The Gaze of the Lord of the Universe

Less than a year after Li Che defeated Tie Jianhou, in the deepest part of the human territory, within a vast cosmic secret realm.

"Master, the clan has released the list of powerful individuals who need to be resurrected this time."

Inside an ancient palace even more majestic than the stars, a woman dressed in a cyan battle dress with five sharp horns on her head bowed and spoke calmly.

If any immortal deity from the Giant Axe Arena were present, they would surely recognize that this woman, with her indifferent expression yet exceptionally sharp aura, is one of the core AIs of the Giant Axe Arena. She is a Cosmic Venerable evolved from intelligent life, possessing a terrifying computational power that would put ordinary Cosmic Venerables to shame.

But at this moment, the intelligent being behaved with unusual respect, delivering a piece of paper that shone with extraordinary brilliance to the highest point of the palace, to the throne that was more sublime than the mountains.

The figure on the throne appeared to be a towering giant with golden hair and beard, long golden eyebrows that shone like starlight, and eyes that were even deeper than the starry sky.

His status was too lofty; he was the number two figure in the Giant Axe Arena, one of the five major powers of the human race, and a top-tier, pillar-like existence within the human race.

The Lord of False Gold!

"Hmm, that's fast. I've only been back from the Cosmic Sea for tens of thousands of years, and the mission to revive my race has already been assigned."

The Lord of False Gold didn't rush to take the list the woman handed him; he merely glanced at it and chuckled.

"Lord Chaos City said that since there is a Cosmic Venerable-level figure on the list of those who were resurrected by reversing time and space, you are the most suitable choice among the Cosmic Lords who are currently available in the clan."

Upon hearing this, the cosmic venerable being, who had evolved from intelligent life, spoke softly.

The Lord of Void Gold is indeed the number two figure in the Giant Axe Arena. With the founder of Giant Axe absent, this great being is the undisputed leader of the Giant Axe Arena lineage.

But precisely because of this, such a powerful entity must shoulder more responsibilities from its people.

Reviving the human race, and even powerful beings who have died within the Hong Alliance, is a task that every universe lord on the human side must periodically complete.

"All right."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Illusory Gold closed his eyes slightly for a moment before sighing and signaling the female cosmic venerable one to read the resurrection list to him.

"Hong Zha, a core member of the Glory Secret Realm of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, perished 101 epochs ago on the Yanji Continent, the 7th Extraterrestrial Battlefield."

"Grandair, a core member of the Giant Axe Arena's Giant Axe Secret Realm, perished 316 epochs ago in the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company, Blood Luo Continent."

"Marquis Tiannu, an immortal member of the First Bank of the Universe, perished on the planet Luota in the Second Extraterrestrial Battlefield 86 epochs ago. Note: Marquis Tiannu was the grand-disciple of the Qingdong Master of the First Bank."

"Bone Scale King, an immortal member of the Giant Axe Arena, a peak-level King-ranked expert, perished in the Ancestral God Cult 2624 years ago;"

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"King Liexing, a member of the Hongmeng Alliance, was a supreme powerhouse of the Golden Horn Clan, a vassal race of humanity. He perished in the Kokolanda Universe Secret Realm 44522 epochs ago."

"Venerable Fuchong, a junior cosmic venerable of the First Bank of the Universe, perished in the Mystic Realm of Craftsmen before the 2211th era. Note: This venerable possesses the expertise of refining treasures. Please revive him as soon as possible."

The cosmic venerable being, evolved from intelligent life, spoke quickly and read through all the names on the resurrection list in a short time.

The more than forty resurrected individuals had extremely complex identities.

Some were powerful figures from the five major forces within the human race; some were alien beings who had made significant contributions to the Hong Alliance; and others were potential powerhouses from human-affiliated races, whose resurrection came at a great cost…

The human race is so vast, with a complex web of interests and connections, that each resurrection list represents a huge and intricate network of interests.

In theory, apart from those little guys whose lifespans are limited and who must be resurrected in a short time, all other members must wait in line to be resurrected.

However, in practice, there are always instances of people cutting in line due to vested interests or personal relationships, which even the great cosmic rulers cannot completely prevent.

"Resurrecting a low-level Venerable? Not bad. Although I'll suffer backlash and injury, I should be able to recover in a hundred or so epochs..."

With the computing power of the Lord of False Gold, he instantly memorized the identity information of those dead powerhouses. At the same time, he even assessed the backlash he would have to endure if he resurrected these people.

Reversing time to resurrect a powerful being does not conform to the rules of the universe. Each time such a being is resurrected, the original universe will unleash a backlash.

With this level of backlash, the resurrected little ones had almost no chance to resist and had to be helped to withstand it by the powerful beings who resurrected them.

Although the Lord of Void Gold does not possess the combat power of the Lord of Chaos City or the Lord of Darkness, he is still one of the top ten universe lords among the human race, capable of withstanding the backlash from the vast majority of the original universes.

Just like the backlash from resurrecting a little guy at the level of a Realm Lord or a Marquis, the Lord of Void Gold could easily withstand it.

It's like the backlash from resurrecting an ordinary, peak-level immortal god; the Lord of Void Gold can withstand it head-on.

If it is a being with a high gene multiplier and strong combat power, even one that is at the limit of the King-level or invincible King-level realm, the Lord of Void Gold must deal with it with caution.

However, if it were to resurrect a cosmic venerable being, even a beginner cosmic venerable being, the Lord of Void Gold would still be severely injured by the backlash from the primordial universe.

If the target of resurrection were a high-level cosmic venerable like the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, let alone the Lord of Void Gold, even if the Lord of Chaos City personally took action, it would require extremely complex preparations, and might even come at a great cost, requiring the assistance of the strongest beings in the universe, such as the Void True Demon God.

"The Lord of Chaos City said that Venerable Fuchong's situation is rather special. His death was also for the sake of the clan. After you resurrect him, the clan will be responsible for restoring your divine body and will give you Treasure Points." The Universe Venerable, who evolved from an intelligent life form, bowed deeply and said.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to go on adventures in the Cosmic Sea for the next two or three hundred epochs." The Lord of Void Gold smiled bitterly, but did not refuse.

As a high-ranking universe master of a top-tier race, the Lord of Void Gold deeply understands that while enjoying the various benefits brought by a top-tier race, one must also pay corresponding obligations.

"We could take this opportunity to take on one or two disciples. After all, we're in the primordial universe, so it would be good to guide some youngsters."

He pondered for a moment, then his long, golden eyebrows, almost reaching his chest, suddenly twitched as he looked down at the intelligent being below the throne.

"Night Phosphorus, have any amazing little creatures appeared in the Giant Axe Secret Realm or outside lately?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Night Phosphorus's crystalline eyes immediately connected with the virtual universe. With her terrifying computing power as a universe-venerable level intelligent life form, she quickly processed the massive amount of information:

"Master, the current generation of core members at the universe, domain lord, and world lord levels in the Giant Axe Secret Realm only meets the average level of the past 10 epochs. However, we have discovered an outstanding talent among the members we sent down to various universe nations."

As he spoke, Venerable Night Phosphorus immediately sprinkled droplets of divine power from his hands. This divine power gathered into a virtual screen, on which an image of battle gradually intertwined.

It was footage of the battle between Li Che and Tie Jianhou, a subordinate of Hu Yanbo.

"In a mid-sized country in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, a young fellow at the peak of the Realm Lord level has emerged, capable of fighting against a low-level Marquis Immortal in normal circumstances. He is seeking to join one of the five major powers."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Void Gold's golden eyes immediately flashed with a sharp light of law, and after a moment he nodded and said:

"Gravity, black holes... His understanding of the fundamental laws of earth is indeed unique, and this is already close to his comprehension of the laws of the 17th floor of the Bridge to Heaven."

Venerable Yelin immediately said, "Many venerables within the clan believe he possesses the potential to fully master the 'Black Light Divine General's' inheritance, and Venerable Jiufeng, stationed at the Ancestral God Sect, intends to take him as a disciple."

The Lord of Void Gold nodded, and after a moment's thought, he spoke calmly:

"But in the end, it's just a mere divine general's inheritance. His potential for understanding the laws is quite good. It would be a shame if his life goal was just to become a minor candidate for divine general."

Venerable Yelin remained silent.

In her view, a cosmic overlord-level being like a candidate god general is already considered a very powerful high-ranking member within the race, but in the eyes of the Lord of Void Gold, he is nothing more than that.

This great being desires that the race may give birth to some entirely new cosmic rulers.

"Since he has a talent for black holes, let's give him the part of 'Black Hole Evolution' before the Venerable One, and test his potential."

"Furthermore, the fact that he could comprehend such a secret technique from the simple fundamental laws of earth suggests that he might also have the potential to embark on the path of fusing laws."

"Summon him to the primordial universe. If he can pass the 18th level of the Bridge to Heaven within 500 years, I will take him as my personal disciple. Do you think this requirement is too demanding?"

Venerable Yelin noted down the instructions of the Lord of Void Gold and nodded, saying, "That young man is already quite outstanding. To become your disciple, he naturally needs to break through his limitations. I will make the arrangements now."

"Well, give him 'Black Hole Evolution.' Don't rush into integrating the laws; we'll talk about that after we've truly accepted him as a disciple."

The Lord of Illusory Gold shook the list in his hand and smiled.

"It will take me many years to resurrect these little guys."

After a moment's thought, Venerable Yelin spoke:

"Fifty-two years from now, there will be a battle of the ultimate geniuses, hosted by my Giant Axe Arena. What do you think about having him come to the Initial Universe to meet you then?"

"Black Hole Evolution" is one of the most top-level secret manuals within the core layers of the five major forces. If a cultivator reaches a certain level, they can become a cosmic venerable through it.

The Lord of Void Gold casually offered to give Li Che the first half of such a top-tier secret manual, which was clearly against the rules.

But Venerable Yelin did not say anything more.

Not to mention within the Giant Axe Arena, even among the human race, the Lord of Void Gold is a rule that no one can defy.

Moreover, if Li Che had not become a disciple of the Lord of Void Gold, the points he spent on purchasing this secret manual and the points he accumulated during his 500 years of cultivation in the initial universe would have become debts and returned to Li Che.

"Agreed," the Lord of Void Gold replied succinctly.

PS1. Regarding the list of resurrected races, this inspiration comes from Chapter 35 of the 13th book. With the power of the Lord of the Universe, as long as he doesn't resurrect special life forms with extremely outrageous genes like the Lord of Qilan, it feels like he could resurrect a dozen without much pressure.

PS2. The author of "Black Hole Evolution" is the Lord of Yanjing Kingdom. This is not explicitly confirmed in the original work, but after some research, I found that there is a secret technique in "Black Hole Evolution" called "Nine Refinements of Yanjing Body". The two should be related in terms of creation. In addition, "Black Hole Evolution" is said to be a top-level secret manual on the same level as "Time and Space Notes". It feels like the Lord of Yanjing Kingdom must be at least a high-level Venerable. The white board is at least comparable to the Lord of Qianwu Kingdom. The average level of the human race's universe kings is really quite high.