Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

Time has passed, and more than five hundred years have gone by.

In the cultivation chamber, Lin Yan lay naked inside the nutrient tank, while a wisp of his consciousness was immersed in the origin of the universe.

The vast ocean of water laws enveloped him, and his consciousness wandered within this ocean of laws, feeling the ultimate softness and strength of water, and feeling its benefit to all things without contention.

More than 500 years.

More than five hundred years have passed since the last time the Law of Water was acknowledged.

For over five hundred years, he has hardly left this nameless planet. The nutrient solution has been replaced time and time again, and the broken stone slabs have been recharged time and time again.

His understanding of spatial laws is also rapidly improving.

Suddenly, the fat cat's voice rang out from the depths of his consciousness, awakening him from the origin of the universe.

"What is it?"

"The battle of the ultimate geniuses is about to begin."

Fat Cat's voice carried a hint of seriousness. This was an event he had specifically instructed Fat Cat to keep an eye on, and he hadn't expected it to arrive so soon.

"Is it here already...?" Lin Yan's consciousness withdrew from the place of origin and then entered the virtual universe.

Virtual universe, Ningxuan Island, inside a villa.

Lin Yan appeared in the living room of the villa. As soon as he entered, the round orange cat hovered in front of him, its eyes showing a rare seriousness, and its tail swaying slowly behind it.

"Master, look outside." The fat cat pointed to the window with its paw.

Lin Yan pushed open the window.

In the sky, an enormous notice, like a canopy covering the heavens, stretched across the entire sky, from the eastern horizon to the western horizon.

The edges of the notice emitted a dazzling golden light, dyeing the entire sky golden. On the black notice, there were characters that emitted a dazzling white light.

"Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses!"

Five huge characters occupied the top of the list, below which were lines of smaller text introducing the rules, time, and registration portal for the Genius Battle.

Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses!

This is one of the grandest competitions in human history, and an opportunity for countless celestial geniuses to rise to the top in one step.

As long as you can achieve a good ranking in the Genius Battle, you can enter the Virtual Universe Company, obtain the best cultivation resources, receive guidance from the top experts, and rise to prominence from then on.

Each year, trillions of star-level geniuses register to participate in the Genius Battle, gathering from every corner of human territory to fight, compete, and vie for supremacy in the virtual universe.

But these were not the things Lin Yan was concerned about.

What he was concerned about was whether this year's Genius Battle was the same year as Luo Feng's group.

"Fat Cat, check if there are any records of Earth being registered in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's public database." Lin Yan's voice was calm, but his heartbeat involuntarily quickened.

As for why not directly check the contestants' information?

Is that something he could find out?

Not to mention that the registration for the Genius Battle has not yet closed and the list of participants is still being updated, those geniuses from remote universe countries may still be on their way to log into the virtual universe.

Most importantly, the contestants' information is protected by Virtual Universe Company, so how could it be easily found?

It's better to just look up information about Earth.

If he remembered correctly, in the original story, Luo Feng and his group registered Earth's information with the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, then purchased Earth to become lords and obtain the legal protection of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, thereby intimidating the Nolan Mountain family.

Information about the Empire's planetary territories is publicly available, making it the easiest way to find information.

"Yes, Master."

The fat cat swiped its paws a few times in the air, skillfully paid a query fee, and then a light screen unfolded in front of Lin Yan.

Planet: Earth.

"Coordinates: Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Silver Blue Empire"

"Interstellar Coordinate Flight Log: ####".

Basic Information: Nearly spherical in shape, with a diameter of approximately 6,400 kilometers and a surface area of ​​510 million square kilometers, of which 29.2% is land and 70.8% is water. The surface gravity is approximately 0.11 cosmic standard units. The air composition is approximately 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen...

A wealth of information appeared on the screen, ranging from the planet's basic parameters to its atmospheric composition, from its geological structure to the types of life.

"It really is this year's class..."

Lin Yan leaned back on the sofa and let out a long sigh.

The plot of the original work flashed through his mind: Luo Feng set off from Earth to participate in the Genius Battle, overcame all obstacles, and finally fought his way to the top, becoming a core member of the Virtual Universe Company.

Hong and Lei Shen also made their mark in the Genius Battle. Although their results were not as dazzling as Luo Feng's, they were enough to shake the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

This is the most glorious battle of geniuses in the history of humankind, and now, this battle of geniuses is about to begin.

"Phew~"

Lin Yan suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

This sense of urgency stems from his understanding of the future: if the timeline remains unchanged from the original story, then in the near future, humanity will face a massive catastrophe.

Although Luo Feng ultimately turned the tide, in such a catastrophe, if one's own strength is too weak, then the greatest possibility is...

They were swept away by the aftermath of the catastrophe.

"Strength, strength..."

Lin Yan pondered to himself that his current cultivation speed was extremely fast, even in the eyes of immortal gods.

A realm lord at the peak of over a thousand years old is already among the geniuses, but a genius is still just a genius. Only by becoming a strongman can one truly be considered a genius. He still needs to continue to improve, continue to break through, and continue to become stronger.

"I need to speed up my cultivation."

Lin Yan fell into deep thought, "But how can we speed it up..."

His fastest rate of improvement now relies mainly on the analysis and deduction of the stone slab, but the speed at which the stone slab accumulates energy is limited; it can only accumulate one unit of energy per year, which is already the limit.

unless.

This will give him more time.

"More time?" Lin Yan suddenly thought of something that had been mentioned in the original work but not described in detail.

Palace of Time!

Treasures like the Time Palace can generally only be created by a "Universe Master" who has fully comprehended the laws of time and space.

The Time Palace that was created is actually a place for cultivation, only the flow of time is faster. Ten years of cultivation inside may only take a month outside.

If he could possess the Time Palace, his cultivation speed would increase significantly, his stone slab charging speed would increase significantly, and his comprehension of laws would increase significantly.

"Fat Cat, go to the Virtual Universe Company's official website and search for Time Palace!" Lin Yan immediately ordered.

"Yes, Master!"

Fat Cat quickly searched and soon found the information.

Item: Temple of Time.

"Description: A treasure created by a great cosmic ruler to accelerate the flow of time, with three adjustable speeds—two times, five times, and ten times."

Price: One million Mixed Yuan Units.

Note: This item is rather useless. Please purchase with caution unless you have a specific need for it.

Lin Yan frowned slightly as he looked at the information. Although he couldn't afford one million Hunyuan units right now, he knew of many ways to make money.

But that "chicken rib" annotation...

What happened?

……