Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 18: A terrifying boost of 1200 times efficiency

The vast and boundless Beiming Sea is dotted with countless islands of all sizes.

Apart from the sacred island at the very center of the holy site, which has a terrifying diameter of 1 billion kilometers, there are only four other super-large islands with diameters of over 100 million kilometers.

These four islands are located in the four directions of the central holy land, and are the sites of elite training camps for stellar, cosmic, domain lord, and world lord levels, respectively.

Ordinary trainees are only allowed to stay in their own training camps.

Only core-level students can choose one of the many small islands as their private territory and ask a world lord-level expert to create their preferred residence and environment.

……

At this moment, on a star-level island, villa number 124201795 is Yu Duan's new residence.

"Time to soak in nutrient solution again..."

Inside the villa's underground chamber, Yu Duan, completely naked, lay back down in the nutrient tank, feeling his cells begin to absorb the strange substances in the nutrient solution, his consciousness logging into the virtual universe.

In the virtual universe, in the starry sea space of the Northern Divine Land, Yu Duan's figure appeared directly in the living room of his residence.

"Open the Secret Chamber!"

As soon as Yu Duan finished speaking, the little elf immediately saluted: "Yes, Master ∠(°ゝ°)!"

The next instant, a pale blue light screen appeared.

The secret techniques collected by the Northern Divine Land, while not comparable to those of the five top-tier forces, are more than sufficient for a small, star-level individual.

The secret techniques are divided into major categories based on the laws. Each major category is further divided into different options based on the level of understanding and skill required to master the secret technique, such as domain, law entry, law recognition, and complete law.

The dazzling array of secret techniques left Yu Duan dazzled.

Of course, these secret methods are only for viewing; they basically all cost money.

The rules for cultivating talent in the Holy Land are simple: money is distributed in 'cosmic currency'. Resources, treasures, secret techniques, etc., are purchased by the individual.

Stellar-level students participate in a ranking battle every 10 years, and are paid according to their ranking battle results.

The prize pool starts from the top 1000 in the ranking battles, and the first time a player breaks into the top 1000, they will receive a direct reward of 100 billion cosmic coins.

The first time you break into the top 100, you will be rewarded with 1 Mixed Yuan Unit.

And so on, those who make it into the top 10 will be rewarded with 10 Mixed Yuan Units; those who reach the top will be rewarded with 100 Mixed Yuan Units.

This is a substantial amount of money. To put it in perspective, the bottom prize for the top 1,000 in the entire universe in the Genius Battle is only 10 Mixed Yuan Units.

The prize money also demonstrates the importance that Beiming Holy Land places on nurturing young talents.

Of course, they only value the top 1000, as they are the main force in the battle of geniuses and a way to showcase the 'achievements' of the Cosmic Nation.

"I'm poor, I can't afford it, I simply can't afford it."

"The next ranking battle is in a little over six years. Based on my current strength, I have absolutely no hope of breaking into the top 1000."

"Hopefully, once I reach the peak of the stellar level, my progress will be much more efficient and give me a pleasant surprise."

In fact, Yu Duan could have been much better off without being poor, as long as he was willing to find a master.

With Yu Duan's talent, even a Marquis-level Immortal wouldn't refuse him if he went to seek a master, and even a King-level expert would take him seriously.

But if I wait a while longer, and my progress improves, and I demonstrate even more extraordinary talent... even if I can't attract the Northern Ming Kingdom's ruler, I can at least become an apprentice of a super immortal.

Although there are not many true kings under the Beiming Universe Kingdom, this does not mean that there are no outstanding kings among the disciples of the Beiming Kingdom's ruler.

"If I remain silent, I will amaze everyone when I do; if I do not fly, I will soar to the sky when I do... I am still young, I will take it slow."

Yu Duan didn't continue browsing the various secret techniques; he went straight to the training ground to hone his combat skills. The improvement from the nutrient solution was simply too rapid. Originally, Yu Duan's power generation techniques were only passable at the planetary level.

However, among the star-level students of the Northern Ming Holy Land, whose average skill level is more than 30 times that of others, this is far too low.

……

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

In the basement of Yu Duan's villa, the white nutrient tanks have remained silent.

"drop!"

As the notification sounded, the hatch of the nutrient chamber slowly opened, and a naked, muscular, and handsome young man sat up from the nutrient solution that looked like clear water, and then took a step out.

Pong!
The intense light energy instantly filled Duan's skin, instantly evaporating all the moisture.

A black ring flew out from the side and transformed into a Tier 3 Force Armor worth tens of thousands of cosmic coins the moment it touched the tip of the finger.

"This is... the power of a peak-level stellar being!"

Yu Duan felt the immense power surging through his body; with a single swing of his arm, he could generate over 5 million tons of physical strength!
call out!
Yu Duan used the "Fleeting Light and Shadow" movement technique, his entire figure flashing like light and shadow bubbles, and arrived at the training room on the second floor of the villa at an extremely fast speed.

"Natural, activate the simulated cultivation environment, mimicking natural starlight!"

"Yes, Master!"

The little elf waved its little hand in a hurry, and in an instant the entire training room became transparent, transforming into a boundless deep space.

In deep space, enormous stars burn fiercely, like giant fireballs that have never gone out for billions of years!
This was during the planetary-level era, when the lighting on the tree branches was set up by Yu Duan, and the efficiency was only slightly over forty times!
"Increase the light intensity until I give the order to stop!" Yu Duan calmly instructed.

"Okay, the light intensity is starting to increase!" Tianran stretched out her two little hands and tapped on the virtual screen.

Boom!

In an instant, the blazing star roared, its color changing from yellow to a blazing blue giant, with temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees Celsius enveloping the star.

This is still not the limit of the peak of the ninth rank of the Stellar level. Stellar level experts can easily fight in the deeper levels of the star.

Even higher-level cosmic powerhouses use terrifying extreme celestial bodies like white dwarfs and neutron stars as their battlefields.

About five minutes later, after feeling that his own high-temperature tolerance was nearing its limit, Yu Duan finally spoke: "That's enough, maintain this intensity of stellar light."

"Yes, Master. The relevant data has been recorded!"

Yu Duan took a deep breath to calm his slightly excited emotions, then focused his consciousness and entered the space within his body.

What was once a planetary-level first-order internal space with a diameter of only 10 meters has now become a vast space with a diameter of 9 kilometers.

A dreamlike, multicolored glow spread from the Book of Cause and Effect, enveloping the entire space.

On the Book of Cause and Effect, a line of ancient and complex characters was rapidly moving.

"Paying off the advance cost, 40 hours of sunshine, current progress: 200715 hours and 17 minutes..."

Yu Duan doesn't care about the current progress, but rather about efficiency.

In the blink of an eye, the 17 minutes had turned into 37 minutes.

In just 3 seconds, the progress bar jumped for 1 hour.

"Efficiency increased by approximately 1200 times!"

Yu Duan clenched his fist suddenly, and the primal force throughout his body surged and boiled with his emotions!
Originally, Yu Duan was satisfied if the efficiency could be increased by three or four hundred times!
The result... was a whopping 1200 times!
It will take another 20 hours to repay this advance payment.

However, with a 1200-fold increase in efficiency, it only takes about 7 days!
(End of this chapter)