Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 34 One thousand against four thousand? The advantage is mine!

Meow!

I risked my life to obtain two innate secret techniques...

A common, mass-produced item;

A method of refurbishing old items.

Jiang Zhe felt like a grass mud horse was galloping through his mind.

He knew that anyone who dared to call themselves a "special life form" must have some skills.

Orianna then transmitted detailed information about the three innate arcane arts.

Jiang Zhe checked them one by one.

The first type is the [Proxy]!

—As the most thoroughly subordinate mechanical special life form, Orianna is restricted by the original will of the universe and cannot autonomously improve her understanding of the original laws of the universe!

—But she can perfectly absorb and utilize all of her master's insights, including but not limited to experience in advancing realms, understanding of laws, secret techniques for body amplification, and secret techniques for attacking...

—If a creature encounters a near-death experience, its master can merge their soul into Orianna's body to gain a new life, transforming from a subordinate mechanical special life form into a true cosmic special life form.

—After the master and servant merged, the [Agent] talent disappeared, and the restriction on the understanding of laws was lifted.

Four messages in a row bombarded Jiang Zhe, and it took him a while to come to his senses.

"fear!"

"Could such a completely selfless talent have been born in the primordial universe?!"

"After recognizing a master, it's like carrying a resurrection coin. As long as the soul isn't harmed, one can 'possess' another and be reborn, continuing the path of a martial artist with a new identity as a special being!"

Hmm? Possession?

Jiang Zhe was suddenly stunned.

Mechanical/metal life forms shouldn't have souls, right? They're immune to soul damage... so this doesn't count as possession, does it?

He didn't dwell on it too much, attributing it to the unique nature of the [Proxy] talent technique.

"The perfect backup plan!"

"After possessing a body, the understanding of laws, various combat techniques... basically require no adaptation and can be seamlessly integrated."

Jiang Zhe suddenly realized something and shook his head violently.

"No, the worst use of this talent technique is 'body possession,' which completely ignores the true meaning of 'proxy'."

"The Agent—Acting the Way of Heaven, Speaking the Will of the Gods!"

"Oriana can borrow my 'Way' to gain immense power, slay enemies, proclaim my will, and display my majesty!"

"Other life forms are envious of Orianna's racial talents and will probably try to possess her as soon as she recognizes her as their master. It can be compared to the bandits. Even a cosmic venerable would be tempted by a world lord life form with a gene level a hundred times higher and would take action to capture her and let their own genius descendants possess her."

"But I'm different. I have a clear path to advancement. Unlike Luo Feng, I don't have poor initial talent and need to rely on the Golden Horned Beast to rise quickly."

"Possessing Orianna is a huge blow to me!"

"And allowing Orianna to exist as a dependent life form—as I grow stronger, Orianna uses the [Proxy] to copy me, essentially creating a mirror image of 'me'!"

"Two 'me's,' supporting each other, climbing step by step to the highest point... Um, if I could truly become a Lord of Hunyuan, then there would be two Lords of Hunyuan possessing the same methods!"

"Imagine if there were two Hunyuan Lords, Luo Feng, who were skilled in swordsmanship; that would be a terrifying story for the Hunyuan Life School."

Jiang Zhe suddenly shook his head and chuckled, "However, that depends on the upper limit of the [Agent] talent."

"If influenced by the 'ancient tree' within me, my potential will naturally not disappoint."

"If the [Agent] talent is entirely created by the original will of the universe, it's hard to say how effective it can be."

"But the minimum requirement should be the level of the Lord of the Universe, or the strongest being in the universe."

"The finest among secondary life forms!"

"Even the Star-Eating Grass was of little use after Luo Feng broke through to the Immortal Realm."

"But Orianna can keep up with my pace, and at the very least, she will reach the level of the Lord of the Universe or the strongest being in the universe."

Jiang Zhe took a few deep breaths to calm his somewhat excited mood.

This is only the first innate secret technique; it's hard to imagine what surprises await me later.

Keep reading.

The second type: [Machine Pioneer]!

—A wise person who is proficient in mechanical creation can fully analyze the technological secrets contained in the target in front of them, and can perfectly replicate it. They can even use this as a basis to deduce higher-level technologies.

Jiang Zhe scratched his head and joked, "Should I send you to the technology department of the Virtual Universe Company so you can develop new technologies to benefit humanity?"

"If this is the master's will, Orianna is willing to comply!" The doll lady bowed slightly.

"Haha, I was just joking. I'll talk about benefiting the race after I'm promoted to Venerable One or Lord of the Universe. The weak are only fit to pay tribute to those above them, just like..."

He paused there, keeping the rest of his sentence to himself.

"Just like the future Earth, it's said that Luo Feng owns it, but who really cares about him?"

"Just like some descendants of the cosmic masters in the Giant Axe Arena, they even have the idea of ​​killing Luo Feng and taking over the Earth."

"Who knows if there are any unorthodox methods in the universe that can forcibly sever the connection between a subordinate life form and its master?"

Thinking this, Jiang Zhe used telepathy to instruct Anna: "In the future, you can analyze and replicate technology, but do not reveal your ability to deduce higher-level technologies."

"As you wish!"

Jiang Zhe was very satisfied.

Compared to Babata, an intelligent being who is both a teacher and a friend, I feel more comfortable with Orianna.

Look at the last type of talent secret technique.

The third type is the Lord of Matter!

—This is a secret method for growth, which allows one to absorb natural substances to enhance oneself, even if one is one level higher.

—It can analyze the particle structure of the matter it has devoured, and at the cost of energy, it can create natural matter of the same level as itself that it has devoured.

"Alchemy? Turning lead into gold?"

After reading the secret method, this thought popped into Jiang Zhe's mind.

At first glance, I was very impressed; the ability to create things out of thin air!

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem so unbelievable.

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds can create life using secret techniques, while Orianna uses secret techniques to replicate matter that exists in the universe, so they seem to be evenly matched.

【Master of Matter】 and 【Pioneer of Machinery】 complement each other and can be considered as foundational core abilities, allowing us to race ahead on the path of "mechanical ascension".

for example.

—While analyzing the spaceship's structure with his left hand, he conjured a new spaceship out of thin air with his right hand.

"Can this be swallowed up?" Jiang Zhe took out an SS-grade throwing knife and handed it to Oriana.

"OK."

Orianna caught the throwing knife with both hands and placed it in front of her chest. The gem embedded in the brass core emitted a red light that shone on it, drawing the throwing knife into the fist-sized brass sphere.

Jiang Zhe asked in surprise, "Anna, you also have an inner world?"

"Master, yes, the [Master of Matter] talent requires the cooperation of the inner world to absorb a large amount of natural matter into the inner world for decomposition and digestion."

It's very similar to the Golden Horned Beast's [Devour] secret technique... Jiang Zhe pondered.

Orianna continued, "My inner world is within this main core, which has just branched out into three cores. Two of these are secondary cores, so even if they are damaged, they can be repaired."

Jiang Zhe nodded; this was easy to understand.

Every life form in the universe has only one internal world, located in the primordial nucleus/life nucleus/crystal nucleus.

Even if they have clones, like Luo Feng, none of their human selves, the Demon Slayer Clan, or the Nine Nether Blood Sea have created an inner world within their life cores/life crystals.

Only within the core of the Golden Horned Beast lies an inner world.

Orianna naturally followed this rule as well. Apart from the main body carrying the core, all the other puppets that split off from her were considered her clones.

It is similar to the clone technique of Kandri, the guardian of the Chaos Monument, but far superior.

"Master, analysis complete. The throwing knife was forged from planetary-level monster tissue, A3 gold, A6 blue gold... It requires—"

Jiang Zhe raised his hand to stop her, "No need, this is enough!"

At the same time, she was warned, "Anna, on Earth, you can only demonstrate the ability to devour matter, not the ability to create things out of thin air."

Orianna had just tried to create an A6 blue gold piece for him out of thin air.

There are a few things to be thankful for.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

Even the most powerful beings in the universe cannot hear the conversation between master and servant; they cannot determine the genetic level of a new species at a glance, at most making a rough estimate; and they cannot discern any special talents or secret techniques it might possess.

This allows Jiang Zhe and Oriana to retain a large portion of their privacy in the event of a possible time travel in the future.

That said, Luo Feng's cultivation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was actually within the recollection of the Giant Axe Founder.

"Anna, come back."

Jiang Zhe had a sudden thought.

Orianna shifted from solid to ethereal, her form disintegrating, leaving only a fist-sized brass core in place.

It flies over, gets close to the skin, and melts into the body.

It felt like there was a cool layer of clothing on my skin, which was very comfortable.

Moreover, one can clearly sense Orianna's burning will; she is absolutely obedient internally, but cold, strong, and domineering externally!

It fits the identity of "agent" very well.

"Master, do you need me to take over your communication device and monitor the human network?"

"Also, I can sense a vast virtual world hovering above us. Would you like me to guide you through logging in?"

Orianna gets into character, taking on the responsibilities of an "intelligent life form."

Jiang Zhe quickly said, "The first one is okay; don't try the second one, ignore it!"

"As you wish."

Orianna didn't ask why, just agreed, and began to infiltrate Earth's network world.

Jiang Zhe explained to her in his mind, "Anna, I am a native. My consciousness is unregistered in the 'Virtual Universe Network' and is not authorized. Even if you take me online, we will be kicked off."

Orianna asked, puzzled, "Master, I have a strong ability to suppress those intelligent life forms. It's just a virtual world; I should be able to hack into it with you."

"No, no, Anna, that's not a virtual world, that's called a virtual universe, created by a human supreme being using secret techniques."

"The one in charge of the virtual universe calculations is a powerful mechanical race expert I mentioned earlier. He is only one level stronger than the creator, both of whom are at a level we need to look up to. We are no match for him with our limited abilities."

Jiang Zhe sighed earnestly, "Your and my understanding of this universe is still very limited; we must be careful with our words and actions!"

Orianna remained silent for a few moments before saying, "Master, you're absolutely right. I just tracked down two 'cosmic visitors' on the Earth's network, and they showed me the vastness of the universe!"

Jiang Zhe frowned: "The two of you? Where are you?"

"A region deep in the Amazon rainforest, which your people call Ruins No. 9."

"Another blood-red spaceship located 37° west of north, 926.8 kilometers laterally and 10.6 kilometers vertically underground."

Such detailed data made Jiang Zhe's lips twitch.

Good guy!

You caught the bald crystal man from Ruins No. 9, and Babata too.

"Anna, have you interacted with them?"

"Without your permission, I will not reveal my presence to them," Oriana explained. "Master, I have a strong ability to suppress intelligent life forms. They can directly invade their consciousness and see their shallow memories without them noticing. But some important memories are hidden deep within, and I am not confident that I can successfully spy on them without disturbing them."

"That's enough, that's strong enough already!" Jiang Zhe exclaimed sincerely.

He gained a new understanding of Orianna's level—she was completely comparable to the Machine Race, and might even be qualified to be a superior life form of the Machine Race.

The fact that this innate secret technique dares to be named like this shows that it's not just boasting.

A true pioneer in machinery!

Orianna suggested, "Master, they both came from a force called 'Meteorite Star,' which has been destroyed and is now eager to acquire an excellent spiritualist successor. You could give it a try."

Jiang Zhe was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Anna, can you keep them under control?"

"No problem, but we need to meet face-to-face." Orianna didn't hesitate and was very confident.

Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "Alright, let's go visit the one closest to us now and see what kind of cosmic legacy it possesses."

Jiang Zhe did not object to joining the Meteorite Star lineage, nor did he care about inheriting the cause and effect of the past and future. He just did not want Babata, nor did he want that inherited soul imprint.

The secrets I possess are not suitable to share with Babata;

Inheriting the soul imprint is crucial for possessing the Golden Horned Beast, and it shouldn't be wasted on oneself.

Using his mental power to activate the flying knife, Jiang Zhe was about to dig a hole back to the mainland and find Kirishima according to the location information given by Orianna.

"Wait, Master, there's an unexpected situation."

"What?" Jiang Zhe stopped what he was doing.

"One hundred and forty kilometers away, three hundred meters in the sky, a councilor who is close to the first level of planetary cultivation is looking for you. He wants to take the Eight Treasures Dragon Spear from you."

"Who is it?"

"Li Nansheng," Oriana added, "Hong, the strongest man on Earth, is following behind him to protect you."

Li Nansheng?

Jiang Zhe's long-buried memories were awakened, and his lips twitched.

The classic "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" scenario applies here; you unlucky kid, you can't escape the fate of your original timeline.

"Master, do you need me to take action later?"

"No rush, first help me test the strength of my mental power, you should be able to do that, right?"

Jiang Zhe remembered that Luo Feng could do it with the auxiliary light computer he brought from Ruins No. 9, so Orianna should be able to do it too, right?

"Master, with your current mental strength, you can control a single throwing knife with a maximum impact force of 1062 tons!"

"More than 1000 tons?" Jiang Zhe asked with a bright smile.

"You're saying he's close to the max level of a planetary-level first-tier cultivator? That means his physical strength alone is nearly 2000 tons, and his genetic energy burst is nearly 2000 tons, totaling about 4000 tons?"

"Haha, one thousand against four thousand, the advantage is on my side!"

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