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Chapter 166 Enlightenment! Breaking Through to the Universe Venerable Realm! The Eternal Treasure Revealed (Bonus Chapter)
"Pure time fusion law...without a trace of the characteristics of the Beast God's Way."

Inside the courtyard, Yu Duan sat cross-legged.

Before Yu Duan, a lightsaber, seemingly formed from the convergence of starlight energy, floated in the air. It was entirely star-blue, with a faint glow of colorful light.

This is the Annihilation Star Sword. It looks like just a projection of starlight, without any physical form, but it is something you can actually touch.

The secret runes within the Annihilation Star Sword were exceptionally complex. Yu Duan initially only glanced at them without attempting to decipher them.

Now that he has returned to Zijing Island for seclusion, Yu Duan has been studying it carefully, only to find that there is no trace of the essence of the Path of the Beast God in these secret patterns.

The essence of the Beast God's Way is a shortcut to studying the laws of fusion, but it is not essential.

However, if one does not follow the path of the Beast God and instead focuses solely on comprehending and fusing the laws, the difficulty of comprehension will increase by a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even more.

The naturally born beast gods of each of the major cycles of reincarnation are 'textbooks' specially conceived by the primordial universe.

"No, it doesn't seem like a pure fusion law; it's a path completely different from the Beast God's Way!"

Yu Duan's heart stirred, and a guess emerged.

This treasure is very likely not a product of the cosmic sea.

Only on the Origin Continent can one find complete guidance for cultivating other fusion laws, aside from the Path of the Beast God.

Yu Duan was so engrossed in it that he felt his understanding of the laws of fusion was completely limited to the perspective of the Path of the Beast God.

By gaining a new perspective to further study the Way of the Beast God, and by verifying the two, I realized that my previous understanding of the Law of Fusion was too one-sided.

"Miao miao miao!"

A look of joy appeared on Yu Duan's face; this was the joy of hearing the Dao.

Immediately, Yu Duan entered a state of seclusion, and the Venerable One did not leave the seclusion.

Each of the four clones has its own role: the Undead Demon Banyan clone and the Blood Sea clone respectively study the laws of fusion and the laws of the origin of time.

The human entity continues to hone its will, while the Frost Sky Beast avatar refines its secret techniques and improves its skills in operating the laws.

……

Time flies, and nearly a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, deep within Zijing Island, a place of heritage.

Endless black mist surged, and Yu Duan's figure hovered in mid-air. Countless strands of divine power rippled outwards, intertwining into countless silver-white fusion law patterns that spread throughout the void, outlining the silhouette of a peculiar wing.

This is the Law Rune Diagram of the fourth level of the Path of the Beast God, the Wings Chapter.

Yu Duan currently only has a slight understanding of the fourth level, and this is the first time he has received an understanding of the fourth level of the Path of the Beast God.

The fourth level of the Path of the Beast God is the initial fusion of the complete laws of time and light.

If one does not fully comprehend the laws of time, then comprehending the fourth level will be extremely difficult, and it will be impossible to fully comprehend the fourth level.

"The fourth level!"

Yu Duan felt a deafening roar, like the creation of the world, echoing in his consciousness.

Immediately following behind, Yu Duan seemed to see a majestic super being, neither dragon nor tiger, with wings on its back, its figure shrouded in endless light.

Those two dazzling wings trembled, and then a pure enlightenment was bestowed upon Yu Duan.

That was the profound mystery of the initial fusion of two complete primordial laws, which unfolded, intertwined, and elucidated various changes at the level of consciousness.

It is unknown how much time passed before this power of inheritance dissipated.

Then, an irresistible yet unusually gentle repulsive force emerged from the surrounding black mist, pushing Yu Duan out of the open space not shrouded in black mist.

In that open space, Yu Duan's figure hovered in mid-air, his mind and will still immersed in the profound fourth level of the Beast God's Path.

"I see……"

Yu Duan slowly opened his eyes, a gleam in them that was hard to describe.

Almost simultaneously, in the primordial universe, within the human realm, in the spatial interlayer, in the divine kingdom of Yu Duan.

Within the divine realm, the majestic sea of ​​blood, with a diameter of approximately 1.5 million kilometers, suddenly boiled.

The endless sea of ​​blood surged ceaselessly, and a blood sea clone thousands of kilometers high emerged, its appearance exactly the same as Yu Duan's original body, only enlarged hundreds of times proportionally.

"Wow!"

Pure divine power surged, intertwined, and spread, forming a complex secret pattern.

This is the Time-Pause Secret Pattern, and it is also the highest mystery of time that Yu Duan was the first to fully comprehend.

Following closely behind, the boundless divine power stirred countless threads of law, forming secret patterns that represented two profound changes: acceleration and deceleration.

The three secret runes intertwined and spread wildly within the vast divine kingdom, almost covering the entire kingdom, outlining a world woven from threads of law.

A sense of completeness and perfection emanates from this 'World Outline' cryptic pattern.

The fundamental law of time has been established!
"Hahahaha... I never expected this! After countless years since my enlightenment on the eve of the Genius Battle, I have had another enlightenment!"

The humanoid Blood Sea clone let out a hearty laugh.

"Boom!"

A vast and powerful pressure of primordial laws suddenly swept out, enveloping the entire divine kingdom!

Immediately afterward, the endless sea of ​​blood surged once more.

Above the sea of ​​blood, a massive tri-colored vortex emerged, nearly a hundred million kilometers in diameter. This was countless times larger than the hundreds of kilometers a typical Universe Venerable would have during a breakthrough.

Within the vortex, the powers of the three fundamental laws—light, lightning, and wind—emerged and then merged with each other, triggering the arrival of the even more majestic and vast fundamental law of time.

At the very core of that three-colored abyss, a void passage opened up, connecting to the origin of the universe.

"Wow!"

The vast divine power of the origin of time surged forth, as if it were being poured out directly.

Endless divine power poured into the dark blue blood sea clone. At this moment, Yu Duan felt as if he had completely transformed into a part of the ocean of time's origin.

"Devour it!"

As soon as Yu Duan had a thought, the entire sea of ​​blood instantly boiled, unleashing an endless and terrifying power of absorption, trying to absorb as much of the original divine power of time as possible in the shortest amount of time.

It was completely different from when I broke through to the realm of immortality.

To achieve immortality, one's life form must change, transforming into a divine body.

Therefore, no matter how many clones there are, or how large they are, the primordial ocean of the universe will completely transform all the clones, and there is no such thing as a 'demigod'.

For those who break through to the level of a Cosmic Venerable, the vast ocean of primordial laws will only selectively descend upon the most powerful divine body. The divine body that receives the power will be the one with the greatest strength, and the time of descent is fixed. The amount of divine power absorbed depends entirely on the individual's own abilities.

"Boom!"

Under the boundless and powerful divine power of the fundamental laws of time, the vast sea of ​​blood is rapidly transforming.

After a short while, the vast ocean of cosmic origin dissipated and was swallowed up by the void once more, and all returned to tranquility.

At this moment, the clone of the vast blood sea was very strange. Only a small part of the seawater emitted the divine power aura of a cosmic venerable, containing intense fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time.

The remaining portion of divine power still retained the aura of its pre-breakthrough state.

"The conversion rate is about 21%, which is already quite good. After all, the divine body of the Blood Sea Avatar is too large, with a diameter of over 1.5 million kilometers."

With a thought, Yu Duan's Blood Sea clone began to shrink rapidly, and endless divine power began to recombine and condense.

In just a moment, the divine body with a diameter of 1.5 million kilometers became smaller than when it first broke through, but its aura soared a hundredfold!
"Boom!"

One after another, divine realm passages suddenly opened, connecting the original human being who had emerged from the initial universe, as well as other avatars.

……

The headquarters of Virtual Universe Company, in Yu Duan's residence.

"Boom!"

A channel opened in the void, and a stream of divine power surged out from the channel, flowing into the human's body.

For the Blood Sea Avatar, this was merely insignificant divine power.

In the eyes of the human being, a vast and mighty river of divine power engulfed him, and the boundless and intense pressure of the source of time was far stronger than that of an ordinary cosmic venerable when breaking through.

In just a moment, the 1.6-kilometer-tall divine body of the human being completely transformed.

"Now, even my weakest human form has a hundred times more genes and a hundred times more amplitude... It's in no way inferior to my second senior brother!"

The second senior brother, Venerable Youmo, has pushed every possible level of improvement to its limit and created an ultimate secret technique.

Yu Duan created the ultimate secret technique when he was at the realm master level, but he has been hampered by his poor comprehension of the laws.

Now that he has reached the level of a Universe Venerable, he only needs to settle down for two days to perfect the various secret techniques he has created and achieve the ultimate secret techniques at the level of a Universe Venerable.

Compared to those ancient cosmic overlords, their understanding of the laws is still quite behind.

But that's just falling behind. A cosmic overlord is generally someone who has fully comprehended the three profound mysteries of another superior law.

Does mastering three more profound mysteries increase combat power? Yes, but not significantly!

Only a few cosmic overlords at the seventh level of the Path of the Beast God have achieved the Great Perfection of their fusion law comprehension, lacking only the Heart of the Beast God, which can barely be considered as the comprehension of laws at the level of a cosmic master.

"Oh right, there's also that treasure rune. Now I can also comprehend it. As long as I have a basic understanding, I can unleash the power of a high-level treasure."

The tempering of will must continue, and it will take about a thousand years.

Yu Duan's original plan was to wait until the progress bar was full before directly drawing upon the complete Time Origin Law.

But now that's no longer necessary; we can directly access the will of the strongest beings in the universe!

Drawing upon the will of the strongest being in the universe in advance, this time it's a leap across a whole new level, no longer just a leap from the ultimate Venerable to the initial stage of the Lord of the Universe, only one step away.

Yu Duan's willpower is still at the level of a beginner in the universe, after all, it has only been a little over 10,000 years since he just borrowed this level of willpower.

At this level, it becomes very difficult to improve one's will, even for the chosen one, Luo Feng.

In the cosmic sea, countless powerful individuals hone their will to the extreme in the area of ​​the black-patterned stone pillars, and even after endless eras, they may not necessarily see a significant improvement.

Even if Yu Duan's talent is exceptionally high, the progress bar for his will to leap directly from the initial stage of becoming a master of the universe to the level of the strongest being in the universe would probably be measured in "epochs" rather than years.

"We still need to draw on the power of the Venerable Realm in advance, otherwise... once we reach the level of the Lord of the Universe, we will have to draw on the will of the Void True God, and the progress bar will increase even more dramatically then."

Yu Duan understood this very well.

"Yu Duan, you've become a Universe Venerable? Hurry up and break through to the level of the strongest being in the universe, then I'll acknowledge you as my master!"

Above the divine kingdom, the temple also underwent a transformation along with Yu Duan, changing from a temple of light into a majestic temple of time.

This dramatic change awakened the spirit of the sacred treasure that had been sleeping within the temple.

A streak of light landed in front of Yu Duan, transforming into a golden prismatic crystal, with wisps of chaotic energy faintly swirling around it.

"..."

Yu Duan's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but say, "Senior, I've only just broken through. I need to settle down for a while before my will can break through."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the treasure agreed, and the golden crystal nodded up and down in mid-air as if in agreement: "Alright, but you need to hurry, I don't want to remain in this weak state any longer."

Yu Duan thought for a moment and then asked, "Senior, what type of treasure are you?"

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the treasure did not hide anything: "I don't know what type it is either, my memory information is severely incomplete."

"However, I remember very clearly that my true form is a river, which is best at controlling space and time, but can also condense into weapons, armor, and so on!"

"Whatever treasure you make me devour, I can condense it into that treasure, and its power will be even greater than the treasure you made me devour!"

"However, if you want to use me to unleash my full power, you will need to comprehend the secret runes."

"After I devour what you call an ordinary treasure, I will be able to condense my first secret rune."

"The first secret rune is very simple. It is one of the eight lower-level laws and is related to the attributes of the treasure you made me devour. You will definitely be able to understand it."

"To condense the second secret rune, you need to let me devour a top-tier treasure. The second secret rune is formed by combining a superior law and a inferior law, and its specific nature depends on the attributes of the treasure you ask me to devour."

"At that time, within the range of my river's main body, you will be able to achieve a weakened version of controlling spacetime!"

"To condense the third secret rune, you need to let me devour an extremely powerful treasure. To comprehend it, I need to reach a level comparable to the Lord of the Universe and be able to unleash a weakened version of the power of words."

"Of course, if there aren't any treasures of the level I'm asking for, a sufficient number of low-level treasures will also work, but the quantity will need to be large."

Yu Duan had a sudden thought and asked, "I have a top-tier treasure weapon, which is considered excellent. If you were to devour it and condense it into a weapon, you could also possess the power of a top-tier treasure weapon?"

"Yes, and my secret runes will definitely have the lowest requirements for the foundation of laws!"

The spirit of the treasure made no secret of its existence; its greatest worry now was that Yu Duan would abandon it.

Finding a master in such a barren land is too difficult!
"Alright, wait for me for a thousand years, no more than a thousand years, and I will be able to hone my will to the level of the strongest in the universe."

"Uh-huh!"

The spirit of the treasure was excited for a while, and then a childish voice came out, telling Yu Duan that he was going to fall asleep again.

It means that after Duan possesses the will of the strongest being in the universe, he will be awakened.

(End of this chapter)