Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

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Someone countered, "With Your Highness's talent, isn't it only natural that you would gain recognition from the fundamental laws at the cosmic level?"

"That's right. Your Highness has already passed the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven and has a level of understanding of laws beyond the Immortal realm. It is only natural that you could comprehend an entire fundamental law of thunder."

As Jiang Zhe's bodyguards, the Realm Lords and Domain Lords stood tall and proud, feeling honored to be part of the group.

Bermington was excited. Part of his consciousness in the virtual universe had already gone to the manor to find Mo Bosang, who was cultivating in seclusion. "I must immediately report the good news to my teacher, and also to my grandmaster uncle."

Inside the stilted bamboo house.

Rumble~

The surrounding space trembled slightly.

A drop of dark purple water appeared out of thin air, falling onto the primordial core, which resembled an ancient stone bead. It seeped into the core, piercing through the void and appearing in the sea of ​​consciousness within it. It then fell into the black hole at the center of the spiral arm galaxy and merged with Jiang Zhe's soul core.

Correspondingly, Jiang Zhe, who was comprehending the "Thor's Record" in his inner world, had a mark resembling an electric grid appear between his eyebrows, faintly radiating a heart-palpitating fluctuation of law. This was a sign that he had been recognized by the law.

The power grid is actually a series of interconnected electrical chains.

It represents Jiang Zhe's understanding of a small category of the fundamental laws of thunder.

If one comprehends the mysteries of other minor categories, a completely different imprint will emerge.

So, what are the effects of being acknowledged by the fundamental laws?

First, being recognized by the fundamental laws is like having an entry permit, which can be used after advancing to the immortal level.

As is well known, after achieving immortality, comprehending the laws becomes exceptionally difficult.

For example, once someone comprehends the Law of Thunder and breaks through to become an immortal god, the only path left for him is to comprehend the Law of Time.

Their understanding of the Five Elements, light, and wind will be strongly rejected, and the difficulty of understanding them will increase by tens of thousands or even millions of times.

As for comprehending the laws of space, forget about it; there's simply no way to cultivate.

Fortunately, there is always a way out, and there is still a glimmer of hope.

If one gains recognition from the other seven lower-level fundamental laws and the fundamental law of space while serving as a realm lord, this serves as an entry permit.

Although the speed at which one comprehends the corresponding laws is still significantly reduced, those who are able to cultivate can clearly feel their progress. [Note 1]

Secondly, by gaining the recognition of the fundamental laws, consciousness can merge into the sea of ​​laws, and the speed at which one comprehends the corresponding fundamental laws is greatly increased.

One more thing to mention here – why is the Realm Lord stage considered the most suitable for cultivation?

First, genetic energy and mental power together give rise to the "power of the world".

Realm Lords can resonate with the power of the world, allowing their consciousness to enter the origin of the universe, where they can freely comprehend the eight lower-level fundamental laws and the two higher-level fundamental laws.

Therefore, even if someone is mediocre at the cosmic or domain lord level, they can still cultivate to the point of gaining "recognition from the fundamental laws" at the realm lord level.

Secondly, after the Realm Lord gains recognition from the fundamental laws, his consciousness can penetrate deeper into the sea of ​​laws of the corresponding attributes.

This will cause the speed of comprehending the corresponding fundamental laws to skyrocket!

Describing it in words is a bit abstract, so let's take Luo Feng's case as an example and quantify the extent of the improvement with numbers.

After the Golden Horned Beast ascended to the realm master, its consciousness descended to the origin of the universe. Luo Feng set the clarity of his understanding of the fundamental laws of wood, water, and fire at 100, the clarity of his understanding of the fundamental law of metal at 1, and the clarity of his understanding of the fundamental law of space at 20.

When acknowledged by the fundamental law and his consciousness entered the sea of ​​laws, Luo Feng's clarity of understanding of the fundamental law of metal doubled to 20. (Originally 2, but the 10x enhancement from the Blood Crystal needs to be removed.) [Note 2]

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Gaining the recognition of the fundamental law allows consciousness to enter the sea of ​​laws, accelerating the progress of comprehending the law of lightning, but this is of little use to Jiang Zhe.

My comprehension of the Law of Lightning should be paused for now, to avoid the embarrassing situation of "completely understanding" it.

After emerging from the bamboo house and showing his face to receive congratulations from the guards and servants, Jiang Zhe returned to the bamboo house to continue his cultivation.

The cultivation task needs to be completed, but we'll have to wait.

With his current strength, he can easily complete most cultivation tasks, but what can he do with the average reward of 1 to 3 points?

Jiang Zhe chose to stay and complete the cultivation missions at the cosmic level because of the special opportunities hidden within them.

For example, Blood Crystal, the inheritance of two divine generals, Purple Chen Hundred Leaf (200 million Mixed Yuan Units)...

Of course, Jiang Zhe wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the first two: the Golden Void Blood Crystal and the Cold Ice/Demon Sound God General Inheritance.

If the previous attribute does not match, the effect will be reduced;

The latter two can be perfectly replaced by the [Conqueror] arcane arts. If one rashly rushes in to accept the inheritance, it may trigger a chain reaction.

It's really not worth it.

"The great opportunities in extreme missions are almost always guarded by immortal gods... Anna, hurry up and advance to the realm master level. Only with the Blood Transformation Divine Blade will we have the qualifications to snatch chestnuts from the fire."

After encouraging Oriana, Jiang Zhe turned back to immerse himself in studying "Spacetime Evolution" and "Black Hole Evolution".

Most of the indigenous worlds where cultivation missions take place are very unfriendly to spiritualists.

Luo Feng's Divine Weapon cannot be used inside, and his Time-Space Hand naturally suffers the same fate.

Therefore, he must master other combat methods.

In the Earth and Void Law version of "Black Hole Evolution", the [Nine Refinement Fist] and [Mysterious Crystal Nine Refinement Body] are both very good combat techniques.

Combined with the spear techniques from "The Secret Records of Cloud Thunder".

In terms of martial arts cultivation alone, Jiang Zhe possesses at least the combat strength of the eleventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, easily defeating all universe-level and domain-lord-level geniuses in the Primal Secret Realm at the same level.

After acquiring the research-aid secret technique "Space-Time Evolution," Jiang Zhe discarded similar secret techniques such as "Shadow Lord's Gun Manual," "Origin of Earth," and "Introduction to Space."

Having re-examined my cultivation path, the main secret techniques I now cultivate are:

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I. Researching auxiliary secret techniques, such as "Space-Time Evolution," the effects of the Cosmic Chaos Stele are used to assist in comprehending the fundamental laws of time and space.

Second, a purely combat-oriented secret technique, "Black Hole Evolution," primarily targeting the [Nine Refinements Fist] and [Mysterious Crystal Nine Refinements Body].

Third, the mental master's flight technique, "Shadow Restricted Domain," has been cultivated to the third level, "Ten Thousand Shadows," where ten thousand illusory bodies are divided into one hundred thousand, like locusts swarming across the land, disrupting the operation of spacetime;

Fourth, the "Hand of Time and Space" used a secret technique to cultivate to the sixth level of "Thunder Forging Stars," achieving the combat power of the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge;

Fifth, the spear technique "Cloud Thunder Secret Records", a top-tier, near-peak secret technique that combines the application of lightning and time laws.

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The first three volumes of "The Evolution of Spacetime" correspond to the first three diagrams of the Cosmic Chaos Monument, respectively explaining the first 9, middle 27, and last 72 fundamental mysteries of the dual-faction fundamental laws.

After being acknowledged by the fundamental law, Jiang Zhe spent a week studying the first two volumes.

Another week has passed, and I've caught up with my current understanding of Book 3.

More than half a month later, he converted all the gains he had accumulated before leaving Chaos City into Law Enlightenment Points.

At this point, Jiang Zhe had comprehended 96 fundamental mysteries of the fundamental laws of time and 92 fundamental mysteries of the fundamental laws of space.

He then turned his attention to the ultimate secret manual, "Black Hole Evolution," focusing on "Nine Refinement Fist" and "Mysterious Crystal Nine Refinement Body."

Especially "The Nine Refinements of the Mysterious Crystal Body".

Once refined, it grants the user a layer of energy armor, providing not only excellent defense but also comprehensive enhancements to the cultivator's speed, attack power, and other attributes.

Of course, just like the Golden Horned Beast's "Original World" secret technique, mastering it requires the assistance of a large number of treasures.

Orianna helped calculate that the 30 points saved by the Holy Spirit King were just enough to cultivate to the fourth level.

The Nine Refinements of the Mystic Crystal Body:

The first training, a prerequisite for cultivation—25x increased power; the effect—the energy armor has the defensive strength of C1 to C9 grade metal, and increases the cultivator's speed and strength...

The second training, prerequisite for cultivation—50x power exertion; effect—the energy armor has the defensive strength of D1 to D9 grade metal, increasing the cultivator's speed and strength...

The third training, prerequisite for cultivation—75x power exertion; effect—the energy armor has the defensive strength of E1 to E9 grade metal, increasing the cultivator's speed and strength...

The fourth refinement, a prerequisite for cultivation—perfect power exertion at 100 times the normal rate; its effect—the energy armor possesses the defensive strength of F-grade metal, enhancing the cultivator's speed and strength…

The fifth through ninth stages of the process are unknown.

……

"I suspect that the 'Five Refinements' that follow are actually a secret technique related to body vibration," Jiang Zhe calmly suggested during his cultivation.

Orianna is absorbing E-grade treasures, rapidly increasing her life level.

Jiang Zhe buried himself in studying "Black Hole Evolution," completely ignoring the voices from the outside world.

He didn't even attend public lectures where members of the Primal Secret Realm shared their insights on the laws, because most of the content taught by the Immortal Teachers had little effect on him.

Both master and servant were striving to gain greater benefits in the cultivation world.

[Note 1], Qiuqiu Reading, Chapter 882, The Resurrected Heavy Arrow King, End Section

[Note 2], Qiuqiu Reading, Chapters 668/669, Acknowledgment of the Origin Law

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