Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 193 Storms Rise in the Cosmic Sea

In the arcane space, five spiraling star systems revolve around a pavilion, following specific trajectories.

Shen Mu sat upright in the pavilion, his gaze fixed on the five star systems.

The Void Extreme Sect's heritage is too vast. Every star here is a memory stone, representing a kind of inheritance at the level of a Chaos Ruler.

Aside from the core secret techniques, there are also many unique skills passed down through generations, involving various fundamental principles.

"As the saying goes, those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die."

"I bear the legacy of the God King, but I cannot be confined by it; I must forge my own path."

"The Three Scrolls of Void have had a great influence on me. If I were to create my own secret techniques now, I would probably be affected by them."

"Since that's the case..."

Shen Mu made a decision, his gaze falling on the five star systems.

Boom!

A vast divine power swept outwards, splitting into countless invisible divine forces that extended through layers of starlight and touched each black inheritance stone.

Instantly, a vast amount of cultivation information flooded into Shen Mu's mind like a raging torrent.

"Forbidden God Image".

"The Six-Day Great Law".

"The Five Elements Reincarnation Technique"

"The Great Chaotic Void Body".

"..."

Shen Mu was immersed in receiving the inheritance, and powerful martial arts manuals poured into his consciousness as if they were being directly bestowed upon him.

Even with the restrictions imposed by the rules, which limit Shen Mu to access the inheritance and guidance of the True Gods, the amount of information contained within it is still at an unbelievable level.

Shen Mu's cultivation level is currently too low, so he will inevitably be affected after receiving the inheritance of the Three Scrolls of Void.

Therefore, Shen Mu awakened and read through countless large and small inheritance information of the entire Void Extreme Sect.

You don't necessarily have to practice it; you can simply observe the thought process and mysteries involved.

Only through the infusion of countless classic texts and mysteries could Shen Mu break free from the influence of the Three Volumes of Void.

……

Time passed year after year. In the outside world, only one year had passed, but Shen Mu had been immersed in the endless inheritance for millions of years.

Such a process of reading and inheriting, and pondering the mysteries, is also a test of Shen Mu's will.

When Shen Mu was at the Universe Venerable realm, his will had already reached the ordinary level of the True God realm.

Now, the strength of the soul's consciousness has transformed a hundredfold, and the will will naturally increase along with the enhancement of the soul.

Under normal circumstances, the transformation of one's will is also a long process.

While reading through numerous inherited guides and observing the mysteries of many classic texts, Shen Mu was also cultivating the True Meaning Scroll of the Void Limitless Secret Technique, thereby tempering his will.

The secret method for cultivating the True Meaning of Void is very profound, as it involves using one's will to evolve the void.

Then, he used the void to create a universe of will, and in the process, he truly allowed his will to differentiate into countless beings.

Finally, after the disillusionment of countless beings in the universe, the true self is re-formed.

This process is extremely dangerous.

If someone lacks mental fortitude and forcibly attempts to temper their will through this secret method, the end result will be a split will and descent into madness.

Fortunately, Shen Mu's state of mind was also quite good. Although he was still far inferior to Hong, he was much better than Luo Feng and Lei Shen.

In just a million years, Shen Mu's will has reached an extremely high level among true gods, comparable to beings like the Giant Axe Founder.

However, the foundation gained from the soul's transformation has been completely exhausted. To improve one's basic willpower, one will need to hone it little by little through painstaking effort.

Outside, the eyes of countless powerful figures remain focused on the legacy of Duan Donghe.

Time meant nothing to these strongest beings and cosmic masters; the second phase of the Rhinoceros King's assessment had long since ended.

The final and most intense third phase of the assessment is now underway.

The final test is to create a secret technique, during which one can come into contact with the fundamental inheritance of the Duan Donghe lineage.

To ensure that the inheritance is not leaked, everyone except the final inheritor will be completely annihilated by their souls.

Within the inheritance space, Luo Feng was immersed in the inheritance and the creation of his own secret techniques.

"Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, lightning, time, space, metal void, water void, wood void... countless mysteries, seemingly completely integrated, yet also partially integrated."

Luo Feng was completely absorbed in the most basic sword techniques, drawing nourishment from the legacy to nurture his own budding talent.

"Kin...Kong..."

"Emptiness... is actually composed of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth..."

"Annihilation..."

While Luo Feng was creating his secret techniques, Shen Mu was also creating his own.

It's difficult to make further progress in the secret arts of the soul in a short period of time.

The "Heavenly Sound Without Delusion," which can barely be considered an eighth-level technique, is already Shen Mu's current limit. Unless there is a qualitative transformation in his fundamental Dao, it will be difficult for him to advance any further.

Before becoming a true god, he had already created an eighth-order secret technique, which already showed the potential of a god-king.

In the entire lineage of the Void Extreme Sect, only six individuals were capable of creating an eighth-order secret technique before reaching the True God realm.

Five of them are Chaos Great Saints at an extraordinary level, barely comparable to God Kings.

As for the last one, it is naturally Shen Mu's God King teacher, the one who truly created the top-tier eighth-order secret technique.

Moreover, Shen Mu's Primordial Divine Spear had not yet fused with the first layer of secret runes, so Shen Mu focused his attention on creating spear techniques.

Without incorporating the mysteries of the illusory path, Shen Mu, with his profound understanding of all ten fundamental laws, could at most create a spear technique approaching the seventh level.

If one takes the shortcut of fusing the laws, reaching the top level of seventh-order power is not impossible.

But taking shortcuts is still just taking shortcuts; it doesn't reveal the true secret.

Shen Mu is no longer the little guy he used to be. He doesn't need to take shortcuts anymore; he should focus on improving his combat power.

"What, then, is the true meaning of the void?"

"The void is not space, but a deeper mystery of spacetime."

"Perhaps I can try to study the laws of spacetime fusion first, which would make it easier to access the higher-level mysteries of the void."

The laws of spacetime fusion are far too profound, and their difficulty is on a completely different level from other fusion laws.

For beings below the True God Realm, the difficulty of comprehending the laws of spacetime fusion is basically equivalent to comprehending the mysteries of the Great Dao.

However, as one's realm improves, one's perception of the laws becomes clearer, and the difficulty of comprehending the laws of spacetime fusion will be greatly reduced in the future.

Thus, in the process of creating the secret technique, Shen Mu naturally began to comprehend the laws of spacetime fusion.

Fortunately, the lineage of the Void Extreme Sect is guided by the law of spacetime fusion.

……

As time passed, tens of thousands of years have gone by since the emergence of the tomb ship that inherited the legacy of the Broken East River.

On this day, a sudden storm arose in the calm cosmic sea.

The last inheritors from forces such as the Eastern Emperor Holy Land and the Purple Moon Holy Land suddenly perished without warning.

This signifies the emergence of a new leader of the Broken East River, causing the entire Cosmic Sea to tremble once again!

"Who? Who exactly obtained the inheritance of the Broken Eastern River?"

"Is it humankind or the Eastern Emperor's Holy Land?"

"Which side actually received the inheritance?"

In an instant, countless forces throughout the universe began to speculate, based on existing intelligence, on which force had fallen into the hands of the Broken East River inheritance.

Among these third-stage inheritors, the Lord of the Galaxy and the Azure Blood Venerable are undoubtedly the most likely to succeed.

While the chances are slim for others, it's not entirely impossible.

"Whoever obtains the inheritance will definitely have to come out of that tomb ship."

"All we need to do is stand guard outside the Tomb Ship, and no matter who it is, we can't let them leave easily!"

In an instant, the super-strong individuals from various forces in the Cosmic Sea sprang into action.

……

In the Purple Moon Holy Land universe, within a magnificent temple.

The Purple Moon Ancestor, surrounded by a hazy purple light, sat high on his throne, looking down at the group of powerful figures in the Purple Moon Holy Land below.

"The successor to the Broken Eastern River has been chosen, and the Lord of the Deer and Insects... has fallen!"

The voice of the Purple Moon Ancestor was very calm, but many powerful figures around could sense the disappointment in his heart.

"However..." the Purple Moon Ancestor said coldly, "My Purple Moon Holy Land has not yet truly failed!"

"You are all the foundation of my Purple Moon Holy Land universe, each one a powerful being among the universe's rulers. The treasure trove of our race is now completely open to you!"

"All you need to do is go to the outside of that tomb-like vessel and bring me the inheritor of the Broken East River!"

"Whether the inheritor comes from the Eastern Emperor's Holy Land, the primitive human race of the universe, or some other force, bring them back to me!"

"yes!"

Inside the main hall of the Purple Moon Holy Land, hundreds of Universe Lords unanimously agreed. Clearly, the Purple Moon Holy Land had truly spared no expense this time.

After the departure of many universe lords, the Purple Moon Ancestor's expression turned extremely ugly, and he looked up in one direction.

His gaze seemed to pierce through endless time and space, traversing the vast ocean of the universe, and land on another sacred universe.

"I hope the successor won't be the Azure Blood Venerable under that old fellow, the Eastern Emperor."

"Although that old fellow, the Eastern Emperor, lacks opportunities and experience, his foundation is deeper than mine."

"Once that old guy obtains the method to seize the primordial universe from the Duan Donghe inheritance, he'll probably seize it before I do!"

"As for the human race, although the Lord of Chaos and the Lord of the Galaxy are monstrous in talent, they are still young and need time to mature, so they pose little threat to me!"

"No one can steal my opportunity; the primordial universe will surely be mine!"

In an instant, the Purple Moon Ancestor's gaze grew increasingly cold.

……

On the other side, in the Eastern Emperor Holy Land universe, within a dimensional space.

On that majestic ancient tree, the candidates who were originally sitting cross-legged on the huge leaves all went limp and collapsed onto the leaves.

Some of the candidates' bodies even slid off the leaves and fell directly downwards, hitting several leaves in the process.

"Hmph!" The Eastern Emperor, whose face was faintly radiating a blue light, changed drastically and couldn't help but snort angrily.

He stared at the corpse of the Azure Blood Venerable lying on a leaf not far away, his face grim, and said in a low voice, "The human race, the Lords of the Galaxy?"

The two most promising candidates in the third phase are the Azure Blood Venerable and the Galactic Lord of the human race.

Now that the Azure Blood Venerable has fallen, 99% of those who have inherited his legacy are from the human galaxy!

"Beizhen, come to see me."

The voice of the Eastern Emperor Ancestor rang out, and just moments later, the divine incarnation of the Northern True Star Lord appeared in this plane.

As for the true form of the Northern True Star Lord, he and another True God from the Eastern Emperor's Holy Land were still waiting outside the Tomb Ship.

"Bei Zhen, Bi Xue has already fallen, and the legacy of the Broken East River has probably fallen into the hands of the human race."

"What?" An incredulous look appeared on the face of the Northern True Star Lord.

It should be noted that after the Azure Blood Venerable distinguished himself in the struggle for the inheritance of the Broken Eastern River, he received meticulous guidance from the Eastern Emperor Ancestor.

Although the Azure Blood Venerable slightly lost to the Lord of the Galaxy in the second stage of the test of unraveling the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, that was because even the Ancestor did not understand the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

The third stage is a test of the creation of secret techniques. With the guidance of the progenitor, the possibility of the Azure Blood Venerable finally obtaining the inheritance of the Broken East River should be the greatest.

The Eastern Emperor Ancestor sighed helplessly: "Apart from Bi Xue, only the human Galaxy has the highest talent, it should be him."

"This human race, first the Primordial Ancestor, then the Lord of Chaos, and finally this Milky Way, truly... favored by heaven."

"Ancestor, what preparations should we make now?" the Northern Star Lord asked respectfully.

After a moment of silence, the Eastern Emperor Ancestor spoke softly: "I will send ten sixth-order universe lords to wait outside the Tomb Ship, led by you two true gods, to intercept that Milky Way Lord outside the primordial universe."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

The Northern Star Lord said solemnly, "As long as the Lord of the Milky Way appears, I will definitely be able to stop him and seize the inheritance of the Broken East River for the Holy Land."

Aside from the two great holy land universes, the other universes in the Cosmic Sea reacted similarly, sending their respective powerful members to the Flame Ice Domain.

……

Inside the Giant Axe Temple in the primordial universe, within the virtual universe.

At this moment, many cosmic lord-level beings from the human race gathered to listen to Luo Feng's sermon.

At this moment, Luo Feng was explaining to them how to break through from the Lord of the Universe to a True God.

"From the ruler of the universe to the strongest being in the universe, everyone must walk a different path, but in reality, they can be categorized into two main types!"

"The first category starts with the laws!"

"The second type starts from divine power..."

Just as many universe lords were immersed in Luo Feng's narration, Shen Mu's voice suddenly rang out.

"There's no need to go into detail about divine power, as it's impractical for the vast majority of universe lords."

Before the sound had even faded, the scattered light coalesced, instantly forming Shen Mu's figure.

The moment Shen Mu appeared, many powerful figures, including Luo Feng, turned their gazes toward him.

"Hunyuan!"

"Senior brother!"

Nearly 30,000 years ago, many beings of the human race learned that Shen Mu had gone deep into the spaceship and was undergoing a test far more terrifying than the inheritance of the Broken East River.

No one knew exactly what the test was, except for Shen Mu and Luo Feng, who had become the new leader of the Broken East River.

However, the only thing that can be confirmed is that once Shen Mu passes the test, he may be able to control the entire spaceship.

Shen Mu smiled and responded to each of them, then looked at Luo Feng and said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on obtaining the inheritance of Duan Donghe."

Luo Feng smiled and said, "The previous Duan Donghe already told me that if my senior brother hadn't chosen to accept the inheritance of the Cosmic Ship, he would have become the new Duan Donghe long ago."

Previously, Luo Feng only knew that Shen Mu had high talent, but he didn't know exactly how monstrous Shen Mu was.

After becoming Duan Donghe, Luo Feng finally gained a direct understanding of Shen Mu's talent.

A cosmic venerable who comprehends the profound mysteries of the fundamental Dao, possessing a terrifying talent comparable to that of the three generations of patriarchs.

The three generations of patriarchs of the Duan Donghe lineage were beings of the highest realm in the entire ancient civilization.

"There's no need for that. The reason you were able to become the new Duan Donghe is naturally because your talent is no less than mine."

Shen Mu smiled and explained, then looked at the founder of the giant axe.

At this moment, the founder of the giant axe looked at Shen Mu with a hint of expectation, but he did not rashly ask Shen Mu whether he had gained control of the spaceship.

Shen Mu looked around, and everyone else reacted similarly. Including his teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak, they all looked at Shen Mu expectantly.

"Gentlemen, I have fulfilled my mission and now have supreme control of the spaceship."

"However, at my current level, I am not yet able to truly control the spaceship."

"But that's enough to expel all the powerful figures from other factions from the spaceship!"

"From now on, the entire spaceship will be the private domain of our human race!"

Shen Mu's words instantly excited many of the human powerhouses present.

That's a spaceship!

A spaceship that holds countless ancient legacies!

(End of this chapter)