Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 153 Self-created Fifth-Order Soul Secret Technique

The Mountain Guest's initial plan was to create a secret technique of willpower for Shen Mu.

It should be noted that the most powerful methods of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, besides refining treasures, are the secret techniques of will.

However, after thinking about it, the mountain dweller gave up on the idea.

Now that his third disciple already possesses the ability to attack with his will, even if he were to create another secret technique of will for him, it wouldn't have much impact on his strength.

Therefore, it would be better to let this young disciple figure it out on his own; perhaps he will achieve greater things in the future.

……

Within the miniature universe, Shen Mu sat upright before the palace, his body surging with pure ethereal divine power, faintly forming nine blurry life outlines.

Some resemble dragons and snakes, some resemble lions and tigers, some resemble giant fish, and some are bizarre and strange, like Cthulhu from Earth's stories.

As time passed, the blurry outlines of those lives gradually became clearer, and some special patterns began to emerge on their bodies.

As these secret patterns emerged, they created an innate and powerful pressure, much like the eight first-generation beast gods.

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years... Shen Mu was completely immersed in it, and the phantom of the nine special life forms became clearer and clearer, before it suddenly collapsed before it could completely solidify.

Shen Mu also snapped out of his reverie, the image of the nine special beings displaying their divine power still lingering in his mind.

"These are... nine special life forms with powerful soul talents?"

At this moment, Shen Mu was certain that these nine secret pattern diagrams were not some kind of secret technique, but rather the innate secret patterns on the bodies of the nine special beings that Master Zuoshanke had copied.

"My child, some things are subject to rules, and even I cannot explain them clearly."

"I will maintain the time flow at ten thousand times the speed of a miniature universe for 10 years. As for whether you can comprehend anything, that depends on your destiny."

A time flow rate ten thousand times faster than that of a small universe is equivalent to 100,000 years in the outside world, which is a full 1 billion years.

The Mountain-Sitting Guest was aware of Shen Mu's comprehension abilities, but still gave Shen Mu a full 10 billion years, which shows just how difficult it was to comprehend.

"A billion years?"

Shen Mu was somewhat surprised. Such a long period of time was probably not for him to create secret techniques, but rather to comprehend higher mysteries.

"These secret patterns contain profound knowledge of the laws, that is, the complete two superior laws, which do not even encompass all ten fundamental laws."

"Perhaps... these runes contain secrets that transcend the laws of nature."

As a transmigrator, Shen Mu was certainly not stupid. Since the Mountain Guest had given him so much time, it must be to let him comprehend something more profound.

After much thought, Shen Mu concluded that the only thing he might not be able to comprehend even in a billion years was the primordial mystery that transcends the mysteries of laws.

"If it truly is a profound mystery, then it's incredibly advanced."

"At my current level, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to comprehend any true mysteries."

Shen Mu's consciousness once again immersed itself in these nine special secret patterns, studying and comprehending them carefully, but he still only perceived very basic applications of the laws of space and time.

If you can't find a clue, try the simplest method.

A flash of spiritual light appeared in Shen Mu's right palm, revealing a palm-sized piece of Star Tear Gold.

Shen Mu is not lacking in Star Tear Gold now. He had previously suppressed the invincible Star Tear King of the Mechanical Race, completely erasing his life imprint, and his divine body returned to its origin, transforming into the original Star Tear Gold.

hum!

Shen Mu's palm shone with divine light, which then condensed into a dazzling divine carving knife, and he began to sculpt the image of his shrunken, special life form.

In just a short while, the statue began to take shape.

Then, recalling the scene he had seen, Shen Mu began to carve scales and secret patterns.

boom!

As time passed, the dragon-snake-like life-form statue in Shen Mu's hand gradually solidified, and a special pressure swept out, similar to the pressure of a born beast god, affecting not only the outside world but also the soul.

During this process, Shen Mu was completely immersed in it, carefully observing how that special pressure began to appear and how it was formed with the changes in those secret patterns.

If you don't gain any insights from your first attempt at carving, then try ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.

As Shen Mu once again immersed himself in it, time began to pass quickly.

……

In the blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed in the primordial universe.

At this moment, in the majestic hall on the highest floor of the Star Tower.

"Hehe..."

Luo Feng's body was trembling, and he made unconscious sounds as blood continued to flow from his mouth.

"How could it be... so difficult!"

Luo Feng trembled unconsciously, making hoarse sounds. His expression was distorted, and his skin was torn, making him look even more miserable than many of the dead.

At that moment, he felt his own soul burning intensely.

Thousands of years ago, his will had already undergone a transformation, reaching the realm of a cosmic sovereign.

After thousands of years of relentless torment from the depths of his soul, he reached his limit once again, but was unable to allow his will to undergo a second transformation.

Before Luo Feng, the figure of the giant snake-man Puti appeared, looked at Luo Feng and sighed.

"Give up, child."

"You have persisted for over six thousand years. Even I didn't expect that recognizing a master in the Star Tower would be this difficult."

"Your senior brother Shen Mu, who is also my third junior brother, recently suppressed a universe master. Given his status, it wouldn't be difficult for him to persuade the universe master to resurrect you."

"If all else fails, I will personally resurrect you."

Luo Feng was almost unable to think at this moment. He struggled to raise his head, his eyes filled with bloody tears.

"Suppressing the ruler of the universe, that's incredibly powerful..."

Luo Feng made indistinct sounds, and perhaps only he himself knew what he was saying.

Yes!

My senior brother has always been so dazzling and so powerful.

He didn't know when it started, but Luo Feng had a strange sense of peace.

As long as my senior brother is here, there's no need to rush; everything will be resolved.

And so, Luo Feng watched as Shen Mu rose step by step, eventually reaching the most dazzling position.

"Perhaps even if I die, it won't have any impact on Earthlings."

"Even if I cannot be resurrected, my senior brother will definitely take care of my family."

Luo Feng began to recall his experiences over the years, and finally remembered Shen Mu, who had always stood at the forefront of his brothers.

"But! I'm not willing to accept this!"

"This may be my only chance in this life. If I cannot become that great master, I may never be able to stand beside my senior brother again!"

"Even if it means death, how could I possibly give up!"

"Either you torture me to death, or you submit to me!"

At this moment, Luo Feng's mindset changed once again.

If Luo Feng's personality was previously like a sharp blade hidden in its sheath, now it is a long sword drawn from its sheath, free from all hindrances and indifferent to life and death.

Even if it means severed skulls and broken limbs, the long sword must be drawn!

Shen Mu's appearance meant that Luo Feng had never experienced a true life-or-death crisis since the planetary level. Although his mental state improved, he lost something.

Now, with the Star Tower recognizing him as its master, Luo Feng's potential has been unleashed once again.

It can only be said that Luo Feng is always Luo Feng. In the original work, whether it was the Golden Horned Beast, the Star Tower that recognized him as its master, or the final battle with the strongest World Beast, he always unleashed unparalleled potential on the edge of life and death.

……

Boom! Boom!

Inside the Star Tower, the thousands of forbidden spaces seemed to be shaken by a giant, all experiencing a sudden tremor.

Outside, the Star Tower, which stands nine light-years tall, trembled slightly.

"What happened?"

"Why is the forbidden area shaking?"

Within the cosmic sea, in the Snowstorm Domain of Beihua.

The mountain dweller, who was refining a treasure for Shen Mu, suddenly realized that his faint connection with the Star Tower had been completely severed.

"This little guy actually succeeded!"

"Okay, okay."

"It seems this little fellow also has the ability to learn that supreme secret technique. We'll see who succeeds in the end!"

A smile appeared on the face of the man sitting on the mountain.

He originally intended to reincarnate repeatedly within this universe, and after experiencing a long cycle of reincarnation, he would eventually cultivate a sufficiently outstanding disciple.

But unexpectedly, in just one cycle of reincarnation, two peerless geniuses emerged who had the potential to master that supreme secret technique!

"Luo Feng has successfully recognized the Star Tower as his master. I wonder how the other little guy is doing in his comprehension."

With a thought, the mountain dweller's consciousness descended into his own miniature universe.

Thousands of years have passed outside, but more than 40 million years have passed inside the small universe of the Mountain Dweller!

Forty million years is an incredibly long period of time for Shen Mu.

More than ten million years ago, Shen Mu had already stopped copying the statues of the nine special life forms and began to sit cross-legged, as if he were trying to comprehend something.

"I think I've found a clue, but I don't know when I'll be able to truly grasp some of the secrets."

The mountain dweller could tell at a glance what state Shen Mu was in.

"It depends on his own fate. Let's go and see my little disciple first."

The Mountain Guest still needed to refine a supreme treasure for Shen Mu, so he separated a divine power avatar to go and see Luo Feng.

……

Inside the Star Tower, Luo Feng, who had successfully recognized the Star Tower as his master and then became a disciple of the Mountain Hermit, was in high spirits.

Over these thousands of years, in addition to recognizing the Star Tower as his master, Luo Feng's mastery of the laws has also advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has successfully comprehended the profound mystery of teleportation.

After completing the apprenticeship ceremony, Luo Feng immediately entered the virtual universe to let his family know he was safe.

Virtual universe, Qianwu Continent, within the Light Source Community Manor.

"What? Senior brother is in trouble?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Luo Feng didn't believe Xu Xin's words at all.

He had only recently learned from Puti that Shen Mu had successfully suppressed the Lord of the Universe and was now cultivating within the small universe of the Mountain Guest.

Xu Xin shook her head slightly and said, "Feng, you'll know when you go back to Earth."

"More than a thousand years ago, Senior Brother Shen Mu suddenly fell into a deep sleep, emanating a powerful pressure. At that time, all life within the entire solar system fell into a coma."

"Fortunately, the powerful members of the clan noticed Shen Mu's abnormality immediately, and then a great cosmic lord personally descended and took him away."

"We only learned what happened through that Lord of the Universe."

Luo Feng looked somewhat surprised and uncertain, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go see my teacher."

Xu Xin nodded quietly.

Luo Feng then landed directly on Thunder Island, appearing inside the Chaos City Lord's palace.

Deep within the palace, endless chaotic mist surged.

"teacher!"

Luo Feng bowed deeply towards the depths of the chaotic airflow.

"It seems you haven't wasted these thousands of years; you've made considerable progress."

The figure of the Chaos City Lord emerged from the endless flow of air, and he immediately noticed the change in the mark of spatial law recognition between Luo Feng's eyebrows.

Previously, that mark was just a holographic star, representing a fundamental change based on a certain profound mystery of teleportation.

Now, that mark has transformed into countless brilliant stars, intertwining to form a trajectory that exudes intense fluctuations of law.

Luo Feng then asked directly, "Teacher, I heard that Senior Brother Shen Mu had an accident?"

The Chaos City Lord nodded with a slightly somber expression: "Your senior brother's Yan God Clan avatar went missing, and then his other avatars fell into a deep sleep a thousand years ago, suddenly emanating an inexplicable pressure."

"Fortunately, Shen Mu meant no harm, otherwise everyone in the entire solar system would have died from soul collapse."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng immediately realized that the clan was unaware of Master Zuoshanke's matter.

It's estimated that the group knows less than he does.

We should ask Mr. Zuoshanke about this.

After paying his respects to the Lord of Chaos City, Luo Feng went to report his safety to King Zhenyan before his consciousness left the virtual universe.

Inside the main hall of the Star Tower.

Luo Feng quickly looked at the Lord of Puti beside him: "Senior Brother, is Senior Brother Shen Mu alright?"

Luo Feng then informed Puti that all of Shen Mu's other clones had fallen into a deep sleep.

Puti laughed and said, "Don't worry, my divine power avatar is right next to my third junior brother. He is currently in a state of enlightenment and is fully engaged in cultivation, so the other avatars will naturally fall into a deep sleep."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng finally felt relieved.

"It's good that you're alright, Senior Brother. May I go see Senior Brother Shen Mu?"

"There's no need. Your will hasn't reached the level of a universe master yet, so you can't even get close to your third junior brother. You'd faint just from looking at him."

Puti patted Luo Feng on the shoulder one last time and said, "If you can comprehend some of the secrets this time, Third Junior Brother, you might truly be able to rival a Universe Lord-level being. You should think more about how to improve your strength."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the distance with unwavering determination!

……

Time flies and years pass.

Thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now there are two things that are most discussed in the virtual world.

One of the things that ordinary people in the community are most concerned about is that a new round of the Genius Battle has begun.

Since the end of Shen Mu's genius tournament, Giant Axe Arena and Virtual Universe Company have each held a genius tournament.

Every time the Genius Battle is held, someone always mentions Shen Mu's class. There's no other reason than that class was just too dazzling.

Another major news item has spread widely among the immortal warriors of the race.

The Super Immortal Blade River King, who recently challenged the Ancestral God Sect to 62 battles, is actually Luo Feng, the junior disciple of the Chaos City Lord, and is only a Realm Lord!

In just over ten thousand years, the human race has produced three incredibly powerful geniuses at the realm lord level.

Among them, Daohe King and Yinsha King both possessed invincible combat power at the Realm Lord level, while Shen Mu even crossed the Immortal Realm in one fell swoop, comprehended the superior laws, and became a Universe Venerable!

In an instant, billions of races in the universe turned their attention to humanity, speculating whether humanity was about to usher in a golden age of geniuses!

Thousands of years have passed in the primordial universe, while Shen Mu has spent more than 80 million years in the small universe of the Mountain Guest.

……

Boom!

A terrifying pressure swept out from the majestic sacred mountain.

A dazzling sun seemed to appear atop the mountain peak, a manifestation of the purest spiritual light.

"To create a fifth-order secret technique by comprehending the laws of a cosmic overlord at the peak, transcending a major realm, probably no one would believe it if it got out."

Endless, dazzling spiritual light intertwined to form a colossal, thousand-armed, nine-headed humanoid phantom, emanating a terrifying pressure.

"I created this secret technique by comprehending the teachings of those nine special life forms, so let's name it 'Nine Spirits'."

After more than 80 million years, Shen Mu finally discerned the mystery of a transcendent law from the simplest and most fundamental primordial law.

That is the mystery of the origin of the soul, the most fundamental truth of the evolution of the universe.

However, given Shen Mu's current level of cultivation, although his soul essence is comparable to that of a cosmic overlord, it is impossible for him to comprehend the profound mystery of this transcendent law in just over eight thousand epochs.

However, it was not necessary to fully comprehend it. Simply touching the threshold of the origin and mystery caused Shen Mu's secret technique to increase dramatically, thus creating this fifth-order secret technique!

With Shen Mu's current level of cultivation, he certainly cannot unleash the full power of a true fifth-order universe master by using a fifth-order secret technique, but it does greatly increase Shen Mu's strength.

Shen Mu's Yan God Clan clone is only one level (10 times) away from the Lord of the Universe at the God Body level.

However, with the blessing of this fifth-tier secret technique, Shen Mu was able to unleash a soul attack that was no weaker than that of a third-tier universe master in the Soul Dao realm.

Congratulations to BLG for defeating SKT!

(End of this chapter)