I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 162 Shrunk to an Inch
Cao Yuneng clearly sensed that his inspiration had been enhanced. Even through the walls of the guest room and the green courtyard, he could still instinctively perceive the pedestrians passing by on the street and sense their subtle emotional reactions.

It's no exaggeration to say that ordinary people are almost unable to lie when they are in his presence.

He knew without needing to verify that his sixth sense had been greatly amplified.

This is a direct benefit of the qualification improvement.

After crossing the threshold of Level 10 aptitude, he seemed to enter another world.

At the same time, his sense of direction became extremely clear.

Even without the aid of external objects as a frame of reference, he can instinctively distinguish the four directions: east, west, south, and north.

He can even create a holographic three-dimensional map model in his mind with a simple meditation, containing all the streets he has walked and all the architectural details he has seen that day.

Even his perception of the passage of time became sharper—just now, he had noted down a point in time; roughly a few minutes had passed since then, though he didn't know the exact number because he hadn't been counting and was distracted by other things. He instinctively locked onto a number and then checked it against the time displayed on the player panel.

The result... was accurate to the second, down to the millisecond!

Unsurprisingly, this should be a rudimentary manifestation of the "Hong Yuan Body's" talent for spacetime perception.

Although he hasn't started cultivating yet, the divine nature of his physique has already begun to manifest.

The world has become clearer.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Cao Yu activated the spiritual vision of the immortal players.

He's going to start cultivating.

He focused all his spiritual perception on the jade slip containing the visualization of "Stars Shifting".

The next second, a vivid image flashed into his mind.

He saw the sky as black as ink, the stars scattered, and the heavens in motion—a vast expanse of silver light slowly flowing westward, the Milky Way cascading down, and countless stars swirling like a giant, invisible hand turning the clock face of the universe. The long night quietly passed among the star trails until dawn broke in the east, the lingering light faded, and an ancient cycle was completed.

The overwhelming sense of grandeur and awe captivated Cao Yu, drawing him into a state of profound absorption.

The visualization was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Following the instructions, he unified his spirit and energy, and the wonders of the mysterious sea descended at that moment.

Under the immense mental storm, a scene of twinkling and spinning stars appeared around him.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and set up a protective barrier to quell the disturbance, preventing any riots.

Cao Yu calmed himself down and quickly formed hand seals, continuously refining his Qi under the mysterious influence of the strange sea. This allowed his originally attribute-less Qi to be tinged with the colors of the starry sky, and to subtly acquire a spatial characteristic.

After the Qi was refined, he began to construct individual star points within the vast network of meridians in his body, forming a star array...

……

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

Cao Yu stood on the edge of the building's rooftop, gazing at the distant street scene against the wind, his eyes fixed on the hurried pedestrians.

He is waiting.

A black-haired, red-eyed loli was beside him, gazing at the street scene below the building just like him, but what the loli was observing was different from what he was looking at.

"Grass carp, grass carp, that one, I want that one..."

The girl with amazing eyesight pointed to a carrion worm crawling in a corner of the street—a rather strange-looking arthropod, similar in appearance to a centipede but larger in size, considered a "specialty" of Beast Hunting City, much like cockroaches on Earth.

Most people would probably get goosebumps at the sight of such an insect, but Xiao Qi didn't mind and ordered her servant Cao Yu to catch it and play with it.

Cao Yu looked at the imperious little girl, but didn't bother arguing with her. With the mindset of trying to coax her if possible, he raised his right hand and reached forward.

The next second, a strange sea phenomenon appeared behind him, with the heavens in motion and stars shifting.

Under the pull of this strange phenomenon, the spatial distance of more than a hundred meters was instantly condensed into a small space—Cao Yu stood on the roof, reached out and grabbed a carrion worm on the street, and casually tossed it to Xiao Qi.

After receiving her new toy, Xiaoqi's cheeks flushed slightly as she excitedly began to dissect the insect.

At her feet, the corpses of several carrion beetles had been pieced together into the shape of a blooming flower.

Cao Yu felt the depletion of his internal energy, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

He just used a technique similar to shrinking the distance between two points—he compressed the spatial distance between them.

Shrinking the earth to an inch—this is one of the techniques in the first level of the immortal cultivation method "Shifting Stars and Shifting the Universe".

Yes, he has already completed the first level.

At this very moment, within his internal meridian network, a massive star array lies quietly, awaiting his command.

Perhaps it was because the spacetime talent brought by the "Hongyuan Body" was too heaven-defying that he completed what would normally take a month of painstaking work in just one night.

He also experienced firsthand how exhilarating it was to be a cultivation prodigy.

Of course, speed also has its drawbacks.

Because of the short time available, his control over "Shifting Stars" was not yet proficient or refined enough, and he was unable to achieve the maximum effect with minimal effort.

'Practicing the technique will generate a lot of additional consumption...'

Cao Yu estimated the energy he had expended helping the little girl catch bugs earlier and realized that at his current stage, he was not yet able to perform "micro-management" of the cultivation technique and was only at the beginner level.

Fortunately, this only involves a matter of proficiency; there are no bottlenecks that will stop him.

Once he has thoroughly mastered the first level of the technique and his operation becomes more refined, his efficiency in utilizing "Qi" will likely increase threefold.

Time and space are inseparable—only after fully understanding the first level of spatial interference can he have the foundation to cultivate the second level of temporal displacement; otherwise, it is easy to run into problems.

After all, it is a technique that guides the mysterious sea to temper the body, qi, and spirit; daring to act recklessly is basically tantamount to suicide.

At this moment, Cao Yu's keen senses detected that someone was taking the elevator to the rooftop.

He immediately waved his hand, creating a gust of wind that struck the "insect corpse flower" created by Xiao Qi, sending all the insect corpse parts flying into the air.

"You wicked grass carp!" Xiao Qi exclaimed angrily.

Forgetting about kicking Cao Yu's knee to vent her anger, her body floated up and flew towards the insect corpse parts, trying to salvage her "work of art".

Upon seeing this, Cao immediately activated "Star Shift," the second spatial technique he could use after mastering the first level of the cultivation method. The next second, the distance between Xiao Qi and the insect corpse parts was stretched by him.

Xiaoqi looked at the artwork so close to her and rushed closer, but she couldn't touch it—by the time she could reach it, all the body parts had already fallen down and were blown by the wind into the street.

This move is called "咫尺天涯" (Zhǐchǐtiānyá), and its operation is the complete opposite of "缩地成寸" (Shuōdìchéngcùn). It can lengthen the spatial distance between two points and is surprisingly effective for defense.

As Cao Yu felt the depletion of his internal energy and calculated the spatial distance he could interfere with, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly... This "Hongyuan Body" is a bit heaven-defying!
With his current 30% immortal evolution level, he couldn't even release his Qi. Even if he cultivated "Star Shift," he could only interfere with a distance of about twenty meters at most.

To truly unleash the power of this celestial-grade cultivation technique, one must wait until its evolution level reaches the C range.

Zone C – the outward release of Qi within the body represents a qualitative change.

At that time, the scale and scope of his intervention in the strange sea phenomena will be able to reach a great distance, just like Wan Ting and Princess Yu Zhen.

Everything should have been this way.

As a result... the "Hong Yuan Body" exerted its power, directly increasing its interference distance seven or eight times, reaching over a hundred meters.

I have to say, those 50 achievement points were well spent.

"You wicked grass carp!"

Xiao Qi's angry voice rang out.

She teleported back to Cao Yu's legs and began jumping up to kick Cao Yu's knees.

Cao Yu was naturally unmoved by this rather endearing outburst.

*Smack*—He reached out and pressed down on Xiaoqi's head, restraining the fussy little girl, and coaxed:
'Good boy/girl. I'll get you even more toys next time.'

After saying that, he forcefully took Xiao Qi into his mind.

It wasn't that he suddenly went crazy and wanted to bully little girls, but rather...

"Junior, why are you looking for me in such a hurry? Is something urgent?"

The wild geese have arrived.

Cao Yu looked at Shen Luoyan and nodded slightly: "I need you to help me find someone."

His senior classmate is a funny person.

If the amused man saw a pile of insect corpses and parts at his feet, pieced together into the shape of a blooming flower... he could already foresee what would happen next.

This kind of thing should be avoided.

Otherwise, it would make him seem like a psychopath.

"Are you looking for Miss An?" Shen Luoyan asked.

"Yes."

Cao Yu's expression turned serious, and he said:

“We left from Zone 008 together back then, and An Li came to Beast Hunting City. Now you and I have been out of the instance for several days, but there is still no news of her... I tried to find her with items yesterday, but to no avail.”

This morning, I searched the area around Beast Hunting City again, but still found nothing.

I'm not sure if she has any means of concealing information... Anyway, if you're not in a hurry to make the next plans, you can help me find her first.

"The Xu triplets said they'd meet at 4 PM, so there's still plenty of time."

Shen Luoyan did not refuse to help, but her tone was slightly resentful:
"Sigh... Junior brother really knows how to order people around. I'm going to have to use up all the mantra energy I've painstakingly accumulated again."

“Is that so…” Cao Yu gave her a meaningful look: “Do you really need to accumulate True Word Energy? I think you use your abilities quite casually, not like someone who needs to accumulate them.”

"I'm usually very frugal with my money, junior," Shen Luoyan said with a light laugh. "By the way, why did you participate in the beast hunting competition? If you wanted money, why didn't you just rob someone? There are still a lot of bad people in this world."

“If it’s a reward that’s easy to get, why not take it?” Cao Yu replied.

At this point, the two tacitly ended the conversation.

Everyone has secrets, and it's taboo to forcefully pry into them.

"Tell me your terms," ​​Cao Yu said. "I won't let you work for free."

"Junior, do you think I'm such a materialistic person?" Shen Luoyan's tone was somewhat helpless: "Miss An is both my fellow townsman and an acquaintance of mine. I'm quite worried about her since we haven't heard from her. It's just looking for someone, junior, so don't be so polite with me."

"Then let's begin," Cao Yu reminded him.

Chen Luoyan nodded, her expression becoming more serious, and silently activated her superpower.

She said softly:
"I sensed a clue related to Miss An Li's location..."

……

Shen Luoyan quickly pointed out a direction and said to Cao Yu:

"The clues are over there. Let's go downstairs first, I'll lead the way."

"Xiao Chen, your abilities..."

Cao Yu admitted that he was a little envious of such convenient superpowers.

Although he is far inferior to his "Seven Killings Master" in terms of combat power, he is superior in terms of versatility.

When he has enough achievement points in the future, maybe he can buy the same one... He suppressed his pent-up emotions and got back to the main point:
"No need to lead the way, it'll just take too long. Just tell me roughly how far it is, and I'll teleport you there."

"Oh?" Shen Luoyan said in surprise, "Junior brother, have you obtained a spatial item? That's a rare thing."

Cao Yu nodded: "I bought one from the No Return to City platform."

The other party misunderstood, which was perfect for him.

The matter of cultivating immortal-grade techniques must not be spread.

He began to operate "Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations," activating the third method involved in the first level of the technique.

Its name is "Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations," which refers to a teleportation skill.

(End of this chapter)