"Battle King?"
The gold-robed figure seated at the head of the long table showed a trace of surprise. Even he had heard fragments of information about this newly risen Champion Undefeated powerhouse.
"Hmph. If that's the case, then leak this information to the other races as well," he said coldly. "There's no reason for us alone to bear the pressure of killing a Human genius."
"Yes, Master."
The green-skinned subordinate bowed deeply and withdrew. The golden-robed figure slowly closed his eyes, and the vast hall returned to absolute silence.
This scene did not unfold in just one place.
Across the Primordial Universe, among the various peak factions that had managed to obtain intelligence on the Human Race, similar discussions were taking place. Some continued to verify the information, some intended to borrow another's blade to kill, while others deliberately spread distorted rumors and groundless accusations.
For a time, true and false news interwove, spreading throughout the universe like an uncontrollable tide.
Battle King is a World Lord.
Battle King is Bai Yue of the Human Race's Primitive Mystical Region.
The news was like a thunderclap under a clear sky.
Within a single day, it spread at a terrifying speed. In Hongmeng City alone, nearly every King-level Immortal was discussing it.
"A World Lord? Battle King is actually a World Lord?"
"He casually kills peak King-level Immortals, and you're telling me he's only a World Lord? Impossible!"
"This has to be false."
"It's true. The Monster Race and Automaton Race have already issued public bounties."
"But a World Lord's aura is completely different from an Undying's. How did no one notice?"
"There have long been rumors that Battle King possesses a treasure—one that can conceal aura."
"A treasure? Even Universe Exalts would go mad over that…"
Madness.
Those two statements alone—World Lord and treasure—were enough to drive countless powerhouses insane with envy. A treasure was something even Universe Exalts would fight over to the death.
"If Battle King truly is a World Lord, then what level is he at?"
"He's even more terrifying than geniuses like Ke Ti back then."
"It's probably Bai Yue. Among all Human World Lords, only he fits."
"He's already passed the World Lord–Level Tongtian Mountain."
Speculation grew heavier by the day. Bai Yue's movements, timeline, and growth rate aligned almost perfectly with Battle King's mysterious rise. The coincidence was too precise to ignore.
Within ten days to half a month, the name Battle King spread across billions of races.
The universe remembered it.
Virtual Universe · Black Dragon Mountain Island · Nine Star Bay
"Hunyuan… are you really Battle King?"
Luo Feng stared at the young man before him, suddenly feeling a sense of unfamiliarity.
He had just returned after receiving the Demonic Sound God General inheritance and was sweeping through missions in the Primitive Mystical Region. With such a massive event shaking the universe, the news had naturally reached him.
As expected, the Earth four-person group gathered once more in the Nine Star Bay villa area.
More than two hundred years had passed in total. Hong and Thunder God had both successfully broken through to the Universe Rank. Their intelligent lifeforms stood silently behind them, also watching Bai Yue.
Bai Yue smiled and nodded, offering no denial.
For a moment, excitement and joy filled the room.
Regardless of personal talent, whenever someone from Earth reached a higher peak, the others would feel genuine happiness. Their lives, forged through shared hardship, were already tightly bound together with Earth itself.
"This is good," Hong said softly, his voice heavy with emotion. "With Hunyuan's deterrence, Earth's safety is far more secure. We can finally breathe easier."
Having witnessed the universe's cruel survival laws, they had long lived with an invisible pressure hanging over Earth. Status alone was not enough—only strength truly mattered.
Bai Yue becoming Battle King meant he stood there by his own power.
"Haha! We're rich—really rich!" Babata suddenly shouted. "I never thought Bai Yue would surpass Master so quickly! I thought I'd never avenge Master in this lifetime… never thought…"
His voice choked.
Bai Yue wasn't surprised. Compared to Luo Feng, Babata's attachment to his former master, Hu Yanbo, was far deeper.
"Don't worry, Babata," Luo Feng said firmly. "We'll avenge Teacher Hu Yanbo sooner or later."
"If it's just revenge, that's simple," Bai Yue suddenly added. "Why not let Teacher Hu Yanbo take revenge himself?"
Silence.
Everyone stared at him.
Hu Yanbo had died long ago—how could he take revenge himself?
Seeing their expressions, Bai Yue explained calmly.
"Universe Exalts—and above them, Universe Lords—can manipulate time and space. They can reverse time within a limited range, extract fixed existences from the past, and bring them to the present. In other words… resurrection."
Shock rippled through the group.
"You're saying… the dead can be revived?" Luo Feng asked.
"Theoretically. There's a cost, and many restrictions," Bai Yue replied. "But Hu Yanbo doesn't fall into the forbidden categories. Reviving him would be trivial for a Universe Lord."
Babata trembled with excitement.
"Don't rush," Bai Yue added. "I can afford the cost—but not now. I'm already too conspicuous. Let's wait until things calm down."
Hong nodded in agreement.
"Lying low is the correct choice."
Babata clenched his fists but ultimately said nothing more. Fifty thousand years of waiting had taught him patience.
Primordial Chaos City · Remote Mansion
Bai Yue sat cross-legged within his cultivation chamber.
This mansion, granted after passing the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, lay far from the bustling core districts. It suited him perfectly.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
Within his body, immense changes unfolded. Genetic optimization surged forward in a violent leap. Countless life materials gathered from the Outside Territory Battlefield were fully analyzed, pushing his gene level upward in a single, concentrated eruption.
His physique grew stronger, more harmonious, more perfect.
Finally, it stabilized.
1024× gene level.
Beyond that lay instability and collapse.
Outside, the storm surrounding Battle King still raged. Inside, Bai Yue cultivated in complete silence.
Until—
"Master," Long Kui's voice rang out in his mind. "Thunder God sent an urgent message. He says it's extremely important."
Bai Yue immediately logged into the Virtual Universe.
Nine Star Bay · Courtyard
"Finally, you're here!" Thunder God rushed forward, visibly anxious.
"What's so urgent?" Luo Feng asked, frowning.
"It's about Big Brother," Thunder God said gravely.
Both Bai Yue and Luo Feng stiffened.
"Hong?"
Thunder God nodded heavily.
Then he sighed.
"It's ridiculous… Big Brother fell in love."
"…What?"
Luo Feng stared. Bai Yue nearly laughed.
Hong—who had transcended worldly desires—falling in love?
Even iron trees blooming sounded more believable.
"But it's true," Thunder God said helplessly. "And the girl's background is enormous. Her family forcefully separated them."
The courtyard fell silent.
This… was not a small matter.
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