Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 250 Another Advance Payment

The origin of the world contains many great principles.

If one can successfully leave their soul imprint on more than half of the major paths, they will have the hope of completely controlling this source world and becoming its master.

The origin of this world before us has nine Great Daos.

This means that at least five of the Great Daos must be cultivated to the level of the second level of the God King realm.

"All five paths lead to the second level of the God-King realm—" Hu Yanbo pondered this condition.

For the vast majority of practitioners, specializing in one major path is the most common and efficient choice.

In the Origin World, those who can push a path to the ultimate realm of God King are extremely rare.

Those who cultivate both great paths on this basis are extremely rare.

His teacher, Feng hope, cultivated both the "Life" and "Boundless" Great Daos, reaching the ultimate levels of God Emperor and God King respectively, while only having a slight understanding of the other Great Daos.

Those who cultivate all three Great Daos are legends that can only be heard in the Sacred Realm of the Chaotic Origin Space.

For example, Daojun Jiulong cultivated three Great Daos and reached the semi-primordial level in all of them, but it was extremely difficult for him to reach the second level of the God King realm in the other Great Daos.

Some only cultivate to the level of the Great Dao or even just to the level of the origin and mystery.

Strong individuals all have their preferences and strengths.

For a path that one is not good at, let alone cultivating to the second level of the God King realm, even fully comprehending a single branch could take countless epochs, as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"However, this skill and preference have limitations—" Hu Yanbo thought calmly.

"It never includes me."

Comprehension?

talent?

The Great Way is harmonious?

Those things all require time to work out and a bit of luck.

He has a system.

The so-called bottlenecks and difficulties are nothing more than "costs" to be repaid in the face of advance payments.

His path was to exchange resources, merits, and specific conditions for insights that led directly to the Great Way.

"Once the transformation of the divine body is completely complete, I will carefully consider the direction of the next step." Hu Yanbo withdrew his thoughts and focused his consciousness on the life leap he was currently undergoing.

Originating on the continent, near the palace of the Empress of Fengdu, in the quiet room of the palace where Huyanbo is located.

Huyanbo's consciousness completely returned to his physical body.

Within the body, the original chaotic space has been completely transformed into a vast, stable, and profound space.

This is one of the fundamental differences between a God-King and a Chaos Ruler.

Within the God-King's body, a nascent universe was formed, and its operating principles were the manifestation of the Great Dao he had comprehended.

Opening up and managing this inner universe is itself a profound practice and cultivation of the Great Dao.

"Boom—"

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Like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, the surging energy originating from that mysterious place is being frantically transformed into pure divine power, continuously flowing into the newly formed space within Huyanbo's body.

The divine power had gathered into a boundless ocean, surging and turbulent.

And this indoctrination is far from over.

Previously in the primordial universe, in just three months, his miniature universe expanded to ten trillion light-years, becoming equivalent to the primordial universe.

The ferocity of its energy infusion is evident.

At this moment, this same, boundless energy is continuously supplying another crucial process: the final shaping of his god-king-level divine body.

"Divine body, reshape."

Hu Yanbo had a sudden thought and took the initiative to guide the conversation.

The vast ocean of divine power within his body was rapidly decreasing in "water level" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as if an invisible, enormous funnel was frantically drawing out the power, and before long, the vast ocean of divine power was completely dried up.

Of course, the endless energy transformation from the mysterious land did not stop, and continued to flow in like a celestial river pouring down.

No matter how much was sent, Huyan Bo absorbed it all and transformed it into the foundation for building his divine body.

"Ten trillion kilometers — eleven trillion kilometers —"

The divine body grew rapidly under the infusion of immense energy.

Only three days had passed since the Origin Continent, and Hu Yanbo's already perfect divine body had already grown to the limit of its current level.

The energy bestowed by the Supreme Rule this time was the only time he had been so unrestrained in his cultivation as a God-King, so naturally he would not waste a single drop.

"My divine body."

Hu Yanbo felt himself.

An immeasurably majestic divine body sat cross-legged within the inner space of the palace's secret treasure.

This palace is truly extraordinary, with its interior space expanding layer by layer, vast and expansive, barely able to accommodate his fully extended divine body at this moment.

"In the environment of the Origin Continent, my divine body is 180 trillion kilometers high." Hu Yanbo clearly perceived this value.

"This is higher than the sky."

The distance between the originating continent and the sky is not constant. The difference in elevation between basins and mountains can lead to local differences, but it generally remains at around 100 trillion kilometers.

This means that even for the Chaos Ruler, who possesses an "infinite divine body," it would be extremely difficult to extend his divine body to the same height as heaven and earth.

However, the God-King with the "Infinite Divine Body" is different.

The height of a God-King with an ordinary infinite divine body can generally reach 36 trillion kilometers.

They walk on the ground with ease at normal height, and with a thought, their divine bodies can expand dramatically, allowing them to truly stand tall and upright.

For the ancient god-king, being on par with heaven and earth was the norm.

"But I—"

Hu Yanbo realized this with a sense of helplessness.

"In my normal divine state, I probably couldn't even stand up straight in the world of the Origin Continent."

"Even if you just sit cross-legged, the top of your head will probably almost touch the membrane of the starry sky above."

"Fortunately, Senior Sister's palace is extremely well-constructed, probably at the level of a God-King level spatial treasure. Only with such extensive internal space expansion can it barely accommodate everyone."

Hu Yanbo could sense that the stable spatial structure around him was emitting subtle, almost imperceptible tremors, as if it were bearing some kind of invisible yet incredibly heavy pressure.

"However, it feels like it's nearing its limit."

Simply maintaining a normal divine form almost requires pushing the internal space of a God-King level palace treasure to its limit—if this were to get out, it would be enough to make most God-Kings feel incomprehensible.

For example, in the Fengdu Empress Palace next door, the Fengdu Empress was meditating in her own palace when she suddenly felt a series of extremely subtle yet unusually clear tremors coming from the palace belonging to Huyan Bo next door.

The tremor did not originate from an external attack, but rather seemed to be the palace's own structure bearing some kind of immense pressure from within.

"Hmm?" She was surprised. She scanned the palace with her divine sense and found that the palace's restrictions were intact and there was nothing unusual. However, the tremors were becoming more and more obvious.

Just then, a gentle and calm figure appeared silently in front of her palace gate. It was her teacher, Feng Xi, the ancestor of the Eastern Extreme Domain.

"Teacher." Empress Fengdu also hurriedly appeared in front of the palace.

Feng Xi, the progenitor of the Eastern Extremity Domain, also looked at the slightly trembling palace and smiled, "Your junior brother has broken through to the God King realm."

She and Huyanbo had a master-disciple relationship, and their karmic entanglement was very deep.

She sensed it the moment Hu Yanbo completed his final leap in life level and officially entered the first level of the God King realm.

"Breaking through to God King?" Empress Fengdu was taken aback at first, then looked at the trembling palace, her surprise growing even more.

"But this commotion... Master, although this palace is my daily residence, it was crafted according to the standards for cultivation at the God-King level. The internal space is stable enough to allow a God-King to stretch his divine body and even practice secret techniques. My junior brother has only just broken through, how could he—"

Feng hope's smile deepened: "That's why I said your junior brother is truly extraordinary."

"Judging from this, even in his normal divine form, he is about to burst open the palace from the inside out."

This is similar to the situation in the primordial universe, where small creatures at the cosmic or domain lord levels stayed inside the world ring. No matter how much they struggled, they could not shake the internal space of the ring.

However, if an immortal god or even a cosmic sovereign were to enter the World Ring and exert his divine power even slightly, the fragile internal space would immediately collapse.

Hu Yanbo's current situation is similar to that of his divine body, which is too high in nature and too large in scale, and has already approached or even exceeded the conventional carrying capacity of the internal space of this god-king level space palace.

The mere existence of it is enough to overwhelm the spatial structure.

Inside the palace, Hu Yanbo's thoughts shifted slightly, and his towering divine body, spanning 180 trillion kilometers, rapidly shrank back to its normal size, allowing him to move freely.

The tremors in the surrounding space subsided.

He then focused his mind and turned his attention to the pre-planned panel in his mind.

[Advance payment: First level of God King Realm (already repaid).]

[Current number of advance payments available: 1]

"Let me see what price is required to repay the second level of the God King realm?" Hu Yanbo's consciousness stirred slightly, and the text on the panel flowed accordingly.

[Advance payment item: Second level of God King Realm.]

Repayment conditions (completing any one of them is sufficient):

[1. Comprehend the Great Dao and its myriad transformations.]

2. Fully comprehend all six branches of a particular Dao and achieve initial integration.

[3. Received two billion in credit.]

Hu Yanbo raised an eyebrow slightly as his gaze swept over the three conditions.

The cost of repayment far exceeds that of the first level of the God King realm.

For example, what about the "two billion merits"?

This amount even struck him as somewhat exaggerated.

Previously, 50 million merits were enough to reach the first level of God King, but it takes 2 billion merits to reach the second level of God King.

That makes sense. The rare treasure with a billion merits in the Origin Continent is so valuable that even a master would take notice of it. Using it to help a God King break through from the first level to the second level would definitely have a high success rate.

The system's pricing isn't wrong.

"I wonder how much credit my teacher will bestow upon me now that I've broken through to the God King realm—" As he pondered this, the text on the panel changed again.

[Advance payment project: Completely comprehend the remaining four branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.]

Repayment conditions (completing any one of them is sufficient):

[1. Created a secret technique for the second level of the God-King realm of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.]

[2. Obtain the Great Dao Diagram, and then enter seclusion to comprehend it for four cycles.]

[3. Obtain and absorb two portions of the Fate Power Medicine, then enter seclusion to comprehend six eras.]

[4. Confront the fundamental principle of cause and effect forty times.]

"The conditions for comprehending the remaining branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect are not too demanding," Hu Yanbo secretly assessed.

With his extraordinary affinity for the Dao of Cause and Effect, even without relying on advance payment, if he spends more time observing the origin and contemplating it, he will eventually achieve his goal.

"I don't know what lies on this side of the Great Path of Life—" Hu Yanbo's thoughts shifted again.

[Advance payment project: Complete understanding of the six branches of the Great Way of Life.]

Repayment conditions (completing any one of them is sufficient):

[1. A secret technique for creating the second level of the Divine King realm of the Great Dao of Life's Origin.]

[2. Obtain the Great Dao Diagram, and then enter seclusion to study it for a hundred centuries.]

[3. Obtain the Lotus Seed, and then retreat into seclusion to comprehend thirty eras.]

[4. Comprehend the fundamental principles of life over millennia.]

The difficulty of drawing upon the Great Dao of Life in advance is clearly a level higher than that of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

"The same is the Great Dao Diagram." To fully comprehend the many branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, one only needs to study them for three cycles, but the branches of life require a hundred cycles.

Confronting the fundamental Dao is even more absurd; cause and effect only require forty times, but life requires continuous contemplation for thousands of years.

"This is—" Hu Yanbo also realized, "My different affinity for different Great Daos has directly affected the difficulty of repayment determined by the advance payment system?"

Previously, when I was in the Chaos Realm, I had only comprehended many fragments of the mysteries of the various branches, and the difference in affinity was not yet obvious.

Now, to achieve a complete understanding of all the branches in one step, the difference in affinity immediately becomes apparent.

Looking at the vastly different repayment requirements for the Great Dao of Life and the Great Dao of Cause and Effect on the panel, Hu Yanbo understood.

The system is not static; the price it offers accurately reflects the difficulty of acquiring the item.

Because of its high affinity with others, easy accessibility, and relatively low price, things like "cause and effect" are relatively inexpensive.

Things that are relatively easy to obtain, such as life, are difficult to acquire, and their prices are naturally high.

Yes, that's right. Hu Yanbo feels that his affinity for life is pretty good, not too difficult.

"If my affability were even worse—" Hu Yanbo's mind raced, imagining an even worse scenario.

"I'm afraid what's displayed on this panel isn't a 'hundred-year' or 'thousand-year' time, but rather something requiring a specific, almost impossible opportunity, or an eerily long period of time."

Fortunately, reality hasn't reached that point.

The current "expensive" but still attainable price has made him see the gap more clearly and clarified where resources should be allocated.

"Then let's pre-draw the remaining branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect!" Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

In an instant, the complete mysteries of the other four branches of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, like a pre-prepared scroll, were completely unfolded in his consciousness.

It's just a matter of him absorbing and digesting it.

Within the primordial universe, Hu Yanbo's miniature universe.

Luo Feng has completed the architecture of his own miniature universe and witnessed the chaotic evolution of the universe at its beginning.

At this moment, his understanding of the laws had already reached the Void level, and he could easily create top-tier tenth-order secret techniques.

Becoming a true god of the void is already a foregone conclusion.

However, breaking through to the Void God realm means that one must venture into the cycle of reincarnation.

What kind of world lies beyond the cycle of reincarnation?

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Where is the teacher now? Is he strong or weak?

If I go there rashly, will it cause him unnecessary trouble or risk?

These practical problems prevented Luo Feng from rushing to make a breakthrough immediately.

He needs time to process what he has learned, and more importantly, he needs to carefully consider the impact of this step he has taken on his teachers,

What does it really mean to me?