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

Chapter 98 Ancestral Inheritance, Soul Transformation

A pristine, secluded place, inside the courtyard.

After Yu Duan regained consciousness, he did not make any movements, but simply closed his eyes halfway, as if he were comprehending something.

"Purification...this is the true purification effect of the laws of time."

Yu Duan recalled the ninth level of the Time Sword Technique used by the gatekeeper.

After the gatekeeper unleashed his sword strike, he deliberately allowed its power to spread out, rather than condensing, and instead forming a field.

This was to allow Yu Duan to carefully experience the effects of this purification and to provide guidance.

"Throughout the ages, all things have turned to ruins..."

As Yu Duan recalled that feeling, his aura changed accordingly, startling Tu Yu who was standing nearby.

Since moving to Yu Duan's courtyard, Tu Yu has been contemplating the artistic conception contained in the statues, stone tablets, and celestial movement models every day.

"Time purification? It seems that Junior Uncle has already reached the level of combining laws."

Tu Yu is also at the peak of the military lord level, having comprehended the laws of light and time, and is only one step away from being enfeoffed as a marquis. He is also researching 'time purification'.

Upon realizing this, Tu Yu couldn't help but shake his head, inwardly mocking himself: "Junior Uncle's mastery of the laws has already caught up with mine."

"Master! Master! Important email!"

A natural notification sound rang out.

In most cases, within the natural program setting, Yu Duan's perception of the law is the most important, so his enlightenment is almost never interrupted.

But this time is different.

"Hmm? Senior Brother wants me to see him."

This senior brother is naturally the ruler of Youhou.

Master Qinghuan Wang's eldest disciple had already perished long ago.

Yu Duan immediately moved, logging his consciousness into the virtual universe.

……

Virtual universe, Yu Xiangshan.

Standing in his manor, Yu Duan looked into the distance and could see a supercontinent floating in the endless clouds.

That is Thunder Island, a gathering place for super beings above the Immortal level in the core layer of the virtual universe.

The last time Yu Duan met the Dark Lord was in that ancient courtyard on Thunder Island.

In the center of Thunder Island stands a majestic, continuous mountain range known as the Mountain of Gods.

Mount Olympus has many towering peaks that reach into the clouds, and on each peak stands a palace of a great being.

The summit of the highest peak is the Temple of the Gods, the meeting place for high-level meetings of the human race.

"Teleport to the Temple of Youhou."

With a thought, Yu Duan's figure vanished from the spot and was teleported to a mountain peak on Thunder Island.

"Little junior brother!"

The Lord of Youhou, clad in cyan battle armor, beckoned to Yu Duan, his entire body radiating a dense aura of murderous intent.

Lord Youhou has a pair of elven ears and a third pupil between his eyebrows.

"I've met senior brother!"

Yu Duan hurriedly paid his respects to Lord Youhou.

This was the first time Yu Duan had ever met Lord Youhou.

According to the second senior brother, Venerable Youmo, both the Dark Lord teacher and the eldest senior brother are elusive beings, rarely seen.

"Haha, I just received a notification from the virtual universe saying that my junior brother has already passed the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven and came straight here."

Lord Youhou raised his hand and placed it on Yu Duan's shoulder. Instantly, the scene in the entire temple changed, and the dome and the surrounding walls transformed into a vast starry sky.

Then I saw countless stars intertwining, forming various mysterious scenes and lines of universal language text.

"My teacher instructed me that if you, junior brother, master the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven, I will pass on this secret technique to you."

Lord Youhou pointed to the countless characters and secret techniques that resembled stars and explained them to Yu Duan.

"The Primordial Spirit?" Yu Duan uttered the name of this secret technique, then his gaze fell on its contents.

Lord Youhou nodded, a carefree smile on his face: "Yes, this secret technique is the foundational technique of our lineage, said to have been created by our ancestor."

“Junior Brother has already passed the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven, so he has a good chance of mastering this basic secret technique.”

“Practicing this secret technique can change certain characteristics of the soul and mental power, and can amplify the effects of any illusionary secret technique. The specific situation varies from person to person, but it can amplify the effect by at least 20% to 30%.”

It sounds like it only increases power by 20% or 30%, which seems average.

This is actually quite incredible.

Sometimes, even a slight enhancement of the illusion's effect can render the enemy incapable of resistance.

Similar secret techniques do exist, but they are almost all innate and cannot be mastered through later learning.

For example, under the same conditions of will, soul, perception, and amplitude, the Zerg Queen's illusion magic is stronger than that of ordinary life forms.

"I have 30 years to help my junior brother master this secret technique."

A sinister smile appeared on the lips of the Lord of Youhou: "Cultivating this secret technique is very painful, junior brother, you should be prepared."

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Yu Duan quickly expressed his gratitude, and then, under the guidance of Lord Youhou, he first understood the secret technique and then tried to cultivate it.

The principle behind this secret technique is not difficult; it involves condensing a secret power to transform the soul, causing its very essence to change. The entire process is very painful.

Once the secret technique begins, it cannot be stopped.

Once you stop, the transformation of your soul will end, and further cultivation will be ineffective.

How far one can transform depends entirely on how long one can persevere.

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

Yu Duan adjusted himself to his best condition, and then looked at the Lord of Youhou: "Senior brother, I have understood. I will try to see if I can condense this secret power."

"Alright, if the secret technique works successfully, don't stop."

Lord Youhou nodded solemnly.

Immediately, Yu Duan closed his eyes and tried to activate the secret technique.

"Om..."

Within his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness, as Yu Duan began cultivating the secret technique, an invisible secret power rippled across his soul, transforming its characteristics.

Condensing such secret power is no easy feat; it requires mastery of the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

As his soul began to transform, Yu Duan's eyes widened in an instant.

pain!
It hurts so much!

The pain was so intense that Yu Duan even wanted to stop immediately.

This level of pain is just right at the limit that Yu Duan's will can endure.

If it were any more intense, Yu Duan would faint.

"Senior Brother...why didn't you say it hurt so much?"

Yu Duan's whole body was convulsing violently as he looked at Lord Youhou beside him.

Lord Youhou solemnly said, "Everyone experiences pain differently; I can only tell you that it is extremely painful."

"The teacher said that the more pain you feel, the better the effect; it's the soul undergoing a transformation. The longer you persist, the better the transformation will be."

"Furthermore, the lower the cultivation level, the better the effect of cultivating this secret technique."

Yu Dian nodded and said, word by word, "I understand, Senior Brother."

This secret technique is more effective the lower your cultivation level.

It also requires extremely high levels of willpower and understanding of laws.

Given Yu Duan's willpower, he was already close to his limit right from the start.

As time passed, Yu Duan's soul essence, which shimmered with nine-colored light, began to change.

First, the nine-colored radiance began to gradually recede. This was a phenomenon that occurred after the soul underwent a transformation following the consumption of the 'Heaven-Reaching Illusionary Spirit Elixir'.

"Give me—Condensate!"

Yu Duan's will was boiling wildly, and the essence of his soul was condensing to a terrifying degree, forming a dazzling crystal.

The extreme pain at the level of the soul was eroding Yu Duan's will.

"town!"

Yu Duan suppressed all his will and then began to study the mysteries of the fundamental laws of time, as well as the third and fourth volumes of the principles of spacetime.

At this moment, within Yu Duan's inner world, the progress bar of the Book of Cause and Effect was also rapidly ticking.

The more focused one's will, the faster one will comprehend the fundamental laws of time.

"I was careless. I should have waited and used the Book of Cause and Effect to advance an improvement in my will."

Yu Duan has just pre-exploited the last kind of time law essence, and the progress bar still has about 11 years left.

"No, I must find a way to improve my speed of comprehending the laws. I'm not sure if I can persist for 11 years."

Feeling this pain that was close to the limit of his endurance, Yu Duan was unsure whether he could persevere for 11 years.

This pain of transforming the soul does not increase with the passage of time.

However, Yu Duan's own will gradually weaken, and eventually he will be unable to bear it.

"Senior Brother, I need to study the Chaos Stele. Help me find a way; it will be of great use."

In the virtual universe, Yu Duan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the Lord of Youhou beside him.

At the cosmic level, one is not allowed to re-enter the initial universe for comprehension unless one breaks through to the domain lord level.

However, the lower the realm, the easier it is for the soul's origin to be modified by secret techniques, and the more obvious the transformation effect.

"That's not a problem, leave it to me."

As soon as Lord Youhou finished speaking, he sent several emails through the virtual universe.

A moment later, Lord Youhou received a reply to the email.

"Junior brother, someone will come to pick you up in 3 minutes and take you to Chaos City to directly study the Chaos Stele. You don't need to worry about anything else."

"it is good."

Yu Duan closed his eyes again.

Even faster than the three minutes mentioned by Lord Youhou, in less than a minute, a bald man in a fiery red battle robe arrived at the Primal Secret Realm.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the figure appeared directly next to Yu Duan's true form.

"Greetings to His Holiness!"

Tu Yu recognized this Venerable One, the renowned Venerable Guiyi, the personal disciple of the great Lord of Chaos City.

Venerable Guiyi nodded: "By order of the city lord, escort Yu Duan to Chaos City."

After speaking, Venerable Guiyi waved his hand, and Yu Duan, who was sitting cross-legged under the Taichang Tree Spirit, disappeared from the spot.

……

In less than ten minutes.

In the corridor of the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele in the City Lord's Mansion of Chaos City.

Nakandri opened the door to the secret chamber of the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele early on, allowing Venerable Guiyi to enter directly.

"Shh!"

With a wave of his hand, Venerable Guiyi brought Yu Duan directly to the front of the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele.

The entire process was so gentle that Yu Duan didn't notice it at all.

“Junior Brother Yu Duan, the Chaos Stele of the Myriad Universes is right in front of you.”

The gentle voice of the Venerable Guiyi rang in Yu Duan's ear, without using any means to awaken him.

Yu Duan opened his eyes, cast a grateful glance at the unfamiliar Venerable beside him, and then focused his attention on the Chaos Stele.

Seeing this, Venerable Guiyi breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele.

"Boom..."

The bronze door of the secret chamber closed with a heavy sound, but it was completely blocked from Yu Duan's ears as he was trying to comprehend the Chaos Stele.

Outside the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele, Venerable Guiyi looked at Kandri: "Kandri, by order of our teacher, Junior Brother Yu Duan may meditate for as long as he wishes. This meditation will not consume any Chaos Stele attempts."

"Yes!"

Kandri's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied.

This is the first time such an exception has been made since Kander guarded the Chaos Monument.

Normally, even when the city lord takes on a personal disciple, he only gives away some opportunities to study the Chaos Stele.

"The rumors are indeed true. Yu Duan has been accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Chaos City, and is being treated with such favor."

Kandri glanced at the Venerable Guiyi, who stood guard at the entrance to the Chaos Chamber, unmoving, and was even more shocked.

Clearly, even a cosmic overlord like Kandri was unaware of the existence of the Lord of Darkness.

Among the countless cosmic venerables and cosmic overlords of the human race, only a very few, such as Venerable Guiyi, know of the existence of the Lord of Darkness; the total number does not exceed 10.

Even among the personal disciples of the Chaos City Lord, not everyone knows of the existence of the Dark Lord.

This hidden master of the universe is the greatest secret of the human race, bar none.

Like Luo Feng in the original novel, he only learned about the Lord of Darkness after he had achieved the status of the Lord of the Universe.

……

Before the Chaos Monument of Myriad Universes, Yu Duan gazed at the first four images on the monument, trying to comprehend the mysteries within them while resisting the endless torment of his soul.

During this process, the advance progress bar of the Book of Cause and Effect is increasing at an extremely rapid rate, approximately 80 times that of the outside world.

At this moment, Yu Duan was naturally unaware that there was no time limit for his current attempt to comprehend the Chaos Stele.

"The progress bar shows 11.2 years, an 80-fold efficiency improvement, which is just over 51 days, equivalent to 8 opportunities to comprehend the Chaos Monument. That's just enough for me."

Yu Duan passed through the twelve levels of the Heavenly Bridge, having a total of twelve opportunities to comprehend the truth.

I used it once each when I understood the first two diagrams of the Chaos Stele.

Then, in the two years before leaving Chaos City and in the last ten days, he comprehended it once each, which made up a total of eight opportunities.

As time went by, Yu Duan's willpower became increasingly burdened, and fatigue from the level of his soul overwhelmed him.

Yu Duan not only had to resist the pain at the soul level, but also needed to suppress the effects of that soul pain as much as possible so as not to affect his efficiency in comprehending the laws of time.

Ten days, twenty days, thirty days... In the blink of an eye, 51 days have passed.

Inside the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele, Yu Duan, who was focused and concentrated to the limit, suddenly felt a familiar wave ripple outwards.

Within the inner world, the Book of Cause and Effect, suspended in mid-air, suddenly blazed brightly.

Once the advance payment was fully repaid, lines of dragon and phoenix patterns, resembling myself, appeared before my eyes.

Yu Duan directly found the "Willpower" overdraft option.

[Willpower Strength] Peak Immortal God, can pre-draw 'Cosmic Venerable' level willpower, the price to pay: endure extreme pain to train willpower for 1000 years.

Although Yu Duan failed to conquer the eighteenth island of the Illusionary Sea, this does not mean that Yu Duan's willpower is not strong enough to reach the level of a king.

Normally, someone who has passed the seventeenth island of the Illusionary Sea is at the peak of the Marquis level, and their will must also reach the limit of the Marquis level.

Yu Duan's soul and consciousness were far inferior to those at the peak of the Marquis level, yet he was still able to pass through the seventeenth island of the Illusionary Sea, entirely by compensating for his shortcomings with his willpower.

"Pre-drawing the will of a cosmic sovereign."

So what if it's just a thousand years of tempering one's will through extreme suffering? Yu Duan has plenty of time.

"Boom!"

Instantly, a mysterious power surged through Yu Duan's mind.

In an instant, Yu Duan's consciousness and soul essence collapsed and condensed once again, like a star collapsing into a neutron star.

If Yu Duan's soul essence was previously condensed like a brilliant, hard crystal, then now it is like a brilliant dust particle that has collapsed into a degenerate state, condensed to an absolute limit.

(End of this chapter)