Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 217 Facing the Peak of the Void True God, the Impact of the Will of the Eternal True God Level

In the central continent of the Jin world, in an ancient temple with a very unique style.

"A newly promoted Void God? The Xuanling Tribe has actually produced three Void Gods, not bad."

In the center of the hall stood a being shrouded in the phantom of the universe.

This person had fair skin, green patterns around their ears, wore silver-white armor, and had vertical pupils between their eyebrows.

"The newly promoted Void God is capable of suppressing the Thousand-Legged Poison King, which is quite an achievement."

The figure hesitated for a moment, then beckoned. A faint light in the darkness coalesced into a figure that bowed and kowtowed to him.

"General."

"Go and relay my order: recruit the Void God of the Xuanling Tribe to join my Eastern Army. Remember to keep the news secret, or someone else might steal it."

"Yes, General."

This figure is the Eastern Army General of the Jin World, the highest-ranking person in the Jin World, and a peak-level being in the Eternal Realm.

In the world of Jin, the Eternal True God is not limited to these four generals.

Besides the four generals, the leader of the four commanders of the Divine King Valley is also an Eternal True God, whose strength is no less than that of the four generals.

Besides these five, there are several other Eternal True Gods in the Jin world, but the total number is less than ten.

After His Majesty the God-King left, some true gods were still born in the Jin world, but no one has broken through to the next level since.

Therefore, the number of Eternal Gods has always been small, and the most powerful among them are the Four Generals and the First Commander of the Valley of Gods.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.

Shen Mu has been in seclusion ever since his battle with the Thousand-Legged Poison King.

"It's done. I've finally integrated the spirituality of life into the genetic structure I've deduced."

In the Jade Palace, which was in a state of Sumeru, Shen Mu sat cross-legged before the Milky Way.

The so-called Milky Way is the endless divine power that Shen Mu separated from his avatar in the Nether Sea.

An endless, chaotic tide surged and condensed before Shen Mu, evolving into a secret pattern that resembled the structure of the universe.

Upon closer inspection, one will realize that this is not some kind of cosmic structure, but rather the most basic structural diagram of life's genes.

As Shen Mu gained a deeper understanding of the cosmic and biological structures, he noticed more and more commonalities between them.

One is the endless macrocosm, and the other is the microcosm of a mustard seed. Their similar structures are certainly not a coincidence.

"Let the transformation begin."

hum!

The most fundamental structure of his genes began to change, and a rich vitality emanated from Shen Mu's Yan God Clan avatar.

Boom!

The pressure within Shen Mu's body began to surge, and his life gene level began to evolve from 48,000 times... In the blink of an eye, it evolved to 59999 times.

"The bottleneck at the second level of the divine power path... doesn't seem too difficult."

The genetic potential of any life form varies.

For example, the Netherworld Clone is already considered to have extremely high genetic potential.

However, Shen Mu's Nether Sea clone is not at a high genetic level. It has not yet reached the first level, but is only infinitely close to 3 times the genetic level.

Shen Mu could indeed construct a deeper level of life gene map, but he could not resonate with Youhai's clone. Forcibly pushing life evolution would result in collapse.

On the contrary, the avatars of the Flame God Clan have frighteningly high genetic potential, and the bottleneck of the first level simply does not exist.

It wasn't until he broke through the 6-fold level that he finally encountered the first bottleneck, and it didn't seem too difficult to Shen Mu, even easier than when the Nether Sea clone evolved to the 3-fold gene level.

While Shen Mu was deep in thought, this evolution was already complete.

The form of the Flame God Clan's clone did not change much; it remained humanoid, with scales on its body and a single horn on its head.

However, there are significant differences in the details. The structure of every line and scale of the divine body has been subtly adjusted, giving people a more beautiful subjective feeling.

"Bottleneck... My understanding of the fundamental principles of life is profound enough."

"Even on the Origin Continent, if we don't count reincarnations, there should be no one in the same realm who can surpass me in the attainment of the Great Dao of Origin."

In the Origin Continent, an eighth-order Universe Lord is enough to be considered a supreme being, while a ninth-order Universe Lord is an unparalleled genius, possessing the absolute qualities of a God-King.

As for the tenth-order universe master, no one has ever seen him.

However, it is said that among those ancient, vanished sovereign beings, the invincible among the god-kings once achieved this feat.

Shen Mu, on the other hand, is a genuine twelfth-order universe master with sufficient comprehension and potential. All he needs is time to analyze the genetic map of life.

"Even with insights into the Tao of Life, which could increase my speed of analyzing the genetic structure of life by a trillion times, it's still too slow."

In the original novel, Luo Feng used trillions of epochs of time to achieve 89999 times the genetic power, thanks to a time acceleration of tens of millions of times.

Although he only experienced a million-fold time acceleration, Shen Mu's requirement for himself was to reach the limit of the Infinite Divine Body within ten thousand epochs.

At this stage, we need SSR-level material, World Beast Blood, as a reference.

"No rush, take your time."

"Before breaking through to True God, my ideal realm should be at the peak of Void True God, which is the top of the thirteenth level."

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only one level apart; the difficulty is terrifyingly high.

With Shen Mu's current level of cultivation, without an era of 'fusion with the primordial universe' or 'divine kingdom evolving into a small universe', each stage would require endless years of accumulation.

In the original work, Luo Feng spent trillions of epochs at the level of the Lord of the Universe, and his cultivation level only increased from the top of the sixth rank to the ordinary eighth rank.

Shen Mu was able to create a top-tier fifth-order secret technique only because he managed to touch upon the mysteries of the soul's origin.

He created the sixth-order secret technique by taking a shortcut of merging secret methods, but in reality, he did not have any sixth-order understanding.

The next two major advancements are comprehending the Path of Illusion and the Path of the Soul.

Especially the Great Dao of the Soul, which Shen Mu had only grasped a little bit of, allowed him to create a secret technique of the ninth level.

At this point, Shen Mu's accumulated experience and resources were essentially exhausted.

If it weren't for the fusion of will with the primordial universe, after trillions of epochs, one would probably only be at the peak of the tenth rank.

……

The core territory of the Xuanling tribe.

At this moment, three beings at the Void True God level gathered together and were discussing something.

The people they were discussing were Shen Mu and Luo Feng.

"Xuan, are you serious? Your teacher may not know, but you were once a commander in the army. You couldn't possibly be unaware of the meaning of the Jin token, could you?"

The one who spoke was a tall, thin figure dressed in fiery red armor, with six ears covered in flame-shaped patterns, and a cold, sinister look in his eyes.

The figures flanking this Void God are the two generations of patriarchs of the Xuanling tribe: the old patriarch Chengling and the current patriarch Xuanling, who is at the peak of the Void God realm.

The use of the word "spirit" is a tradition of this tribe.

To be precise, the tribe's name is "Spirit" tribe. Only the chief can use the word "Spirit" in the name, and the tribe's name is also his own.

"Commander Huo Zhuowu, although I was not a Void True God when I was serving in the army, I have seen General Xue Yong's general's token. Apart from the general's token, I have never seen anyone else's token that is the Jin token."

Cheng Ling retorted somewhat displeased.

Upon hearing this, Huo Zhuowu's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Elder Clan Chief, this is no small matter. What I mean is... could that token be counterfeit?"

Cheng Ling looked shocked and furious, and hurriedly said, "Impossible! Forging the Jin token is a grave disrespect! In the entire Jin world, who would dare to offend His Majesty the God-King like this?"

Xuanling frowned slightly: "Brother Huozhuowu, among the people of our Jinzhi World, who would dare to disrespect His Majesty the God King..."

No living being in any world would show the slightest disrespect to the world's ruler, who is real and authentic, who can bring down divine punishment, and who controls everything.

Huo Zhuowu's gaze grew calmer, yet also colder: "What if...it's someone from the outside world?"

"What?! People from outside!?"

"Is it possible to enter and leave the world of Jin now?"

Huo Zhuowu nodded noncommittally, and then said, "My Manghe Army recently recruited a new batch of people, one of whom claims to be from the outside world."

"At first I didn't believe it, but that person actually provided detailed information about the outside world and even offered his life to prove his point."

"Therefore, I took it seriously. Based on my intelligence investigation, I found that quite a few people from the outside world had indeed come to my Jin world."

"Moreover, among that group of people... the leader was known as 'Hunyuan,' which is the same name as the mysterious prince you mentioned."

"Furthermore, as the commander of the Manghe Army, my position is second only to the four generals, far exceeding that of ordinary commanders. How come I have never heard of the army secretly training some prince?"

Upon hearing Huo Zhuowu's words, Xuanling and Chengling both calmed down, their eyes revealing a hint of suspicion.

Could it be that these two princes... are actually fake?

Seeing the two hesitate, Huo Zhuowu continued, "Let's not rush to conclusions. Let's meet these two so-called princes first."

"Just recently, the general sent someone to summon me, asking me to recruit this newly promoted Void God of your Xuanling tribe. I just didn't expect that he was the outsider leader known as 'Hunyuan'."

……

That night, in the forbidden area of ​​the Xuanling tribe, where the tribe's strongest members were in seclusion.

These are unique buildings, resembling pavilions, arranged in a specific formation, allowing for a clearer perception of the primordial fluctuations of the Jin world.

Shen Mu secluded himself here to study the genetic structure of life.

"Your Highness, a powerful military officer has arrived and wishes to see you."

Outside the attic, the true god Yanzhi respectfully knocked on the door.

Shen Mu, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. The trillions of microscopic secret patterns surrounding his body suddenly decomposed, turning into trillions of strands of divine power, which then re-integrated into Shen Mu's body.

"The army has finally sent people."

"We could try to see if we can master the Navigation Secret Technique of the Elemental Arts."

Cultivating this "Absorption and Attraction Secret Technique" has little to do with willpower. The Origin Continent is full of heaven-defying monsters at the level of universe masters, whose willpower has reached the level of "Eternal True Gods," yet they still fail.

If it succeeds, great; if it doesn't, there's nothing we can do.

Shen Mu pushed open the door and went out, where he saw the True God Yanzhi waiting on the side.

"Please lead the way," Shen Mu said with a smile.

Yanzhi Zhenshen quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, please come with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the True God Yanzhi transformed into a streak of light and carried Shen Mu to the council hall of the Xuanling tribe.

A moment later, Shen Mu, dressed in a golden battle robe, stepped into the council hall.

A strong sense of hostility and pressure emanated from the Void God clad in red armor.

"Outsiders, should I address you as Your Highness, or as Leader of the Hong Alliance, Hunyuan?"

Shen Mu glanced at the Void God with some surprise: "I've only been in this world for a year, yet you already know about the existence of the Hong Alliance."

Huo Zhuowu's originally gloomy expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "You do have some guts, still so self-righteous even after your identity has been exposed."

Shen Mu glanced at Xuanling and Chengling, the two Void True Gods beside him, and said, "It is true that I am an outsider, but that does not mean that my token is fake."

Boom!

As time and space shifted, a single thought swept across the void, separating Shen Mu and the entire Xuanling tribe's territory, creating an independent space-time.

"Boy, I have no interest in your excuses. Wait until you're in front of the general before you start crying and complaining."

Huo Zhuowu let out a cold snort, accompanied by an extremely powerful surge of will that swept over him.

Prior to this, Huo Zhuowu had already learned from Xuanling about Shen Mu's powerful combat abilities and the incredibly terrifying defensive treasure.

However, all of this is insignificant in the face of the secret art of willpower.

In the entire Jin world, there are very few Void True Gods qualified to cultivate the Secret Technique of Will, and Huo Zhuowu is one of them.

A dazzling divine eye phantom coalesced behind Huo Zhuowu, shooting out countless streams of light that enveloped Shen Mu.

"It's best not to embarrass yourself by showing off this level of mental fortitude."

"Break it!"

A magnificent divine wheel rippled behind Shen Mu, and a cosmic eye slowly opened.

That eye of the universe, like the pupil of the lord of all worlds, sits high in the sky, overlooking the endless universe's birth and destruction.

Boom!

A terrifying force of will condensed in that instant, first by doubling its power using the Heart Thunder talent, and then by activating it using the 'Divine Eye Secret Technique' passed down by Master Sitting Mountain Guest.

Stab it!

In the void, countless dazzling bolts of lightning erupted at this moment, like a calamity-destroying beam of light shooting out from the Eye of the Universe behind Shen Mu.

This is the terrifying effect of willpower concentrated to an extreme.

"Boom!"

A terrifying thunderclap erupted from the depths of the soul.

At that moment, the old patriarch Cheng Ling rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot, falling from mid-air.

Xuanling, who was at the peak of the Void True God, was also severely affected. The severe dizziness eroded his mind, and he could not exert even a tenth of his strength.

As for Huo Zhuowu, who went head-to-head with Shen Mu, his willpower was extremely strong, no weaker than Shen Mu's. Therefore, he only felt a sharp pain, staggered a few steps in the void, and looked at Shen Mu in disbelief.

"A will that surpasses the limits of a Void True God? Impossible! You are clearly just a Lord of Laws!"

At this moment, Huo Zhuowu finally felt a chill. With such a powerful willpower technique and those many super treasures, he would probably have no chance of escaping today.

"Trying to outmaneuver me with willpower is like showing off your skills before an expert." Shen Mu sneered, and the White Jade Palace appeared in his palm, intending to suppress Huo Zhuowu.

Shen Mu's will advanced to the level of Void True God shortly after breaking through to the level of Universe Lord.

He then honed his skills over a long period of time under the accelerated time in the Black Pattern Stone Pillar region, surpassing the Lord of Bechi Star and possessing a will strength comparable to a high-level Void True God.

During the eight million-year golden age of the universe's great development, Shen Mu's incarnations were constantly honing their will and accumulating their inner strength, but without any significant improvement.

It wasn't until after merging with the primordial universe that Shen Mu, with a cosmic perspective overlooking all things, entered a state of enlightenment, which also elevated his state of mind.

With his improved state of mind, Shen Mu's will naturally also transformed, reaching the limit of the Void True God level, and even slightly exceeding it.

Now, with the added power of the innate secret technique "Heart Thunder," which doubles the concentration of will, the power of the Will Impact technique created by Master Zuoshanke is no less than that of the Will Impact at the level of an Eternal True God.

(End of this chapter)