Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 150 Titles, Divine Kingdom

Virtual universe, the top of Thunder Island.

Inside the majestic palace, where chaotic energy permeated the air.

As Qi Yuan began his challenge of the Bridge to Heaven, Venerable Lan Hong directly arrived in the main hall by connecting his consciousness to the virtual universe.

"Reporting to the Lord of Chaos City, everything has been explained to him."

The imposing Venerable Lan Hong, who had been so imposing in front of Qi Yuan, was now bowing respectfully towards the top of the hall.

The reason is that the person sitting above is none other than the current head of the entire Virtual Universe Company, one of the pillars of the human race, and a super strong 'Chaos City Lord'!
"Okay, I know."

A magnificent voice echoed through the endless chaotic energy.

"Lord City Lord."

Venerable Lan Hong hesitated before asking, "Are there any special arrangements for him afterwards?"

"Everything will proceed as normal and routine. Apart from what was previously mentioned, there is no need for any deliberate concealment or arrangement."

A majestic voice echoed in the hall.

"Yes, then I will take my leave."

Venerable Lan Hong respectfully responded and slowly withdrew from the main hall.

Inside the main hall, chaotic energy swirled, and a profound gaze seemed to encompass the endless universe.

"Even the tracking of the virtual universe system is subtly affected. This kid's opportunities are truly strange. Is that why he was wary of recruiting him in the early stages?"

"The mysterious opportunity... However, I have examined his soul and can confirm that he is a member of my human race. The more powerful and mysterious the opportunity is in the hands of my human race, the better. So be it, let's avoid countless eyes and let it develop naturally for now."

The starry sky in his deep gaze rippled slightly.
Thunder Island.

As soon as Venerable Nalan Hong came out of the Chaos City Lord's palace, he was immediately summoned by several old friends to another palace on the mountainside of Thunder Island, which was a little lower than the mountaintop.

"Lan Hong, did you know that an immortal who can suddenly appear down below and go straight to the 20th floor of the Sky Bridge?"

A handsome young man with a pair of golden wings and a golden crystal between his brows asked with a smile.

"Ah, I just heard about it. What happened?" Venerable Lan Hong nodded gently.

"what happened?"

The golden-winged youth frowned. "I just tried to check this kid's information, but it was all encrypted, information I don't even have the permissions to see. You bastard, don't tell me it wasn't you who did this."

"That's right, Lan Hong, the information that even the rest of us can't see must be your doing. What exactly is going on?" Several other figures nearby asked as well.

"Hehe, what's with all this encryption? What you're seeing is just normal information."

Venerable Lan Hong smiled faintly, but his gaze was slightly raised.

"You?"

The golden-winged youth paused slightly, then sighed in realization, "Alright, I understand. Is there anything we can do to help you?"

"He's just an ordinary immortal who passed the 20th level of the Heavenly Bridge. Give him a title if he deserves one, let him enter the Chaos City if he deserves one, and bring him into the Hong Alliance if he deserves one. Just do everything normally according to the clan's rules."

Venerable Lan Hong spoke with a smile.

"Understood"

All those figures nodded.

The headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, in the magnificent temple where Venerable Nalan Hong resides.

Venerable Lan Hong sat silently on the enormous throne, while Qi Yuan, who had been standing below with his eyes closed, finally opened them.

"To cross all 20 levels of the Sky Bridge from the first level in one go, that must feel amazing, right?"

Venerable Lan Hong smiled and asked a question.

"It was alright, but the final challenge of the 21st floor was a bit of a blow."

Qi Yuan sighed with a wry smile.

Originally, he thought that he had already comprehended one of the three major branches of the law of time, 'pause', and that he was not far from fully mastering one of the three major branches of the law of space, 'blockade', in addition to the first secret technique that he had perfected.

Even if they don't pass, they should at least be able to fight the guardian of the 21st level of the Bridge to Heaven for a few rounds.

However, the truth is, the gatekeeper only needed one sword strike—

The flow of time in the entire battle space was completely disrupted. Even Qi Yuan's body was in a state where some parts seemed to be pushed and accelerated, some parts were being pulled and slowed down, and some parts seemed to be frozen.
With just one sword strike, Qi Yuan, who was 'uncoordinated', was instantly defeated.

"Haha, don't be discouraged!"

Seeing Qi Yuan's slightly dejected expression, Venerable Lan Hong laughed heartily.
"I just watched your video. The guardian of the 21st level of the Cosmic Bridge directly used the power of the complete Time Law right from the start. The power of the complete Time Law is incomparable to that of the scattered branches."

"Don't even mention you, even those who have cultivated for millions of years and become invincible kings will not fare much better than you when facing this challenge."

"You don't need to be too discouraged. Just be patient and continue to improve your understanding of the laws."

"I understand." Qi Yuan nodded.

"Um"

Venerable Lan Hong changed the subject, saying, "You've passed the 20th level of the Heavenly Bridge, which means your understanding of the laws is comparable to that of a peak King. In addition, your divine body is almost stronger than that of all human King-level immortals. Your true combat strength must be above the peak of the King level. Do you have any thoughts on your King title?"

"A title of king?" Qi Yuan asked, slightly puzzled.

"To be granted the title of King or Marquis, who do you think bestows these titles? Of course, it is the five major powers of the human race that have this right."

Venerable Lan Hong explained,

"There are generally two ways to obtain the titles of King and Marquis. One is to go through countless famous battles, and your combat strength will be recognized. As a result, the titles will gradually become established and spread among your enemies based on your fighting style. However, this is relatively rare and has a high degree of prestige."

"The other way is to grant titles by the five major powers. However, whether the title can truly resound throughout the human territory and even the entire primordial universe after it is granted depends on one's own abilities."

Venerable Lan Hong smiled and looked at Qi Yuan.

"What do you think? Are you planning to go out and make a name for yourself, or do you want the company to grant you a title directly?"

Qi Yuan replied almost without hesitation: "Hehe, then I'd appreciate it if the company could grant me one. I don't want to be given a title I don't like by the enemy one day."

"Hmm, that works too. You can tell me which title you prefer."

Venerable Lan Hong's attitude towards Qi Yuan was surprisingly friendly. "Tell me first. Anyway, the bestowal of titles is carried out by my subordinates. Hehe, I'll pull some strings for you and help you come up with a more impressive title." "This, this is very kind of you, Venerable."

Qi Yuan glanced at Venerable Lan Hong with some surprise, both at the extent of the other party's authority and at the other party's friendly attitude.

"Well, if possible, Venerable One, please consider the word 'serendipity' for me."

As Qi Yuan spoke, he waved his fingers in the air, and a wisp of divine power quickly outlined the universal words '奇缘' (qiyuan, meaning 'chance encounter') in the cosmic language.

Speaking of which, his ability to travel to this world, his good fortune in obtaining the Return System, and his ability to use the Return System to rise from a native slave controlled by a slave chip to where he is today—isn't all of this truly a miraculous twist of fate?

The word 'serendipity' is truly fitting for him.

"A serendipitous encounter?"

The Venerable Lan Hong on the throne pondered the meaning of those two words for a moment, then nodded.
"I heard that you've set up a kind of test called 'Wonder Tower' on many planets in your territory. Whoever passes it will receive a surprise reward? Hehe, then the name 'Wonder Tower' is quite suitable for you. Let's keep that name."

Venerable Lan Hong wields considerable power within the Virtual Universe Company, so naturally, matters concerning Qi Yuan in the Blue Bay Star Region have long been thoroughly investigated.

"From what you're saying, you want to settle down in Chaos City and open your own school, so—"

Venerable Lan Hong continued,
"First, apply for a residence in Chaos City. I'll arrange for someone to prepare an opening ceremony for you, and at that time, I'll publicly confer your title and invite you to join the Hong Alliance to help you make it more exciting."

Such matters as the granting of titles are usually announced publicly, so Venerable Lan Hong's actions were merely a convenient one.

Furthermore, with the instructions of the Chaos City Lord, there was no need to deliberately keep Qi Yuan's existence a secret. Therefore, the more lively it was, the more normal it seemed, as a new Grandmaster-level expert in Chaos City established his own sect.

However, Qi Yuan was unaware of all this. He only felt somewhat flattered that Venerable Lan Hong, a powerful figure who clearly held immense influence throughout the human race, had taken the initiative to protect his identity, prepared a ceremony for him to establish his residence, and bestow titles upon him.

After all, his current strength lies only in his divine body; his understanding of laws, weapons and armor, various trump cards, and foundation are still clearly inferior to those of such powerful beings who are absolutely strong even among the cosmic venerables.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qi Yuan replied politely, "I will first go to find a suitable location to establish a divine kingdom, and then I will return to Chaos City."

"Yes, go and establish your divine kingdom first. The divine kingdom is the foundation for your future development, so don't be careless. It would be best to go deeper into the spatial torrent, which would be safer."

Venerable Lan Hong offered a reminder.

"Thank you for the reminder, Venerable One," Qi Yuan said gratefully.

“Yes, go ahead. By the way, I have already granted you access to the Thunder Island plane. When you have time, you can go to the Thunder Island plane and find a suitable location at the foot of the mountain to build a palace,” Venerable Lan Hong added.

"Yes"

Within the human realm, within the Lanting Universe Kingdom, lies a desolate expanse of space approximately a million light-years away from the Qiyan Galaxy.

There is no life here, only desolate planets and stars.

"Let's choose this one."

Tear!

With a single swipe of his hand, Qi Yuan tore through space and stepped into the interlayer of space.

……

The space mezzanine can be divided into thousands of layers.

The first layer is space debris.

The second level is the Kingdom of God level.

The third layer is the spatial torrent layer...

In fact, this kind of division is the division of ordinary immortals. In the eyes of true super strong people, the spatial interlayer is an incomparably vast layer. The closer to the original universe, the smaller the spatial fragments are, and the farther away from the original universe, the larger the spatial fragments are!
Of course, the deeper one goes into the spatial interlayer, the more chaotic the space becomes, and the greater the threat to safety.

In the safest place, the world lord can survive. As you go deeper, it becomes more and more dangerous. In some places, even the lord of the universe will fall!
"Whoosh!"

Although Qi Yuan did not master teleportation, with his understanding of space, he accelerated freely in this spatial torrent layer, reaching an extreme speed.

woohoo~~~
He flew directly past the Divine Kingdom layer and into the Spatial Torrent layer, continuing to fly deeper into it.

The deeper one goes into the Kingdom of God, the safer it becomes.

Qi Yuan transformed into a streak of light and flew through the torrent of space.

"The spatial fragments are getting bigger and bigger."

"Space debris with a diameter of 10 billion kilometers."

He kept seeing huge fragments of space, some of which had already given rise to land and sea within them.

These massive spatial fragments are all flying at high speeds. Once they collide with a massive spatial fragment with a diameter of hundreds of billions of kilometers, they will be instantly annihilated by the impact force. Even an immortal king would be instantly destroyed.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As Qi Yuan continued to fly deeper into the space, the spatial fragments he saw around him kept getting bigger, and they had all reached a scale of hundreds of billions or even nearly a hundred billion kilometers in diameter.

"about there."

Qi Yuan's inner world is only 10 billion kilometers in diameter, and these spatial fragments in front of him are more than enough to meet his needs.

"That's it!"

Qi Yuan quickly selected a huge flying space fragment.

The largest of these space fragments has a diameter exceeding 1600 billion kilometers, while the smallest has a diameter of 1200 billion kilometers, which is more than enough to merge with the inner world.

"Build the Kingdom of God!"

Qi Yuan stood in the void, and in the endless torrent of the universe, he began to activate the world within his body.

Instantly, an invisible energy burst forth from his inner world, directly locking onto the enormous spatial fragment in the distance.

huh~~
A huge world faintly appeared in mid-air. This world seemed to exist in an illusion, in another dimension, and began to gradually fly towards the huge spatial fragment, while the spatial fragment also flew over.

One virtual and one real.

Gradually get closer.

"Boom~~~"

The surrounding space trembled, and other spatial fragments all gave way. The vague, illusory world gradually merged with the huge spatial fragment, becoming stable, and the real world began to be born.

After a while...

The seemingly illusory world has completely disappeared, leaving only an incredibly real world!
(End of this chapter)