Chapter 146: The Chaos Divine Physique

Chaos City, inside the City Lord’s Mansion’s Inner Domain, the "Chaos Sea".

"Gui Yi!"

A voice filled with vast majesty resounded through this boundless space. This was the voice of the supreme ruler of Chaos City, the Chaos City Lord.

"Master, disciple is here!"

A bald man wearing a blazing red battle robe suddenly appeared within the Chaos Sea. He respectfully bowed to the Chaos City Lord seated on the high throne. The Chaos City Lord then spoke a few words to the bald man. A look of surprise flashed across the bald man's eyes, yet he nodded nonetheless and respectfully departed. As he walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, he glanced in the direction where Luo Yuan was located, a meaningful and ambiguous smile playing on his lips.

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Chaos City, above the rooftop of Luo Yuan's private cultivation residence.

Ten pillars of light of different colors descended from the sky, shining down upon Luo Yuan. Countless law inscription patterns intertwined and wrapped around him, making him look like a colorful, multi-hued planet. Luo Yuan's body rested at the center of this planet, as a continuous stream of the power of laws poured into his body, remolding his physical flesh and soul.

Gradually, Luo Yuan's physical body and soul also began to sprout dense networks of law inscription patterns. Every single one of his life-force factors fused with the power of the laws, making his entire being appear as if it were constructed from the origins of the laws. He began to transcend his mortal flesh and mortal eyes, transforming into the legendary Chaos Divine Body, echoing the origin of the universe.

A boundless sense of comfort washed over him. Luo Yuan felt as though he had returned to the embryonic stage, swimming within the oceans of the Ten Origin Laws—warm and free. The shackles of heaven and earth loosened significantly, and the structural design of the universe's origin unfolded before his mind's eye one by one, extraordinarily profound and mysterious.

"So this is how the universe and all things are, and this is how the rules of heaven and earth are formulated..."

The secrets of the universe lay bare under Luo Yuan's consciousness. If he possessed formidable strength, he might even be able to construct a miniature universe—though, of course, merely a simulated embryo modeled after the existing universe. Still, this was already terrifyingly impressive.

The remolding of Luo Yuan's body by the Ten Origin Laws lasted a full year before finally coming to an end. His Chaos Divine Body was finally complete, though naturally only in its initial stage. At last, the beams of light formed by the laws dissipated.

A golden wheel mark slowly emerged at the center of Luo Yuan's brow, upon which the inscription patterns of the Ten Origin Laws flowed. This mark between his brows faintly exuded a heart-palpitating law fluctuation—this was a mark of acknowledgment bestowed by the origin laws!

"Hum~"

Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation rippled across the rooftop where Luo Yuan was located, and the bald man in the blazing red battle robe materialized abruptly. When his eyes fell upon the golden wheel mark between Luo Yuan's brows, they widened in shock, but he quickly recovered, looking thoughtful. He had never seen this kind of law mark between anyone's brows before, and furthermore, Luo Yuan's entire body seemed to be shrouded by an extremely dense layer of chaotic qi, making him completely inscrutable.

Luo Yuan was startled by the sudden appearance of the bald man. This person had materialized soundlessly right beside him without arousing any defense on his part. Judging by the aura emanating from him, he was most likely a Venerable.

"Greetings, Venerable!" Luo Yuan quickly bowed in salute; regardless of whether he knew the person, maintaining basic respect in the presence of the strong was essential.

"Haha, no need for formalities. You can call me Venerable Gui Yi; I am a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord!" The bald man in the blazing red battle robe introduced himself with a smile.

Luo Yuan was stunned. A personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord had actually sought him out personally—could it be that he intended to take him as a disciple?

"I presume you've already guessed it. Master has the intention of taking you as a disciple, but there is a condition!" Venerable Gui Yi smiled, though anticipation gleamed in his eyes.

"Oh, what condition?" Luo Yuan's interest was piqued.

"You are the first person in history to be simultaneously acknowledged by the Ten Origin Laws at the Universe Level. Master holds great expectations for your future, but mere law acknowledgment is not enough. You also need to conquer the Primal Sky Mountain—though, of course, you only need to pass the Universe Level version," Venerable Gui Yi said.

"The Primal Sky Mountain? I was just planning to go try it out anyway. There are huge reward points associated with it, right?" Luo Yuan smiled.

"Indeed, though you won't receive them until you reach the World Lord level. Master once had a disciple named Ke Di, who was also our junior martial brother and hailed as the number one genius of hundreds of millions of eras. Through the Universe Level, Domain Lord, and World Lord stages—all three periods—he directly conquered the Primal Sky Mountain. His fortune was miraculous, defying the heavens, and on the outer battlefield, he made other ethnic groups tremble with fear. By the World Lord stage, he was already capable of slaying sector-lord-level immortals!

However, in the end, he perished directly within a cosmic secret realm. When he died, he was at the peak of the World Lord stage, and he was assassinated by an alien race," Venerable Gui Yi said with a heavy sigh of regret.

Luo Yuan remained silent, for he knew of this person. A genius was, after all, just a genius; only the one who survived to the very end was the winner.

Venerable Gui Yi continued, "I have delivered Master's message. Once you conquer the Primal Sky Mountain and formally become his disciple, I will introduce you to your other senior martial brothers and sisters. Little fellow, keep it up!"

With those words, Venerable Gui Yi's figure faded away and dissolved.

Luo Yuan smiled and stretched his limbs. Having sat motionlessly in bitter cultivation for a whole year, he went straight to take a bath, then entered the virtual space to discuss the origin of life with Jiang Fang, before scheduling a gathering with Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Uka, and the others.

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Virtual Universe, Yuxiang Mountain Public Area, a luxury restaurant.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, Uka, Qian Shui, and others were drinking, feasting, and chatting heartily in a private room.

"Luo Yuan, your reputation has skyrocketed this past year. Among the four secret realms, your name is like thunder piercing the ear! To be acknowledged by the Ten Origin Laws at the Universe Level—the terrifying spectacle of the descent of the Ten Origin Laws left all the geniuses gasping for breath!" Uka said with a look of reverence.

"Hahaha, it's alright. Luo Feng is doing quite well too; after ten years of bitter cultivation, the moment he came out, he broke through the third layer," Luo Yuan laughed.

"Third Brother, please don't mock me. I can't compare to you," Luo Feng waved his hand deprecatingly.

"Luo Feng, I have high hopes for you. Your willpower and state of mind are exceptional. Whenever you have time, you can go find Big Brother and let him teach you his methods for mental state enhancement. Although I've studied it, I can't quite comprehend it; after all, I'm just a worldly person and can't achieve that kind of saint-like state of mind of his," Luo Yuan said.

Luo Feng nodded upon hearing this. Hong's Triple Heart-Cultivation Method was indeed formidable.

Next on Luo Yuan's agenda was to prepare to conquer the Primal Sky Mountain—that place reputed to be insurmountably difficult.

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Virtual Universe, a specially carved-out planar space.

The space was a vast, boundless expanse of land, upon which stood three towering mountains—each one higher than the last!

"Is this the Sky Mountain plane?" Luo Yuan, with a dark gold staff slung across his back, raised his head to gaze at the three towering mountains. On the halfway points of the three mountains were two characters glowing with golden light—Land of Origin, Primordial, and Primal! Among them, the Primal Sky Mountain was even more majestic and towering!

Whoosh!

Luo Yuan transformed into a stream of light, flying directly toward the Primal Sky Mountain. Ten thousand miles high, majestic and wondrous, the mountain was divided into three tiers: the base, the waist, and the peak. Each tier harbored three guardians, and only by slaying all of them could one be considered to have cleared the trial.