Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 110 The Tree of Time (Part 2)
"Your master is not short of this little bit of money."

Lu Jin said, not caring much.

More than 90 mixed units?
He made a big sum of money today, and he no longer cares about this small amount. Besides, mining is a troublesome business.

After returning to the Radiant spaceship, the journey of the Time Clone did not stop.

The strategy remains the same: kill monsters when they appear, and if there are no monsters, try to comprehend the fundamental laws of time.

The only change was that instead of directly comprehending the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time in the universe, he began to comprehend the superior fundamental laws of time at the 'acknowledgment level'.

As for the Tree of Time and Fate, the Time-Shattering Avatar cannot use it; only the original body can benefit from it.

On the other side, Earth.

Inside the World Ring, Lu Jin's true consciousness withdrew from the virtual universe.

Lu Jin separated a wisp of his consciousness and sank it into the external space. After examining the Apocalypse Bright Light Tree for a while and failing to discern anything, he temporarily set it aside and turned his attention to the Time Source Tree.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

With a thought, 1110 fruits from the Time-Based Fate Tree fell. Apart from 9 Time-Based Fate Fruits manifesting in the outside world, the remaining fruits were categorized and placed into jade boxes, temporarily stored in the external space.

The Time-Born Fruit wasn't very big; it was even slightly smaller than a clenched fist.

"Kakaka-"

Lu Jin grabbed one and started biting into it.

As soon as the fruit entered his stomach, it instantly transformed into a source of metamorphosis and evolution. Lu Jin felt as if every cell in his body was rapidly transforming, making him feel like he was floating on air.

Before long, after consuming nine Time Essence Fruits, all the cells in his body entered a climax of transformation.

After a long while, the transformation ended, and Lu Jin felt an unprecedented hunger coming from every cell in his body.

Although the Time-Based Life Fruit can enhance life genes, the energy gap that arises after the life gene level is enhanced must be filled by the user themselves.

"Shh!"

The next moment, Lu Jin's figure appeared in the inner world.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

Standing above the Nine-Colored Continent, as Lu Jin's thoughts raced, the endless nine-colored mist that permeated the area around and above the continent surged and converged, quickly entering his body to provide the nutrients needed for the transformation of his life genes.

After half a day, all the commotion subsided, and Lu Jin officially achieved the hundredfold life gene.

A hundredfold increase in life genes is also the conventional limit below the level of the universe's ruler.

It is a level that most cosmic venerables yearn for but are unable to reach due to insufficient financial resources.

Putting aside other aspects, with a hundredfold increase in life genes and a hundredfold increase in extreme amplitude, although his level is only at the peak of the ninth level of the Stellar Realm, in terms of basic strength alone, he is still above the Domain Lord who has just entered the first level.

'The affinity with all elemental laws has increased significantly.'

After carefully sensing for a moment, Lu Jin thought to himself.

In the Swallowed Star, genius is mainly manifested in two aspects.

One is comprehension.

One is physical talent for cultivation.

The manifestation of physical cultivation talent still lies in two aspects: one is the efficiency of the body in absorbing cosmic energy, and the other is the affinity with the fundamental laws.

Raising the level of life genes can enhance the body's talent for cultivation, and the affinity with the fundamental laws of nature will also increase.

This makes special life forms not only stronger in combat at the same level compared to ordinary life forms, but also far more likely to become powerful than ordinary life forms.

"Shh!"

Subsequently, Lu Jin emerged from his inner world, and 100 Time Source Fruits and 100 Light Source Fruits materialized before him.

Needless to say, the understanding of the fundamental laws of light will be left to the Venerable One from now on.

It is only natural that one's affinity with the fundamental laws of light and elevate it to a special life level a hundred times that of the laws of genetic light.

As for the Time Source Fruit, although the Time-based clones are more compatible with the time laws than the original body after consuming the Time Source Fruit and reaching its maximum efficacy, the Time Source Fruit is still more effective.

However, the level of affinity with the laws of special life forms, comparable to those of genes and time laws a hundred times greater, is still indispensable.

This is not only because the Law of Time is a superior fundamental law, and its comprehension is far more difficult than that of lower-level laws, but also because the future self will join the ranks of those comprehending the fundamental law of light after fully understanding it.

In terms of high-level affinity with the laws of time, it can make the power of secret techniques more powerful and effective when the main body performs them. Therefore, it is worthwhile for the main body to increase the affinity with the fundamental laws of time as much as possible.

If you don't have any resources, that's fine. But if you do have resources, you should definitely use them all to become a true powerhouse as soon as possible.

In this dog-eat-dog world, if your fist is big enough, everything your enemy has can become yours.

What are your resources and treasures?
How bold!
You inherently evil alien race, how dare you carve your names on my resources and treasures? You have already committed suicide!

"Kakaka-"

Since both Time Source Fruit and Light Source Fruit have an upper limit to their effectiveness, Lu Jin did not flaunt them incessantly.

After each dose, stop and carefully observe whether your affinity with the laws of time and light has improved.

If there is no improvement, it means that his affinity with the laws of time and light has reached the upper limit of the effects of the Time Source Fruit and the Light Source Fruit, and continuing to consume them would be a waste.

Having resources doesn't mean he'll waste them, especially valuable ones.

After a while, having consumed 62 Time Origin Fruits and 52 Light Source Fruits, Lu Jin finally felt that the affinity between the fundamental laws of time and light could no longer be improved, reaching its limit.

As for the 62nd Time Source Fruit and the 52nd Light Source Fruit, whether they were wasted, or how much of each fruit was wasted, Lu Jin didn't know.

Putting away the excess Time Source Fruits and Light Source Fruits, Lu Jin flashed and unleashed the Martial Arts version of 'Time Source Flow' within his World Ring.

"Whoosh—" In an instant, as Lu Jin's figure spun around, the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time spread, and more than eight hundred phantoms appeared.

'Tsk~, it's definitely not as good as the Time Clone Technique.'

Lu Jin smacked his lips to himself.

Although the affinity of the main body with the fundamental laws of time has been greatly improved, it is still far inferior to the time-based clone.

It should be noted that at this moment, the Time Clone is already able to manifest more than 1,700 phantoms simultaneously by using the 'Time Source Flow'.

The huge difference can be seen by comparing the number of phantoms.

Moreover, it's not just the affinity with the fundamental law of time that's strong, but also with the fundamental law of light. The Time Clone, with eight hundred times the life gene, is much stronger than the original body when the Light Source Fruit's effects have reached their limit.

The Time-Based Avatar is said to be a special life form governed by the laws of time, but due to its high gene count and the fact that the laws of time are superior to the laws of light, it is considered a unique life form.

The affinity of the light source law of the Time-Shattering Avatar is also extremely high, even surpassing that of special life forms with light laws that have a hundred times the genetic power of ordinary beings.

After glancing at the numerous Origin Law Tablets in the external storage space, Lu Jin thought for a moment, then left the World Ring and gave the old man eight 'entry-level' lower-level Origin Law Tablets, essentially giving them a boost.

Then he sent Luo Feng to his door and gave him a 'Recognition-level' Golden Origin Law Tablet.

The 'Recognition Level' Origin Law Stele is also the highest-level law stele he has obtained so far.

However, he doesn't need this thing for the time being, so he can just borrow the fat sheep to play with for now.

In fact, Luo Feng deserves a great deal of credit for his current strength.

Once Luo Feng gains recognition from the fundamental law of metal, we can return this law tablet to him.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to September 4th, 2070 in the Chinese calendar.

Virtual universe, a killing field, in the boundless starry sky.

"Radiant Dragon, Condense!"

Standing in mid-air atop the Radiant Shuttle, Lu Jin's expression hardened, and the Radiant Divine Weapon on his back unleashed 2916 platinum blade fragments.

Fluctuations arose from the fundamental laws of light and time, secret threads burst forth and intertwined, and a dazzling platinum radiance shone forth.

A majestic, white-gold dragon, five meters long and exuding a rich aura of law, materialized.

"go with!"

Lu Jin raised his hand and pointed to the white-clad masked man in the distance.

"hold head high--"

A dragon's roar suddenly appeared, and the platinum dragon transformed into a stream of light, rushing towards the white-clad masked man at lightning speed.

At the same time, the white-clad masked man in the distance, whose level had reached the peak of the fifth rank of the universe, also unleashed the fifth level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, 'Radiant Dragon'.

"boom--"

The next moment, the two platinum dragons collided in the starry sky, and a violent roar resounded throughout the universe.

'In terms of consciousness, can you surpass me?'

Lu Jin thought to himself, controlling the platinum dragon to keep clashing head-on with the opponent.

When a psychic master controls a psychic weapon, they must imbue the weapon with their psychic power.

If the enemy is weak and we are strong, or the enemy is strong and we are weak, then there's not much to say; the outcome will be decided quickly.

However, if the two sides are evenly matched, the repeated clashes of telekinetic weapons will impact the consciousness of the controller to some extent.

Despite being depicted as a white-clad masked man by Lu Jin, he is a peak fifth-order psychic with 78 times the amplitude of psychic power, and his psychic power intensity is equal to that of a peak ninth-order stellar being with 100 times the amplitude of soul power.

However, in terms of consciousness, he was far superior to the man in the white mask.

After all, the intensity of consciousness in the virtual universe is the same as that in reality.

His consciousness strength is not just at the peak of the ninth level of a stellar realm, nor is it a hundred times the peak of the ninth level of a stellar realm; rather, it is at the peak of the ninth level of a cosmic realm, eight hundred times stronger, based on his time-based clone.

In the clash with the white-masked man's high-intensity psychic weapon, he would definitely not be the first one whose consciousness gave out.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

A series of violent roars suddenly appeared.

After a while, Lu Jin keenly noticed that the Radiant Dragon controlled by the white-robed masked man had paused slightly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Jin changed his mind and decided not to confront the other party head-on. With a flick of his dragon tail, he controlled the platinum dragon to rush straight towards the white-clothed masked man.

"hold head high--"

With a sudden dragon's roar, a flash of platinum light struck the white-clad masked man, who was in a daze and unable to dodge in time.

"boom--"

A terrifying surge of energy erupted, and the white-clad masked man was shredded to dust by the 'Radiant Dragon,' the outcome of the battle was decided.

'The fifth level of the Radiant Divine Weapon is considered acceptable.'

"I won by relying on my strong will," Lu Jin thought to himself.

The nine realms of mastering divine weapons are vastly different from one another.

He has made such progress in just over a year.

Besides the original body after its talent transformation, and the time clone possessing a law affinity far beyond that of ordinary life forms, it is also inseparable from the Light Law Stele and the Time Law Stele.

(End of this chapter)