"How does he know all of this? Even I didn't know!"
Zhao Ling'er shifted her attention back to the chat group, choosing not to answer Grandma's question.
Yan Shisan: "Legends of Nüwa exist in every world. Even Boss Sun Wukong came into existence because of Nüwa."
Yan Shisan: "But I still can't figure it out. Nüwa is an Innate Goddess—how could she possibly have descendants?"
Yan Shisan: "Just like Immortal Beixuan said, who could ever be worthy of marrying the great Goddess Nüwa?"
Lord of Devouring: "Because in most worlds, Nüwa is ridiculously overpowered. But in Zhao Ling'er's world... Nüwa is incredibly weak."
Chen Beixuan: "There's actually a version of the legendary Nüwa who's weak?"
Yan Shisan: "Alright, Boss Jiang Li. Now that you've explained it, I get it."
Li Xunhuan: "Just how weak are we talking about?"
Lord of Devouring: "How weak? You've already seen the proof."
Lord of Devouring: "The Nüwa known throughout the myriad worlds not only got married in Zhao Ling'er's world, but even had descendants."
Lord of Devouring: "Even worse, Zhao Ling'er's ancestor, Nüwa, exhausted herself to death while stopping a flood. That's right—a mere flood killed Nüwa."
Chen Beixuan: "..."
Fahai: "That Nüwa is far too disappointing."
Purple Rosy Gentleman Sword: "Could Zhao Ling'er's xianxia world actually be weaker than our wuxia worlds?"
Zhao Ling'er: "Is the Nüwa in your worlds really that powerful?"
Wang Chao: "Powerful? She's practically omnipotent."
Fahai: "It's hard to describe exactly how powerful she is, but one thing is certain—she would never die because of a mere flood. Nüwa has long since become indestructible."
Purple Rosy Gentleman Sword: "She's the Divine Goddess who repaired the heavens! When the sky itself broke, she mended it. One of the primordial deities. Even figures like the Jade Emperor and the Tathāgata Buddha are considered juniors before her. What do you think?"
Zhao Ling'er: "Who are the Jade Emperor and Tathāgata?"
Shi Potian: "Your world has Nüwa, but no Jade Emperor or Tathāgata?"
Fahai: "The Tathāgata is the supreme ruler of the Buddhist path."
Sun Wukong @ Zhao Ling'er: "Don't worry, Little Sister Ling'er. So what if your world is weak? As long as I'm here, no one will dare bully you. I'll stand up for you!"
Everyone in the chat group was speechless.
Sun Wukong had become completely addicted to recognizing new family members.
Wang Chao: "Monkey Bro is right!"
Wang Chao @ Zhao Ling'er: "If you ever run into trouble, just call for me and Monkey Bro."
Zhao Ling'er: "Ling'er greets her two elder brothers. No one bullies me in my world."
Without even questioning whether Wang Chao and Sun Wukong were good or bad people, Zhao Ling'er happily accepted them as her older brothers.
The group continued chatting merrily.
Whenever Jiang Li had time, he would join the conversation.
When he was free, he would even travel to other worlds so everyone could gather in person.
Thus, ten thousand years quietly passed in the Devouring World.
Jiang Li's comprehension of the Law of Time advanced another step.
"As expected... the deeper one's understanding of the Laws becomes, the harder they are to comprehend."
Feeling the changes in his soul, Jiang Li spread out his spiritual power.
It now covered an area of three hundred square kilometers—roughly the size of an entire base city.
"Jiang Li, Luo Feng's final match is about to begin. His opponent is Rong Jun."
Babata's voice sounded beside him.
"Alright."
Jiang Li descended from the summit of the divine mountain.
As his figure flickered through space, the surrounding void subtly distorted.
"Jiang Li... you've comprehended the Law of Time?"
The moment Jiang Li gracefully entered the hall, Venerable Wanshan's pupils contracted.
He clearly noticed that Jiang Li's figure seemed slightly blurred one moment, yet perfectly clear the next.
The sensation was remarkably similar to what he felt from Venerable Qiongfeng.
"Yes, Master."
Jiang Li bowed slightly, making no attempt to hide it.
Hearing this, even someone as powerful as Venerable Wanshan couldn't help drawing a deep breath.
"Unbelievable... In barely a year, you've already begun comprehending the Law of Time?"
Though he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil.
"Earth... Wood... Space... Time..."
"Just what kind of monster is this disciple of mine?"
A mere Star-Level cultivator had comprehended four fundamental Laws—
—and two of them were even mutually opposing supreme Laws!
It sounded like pure fantasy.
What Venerable Wanshan didn't know, however, was that Jiang Li had already reached the beginner level in the Laws of Wind and Lightning as well.
Among the Ten Fundamental Laws, only Metal, Earth, Fire, and Light remained.
"It's mostly luck."
Jiang Li answered modestly.
After all, he knew better than anyone else.
Just to barely step through the doorway of the Law of Time had taken him five thousand years.
Even now, his understanding could only be considered introductory, nowhere near mastery.
Even with his heaven-defying talent, it had consumed an enormous amount of time.
That alone showed just how difficult comprehending the Laws truly was.
"Luck, you say?"
Venerable Wanshan smiled warmly.
"If we're talking about luck, then the greatest fortune of my life was accepting you as my disciple."
"You flatter me, Master. Without your guidance and support, I could never have come this far."
Jiang Li was sincerely grateful toward Venerable Wanshan.
"With your talent, reaching this point was only a matter of time."
Venerable Wanshan smiled before suddenly thinking of something.
"Perhaps... I should help you obtain more secret inheritances."
Jiang Li's eyes immediately brightened.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master."
"What I need are inheritances related to the Metal, Earth, Fire, and Light Laws."
Having spent so much time with Venerable Wanshan, Jiang Li naturally didn't bother being polite.
"Metal, Earth, Fire, and Light?"
Venerable Wanshan froze.
His eyes widened.
"Wait... does that mean you've already comprehended Wind and Lightning as well?"
Jiang Li nodded.
At that moment—
Venerable Wanshan could no longer suppress the storm raging inside his heart.
"Six Laws..."
Heavens...
Only after a long while did he finally recover from the shock.
"Cultivate diligently."
"Leave everything else to your master."
Meanwhile...
Inside the preparation hall of the Virtual Universe Arena...
Luo Feng stood quietly in a dark gray battle suit.
Across his back rested a dark golden staff as he waited for the final battle to begin.
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared opposite him.
It was a massive young man.
Barefoot.
Wild-haired.
Without the terrifying aura radiating from him, anyone would have mistaken him for a homeless wanderer.
"So you're Luo Feng?"
"The one they call the Madman?"
The savage youth, Rong Jun, fixed Luo Feng with his tiger-like eyes, his voice deep and powerful.
"What do you want?"
Luo Feng met his gaze without the slightest hesitation.
A sharp, cutting aura erupted from him.
After possessing the Golden-Horned Beast, Luo Feng carried an overwhelming killing intent in his eyes.
When he turned cold, the pressure he released was no weaker than Rong Jun's.
"I've heard..."
Rong Jun nodded.
"...that you're from the same planet as Jiang Li, the genius from the Eleventh World Zone."
"I want to know..."
"Between you and him..."
"...who is stronger?"
"Brother Jiang?"
Luo Feng looked at the wild young man before slowly shaking his head.
"I'm no match for him."
Although the two had never truly fought, Luo Feng knew perfectly well...
Jiang Li had already reached a realm that none of them could even begin to imagine.
"Excellent."
Rong Jun seemed satisfied with the answer.
"In that case..."
"I'll defeat you first."
"Then I'll commit suicide and enter the Reincarnation Battle to continue tempering myself."
"When the Grand Finals arrive..."
"I will defeat Jiang Li—"
"—the man hailed as the number one genius of the Ganwu Universe Country."
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