Swallowing the Stars: Six Eyes

Chapter 11 Combat Power Increase 8.2

Artistic conception, something mysterious and profound.

In Gu Ce's view, this is the lower level of laws and domains, and also the foundation for comprehending domains.

In the world of Swallowing the Stars, one cannot bypass the Ten Fundamental Laws if one wants to cultivate and become stronger.

Time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light.

Even upon reaching the Origin Continent, to become the Lord of Chaos, one must master the Chaos Law, which is formed by the fusion of these ten fundamental laws.

The six eyes bring the ability to directly observe the laws governing the operation of the fundamental laws of space in the universe. The lower level of the fundamental laws of space are the five fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

In other words, the artistic conception that Gu Ce comprehended will most likely correspond to one of these five laws.

Coincidentally, the artistic conception that Gu Hechang comprehended was the artistic conception of water, which is also the foundation of the third level of the Longevity Sword Technique.

"The essence of water..." Gu Ce pondered deeply, his brow furrowed.

It's too difficult to grasp the essence of something in a single day.

A battle to the death!

Gu Ce had a sudden realization.

The fanged lizard wasn't strong enough to make Gu Ce feel like he was going to die.

keep fighting!

The battle was exhilarating!

……

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

During this month, Gu Ce practically shuttled between the hunting area and the gravity chamber, eating and sleeping in the gravity chamber. The three times gravity no longer affected Gu Ce, and the training effect was negligible.

Even so, Gu Ce's strength still increased by more than 3,000 kilograms.

In the hunting area, Gu Ce amassed a large number of battle points, and with the boost to his combat power, he reached the top spot in the rankings while everyone else was away.

However, according to Pan Xi, even if the others came back, Gu Ce's score would be enough to put him in the top twenty!

It's important to know that there are quite a few trainees in the training camp who have reached the God of War level but haven't chosen to graduate yet!

It is already quite remarkable that Gu Ce, with his average physical attributes as a mid-level warrior, was able to squeeze into the top twenty among these war gods and high-level warriors.

8 month 31 day.

Today is the day the other trainees return.

Thor and his students returned from Antarctica, and the rankings changed instantly the moment they arrived.

Wow!

Dozens of names have disappeared!

The elite training camp, which originally had 111 members, now has only 89 members left!

A life-or-death ordeal resulted in the deaths of 22 trainees!

These trainees were all elites from various forces, future war gods of humanity, yet they died so easily during their training.

"Um?"

Gu Ce watched his ranking fluctuate back and forth before finally settling on seventeenth place.

The surrounding trainees were buzzing with discussion about what had happened during their life-or-death ordeal. Few noticed the changes in the rankings, but there were still some.

"Gu Ce? Judging from the name, he's from China? I've never seen him before?" a white student asked curiously.

"A new student in August?" another Black student asked in surprise.

"He jumped straight to seventeenth place right away. Which organization trained him? With that kind of talent, he should be in the elite training camp of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, right?" the white student said.

Gu Ce glanced at him and said, "Be careful that Thor doesn't hear what you're saying."

Thor in the air remained expressionless, silently memorizing the white trainee's appearance, deciding to later instruct the instructors at the training camp to give him a "small" lesson.

Concealing his presence, Thor moved with incredible speed, instantly transporting Gu Ce to the rooftop of a building.

"Kid, your strength has improved very quickly." Thor looked Gu Ce up and down and said.

"It's alright," Gu Ce shook his head. "I haven't grasped the essence; I'm still quite lacking."

"You don't need to be so modest," Thor said through gritted teeth.

"Master, what's the deal with this life-or-death adventure?" Gu Ce tried to change the subject.

"The location of the life-or-death adventure is Antarctica, where there were a large number of krill and fish before the Great Nirvana. After the Great Nirvana, they mutated into monsters. Although the individual strength is not particularly strong, they usually appear in groups of hundreds or thousands," Thor explained.

"Some trainees weren't good at group battles. They got surrounded by monsters and died before they could call for help," Thor said angrily. "Ultimately, it's because they weren't strong enough. If they were strong enough, there wouldn't have been so many casualties. This year has the highest casualty rate ever."

"Can I go?" Gu Ce asked, somewhat eager to try.

Group battles? He's good at that!

"You?" Thor looked him up and down. "Once you fulfill the fourth condition of the contract, I can take you to see it."

The fourth condition is that the combat power increase reaches 16 before December 1, 2057.

It's actually not difficult. As long as Gu Ce comprehends the essence and masters the third level of the Longevity Sword Technique, he can achieve it.

"What's the situation with that ruin in Antarctica?" Gu Ce asked curiously.

This relic does not appear in the original work, perhaps because it is unimportant, or perhaps because it has not been discovered.

"That's a trial site. Each person can only enter once. The mortality rate isn't high, but you can only get the rewards if you pass enough levels. The 'Frost' and the Millennium Ice Marrow Crystal mentioned in the third condition come from there." Thor didn't go into too much detail, but Gu Ce understood.

It sounds like the remnants left behind by some powerful forces that trained their disciples.

Just like the relic number nine that obtained the Black God Set.

"Master, I would like to borrow the ancient civilization gravity chamber of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy," Gu Ce said.

There's not much more that the Thunder Martial Arts School can offer him now.

He could basically learn everything the teachers taught after just one look. He had already mastered some techniques for generating power, such as using other parts of his body to generate power; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to enter and exit the beast herd seven times.

Now, only the Extreme Martial Arts Academy can offer him some help.

In addition, Gu Ce also plans to create his own secret manual, and the optional manual in the contract is the best reference.

In the original story, the research on secret techniques on Earth went astray. The power generation techniques in the universe can be applied to defense to enhance defense, and Gu Ce is also preparing to give it a try.

Next, we'll pass the third level of the Trial Tower to fulfill the second condition: break through to the God of War!

"No problem, I'll discuss it with Brother Hong." Thor readily agreed.

After finishing his business, Thor left.

Gu Ce walked towards the Nine-Story Tower. The students had just returned and were all resting, so no one would come here.

The third level of the Trial Tower.

Gu Ce stepped on the head of the golden vulture, used the momentum to leap into the air, and killed the last mid-level beast general-level golden vulture.

"Gu Ce, congratulations on completing the third level of the trial. Next is the fourth level, stage A of the Trial Tower. Your goal is to kill 50 monsters within 10 minutes... Good luck."

The monsters on the fourth level are even more troublesome; very few martial artists on Earth can even get past this level.

Gu Ce offered a symbolic act of resistance, but did not engage with them further.

The next task is to break through to the God of War level and comprehend the essence of the realm!

Trial Tower Level 4.1!

Combat power increase: 8.2!

(End of this chapter)