Infinite Fighting

Chapter 296 A Smooth Road to Heaven

The way back to the origin planet is no longer by spaceship.

Zhang Ji's current strength is sufficient to construct portals over much greater distances.

His body surged with boundless energy, directly constructing a portal over four thousand light-years in diameter.

While the techniques involved are sophisticated, it's mostly about brute force.

With the [Energy Gem], Zhang Jicai no longer needs to worry about energy consumption.

When Zhang Ji led Augustine back to Origin Star, his eyes were full of surprise.

"Is this your civilization?"

Augustine's surprise did not stem from the backwardness of civilization.

On the contrary, it is advanced and unique.

Because of the different gravitational forces in different parts of the universe, the flow of time also varies greatly. At this time, more than a year has passed since Zhang Ji left.

The Origin Civilization almost completely occupied the Namen Civilization, and their development progressed at different stages in many different worlds.

Zhang Ji has always had an avatar here, so they share information and he is very knowledgeable about these things.

As Augustine gazed at the satellites orbiting the planet, the surrounding energy systems, and the portals leading to other universes, his heart was filled with curiosity about the origin of civilizations.

“Come with me,” Zhang Ji said.

Immediately, he led Augustine toward the interior of the planet.

The reason for not directly crossing space to reach it is because there are restrictions that confine space. Apart from the teleportation arrays and space gates that have been built inside, it is impossible for the outside world to directly teleport to the inside of the planet.

In fact, many civilizations in the universe have similar methods.

Otherwise, attacking a civilization would be as simple as using space technology to drop bombs and destroy everything.

This method only works against primitive civilizations.

Advanced civilizations will take precautions, and some will even hide their main planet in a spatial rift.

Without any obstacles along the way, Zhang Ji led Augustine all the way to the Supreme City.

The Supreme City has been rebuilt many times. Today's Supreme City is much more luxurious and technologically advanced than it was originally.

This place was originally full of ice and snow, but now it has been transformed, and the natural environment can be controlled at will. It can snow when it wants to snow, and it can be sunny when it wants to be sunny.

Zhang Ji led Augustine to his personal area and then invited him to rest and enjoy local delicacies.

The delicacies from various other worlds, with their rich layers of information, even amazed Augustine.

While eating, Zhang Ji said to Augustine, "Take it out."

Augustine hesitated slightly, but still took out a crystal key as thick as an arm.

The key floated in the void, and Zhang Ji's spiritual particles could not penetrate it, but he could still tell that it was special. It was also a (Zhenyuan) level item, just like the [Energy Gem].

Zhang looked at it with great curiosity, wanting to know its effects, but it was clear that he couldn't tell just by looking.

"Can you explain?" Zhang Ji asked.

"The Key to Dimensions can open the gates to lower and higher dimensions, allowing matter to be sublimated into the real universe. However, it requires corresponding energy, and the more it interferes with the rules of matter in the main universe, the more energy it consumes. Matter that conforms to the rules of the universe can be generated with almost a one-to-one energy loss, but if it does not conform, the consumption will be ridiculously large, even approaching infinity." Augustine said, then shrugged and added, "That's how I became poor; all the resources I accumulated over the years were thrown into it."

"You mean it can generate things from virtual works?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Pretty much, but it requires intelligent life to anchor its information, that is, to elevate the item based on the user's cognition. The same item will have different effects depending on the user," Augustine said.

“I understand. At a higher cognitive level, the item itself doesn’t have many black-box mechanisms, so it consumes much less energy, right?” Zhang Ji said.

"Pretty much, you can try it first," Augustine said.

"What if we can't get the item out?" Zhang Ji asked.

“Nothing much, just close the dimensional gate,” Augustine replied.

"How do I open the dimensional gate?" Zhang Ji asked.

“You can use a piece of information, something that records information, a piece of text, a picture, or even just your thoughts,” Augustine said.

After repeatedly asking for details, Zhang Ji read Augustine's consciousness information again and finally confirmed that he was not lying and had fully told him about this cosmic treasure.

If what Augustine said is true, then his cosmic treasure, combined with the [energy gem] on Zhang Ji's body, would be a perfect match.

Unlimited energy and anything that can be generated at will.

Zhang Ji was deep in thought. He reached out and the floating [Key of Dimensions] landed in his hand.

Under Zhang Ji's control of space, it became only the length of an index finger.

Zhang Ji then gripped it tightly, his mind beginning to ponder the dimensional gate he wished to open.

After thinking it over, Zhang Ji gently pushed the key forward, and he felt as if he had touched the keyhole.

“Twist it to the right!” Augustine said.

Zhang Ji twisted slightly, and some mechanical turning sounds echoed in the void.

"Click! Click! Click!"

It really felt like opening a door.

After twisting it for a while, Zhang Ji felt the key become lighter. He pushed it forward, and a large door opened, revealing a stick inside with the words "Ruyi Jingu Bang" (the Ruyi Golden Cudgel) written on it.

Zhang Ji wanted to know if this stick, which could freely change size and even completely defy the laws of physics, could be materialized. "A stick? Is there anything special about it?" Augustine asked curiously.

Zhang remained silent, only reaching out to probe into the opened dimensional gate.

As Zhang Ji stepped through that door, he had a very peculiar feeling, as if he were passing through a film of water.

Then he gripped the stick.

The feel was no different from that of a normal metal rod.

Zhang Ji then planned to pull it out.

The moment the stick touched the dimensional gate, the energy within Zhang Ji's body began to be drawn out by the [Dimensional Key], almost instantly draining him dry.

However, Zhang Ji reacted quickly, directly activating the [Energy Gem] within his body and beginning to continuously input energy.

However, despite the endless injection of energy, Zhang Ji was still unable to retrieve the stick.

Augustine saw through the deception and said, "The information you're anchoring to is too distorted by the rules of spacetime. Change it, or add some restrictions."

Zhang seemed to have realized something.

In his mind, the Ruyi Cudgel was indestructible and could infinitely grow larger or smaller, and its mass could infinitely increase or decrease.

The current world is unacceptable.

There must be restrictions.

The maximum range of change is set at 1 light-year, the diameter at 0.3 light-years, the upper limit of mass at the mass of a standard star in the originating universe, and the lower limit at the mass of a single atom. The pressure limit it can withstand is...
Sure enough, after Zhang Ji changed the anchor information, the Ruyi Staff he was holding began to move, and a small part of it was pulled out by Zhang Ji.

With the continuous input of energy, Zhang Ji's entire body became a conduit for the [Energy Gem]. He felt that the energy of several stars was being directly absorbed by the [Dimensional Key] through him.

But Zhang Ji gradually pulled the stick out as well.

More than twenty minutes later, Zhang Ji had a stick about 1.5 meters long with a golden hoop in his hand.

Zhang Ji's observation methods cannot reveal its internal workings; it is purely a black box technique.

The size of something can be increased or decreased by a thought, and the quality of synchronization can also increase or decrease.

“What is it for?” Augustine asked.

“It gets bigger and smaller, and there are also changes in its mass,” Zhang Ji replied.

"Huh? You did this?" Augustine said, "Seeing the commotion you made, I thought it was some kind of super weapon!"

"It's just an experiment," Zhang Ji said calmly.

Since he has the [Energy Gem], his energy is practically limitless, so he can be a little willful.

Zhang Ji casually put the stick away and prepared for his second dimensional sublimation.

Grasping the key to the dimension, Zhang Ji gently pulled it out, and the dimensional gate closed.

"Have you tried any items that can grow?" Zhang Ji asked Augustine.

“Growth potential is a characteristic that requires a great deal of effort to acquire, so it’s better to directly enhance something that is already powerful and useful enough; the effect will be much better,” Augustine said.

Zhang suddenly realized that information cannot be simply summarized by magnitude.

Even if he sets up a very ordinary item that only has the function of continuous growth, this function still requires a lot of energy to realize, so it is better to just take the final result he wants.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ji wanted to try to see if he could directly obtain an item that could create a (mythical) level fighting crystal for himself.

A pill possessing all the effects of a (mythical) level fighting technique. The main purpose of this technique is to enhance one's attributes and spatial control, allowing for easier perception and utilization of space. It must also conform to one's current world's legal system. After refinement, it will exist within the body as a star. The refinement process should be easy.
Amidst the shifting emotions in Zhang Ji's mind, he reached out and inserted the key into thin air.

Twisting the [Key of Dimensions] produced a continuous clicking sound.

Soon, Zhang Ji felt a lightness in his hand, and after pushing forward, the dimensional gate opened.

Zhang Ji reached out and grabbed one of them. He grasped a pill covered in golden vortexes. A massive amount of energy was poured into it, and the pill began to sublimate from the lower dimension, being recognized by the rules of spacetime in reality.

Before long, Zhang Ji took out the pill.

Looking at the golden pill in his hand, Zhang Ji was a little distracted.

After a moment's hesitation, he swallowed it.

The pill entered Zhang Ji's body and was quickly refined. At the same time, a fifth star rapidly formed within Zhang Ji's body. It was a star filled with golden star rings that was spinning rapidly.

[Hint: You have obtained 1 [Void Star] (Mythical) Fighting Skill Crystal, which can be extracted to the Limit Space for storage.]

"What is this?" Zhang Ji murmured.

It came too easily, to the point that Zhang Ji's mentality became slightly unbalanced.

I have cultivated diligently in the past, never slacking off, which is why I have the strength I have today.

But now, all you need to do is turn the key and gently reach in, and you'll have a (mythical) level fighting crystal in your hands.

“It’s unbelievable, isn’t it? But that’s why so many advanced civilizations covet these cosmic treasures!” Augustine said to Zhang Ji with a profound expression, “If it were revealed that you possess these things, even a Level 5 civilization would shamelessly try to seize them.”

Zhang Ji suddenly laughed, a hearty laugh.

Effort is not without results; without previous efforts, how could we have the opportunity to obtain this treasure?
There is nothing that is easy or difficult, meaningful or meaningless.

Strength is strength, and a number is a number; it doesn't matter how you get it!
As long as you can ultimately achieve your goals and they belong to you, that's enough!

The road to heaven is now beneath our feet!

(End of this chapter)