Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 358 The Mountain Hermit, the Heaven-Asking Spear

"The Star Tower that Recognizes a Master?"

Looking at his experiences in the time simulator, Yang Wu was slightly stunned.

Then, Yang Wu chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect that my performance during the process of recognizing the Star Tower as its master would be even worse than the previous two inheritors!"

In the original work, Puti once said that the top two candidates for the Star Tower were both chosen ones, the most outstanding and peerless individuals born in the endless ages of Earth.

Of the two, the first candidate had extraordinary luck and reached the second level of the "pure heart" realm in his cultivation. He persisted for 2600 years in the process of recognizing the master of the Star Tower before he perished.

The second candidate did not have a particularly strong life, and he encountered many hardships during his growth. However, he eventually reached the third level of self-cultivation, the state of "the heart that embraces everything". He persisted for 3300 years in the process of recognizing the master in the Star Tower before finally succumbing to the unbearable pain and perishing.

Although Yang Wu's cultivation level is now comparable to that of the first candidate, he has cultivated for far too short a time.

The improvement of willpower does indeed require a lot of time to hone. If it weren't for the chance encounter with the Phantom King that allowed him to elevate his willpower to the level of immortality, he probably wouldn't have been able to persist for even 2400 years.

"For a World Lord to claim ownership of the Star Tower, it would likely require the willpower of a Cosmic Venerable at its peak!"

Yang Wu recalled Luo Feng's experience of recognizing the Star Tower as its master in the original work, and thought to himself.

"Luo Feng is at the first level of mental cultivation. Although he is not as good as the latter two levels in resisting illusions, it is the easiest way for him to improve his will under external pressure."

"After all, those with a 'childlike heart' and a 'heart that embraces everything' won't initially resist the excruciating pain of recognizing the Star Tower as their master. However, those at the first level of cultivating their mind will resolutely resist the pain from the start. Although it will be more painful, it also tempers their will, making it easier to break through!"

"As for the first and second candidates, they both possessed the ultimate will of immortal gods. However, they did not choose to resist when they initially pledged allegiance to the Star Tower. By the time the excruciating pain intensified, it was too late to temper their will!"

"Given my current level of spiritual cultivation and willpower, being able to persist for 2400 years would be quite impressive!"

"How should we choose the rewards this time?"

Looking at the simulator panel in front of him, Yang Wu hesitated for a moment.

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

[First, his martial arts cultivation at age 5750.]

[Part Two: Martial Arts Insights at Age 5750.]

[Part Three: Simulated Life Experiences.]

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Wu finally made his choice.

"I choose reward three!"

Yang Wu knew very well that this simulation experience was quite short, only a little over two thousand years, and with his current understanding of the laws, there was no way he could make much progress.

As for the first reward option, it is completely meaningless.

Therefore, Yang Wu ultimately chose reward three.

As Yang Wu made his choice, his mind was instantly filled with many of his own life experiences.

Numerous scenes, like those in a movie, flashed through Yang Wu's mind.

However, unlike watching a movie, these scenes felt as if Yang Wu had personally experienced them, blending perfectly with his past experiences without causing any discomfort.

However, his experience in the simulator was quite monotonous, as he spent most of his time in the Star Tower of Recognition.

Moreover, during the process of recognizing the master of the Star Tower, the virtual universe reception was completely shut down, so Yang Wu did not learn about many things from the outside world.

After receiving the memories, Yang Wu carefully recalled the memories from the very beginning of the simulation experience.

"So I've already caught Puti's attention!" Yang Wu thought to himself with a bitter smile.

What he didn't expect was that Puti would immediately lead him to a vast hall.

"However, this simulation experience wasn't entirely wasted!"

Feeling the transformation of his own will, Yang Wu did not feel too much loss.

Although he did not successfully complete the Star Tower's recognition of him as its master, his willpower improved remarkably during the last few hundred years of the simulation experience, and he is now close to reaching the limit of an immortal god.

"Next, we can simply wait for Puti's guidance!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

In the simulation, he will be guided by Puti in a few tens of minutes.

Now that he knew about this, Yang Wu naturally wouldn't do anything else unnecessary.

After storing the Black Crow King in a world ring, Yang Wu quietly stayed in the forbidden area, waiting for the arrival of the guiding passage.

……

Several tens of minutes later.

hum...

With a soft sound, the entire forbidden area trembled slightly.

Suddenly, a vortex passage appeared not far away.

Yang Wu had encountered such vortex passages many times in the Star Tower, but this passage was different.

Yang Wu knew very well that once he entered this passage, he would be directly teleported to the vast hall where Puti was.

But isn't that one of the reasons he came to the Star Tower?

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately took a step forward and entered the vortex passage.

After entering the vortex passage, Yang Wu went directly into a colorful tunnel.

wow...

Inside the dazzling passageway.

Yang Wu was swept along and flew continuously, the surrounding space was distorted, and he could vaguely see the dazzling sealing stars outside the passage.

Boom!

Yang Wu quickly reached the end of the passage, and then he appeared in a vast and mysterious hall.

Although he had already visited this place once in a simulation, Yang Wu still carefully examined the main hall.

This grand hall has nine towering pillars, each tens of thousands of kilometers high, standing in all directions and supporting the entire hall.

Above the main hall, in all directions, the sky stretched out vast and boundless. The star-sealing stars that had attracted countless powerful figures to chase them madly were now scattered across it as if they were free, like a sky full of stars.

Not far from the main hall, there was a figure sitting cross-legged. He had the body of a snake, but the upper body was human. He exuded endless pressure, which made people feel awe involuntarily.

"Child," an aged voice called out, "Come here!"

Yang Wu was not surprised at all and immediately walked towards the other party.

"Good character!" Puti praised as Yang Wu walked in.

Even an ordinary person, or even a cosmic being, might feel uneasy or fearful upon seeing him.

But he didn't see any unease or fear in Yang Wu.

Little did Puti know that one of Yang Wu's purposes in coming to the Star Tower was precisely for this very scene.

"Senior!" Yang Wu bowed slightly in greeting.

"Sit down!" Puti said gently, gesturing to the ground beside him.

Yang Wu immediately sat down cross-legged next to the other person as instructed.

"Child, do you have many questions in your heart?"

Puti looked down at Yang Wu, his purple beard cascading down, and smiled, "Are you wondering why I'm here on the extraterrestrial battlefield, wondering why I led you here?"

"Yes!" Yang Wu nodded slightly, then respectfully said, "Please enlighten me, senior!"

How could he not know these things? In some respects, he even knows more than Puti.

However, the process still had to be followed, so Yang Wu could only listen to the other party explain the reason for summoning him again.

As Yang Wu listened attentively, Puti continued to explain.

"My name is 'Puti,' and I am the guardian of this Star Tower."

"And my teacher is the creator of this Star Tower, the most supreme being in the entire universe."

"Although I don't know why you chose to nurture a avatar of the Flame God Clan, I must tell you that both your original Earthling identity and this avatar of the Flame God Clan were nurtured under the guidance of your teacher!"

"Throughout countless ages, the Yan God Clan once produced a genius of extraordinary talent who became the second disciple of his teacher and eventually made a great name for himself in the vast universe."

"Since you were able to create an avatar of the Flame God Clan, you must have heard of his name, the Flame Emperor!"

"My second junior brother was originally a member of your human race, but later he led his people to break away from humanity and become a powerful race in the universe!"

"As for the Earthlings, there were two candidates, but neither of them could complete the test left by their teacher, and they have already perished in the long river of time!"

"Your Fiery God Clan clone broke through the limitation of a hundred times the genetic level on its own, which makes you qualified to become a disciple of your teacher."

"However, your soul is that of an Earthling, so the specific arrangements will only be clear once the teacher arrives!"

……

Inside the main hall, Puti looked down at Yang Wu.

"Yang Wu, with your current talent and comprehension, I have only ever seen one person like you in all the countless years I have followed my teacher in this vast universe!"

"I even gave my teacher advice on this when we were selecting candidates for the Earthling lineage."

"With your teacher's help in the future, you may even have the opportunity to become a true overlord in the vast universe, and perhaps even reach the same level as your teacher!"

As Puti spoke, he sighed inwardly.

"Yang Wu's talent is truly astonishing; even compared to the original ancestor, he's not inferior!"

"And that progenitor's strength even surpasses that of our teacher!"

Although Puti was polite to his second junior brother, Yan Di, he didn't really care about him at all.

In his view, Yan Di, despite receiving numerous resources from his teacher and enduring countless years, had only managed to create the ultimate secret technique of the universe's master, which was truly pathetic.

If he had received the same great help from his teacher, he might have already reached the fifth level, or even broken through to become the strongest in the universe!

However, Puti attached great importance to Yang Wu, whose strength was still very weak at this time.

After all, with the talent Yang Wu has shown, even without the help of his teacher, the Mountain Hermit, becoming the Lord of the Universe would not be difficult. If he were to add the various treasures and resources provided by his teacher, it would not be impossible for him to reach the level of the Primordial Ancestor in the future!

Just as Yang Wu was listening attentively, Puti's mind was racing.

boom!

An endless aura instantly enveloped the entire hall.

Then, a colossal figure, over nine hundred meters tall, appeared in the main hall.

He wore a seemingly ordinary set of ancient blue armor, with transparent horns on his forehead, and exuded an incredibly vast aura, more terrifying than any powerful figure Yang Wu had ever seen.

However, despite being enveloped by this vast aura, Yang Wu did not feel any pressure or oppression. It was as comfortable as an ordinary person being bathed in sunlight.

However, because he was so close to the strongest being in the universe, Yang Wu was no longer able to sense any of the fundamental laws of the universe.

"The Earthlings and the Flame Gods are both my children!"

The towering old man, as tall as a mountain, looked down at Yang Wu, his voice booming: "Since you were able to break the hundredfold genetic limitation at the World Lord level with the body of the Yan God Clan, you can become my disciple. I wonder if you are willing?"

"This disciple is willing!" Yang Wu quickly and respectfully replied.

Wasn't the reason he conceived the avatar of the Flame God Clan and came to this Star Tower for this very reason?

If it were just the strongest being in the universe, Yang Wu certainly wouldn't be too excited.

Because there are also the strongest beings in the universe among the human race, and whether it is the strongest being with the giant axe or the primordial ancestor who was suppressed by the original universe, their strength is among the top in the universe!

Who is the hermit sitting on the mountain?

The reincarnation of the God King of Jin!

Even on the Origin Continent, he could be considered a super strong person!

If it weren't for the serendipitous arrival of Zuo Shan Ke in this dimensional universe, it would have been impossible for him to become a disciple of such a powerful figure.

Moreover, although Luo Feng obtained the "Lieyuan Technique" in the Jin world, Zuoshanke himself also carried a copy with him.

What about guidance on breaking through divine power?

It's likely that the Mountain-Sitting Guest also carried it, but the Flame Emperor's comprehension was simply too poor, making him unfit for such a great task, which is why the Mountain-Sitting Guest had no choice but to give up!

Therefore, becoming a disciple of the hermit was undoubtedly the best choice for Yang Wu.

"Haha! From this day forward, you will be my third disciple!"

The Mountain-Sitting Guest smiled slightly and said, "I originally thought I would only take on one more disciple after this, but I didn't expect that another genius like you would emerge from the Yan God Clan. However, since your soul is of Earthling lineage, your potential is even stronger than your second senior brother's!"

Although Yang Wu demonstrated greater talent than Yan Di, Zuo Shan Ke did not allow him to replace Yan Di.

After all, as far as Zuo Shan Ke was concerned, although Yan Di had limited potential and had gone astray, he was still his disciple. He still had some feelings for Yan Di, otherwise he wouldn't have taken care of him so often.

"You are my student, and I am your teacher; naturally, I will fulfill my responsibilities!"

The hermit continued, "I have three habits when teaching my disciples. First, I like to provide them with the most superior cultivation conditions in the entire universe; second, I will not teach them any secret techniques; third, I will not concern myself with whether my disciples live or die!"

"True super-strong individuals cannot be taught!" The Mountain-Sitting Guest's voice boomed. "Everything depends on oneself. Constantly having a teacher's protection makes it impossible to become a master of the universe, or even the strongest being in the universe!"

The sound was deafening, penetrating straight to the soul.

"This disciple understands!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

At the same time, Yang Wu was also secretly sighing in his heart.

"Who knows that Master Zuoshanke's true purpose is to cultivate a God-King?"

"I prepared two supreme treasures for the leaders of Earthlings and the Flame God Clan respectively, and your appearance was not part of my plan!"

The Mountain Hermit smiled at Yang Wu and continued, "Now that you have become my disciple, I will naturally prepare suitable treasures for you. However, your current strength is still very weak, and even with powerful treasures, it will be difficult for you to activate them."

Wow!

With a flick of his hand, the mountain hermit conjured up an ancient spear, hundreds of meters long, in the main hall.

The spear's shaft was entirely purplish-black, covered with incredibly intricate carvings, while the tip gleamed with a chilling light, sending shivers down one's spine.

An overwhelming aura instantly spread out, the power of which far surpassed even the Heaven-Burning Mirror in Yang Wu's sea of ​​consciousness.

"This spear is called 'Asking the Heavens'! Although it's just an ordinary supreme treasure, it's enough for you to use during your World Lord level! Once you enter the Immortal stage, I will naturally prepare a more suitable treasure for you!"

"Once you recognize this Heaven-Questioning Spear as your master, you will know its secrets!"

After he finished speaking, the ancient spear quickly shrank to a length of about two meters and hovered quietly in front of Yang Wu.

Yang Wu reached out and took it. A wisp of world power seeped in, imprinting his spiritual mark on it, and he immediately established a spiritual connection with the Heaven-Asking Spear.

At the same time, a massive amount of information surged into Yang Wu's consciousness from within the Heaven-Asking Spear.

"What a terrifying Heaven-Asking Spear!" Yang Wu was pleasantly surprised as he looked at the ancient spear in his hand.

Although he had never used the Heaven-Questioning Spear in the simulation, Yang Wu could sense its terrifying power just by feeling the aura emanating from it.

"If that Xuanmu King appears before me again, I will be able to kill him by using the ultimate secret technique 'Breaking Army' with this Heaven-Asking Spear!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

The Xuanmu King was still somewhat inferior to the invincible King-level experts. Although he was able to withstand Yang Wu's attack earlier, it was only with considerable difficulty.

Now that Yang Wu has obtained a supreme weapon, his strength has been greatly enhanced. Moreover, the Heaven-Asking Spear itself has a certain "armor-piercing" effect, so there is naturally a great possibility that he can kill the Xuanmu King!

Personally, I feel that Zuo Shan Ke still has some feelings for Yan Di, as can be seen from the part about fighting Yuan Ao Zhi Zhu.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Yang Wu will replace the Yan Emperor, since the Yan Divine Halberd and the Original Soul are not particularly valuable to the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

(End of this chapter)