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

Chapter 168 The Will of the Strongest Being in the Universe, Controlling the River of Life
The tempering of will is always painful and difficult.

Amidst the raging flames, Yu Duan's figure seemed indestructible, allowing the endless fire serpents to devour his flesh and blood, burning away every wisp of divine power.

"It's only been a little over a thousand years, I'll finish it in one go."

With a thought, Yu Duan glanced at the progress bar of the Book of Cause and Effect and estimated a rough time.

"Still not at the limit, keep going!"

With a thought, Yu Duan instantly caused the human main body and his three avatars to almost fall into a deep sleep.

All will and consciousness were concentrated to the extreme, and the value of willpower tempering was adjusted to a much higher level.

While Yu Duan was honing his willpower, news of his breakthrough to become a Universe Venerable also spread from the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.

In the Hongmeng world, on the magnificent and ancient streets, almost everyone was discussing this news.

"Yu Duan? That former prince of the Primordial Mystic Realm has become a Universe Venerable?"

Beside the street, in an open-air beverage area, the Desire King with long pink hair stared in astonishment at his friend.

"Yes, Venerable Universe! It is said that His Highness Yu Duan also conquered the three Tongtian Mountains of the Primal Secret Realm, but he has kept it a secret, and we outsiders do not know about it."

Opposite King Desire was King Crimson Blade, who had just been resurrected in this era, carrying a huge broadsword on his back, looking radiant.

Crimson Blade King picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp: "With Venerable Yu Duan's talent, it probably won't be long before he becomes a true overlord."

"Cosmic Overlord..."

The King of Desire's pink eyes flickered as he recalled the once brilliant Star Sword King, now the renowned Star Sword Venerable of the Primordial Universe.

"What do you think... if the two of us apply to join the Star Sword Venerable's ranks?" King Desire looked at King Crimson Blade opposite him.

Upon hearing this, Crimson Blade King shook his head: "You should have received 1 trillion Chaos Units by now, right?"

"Our lives aren't worth that much money. Lord Xingjian is probably giving us so much money because he doesn't want to owe us a favor. I don't think it's going to work out!"

……

Yuxiang Mountain, public area.

Four young people sat in a private room, each with a touch of emotion.

“Now it’s just the few of us left, and we still get together occasionally.” Peng Nuo Lai looked at Kodi, Aarons, and Yan Nu Jia, a look of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.

Of the more than one thousand young people selected from that year's genius competition, only a few dozen are still alive today.

Kodi nodded with a sigh: "Yeah, now it's just the four of us at the gathering. I don't know when it started, but we don't dare invite Yu Duan to our gatherings anymore."

Aarons shook his head: "If you hadn't hosted the banquet, the rest of us... wouldn't have bothered you, a genius who has conquered two primordial Tongtian Mountains."

Sometimes, it's not that the rising geniuses and strong individuals have drifted away from their old friends, but rather that as people gradually move further away, they dare not disturb them anymore.

"Hmm? Yu Duan... he broke through."

Just as Corti picked up his wine glass, he suddenly received an email and looked at Aarons and the others in astonishment.

breakthrough?

Didn't Yu Duan achieve immortality more than 10,000 years ago?

"Yu, the Supreme Being of the Universe!?"

Aarons couldn't help but look at Corti with a question.

Kodi was silent for a moment, then put down his wine glass and said, "Sorry, I have to go cultivate."

Aarons and the other two looked at each other, losing their appetite for the meal.

……

The cosmic venerable one, who was over 30,000 years old, not only shocked the human race, but also spread throughout the entire primordial universe in a very short time.

Aside from those legendary beings who are born at the level of cosmic venerables, no one has ever seen such a young cosmic venerable.

In the Zerg virtual world, a dark golden hive blots out the sun and floats in mid-air.

Beneath the hive, countless Zerg intelligence chiefs knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

"Is that all the information you have? I'm very dissatisfied with your intelligence department."

A clear, melodious voice emanated from the dark golden mother nest and reached the ears of these figures.

Instantly, everyone felt their souls tremble as an indescribable pressure enveloped them.

"The great lord of the universe... that human genius Yu Duan has never left Chaos City since he broke through to the realm of world lord."

"The only two times I left Chaos City were when I broke through to the Immortal Realm more than ten thousand years ago, and this time when I broke through to the Universe Venerable Realm."

"It's already extremely difficult for our intelligence agents to enter Chaos City, let alone have any chance to contact Yu Duan."

The head of the intelligence department quickly offered an explanation.

It wasn't that they weren't trying, but that Yu Duan was just too much of a homebody, giving them absolutely no chance to gather intelligence, let alone assassinate anyone.

"It's impossible to become a cosmic master without experience and the trials of life and death!"

A cold sound emanated from the dark golden mother nest.

"Either, Yu Duan has extraordinary talent and no bottlenecks whatsoever, and directly achieved the status of a Universe Venerable through seclusion."

"Either he has the ability to create clones, and secretly uses these clones to fight and hone his skills."

"If it's the first one, then Yu Duan's potential is probably very high, and he has a good chance of breaking through to the level of the Lord of the Universe in the future. He must not be allowed to live."

"If it's the second scenario, I need to know information about Yu Duan's clone!"

"Your intelligence department's top priority right now is to investigate this Yu Duan's information in detail." After giving the order, the dark golden sphere completely faded and disappeared from this space.

A similar scene unfolded almost simultaneously in the virtual universes of the demon race and the mechanical race.

The three top clans all began to try every means to search for Yu Duan's intelligence, which led to the discovery of many well-hidden spies due to their unusual behavior.

……

Time passes silently, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand years have gone by.

In Chaos City, Yu Duan, whose face was somewhat pale, suddenly trembled and then fainted.

In that instant, the Book of Cause and Effect cooled down, and a tremor of the mind reached Yu Duan's will. This slightly distracted Yu Duan, who was already maintaining a state of extreme tension, and caused his will to collapse instantly, entering a state of slumber.

"Tai Chang, use your talent for meditation."

"Liu Jing, prepare a recovery potion for the master."

This wasn't the first time Tianran had encountered this situation, and she methodically arranged for Yu Duan's other auxiliary life forms to perform their respective duties.

A short while later, Yu Duan awoke from his deep sleep, but still felt waves of fatigue from the level of will and mind that could not be relieved. Only through rest and reflection could he recover.

"Owner!"

Natural, who was piloting the mechanical body, quickly came over.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and Yu Duan's assistive intelligence has finally evolved recently, becoming a true intelligent life form.

The biggest difference between intelligent life and auxiliary intelligence is that auxiliary intelligence will only do what the master tells it to do, while intelligent life will act on its own and do whatever is better for the master.

"It's alright. Nothing's happened during this time, has it?"

Yu Duan rubbed his temples wearily. Over the years, he hadn't paid any attention to outside news, and now he was too lazy to even connect his consciousness to the virtual universe.

"No, it's the Lord of Darkness who wants you to go see him as soon as you emerge from seclusion."

"teacher?"

Yu Duan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Please don't bother me for the next while!"

"Yes, Master!" Tianran quickly assured him.

Immediately, Yu Duan closed his eyes again, focusing his mind on the divine kingdom.

"Pre-emptive use of the will of a true god!"

Boom!

In an instant, the Book of Cause and Effect blazed brightly, and brilliant colorful light rippled through the consciousness of the end.

In a daze, Yu Duan felt as if he had transformed into a universe, experiencing birth, evolution, operation, decay, and destruction.

It was as if countless ages had passed in that instant.

Yu Duan's mind seemed to fall into complete stillness, becoming that ignorant cosmic will.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the Book of Cause and Effect pulsated, awakening Yu Duan's will from this state.

Boom!

In an instant, within the divine kingdom, the vast dark sea boiled and surged to its extreme.

Yu Duan seemed to be able to completely control the endless sea of ​​blood, and could transform back into human form from the sea of ​​blood.

Of course, this is still because Yu Duan's divine body is not large enough.

Currently, its diameter is just over 1 million kilometers. When it expands to tens or hundreds of billions of kilometers in the future, it will return to a state where it cannot take human form.

"Just now, if the Book of Cause and Effect hadn't awakened me, would I have been able to break free from that state of 'body becoming the will of the universe'?"

A thoughtful look flashed in Yu Duan's eyes. Even if it was possible, he probably didn't know how long it would take.

Recalling that feeling of being transformed into a universe, Yu Duan was vaguely moved, but he couldn't transform it into a true understanding.

"Senior, my will has broken through to the strongest level."

The vast sea of ​​blood trembled, and a thunderous sound echoed throughout the world, awakening the golden rhombus-shaped body that had been sleeping in the temple.

"So fast?"

A somewhat childish voice came from the golden rhombus.

Upon confirming that Yu Duan's willpower had reached the level of the strongest in the universe, the Spirit of the Treasure was overjoyed.

Immediately, the golden rhombus rippled with circles of chaotic light and slowly landed on the surface of the blood sea.

"Imprint your divine power upon me, and once the life imprint is formed, you will be recognized as my master."

Yu Duan did not rashly allow the Blood Sea clone to imprint the mark. Instead, he had the soulless Frost Sky Beast clone step forward and, guided by the spirit of this supreme treasure, use a specific method to permeate the divine power into the golden rhombus's body.

"Om-"

Just a moment later, as the golden rhombus trembled, a faint connection emanated from it.

At the same time, a dormant message was activated and surged into Yu Duan's consciousness.

“The newcomer to the cosmic sea, this river of life has accompanied me through countless years, and I hope you will cherish it.”

A majestic voice echoed in Yu Duan's ears, followed by a detailed introduction to the River of Life.

(End of this chapter)