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

Chapter 212, Peak Secret Technique

Inside Jiang Ming's training ground in the Rain Mountain Primitive Zone of the virtual universe.

In a world as vast as the starry sky, a black beast thousands of kilometers tall emerged, its body covered with golden patterns, and the aura emanating from it faintly surpassed the limits of immortality.

It's as if we've reached the next threshold.

Jiang Ming held an ancient longsword, unleashing a series of awe-inspiring sword beams.

Each blade of light cleaved through the Milky Way, as if the heavens and earth were being created!
However, when it landed on the black beast that was thousands of kilometers tall, it only left wounds that were a few miles long. These wounds healed completely in the next instant, as if the wounds were just an illusion.

"This black beast's regenerative ability is too strong."

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Ming and the black beast exchanged countless blows, but Jiang Ming's attacks struck the black beast without causing any reaction.

"'Creation of Chaos' is already my most powerful direct attack, but it's not even a tickle to this beast."

Jiang Ming frowned slightly; he had been stuck with this opponent for some time now.

"Based on my progress using the secret method, my teacher arranged tens of thousands of opponents for me."

Defeating five hundred means my secret technique has reached its peak power; defeating one thousand means it has reached its pinnacle; and defeating two thousand means it has reached the ultimate level of secret technique.

"In this virtual space, my physical attributes are fixed. Only by improving my understanding of the laws and the level of my secret techniques can I unleash greater strength."

After Jiang Ming left his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, his personal cultivation room in the Primitive Zone was transformed into its current form.

"I have now defeated 1,400 opponents, and the power of Chaos Creation can be considered to have entered the peak level of secret techniques, and I have made considerable progress."

However, if I want to break through to immortality, peak-level secret techniques are far from enough. I need at least ultimate-level secret techniques, or even secret techniques that have progressed a certain distance from the ultimate level.

Jiang Ming pondered in his heart.

Peak secret techniques are generally created by cosmic venerables or even cosmic overlords.

Ultimate secret techniques can often only be created by beings at the level of cosmic masters.

"My rate of progress has slowed down."

Jiang Ming stopped fighting and began to think.

"From the moment my teacher assigned me opponents based on my secret techniques, coupled with my increased willpower and changes in my understanding of the laws, my progress in the secret techniques was extremely rapid."

In just a few decades, I have defeated 1,400 opponents. Such a level of secret technique is extremely powerful among cosmic venerables, comparable to the pinnacle secret techniques created by some cosmic overlords.

Even a small group of cosmic overlords, such as Herodo, the creator of the Divine Weapon, could only create secret techniques capable of defeating 1200 opponents.

Mystic arts can be simply divided into five levels: 'Underdog', 'Common', 'Top', 'Peak', and 'Ultimate'.

The secret techniques created by ordinary realm lords and some mediocre immortal gods are considered 'unorthodox'.

The secret techniques created by world lords, peerless geniuses, and immortal gods who are crowned kings are top-tier!

Almost every one of the cosmic masters possesses a pinnacle of martial arts, but even among pinnacle martial arts, there are still significant differences between them.

For example, although Herodo is a cosmic overlord, he is still just a weak clan like the Golden Horn Clan. He does not have the powerful foundation of the peak clans, so the conditions for creating secret techniques are naturally not as good as those of the peak clans. The secret techniques he created are not as good as Jiang Ming's current level.

Ultimately, that is a whole new world.

"In that case, let's find opponents in the battlefields beyond our domain. Through repeated battles and life-or-death trials, our skills will improve even faster."

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

The E9-class spaceship sailed silently through the dark universe. Inside the cabin, Jiang Ming sat cross-legged in meditation.

"Master, in 30 minutes the spaceship will leave the dark universe and enter the primordial universe, arriving at the outer coordinates of the 'Illusionary Galaxy'."

A notification sounded from Crimson Flame's subsystem.

Jiang Ming slowly opened his eyes, his dark pupils seemingly containing black holes capable of swallowing everything.

"Ah."

Jiang Ming nodded. It had been 67 years since he devoured the 'spiritual territory', during which time Jiang Ming had been in a period of rapid growth in strength.

His willpower continued to grow, his secret techniques were constantly refined, and his understanding of the laws was also continuously improving.

Therefore, Jiang Ming did not rush to enter the 'Illusory Galaxy' but instead spent decades accumulating experience and digesting this period of rapid growth in strength.

"The Zerg's second battlefield, the real core point of contention, besides the territory itself, is the treasures left behind by these ancient races. 'Illusory Galaxy' is one of the most important parts of it."

Jiang Ming thought to himself as he reviewed the information he had found.

Time passed quickly, and soon half an hour later, the spaceship left the dark universe.

Outdoor scene simulation activated.

The starry sky ahead was not the dazzling galaxy I had imagined, but a vast, distorted, and hazy region.

Countless colorful, bizarre aurora-like bands of light, like veils, entwine and drift across the vast starry sky, covering an area of ​​countless light-years.

These light bands appear beautiful, yet they emit unsettling spatial fluctuations and mental disturbances.

Occasionally, fragments of stars or meteorites are drawn into the band of light, instantly becoming like being trapped in quagmire, their trajectories becoming unpredictable, or even disappearing altogether.

Deeper inside, in the core area where light bands intertwine, the space is like a kaleidoscope, constantly folding and changing, making it impossible to see its true appearance with the naked eye.

Even when Jiang Ming's powerful willpower and perception penetrated through, he felt a layered, overlapping sense of obstruction, a mixture of reality and illusion.

"This is the 'Illusory Galaxy'? According to intelligence, the 'Illusory Galaxy' is a self-contained spacetime with an unpredictable environment. It not only has ubiquitous spatial traps and illusionary labyrinths, but also some strange life forms adapted to this environment, as well as some protective mechanisms left behind by the Nightmare Chime Clan."

Jiang Ming pondered the information he knew about the Illusionary Star River.

"It's a pity I failed to enslave King Jinlan, otherwise I could have obtained the information about the 'Holy Decree' from him."

Jiang Ming thought with some regret.

He originally thought that with a method of will enslavement like 'Abyss of Calamity', even if the mechanical race had no soul, he could still enslave them.

In fact, Jiang Ming almost succeeded; the power of the tribulation had already eroded into the core of King Jinlan's will.

But just as the enslavement was about to succeed, Jiang Ming could no longer continue the enslavement.

The Machine Race differs significantly from other races because each Machine Race member is born as an intelligent life form.
They are born with the ability to recognize a master.

Within the Machine Race, a Machine Race member at the level of a Cosmic Venerable can cause some 'Machine Race Immortals' to recognize them as their masters!
Even a powerful mechanical overlord like the Lord of Chaos City can still make the 'Cosmic Venerable Mechanical Race' recognize him as its master!
These master-servant relationships were established long ago. Unless the servant's strength surpasses that of the master one day, the higher-ups of the machine race will order the master to terminate the master-servant relationship directly; otherwise, the master-servant relationship will remain forever.

The entire Mech race is structured like a pyramid.

How can a servant have two masters?

(End of this chapter)