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

Chapter 111 The Planning of the Second Avatar and the Acknowledgment of the Fundamental Law of Time
In the beginning of the universe, endless chaotic mist surged.

At the edge of the initial universe, there were spatial rifts of all sizes and scales everywhere.

Countless complex and mysterious threads of law flowed through the cracks, like threading a needle to stitch up a wound, striving to repair these spatial rifts.

But with each repair, it cracks again and again, repeating endlessly, illustrating the profound mysteries of the universe's evolution.

At the center of the primordial universe stood the majestic Chaos City.

With a series of roars, a spaceship slowly landed on a platform outside Chaos City.

"Wow!"

The spaceship's hatch opened, and numerous figures transformed into streaks of light, disappearing into the Chaos City.

Among them was Yu Duan, clad in deep blue battle armor, personally escorted by a King-level Immortal piloting the spaceship.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at Chaos City."

That King-level Immortal was also very enthusiastic towards Duan, his attitude being vastly different from how he treated other members of the Primal Secret Realm.

Yu nodded, thanked them politely, and then transformed into a streak of light, flying into the Chaos City.

Inside Chaos City, Yu Duan's figure landed directly on the street.

"Hmm? Is anyone living here?"

Yu Duan looked at his former cultivation residence, where now a cosmic-level youth was studying sword marks on the rooftop.

"Analyzing the essence of the laws is still too difficult. This set of sword marks is already the most superficial trace, yet it is still so difficult to comprehend."

The young man, a being of cosmic caliber, uttered a sigh, a resolute look appearing in his eyes.

"My teacher said that as long as I can comprehend the essence of a time law within 20 years, I will be able to become a disciple of a true immortal master. This is my chance to defy fate!"

The cosmic-level youth took a deep breath and then continued to study the mysterious sword marks.

Those sword marks were precisely the traces left by Yu Duan during his cultivation in Chaos City.

Seeing this, Yu Duan inexplicably laughed, and then his figure turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the spot.

A short while later, Yu Duan officially settled down in a cultivation residence not far from the city lord's mansion.

Starting from today, Yu Duan will live in this small building for a full three thousand three hundred years.

The initial universe comprehension time for Domain Lord and World Lord levels was used up in one go.

"If we can get through the Primal Tongtian Mountain as soon as possible and break through to the Realm Lord level, then... let's set a goal of two hundred years."

Yu Duan's mastery of the laws is now considered to be at the peak of the fourteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

It seems like we're not far from the sixteenth floor of the Sky Bridge, but in reality, we're still a long way off.

"Let's gain recognition from the laws of time first."

Gaining recognition from higher-level rules is not difficult, at least not for the end.

You only need to understand the simplest fundamental change in time, which is the insight gained from the fifteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven.

After settling in, Yu Duan wasted no time and went straight to the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele in the City Lord's Mansion.

It has been eight hundred years since I last came to Chaos City.

A moment later, in the Chaos Stele Corridor.

Under Kandri's watchful gaze, Yu Duan entered the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele.

Looking at the Myriad Chaos Stele once more, a myriad of profound insights welled up in my mind.

The four images in front of the Chaos Stele held no mystery for Yu Duan.

The fifth picture also shows considerable insight, and he is not far from fully understanding it.

"Inanimate objects pause... Yes, that's the secret to how inanimate objects pause."

Yu Duan's consciousness was immersed in it, countless thoughts and ideas were running wildly, and his body temperature rapidly soared to over a thousand degrees.

Thinking is extremely energy-consuming, especially after Yu Duan's thinking speed increased dramatically. He devoted himself to studying the fundamental laws of time, which led to this state similar to 'overclocking'.

However, for a domain lord-level life form, a temperature of several thousand degrees is nothing.

……

In the blink of an eye, seven days have passed.

The demonic sounds from Kandri echoed in Yu Duan's mind for several minutes before finally rousing him from his reverie.

Ordinary immortals and those at a lower level simply couldn't withstand it for this long.

As for beings at the level of a Cosmic Sovereign, Kandri would not hold back and would directly unleash the full power of the Demonic Sound Illusion to awaken them.

However, facing this little guy, Kandri didn't dare to get serious, lest something unexpected happen.

"Thank you, senior Kandri."

After leaving the secret chamber, Yu Duan thanked Kandri and then went straight to his cultivation residence to sort out his insights from this study of the Chaos Stele.

On the rooftop, Yu Duan, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly remembered something.

"Speaking of which, Senior Kandri's talent and secret techniques are quite extraordinary, but I don't know what level of life gene he is."

If Yu Duan remembers correctly, this Candri's ability to create clones should be an enhanced version of divine power incarnation, not a true clone technique.

But it's already quite remarkable, because each incarnation of divine power has 60% of the original's level.

Before reaching the level of the Lord of the Universe, this incarnation's talent can only be described as relatively powerful.

However, after reaching the level of the Lord of the Universe... the effect of this avatar talent can only be described as heaven-defying.

The only methods that the primordial universe clearly possessed to bypass the sixth-order power limit were combined attack techniques and secret techniques for utilizing will.

In the future, when Yu Duan reaches the realm of the Lord of the Universe, he will surely be able to easily create sixth- and seventh-order secret techniques; it's just that it will require a lot of time.

However, within the primordial universe, no matter how high the level of a secret technique, it can only reach the sixth-order power, which is a limitation imposed by the rules governing the universe's operation.

"Let's put them on the shortlist first. As long as their genetic level and body type aren't too bad, they can be considered as a clone."

Yu Duan needs to cultivate a main combat avatar.

The first clone is currently soulless, but it will be very useful for exploring various dangerous places in the future. The second clone, however, must be a powerful main combat clone.

There is basically no hope of conceiving a special life form with a thousand times the genetic diversity of the World Tree.

Furthermore, once one reaches the realm of the Lord of the Universe, the innate secret techniques for controlling space and time become less effective.

His first clone had evolved to the level of a World Lord, reaching a genetic level of 729 times, and was extremely large in size, making it incredibly powerful in both attack and defense.

The second main battle clone cannot be worse than the first clone, no matter what.

Therefore, Yu Duan didn't have many options left, and this innate secret technique of Kandri was already qualified to be included in the shortlist.

"No rush. We already have one clone to save our lives. We can decide on the remaining spots at our own pace."

Yu Duan let out a long sigh of relief, all his various thoughts and intentions dissipated, and a large number of principles he had just realized flooded his mind.

"It will probably take two or three years to digest these insights, and then I can get them in advance again."

Yu Duan separated a portion of his consciousness and 'looked' at the Book of Cause and Effect in his inner world.

"In the process of repaying the advance cost, I have spent 35.1 years comprehending the mysteries of 'time stop' type of changes, and currently I have advanced 11.6 years..."

About seven years ago, Yu Duan had just received the insights from the sixth level of the pause chapter of "The Eternal Cycle".

The price paid in advance was to gain insight into the mysteries of time-stopping for over 140 years.

However, with Yu Duan consuming the Soul Crystal Fruit this time, the time was shortened by nearly four times.

"There are about 24 years left in the progress bar. With Chaos City's efficiency increased tenfold, it will only take two and a half years."

Yu Duan calmed down and partially logged into the virtual universe, simultaneously studying the two secret techniques, "The Principles of Space" and "The Eternal Cycle".

At the same time, through the extremely high compatibility of the Ice Colossus clone with the laws, it can perceive and comprehend the various laws and secret patterns in the primordial universe.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, nearly nine hundred days had quietly gone by.

Yu Duan has already gained considerable insight into the seventh level of "Eternal Cycle".

However, it's still lacking; there's still a long way to go before it gains recognition from the fundamental laws of time.

"Advance payment, the seventh level of enlightenment in the eternal cycle..."

As soon as Yu Duan had a thought, the Book of Cause and Effect trembled slightly, and all sorts of profound insights surged into his mind.

It's as if the truth that Yu Duan will realize in the future has been manifested in the present ahead of time.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a mysterious fluctuation of laws emanated from Yu Duan's body.

As layers of light spread outwards, the power of the laws of time and the domains combined perfectly, forming a strange and unique realm.

Within the area covered by this special domain, all inanimate objects, including air, dust, and cosmic energy, are frozen in mid-air.

This is a basic subcategory under the major category of 'time pause' changes: inanimate objects pause.

After a moment, Yu Duan slowly opened his eyes.

Instantly, the mysterious time domain that had frozen the flow of energy vanished, and everything returned to its usual tranquility.

"Sword of Time, slash!"

Yu Duan stretched out his right hand, and a Time Sword appeared. A rich aura of the laws of time flowed over the sword, faintly forming a golden light of time.

This Time Sword is not the same Force weapon as before, but a King-level divine weapon made of G-grade metal that Yu Duan commissioned himself.

"Shh!"

A not particularly intense sword light shot out, resembling a crescent moon.

In an instant, the sharp aftershocks of the sword light carved a narrow groove on the rooftop.

Just as the sword light was about to shoot out of the area above the rooftop, an invisible energy shield appeared.

This is a feature found in every cultivation dwelling, since many people practice and gain insights on the rooftop at will, including some at the immortal level.

This energy shield is to prevent any major disturbances.

"boom!"

A booming sound reverberated, and the energy shield shone brightly, firmly blocking a sword light.

But that sword light seemed to exist eternally, like a beam of light that never diminishes, constantly stimulating the power of the shield.

"Disperse!"

With a thought, Yu Duan immediately dispelled the mysterious changes of the laws of time.

The sword light, which had just seemed like an eternal beam of light, suddenly released all its energy in this moment, amounting to only the energy level of a casual strike from a Domain Lord.

"Mastering the ability to pause inanimate objects has made my combat power more than ten times stronger than when I was just one step away from mastering the changes in the laws of time!"

With a thought, Yu Duan caused the surrounding time fluctuations to change according to his will.

……

Meanwhile, in the primordial universe, in the secret realm of fallen gods.

Yu Duan, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, and a blazing aura of the laws of time burst forth from his body.

Boom!

A powerful pressure suddenly surged forth from the void, originating from the very source of the universe.

Then, endless white radiance appeared in the void, and then condensed into billions of mysterious white threads, which intertwined and spread in the void, emitting pure fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time.

"Buzz!"

A ripple suddenly appeared in space and time, and then a strange drop of water appeared out of thin air, blooming with a brilliant silver-white light.

"This is... an acknowledgment of the fundamental law of time!"

Venerable Putuo, who had been guarding the end, naturally recognized the reason for this strange phenomenon at a glance.

(End of this chapter)