinnacle undying kings within Chaos City were also discussing Luo Yuan and Rong Jun. However, they held a much more favorable view of Luo Yuan. Although Luo Yuan's pursuits were broad, the fact that he could reach such lofty heights in every single aspect was a testament to his extraordinary nature.

***

In the Virtual Universe, the Yuxiang Mountain public zone.

At this moment, Luo Yuan was dining at a luxury restaurant alongside Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Uka, Qianshui, Brolin, and others. Prince Uka was once again footing the bill, and as they enjoyed the delicacies, they chatted merrily.

"Come, let's toast to Luo Yuan and Rong Jun for being accepted as disciples by Universe Lords! This is a rare sight once in hundreds of millions of years. Let's drink a toast!" Prince Uka stood up, raised his cup, and said with a smile.

The others present all raised their cups to drink together.

"Right, Third Brother, how on earth did you manage to blast through five levels of the Heavenly Bridge in one go? I couldn't even clear the first level," Luo Feng asked curiously as he sat next to Luo Yuan.

"Haha, pure brute force of strength, of course! My Spacetime Staff has already been trained to the sixth tier—forming its own world. Those gatekeepers were only on the second or third tier, so naturally, they were blasted straight to dust by me," Luo Yuan laughed heartily. In truth, it was because he had farmed enough attribute points to push his Spacetime Staff to the sixth tier, having frequently split his consciousness to engage in targeted challenges against all kinds of peerless geniuses in the Slaughter Arena's dueling space.

"What? Third Brother, you've cultivated the Spacetime Staff all the way to the sixth tier—forming its own world? I've only reached the third tier! Third Brother, you are truly amazing. Let me toast you!"

Luo Feng was deeply shocked. He felt the gap between himself and Luo Yuan widening further and further. However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, resolved to cultivate diligently moving forward, and his eyes burned with fighting spirit.

"Third Brother, do you have time to guide me?" Luo Feng asked, full of anticipation.

"No problem at all. I'm actually quite free," Luo Yuan replied with a smile. As soon as these words left his mouth, the other geniuses couldn't help but roll their eyes, feeling that Luo Yuan was showing off, yet they still raised their cups in congratulation.

"Actually, I could tell long ago that Luo Yuan was out of the ordinary. Aside from anything else, he has remained calm and at ease all the way through this journey. I've never even seen him forced into a desperate situation," Uka remarked with a smile.

"That's the truth. Back during our final showdown, I couldn't even hack through his Chaos Domain despite using my full strength. Instead, I got whipped to death by all sorts of primal law forces. I nearly suffered a mental breakdown back then," the savage Rong Jun said somewhat ruefully. The robust, multi-meter-tall man actually trembled slightly at the memory, causing the others present to burst into laughter.

***

The next day, Luo Yuan emerged from his private cultivation residence. He was heading to the dojos of the sect masters corresponding to the fifty-two Chaos Tablets to farm more attributes—though nominally, he was going to attend lectures. Since Luo Yuan had originally chosen the "Heart Trace Chaos Tablet," the first dojo he visited naturally belonged to the masters of the Heart Trace school.

The very first dojo Luo Yuan visited belonged to the strongest sect master of the Heart Trace school, titled "King Daohuang." This sect master possessed the strength of a pinnacle undying king and had existed for hundreds of millions of years. His peerless blade techniques had earned him widespread renown within the circle of封王 (king-tier) immortals. However, he kept a very low profile; though he appeared rather boisterous and carefree on the surface, he was actually meticulous in thought.

When King Daohuang saw Luo Yuan coming to his dojo to attend a lecture, he was overjoyed. The only regret in his heart was that he lacked the qualification to take Luo Yuan as a disciple, as the news of Luo Yuan being accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Ganwu had long been broadcasted far and wide by the latter. No matter how unwilling King Daohuang might feel, he didn't dare snatch an apprentice from an ancient venerated entity like the Lord of Ganwu. Nevertheless, whenever Luo Yuan attended his lectures, King Daohuang taught with extraordinary care, hoping to leave a favorable impression in Luo Yuan's mind.