DreamersGN Chapter 172 Nominal Disciple
Chapter 172 Nominal Disciple
Chapter 172 Nominal Disciple
Chen Yuan was no stranger to the title of Lord Youhou.
Although this person didn't appear much in the original work, Chen Yuan could remember even a passerby who only appeared once in the original work very clearly, let alone the Lord of the Universe.
According to the original description, the Lord of Youhou is the disciple of the Lord of Darkness, the grand-nephew of the Lord of Chaos City, and the grand-disciple of the "Original Ancestor"!
Although he may not be considered the most powerful universe master, his strength is definitely not to be underestimated. He is at least comparable to the Blood Cloud Palace Master, and is at least at the level of a third-tier universe master.
Besides, with Chen Yuan's current strength, how could he be qualified to nitpick about the Lord of the Universe?
Chen Yuan was overjoyed that the Lord of Youhou was willing to summon him. After all, being a disciple of the Lord of the Universe, even if only a nominal disciple, meant a higher status than the personal disciples of the Venerable of the Universe.
What Chen Yuan was most curious about now was the purpose of the Lord of You summoning him.
If you really want to take him as your apprentice, why not just send an email instead of having your apprentice relay the message?
With that in mind, Chen Yuan temporarily put aside the other emails and replied directly to King Jiuzhen.
Not long after, the other party sent a reply email, which detailed the meeting place—the highest floor of Thunder Island.
Furthermore, considering that Chen Yuan's access permissions prevented him from going to Thunder Island, King Jiuzhen thoughtfully included a teleportation link.
Without hesitation, Chen Yuan clicked the teleport button, and the next second, he appeared on a giant floating island surrounded by lightning.
"Chen Yuan, you've arrived."
A gentle voice sounded in his ear. Chen Yuan turned his head and saw an immortal in silver armor smiling at him: "You can call me King Jiuzhen."
It turned out he was King Jiuzhen. Chen Yuan quickly ran forward and respectfully bowed, "Greetings, King Jiuzhen."
"Oh, no need for formalities." King Jiuzhen quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "I can roughly guess why our teacher summoned you."
"If I'm not mistaken, you might become my junior brother. Between us brothers, there's no need to be so polite."
"Lord Jiuzhen, does such a great being as Lord Youhou really intend to take me as his disciple?" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up.
"It's not certain yet; the teacher hasn't said anything explicitly." King Jiuzhen shook his head. "However, if it weren't for taking on a disciple, the teacher wouldn't ask me so much about you."
"Let's go inside and wait. The teacher will be here shortly."
King Jiuzhen led Chen Yuan into a magnificent palace, where they waited together in the hall for the arrival of Lord Youhou.
The wait was very long; Chen Yuan waited for three days and three nights without seeing anyone.
However, he also knew that for an existence like the Lord of the Universe, a few days was just a blink of an eye, so Chen Yuan was not in a hurry.
Just then, King Jiuzhen said, "Our teacher has arrived. Let's go greet him."
When the two arrived at the palace gate, they indeed saw two figures. One of them was tall and thin, with ears that were curved like sickles, and was covered in dark blue scales.
The other person was dressed in black, bald, with skin as white as jade, and his head was covered with mysterious patterns.
King Jiuzhen immediately stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the man wearing dark blue scale armor: "Jiuzhen greets Master."
After saying that, he bowed to another bald man in black, saying, "Greetings, sir."
Chen Yuan, standing to the side, followed suit and bowed to the two men, saying, "Chen Yuan greets the two lords."
"Hmm." The man in blue scale armor, 'Lord of Youhou', nodded slightly, making no attempt to introduce the bald man beside him. He smiled faintly and said, "Jiuzhen, there's nothing more for you here. You can go back now."
"Yes, teacher," King Jiuzhen said respectfully, and then prepared to turn and leave.
However, at this moment, the bald man in black stopped him: "No need, let's go in together."
He said calmly, "Anyway, you probably don't have much time to teach disciples. In the early stages, Jiuzhen will have to do the work."
Since that's the case, it wouldn't hurt to let him listen too.
"You're right." Lord Youhou nodded with a smile, then said, "In that case, Jiuzhen, please come in as well."
"Yes." King Jiuzhen immediately turned back.
A moment later, the four arrived at a large hall deep inside the palace, where some simple stone chairs were placed.
Lord Youhou and the bald man in black sat down in turn, while King Jiuzhen and Chen Yuan stood by.
"Chen Yuan," said the Lord of Youhou.
"Yes, sir." Chen Yuan stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Do you know why I summoned you?" A hint of amusement flashed in the eyes of the Lord of Youhou.
Although Chen Yuan had a guess in his mind, he had to pretend he didn't know, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Haha, you're quite clever." Lord Youhou chuckled. "Actually, you guessed right. I called you here because of the matter of taking on a disciple."
Before Chen Yuan could even express his joy, he abruptly changed the subject: "However, it's not me who's taking on a disciple."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan and the Nine True Kings were both taken aback.
Chen Yuan glanced warily out of the corner of his eye at the bald man in black sitting next to the Lord of Youhou, thinking to himself, "Could it be that this man beside the Lord of Youhou wants to take me as his disciple?"
"Who is this person?" he wondered.
Just then, the Lord of Youhou asked the bald man beside him, "Teacher, should we reveal your name to them?"
"Go ahead and tell me," the bald man in black said calmly. "One is my disciple, and the other is yours. You'll find out sooner or later anyway."
Hearing this conversation, King Jiuzhen was fine, but Chen Yuan was shocked.
The fact that Lord Youhou actually called this bald man "teacher" means that this bald man is the Lord of Darkness!
Sure enough, the Lord of Youhou introduced him to them, saying, "The man beside me, his name in the universe is..."
"The Lord of Darkness," who is also my teacher.
Upon hearing this title, Jiuzhen immediately showed a surprised expression and quickly bowed, saying, "Jiuzhen greets Grandmaster."
Chen Yuan quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord of Darkness."
The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly.
"You two may have heard of the teacher's name outside, or you may not."
Lord Youhou continued, "My teacher is a vital asset to our human race, and his identity is extremely secretive."
"Throughout the primordial universe, and even the cosmic ocean, many races know the name 'Lord of Darkness,' but none of them know that the 'Lord of Darkness' is the cosmic ruler of my human race."
At this point, his expression suddenly turned serious as he looked at the two of them: "Therefore, you must never reveal the name of your teacher. Anyone who does so will be considered a traitor to the clan, and don't blame me for being ruthless then."
"Do you understand?"
"Understood." Chen Yuan and King Jiuzhen nodded repeatedly. "We will definitely keep our mouths shut and won't tell anyone."
"That's good." Lord Youhou nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the Lord of Darkness and asked, "Teacher, what's next—"
"I'll handle the rest." The Lord of Darkness stood up, walked to Chen Yuan, and stared at him intently. "Chen Yuan, I intend to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?"
"Of course, I'm referring to disciples who are registered in name only."
"Of course I'm willing." Chen Yuan immediately bowed: "Disciple greets Master."
"Yes, get up." The Lord of Darkness nodded, and after Chen Yuan stood up, he said, "Do you know why I noticed you?"
Chen Yuan honestly shook his head: "This disciple does not know."
"It was your senior uncle who told me," the Lord of Darkness said with a smile, "that is, the Lord of Chaos City."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan was immediately startled. Before he could speak, the Lord of Darkness continued, "Your senior uncle controls the entire Primordial Universe, and nothing that happens within it can be hidden from him."
"The moment you entered the initial universe—your senior brother immediately discovered that you, this little guy of the universe level, actually possessed an immortal-level soul."
"Not only that, your willpower has also reached the peak level of the King-level."
Upon hearing this, Lord Youhou, who was standing nearby, was slightly surprised, clearly unaware of the inside story.
As for King Jiuzhen, he was speechless with astonishment.
"With your immortal soul and king-level will, coupled with your excellent talent in the laws, this means that—as long as you don't perish in the future, you will most likely become a cosmic venerable."
The Lord of Darkness paused, then said meaningfully, "There's even a chance—to challenge for the position of Lord of the Universe!"
"That's why I took you as my apprentice."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan suddenly realized that it was his special talent in soul strength that had attracted the attention of the Lord of the Universe.
"You might be wondering, since it was Senior Brother Chaos who first discovered your abnormality, why was it I who ended up taking you as my disciple?"
Chen Yuan nodded; this was exactly what had puzzled him.
"The reason is simple," the Lord of Darkness explained, "because you cultivate the 'Primordial Chaos Stele'."
"And I am the creator of the Primordial Chaos Stele!"