Inside the side hall.
"Little Junior Martial Uncle, why have you come to see me this time?"
Venerable Myriad Treasure, who was extremely famous in the Human Alliance and considered by many powerhouses in the Hong Alliance to have a status not inferior to a Top-tier Universe Overlord, was currently smiling as he looked at the gray-haired middle-aged man opposite him.
"Hehe, the reason I came to see Senior Brother this time is because I want to take a little guy as my Disciple, and I'd like to ask Senior Brother to reserve a spot for a custom-made armor for me."
King Swift Thunder smiled, took out a bottle of fine wine stored in the Virtual Universe, and then took out two wine glasses, poured the wine, and offered one glass to his Senior Brother.
Although he looked older, he acted like a child in front of his younger-looking Senior Brother.
"Finally decided to take a Disciple?"
Venerable Myriad Treasure unceremoniously took the wine glass and said with a smile, "You haven't even taken him as a Disciple yet, and you're already reserving a spot for armor refining. It's a bit early."
King Swift Thunder chuckled, taking a sip of the fine wine in his glass, "It's better to reserve early. Senior Brother, you're too busy. I'm afraid I won't be able to get in line then."
"That's true." Venerable Myriad Treasure nodded.
Custom-made armor has now become the standard for Human super Geniuses.
Due to the special nature of gene binding, custom-made armor is extremely difficult to refine. Looking at the entire Human Race, only he and his teacher, Void River Master, can refine it.
His teacher, Void River Master, is a great existence of Humanity, second only to Huge Axe Creator. Since he could refine custom-made armor, he has almost never personally refined custom-made armor again.
The Human Universe Masters and Universe Venerables naturally wouldn't ask his teacher, Void River Master, to refine such 'ordinary treasures'.
Therefore, the task of refining custom-made armor fell upon the famous Venerable Myriad Treasure of the Human Alliance.
This also perfectly aligned with Ender's initial thought of finding a tool to work for him when he took Venerable Myriad Treasure as his Disciple.
"Why do you think so highly of that guy?" Venerable Myriad Treasure asked curiously.
"That little guy just broke through to Stellar Rank and already comprehended a trace of Lightning Law. His talent is even higher than mine back in the day," King Swift Thunder replied.
"That's not necessarily true; he's only just stepped into Stellar Rank."
Venerable Myriad Treasure shook his head, "Junior Brother, you at least passed the World Lord Level Creation Peerless Peak. You are one of the Pinnacle Geniuses in Human history."
"I just barely passed the World Lord Level Creation Peerless Peak, barely meeting that standard," King Swift Thunder sighed lightly, "Whether it's the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company or the other five major forces, among the Pinnacle Geniuses who met that standard, how many who haven't fallen are like me?"
"You're still young, don't be so anxious."
Venerable Myriad Treasure smiled, "I also stayed at Immortal for a long time, didn't I still Breakthrough to become a Universe Venerable?"
"Senior Brother, you're different."
King Swift Thunder shook his head, "You are a famous Artifact Refining Master of our Human Race. Your status is not inferior to Tian Shi Palace Master."
"That's now," Venerable Myriad Treasure reminded him.
"When I first joined teacher's sect, Senior Brother, you already had such a status. How would I know what you were like before…" King Swift Thunder couldn't help but complain.
"When I was still a Official Disciple of teacher, I could refine all types of pseudo-Heavy Treasures and was a famous Artifact Refiner in the Hong Alliance."
Venerable Myriad Treasure held his wine glass, reminiscing about the past, "At that time, many Universe Venerables of the Hong Alliance sought me out to refine artifacts and befriended me as equals, which almost made me lose myself in their flattery."
"Fortunately, teacher enlightened me and pointed out my mistakes in Artifact Refining. This was the key to me becoming teacher's Personal Disciple."
"Personal Disciple, ah." King Swift Thunder exclaimed enviously.
"Heh, if you put some effort into Artifact Refining, you might not be much worse than I was during my Immortal period. Perhaps you could even refine Heavy Treasures and become teacher's Personal Disciple."
Venerable Myriad Treasure chuckled, feeling helpless about his Junior Brother, who clearly had good Artifact Refining talent but only three minutes of enthusiasm for it.
"Artifact Refining consumes too much mental energy. Long-term Artifact Refining is too tiring."
King Swift Thunder shook his head and asked, "Senior Brother, how long has it been since you properly Cultivated in seclusion?"
"It's been a long time, hasn't it?"
Venerable Myriad Treasure was slightly stunned, then sighed, "Since the Snake Dance Alliance merged into our Hong Alliance, I haven't been able to Cultivate in peace for a long time."
The Snake Dance Alliance was once a powerful Alliance force in the Original Universe.
Aside from not having a fifth-rank Universe Master in charge, in terms of overall Alliance strength, the Snake Dance Alliance even surpassed the East Territory Alliance, which was at the bottom of the Twelve top forces.
Although when the Snake Dance Alliance merged into the Hong Alliance, about 80% of the races chose to join, which also doubled the number of Universe Venerables in the Hong Alliance, reaching the astonishing number of over 150,000!
With the merger of the Snake Dance Alliance, the number of Universe Masters in the Human Alliance also increased by 8, reaching over 70!
In terms of the number of Universe Masters, the Hong Alliance is second only to the Northern Territory Alliance among the nine super forces of the Universe.
This is just the quantity; in terms of the quality of the Hong Alliance's Universe Masters, the Northern Territory Alliance is far inferior!
The surge in the number of Universe Venerables also greatly increased the Hong Alliance's demand for Supreme Treasures and Heavy Treasures.
Especially the Universe Venerables newly entering the Hong Alliance, who were previously only members of the powerful Snake Dance Alliance, their treasure configurations couldn't compare to the veteran Universe Venerables of the Hong Alliance.
Upon learning that Venerable Myriad Treasure was skilled in Artifact Refining and could refine ordinary weapon and armor-type Supreme Treasures, Universe Venerables with some wealth all wanted to have treasures refined.
Because compared to the expensive refining fees of Craftsman God Star, asking Venerable Myriad Treasure to refine was much cheaper.
Only now has the demand for Artifact Refining from Venerable Myriad Treasure decreased somewhat, and the refining of ordinary Heavy Treasure weapons and armor-type Heavy Treasures has also been transferred to his two Disciples.
Furthermore, with the merger of the Snake Dance Alliance, the Human Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company's industry experienced rapid development.
The Hong Alliance previously had a great many ordinary and weak races, and the Snake Dance Alliance brought even more ordinary and weak races than the Hong Alliance itself.
Because not only do Universe Venerables need treasures, but weak alien races below King-level Immortal also need treasures like weapons and armor, and potions.
Every time the Hong Alliance has a quota for refining pseudo-Heavy Treasures and an auction for gene-enhancing potions (can increase genes by 1 time for use below 3 times genes), it can attract numerous King-level Immortal, and even Universe Venerables, to compete fiercely.
This made the name of Human Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company more widely spread in the Original Universe.
It should be noted that in the past, when various forces in the Universe mentioned Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, it was often because of its founder, Void River Master, who shook the Universe!
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"Let's not talk about that. How are you doing in the Ganwu Branch?"
Venerable Myriad Treasure sighed lightly and shook his head, not wanting to mention the Artifact Refining situation after the Snake Dance Alliance's merger.
"It's alright, teacher's Family is relatively well-behaved," King Swift Thunder nodded.
Venerable Myriad Treasure chuckled, "Heh, it seems they became honest after Junior Uncle taught them a lesson."
King Swift Thunder didn't answer. He wasn't very familiar with these matters, as his rise was too short.
He only knew that Junior Uncle Venerable Radiance had killed many people in the Ganwu Branch back then, including a few Immortals, which led to King White Thunder and him being stationed in the Ganwu Branch later.
"Oh, by the way, the Pinnacle Genius Battle organized by the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company four years from now will be presided over by Yeling."
Venerable Myriad Treasure smiled as he looked at King Swift Thunder, "If you had continued to study Artifact Refining with me back then, perhaps you would have also Breakthrough to become a Universe Venerable like Yeling."
"Yeling? Senior Brother, are you saying your second Disciple, King Ye Ling, has Breakthrough to become a Universe Venerable?"
King Swift Thunder was slightly stunned, asking somewhat distractedly, "When did he Breakthrough?"
"A thousand years ago," Venerable Myriad Treasure replied.
"How come I don't know this news?" King Swift Thunder asked.
"Few people know about Yeling's Breakthrough. The Pinnacle Genius Battle will be his first public appearance after becoming an Venerable."
Venerable Myriad Treasure smiled, "As for why Yeling didn't tell you, you'll have to ask him yourself."
"That kid!" King Swift Thunder gritted his teeth slightly.
He had a good relationship with King Ye Ling, or rather, Venerable Ye Ling, and they had once studied Artifact Refining techniques together under Venerable Myriad Treasure.
Of course, Venerable Ye Ling had Cultivated for a longer time than him, as he was Venerable Myriad Treasure's second Disciple.
As for why King Swift Thunder was gritting his teeth, it was mainly because when they were learning Artifact Refining, it was Venerable Ye Ling who mostly taught him.
And Venerable Ye Ling often complained about Artifact Refining being too tiring, too hard, and so on, which made King Swift Thunder, who only had three minutes of enthusiasm, run away after he could refine his own weapons.
"Little Junior Brother, how about we make a deal?"
Myriad Treasure King looked at his Junior Brother in front of him, and an idea arose in his mind.
Besides his Disciple, Venerable Ye Ling, he also wanted to find another tool to refine high-grade and top-grade Heavy Treasures.
"What kind of deal?" King Swift Thunder asked curiously.
Venerable Myriad Treasure smiled: "I'll lend you contribution points so you can exchange for a Beast God Inheritance Token. How about you study Artifact Refining with me for a thousand epochs after Original Star opens?"
"No!"
King Swift Thunder shook his head repeatedly, "If I wanted to exchange for a Beast God Inheritance Token, I would have asked Senior Sister for help a long time ago."
"How could you think Junior Sister would help you?"
Venerable Myriad Treasure shook his head, "You didn't pass teacher's test to become a Personal Disciple, and Junior Sister complained to me for a long time."
"Is that true?" King Swift Thunder was startled.
"You were recommended to teacher by Junior Sister, and you disappointed Junior Sister," Venerable Myriad Treasure replied.
King Swift Thunder lowered his head in silence, then looked up after a moment and said, "Senior Brother, I accept the deal you mentioned."
"Have you thought it through?" Venerable Myriad Treasure asked.
"I've thought it through!"
King Swift Thunder nodded heavily, "I want to Breakthrough to become a Universe Venerable before this opening of Original Star and become teacher's Personal Disciple!"
In the past, when he passed the World Lord Level Creation Peerless Peak, teacher had promised that as long as he became a Universe Venerable before the opening of Original Star, he could be promoted to a Personal Disciple.
He didn't know how long it would be until Original Star opened at first, but later he realized that teacher had given him enough time.
If he couldn't become a Universe Venerable within such a long time, then the possibility of becoming a Universe Venerable in the future was slim.
He had also worked hard, fighting against powerhouses from the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race camps in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, venturing into many Universe Secret Realms, escaping from alien Universe Venerables, and earning the title of Immortal King Undefeated 'King Swift Thunder'.
But even so, he still couldn't integrate the three profound mysteries into one, comprehend the complete Time Origin Law, and take the final step.
He thought he lacked time accumulation, but now countless years had passed, and it was still the same.
Even his nephew, King Ye Ling, whose Cultivation talent was far inferior to his back then, and who was even somewhat cynical, had now Breakthrough to Universe Venerable.
Of course, he also knew that Law comprehension was just like that; he knew how to proceed, and if he comprehended, he would Breakthrough and advance further, but if he didn't, he would remain in place.
Senior Sister treated him well. When he went to the Extraterritorial Battlefield for tempering, he relied on the Soul-type Heavy Treasures bestowed by Senior Sister to save his life multiple times.
Otherwise, he would have perished permanently in the Soul attacks of the three races' powerhouses in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, like his third Senior Brother, who had extraordinary talent.
Now, Senior Brother told him that his failure to become teacher's Personal Disciple disappointed Senior Sister, which once again ignited his fighting spirit.
He wanted to go to Ancestral God Sect, to accept the Beast God Inheritance, to break through that final barrier to becoming a Universe Venerable!
"Little Junior Brother, I'll lend you 3 Arcana Treasure points."
Venerable Myriad Treasure looked at King Swift Thunder, whose eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and said with satisfaction, "You can go and apply to exchange for a Beast God Inheritance Token."
"Thank you, Senior Brother." King Swift Thunder bowed respectfully.
"Just remember to come and learn Artifact Refining when Original Star opens."
Venerable Myriad Treasure smiled, "With your Artifact Refining talent, you might soon be able to refine Soul-type treasures and help us share some of the Artifact Refining tasks."
Upon hearing this, King Swift Thunder's mouth twitched.
He knew that the Race was now in urgent need of Soul-defending treasures, especially for those super Geniuses.
No other reason, the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race already knew that Human super Geniuses possessed custom-made Heavy Treasure armor (usually Heavy Treasure armor; only Ender would bestow Arcana Treasure armor).
Human super Geniuses with custom-made Heavy Treasure armor often had their strength increased by more than tenfold, and they also possessed extremely strong physical defense capabilities.
It's no exaggeration to say that it's not easy for a King-level Immortal to kill Human Geniuses protected by custom-made Heavy Treasure armor.
This meant that in places like the Extraterritorial Battlefield, the three races usually employed Soul attack methods to kill Human super Geniuses.
Craftsman God Star's single-use Soul attack-type Heavy Treasures and Supreme Treasures sold extremely well, and the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race were the biggest buyers!
The three races not only assassinated Human Geniuses in the Extraterritorial Battlefield but also carried out assassinations in the Human Territory and various Universe Secret Realms.
It's no exaggeration to say that in the most essential area of the Original Universe, after the Human Race's Epoch of dominance began.
Every rising Human super Genius was tempered through repeated assassinations, and after becoming Immortal, they often directly became Immortal King.
A very small number, like Boya's eldest Disciple, Venerable Battle Soul, broke through to become a Universe Venerable in less than a million years after becoming Immortal.
In terms of age, Venerable Battle Soul was much younger than Venerable Ninesword of Virtual Universe Company!
And among the assassinations by the three races, many Human Geniuses also perished permanently, which is also the reason for the Human Race's urgent need for Soul-defending treasures.
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After King Swift Thunder's consciousness returned from his Senior Brother Venerable Myriad Treasure, he didn't rush to the Primal Chaos City in the Beginning Universe to exchange for the Beast God Inheritance Token.
He planned to guide the little guy he favored once more before the Pinnacle Genius Battle ended, and it wouldn't be too late to accept the Beast God Inheritance after he passed the assessment and became a Official Disciple.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit.
Four years flew by, and it was time for the Pinnacle Genius Battle announcement.
In the Virtual Universe, on the rooftop of a villa in Hongye District, Qingmu Island, Ganwu Continent, Luo Feng looked at the dazzling announcement in the sky, his face filled with anticipation...