Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 265 A New Teacher and Guidance (6000 words, to be updated on October 6th)

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Thunder Island is shrouded in mist all day long, and electric snakes constantly appear around the island.

Halfway up the central mountain range of Thunder is where the cosmic venerables of the Virtual Universe Company gather.

At the entrance of a palace marked with nine small golden swords, a figure suddenly appeared. It was Yang Wu, who had been teleported from the Yuxiang Mountain Primitive Area.

Looking around, Yang Wu thought to himself, "It won't be long before I have my own temple here!"

Then, Yang Wu looked up at the mountaintop above, whose shape he couldn't even make out, and felt incredibly confident.

After greeting the guards at the palace gate, Yang Wu strode into the magnificent hall.

The main hall inside the palace.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu suddenly appeared and bowed.

On the throne in the main hall sat a tall figure, dressed in an ancient blue battle robe, looking down at the figures below.

"Hmm!" The Nine Swords Venerable nodded slightly, looking at Yang Wu in front of him with immense satisfaction.

Before Yang Wu left Chaos City, although his talent was astonishing, it was still within his limits. But this time, Yang Wu directly broke through the Primal Heavenly Mountain before the first qualifying battle, which was truly unbelievable to him.

Although the Nine Swords Venerable had lived for an incredibly long time, he had never even seen a genius comparable to the 'Coty' level.

If he weren't a Cosmic Venerable, one of the high-ranking members of the human race, he probably wouldn't even know what Yang Wu's current talent represented.

The Nine Swords Venerable rose from his throne and descended the steps, gradually becoming the same height as Yang Wu.

When he reached Yang Wu's side, he couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that in just a few decades, Yang Wu, you would have achieved such a level!"

Nine Swords Venerable was indeed extremely surprised at this moment. Decades ago, when he had just parted ways with Yang Wu, Yang Wu's understanding of the laws was very strong, but it was only at the level of the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

But decades later, Yang Wu brought him such a shock.

In the long years that the Nine Swords Venerable has experienced, what are a few decades?

It was only for a moment!

"I owe my success to your guidance, Master!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

Yang Wu was not lying. If it weren't for the targeted guidance that the Nine Swords Venerable had given him, even if he had gone through two more universe-level simulations, he might not have been able to fully comprehend the essence of the fundamental laws of space.

Therefore, after traversing the primordial Tongtian Mountain, a cosmic-level peak, Yang Wu couldn't wait to come and request new guidance.

"Haha, your words prove my guidance was worthwhile!" The Nine Swords Venerable nodded with satisfaction, smiling as he asked, "Your cultivation speed has suddenly become so fast; could it be that you've created an avatar similar to a Demon Slayer?"

For the Nine Swords Venerable, there must be a reason why Yang Wu was able to cross the cosmic-level Tongtian Mountain in such a short time.

After all, before this, although Yang Wu's talent and comprehension were extraordinary, they were far from reaching this level.

However, if Yang Wu could cultivate an avatar with exceptional talent in spatial laws, such as a Demon Killer Clan life form, coupled with Yang Wu's astonishing comprehension, achieving this step, though difficult, would not be impossible.

Life forms like the Demon Slayer Clan are born to be favored by the laws of space. Their understanding and application of these laws far surpass those of other ordinary life forms in the universe.

Upon hearing the Nine Swords Venerable's question, Yang Wu hesitated slightly.

But remembering the help the Nine Swords Venerable had given him all along, Yang Wu immediately said respectfully, "Master, this disciple has already nurtured a avatar of the Flame God Clan!"

"The Flame God Clan?" The Nine Swords Venerable frowned slightly and said, "Although the individual strength of the Flame God Clan is somewhat stronger than that of ordinary humans, their bodies are not particularly large, and their talent for comprehending the laws is not astonishing. Yang Wu, why did you choose such an avatar?"

There's another point the Nine Swords Venerable didn't mention: the Flame God Clan was originally part of the Human Race, but later, under the leadership of their leader, they broke away from the Human Race. From then on, the relationship between the Flame God Clan and the Human Race deteriorated further.

For the Nine Swords Venerable, Yang Wu's waste of a clone slot to create a Flame God Clan life form that was not much stronger than a human in terms of body and talent was undoubtedly an unwise move.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully, "I created the avatar of the Flame God Clan for my own safety during my time as a Realm Lord."

"Safety?" Nine Swords Venerable asked doubtfully.

"I've heard that the Yan God Clan has a deep-seated grudge against our human race. Even without the constraints of territorial boundaries, they often join forces with the other three factions in the outer battlefields, subsequently engaging in battles with our human race!"

"This disciple has nurtured a clone of the Flame God Clan. When I later break through to the Realm Lord level and undergo life-or-death trials, I can use this clone to disguise my identity and evade assassination attempts by other races!"

The main reason Yang Wu chose the 'Yan God Clan Avatar' was, of course, because the Yan God Clan was nurtured and developed under the guidance of the God King Zuo Shan Ke, and its potential was incredibly amazing.

But this is something that can't be said out loud.

However, what Yang Wu is saying now is also the result of his careful consideration.

In each era, the human race produced nearly a hundred geniuses who barely reached the level of a King in their comprehension of the laws. Yet, over countless years, the human race has only produced a little over one hundred thousand King-level powerhouses.

This suggests that most of those human geniuses perished during their development.

Yang Wu's current talent is probably comparable to Luo Feng's after he acquired the title of King of the Knife River, so he has to be more cautious.

The powerful members of the Yan God Clan, possessing magical armor such as soldier armor and general armor, are rarely provoked by other powerful forces on the battlefield outside the domain, which can definitely provide Yang Wu with some concealment of his identity.

"I see?" The Nine Swords Venerable was somewhat surprised. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It seems you, Yang Wu, have considered things quite far ahead. In that case, the Flame God Clan avatar is indeed a good choice!"

The deep-seated grudges between the Yan God Clan and the Human Race can indeed serve to confuse the public. Moreover, Yang Wu possesses two even more precious clone slots, which he can use to nurture even more powerful special life forms during his time as a Realm Lord.

"However, I must remind you..." the Nine Swords Venerable solemnly said, "Having clones doesn't mean you'll never perish. If you are killed by an enemy's soul attack, all your clones will perish! Moreover, if you are controlled by someone's soul and become their servant, then it's all over. Even if your teacher reverses time, he cannot revive you!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu nodded solemnly.

Of course he knew that.

For powerful individuals with the ability to create clones, soul control and soul annihilation are undoubtedly the best options.

In the original story, after Luo Feng revealed his talent for creating clones, the other three top clans even paid an astonishing price to have the strongest being in the universe kill him with his soul.

Unfortunately, Luo Feng still managed to overcome all the life-or-death crises and successfully grow to a level that everyone looked up to.

Compared to Luo Feng, Yang Wu also possesses an even more powerful time simulator, so he is naturally equally confident in crossing mountains of corpses and seas of blood to reach the pinnacle.

Compared to the various hardships and obstacles he might encounter in the future, what Yang Wu fears most is living a life of mediocrity.

If he truly had no ambition to become stronger, then following his initial plan to curry favor with Luo Feng would undoubtedly be the best option.

As long as we stay on Earth honestly and avoid a few minor crises, there is absolutely no problem in existing forever like Luo Feng's family.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu's eyes became increasingly determined.

Nine Swords Venerable was not surprised by Yang Wu's reaction.

From the initial battle of geniuses to now conquering the primordial Tongtian Mountain, a cosmic-level feat, Yang Wu, this disciple, has created miracles time and time again, never letting him down.

The Nine Swords Venerable nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "You came to see me this time, surely about your mentor and the guidance on the later diagrams on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, right?"

"Teacher, you are indeed incredibly insightful!" Yang Wu praised with a smile, then respectfully said, "Please enlighten me, Teacher!"

Because Yang Wu's understanding of the fundamental laws of fire had reached an astonishing level, Lord Li Huo could no longer guide him.

Moreover, since Yang Wu comprehended the essence of all spatial laws and lost the guidance of the Nine Swords Venerable, his cultivation speed has suddenly slowed down a lot.

Having already crossed the Tongtian Mountain, he naturally wanted to continue seeking guidance on the third diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.

In fact, even without the guidance of the Nine Swords Venerable, Yang Wu's cultivation speed would not be much slower in the future after his talent and comprehension improved.

But since there were powerful figures to rely on, Yang Wu certainly wouldn't foolishly try to figure things out on his own.

"Do you think I don't know you?" The Nine Swords Venerable smiled. "When you first came to my temple, it was for guidance on comprehending the laws of space. Could there be any unexpected reason for your visit this time?"

"Back then, I was quite surprised that you were able to fully comprehend the second diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele after ten years in Chaos City. But I never expected that you would surprise me even more now!"

A hint of a smile appeared in the eyes of the Nine Swords Venerable: "Speaking of which, Yang Wu, your successful passage through the cosmic-level Primordial Heavenly Mountain has certainly made you a star among the higher-ups of our human race!"

"Many cosmic venerables have even said that I was incredibly lucky to have taken you as my disciple, as I gained a future powerhouse as my student for free!"

After saying this, the Nine Swords Venerable himself laughed.

He really has something to be happy about!

When the Nine Swords Venerable first conceived the idea of ​​taking Yang Wu as his disciple, Yang Wu had just won first place in the Genius Battle. At that time, the Nine Swords Venerable only hoped that, after countless years, he could cultivate a peak-level King-ranking expert for the human race.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Chaos City, Yang Wu displayed even more astonishing talent and comprehension, which even attracted several Venerables to compete with him to take Yang Wu as their disciple.

Of course, Yang Wu was already considered exceptionally talented back then, but compared to now, it's a completely different concept.

Those who initially wanted to take Yang Wu as their disciple were only a small group of Universe Venerables.

But now, even the universe's overlord probably doesn't have the qualifications to compete! If Yang Wu hadn't already become the master of the Dragon Lord, a new universe lord would probably have appeared and taken him as a disciple.

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu quickly and firmly replied, "Teacher, you don't need to worry about these things. Your guidance and help have played a significant role in enabling me to achieve this level!"

Yang Wu's words came from the bottom of his heart.

His greatest gain since leaving Earth and growing up is having two good teachers who made his path to growth much smoother.

Whether in reality or in simulated experiences, Jin Guanghou and Jiujian Zunzhe provided Yang Wu with tremendous assistance.

The "Twenty-Seven Forms of the Overlord Spear Technique" and ten thousand Hunyuan units that Jin Guanghou gave him back then are not worth much to Yang Wu now, but they are still extremely precious to him. In fact, Yang Wu is still using the "Overlord Spear Technique" to this day!

Even when Yang Wu's talent didn't perform as well as expected during the simulation, the Nine Swords Venerable never gave up on him. He even reminded Yang Wu to send Qian Shui to the Cosmic Kingdom after she became pregnant.

How could Yang Wu not respect two teachers like these?

"You little rascal!" The Nine Swords Venerable shook his head and chuckled, "This time you went to challenge the Heavenly Bridge and Heavenly Mountain without letting me know a word. If it weren't for my strong willpower, I probably would have embarrassed myself in front of many Universe Venerables!"

"Please forgive me, teacher!"

Yang Wu chuckled sheepishly, admitting that he hadn't considered that point at the time.

More than a hundred years had passed since Yang Wu became his disciple, and the Nine Swords Venerable was well aware of the respect his disciple held for him. His words at this moment were merely a way of teasing Yang Wu.

"Alright, we'll talk about that later!" The Nine Swords Venerable waved his hand and said, "Let me tell you about your mentor first!"

"Yes!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

"You're quite lucky!" Venerable Nine Swords smiled. "You mentioned wanting a teacher skilled in the Laws of Metal and Space. I originally arranged for you to be one of my early-stage King-level Immortals, the Rending Gold King. But now that you've conquered the Primordial Heavenly Mountain, a cosmic-level realm, I can arrange for you to be a peak-stage King-level Immortal deity!"

"Peak of the King-level?" Yang Wu couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

A peak-level King-level expert is considered a powerful figure even among the human race.

Moreover, humans are the pinnacle race, possessing far superior secret techniques and treasures compared to other ordinary races. Even at the same level, they are more powerful.

Although Yang Wu knew he had amazing talent, he never thought he could get such a powerful expert to guide his cultivation for a long time.

After all, this is different from becoming a disciple of Jin Guanghou, Jiujian Zunzhe, or Longxing Zhizhu. Although this kind of mentor-mentee relationship is close, there is no need to kowtow and become a disciple.

"Yes, peak King-level!" The Nine Swords Venerable nodded slightly. "Actually, although he's described as peak King-level, he also possesses the combat power of a King-level limit expert! Even among King-level limit experts, his strength is quite formidable!"

"The ultimate combat power of a king?" Yang Wu was shocked once again.

Generally speaking, in the game of "Immortal King", the initial, advanced and peak levels represent one's own realm, corresponding to the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth levels of the Bridge to Heaven, respectively!

Of course, a very small number of high-level immortals who have been granted the title of King can also possess the understanding of the laws of the twentieth level of the Bridge to Heaven.

Among the immortal gods at the peak of the King-level realm, their strength can be further divided into three levels.

The first is the most ordinary peak of the King-Sealing Realm, then the limit of the King-Sealing Realm, and finally the invincible King-Sealing Realm!

The "King's Limit" refers to a powerful being at the peak of the King-level Immortal realm who possesses a secret technique with an amplitude more than ten times greater than the average, a self-created ultimate skill, a powerful treasure suited to their own destiny, or a genetic multiplier more than ten times that of ordinary life forms in the universe. Meeting any one of these conditions qualifies one as the "King's Limit."

As for being crowned invincible, one must reach an extremely high level in terms of amplitude secret techniques, self-created peak secret techniques, precious treasures, and gene multiplication, possessing strength comparable to the most ordinary universe venerable, before one can be called crowned invincible.

Generally speaking, for the human race, reaching the peak of the King-level Immortal realm is not too difficult after accumulating power over a long period of time.

After all, the human race has many secret techniques, treasures to enhance genes, and the inheritance of various gods.

Therefore, a typical peak immortal king can raise their strength to the limit of the king level as long as they accumulate enough wealth.

Like the Demonic Sound God General inheritance that Luo Feng once received in the original work, more than 100,000 lives have received the inheritance in just 50 million epochs. And how many of the more than 100,000 Kings who have accumulated over the endless years of humankind can reach the peak of Kinghood and become immortal?

Moreover, humans have many other divine inheritances and numerous amplification techniques to cultivate. Those who reach the peak of the King-level immortal realm can eventually reach the limit of King-level combat power after accumulating over a long period of time.

However, becoming an invincible king is countless times more difficult. Among the more than 100,000 immortal kings among humans, only a very small number possess such strength.

"Yes, the limit of the King-level!" The Nine Swords Venerable smiled and said, "You've passed through the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge in such a short time, and many King-level Immortals are very optimistic about your future. Although the peak King-level is extremely rare, they still value you highly! In addition, Sword Emperor King happens to be your girlfriend's teacher, so after I asked him, he quickly agreed!"

"Sword King?" Yang Wu's heart stirred slightly.

In Chaos City, Sword King is one of the four grandmasters of the Nine Universes lineage of the Virtual Universe Company, and is also a rare immortal king who is proficient in the laws of metal and space.

Moreover, Yang Wu had some understanding of Qian Shui when he became Jian Huang Wang's disciple.

In the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company, the secret technique created by Sword King is priced at 70 points. Even compared with the secret technique created by True King, it is not far off, and it is definitely a top-tier secret technique.

Furthermore, Sword King is very likely to possess an amplitude-type secret technique, making him one of the most powerful among the King-level Limit Immortals.

"King Jianhuang is an extremely powerful Immortal King within the lineage of my Virtual Universe Company. He has cultivated in seclusion in Chaos City for countless years and has even created a pinnacle secret technique! Even when you reach the Realm Lord stage and need to create your own secret technique, he can provide you with considerable guidance!"

Yang Wu's eyes lit up as he listened.

I never expected my teacher to have considered things so far ahead of him. It seems that King Jianhuang is indeed very suitable to teach him.

"Disciple thanks Master for finding such a suitable mentor for me!" Yang Wu said respectfully. "Disciple will certainly strive to cultivate diligently and live up to Master's expectations!"

"Haha... As long as you can become a strong person as soon as possible!" The Nine Swords Venerable laughed heartily. "Next, I will demonstrate the fourth and fifth diagrams on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele for you. Watch carefully!"

"Yes!" Yang Wu nodded very seriously and replied respectfully.

As soon as the Nine Swords Venerable finished speaking, nine golden flying swords immediately flew out from behind him.

chi chi chi...

The space around the golden flying sword was pierced, and even the space further away became distorted, but the space around Yang Wu and the Nine Swords Venerable remained stable.

In an instant, Yang Wu felt as if everything around him had disappeared, and all that remained in his eyes were the nine small golden swords piercing through space.

Yang Wu couldn't help but immerse himself completely in it. The movement of the nine small golden swords completely stirred the fundamental laws of space in the universe, and the entire space was completely under his control.

The Nine Swords Venerable began by demonstrating the 108 mysteries of the laws of space, and Yang Wu was initially able to keep up with his demonstration.

As time went by, although Yang Wu remained engrossed in it, he found it increasingly difficult to understand.

After an unknown amount of time, the nine small golden swords finally stopped.

After a long while, Yang Wu finally regained consciousness.

With a thought, the Nine Swords Venerable vanished. He then smiled and said, "Yang Wu, what I will demonstrate for you this time is the fourth star map and the fifth star map on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele."

"Among them, the fourth star map corresponds to the tenth to twelfth levels of the Bridge to Heaven. You have already fully comprehended the essence of the fundamental laws of space, and it should take you several years to completely master it!"

"The fifth star chart corresponds to the thirteenth to fifteenth levels of the Bridge to Heaven. Once you fully comprehend it, your understanding of the laws will rival that of an immortal god at the Marquis level! Your comprehension and talent are astonishing, and you're pursuing the path of analyzing the essence of the laws; you'll likely be able to comprehend this chart in about a thousand years. At that time, I will demonstrate the sixth star chart for you!"

"Yes, teacher!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

"A Marquis-level comprehension is quite impressive even in the vast universe!" exclaimed the Nine Swords Venerable. "Even for the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, a Marquis-level comprehension would be enough for them to break through to the Immortal stage!"

"It's a pity, Yang Wu, that you've chosen the most difficult path. Even with your Marquis-level understanding of the laws, there's still a long way to go to break through to immortality!"

"However, given the talent and comprehension you've shown so far, I, your teacher, finally see a glimmer of hope for breaking through to immortality in you!"

In fact, before Yang Wu broke through the primordial Tongtian Mountain, which was of a cosmic level, the Nine Swords Venerable had been encouraging Yang Wu, but in his heart he felt that Yang Wu's chances of breaking the Star Pearl's shackles and achieving immortality were extremely slim.

But things are different now; the Nine Swords Venerable has gained some confidence.

Other cosmic venerables knew that Yang Wu was very likely to become a cosmic overlord in the future, but the Nine Swords Venerable knew that once Yang Wu broke the shackles of the Star Bead, the human race would have a new top cosmic overlord!

At that time, with Yang Wu's strength as a top-tier cosmic overlord, he would be able to rank among the top twenty even in the entire human race.

"Alright, go now. I hope that when I see you next time, you will have already comprehended the fifth star chart of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele!" the Nine Swords Venerable instructed.

"This disciple takes his leave!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

Yang Wu gained a great deal from his visit to the Nine Swords Venerable. He not only received guidance from the two diagrams on the back of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, but also found a new mentor.

Now that he has achieved his goal, he naturally needs to go back and make proper preparations to return to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom as soon as possible.

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In my opinion, the peak of the King-level realm is divided into two types: combat power and realm.

Before the inheritance of life and death, Luo Feng's human form already possessed the strength of a peak King (including the self-created peak secret technique, the power of a World Lord ten thousand times, the comprehension of the laws of the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, and the added bonus of the supreme treasure wings).

However, those who reach the peak of the King-level realm are capable of teleportation, spatial sealing, or time stopping.

As for my statement about the limits of being a king in this chapter, you can see if it's correct.

For humans, reaching the twentieth level of the Heavenly Bridge (the peak of the King-Sealing Realm) and possessing the ultimate King-Sealing combat power is indeed simple; receiving a divine general's inheritance (body or soul) suitable for oneself is enough.

There are 32 slots for the Demonic Sound God General in 10,000 epochs. The human race also has at least one inheritance of the Four Directions God Generals. In fact, there are far more than that. How many inheritance slots can there be in endless years? There are more than 100,000 humans who have been made kings. How many of them can reach the peak of being a king on the 20th floor of the Bridge to Heaven? Everyone can think about it. No matter how you calculate it, it's enough.

As for the ranking of the top 20 human race as the top cosmic overlords, that was the idea of ​​the Nine Swords Venerable. He could only find 15 cosmic lords.

(End of this chapter)