Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 79 [The Abyss]!

Suddenly, spacetime within the bracelet froze, and a powerful will descended.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!

The primordial will of the universe detected a familiar soul fluctuation. Upon closer inspection, it realized, "Isn't this my cousin?"

Take one more look.

My cousin's latest antics are still within my bottom line.

Approved!

Then, according to their life characteristics, help guide and manifest their innate secrets.

After noting down its life structure diagram, I thought it was quite good and was thinking of creating the same one myself in the next reincarnation era...

Master Yuan finished his work quickly and left as usual.

The frozen spacetime returned to normal.

Jiang Zhe sensed the clear innate secret technique within the star-shaped clone, knowing that the original will of the universe had already arrived.

The three great innate secret techniques made Jiang Zhe vaguely realize the identity of that illusory rainbow light.

The first innate secret technique, [Gate of the Silver Key]!

—You can leave many "silver key marks" in many places. When you cross the illusory door that appears in front of you, you can appear at any place where you left the mark.

Fixed-point teleportation skill!

"Similar to the teleportation of immortal gods' kingdoms, but simpler, consumes less resources, and has no risk of being found out," Jiang Zhe commented.

The second innate secret technique, [The Enlightener]!

—Possessing infinite wisdom, all-knowing (crossed out)—

—Possessing high comprehension, constantly radiating the light of enlightenment, those who bask in its light can enjoy a slight boost to their comprehension; the knowledge they impart is easy to understand and will be regarded by living beings as a source of wisdom and will be worshipped.

"What kind of talent is this?"

Jiang Zhe frowned, somewhat disdainfully. "He's very strong! But once this gets out, I reckon he'll be able to secure a stable job at the Chaos City Lord's Mansion, and I'll probably be the one guarding the Chaos Stele, right?"

carry on.

The third innate secret technique, [Abyss]!

—The true body is located in a spacetime interlayer of unknown space and time. Only attacks containing dual-elemental fundamental laws can harm the main body. It can influence and control the surrounding spacetime through the radiant light it radiates.

"Finally shipped!"

"It enhances survivability and has an effect similar to the World Tree's 'control over space and time,' an incredibly overpowered talent technique!"

"Actually, the first two talent techniques are completely unnecessary; keeping only the last talent technique is enough."

However, the three abilities displayed by these three innate secret techniques, as well as the initial encounter, allowed Jiang Zhe to roughly determine the origin of this illusory rainbow light.

"That bizarre and insane universe?"

"The complete form is a sphere radiating infinite light... The Key to the Gate? The One Who Unifies All Things? The Transcendent One?"

"Alright, it's time to give it a new name."

It has been purified by ancient trees and examined by the original will of the universe, so it will not be contaminated in any way.

In this world, it is merely a special life form similar to the World Tree, possessing the talent of time and space.

"Candlelight!"

"From now on, we'll call it the Candlelight Clone!"

"Its original meaning is to shine brightly and to see clearly, which is very much in line with the talent of the [Enlightener]; in addition, the mythical beast that symbolizes the sun is named after it."

"Don't be fooled by its current diameter of only 9 kilometers. Once it grows to the second level of the domain lord class, its size will exceed that of the sun in our solar system."

Jiang Zhe looked up at the "miniature star" hanging hundreds of thousands of kilometers in the sky.

Although it emits a gentle light, it is like a 3D projection and does not actually exist.

This is due to the innate secret technique [Abyss].

Its projection is only reflected in the real world; its true form is located in a spacetime interlayer and can only be hit by attacks that simultaneously contain the fundamental laws of spacetime.

Jiang Zhe approached on the Shadow Shuttle.

During the journey, the primordial nucleus rose from the Crimson Palace in his chest and stopped at the location of his original brain domain, the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

The soul hidden within the primordial core began to frantically absorb cosmic energy from the outside world.

As soon as cosmic energy is absorbed into the protonucleus, it is immediately "refined".

This was just a simple tempering process. Once it reached the ninth level of the Hengxing Star, it quickly left the original core and surged into Jiang Zhe's sea of ​​consciousness.

The surging spiritual energy continued to gather, and soon underwent a qualitative change, condensing into a soul planet.

One, two... nine, and then they exploded!

The surging spiritual power condensed back into a single soul star, then two, three... and eventually nine.

In the brain, in the sea of ​​consciousness...

A bright star sits in the center, surrounded by eight planets that constantly revolve around it.

Eternal Star Level 9!

After completing this, Jiang Zhe sent out the original core and stored it inside Zhu Zhao's clone.

Compared to the original human, the clone has a stronger ability to protect itself. It is usually kept in the World Bracelet, which is more suitable for storing the vital life-giving point - the original core!

A martial artist's genetic energy is stored in the dantian.

The spiritual power of a spiritual master is stored in their sea of ​​consciousness.

Because of the existence of the primordial core, Jiang Zhe's soul and consciousness moved into the primordial core together.

Now that the original core is about to leave the body, the main body naturally needs to cultivate a new spiritual master's cultivation level, but fortunately this is not troublesome.

Luo Feng had experienced this once before, reaching the ninth level of the planetary level in just half an hour.

Jiang Zhe instructed Oriana to return to Earth slowly, as it took nearly a month to condense energy to reach the ninth level of the Hengxing star level.

……

When the clone was fully formed and returned to Earth, it was already June 2064.

The consciousness of the silver-clad primordial spirit remained in the place of origin. Jiang Zhe and the Zhuzhao clone snuggled together, and the latter also had an affinity with the laws of time and space, which allowed his comprehension of the laws of time to improve rapidly.

2065 12 Month 16 Day.

The Qianwu Auction was held again, and this time Jiang Zhe attended with Luo Feng, which made the latter feel much more at ease.

He knew his senior's financial resources. If he encountered a treasure at an auction that he absolutely had to acquire, and he didn't have enough money, he could borrow some from his senior in advance.

Jiang Zhe still didn't have a specific target at this auction.

Like before, I bought a bunch of random "miscellaneous items" to fill Orianna's stomach, all to serve the Lord of Matter.

Orianna is now at the ninth level of the cosmic level, with her life gene level reaching 49 times.

The improvement speed is not particularly fast.

After all, the Golden Horned Beast, which was only seven or eight years old, already had the strength of a sixth-order cosmic level beast and was about to catch up.

After the auction, Jiang Zhe felt that Luo Feng really had some good luck.

At the last auction before the Genius Battle, he acquired the most suitable weapon and a clone from the Demon Slayer Clan that could enhance his spatial talent.

……

The date of this letter is April 9, 1757.

Jiang Zhe, with foresight, entered the virtual universe early to wait, and even invited Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng to his villa as guests.

The four of them drank and chatted about their recent progress in cultivation.

suddenly--

In the night sky above Black Dragon Mountain Island, an enormous black banner with glowing edges appeared out of nowhere, bearing characters that emitted dazzling white light.

"Universe Humanity - Battle of Ultimate Geniuses!"

"..."

The three men could not hide their shock. Even though they were mentally prepared and knew that this day would bring them such a great opportunity, they still felt their blood boiling.

"Hahaha, this is our chance to soar to the heavens!" Thor, the most optimistic of all, burst into laughter. "A good ranking will make no one on Earth dare to mess with us!"

Hong's pupils contracted, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Luo Feng was full of fighting spirit, but Babata immediately poured cold water on him, and the latter reiterated the difficulty of the Genius Battle.

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

"Among you, the only one who can be sure of making it into the top 1,000 is probably that kid Jiang Zhe. I've followed the boss for 60 million years, and I've never seen anyone like him..."

The three of them couldn't help but look at Jiang Zhe.

After Jiang Zhe returned from space in 2064, the four of them gradually began to interact more, forging a bond that was both mentor and friend.

But the closer they got, the more the three of them felt that Jiang Zhe was like a fog, seemingly knowing everything about him.

That's right, it's a mentor-student relationship, not a brotherly one.

Even if they had thoughts in their hearts, the three of them were too embarrassed to speak up because of the huge gap between them. Only Luo Feng was the most attentive in calling him "senior brother".

The three of them often followed Jiang Zhe to cultivate their domains and try to comprehend the laws.

But Jiang Zhe is not a god; he doesn't have the ability to turn lead into gold. Even if they are bathed in the light of the "Enlightener," their progress won't be significant.

To comprehend the fundamental laws, one needs some physical talent to make it easier to get started.

As is well known, Earthlings do not possess any special physical talents.

Under Jiang Zhe's guidance, Hong and Lei Shen both cultivated their domains to the ninth level of perfection, and were still searching for the path to cross the threshold of the laws.

In contrast, Luo Feng, influenced by the Golden Horned Beast, quickly crossed the threshold of the Law of Metal and began to explore the Law of Space under Jiang Zhe's guidance.

Jiang Zhe believed that once the Demon Slayer Clan clone was born, Luo Feng would not need much practice to cross the threshold of the Space Law.

As for the Jiang family...

The old man only acquired his domain half a year ago, and now it's only at the first level. He's raised his cultivation to the Hengxing level, so his participation is more important than his cultivation.

It's best not to mention the remaining members of the Jiang family.

Jiang Zhe felt that they needed a vial of bloodline evolution agent, but that stuff was a controlled substance and very difficult to obtain.

……

Each immortal figure mobilized their carefully nurtured disciples, hoping they could bring glory to their cause.

On the blue planet, a young man in white robes and a blood-stained sword stood amidst a pile of corpses, having just bid farewell to his teacher, lost in thought with a melancholy expression.

Little did he know that a "Sword God of Shili Slope" was preparing to challenge him in this battle of geniuses.

In a desolate mountain range, a burly, savage-like man let out a hearty laugh, behind him lay the corpse of a first-tier cosmic-level powerhouse.

……

The four people opened the registration page on the official website of Virtual Universe Company, filled in the information, and completed the registration.

2066 4 Month 16 Day.

The four received an email from Virtual Universe Company explaining the competition rules.

"The battle of geniuses was ruthless; over 820 billion people were wiped out in the qualifiers, leaving only 100,100," Hong remarked with a smile. "I can imagine the scene—it would be a world of bloodshed, a world of madness!"

Thor and Luo Feng were also deeply moved.

On May 16, the preliminary rounds began.

More than 8200 billion star-level experts have gathered together and will be divided into 100 competition zones, all waiting to be teleported.

"I'm from Division 72!" Hong said first.

"Haha, I'm from District 88, I like that number." Thor smiled broadly, unaware of the seriousness of the matter.

Jiang Zhe opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say the words he was going to use to remind him.

Instead, he instructed, "Hong, Thor, you two need to be careful. Without comprehending the laws, the preliminaries are very dangerous. Try your best to get into the top 1001 in your respective regions."

Both nodded, understanding the importance of the ranking.

This will be their stepping stone to gain access to the powerful Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

"Luo Feng, what about you? Which district are you in?"

"I'm from Zone 1, senior. Where are you?"

"99th ward!"

……

"Please hurry and check your equipment. Once the pre-selection begins, you will no longer be able to request weapons!"

Tier 2 Force Suit, Void Trapping Gun, Destruction Hand, Shadow Shuttle...

Jiang Zhe was taking stock of his equipment.

"Mass teleportation imminent, countdown: 60...59..."

The choice of clones was simply because they were suitable and also for fun. I had no intention of introducing any kind of corruption into them; I just treated them as normal special life forms.

A clone with spacetime attributes is essential, but the main character is a must.

Before I started writing the book, I decided on one of three options: the World Tree, Yog, or the Lord of Tindalos.

Of course, the latter two are weakened versions.

……

This clone wasn't obtained by exchanging the Chaos Umbrella. Jiang Zhe will only be able to use the umbrella after he becomes immortal, similar to Luo Feng's Star Tower.

Just like in the primordial era, when one uses a magical treasure to sever the three corpses, the magical treasure can still be used, right? It's the vessel for the clone, not something that's been consumed.

(End of this chapter)