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

Chapter 32 Ten Years
The next morning, Yu Duan got out of the nutrient tank and felt completely refreshed and in top condition, with his body full of abundant power.

"A new day begins..."

Yu Duan let out a long sigh of relief, then randomly threw a few punches to stretch his body.

The slow, leisurely movements had no offensive power whatsoever, but between the rise and fall of the fists and feet lay the profound mysteries of the laws of light and time.

Gradually, Yu Duan's aura also underwent a change, vaguely transforming into a part of nature, which is the unity of man and nature.

In this state, Yu Duan's speed of comprehending the laws is the fastest.

Of course, compared to the advance payment from the Book of Cause and Effect, this is much slower.

After a long while, Yu Duan slowly finished his practice and looked at Kumi Xiu, who had appeared at some point.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr. Kumishu," Yu Duan said with a smile.

Kumi bowed slightly: "Your Highness, these are Force Boots sent by our great master. They can compensate for Your Highness's weakness in agility to a certain extent."

As he spoke, Kumishu retrieved a pair of ancient, silver-white combat boots from his inner world. The boots had intricate, flickering patterns of laws on them, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary items.

Force Boots are equipment designed to assist martial artists in using movement techniques, similar to the flying weapons of psychic masters.

For mentalists, offensive weapons are far more valuable than flying weapons.

However, for martial artists, the opposite is true; combat boots are significantly more valuable than offensive weapons of the same level.

The combat boots that Teacher Qinghuan Wang sent were fifth-tier Force combat boots, the Moon-Stepping Boots, which contained the mysteries of the laws of light and time.

"My teacher really prepared everything for me."

Yu Duan accepted the Force Boots. These high-level equipment cannot be used directly. They need to be nurtured with one's own Force or psychic power for a period of time before they can be used freely.

Seeing that his youngest disciple was focusing his main energy on swordsmanship training, King Qinghuan didn't say anything, but simply sent him a pair of fifth-tier Force combat boots.

"In addition, our great master has also created a dedicated space for willpower training in the virtual universe, which is much more effective than the willpower tempering secret method that Your Highness is currently using."

Yu Duan's eyes lit up: "A space for training willpower?"

Kumishu said with a reverent expression, "Yes, it is the 'Eighteenfold Illusion of Life and Death' personally set up by the great master. If one can completely overcome it, one's willpower will be comparable to the average level of the 'Peak of Kingship'."

The fact that the King of Illusion could set up such a powerful array means that his will is a level stronger than the array's limits.

This is the true value of the King of Illusions.

Yu Duan's understanding of Teacher Qinghuan Wang's status is still very shallow, far less than that of Kumi Xiu, who was once the core layer world lord of a peak power.

King Qinghuan is not only a super existence among the immortal kings, but also the strongest soul master among the countless immortal gods under the Virtual Universe Company.

"Go and have a look."

Yu Duan immediately logged into the virtual universe and discovered that a new option had been added to his teleportation permissions: the 'Eighteenfold Illusion of Life and Death' space.

"Natural, teleport into the illusionary space!"

"Good host!"

"Huh? Why isn't there any response?" Yu Duan was taken aback; he was still in his own manor.

Natural was also a little confused, and responded uncertainly, "Master, could it be that the virtual universe network is malfunctioning?"

"A malfunction? What a joke. I'm afraid I've already entered an illusion, and you're part of that illusion too."

As a time traveler, Yu Duan was well aware of the value of the virtual universe network.

Even though the great will of the primordial universe suppressed the progenitor, the virtual universe secret techniques he used still spread throughout the entire primordial universe without being affected in any way.

Tian Ran hesitated for a moment: "So, I'm a fake?"

"This illusion is really real. Let's go see Teacher Qinghuan Wang in the illusion..."

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.

In the palace of the real world, Yu Duan regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

Yu Duan glanced at the time beside him: "I've spent almost half a month in the illusion, but only about 10 minutes have passed in the real world."

Kumishu, standing beside him, smiled and said, "Your Highness was able to easily pass through the first illusion, and your willpower has already exceeded the average level of the universe."

"This kind of willpower training is indeed more efficient than enduring pain, but it is also more grueling."

Yu Duan chose to relegate the "Heart Refining Manual" to the sidelines, deciding that he could train his willpower directly in the illusionary realm from now on.

"Mr. Kumishu, let's begin today's training."

These are all minor incidents; the most important thing is to keep up with the progress.

After a night's rest, Yu Duan returned to his "workaholic" mode, determined not to stop until his willpower reached its limit.

In a sense, this is also a test of willpower.

……

The cultivation journey is simple, unadorned, and monotonous. Yu Duan's desperate cultivation influenced many people, especially his closest friends An Yao and Chi Li.

Gradually, among the star-level students of the Holy Land, the top-ranked core students became more and more shrewd.

This greatly pleased the immortal deities in charge of teaching in the holy land.

However, once this group of super geniuses started to stir things up, the ones who were most affected were the geniuses who hadn't yet crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws.

You guys are already so talented, yet you're all so stubborn. Do you want any other people to live?
As the source of the exacerbated 'involution' phenomenon, Yu Duan, the instigator, was naturally even more insane.

It's about relentlessly pushing yourself to the limit, a hellish kind of training and discipline.

Every day, Yu Duan can sense that she has made some progress.

Although Yu Duan's progress became less and less noticeable as his understanding of the laws improved, there was still some improvement nonetheless.

In the first year after the ranking battle ended, nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Throughout the year, Yu Duan only rested for one day, the day his hometown, Guangyuan Star, faced the impact of the 'Death Star' eruption.

Yu Duan communicated with Master Zhenli and the others through the virtual universe and discovered that Senior Brother Yan Lun, who had introduced him to the Holy Land, was also stationed on the Light Source Star.

As Senior Brother Yan Lun said, since he had nothing else to do anyway, and there happened to be such an important event in his junior brother's hometown, he decided to come and take a look.

If anything unexpected happens, he can still provide a safety net.

As the head of the Fiery Lotus God branch of the Northern Divine Realm, Yan Lun could not possibly be idle.

Regardless of his motives, Yan Lun's help to Duan was genuine.

Yu Duan will definitely repay this senior brother Yan Lun as long as he is able to in the future.

If we consider that Yu Duan took a day off in the first year, it cannot be considered as 'full attendance'.

So from the second year onwards, it's true full attendance.

Let alone rest, the total amount of sleep I get throughout the year is only about 300 to 400 hours.

……

In the blink of an eye, nearly 10 years have passed, and Yu Duan is now over 30 years old.

However, because he was too young when he broke through to the planetary level, Yu Duan still looks like a teenager.

However, compared to Yu Duan ten years ago, his temperament has changed significantly, becoming more reserved and profound.

Yu Duan was originally a person with a rather steady and cautious style of doing things.

Now, perhaps due to his improved understanding of the laws, Yu Duan possesses a strange aura.

Whether it was An Yao, Chi Li, or Aarons, after spending a long time with Yu Duan, they gradually became accustomed to asking Yu Duan for advice on some decisions.

The reason is hard to explain, but I always feel that Yu Duan's judgment is more accurate and reassuring.

……

Late at night, in the sacred land of the Northern Herbs.

Yu Duan stood in the courtyard, gazing at the enormous stars in the sky, his expression inscrutable.

The stars emitted a faint glow, revolving along a specific trajectory, seemingly drawing upon some special fluctuations that kept the island at the heart of the sacred land forever covered in ice and snow.

"Is Your Highness thinking about the ranking battle in four days?"

Kumishu's figure appeared silently behind Yu Duan.

Yu Duan withdrew his gaze from the stars, smiled and shook his head: "Aarons is too strong. I am no match for him, so there is no need to waste energy on any preparations. As for the others, there is even less need."

Yu Duan wasn't in a daze just now; he was simply overwhelmed by the insights he had received from the Book of Cause and Effect, and was now savoring the profoundness of those insights.

At this moment, inside Yu Duan's body space.

New words appeared on the ancient pages, which were bathed in the glow of seven-colored clouds.

"Paying off the advance costs, using the third level of the Time Sword Technique, 'Cut Dusk and Dawn,' 1616.42 times with full force..."

The cost of advance payment skyrocketed from 200 million times for the second level to 1600 million times for the third level.

Previously, Yu Duan estimated that it would take about 7 to 8 years to repay the cost of the second level of sword technique.

However, having a teacher meant that I couldn't decide on all my training programs myself, so it still had some impact, and it took 10 years.

Considering that performing the third level is more difficult and consumes more resources, the actual time required to repay the pre-paid costs is approximately 120 years.

"It seems that we can only continue to borrow time beyond a hundred years, after the cosmic level is reached."

There are still about 4 years until the Genius Tournament, and it's impossible for me to complete the progress bar in just 4 years.

Therefore, we can slow down the pace a bit and take advantage of these four years to improve our weaknesses in movement techniques, basic skills, and combat experience.

(End of this chapter)