Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

Chapter 17, Which one will accelerate time?
Upon entering the Talent Awakening Space, Jiang Ming suddenly realized that he was now a cosmic-level soul!
Logically speaking, at his current stage, he should only possess a stellar-level soul and will.

But he has indeed entered as a cosmic-level soul.

Am I experiencing a bug?

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

But on second thought, existence itself is its own justification.

He couldn't possibly be exploiting a bug; he's clearly following the established mechanics.

"I never expected there to be such a feature. It seems that the talent awakening space is based on my physical level."

I feel we could explore more mechanisms in this regard.

Jiang Ming thought to himself at that moment.

Each time he reappears in the Talent Awakening Space, it's in the same place he disappeared last time. This means that the deeper his accumulation, the further he can go.

If the time is right in the future, it is advisable to suppress the physical level and break through the soul and will levels first, which will yield greater benefits.

"In that case, I think the way to get the most benefit is to break through at the end of life."

Limits to both physical and spiritual lifespan.

Jiang Ming thought of it.

However, while this approach would maximize the benefits, it would also leave Jiang Ming's own abilities far behind.

Jiang Ming was very clear about the future timeline; after Luo Feng's rise, the universe would no longer be stable.

If he were to try and break through to the end of his lifespan by forcibly suppressing his cultivation level, he might just get slapped to death by a passing expert.

"But it's not that you can't play like this, but if you want to play like this, what you need most right now is a talent for time."

A talent that accelerates time.

If he had the talent to accelerate time, to travel through ten thousand years in a single day, his vision could be realized.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming's expression changed slightly.

He was hesitating.

"The talent stars within the talent space appear to have no relation to anything other than their size."

Even if I were incredibly lucky and got a time-based talent, there are so many time-based talents out there.

How could I possibly find a time acceleration talent that perfectly suits me?

That's what Jiang Ming said.

But he was still unwilling to give up. He looked at the countless stars of talent in the sky, hoping to see something different about them.

If one could find a star with the talent of time acceleration, even if it was an immortal-level talent, it would still be a huge profit.

No matter how he looked at it, although the appearances of the Star Talents were slightly different, those differences were like two leaves on the same tree.

Although the veins are different, they are still consistent overall.

Jiang Ming turned his gaze to the innate star beneath his feet, which he knew was an avatar of the God of Fire.

He hoped to find information related to fire or clones from this gifted star.

This way, he has a point of reference, and there might be a slight chance of winning.

Jiang Mingfei hovered above the star, the avatar of the God of Fire, observing it inch by inch.

At that moment, he had already made up his mind.

He wanted to be impulsive just this once.

This time, by entering through the system, his willpower level might allow him to reach the level of a Cosmic Venerable.

But at this moment, he wanted to be willful just this once.

"One-tenth! I've observed one-tenth of this star's will. If I still can't see anything even after reducing one-tenth of its will, I'll just turn around and leave."

Jiang Ming swore to himself.

He knew very well that the gap between realms would become greater as one progressed further. A Venerable One could easily slaughter a million ordinary King-level Immortals who did not have a combined attack technique, not to mention ordinary Immortals.

A cosmic ruler, without special secret techniques, could defeat any number of cosmic venerables with a single hand.

Only those with extraordinary abilities have the potential to fight against opponents of higher levels, and Jiang Ming is confident that he can become one of them.

But I can't guarantee that I can keep being so incredibly powerful.

Because the gap between realms widens as you progress, and there are Void True God, Eternal True God, Chaos Realm, God King Realm... all the way up to the Primordial Lord level.

The distribution of awakening stars in the Talent Awakening Space also follows this characteristic.

The further along the line, the farther apart the stars of talent become.

Even among countless source worlds, it would be difficult to produce a single Hunyuan Lord.

Although Jiang Ming was confident, he didn't believe he could reach that level without the help of his talent. Despite his desire, Jiang Ming didn't let it cloud his judgment.

This planet of talent may not be related to anything at all, judging from its appearance.

So he set himself a deadline of 10% of his willpower.

If he still cannot discern the difference between the talent stars within this timeframe, then he will no longer linger.

From then on, I focused on breaking through barriers and eventually reached the limits of my willpower.

There is no concept of time within the Talent Awakening Space, so Jiang Ming cannot judge the passage of time.

Only the ever-decreasing willpower can tell Jiang Ming how long he stayed.

"Ninety-two percent of his will remains."

"My time is running out!"

"Am I destined to follow this old path? Can this path really lead to the top? What if I can't reach a new level of talent in the future?!"
At that time, I had absolutely no way out! I might have been stuck at that level!

"I won't accept this! I won't accept this!"

Jiang Ming roared inwardly.

He could see the bright light ahead, but he was also apprehensive, apprehensive that he had gone down the wrong path.

They ruined their own bright future.

Life can never be relived!

If given the opportunity, seize it at all costs! Fight for it!

An unprecedented surge of emotion rose within Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming kept looking at the giant star over and over again.

He kept comparing and recalling the first star he had ever plucked.

Until suddenly!

His eyes were fixed on a corner of the enormous star.

“This corner looks so familiar. I think I’ve seen it on the star of the Star Body’s talent.”

Jiang Ming stood taller to view the scene from a higher angle.

Memories surged through his mind, and the star-like talent he had once acquired was recalled and compared over and over again.

"That's right! That's right!"

"I have indeed seen this corner before; it is a complete cryptic pattern!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Jiang Ming was laughing maniacally at this moment!

He really did it!

After identifying one similarity, Jiang Ming did not leave, but continued to look for other similarities.

While both are fire-related talents, their similarities likely extend beyond this.

Soon the second, third, fourth...

He continued until he found the 1081st similarity.

Jiang Ming mentally compared these similarities and recorded their positions in the Star of Talent.

"These similarities form the framework of fundamental laws and attributes!"

Jiang Ming was extremely grateful that he had entered after he had conceived the Fire God's clone, and that he had benefited from the gestation of the Fire God's clone.

He had seen the laws of fire from the perspective of the Vulcan's avatar.

By comparing the three, he understood what these similarities meant.

“I still need a reference point; knowing only the framework of fire is far from enough.”

Having thought this through, Jiang Ming stopped and headed towards other star-shaped locations.

He began to record each star and compare their similarities.

Having never seen any other laws, Jiang Ming could only rely on his instincts and his understanding of attributes to determine what kind of talent these stars corresponded to.

Until Jiang Ming's will was about to reach its limit.

"I compared a total of 947,642 stars, of which more than 9,800 were suspected to possess time-related talents."

But I still can't determine which one is the time-accelerating one.

(End of this chapter)