Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 101: The First Avatar Emerges, and the Speed ​​of Progress Increases Once Again.
"This level of pain is still a bit too weak."

With a thought, Yu Duan adjusted the intensity of the 'phantom pain'.

After about ten seconds, once the pain at the level of consciousness reached a threshold, it stopped getting stronger.

“Almost…almost.”

Yu Duan's face was pale, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

At this moment, the pain Yu Duan was enduring had reached an extremely terrifying level. Most powerful beings who had reached the King level would be driven mad by this kind of pain, even to the point of losing their consciousness and having their souls disintegrate.

This effect can be achieved by using a virtual universe.

Otherwise, a soul master at the level of a cosmic venerable would be needed to assist Yu Duan in his cultivation.

However, this kind of cultivation is too risky. If that universe venerable one were to have even the slightest bad intention, or if Yu Duan were to be careless, he might just die.

"This efficiency is about right."

Yu Duan managed to spare a little attention and glanced at the Book of Cause and Effect.

The progress bar of the Book of Cause and Effect has begun to slowly tick.

Because it hasn't reached the absolute limit that Yu Duan can withstand, the efficiency is a bit slower. It will probably take 1,200 years to fill the 1,000-year progress bar.

"Buzz!"

As soon as Yu Duan raised his hand, a mysterious rubbing appeared.

This rubbing is the fifth image of the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele, showing countless stars orbiting the terrifying quasar at the center of the galaxy, moving along specific and mysterious trajectories.

The efficiency of this rubbing cannot truly compare to comprehending the Chaos Stele.

However, studying it in conjunction with the "Principles of Space" is equivalent to having twice the effect of simply comprehending the secret techniques.

The ability to comprehend the rubbings of the Chaos Stele in the virtual universe was a privilege specifically granted to Duan Kai by the Lord of Darkness.

Most cosmic masters are unable to comprehend the rubbing of the Chaos Stele in the virtual universe.

"The changes in the laws of time... are still too profound."

Yu Duan maintained a state of tempering his will, and then focused his mind to look at the rubbings and study the secret methods.

Even with all the necessary support conditions met, Yu Duan wasn't very confident that he could fully comprehend this picture within a few thousand years.

"My understanding of the laws has greatly increased this time, enough to pass the thirteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven. But it can only be considered that I have the most basic understanding of the fifth picture."

The insights gained from the fifth picture can also be divided into three levels.

Having the most basic understanding means grasping the fundamental nature of the laws of time.

Then comes the understanding of what constitutes a qualified person, just one step away from mastering even the simplest changes.

The next step is to master the most basic category of time law changes, which belongs to the level of understanding of the Marquis-level laws.

Once you reach this level, you've grasped the meaning of the fifth picture and can cross the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

"The changes in time in three-dimensional spacetime must be derived from this..."

……

Time passes day by day.

In the blink of an eye, about three months have passed.

"Wow!"

Inside the quiet room, the nutrient chamber, which had been sealed for more than three months, was opened, and Yu Duan's figure leaped out from the nutrient solution that had turned into clear water.

In the dimly lit training room, Yu Duan's figure floated in mid-air, his body shimmering with a faint starlight halo.

The countless fine dragon scales on the skin became even denser, with billions of fine scales layered upon each other, greatly enhancing its resilience.

At first glance, it seems that there is no obvious change from the peak of the universe level.

But in reality, Yu Duan's physique has grown much larger once again with this transformation.

This ability to grow larger as one's cultivation level increases is not something that just any bloodline possesses.

"161.8 meters, excellent, indeed a tenfold increase!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, when I advance to the Realm Lord level in the future, I will be about 1.6 kilometers tall."

This body size is already among the highest in the human population.

Even among the human races with the renowned giant bloodline, such as the 'Wild God Clan,' their height is only around 100 meters.

Yu Duan raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and then clenched it tightly.

Instantly, a series of deafening airbursts echoed, and terrifying shockwaves swept outwards, their power comparable to that of a small antimatter bomb.

At the peak of the Domain Lord level, the sheer force of brute force alone amounts to 500 trillion tons.

This is just brute force. If one perfectly masters the body and incorporates techniques for exerting force a hundredfold, that would be 5 trillion tons of power.

With a thought, Yu Duan concentrated part of his consciousness into his inner world.

The inner world, a continent that was once 9000 kilometers in diameter, has grown to 90 kilometers in just three months.

The expansion of the inner world naturally increases the 'limit of the inner world's gestation,' and the gestation speed of the clones will also accelerate.

"The clone that would normally take more than 400 years to develop before breaking through to the Domain Lord level can now be created in just over 140 days."

Yu Duan sensed it briefly and estimated a rough rate of gestation.

"I don't know when we'll set off for the Godfall Secret Realm; we'll have to wait for the company's arrangements."

Yu Duan was eager to experience the environmental effects within the Divine Fall Secret Realm, hoping it might improve his grinding efficiency.

"Never mind, there's no rush anyway. Let's wait for the Dark Lord's notification."

As soon as Yu Duan raised his hand, a crystal-clear jade vine instantly spread along his arm.

In the blink of an eye, Yu Duan, dressed in a dark blue battle robe, walked out of the quiet room.

Outside the quiet room, Tu Yu dutifully stood guard at the door.

"Little uncle!"

Yu Duan nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work."

Tu Yu smiled and said, "Junior Uncle is too kind. This is simply my duty."

In the quiet courtyard, Yu Duan sat cross-legged again on the futon under the Taichang Tree Spirit, preparing to continue comprehending the laws of time.

Whether it's honing one's will or comprehending the laws, it's a slow process of improvement that can't be rushed.

Of course, what Yu Duan perceives as slow is seen differently by others.

If others knew that Yu Duan was confident he could comprehend the fifth diagram of the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele in less than ten thousand years, they would probably be green with envy.

"I almost forgot, my physical fitness has increased by over a thousand times, so I should be able to continue absorbing Blood Crystals."

Beneath the Taichang Tree Spirit, a serene and profound aura rippled out, soothing the fatigue on the level of will and nourishing the essence of the soul.

The prolonged tempering of his will had exhausted Yu Duan's mind and will, causing him to forget about absorbing the Blood Crystal for a time.

"Shh!"

A dazzling and beautiful blood crystal appeared directly in Yu Duan's palm, emanating a unique rhythm.

Yu Duan pointed his fingers into a sword shape, and a dazzling starlight flashed, instantly cutting open a wound.

"boom!"

With the fusion of the 11th Blood Crystal, a powerful killing intent surged into Duan's consciousness.

But it was like a gentle breeze blowing across a hillside, having almost no effect.

Countless crimson threads, accompanied by the strange power of the Blood Crystal, burrowed into Yu Duan's body and merged into the deepest layer of his genes.

The entire process lasted for about ten seconds, after which the Blood Crystal became completely transparent and then shattered with a snap. "Not bad, it's far from reaching its limit."

The primordial pearl that Yu Duan fused with was the primordial pearl that had devoured the Golden Horned Beast.

Although it didn't give Yu Duan the same genetic level as the Golden Horned Beast, which is 10 times that of an ordinary person, it did make a certain trait in Yu Duan's genes the same as that of the Golden Horned Beast.

Therefore, its compatibility with Blood Crystal is greatly improved.

Then, Yu Duan followed the same method and continued to absorb the 12th and 13th Blood Crystals, the process of which was relatively easy.

It wasn't until absorbing the 14th Blood Crystal that it finally reached its limit.

A faint golden light emanated from Yu Duan's entire body, and the tiny dragon scales on his skin shattered and fell off.

The internal organs almost couldn't withstand the burden and suffered some damage.

Clearly, even though Yu Duan's physical attributes increased a thousandfold and his size increased tenfold, it didn't significantly boost his ability to absorb Blood Crystals.

Fortunately, it was successfully absorbed in the end.

"The improvement from this Blood Crystal is becoming increasingly weak; it can basically be ignored."

As Yu Duan activated the power of Blood Luo, he felt a slight disappointment at the barely improved compatibility with the origin of the universe.

Clearly, to undergo a major transformation next time, it needs to absorb 100 Blood Crystals.

"No, when I reach the Realm Lord level, my size will probably explode to 1.6 kilometers. At that time, I might absorb more than 100 Blood Crystals."

Yu Duan suddenly thought of this serious question.

But on second thought, this worry was probably unnecessary.

In the original novel, Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast clone did not absorb more Blood Crystals after breaking through to the Realm Lord level and its size increased dramatically.

Compared to other golden-horned behemoths of the same level, Yu Duan's size is only about the size of one of their claws.

"Take it slow. Maybe we can get some other resources in the future and improve our genes."

Yu Duan let out a long breath, suppressing all his thoughts and desires, and entered a state of mental calm, so that he could continue to hone his will and study the laws of time.

……

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed.

Within Yu Duan's body, the cosmic crystals that had piled up like small mountains were rapidly dissolving.

Pure cosmic energy was rapidly devoured by an energy core the size of a palm, and countless ice crystals and snowflakes the size of neutrons and protons condensed out.

"call--"

A fierce, cold wind howled, and this supercontinent, with a diameter of 90 kilometers, cooled rapidly, even condensing into a layer of frost.

Then, countless ice crystals and snowflakes rapidly converged towards that crystal core.

In just a moment, it coalesced into a giant sphere with a diameter of about 300 kilometers.

"Om-"

A rich aura of the four fundamental laws of time, space, wind, and water rippled outwards.

Then, countless complex four-colored light patterns spread out from the life crystal core, covering all the ice crystals and snowflakes in the blink of an eye.

Instantly, this pure solid energy transformed into a real living being.

"Shh!"

In an instant, the enormous sphere began to deform, as if it were stretched by an invisible force, and then outlined a human-shaped silhouette about 1000 kilometers high.

In the blink of an eye, a sleight of hand clone of the sleight of hand, with an appearance almost identical to Yu Duan, materialized, but its size was a terrifying 1000 kilometers.

"Your current realm is still at the peak of the universe level. Let's break through that first."

Yu Duan looked at the newly conceived clone, whose energy intensity was at the peak of the universe level.

The reason is that the material used by Yu Duan to create his clone is at the pinnacle of the universe.

However, this is not a problem. As long as there is a sufficiently large energy supply, the clone can evolve to the level of the original body in a very short time.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar erupted, and the Force fluctuations, far surpassing those of ordinary peak-level universe forces, suddenly surged.

Then, the newly conceived snow demon spirit clone transformed once again into a huge ice egg.

The cosmic crystals, as large as small mountains, were rapidly evaporating and being swallowed by the ice egg.

The energy within the ice egg was also rapidly increasing.

In about half a day, the aura within the ice egg increased from approximately 81 times that of the peak cosmic level to 243 times that of the peak cosmic level.

Only at this moment did Yu Duan's Blizzard Demon Spirit clone truly advance towards the Domain Lord level.

The promotion was completed in about 10 minutes.

"Crack!"

As the ice egg shattered, the 81-fold genetically advanced Snow Demon evolved into the 243-fold genetically advanced Ice Giant.

If it breaks through to the World Lord level in the future, it will be a Frost Sky Beast with a genetic level of 729 times and a size of tens of thousands of kilometers.

"Such clear fluctuations of the fundamental laws..."

Through the perception of the laws of clones, Yu Duan is able to more clearly perceive the fluctuations of the four fundamental laws of time, space, wind, and water.

This level of clarity is even comparable to the light source law talent he accumulated from hundreds of billions of points.

A lower-level law talent, which has no effect on immortal gods, has been upgraded to a terrifying level at the cost of hundreds of billions of points.

Even the 'Instantaneous Spirit Fruit,' a talent for the laws of time that can be considered a darling, is still a notch below.

Although the Spirit Fruit is more precious, it is also because the talent of the fundamental law of time is more difficult to improve.

A simple time-law talent enhancement item that works on immortal gods is worth hundreds of millions of points.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a terrifying roar came from the body of the Ice Giant.

In an instant, the aura of the Ice Colossus clone surged another 36 times.

This is the innate secret technique of a powerful and special life form: the Collapse talent!
It is somewhat similar to the innate secret technique enhancement of Yu Duan himself, only much more powerful, capable of enhancing it by a full 36 times.

If one breaks through to the realm of immortal gods in the future, one only needs to cultivate a divine body amplification secret technique to reach the limit of a hundredfold.

"With the Ice Colossus clone present, my speed in comprehending the fundamental laws of time will increase once again."

If Yu Duan was not confident that he could fully comprehend the fifth picture within a few thousand years...

Now we have absolute certainty, and it won't take more than five thousand years.

This doesn't even take into account the blessings received in advance from the Book of Cause and Effect.

Once the Book of Cause and Effect has cooled down, Yu Duan's speed of progress in the laws will increase by at least 100%.

……

With the birth of the first clone.

Yu Duan could have honed his will in the virtual universe himself, while his more talented Ice Colossus clone could have studied the mysteries of the laws of time.

In just six months, Yu Duan comprehended a great deal of the mysteries of the origin of time, comparable to nearly a hundred years of arduous cultivation at the cosmic level.

"Master, there is an encrypted email!"

The AI ​​assistant naturally interrupted Yu Duan's comprehension. This time, the email was sent by none other than the Dark Lord, his teacher.

(End of this chapter)