Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 337 Great Advancement in Strength (6000 words, to be updated on January 1st)

"The second floor?" Yang Wu's heart skipped a beat.

Yu Bao Tang is the most well-stocked shop in Hongmeng City, and even the treasures on the first floor are virtually endless.

Some of these precious treasures are even priced at over a hundred billion Chaos Units.

But these treasures are insignificant compared to the treasures on the second floor.

As far as Yang Wu knew, only some of the treasures on the second floor could be purchased with Hunyuan Units. The most precious ones, however, could not be purchased with money and had to be exchanged for treasures of equal value, following a barter system.

Cultivating a peak-level auxiliary metal life form is something that only a cosmic venerable can do.

While those at the pinnacle of the King realm possessed the financial resources, they wouldn't invest all their resources in it. After all, both weapons and armor were extremely expensive!

Aside from the consumption of these equipment, even a top-tier expert at the King level has very few resources at their disposal.

Therefore, even the strongest beings at the King level can only cultivate auxiliary life forms at the initial King level at most.

Only those with astonishing backgrounds, or those with even greater strength like the Seven Sword Kings, could possibly cultivate a support life form at the peak of the King-level.

Therefore, among those treasures that aid in breakthroughs, quite a few precious items were placed on the second floor of the Yu Bao Hall.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately went to the second floor of Yu Bao Tang under the guidance of King Canxin.

Because of the gold card bestowed upon him by the Lord of Dragons, he was not subject to any restrictions based on his star rating or bank deposits.

……

Second floor of Yu Baotang.

"As expected of the largest goods store in Hongmeng City!"

Looking at the array of treasures before him, Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"Soul-Destroying Aurora: A reserve of mysterious light collected from a secret realm in the universe. Once released, it will injure even ordinary Universe Venerables, and those below the Universe Venerable level will surely die! Price: 12 trillion Chaos Units."

"Kaso Dagger: Made entirely of Kaso metal, it has an incredibly powerful destructive effect on immortal divine bodies. Even if it pierces the body of a King-level expert, it can instantly annihilate the opponent. Price: 20 trillion Chaos Units."

"Black hole weapon..."

"Silent Wind Weapon..."

Yang Wu looked at the more valuable items on the second floor of Yu Baotang, each item starting at a trillion Hunyuan units.

And these are not even the most valuable items among them.

Yang Wu turned to look at the central area on the second floor of Yu Baotang. There weren't many treasures there, and none of them were priced.

However, the aura emanating from those treasures was comparable to the God-Slaying Spear in his hand, and the aura of several of the more powerful treasures even surpassed that of the Heaven-Burning Treasure Mirror, a top-tier treasure of the soul type.

Seeing where Yang Wu's gaze was directed, King Canxin smiled and explained, "Guest, the treasures in the core area all require exchange with other treasures. Without treasures of equal value, no matter how much wealth you have, you cannot purchase them!"

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded slightly.

To enter the second floor of Yu Bao Tang, besides a four-star expert, one must have at least 100 billion Hunyuan units in savings.

A powerful expert at the pinnacle of the King realm might have a total net worth of nearly 100 billion Chaos Units, which includes many fixed assets such as weapons and armor.

It's safe to say that almost all the powerful individuals who possess hundreds of billions of Chaos Units in savings are at the peak of the King-level realm, such as Sword King and Illusion King...

The second floor of Yu Bao Tang provides a platform for these super beings to conduct transactions.

For example, if a powerful person accidentally obtains a precious treasure that is not suitable for them, they can exchange it here for a treasure that is more suitable for them, thereby greatly improving their strength.

Of course, Yu Baotang will also make a corresponding profit during the exchange process.

The variety of treasures dazzled Yang Wu.

Moreover, many of those entering and leaving the second floor of Yu Bao Tang were Universe Venerables. In a short while, Yang Wu had already seen quite a few powerful figures.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Hello, I've never seen you before. Are you new here?"

Yang Wu turned his head and saw a human powerhouse and an alien powerhouse walking towards him side by side.

The human was wearing a very ordinary suit of armor, had short blue hair, blue eyes, and some ethereal blue patterns on his face. His smile was also very friendly.

"Dream King Sui?" Yang Wu was somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect to encounter this peerless genius among the human race here.

However, given Meng Suiwang's strength and wealth, he could indeed freely enter and exit the second floor of Yu Baotang.

Yang Wu didn't know many of the powerful beings in the human race at this time. But this Dream King was an exception.

Because Meng Suiwang is one of the most amazing geniuses to have emerged among the human race in recent years.

Even the Seven Swords King, who was incredibly talented in the Giant Axe Arena, was slightly inferior to him at the Realm Lord stage.

The war between the four major races, including humans and demons, has lasted for countless years. Against this backdrop, each of the major races has a corresponding assassination mechanism for geniuses from other races.

However, assassinations of geniuses generally stop before reaching the level of an immortal god. Once a genius breaks through to become an immortal god, assassinations usually cease.

Because after breaking through to immortality and completely transforming the body into immortal divine power, the ability to protect oneself is vastly different from that of the realm lord stage.

Especially those peerless geniuses who deserve special attention, once they break through to the immortal stage, even the weakest among them are Marquis-level experts, each possessing an immortal body, and the cost of killing them is extremely high.

Only the most extraordinary geniuses, those who defy the heavens, will continue to be targeted and hunted down by alien races after becoming immortal gods.

Because each and every one of them has the potential to become a cosmic supreme being!

Among the many geniuses at the immortal god stage of the human race, Dream King Sui from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance ranked first.

Moreover, before Yang Wu rose to prominence, even among the human geniuses below the Immortal level, none could rival the threat level posed by the Dream King.

Although the Dream King's talent cannot compare to that of a peak genius like "Cody" who appears only once every ten million epochs, it is still somewhat superior to that of the Seven Sword Kings.

Comparatively speaking, Meng Suiwang's experience is somewhat similar to that of Yang Wu's teacher, the Nine Swords Venerable, both of whom exerted their power in the later stages of cultivation.

However, while King Meng Sui displayed astonishing talent at the Realm Lord stage, the Nine Swords Venerable's cultivation speed became even more astonishing after he became an immortal god.

"I once heard Master Jianhuang mention that Mengsui King's strength was even slightly greater than his!" Yang Wu thought to himself, "Even with the added benefit of powerful treasures, this is enough to demonstrate Mengsui King's extraordinary abilities!"

Among the immortal kings of the human race, Dream King and Seven Swords King are very famous.

Even when Yang Wu first went to Chaos City to cultivate, some people compared him to the Seven Sword Kings.

Among the human race, besides invincible kings like True King and Heavenly Feather King, there are only a few kings who are incredibly close to being invincible at the limit of kinghood.

But Meng Suiwang's cultivation time is extremely short, less than 100,000 years. And his teacher is also a cosmic lord of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

In the blink of an eye, King Mengsui and the powerful alien warriors beside him had arrived in front of Yang Wu. Yang Wu smiled and said, "Hello, I am King Mengsui. May I ask your name?"

Although King Mengsui was powerful, he was not arrogant and enjoyed making friends.

Although the person before him was only a one-star expert, the fact that he could enter the second floor of the Yu Bao Hall and be accompanied by the Vice Hall Master, King Canxin, meant that he clearly had an amazing background. Naturally, he wanted to make his acquaintance with him.

"I've long heard of your great name, King Meng Sui!" Yang Wu replied with a smile. "My name is Xia, and I did indeed join the Hong Alliance not long ago!"

"Haha, just as I thought! Our human race has gained another king-level expert, what a joyous occasion!" King Mengsui laughed happily.

Immediately, King Mengsui pointed to the powerful alien warrior beside him and introduced him: "Xia, this is King Nanshi of the Tuoma tribe. He is the most outstanding young king among the Tuoma tribe, a true immortal!"

"Xia, it's a pleasure to meet you!" King Nanshi, with his honest and simple face, smiled as well.

"I've long admired your name!" Yang Wu said politely, looking at the honest expression on the face of the King of Nan Shi.

Although King Nan Shi belongs to the younger generation of the Tuoma clan, he is of course no match for the human race. He has been cultivating for over a million years, and his strength is comparable to that of King Meng Sui.

However, although King Nanshi appeared to be honest and simple, he was extremely cruel and bloodthirsty at heart!

His reputation was built through his relentless slaughter of powerful alien races on the battlefields beyond the realms. If the Tuoma clan hadn't been a powerful race, he might even have been hunted down by a Universe Venerable.

Even the strongest warriors from the same faction on the battlefields beyond the borders feel some fear when they see King Nan Shi.

However, this extremely cruel King Nan Shi became sworn brothers with the very friendly King Meng Sui tens of thousands of years ago. This interesting story caused quite a stir among the human community at that time.

However, although Yang Wu may have a special identity, Meng Suiwang and the other two also held high positions, so they naturally wouldn't pay much attention to them.

Therefore, after a brief introduction, King Mengsui and his companion left without lingering.

Yang Wu, under the guidance of King Canxin, began to search for various precious resources suitable for assisting the metal life form Kash in breaking through to the peak of the King level.

But every time Yang Wu saw the treasures needed for a breakthrough in Kashgar, his heart ached.

"A peak-level support metal life form is indeed not something that just anyone can afford!" Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh after purchasing all the treasures needed for Kashgar's breakthrough.

Even with the gold card bestowed upon him by the Lord of Dragons, which allowed him to purchase these precious treasures at half price, it still cost him a full 853 billion Chaos Units.

Yang Wu, who thought he would have no more worries about money after passing through the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, a realm master level, found his wealth suddenly becoming strained again after purchasing these treasures.

He had originally intended to purchase other treasures, such as Femor venom, which had an astonishing corrosive effect on immortal bodies, and so on...

In this way, he might even be able to kill peak-level King-level experts in the future.

But now, Yang Wu has no choice but to temporarily cancel this plan.

Finally, after signing the delivery agreement with King Canxin and successfully making payment, Yang Wu immediately left Hongmeng City.

……

After consciousness returned to reality.

Yang Wu immediately handed over a large amount of his spoils to the transportation department of the virtual universe company within the military base, and began delivering them to the alien powerhouses he had been trading with.

These transactions are all signed under the witness of the virtual universe system, with payment made before delivery, and no one can violate this rule.

Meanwhile, the Flame God Clan golden armor that Yang Wu had purchased, along with a large number of other treasures, were delivered to Yang Wu three days later.

The military base is located outside the island where Yang Wu resides.

"Sir, here are the goods you purchased!"

After verifying Yang Wu's identity, staff from the Virtual Universe Company's transportation department handed him a golden world ring and respectfully said, "Thank you for your support of Virtual Universe Company!"

"Thanks!" Yang Wu reached out and took the World Ring.

The deliveryman bowed respectfully and then left.

Yang Wu's wisp of world power directly penetrated into the world ring in his hand, easily discovering the Flame God Clan's golden armor and a large number of treasures provided for Kashgar's breakthrough.

"This will significantly improve my ability to survive!"

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately returned to his residence, and with a thought, he sent the many treasures in the World Ring into his inner world.

……

Yang Wu's inner world.

On the vast grassland, a burly figure was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Suddenly, he stood up abruptly and stared intently at the newly appeared golden-armored Flame God Clan avatar, whose life genes had been enhanced to 64 times.

The moment the Flame God Clan's golden armor was seen, the Flame God Clan clone's entire body erupted in excitement.

Because Yang Wu's Earthling body is currently using the Flame Dragon Armor, the Flame God Clan clone doesn't need to remove the armor.

This type of defensive armor, which can be integrated into the body, can only be used once, but it can be used simultaneously for life support.

Whoosh!

The Yan God Clan clone transformed into a blur and swiftly flew towards the Yan God Clan King Armor.

At the same time, the Flame God Clan King Armor, which was falling in mid-air, seemed to be summoned by something, and immediately changed direction, quickly transforming into a golden stream of light and rushing towards the Flame God Clan clone.

The moment the two drew near, the King Armor of the Flame God Clan merged entirely into the Flame God Clan clone's body, then transformed into countless golden threads that flowed into every part of the clone's body. On the clone's chest, a strange mark gradually began to condense.

A character from the Flame God Clan, "King," faintly appeared on the strange mark before quickly disappearing.

"How about we test the power of this royal armor?"

Yang Wu's heart stirred, and he immediately began to activate the power of the King Armor.

At the beginning, even though the Yan God Clan clone used the power of Blood Luo and all the amplification secret techniques it had learned, it still could not unleash the full power of the King Armor.

Finally, Yang Wu transferred the auxiliary metal life form Kash used by the Earthling to the Yan God Clan clone, which allowed him to successfully unleash the full power of the Yan God Clan King Armor.

Bloodlust power, various amplitude-enhancing secret techniques, and support for metallic life forms...

All the necessary means are in place!

The power of the Yan God Clan clone surged continuously, and in the blink of an eye, his entire body turned into a dazzling gold, and an incomparably powerful pressure instantly spread out.

On the surface of the Yan God Clan's clone, a new Yan God Clan King Armor appeared again. It looked much the same as the one Yang Wu had just bought, but the cracks on the King Armor had disappeared, and the helmet could now cover the entire face.

"After being pushed to its limit, the Flame God Clan King Armor has once again granted me ten thousand times the power of a Realm Lord!" Yang Wu was quite delighted.

Although the power of the World Lord, multiplied by 100,000, could not be amplified again, it greatly enhanced his own power.

Before using the King Armor, the Yan God Clan clone could only unleash a maximum of 25 times the power of a Realm Lord when it went all out. But now, with the power provided by the King Armor, it can unleash 35 times the power of a Realm Lord.

Although their strength didn't double significantly, it did improve considerably!

"Next, it's time to cultivate a peak-level support metal life form!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

If the appearance of the Flame God Clan King Armor slightly enhanced Yang Wu's strength, then the peak-level King-level auxiliary metal life form would significantly improve his survival ability!

With that thought in mind, Yang Wu immediately returned to the human territory through the teleportation channel of the military base.

Although occasionally a Realm Lord in the barracks base breaks through to Immortality, Kash is going to break through directly to the peak of Kinghood, so the commotion will definitely be huge.

Therefore, Yang Wu still planned to return to human territory and let Kashgar break through.

……

A vast expanse of starry sky, utterly silent.

Suddenly, space trembled slightly, and then a blood-red triangular spaceship appeared out of thin air.

"Master, we have arrived at the coordinates. There is no life here!"

Inside the spaceship's control room, Chi Yan's voice echoed in Yang Wu's mind.

"Hmm!" Yang Wu nodded slightly. "Let Kashgar break through here. According to the plan, Kashgar's evolution will take three days, theoretically with a 40% success rate. Let's hope it succeeds!"

If he fails, he won't have enough wealth to cultivate it again!

In the vast starry sky.

A massive auxiliary metal life form appeared out of thin air, just like a pure metal mountain.

This is the complete form of the auxiliary metal life form, Kash, and the one in front of you is the same metal life form that the three giants of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company gave to Yang Wu.

He hadn't considered the staggering resources required for perfect cultivation, so he temporarily abandoned it after reaching the peak of the Realm Lord level. Now, he finally has a chance to put his skills to use again.

"Kashgar!" Yang Wu flashed and appeared directly beside the metal mountain range.

Of the three Kashgar metal lifeforms he cultivated, this one had the deepest connection with him.

Back when he hunted Chaos Beasts in Chaos City, hunted Blood Crystals in the Blood World, and underwent various trials in many subsequent missions... this metallic life form accompanied him throughout.

call out!

With a flick of his wrist, Yang Wu conjured a small piece of strange metal radiating a dazzling light in mid-air.

This strange metal is the most essential resource needed for the perfect breakthrough of the Kashgar people's metal life form. It is molten purple gold, which cost Yang Wu a total of 432 billion mixed yuan units when he bought it!

"First step!" Yang Wu's expression turned serious, and he directly ordered, "Kashgar, swallow it!"

boom!

A hole appeared directly in the massive metal mountain range, and the terrifying suction force pulled the molten purple gold in Yang Wu's hand into it.

The moment it was inhaled, a dazzling red light began to flow across the metal mountain, and the temperature continued to soar.

Before long, Kashna's divine body, which was comparable to F-grade metal, began to melt gradually!

"Master, it hurts, it hurts..."

Yang Wu's mind was constantly filled with Kashgar's consciousness fluctuations.

"Bear with it!" Yang Wu produced various other treasures again and continuously poured them into Kashgar's body.

Time flew by, and a day had passed in the blink of an eye. Kashgar had finally absorbed all the materials worth 853 billion mixed units.

Whether you can break through next, whether you can ascend to the pinnacle of immortal godhood in one step, or whether everything will come to nothing, depends on your own destiny!

Yang Wu was filled with anticipation.

The very next day, the massive metal mountain began to transform, emitting a dazzling array of colors that were breathtaking.

Countless metal fragments detached continuously, while the main body of the mountain was constantly regenerating.

The metal fragments that detached were all F-grade metal, enough to drive ordinary immortal gods crazy, but Yang Wu paid them no attention.

Shatter, regenerate!

The old body keeps splitting off, while new bodies keep being regenerated.

The entire metal mountain range is undergoing a transformation every moment, as if it has been reborn.

As time passed, Yang Wu stood in the void, watching the metal mountain range undergoing its transformation.

"We absolutely have to succeed! The consequences of failure are just too great!"

Day three.

The massive metal mountain remained motionless, just like a real mountain range, with only very faint energy fluctuations indicating that subtle changes were taking place inside.

"It's the last day!"

Yang Wu looked down at the massive metal mountain range below: "This is the final step. Only by surviving this can we exist forever!"

For the auxiliary metal life form Kash, the first two days of this breakthrough were not too dangerous; even if it failed, it would not endanger his life.

But this last day is a pure test of will; if one's will dissipates, there will be no chance of survival.

All Yang Wu could gain was this metal mountain range that was incredibly close to G-grade metal.

However, if they complete the final test, this peak-level Kashgar metal life form will be able to soar to the heavens and become a true peak-level immortal god!

This silence lasted for a full day, and Kashgar finally reached its evolutionary limit.

"boom!"

A strange, soul-stirring wave was generated!

"Whether we can successfully connect to the origin of the universe at this very last moment depends on this final moment!"

Yang Wu stood in the void, looking at the massive metal mountain range in the distance.

Although he had already cultivated a Kashgar metal life form at the initial stage of being a king back then, the resources he invested were nearly a hundred times less than they are now!

The success rate for those initially granted the title of king was also much higher!

"Buzz!!"

Accompanied by a strange fluctuation, an invisible pressure descended.

If Yang Wu, who was not far away, had not had the Heaven-Burning Mirror protecting his soul, he would probably have been intimidated by this pressure.

"The overwhelming pressure of the universe's origin!" Yang Wu exclaimed with joy, "It's a success!"

Consciousness connects to the origin of the universe!

The fundamental laws of the universe have descended!

At this moment, Kashgar truly broke free from the shackles of life and became an eternal and immortal being!

I could have made 8000 today, but I have to go out to pick someone up tonight, so I'll make up for it tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)