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

Every structure of will that was analyzed was absorbed and replicated by the 'Heart Fire Realm' within his mind.

Initially, the 'Heartfire Realm' only contained a few different, somewhat rigid phantoms of will.

However, as more and more will structures are analyzed, these phantoms begin to influence and combine with each other, giving rise to more complex and dynamic 'will models'.

As more and more replicated consciousnesses gathered, within the Realm of Heartfire, those consciousnesses replicated by Jiang Ming began to spontaneously gather, collide, and evolve according to some mysterious law.
The countless derivatives of consciousness converged within the Realm of Heartfire to form a sea of ​​wills of all living beings in the universe.

"The ocean of the will of all living beings."

Jiang Ming was overjoyed when he saw this.

"My understanding of the 'origin of the virtual universe' and the analysis of its structure has indeed been of great help to me."

The 'virtual universe' is a complete replica of the original universe, almost a one-to-one copy, and contains endless mysteries.

Through his comprehension of the 'Origin of Chaos', Jiang Ming saw different layers of the 'Virtual Universe'. These layers were not spatial layers, but rather layers of a higher dimension.

Jiang Ming roughly divided it into three layers: the Reality Layer, the Will Layer, and the Origin Layer.

The Reality Layer is like the original universe in reality, and can also be called the Material Layer. All life and matter belong to the Reality Layer.

The primordial layer contains all the energy that operates in the universe; it is equivalent to the heart of the universe, the origin of the universe, and can also be called the energy layer.

The Will Layer is where the wills of all living beings converge. Compared to the universe, this layer is not as important as the Reality Layer or the Origin Layer.

But it is also indispensable.

The wills of countless beings in the universe converge, giving rise to a layer of wills. All thoughts, emotions, memories, beliefs, desires, and all the mental imprints and ripples generated by billions of beings in the universe since the birth of life will gather here.

"The fundamental will of the universe will also be born in the layer of will."

Jiang Ming was deeply moved as he witnessed the birth of the will layer in the 'Heartfire Realm', gaining a deeper understanding of the primordial universe and the virtual universe.

"I have now collected almost all the consciousness of living beings that I could find in the primordial universe."

Over a period of tens of thousands of years, with the help of the virtual universe, Jiang Ming used his mental clones to spread throughout the entire primordial universe, secretly plundering and capturing almost all living beings in the primordial universe.

The primordial universe was vast and boundless, containing nearly endless life forms and countless races. If the virtual universe had not spread throughout the entire universe, Jiang Ming did not know how much time it would have taken to capture all the species in the primordial universe.

“Collecting them later will be much more difficult. However, after the birth of the will layer in the Heartfire Realm, there are ways to generate will. Although the will generated by my current Heartfire Realm can only be considered a virtual will and is not perfect, it is still far from the will of real beings found in the primordial universe.”

Just as Jiang Ming was pondering, his consciousness, which had long resided in the 'Heartfire Game World', synchronized with his consciousness.

Virtual universe, Heartfire game world, Grandmaster continent.

This is a special game area created purely for 'skill' and 'mind'.

The rules of the continent are peculiar. Here, all external energy levels, divine body strength, and soul power are suppressed to the level of ordinary humans. Only an individual's understanding of skills and the realm of their mind can determine their strength.

In one corner of the mainland, mountains rise and fall, shrouded in mist and clouds.

At the summit of a solitary peak, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, with a seemingly ordinary blue boulder in front of him and a plain carving knife in his hand.

His eyes were closed, his aura restrained, as if he had merged with the surrounding world. In his mind, there was no longer a complex framework of secret techniques, no longer a surge of divine power, but a return to the most essential trajectory of the 'sword'.

Through the long years of accumulation by the Golden Horned Beast's clone, and through the life-and-death trials in the Blood Luo World, the extraterrestrial battlefield, and the Star Tower, the countless sword techniques he had witnessed and used have now transformed into the purest artistic conception, flowing through his heart.

"The knife is an extension, a vessel of will, a manifestation of law..."

Luo Feng's mind was clear and empty, free from all distracting thoughts.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the blue boulder in front of him, and the carving knife in his hand moved accordingly.

There was no dazzling divine light, no overwhelming power to tear through the void, only the faint 'rustling' sound of the carving knife touching the stone.

The knife tip fell, slicing across the stone surface, leaving a seemingly simple mark that contained a unique rhythm.

This strike was slow and steady, as if it carried the weight of a mountain.

If a master swordsman were here, they would be able to see that this strike contains part of the true meaning of the "Seven Deadly Swords of the Shadows," but it has been simplified and purified, leaving only the core elements of 'momentum' and 'intention'.

Luo Feng was completely absorbed in it.

He wasn't simply carving an outline; he was using a carving knife to 'write' his understanding of carving techniques onto the stubborn stone, stroke by stroke.

Each strike felt like a powerful blow.

He recalled the moments of fighting against powerful figures, the insights he gained while comprehending the Beast God statue, and the experience of swimming freely in the ocean of laws... All these accumulated memories were now transformed into lines and outlines under the carving knife.

"Not enough; it resembles the form but not the spirit..."

Luo Feng would occasionally pause his knife, his brows furrowed, as he examined the stone carving before him.

It was just a blurry human silhouette, even somewhat rough.

With a sudden realization, the carving knife begins to move again.

This time, his movements were no longer just slow and steady; sometimes they were like a sudden storm, with continuous flashes of blades; sometimes they were like a ghost, moving with unpredictable trajectories; and sometimes they were like a roaring beast, charging forward without hesitation...

He is no longer sculpting a static statue, but creating a 'living' master of knife skills!
This master possesses all of Luo Feng's understanding of swordsmanship to date; he is the embodiment of the 'Dao' formed from countless sword moves and sword intents.

Time slips away silently as the carving is being done.

More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

Luo Feng sat atop the mountain, a mere mortal in the 'Grandmaster Continent,' not a martial arts master who was immune to heat and cold and could absorb the energy of the universe.

For more than a decade, he sat in seclusion, eating wild animals and fruits when hungry, and drinking dew and mountain springs when thirsty.

The cold wind howled, and the north wind was like a knife.

Luo Feng's thin body was wrapped in animal hide, and his hands, which held the carving knife, were covered with frostbite the size of a thumb. Every time the carving knife fell, it would pierce the frostbite and cause excruciating pain.

More than a decade of living a life of hardship and exposure has stripped him of any of the heroic spirit of the 'King of the Knife River,' leaving him merely a 'mortal' devoted to his carving knife. (End of Chapter)