Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 174 New Simulation

Yang Wu sat cross-legged in the trial space, his consciousness returning to a part of reality, and then slowly activated the time simulator in his mind.

"Current simulation attempt: 1. Start The Sims now?"

"Yes!" Yang Wu silently gave the order.

Yang Wu had high expectations for this simulation, because it was his last simulation before the end of the Genius Battle.

Over the years, although Yang Wu has gained more insights from the simulator, he has also been working hard on his own.

At this point, Yang Wu had reached the final step of this battle of geniuses.

If you can compete for first place, nobody wants to be second!

As soon as he finished speaking, a line of text appeared on the simulator panel in front of Yang Wu in reality.

"The characters in The Sims are created by the simulator itself, and their memories differ from those of the host. Please operate with caution."

"Please select the personality of the simulated character."

"1. Caution; 2. Courage; 3. Greed."

"I choose 'caution'!" Yang Wu immediately made his choice.

After Yang Wu selected his personality, a large amount of text began to appear on the simulator.

[At 39 years old, your physical attributes have reached the ninth level of the Hengxing level, and your physical strength has reached 80 times your usual level. You could break through to the cosmic level at any time, but you are currently participating in the finals of the Cosmic Peak Genius Battle, so you have not chosen to break through.]

After a long trial, only you and your friend Luo Feng remain in the trial space.

Ultimately, you reached the seventh floor of the sixth Trial Tower, ranking second overall, the same as the first-place Berlan, far surpassing everyone else. Unfortunately, the gap between you and Berlan still exists!

[In the ensuing battle of geniuses, you won all three matches, successfully becoming one of the five vying for a spot in the Primal Secret Realm.]

After five battles, you decisively defeated the other three (excluding Berlan), but still lost to Berlan. Ultimately, with the Virtual Universe Corporation providing an extra spot in the Primal Realm, you and Berlan successfully entered the Primal Realm.

In October, you boarded an F-class spaceship on Rhine Star bound for the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Corporation. The ship had dedicated escort personnel who were extremely friendly towards you.

[At 42, you have broken through to the first level of the cosmic level, your physical strength has reached 81 times your usual level, and your understanding of the laws has also made considerable progress.]

You successfully arrived at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Corporation, where you joined a thousand other geniuses. Many of these geniuses considered it only natural that you and Bolan became members of the Primal Realm.

[You and other geniuses, guided by a great being, successfully arrived at the sacred land of humanity, in the primordial universe. In the primordial universe, you found the Chaos Stele, perfectly suited to your needs, and began your comprehension and cultivation.]

To continue comprehending the Chaos Stele, one must cross the Bridge to Heaven. After Bolan crossed the second level of the Bridge to Heaven, Rong Jun and Luo Feng also crossed the first level.

[When you crossed the Heavenly Bridge, you attracted a large crowd. You certainly didn't disappoint, managing to clear the third level in one go. This achievement surprised everyone, especially since even Bolan, the champion of the Genius Battle, only cleared two levels.]

On the very day you crossed the third level of the Bridge to Heaven, Berlan crossed two more levels, passing the fourth and surpassing you once again. Yet, despite his astonishing progress, no great being seemed to approve of it!

After passing the third level of the Heavenly Bridge, you are now qualified to attend classes under other grandmasters. After discussing with your teacher, Jin Guanghou, you chose a class taught by a peak-level King-ranking expert for your first lesson, and successfully became their disciple after the course concluded!

After becoming your apprentice, your teacher praised your astonishing talent and suggested that you pursue the path of analyzing the essence of the laws of the universe. Although this path would be incredibly difficult at first, it would become increasingly faster in the later stages! Ultimately, you agreed to your teacher's suggestion.

Meanwhile, you also learned from your teacher why Bolan hadn't received attention from the powerful: his path of enlightenment had gone astray!

[On your teacher's advice, you used your points to purchase several secret techniques perfectly suited to your analysis of the essence of laws, and then began your focused cultivation in Chaos City.]

[At 46, you have spent four years cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City, using your profound understanding of the laws of space to analyze its essence. However, your progress has been quite slow, and even your new teacher, who has been granted the title of King, feels that your progress is not ideal.]

That year, Rong Jun broke through to the second level of the Heavenly Bridge, drawing envy from other geniuses.

[At 52 years old, your physical strength has reached 82 times your normal level. At this point, you have already been in the initial universe for ten years!]

[During these ten years, your cultivation has frequently encountered bottlenecks, so you have occasionally gone outside Chaos City to hunt Chaos Beasts to obtain Chaos True Spirits, allowing your perception of the origin of the laws to become clearer! Meanwhile, geniuses are increasingly passing through the second level of the Heavenly Bridge.]

[Your friend Luo Feng suddenly cleared the second and third levels of the Bridge to Heaven in a single day, his strength now very close to yours. You were quite surprised, so you set off to attempt the fourth level. Unfortunately, your progress over the past ten years has been minimal, and you ultimately failed to pass this formidable challenge!]

[At 53 years old, as you continue to hunt Chaos Beasts and absorb Chaos Essence, your soul has reached its ultimate transformation, and Chaos Essence no longer has any effect on you!]

That year, your teacher suddenly approached you, urging you to abandon the path of analyzing the essence of the laws and instead directly comprehend the law patterns on the Chaos Stele. However, you had already invested too much energy in analyzing the essence of the laws and were unwilling to give up, so you refused your teacher. Your teacher sighed and then stopped interfering.

[You are 60 years old. It has been eighteen years since you entered Chaos City.]

That year, your friend Luo Feng suddenly cleared the fourth level of the Bridge to Heaven, surpassing your strength. On the same day, Bo Lan also cleared the fifth level, still leading everyone else.

[You begin to hesitate, wondering if you've truly made a mistake in choosing the path of analyzing fundamental laws.]

You've found your mentor, Jin Guanghou, who still tells you that you are the most extraordinary genius he has ever seen and that you are destined for success!

Encouraged by Jin Guanghou, you decided to persevere.

[At 62 years old, twenty years after entering Chaos City, you have finally touched upon the fundamental laws of the universe and glimpsed a trace of its essence! Of course, your strength has not improved much, and you are still unable to pass the fourth level of the Bridge to Heaven!]

At 72 years old, your physical strength has reached 83 times your normal level, and your body has also evolved to the second tier of the cosmic level.

This year is also your final year in the initial universe. Ten years have passed, and based on your initial understanding of the laws of space, you have finally comprehended five of the nine most fundamental mysteries of the fundamental laws of space. In this final year, you successfully passed the fourth level of the Bridge to Heaven.

[In this final year, Rong Jun also passed the fourth level of the Bridge to Heaven, his strength no less than yours. And your friend Luo Feng actually reached the fifth level—such speed truly astonished you. Because Luo Feng is following the same path as you, analyzing the fundamental laws, you know all too well just how difficult this path is!]

[At 74 years old, with the help of the nutrient tank provided by the Virtual Universe Company, your body has evolved to the ninth level of the Universe level. You are now capable of breaking through to the Domain Lord level, but you chose not to do so in order to accept the mission assigned by the Virtual Universe Company.]

At 75, after other geniuses have gone off to complete their missions, you too begin your own.

Out of caution, you chose a normal-level mission with only a 10% mortality rate for your first task. However, since you were already a member of the Primal Realm, this made you the target of ridicule from many people.

[At 166 years old, nearly a century has passed since you left the initial universe, and your physical exertion has reached 86 times your normal strength.]

[In the past century, three geniuses from your cohort have already passed the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven: Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun, in that order. Everyone considers them the most outstanding geniuses of this year's competition. You, on the other hand, only managed to secure a spot in the Primal Secret Realm by chance. Meanwhile, four other geniuses have also passed the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven.]

[Over the course of a century, you have comprehended the nine most fundamental mysteries of the fundamental laws of space, yet you still haven't passed the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven. You consulted your teacher, Jin Guanghou, but he did not walk this difficult path and could not offer you much guidance.]

Finally, you found your master, who told you that you needed to perfectly comprehend the first diagram, which contained nine profound mysteries, in order to gain the strength to pass the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Luo Feng has passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, officially becoming the most dazzling genius of your year's Genius Battle.

At 172 years old, the once-in-a-century cosmic-level qualifying battle began.

Several years ago, Bolan, a genius who was in the Primal Realm with you, also passed the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven. Of the five cosmic-level geniuses in the Primal Realm, including you, one peerless genius passed the eighth level of the Bridge to Heaven, three passed the seventh level, while you, to this day, have not even broken through to the fifth level!

[In the qualifying rounds, you endured incredibly difficult battles, getting utterly crushed in every encounter! But when you fought Luo Feng, he constantly offered you guidance, and that guidance finally helped you take a step forward.]

[You have finally comprehended the first diagram of the Chaos Stele, which contains nine profound mysteries. Your strength is now sufficient to pass the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven, representing a significant improvement. Unfortunately, you, along with Bolan, were still eliminated and sent to the Primordial Secret Realm.]

At 272 years old, your body exerts 88 times its normal strength.

[A hundred years have passed. Despite your continuous efforts in cultivation, you have still not been able to pass the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven. At this moment, your strength still ranks last among all the universe-level geniuses in the Primordial Secret Realm. In the latest battle for the secret realm qualification, you have been eliminated and relegated to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.]

[At this time, your friend Luo Feng had already broken through to the Domain Lord level, and his understanding of the laws had advanced by leaps and bounds. As for the other geniuses of your generation, apart from Bo Lan who rushed into the Primordial Secret Realm and Rong Jun who remained in the Primordial Secret Realm, the other surviving geniuses were all in the Heaven and Earth and the Apocalypse Secret Realms. However, you, the genius who once shone brightly in the finals of the Genius Battle, have gradually faded into obscurity, becoming the subject of much gossip.]

[At 339 years old, your physical attributes have reached the ninth level of the cosmic level, your physical strength has reached 89 times your normal level, and you have gained a profound understanding of the fundamental laws of fire. At the same time, you have also comprehended the eleventh most essential mystery of the fundamental laws of space.]

The simulation has ended...

……

"Simulation over?"

Yang Wu was completely stunned as he watched the experience unfold in the simulator!

What does "simulation over" mean? He'd never encountered this situation in the simulator before!

"Simulation over?" Yang Wu wondered to himself, "Could it be that the simulation time has reached its limit? Or has something unexpected happened to the simulator?"

If it's a problem with the simulation time, Yang Wu isn't too worried.

But if the time simulator really is malfunctioning, Yang Wu will be in deep trouble!

After carefully reviewing the simulation experience, Yang Wu suddenly realized that, if the difference in the flow of time between the initial universe and the primordial universe is not taken into account, the time he experienced in the time simulator was exactly about a hundred times the simulation interval.

"Is a hundred times the limit?" Yang Wu pondered to himself.

But Yang Wu wasn't entirely sure what caused the simulation to end.

"However, the simulated experience shown really doesn't give anyone any loopholes!" Yang Wu exclaimed.

Although Yang Wu had taken a King-level Immortal as his master in the simulator, there was absolutely no indication of this person's identity within the simulator. He didn't even know which Chaos Stele he had chosen!

In other words, unless Yang Wu chooses reward three, he will become increasingly unable to understand his experiences in the simulator.

Of course, based on his knowledge of the original work, he was still able to guess some of it.

Just as Yang Wu was pondering, the reward options in the simulator refreshed again.

[The simulation has ended. You can choose one of the following rewards.]

[First, his martial arts cultivation at age 339.]

[Part Two: Martial Arts Insights at Age 339.]

[Part Three: Simulated Life Experiences.]

"I choose reward two!"

Yang Wu chose reward two without any hesitation.

Yang Wu is currently still navigating the trial tower, so of course he should choose the second reward: Martial Arts Insight.

Just after Yang Wu made his choice, countless insights exploded in his mind.

The process of cultivating techniques for generating power, combat skills, and many secret methods.

Most importantly, Yang Wu's understanding of the two fundamental laws of fire and space.

The fundamental laws of fire were somewhat better, merely deepening over time. However, Yang Wu's understanding of the fundamental laws of space this time was significantly different from before.

Because, in the simulator, he had already glimpsed the essence of the fundamental laws of space.

And this was his biggest takeaway from the simulation.

If Yang Wu had chosen a different path to comprehend the laws in the simulator, with three hundred years and his initial foundation, he might have been able to pass the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge. But even if he had passed the sixth level, his gains would probably not have been as great as they are now.

Because the path Yang Wu is now on will allow him to go further.

Yang Wu didn't know if the Chaos Stele he chose was the same Nine Universes Chaos Stele that Luo Feng had chosen, but the path Yang Wu was taking should be the same path that Luo Feng was taking.

In the original work, the creator of the "Snowflakes" secret technique said that if one cannot comprehend the first set of sword techniques within twenty years in Chaos City, then one should give up on this path.

Clearly, Yang Wu does not quite fit the description of exceptional talent and comprehension that the other party mentioned.

Even though Yang Wu already possessed the foundation of the third level of the Tongtian Bridge, it still took him nearly twenty years to comprehend a trace of the essence of the laws of space.

However, Yang Wu's unparalleled mental fortitude and the existence of the time simulator are the foundation of his existence!

As long as Yang Wu embarks on the right path from the start, he can keep moving forward!

Thank you to reader "墨染离魂殇" for the 100 points reward.

(End of this chapter)