Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 79 Breakthrough in the Fifth Level of the Spacetime Array
Zhou Yu quickly emerged from seclusion, bringing with him the many gods from Thousand Star Island, and then once again embarked on the Thousand-Ren Road.

Zhou Yu fought his way through the battles and soon reached his tenth opponent.

"You retreated last time, you won't retreat again this time, will you?" The tenth guardian charged straight in.

"of course not."

Zhou Yu smiled, and the next moment he moved.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Suddenly, many Zhou Yu appeared around them, and countless sword shadows attacked from all directions.

"Ok?"

The tenth guardian's expression changed, and he quickly defended himself.

But too many swords were coming to kill.

clang!clang!clang!
He tried his best to block the attacks, but in the end, a sword pierced through his body.

"You've won." The Tenth Guardian sheathed his sword with a complicated expression; he hadn't expected to be defeated so quickly.

"Just lucky," Zhou Yu smiled.

Clearly, after creating the "Ephemeral Shadow" move, his fighting style is much stronger than before. Previously, he was only confident of defeating the Tenth Guardian, but now he defeated him in one move. The difference is too great.

. . .

After traversing the treacherous path, Zhou Yu arrived at the last island in Moonlit Pool, "Falling Moon Island".

There was no danger on Falling Moon Island. After Zhou Yu chose the treasure there, he accepted the arrangements left by the God of the Northern Rest World.

He made a life-bound oath not to reveal anything about the Moonlit Pool, and also made a life-bound oath to leave the Three Realms within a thousand years of becoming the Ancestor Goddess, and to go to the "Heavenly Azure Palace" to report the news within a Chaos Era.

At the same time, Zhou Yu also obtained two major techniques: "The Desolate World God" and "Nine Elements Annihilation".

"The Desolate World God is the best method I can hope to obtain in a short period of time," Zhou Yu said with emotion.

Although the Nuwa camp also possesses the "Inner Observation and Freedom Ancestral God Scroll," a method with immense potential, it is only passed down to true gods who are absolutely loyal and possess sufficient talent. Zhou Yu's true god avatar has never been able to obtain this method.

Secondly, while "The Scroll of the Ancestral God of Inner Observation" has great potential, it is not as complete as "The God of the Desolate World".

Nuwa's faction likely had many true gods who obtained the "Inner Observation of the Ancestral God Scroll," but only Suirenshi and Houyi relied on it to become ancestral gods.

On the contrary, "The Desolate World God" is quite complete, and true gods have a high chance of becoming ancestral gods.

Zhou Yu's main goal in entering Moonlit Pool this time was to obtain "The God of the Desolate World".

Although the price is that one must leave the Three Realms after becoming an Ancestral God, the first step is to become an Ancestral God.

The Three Realms are in the midst of a great calamity, and the possibility of becoming an Ancestral God is extremely important to Zhou Yu. If there is any hope of becoming an Ancestral God, he will naturally strive for it.

“My memories are connected to those of my other avatars, so the ‘Desolate World God’ has naturally been learned by my true god avatar as well. However, can my true god avatar teach this technique to others?” Zhou Yu pondered.

If it is a "Heavenly Oath" that relies on external force for punishment, then even if the punishment of the oath is terrible, his true god avatar can now spread the "Desolate World God" at will.

After all, it would be impossible to discover through ordinary means that Zhou Yu and his "master" were actually the same person as Cang Zhen Shen.

But a vow of one's life is different. In addition to being bound to the true spirit of the person making the vow, it is also a vow to oneself. No one knows better than oneself whether or not the vow has been broken.

If Zhou Yu's true god clone is exposed, the true god clone will naturally be fine, but the main body and the second primordial spirit will be exposed. The main body and the second primordial spirit may be fine, but they may also die directly from the shattering of their true spirit.

"It's best to be cautious about things that are uncertain," Zhou Yu said without giving it much thought.

He wouldn't gamble his own life, or even his second soul's, on whether his life oath would take effect. Since he wasn't sure, he simply wouldn't spread it.

Also, be more careful when it comes to vows made in your birth year.

On Falling Moon Island, there is a beautiful grassland. In the center of the grassland is a quiet and beautiful lake, which seems to be a miniature of the huge "Moonlit Lake" outside.

At this moment, led by the guardian of Falling Moon Island, Zhou Yu arrived at the lake.

"From here, you can leave Moonlit Pool," the guard said to Zhou Yu.

"Thank you."

Zhou Yu didn't say much, and he stepped inside.

Wow!
Zhou Yu felt that time and space were changing, and countless scenes were flashing by.

"What amazing time travel!" Zhou Yu sensed his surroundings.

His "Ephemeral Shadow" is a time-space travel method, yet at this moment, one still feels that the "time-space travel" techniques around him are extremely sophisticated.

The world of Desolate Era is quite unique. Once you reach a high level in one path, as long as you are willing to put in the effort, you will not be completely ignorant in other directions.

For example, Bei Xiu's World God Sword Dao has reached the Perfection of the World Realm. Although his use of spacetime is not up to the level of a World God who is good at spacetime, it is still much better than that of a typical fifth-level powerhouse.

At this time, in the world of the human race, the Hall of Ten Thousand Races.

“Fellow Daoist Bodhi, I have some new ideas about ‘time travel’. What do you think?” At this moment, the divine power avatar of Zhou Yu’s true god avatar reached out and swept across time and space, causing ripples to appear in layers of time and space.

The divine incarnation of the Bodhi Patriarch opposite them was also watching intently.

The more he discussed the Dao, the more he felt that the True God of the Azure Sky was like a treasure trove, with surprises constantly being unearthed and even inspiring him. This hundred-year discussion of the Dao was comparable to his own billions of years of solitary comprehension.

Suddenly, Patriarch Bodhi paused slightly.

Zhou Yu was also stunned. In his heart, countless mysteries of time and space collided and instantly connected into a line. His fingertips, which traced through time and space, naturally revealed a colorful power.

This power made Zhou Yu's manipulation of spacetime infinitely easier than before.

"The fifth level."

The Bodhi Patriarch was amazed as he watched this scene.

Although he had long believed that Zhou Yu had accumulated a wealth of experience and was likely to break through, he never expected that Zhou Yu's breakthrough speed would be so fast.

However, before Bodhi Patriarch could say anything more, Zhou Yu suddenly withdrew his power.

"Fellow Daoist Bodhi, please keep this a secret for me," Zhou Yu said telepathically.

"Keep it a secret? Even Suirenshi and the Three Pure Ones didn't tell?" said Patriarch Bodhi.

"It's a great joy that your spacetime power has reached the fifth level. With you here, we have another way out!"

The power of time and space is extremely powerful in every aspect, especially in terms of survival, where it is considered the best.

The two factions are divided into two camps. The trump card of the Wujian faction is Fengmo, whose speed is enough to allow him to escape from the hands of the World God. The trump card of the Nuwa faction is Bodhi Patriarch.

Even newly promoted world gods would find it difficult to capture Bodhi Patriarch, who had penetrated deep into time and space, since not every world god could compare to Beixiu World God.

Of course, now Zhou Yu has joined Nuwa's side.

"It would be best if only the two of us knew," Zhou Yu said. "You have enough as a backup plan. As for me, I still need to participate in the final battle."

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Bodhi sighed slightly. He didn't say anything more, but simply nodded in agreement.

When Zhou Yu saw Bodhi Patriarch nod, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Suirenshi and the others, it's just that once Suirenshi knew, Fuxishi would soon know as well, and then the Old Man of Source would also find out.

Zhou Yu was well aware of the Old Man Yuan's yearning for the fifth level of spacetime techniques.

“In that case, it’s not appropriate for us to continue our discussion in the Hall of Ten Thousand Races. Why don’t you come to my Fangcun Mountain?” Patriarch Bodhi suddenly spoke up.

"Haha, I couldn't be happier." Zhou Yu readily agreed.

. . .

Beyond the Three Realms, in the chaos, outside an inconspicuous chaotic star.

Wow!
Zhou Yu, who had just left Moonlit Pool, appeared here.

"This breakthrough was truly thanks to the World God of Beixiu." Zhou Yu turned to look at the rapidly dissipating ripples of spacetime, feeling a sense of gratitude.

After creating "Ephemeral Shadow," he was indeed not far from a breakthrough, but when that breakthrough would come was uncertain.

Zhou Yu never expected that he would eventually be inspired by the time-space travel technique left behind by the God of the Northern Xiu World, and break through in one fell swoop.

"The fifth level of the power of spacetime is indeed different."

Zhou Yu sensed the power at different levels; the main difference was in the intensity of the power.

The fourth level of power is only at the peak of the Heavenly God and True Immortal realms, while the ordinary fifth level of power is at the level of a top True God or Dao Ancestor.

The power of spacetime is not only unpredictable, but its sheer power is also much stronger than ordinary power. Even just mastering the fifth level of spacetime power makes one stronger than ordinary top-tier true gods and Dao ancestors.

"I wonder how far I am from the level of a leader right now?" Zhou Yu wondered to himself.

At this moment, he had naturally surpassed ordinary top-tier true gods. His fifth-level spacetime power alone was powerful enough, his combat technique "Ephemeral Shadow" was also extremely powerful, and he also had the divine power of "Ninefold Destruction Divine Power" to unleash divine power.

However, the leader level refers to figures like the Three Pure Ones, Buddha Tathagata, and Suirenshi. Although they are all true gods, their realm is high enough that they can unleash the power of ancestral gods.

Of course, Suirenshi was actually an ancestral god, and his true strength was greater than that of ordinary leaders.

But in any case, one must at least be comparable to an ancestral god to be considered a leader.

"Guessing won't help; we'll find out by having someone try it."

Zhou Yu quickly made a decision.

Within the Three Realms.

Zhou Yu's true god avatar, which had been in seclusion, once again entered the world prison.

Zhou Yu defeated many prisoners in the world's prisons, but there were also some whom he couldn't handle before.

Most of these prisoners share a common characteristic: they are strong enough and have some understanding of the Chaos Dao, allowing them to directly draw power from the Chaos.

At this moment, Zhou Yu arrived at the place where a powerful True God-level prisoner was located.

This is a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, where a silver-haired man is tending to some plants.

Although he appeared to be watering flowers and tending to plants, the silver-haired man was actually silently comprehending the two fundamental forces of Wuji and Taiji.

Compared to many prisoners who have given up, he still has fighting spirit.

He possesses two fifth-level powers, Wuji and Taiji. Once one of them breaks through to the sixth level, he will be able to escape this prison.

Suddenly, the silver-haired man looked up and saw a figure dressed in black appear outside the canyon.

It was Zhou Yu's true god avatar.

"Guardian, you've come again? Still want my treasure?" the silver-haired man sneered.

"Don't even think about it. Do you think I'd give you the treasure I worked so hard to obtain just because you say something empty?"

“True God of Release, I’m not here to negotiate with you this time, I’m here to steal it,” Zhou Yu said with a smile.

He had indeed negotiated with the True God of Release from Hell before, and the other party possessed a treasure he desperately needed—the Sky-Gazing Taihao Pagoda.

He promised the God of Release that if he would give him the Sky-Gazing Taihao Tower, he would be free in the future. Unfortunately, the God of Release did not believe him at all, so Zhou Yu had no choice but to give up.

"Rob? You can try." The True God of Release said calmly.

He once fought against the ancestral god and always escaped unscathed.

"Then try it."

Two divine swords instantly appeared in Zhou Yu's hand, both of which were divine weapons at the level of innate supreme treasures.

Swish!
With a single step, Zhou Yu charged towards the True God of Release.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
As time and space shifted, multiple Zhou Yu simultaneously unleashed a sword strike.

"Is this the power of spacetime?"

The previously nonchalant True God of Release changed his expression. The fifth level of spacetime power is extremely rare, no matter where you are.

He never expected that this true god, who had only dared to negotiate with him outside, would possess such power.

call!call!
Instantly, two short stick-shaped chaotic divine weapons appeared in the hands of the True God of Release.

boom! boom! boom!
With the two short sticks moving in a yin-yang motion, they swiftly blocked the countless attacks unleashed by Zhou Yu.

brush!brush!brush!
Zhou Yu traversed space and time around the True God of Release from Hell, launching attacks from numerous angles, but the True God of Release from Hell stood there, his two divine weapons incredibly mysterious, defending against any breach.

The True God of Release had no intention of retaliating. With the power of spacetime at the fifth level, he had complete control and could come and go as he pleased. Rather than retaliating, he preferred to conserve his strength.

Although the True God of Release can draw power directly from chaos to replenish his divine power, the speed is not fast.

However, soon, the True God of Release felt the power on Zhou Yu's sword suddenly increase significantly, becoming powerful and heavy, making it difficult for him to resist.

"Divine power erupting with supernatural abilities?"

As the True God of Release was thinking, he suddenly unleashed a supernatural power similar to having three heads and six arms. With six arms, the True God of Release's defensive capabilities were greatly enhanced.

"The Wuji gives rise to the Taiji, which is truly a tortoise shell."

Zhou Yu sensed the defensive capabilities of the True God of Release and quickly realized that he was no match for the True God of Release.

"This shows that I am indeed not at the level of a leader. I am probably similar to Patriarch Bodhi, which is close to being a leader," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

Bodhi Patriarch's supernatural powers may not be as great as his, but his accumulated knowledge and experience are undoubtedly much deeper.

Swish.

Zhou Yu moved swiftly and retreated outside the valley.

"Haha, Watcher, you still need to practice more," the True God of Release said with a laugh.

"I'll come back in a few days." Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and then he left in a flash.

Upon hearing this, the smile on the face of the True God of Release from Hell vanished.

Come back in a few days?
"This guardian is really annoying," the True God of Release sighed inwardly. The other party controls the power of spacetime, and he has to deal with its sneak attacks at all times. Over time, this will become a great burden.

. . .

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu's second primordial spirit finally returned to the Three Realms.

Upon returning to the Three Realms, he released the numerous celestial beings he had brought back from the Moonlit Pool. "Where is this? The Three Realms?"

"Back! Back!"

"Haha, I'm finally back."

Most of the gods were incredibly excited, while some were curiously sensing the void of the Three Realms.

Some of the gods entered the Moonlit Pool in ancient times and had never even seen the Three Realms.

For example, the "Seven Dragon Gods" belonging to the ancient human race are such a case.

"Everyone," Zhou Yu said with a smile, standing in the void.

“I have fulfilled my promise, and you can now go back and reunite with your family and friends, but don’t forget our agreement.”

"Please rest assured, Heavenly God Qianyu, we will certainly not forget."

The gods all nodded. Although their agreement was not binding in any way, they were truly grateful to Zhou Yu for bringing them out. Some of them may have hesitated about the promise, but most of them had no intention of going back on their word.

"Heavenly God Qianyu, where can we find you?" a deity asked.

“Go to the ‘Emperor Yao’s Realm,’ the Dragon City Great World,” Zhou Yu said.

In the interdimensional wars that have broken out over the past hundred years, not one of his main bodies or avatars missed a single one; he participated in every single one.

Meanwhile, a territorial war was about to break out in the "Yao Emperor's Domain".

The territory ruled by the ancient human race is the core of the struggle for destiny. Although the Yao Emperor's territory is not as important as the Yellow Emperor's territory, it is still an extremely crucial struggle for destiny, and both sides are mobilizing massive forces to go there.

Zhou Yu naturally couldn't miss such a great battle, and one of his main body's clones was already there.

. . .

The return of many celestial beings who had previously entered the Moonlit Pool to the Three Realms quickly caused a stir within the Three Realms.

These long-lost gods, many of whom were thought to have perished, have now reappeared. How could this not cause a stir?
Of course, the Nuwa camp was the most excited.

The sudden appearance of so many gods during the great calamity was also great news for Nuwa's camp.

Meanwhile, the infiltrator faction was furious.

Many of their celestial beings from the Boundless Alliance also entered the Moonlit Pool, but none of them have returned.

Of course, what Wujianmen found most unacceptable was that the one who brought back so many gods from Moonlit Pool this time was actually the "Qianyu God"?
This Qianyu Heavenly God, his main body was frantically fighting against them outside, and his second primordial spirit even went to break through the Moonlit Pool.
It should be noted that the last person to cross the Moonlit Pool was Jueming, who had already broken through to become a true god and become "Buddha Jueming".

Although no one can prove that passing through the Moonlit Pool is necessarily related to breaking through to become a true god, the Wujian Sect has no choice but to consider this matter at this point.

"Since this Heavenly God Qianyu likes to participate in the interdimensional war so much, then let's destroy his true form first in the interdimensional war!" The Wujian Sect became ruthless and planned to destroy Zhou Yu's true form at all costs.

Although Zhou Yu was disliked before, he hadn't reached the point where he absolutely had to be killed. But now, the Wujian Sect wanted nothing more than to get rid of Zhou Yu.

No one wants to see another true god born in Nuwa's camp.

Of course, Nuwa's camp also took this into consideration, and they did their best to protect any celestial gods or immortals who were expected to break through.

Like Lü Dongbin, although the Wujian Sect always wanted to assassinate him, Lü Dongbin was well protected. In fact, just a few decades ago, Lü Dongbin had already mastered the Heavenly Dao and become a Dao Ancestor. Moreover, his accumulation was so profound that he mastered the fifth level of power not long after breaking through, making him a top-tier Dao Ancestor.

At this moment, inside the Hall of Ten Thousand Races.

"Amitabha."

The rarely speaking Buddha Jueming put his hands together and said, "Since the Heavenly God Qianyu has left Moonlit Pool, he should focus on his cultivation for a while. Continuing to participate in the interdimensional war will only do more harm than good."

The other Dao Ancestors understood as well.

After leaving Moonlit Pool, Jueming remained silent about what happened inside for some unknown reason. But now that he is saying this, it is clear that he believes Qianyu Heavenly God has a great chance of becoming a true god.

In fact, there is more than just great hope.

In the eyes of Jueming Buddha, "Qianyu Heavenly God" has at least an 80% chance of breaking through before the final battle, and he has a deep understanding of the wonder of "Desolate World God".

“True God You Cang, since Jueming has said so, you should advise your disciple. A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. If he breaks through to the True God realm, it will be more useful than participating in many inter-realm wars.” Another Dao Ancestor quickly spoke up.

“I would like to advise him, but his cultivation has reached a point where it is not entirely up to me as his master.”

Zhou Yu gave a perfunctory reply.

No way, how could he not participate in the war? He just brought back a large number of celestial beings from Moonlit Pool, and it's the perfect time for him to show his skills!
However, although Zhou Yu's words were perfunctory, they actually had a good effect.

The Daoist masters all understood that on the path of cultivation, the Daoist heart is paramount.

Why is Qianyu Tianshen so determined to participate in the war? Everyone previously speculated that he might have a deep-seated hatred for the Wujian Sect.

Forcing him to stay away from the war might actually harm him.

"Fortunately, the Heavenly God Qianyu was exceptionally gifted. After his second primordial spirit was reincarnated, he also embarked on the path of divine and demonic body refinement. Even when his main body participated in the battle, his second primordial spirit was there to protect him." The Dao Ancestors all sighed with emotion.

This is truly a gifted individual. How many true immortals remain true immortals even after reincarnation? The path of cultivating the body of gods and demons is clearly not easy.

While the Three Realms were buzzing with excitement because of the large number of celestial beings Zhou Yu had brought back, on the other side—

Zhou Yu's second primordial spirit also returned to the cave of You Cang's clone.

"First, I need to upgrade the golden cores of the many avatars of the second primordial spirit of the Azure Avatar," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

During his trip to Moonlit Pool, he also obtained a large amount of "Ice Heart Essence," which, combined with the "Nine Flames Elixir" he acquired from the Human Race's Treasury, will allow him to perform the secret technique of "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir."

This was obtained by Zhou Yu from a prisoner in the World Prison through soul-searching.

Although most of the techniques possessed by prisoners in the world's prisons are bound by a life-bound oath and cannot be revealed, there are exceptions, and the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir" secret technique is one such exception.

The second primordial spirit of the Cang clone was inherently deficient during the tribulation, and could only achieve the third-grade Golden Core. Even if he became a True Immortal, he would only be a third-grade True Immortal.

But at this point, with the secret technique of "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir," one could directly become a second-class True Immortal.

. . .

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed since Zhou Yu's second primordial spirit returned from Moonlit Pool.

Within a mysterious space, nine towering bronze pillars stand, each possessing a different power: fire, lightning, ice, time, and space.
Beneath a certain bronze pillar, Zhou Yu's original clone sat cross-legged.

He looked up at the sky above this space, and in his eyes, the nine powers emanating from the nine bronze pillars intertwined with each other, eventually forming a massive array.

"The most essential characteristic of array formations is the combined use of power. The more powerful the power that can be used, the more sophisticated the array formation is," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

The Celestial Array, which guides the power of the gods, is something many array masters in the Three Realms aspire to create.

The difficulty of creating a True God Array that guides the power of a true god skyrockets, and only a handful of grandmasters of array formations in the Three Realms have the ability to create such an array.

As for the Ancestral God Array, which guides the power of the Ancestral God, no one in the Three Realms has been able to create it.

Divine power is just one type of basic power.

Other fundamental forces, such as the power of water, fire, sword, and even the power of spacetime, can actually be guided and combined through formations.

However, formations like the Heavenly God Formation, True God Formation, and Ancestral God Formation are universal. Once created, anyone can learn and use them, since divine power and magical power are basic strengths that no cultivator lacks.

However, since the fundamental powers are different, and different cultivators possess different fundamental powers, it is necessary to create a suitable array to combine a large number of different fundamental powers.

But if you change the group of people, you have to change the formation.

Therefore, the formations suitable for use by a large number of cultivators are generally divine power formations or magical power formations.

The array formations that guide the source of power are suitable for individual practitioners of the array path.

Because guiding the power of origin does not necessarily require other practitioners; it can also be done through some external means.

For example, the Golden Flame of the Sun and the Profound Water of the Moon are rare treasures at the level of ancestral gods. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to utilize these treasures, but array cultivators can use arrays to guide their power to form terrifying arrays.

The more external forces a force can be harnessed, the more terrifying its power will become.

"The array within this space is truly remarkable. It simultaneously guides nine extremely high-level forces to form a grand array. The mysteries it contains are so profound that even just a fraction of what I've comprehended has been immensely beneficial," Zhou Yu thought, countless profound thoughts flashing through his mind.

Unbeknownst to him, a seed of Dao had already formed in his heart.

"A Dao Seed of the Dao of Arrays?" Zhou Yu understood.

When his power of spacetime reached the fifth level, he condensed the seed of spacetime. If he becomes a world god in the future, the seed of spacetime will grow into the "spacetime tree".

And the Dao Seed of the Dao of the Array can naturally grow into the "Dao Tree of the Dao of the Array".

"The power of the array itself is very small. With my own magic power, I can only be considered a top-tier True God level when I set up an array instantly." Zhou Yu naturally knew what kind of power he could generate out of thin air by mastering the mysteries of the array.

This level of power is weaker than even a normal fifth-level power, let alone compared to the power of spacetime.

"The Way of Arrays may also have a path that is extremely powerful on its own, but I haven't found it yet."

Zhou Yu thought to himself, "A single path contains many paths. Just as 'time travel' is only one path of the path of time travel, the path he is currently researching that guides powerful forces is only one path of the complete array path."

"However, the Dao of the array is not within oneself. The path I have walked by comprehending the great array here is very powerful in guiding external forces. Let's give it a try." This thought flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.

. . .

It was still within the world's prison, outside the canyon where the true god of release resided.

Zhou Yu returned to this place, but this time he came not only with his True God clone, but also with eighteen clones of his Second Primordial Spirit, sixteen clones of his True God in the World Prison, and two clones of his Second Primordial Spirit, for a total of thirty-six clones.

"Second-tier True Immortals? So many?"

At this moment, even the True God of Release was surprised.

However, he was merely surprised. These second-class true immortals were clearly formed through the cultivation of the "Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu," a method he was quite familiar with.

Even if the thirty-six second-level True Immortals formed two great formations with the help of the "Heaven and Earth Reversal One Heart Formation", their power would only be comparable to that of a top-level True God, which is really not worth mentioning.

"You're going to rely on these second-tier True Immortals to deal with me this time?" True God Shiyu looked at True God Zhou Yu with a faint smile.

"You'll find out soon enough," Zhou Yu said without elaborating.

His numerous clones worked in perfect harmony, each unleashing its power to form a super array in an instant.

The great formation formed by the combined power of thirty-six second-level True Immortals was, in terms of pure power, barely at the level of a top-tier True God, not even as powerful as the True God clone of Zhou Yu who unleashed the power of the Ninefold Destruction God.

But the moment Zhou Yu unleashed the great formation, the True God of Release was stunned.

Boom!

An incredibly terrifying temporal tide instantly formed, and the vast power of time and space manifested as a phantom sword shadow that pierced through. Its terrifying power reminded the True God of Release from Hell of his past experience fighting against a certain ancestral god.

With a roar, he unleashed his three heads and six arms, wielding six divine weapons to execute defensive moves.

The True God of Release also unleashed his divine power burst ability. His divine power burst ability was actually very powerful, no less than Zhou Yu's "Ninefold Destruction Divine Power". This divine power burst ability was also the key to his ability to fight against the Ancestral God.

The reason he didn't use his supernatural powers when he fought Zhou Yu last time was because he didn't feel any pressure from Zhou Yu and didn't want to waste his divine power.

But this time was different. Without unleashing his divine power and supernatural abilities, he felt he was at risk of being annihilated in an instant.

Boom!

The illusory sword shadow crushed down on the True God of Release. Although he tried his best to defend, he was still instantly blasted away by the terrifying power.

boom!
The True God of Release was directly slammed into the mountainside. Every blade of grass and every tree in this world prison was reinforced by a great array, making them incredibly hard. The terrifying impact force caused the True God of Release to cough up a mouthful of blood.

But the True God of Released Prison dared not linger. He instantly rushed out of the mountain, and at that moment, terrifying sword shadows were bursting forth and attacking.

"Stop, stop, stop! I surrender, I surrender!" The True God of Release shouted repeatedly, his power already at the level of an Ancestral God.

If he were outside, he could indeed fight the ancestral god and escape unscathed, but here, he could only passively take the beating. He could withstand it for a short time, but in the long run, he really couldn't hold out.

The moment Zhou Yu unleashed his first move, he realized that he was utterly defeated.

"Surrender now, and I'll still need to examine your memories," Zhou Yu said calmly.

"Check my memories? Don't go too far!" The True God of Release changed his expression.

"I did give you a chance." Zhou Yu didn't say anything more, and the great array formed by his thirty-six clones began to unleash its attacks once again.

This grand formation is indeed terrifying in its power. Its power does not come from Zhou Yu's magic power, but from the spacetime power unleashed by his thirty-six clones simultaneously.

The "space-time power" unleashed by a single clone surpasses that of ordinary top-tier true gods. Although the space-time power of the thirty-six clones cannot perfectly possess the basic 36 times power after being integrated by the formation, it is still twenty or thirty times stronger.

This caused Zhou Yu's power of spacetime to immediately surge to a new level, absolutely comparable to that of an ancestral god.

Zhou Yu's understanding of formation techniques, relying solely on this one path, is indeed not very powerful.

However, the profound mysteries that Zhou Yu comprehended from the array within that mysterious space made him exceptionally adept at guiding power. Zhou Yu could sense that even now, the vast power he was drawing upon, comparable to that of an ancestral god, was far from its limit.

This ability to guide power is astonishing. Other grandmasters of formations in the Three Realms, such as Fuxi and Huanmu Master, may surpass Zhou Yu in other aspects, but their ability to guide power is almost certainly inferior to his.

boom! boom! boom!
Zhou Yu unleashed a barrage of attacks, the terrifying power pouring into the small canyon like a tidal wave. The True God of Release had nowhere to hide and could only withstand the attacks each time. His defensive capabilities were indeed formidable, but his divine power was being rapidly depleted. The speed at which he drew power from the chaos was far slower than the rate at which he was consuming it.

"Alright, I agree!" The True God of Release gritted his teeth and finally accepted Zhou Yu's conditions.

At this point, Zhou Yu finally stopped.

...

With the cooperation of the God of Release, Zhou Yu quickly reviewed his memories in their entirety and obtained many treasures from him.

Of course, the most important thing for Zhou Yu was the Sky-Gazing Taihao Pagoda.

This treasure is extremely important to him. He wants to become an ancestral god, but there is still one major obstacle: the Heavenly Dao.

How can one become an ancestral god if one hasn't even comprehended the Heavenly Dao?
The Heavenly Dao is different from the Primal Power. The Primal Power is difficult to comprehend, while the Heavenly Dao is complex and vast, and it takes time to comprehend it.

Zhou Yu's understanding of the Heavenly Dao is limited to the fact that his true god avatar only comprehended the "Heavenly Dao of Life" for a period of time during the simulated 30 billion years, and he is still far from fully comprehending it.

Zhou Yu estimated that, without considering the simulated situation, he would not be able to comprehend the Heavenly Dao during the Great Tribulation, not because of a bottleneck, but simply because he didn't have enough time.

But with the Sky-Gazing Taihao Pagoda, this trouble disappeared.
PS: To make the average subscription data look better, I will only update once a day from now on, with each chapter having 6000+ words.

In addition, let me mention the situation of Zhou Yu's clones in the Desolate Era world: Zhou Yu currently has a total of fifty-five clones, namely eighteen clones of his main body, eighteen clones of his second primordial spirit, eighteen clones of the second primordial spirit of Cang Zhen Shen, and finally one clone of Cang Zhen Shen.

Of these fifty-five clones, fifteen are of the second primordial spirit seeking opportunities in the chaos, one clone of the main body is comprehending the Dao of Arrays in a mysterious space, and another is participating in the inter-realm war in the Three Realms.

All the remaining clones are in the World Prison.

(End of this chapter)