Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 104 The Origin of Time
After transforming into human form, Shichen's mind stirred, and his consciousness sank into the external space.

'Sure enough! '

Looking at the familiar external space, Shichen's clone was secretly delighted and took out the fifth-tier top-grade Origin Force Battle Armor, 'Starry Sky Battle Armor', and put it on.

As expected, this cheat wasn't bound to his original body and soul, but rather to his consciousness.

These two situations are very different.

It's not that I'm worried the cheat will be gone if the main character dies once, but rather that it has great flexibility.

The ability for the clone to use external storage means that the clone can also obtain dropped items when attacking other players.

In the future, when it comes to fleecing the most vulnerable, there's no need for the main body to take action; instead, the clone that has no soul and is not afraid of soul infiltration, annihilation, or enslavement can take the lead.

Furthermore, the clone can use external cheats, which means that the clone becomes even more fearless of death.

For powerful individuals who possess the secret technique of creating clones and have super-sized divine clones, the energy required to revive a clone is insignificant; the treasures carried by the clone are the real focus.

However, the situation is different when the Time Clone can use an external cheat. When the enemy is strong and we are weak, and death is inevitable, we can put the treasures we are carrying into the cheat space.

In this way, even if the Time Clone perishes, he will only lose the energy consumed to revive the Time Clone.

It's a pity that the external storage space can only hold inanimate objects, not living things with consciousness.

Just like the plant life form Moyun Vine, its own nucleus cannot be put into the external space.

Subsequently, the main body continued to cultivate the fourth innate Dao body diagram, while the time-based clone focused its attention on carefully sensing the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of the universe.

'As expected of a special life form governed by the laws of time.'

A moment later, Shichenfen felt a deep sense of reflection.

In the perception of the Time Avatar, the fluctuations of the Time Origin Law were clearer than ever before, as if he could step into the threshold of the Time Origin Law at any moment.

Moreover, not only the laws of time, but also the fluctuations of the laws of light, lightning, and wind are very clear.

It was even clearer than the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of light that the true self perceived.

It should be noted that the original being is a favorite of the fundamental laws of light, and the temporary effects of the golden leaves of the Kras Ancient Tree are still in effect at this moment.

This situation is not only because the law of light is a subordinate law to the law of time, but also because the life genes of the time-based clones are up to eight hundred times greater.

Raising the level of life's genes can also enhance the affinity of the entire system's laws to a certain extent.

While the Time Clone is a special life form based on the laws of time, its affinity with the three lower laws of time is actually no weaker than that of ordinary special life forms, which are a hundred times stronger.

Even the five lower-level laws of the spatial side are far more compatible than the darlings of the original laws.

It can only be said that in the eyes of the primordial will of the universe, ordinary life is just a roadside creature, life favored by the primordial laws is like an adopted son, and special life is like a biological son.

Moreover, the higher the gene count of a special life form, the more special care it receives from its primordial will.

Like the eight innate beast gods in the early universe, who were the masters of space and time from the very beginning, this starting point is undoubtedly an end point that the vast majority of life in the universe cannot reach.

Immediately, the Time Avatar immersed itself in comprehending the fundamental laws of time.

Thanks to the incredible affinity of the Time Origin Law with the Time Avatar, he is only half a step away from crossing the threshold of the Time Origin Law.

After waiting for several years, Lu Jin couldn't wait any longer and was determined to take this step.

Three days later, the inner world.

"It's done!"

The Time Clone, shrouded in starlight armor, rippled with a strange, transparent light.

As the transparent ripples spread, a fluctuation of the fundamental law of time emanated from it.

At this moment, on the fourth day after the creation of the Time Avatar, Lu Jin stepped into the threshold of the superior Time Origin Law!

Prior to this, his understanding of the laws of time was practically nonexistent.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the efficiency of the Time-Shattering Avatar in comprehending the laws of time is really that high.

Rather, from the very beginning, the Time Avatar possessed a certain foundation in the fundamental laws of time.

This is similar to how a newborn baby, though small in strength, is not entirely without strength.

However, as it turns out, having a relevant major is very important, and his previous training plan was correct.

If, after entering the fundamental law of light, I had turned around and tried to comprehend the superior fundamental law of time...

Even if, three and a half years from now, the original body is able to cross the threshold of the fundamental law of time, he will still have suffered a huge loss.

After all, the Time Avatar used its incredible affinity with the laws of time to comprehend the laws of time, and it only took it three days to cross the threshold of the fundamental laws of time.

Comparing three and a half years to three days, even if the main body's talent in laws is far inferior to that of the time-based clone, it is still extremely unwise.

After all, his path to growth involves more than just comprehending the laws of time.

Then, the Time Clone began to work on increasing its life level.

"Whoohoo-"

The endless nine-colored mist that had been surrounding and above the Nine-Colored Continent surged and converged.

At this moment, the Time Avatar seemed to have transformed into an energy black hole. As it was devoured by the nine-colored mist, the Time Avatar, which was only at the first level of a star, began to rapidly rise in power.

Stellar second order, stellar fifth order, stellar ninth order, cosmic first order, cosmic sixth order
A week later, after absorbing a massive amount of nine-colored mist, the life level of the Time Clone soared to the peak of the ninth level of the universe.

At this moment, an unprecedented sense of power welled up in Lu Jin's heart.

Because of the life gene being 800 times greater, the Time Avatar at the peak of the ninth order of the universe has a foundation of more than 160,000 times that of the original body!
If it weren't for the fact that he could continue to improve his strength in the near future, Lu Jin would have loved to immediately find a trashy realm master to challenge.

He has crossed the threshold of both the lower-level Law of Light and the higher-level Law of Time. This level of understanding of the laws is no less than that of a trashy world lord who has just entered the first level, and may even surpass him.

In terms of secret techniques, having mastered the "Light and Shadow Sword Manual," I am not necessarily weaker than that trashy Realm Lord.

In terms of foundational abilities, a martial artist who has just entered the first level of the Realm Lord is more than eight thousand times stronger than a peak ninth-level martial artist in the Universe.

An eight-thousand-fold difference in basic characteristics seems like a lot, but this doesn't take into account the factor of life genes.

Even considering the 800 times life gene, the foundation of the Time Clone is only about ten times weaker than that of a martial artist who has just entered the first level of the Realm Lord.

Even disregarding the factors of physical exertion and the amplification technique, the two great talents of the Time Clone, 'Mastery of Time' and 'Shadow of Time,' alone are enough to completely erase or even surpass it.

It's a pity that the E7-level laser gun, which was originally prepared as a trump card for Shichen's clone, seems to be no longer needed.

The enemies that can be killed by the E7-level laser gun can certainly be killed by the Time Clone Technique, which is its ultimate skill.

'Shuh! '

After glancing at his main body, whose cultivation progress in the Innate Dao Body Diagram had reached the sixth level, the Time Clone left the inner world. Then, with a thought, a white book stored in the external space materialized in his hand.

It is none other than the secret method to aid in comprehending the higher-level laws of time: "The Origin of Time".

He had obtained this secret technique from one of his slaves a few years ago. The reason he hadn't practiced it before was mainly because his affinity with the time law was not high.

With the advent of the Time-Based Clone system, the shortcomings in movement techniques need to be addressed as soon as possible, and may even become one of the advantages.

"The Origin of Time" is divided into two parts: the first part is about martial arts movement techniques, and the second part is about the flight techniques of mental cultivators.

Since the Time Clone had no mental power, it naturally ignored the second part and focused on the first part.

Of course, although "The Origin of Time" is divided into two parts, there is a great deal of commonality between them.

The consciousness of the main body and the clone are connected. When the clone has a stronger talent, it will gain some insights from the first part of the cultivation. When the main body cultivates the second part of the spiritual master's flight secret technique, a large part of the experience can also be applied.

After all, to put it bluntly, different secret techniques are just different ways of applying the laws, not to mention that the two parts of "The Origin of Time" come from the same source.

Time flies, and it's already February 23, 2068.

Inside the World Ring, the Time Avatar, shrouded in Starry Sky Battle Armor, stood in mid-air.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a faint fluctuation of the laws of time arose, and the Time Avatar standing in mid-air changed from stillness to extreme speed, instantly increasing its speed to the maximum.

"Wow—"

As the Time Clone spun around, time around it distorted, and thousands of phantoms appeared simultaneously.

Each phantom, in both appearance and aura, was identical to the Time Avatar.

In an instant, the sky was filled with the figures of Time's clones.

A moment later, the Time Clone stopped abruptly from its extreme speed, and then all the phantoms disappeared.

According to the realm division of "The Origin of Time", being able to condense thousands of phantoms at the same time means that the secret technique level is already at the second level, "Myriad Transformations", which is comparable to the third level of the space-side spiritual master's flight secret technique "Myriad Flows" - Hundred Flows.

However, Lu Jin knew that his level in the "Time Origin" secret technique was actually only the first level, "Flowing Light".

This can be seen from the fact that the deity with low affinity for the laws of time performs this action.

The reason why the Time Clone can exhibit the effect of the second level 'Myriad Transformations' while only at the first level 'Flowing Light' is entirely because the Time Clone has an almost heaven-defying affinity with the laws of time.

A high affinity for laws means more than just a faster speed of comprehending them; when a user performs a secret technique involving that law, the specific effects will also be enhanced accordingly.

Just like Luo Feng in the original work, who had just left the Star Tower and had not yet fully comprehended the mystery of spatial teleportation, his transformed Demon Killer Clan clone successfully performed spatial teleportation thanks to its extraordinary affinity with spatial laws.

'Tsk~, time excels at one-on-one combat, while space excels at group attacks?'

He smacked his lips and thought to himself.

"The Origin of Time" and "Absolute Space" on the spatial side belong to the same level of secret techniques, but they follow different paths and have different effects.

The second layer of "The Origin of Time," 'Myriad Transformations,' manifests thousands of time illusions, but these are merely illusions.

The effect is to confuse the opponent and, by utilizing one's own understanding of the laws of time, distort the time around the true body, resulting in a significant increase in the speed of the true body.

The second layer of Absolute Space, 'Thousand Transformations', can condense thousands of spatial illusions.

Although it is essentially an illusion, its actual effect is to distort the space around the real body, allowing the real body to attack one or more opponents from various spatial angles.

Simply put, the former is a limited-multiplier acceleration, while the latter is a limited-range attack that ignores distance.

This corresponds perfectly to the highest level of the two secret techniques: time acceleration and spatial teleportation.

There is no inherent difference in strength between the two; the specific difference depends on the user's actual operation.

(End of this chapter)