Swallowing the Stars: Equipment Slots, Starting with a Genius Battle

Chaos City, rooftop.

The bronze stone slab of the third level of "Tianhuo Ranbi" is suspended in mid-air.

On the stone slab, weapon marks such as knife marks, sword marks, and claw marks are intertwined and crisscrossed. Each mark seems to carry the mystery of the fundamental laws of the universe's fire, silently explaining the essence of the 108 laws.

"The essence of the 108 kinds of fire-based laws is divided into three realms. They seem very different, but in fact they all originate from the same source..." Ye Feng's mind was completely immersed in it.

The marks on the stone slab seemed to come alive, intertwining into profound and unpredictable artistic conceptions, drawing his consciousness deeper into the ocean of laws.

An unprecedented realization welled up in my mind—so this is what it means to comprehend the laws of the universe!

Guided by this atmosphere, the vast insights he gained during his performance of the Chaos City technique flowed through his heart like a sifted galaxy, clear and orderly. The rudiments of various exquisite secret techniques naturally emerged, not only dissecting the 108 essential aspects of the Fire's fundamental laws, but also opening a new door for him—

How to perfectly integrate these 108 essential powers into battle, and how to mutually verify and fuse them with the Ninefold Secret Technique of the Fire God Soldier!

The third level of "Heavenly Fire Notes" contains 2012 secret techniques. Ye Feng's mind raced, and he quickly sifted through them. Among them, 371 sets of secret techniques matched the trajectory of the nine levels of Fire God Weapon secret techniques, which he identified as the direction for his research.

Although the other secret methods were profound, they were not in line with his own path, so he decisively abandoned them.

In the equipment slot, the solidification process of the Vulcan Weapon is progressing at an astonishing speed! The acceleration effect has reached an astonishing 28 times! That's a full four times that before obtaining the "Family of Fire" talent!

However, the solidification process of the Flame Star Beast's life core almost came to a standstill.

Ye Feng's thoughts stirred slightly. The latter required tempering one's will with murderous aura to accelerate, and could not be achieved through quiet cultivation.

……

"call!"

Ye Feng let out a long breath and put away "Heavenly Fire Notes". He glanced at the time; only three years had passed.

"Three years, I've comprehended the essence of the 69th Law of Fire and the essence of the 29th Law of Space... The Chaos Stele and the 'Heavenly Fire Notes' complement each other, and the effect is truly heaven-defying." Ye Feng sighed, his eyes gleaming with suppressed brilliance.

Immediately, Ye Feng took a step forward, his figure disappearing from the rooftop and appearing on the ancient streets of Chaos City, heading straight towards the City Lord's Mansion.

Having encountered a bottleneck in his understanding of the laws, he borrowed the guidance of the Heavenly Fire Chaos Stele.

"If I could exchange for the entire Chaos Stele and equip it..." Ye Feng never forgot about the Chaos Stele.

……

Time flows silently like chaotic currents. In the blink of an eye, Ye Feng has spent his fifth year in Chaos City.

For these geniuses who have just entered Chaos City, the first year is often the time when they accumulate knowledge and skills and make the fastest progress.

With the blessing of the three treasures of Chaos City, and the secret resources they could exchange for points, they eagerly absorbed nourishment. The following four years were a period of consolidation and improvement, during which their progress slowed.

While a group of geniuses were still lingering on the first and second levels of the Sky Bridge, Ye Feng had already comprehended the 77th essence of the fundamental law of fire.

We are not far from mastering the 81 essences, but the understanding of the laws becomes more and more difficult as we progress.

Despite the blessing of comprehending the Chaos Stele three times and spending four years, he only managed to understand eight essential aspects.

This year, most of the geniuses in this year's competition, except for a few at the bottom of the Doomsday Secret Realm, have already passed the first level of the Bridge to Heaven.

……

In the seventh year, Berlan, who had been silent for a long time, reappeared on the Cosmic Bridge! He crushed through the third level of the Cosmic Bridge and passed through the fourth level.

In this life, Ye Feng's two sword strikes awakened Bolan and also unleashed the strongest Bolan, the Bolan who specializes in the path of the fundamental laws of space!

At this time, apart from Ye Feng and Bo Lan, geniuses of similar caliber, such as Wu Ka and Qian Shui, had only reached the first level of the Tongtian Bridge.

The gap between them and Bolan is widening, while the gap between Bolan and Ye Feng... is quietly narrowing.

……

The eleventh year of Chaos City, beginning.

More than ten years have passed since the group arrived in Chaos City.

On the rooftop of his cultivation residence, Ye Feng, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened his eyes, a flash of crimson-gold fire seemingly disappearing in his pupils.

"The fundamental law of fire, the 81st essence... is complete."

He raised his right hand, and the crimson-gold Force flowed like lava.

A crimson-gold flame materialized in the palm of his hand, leaping about like a living spirit. At the core of the flame, a complex diagram outlined by countless secret runes slowly rotated—a vast star map composed of 108 blazing stars was revealed! Gravitational fields overlapped and resonated, spatial ripples pushed forward layer by layer, demonstrating the infinite changes in the spatial structure!

"The fundamental law of fire... I have comprehended 81 of its essences. The fundamental law acknowledges it and it is time for it to descend." Ye Feng's lips curled up slightly, revealing an excited smile.

After eleven years of arduous cultivation in Chaos City, he has finally achieved enlightenment!

When one comprehends the fundamental laws to a certain degree, one will receive affirmation and recognition from the original fundamental laws of the universe.

Although the fundamental law of fire is only a lower-level law and cannot compare to the fundamental law of space, those who can gain its recognition are mostly peak realm lords.

Among the geniuses in the core secret realm of the Virtual Universe Company, those who can achieve this level are at least at the Domain Lord level.

No genius in the current universe-level secret realm has achieved this level, including those elders in the secret realm who have suppressed their strength to the universe level for several epochs.

……

The rooftop of the cultivation residence in Chaos City, number 129034562.

Ye Feng sat cross-legged, the chaotic energy surrounding him now being drawn by an invisible force, slowly swirling into a vortex above his head.

His mind had completely sunk into that vast and boundless ocean of the fundamental laws of fire. His consciousness was like a newly born star, rising, burning, collapsing, and exploding in the sea of ​​fundamental laws! Countless threads of the most primordial laws of fire weaved, resonated, and wove within his soul.

From the most minute thermal motion of particles to the fusion furnace at the core of a star... the billions of forms and essences of "fire" are like a surging torrent of laws, washing away and reshaping.

The core transformation lies in the soul!

At the very core of the soul, where the imprint of life resides, countless intricate, flowing, golden-yellow mystical patterns are being branded! Each turn contains the most fundamental essence of fire—intense heat, burning, and eruption…

This was not caused by external force, but rather by the resonance and feedback from the cosmic origin triggered by Ye Feng's profound understanding of the Law of Fire! It was the cosmic origin's recognition of his arduous cultivation!

As time passed, the final crimson-gold rune was perfectly imprinted—

"Buzz—!!!"

A magnificent roar, originating from the very source of the universe and perceptible only to Ye Feng's soul, resounded throughout! The fiery cocoon enveloping him suddenly collapsed inward, transforming into a condensed, ultra-golden pillar of light that instantly pierced his brow!

Above the rooftop, the scorching source of the laws receded like the tide, and the chaotic energy returned to permeate the air.

Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his eyes, two clusters of seemingly eternal, crimson-gold flames burned silently!

As far as the eye could see, the fire-elemental energy floating in the air seemed like docile subjects, conveying a sense of closeness and submission to him.

With a slight thought, without needing to activate primal force or mental power, the fire elemental energy in the surrounding space instantly gathered in the palm of the hand, condensing into a leaping flame!

"The fundamental law of fire... I acknowledge it." Ye Feng touched the crimson-gold flame mark between his eyebrows, a smile playing on his lips.