Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

As Xu Zhenwang left, the changes in the advance payment system immediately surfaced in Hu Yanbo's mind in reality.

[Advance Payment System]

[Pre-payment of subsequent conditions: In-depth instruction from the creator of this secret method; completed!]

[Current number of advance payments available: 1]

Seeing the character "壹" (one) lit up again, Hu Yanbo finally felt relieved, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

"I've hit the jackpot!" he thought to himself with glee.

Firstly, it was confirmed that the number of advance payments could be continuously refreshed.

Secondly, the difficulty of anticipating the subsequent completion conditions is acceptable.

I thought that inviting a King to give a lecture would be incredibly troublesome, but thanks to the convenience of the virtual universe platform and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, it was completed so quickly!

The speed was unexpectedly fast.

"A virtual universe network, what a wonderful thing!"

"Senior King Xuzhen, you're quite straightforward!" Hu Yanbo silently gave a thumbs up.

"However... this system is really a bit domineering." Relieved, Hu Yanbo began to ponder the system's unreasonable logic. "Just like Senior Xu Zhenwang said, the profound mystery of the soul defense transformation on the seventh floor of the Void Tower can't be grasped simply by attending one lesson!"

"The cultivation of secret techniques requires not only a vast amount of insight and painstaking effort, but also, crucially, personal talent."

Consider that in the original story, Luo Feng had a teacher to guide him and the Chaos Stele to study, so his advancement speed was already incredibly fast. However, cultivating profound secret techniques still took him a lot of time.

"But the system is something else," Hu Yanbo thought to himself, "not only did it instantly grant me the complete arcane fruit, but it also forcibly made the appearance of this 'fruit' seem reasonable! This isn't just reversing cause and effect; it's practically forcing cause and effect!"

This discovery greatly boosted Hu Yanbo's spirits.

"Practice makes perfect!" Hu Yanbo's eyes gleamed. Now that he had an idea, he had to test it. "Let's try the next target!"

He calmed himself down and quickly identified one of the current weaknesses.

That is to completely stabilize the physical cultivation that has recently reached the realm of immortality, and truly step into the initial stage of the Marquis title!

Hu Yanbo had only recently managed to grasp a small part of the three great mysteries of the laws of space. For example, "teleportation" can be further divided into many subcategories such as "teleportation of inanimate objects," "spatial resonance," and "body merging with the void." Only by solving all of these subcategories can one possess the ability to teleport.

Hu Yanbo comprehended "spatial resonance," which gave him the ability to condense an immortal body, but it was far from being solidified.

Therefore, it can only be described as "barely granted a title of nobility".

To thoroughly condense and solidify it, this process can take anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands or even millions of years.

Only by gaining a deeper understanding of the laws of space can the spiritual imprint deep within each cell be more perfectly integrated.

Otherwise, with an unstable immortal body, an opponent whose strength only needs to reach the "quasi-king" or close to the king level to inflict irreversible damage on his immortal divine body!

The Demon Hand King happens to be such a dangerous opponent.

The last time he escaped, he barely managed to withstand the Demon Hand King's attack thanks to his immortal-level plant life, without affecting his divine body covered by the plant life.

If one could obtain "a completely stable immortal body in advance, reaching the initial level of the title of Marquis", not only would one's survival ability increase dramatically, but one's control over the divine body and the use of divine power would also reach a new level!

This is undoubtedly a very good choice!

【Name: Stable Immortality (Elementary Standard for Marquis Title)】

[Pre-payment condition: Please go to the Initial Universe to study the Chaos Monument.]

[Current number of advance payments available: 1!]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

【whether】

"As expected, I can get an advance payment!" Hu Yanbo was overjoyed. This so-called "stable immortal body" essentially allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the laws of space.

This allows the soul to become more integrated.

"Since even the consolidation of one's understanding of the laws can be advanced!"

A wilder idea instantly sprouted in Hu Yanbo's mind: "Then why don't I just directly access an even more powerful ability? Like directly comprehending the complete mysteries of 'teleportation'?"

He immediately focused his mind and tried to lock onto the target:

Teleportation: One of the three profound mysteries of spatial laws, it cannot be predicted.

"No?" Hu Yanbo frowned slightly, but wasn't discouraged. "Then I'll just grant you an advance on becoming a King-level Immortal!"

[Immortal Kingship: The third level of immortal deities, unpredictable.]

"Still no good!" Hu Yanbo tried several other approaches, such as drawing upon the "Advanced Marquis" realm in advance, or drawing upon the peak secret techniques, but without exception, he received the feedback that "cannot be drawn upon in advance".

"It seems that instant success isn't allowed." Hu Yanbo quickly accepted reality. "That's fine! One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. As long as the number of advance payments keeps increasing, I can climb up quickly step by step!"

As an immortal being sixty million years old, and a transmigrator with an understanding of the main storyline of the Swallowed Star world.

Hu Yanbo was still very confident that he could cooperate with this pre-payment system to rapidly improve his strength.

"Now that I'm here, I also want to stir up this starry sky!"

"I just wonder if the restrictions of this advance payment system will be relaxed as my strength increases? Will the number of times I can make advance payments increase?"

"Then, let's solve the immediate survival problem first!" Hu Yanbo made his choice!

"Advance payment—a stable, immortal body!"

【Yes! 】

Inside the magnificent hall, as his thought of confirmation settled, an indescribable sense of mystery instantly flowed through his entire body!

Hu Yanbo clearly "saw" and "felt" that deep within every cell of his divine body, the previously somewhat blurry and unstable spiritual imprints were now being re-engraved and reinforced by the most precise power of the laws!

Each mark became incredibly clear and resilient, perfectly merging with the immortal divine power that constituted the divine body, without the slightest obstruction!

The soul is no longer a clearly visible core, but is completely dispersed and imprinted in every most basic unit that constitutes the divine body—every cell!

As long as a single cell fragment exists, and as long as the spiritual imprint contained within it has not been completely annihilated, he can instantly absorb cosmic energy and reconstruct his divine body!

Furthermore, this reorganization consumes very little divine power, almost negligible!

This is true immortality! The hallmark ability of achieving the title of Marquis and the title of Immortal!

Only now did he truly step into the realm of the initial stage of immortality, the title of Marquis.

Moreover, being a Soul Master, his combat power is even higher, comparable to a Marquis.

"Phew..." Hu Yanbo let out a long sigh of relief!

Their strength and survivability have been greatly improved in a short period of time!

"Indeed, having cheat codes is essential for navigating a world like Swallowed Star!" he thought to himself with deep emotion.

Imagine if you followed the original cultivation path, from barely reaching the rank of Marquis to truly stabilizing your immortal body, and then to mastering your soul defense, how many tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation would it take? How many life-and-death battles would it require? How many precious resources would it consume?

And now, in just a few days, Hu Yanbo has gone from the brink of death to a powerful figure who has mastered a top-level soul defense technique and truly stabilized his initial level of Marquis!

Survival capabilities have undergone a dramatic transformation!

Now, even if he encounters the Demon Hand King again, as long as he doesn't burn his divine power to fight desperately, his physical attacks will not cause any harm to Hu Yanbo.

His soul attacks were completely suppressed by the Void Pagoda and posed no threat whatsoever!