Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 359 Choice

"actually……"

The mountain dweller sighed, his voice creating spatial ripples in the endless void.

"Of the many treasures I prepared for my disciple, the others are roughly equal in power, but the Star Tower before you is truly unique!"

"When I was forging this supreme treasure, the 'Star Tower,' some unexpected events occurred, which greatly increased its power, making it one of the strongest treasures in the entire universe!"

"However, although the Star Tower's power has greatly increased, the initial process of recognizing a master has become a thousand times, ten thousand times more difficult!"

Yang Wu sighed inwardly.

Yes, it's really too difficult for the Star Tower to recognize a master. Even with his current strength of will, he probably wouldn't be able to last for three thousand years.

In the simulated experience, he endured excruciating pain every year, with no end in sight, until his demise.

"In order to make this Star Tower a true successor, I specifically guided and nurtured your Earthling lineage. Yet, even so, the first and second candidates both failed in the process of recognizing you!"

The Mountain-Sitting Guest continued, "Yang Wu, although you broke the hundredfold gene limit with the body of the Yan God Clan, your soul is of the Earthling lineage. In a way, there is a possibility that you could recognize the Star Tower as your master."

"However, once the Star Tower fails to recognize its master, your will will completely collapse and your soul will disintegrate. Even if you have an avatar, you will still die without a doubt."

The hermit looked at Yang Wu, a hint of expectation in his eyes: "Yang Wu, my disciple, are you willing to give it a try?"

For the Mountain-Sitting Guest, the Star Tower was originally a divine weapon he prepared for his disciples, and it would be a good thing for whoever could recognize it as their master.

Now, Yang Wu is even more talented, possessing great abilities in both body and soul. Naturally, he hopes that Yang Wu will recognize the Star Tower as its master.

This makes it more likely that he will achieve his desired goals in the future.

……

"Would you like to give it a try?"

"Would you like to give it a try?"

The voice of the man sitting on the mountain boomed and echoed continuously in the hall.

At this moment, Yang Wu's mind was racing, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Although Yang Wu failed to claim mastery of the Star Tower in the simulation, he was not worried that he would fail in reality as well.

After all, with the existence of the Time Palace and the Time Simulator, during the Star Tower's more than 6,000-year recognition period, even if he slowly honed his will using the Time Simulator, he could still hone it to the limit of a Universe Venerable.

"Should I choose to accept the Star Tower as my master?" Yang Wu hesitated.

Yang Wu, who was extremely familiar with the original plot, knew very well that the Star Tower was a divine king's main weapon that the Mountain Guest had forged before his reincarnation. Its quality was so high that it was probably rare even in the Origin Continent.

As for the other supreme treasures in the primordial universe, most of them are just true god-level treasures, and some of the more powerful ones are only void true god-level treasures.

As the main weapon of the God King, the Star Tower has many functions such as attacking, guarding souls, flying palaces, and sealing, and can be said to have endless uses.

Even among ordinary god-king level weapons, it would probably take ten to compare to this one.

If Yang Wu were to truly recognize the Star Tower as his master, he would gain even more attention from the reincarnated God-King, the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

When Yang Wu first arrived at the Star Tower, he never considered the matter of becoming its master.

After all, in Yang Wu's eyes, he was following the path of the divine body of the Yan God Clan, so the matter of recognizing the Star Tower as its master should naturally be completed by Luo Feng, the leader of the Earthling lineage who had cultivated the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".

However, in the previous simulation, the Mountain Guest gave him this choice.

Fortunately, the attempt to claim ownership failed, and Yang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, since this meant he no longer had to worry about the Star Tower's claim to ownership.

But now—

When Yang Wuzhen heard the choice of the Star Tower of Recognition given by the Mountain Guest, he began to consider the possibility of the Star Tower of Recognition.

"Selling the precious Purple Bell would be enough to keep the Time Palace running at a hundred times the time flow rate for the next several thousand years."

"In this way, I can conduct a simulation every seven years or so in the original universe. Over the six thousand years of recognizing the Lord, that's enough time for me to simulate nearly a thousand times!"

"How could nearly a thousand simulations combined not be enough to complete the Star Tower's recognition of its master?"

While Yang Wu was contemplating the matter of recognizing the Star Tower as its master, various past experiences kept replaying in his mind.

When faced with the inheritance of Meteorite Star, the Golden Horned Beast, or even the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, Yang Wu did not hesitate at all.

Because he knew in his heart that even without these, he could still become a pinnacle existence in the universe by relying on the time simulator!

It was precisely for this reason that Yang Wu never thought of seizing Luo Feng's opportunities, and even did his best to maintain all the opportunities that Luo Feng had encountered.

For example, possessing the Golden Horned Beast, or the Beast God statue in the Golden Horned Clan's homeland...

But for a moment, he hesitated.

Yang Wu raised his head, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

At the top of the main hall, there is a sky full of stars, which gives people a sense of etherealness.

Yang Wu knew very well—

With just a slight nod and a "yes," the Star Tower, a treasure coveted even by god-kings, would belong to him.

Luo Feng's fate will also become unpredictable, heading into the unknown fog.

Perhaps with good luck, Luo Feng might obtain other opportunities; perhaps with bad luck, he would simply fade into obscurity. Even if he were to cultivate for many years and grow into a super being, he would never again be as amazing as he was in the original story.

Yang Wu himself will embark on a broader and smoother path, becoming even stronger with the help of the powerful God-King, the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

……

"Is this...my desire?" Standing quietly in the main hall, Yang Wu questioned his own heart and fell into deep thought.

Although his willpower had improved significantly after the last simulation, it was not an illusion, but a desire from the depths of his heart, so resistance from his will was naturally useless.

As long as there is life, there will inevitably be desires, which are endless and incredibly complex.

Yang Wu had always thought his will was strong enough, but only now did he realize that it was because the temptations he faced were not great.

Desire is the source of progress in life.

Even the most detached and desireless person still has desires; it's just that their desires and pursuits are different from those of ordinary people and are more unique.

Some pursue the path of the strong, some pursue pleasure, and some pursue the desires of the palate...

In short, desires are inevitable for anyone living in this world.

Want to control your desires?

It's easier said than done!

Perhaps if another supreme treasure were placed before Yang Wu, he could remain unmoved, follow his heart, and not be controlled by desire.

If Luo Feng had already acknowledged the Star Tower as his master, he would not feel any jealousy, but would only secretly offer his blessings.

But now, the Star Tower was originally unclaimed; he was the one who came here first, and now the choice is in his hands!

"Perhaps, because of my arrival, the original plot has changed, and Luo Feng's attempt to recognize the Star Tower as his master will fail?"

This was Yang Wu's thought, and also a reason to convince himself.

Choose to acknowledge the Star Tower as your master!

His future will be even brighter!

It was precisely because Yang Wu knew what the Star Tower meant that he could not remain indifferent.

Countless powerful beings in the universe fight each other for precious treasures, even at the cost of their own lives!

Now, a god-king level main weapon is placed in front of him, waiting for him to recognize it as his master.

……

As he hesitated, Yang Wu vaguely recalled everything that had happened when he first came into this world.

At that time, he was just an ordinary senior student at a martial arts school. Later, through continuous efforts, he finally became a martial artist.

Later, with the help of the time simulator, he gradually reached his current level, and was even able to make countless powerful figures tremble with fear on the battlefield outside the domain.

Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Yang Wu's face.

Yes, he already has an incredibly powerful time simulator, so why would he need to covet Luo Feng's opportunities from the original story?

With the existence of the time simulator, if he wants treasures, he can simply search for them in the cosmic sea!

Even if you can't find a treasure more powerful than the Star Tower in the Cosmic Sea, then go to the Origin Continent!

As long as your belief is firm enough, you can be invincible.

……

At that moment, the two guests sitting on the mountain seemed to sense a special change in Yang Wu.

"Teacher, what's wrong with our third junior brother?" Puti asked softly.

"Huh?" The mountain dweller's face also showed a hint of surprise, and he slowly said, "He's undergoing a transformation!"

The mountain hermit could tell at a glance that Yang Wu was undergoing a transformation, a transformation of his state of mind.

They were extraordinary and otherworldly, as if they had truly reached a supreme level of 'transcendence'.

……

After a moment, Yang Wu broke out of his silence.

"Master, your disciple does not wish to acknowledge the Star Tower as the master!" Yang Wu said to the imposing figure of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

"Oh? Have you already made up your mind?" the Mountain Guest asked with great interest.

Just now, the Mountain Guest would have thought Yang Wu was cowardly and afraid of death, but after Yang Wu's recent transformation, he would no longer think that way.

Although the Mountain-Sitting Guest did not know why his disciple would give up the opportunity to recognize a supreme treasure as his master, he knew that it was definitely not because of fear of death.

And that is enough.

However, the Mountain-Sitting Guest sighed inwardly, "He doesn't know that the Star Tower is not as simple as an ordinary supreme treasure!"

"Teacher, I will never regret it!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

He knew what he was refusing, but he no longer had any hesitation.

Because he has already made the best choice for himself.

"Even without the Star Tower, I will still stand on the highest mountain peak!" Yang Wu set a goal for himself.

At this moment, Yang Wu's belief reached its peak.

Once Yang Wu figured it out, he suddenly felt enlightened.

"Being invincible by one person is really boring!"

"Luo Feng, you need to work harder, otherwise I'll only fall further and further behind!"

At this moment, Yang Wu's gaze was deep and mysterious, as if he had traveled through time and space and saw the black-haired youth who was cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City.

For a thousand years, with the help of the time simulator, he has continuously surpassed one powerful figure after another.

How lonely it will be when there are no more rivals in the future?

The Mountain-Sitting Guest looked at Yang Wu and continued, "Since you've made your decision, the Star Tower is naturally out of your reach!"

"However, the Yan God Clan also contains a path to the heavens! If you can successfully comprehend it, it's not impossible for you to become a super being who can rival your master in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Puti, standing to the side, naturally assumed that the Mountain Dweller was referring to becoming the strongest being in the universe, and he harbored the same ambition.

But Yang Wu knew very well that what the Mountain Guest meant was breaking through to the True God realm with a life gene level of more than 90,000 times and achieving an infinite divine body. Only in this way could one be considered a true super strongman.

"This disciple will certainly do his best!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

"Hmm!" The Mountain-Sitting Guest looked down at Yang Wu, nodded slightly, and said, "As for the two supreme treasures I prepared for you, I will place them in two dangerous locations. After you enter the Immortal realm, you can retrieve one of them, and after you become a Universe Venerable, you can retrieve the second one!"

"Both of these dangerous places are extremely dangerous."

"Once you acquire your second treasure, the day you're able to roam the universe freely won't be far off!"

"These are the cosmic coordinates of those two dangerous locations, with detailed information printed on them!"

The mountain dweller pointed at Yang Wu from afar, and then a beam of light flew directly into Yang Wu's mind. A flood of information rushed in, and Yang Wu understood everything.

"Remember, whatever you do, don't perish in those two dangerous places!" the Mountain Dweller warned.

"This disciple understands!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

"Alright, now that it's all over, and you have this treasure protecting you, you're on your own from now on. I won't help you with anything else!"

The mountain dweller calmly replied, "I look forward to the day you surprise me!"

For Zuo Shan Ke, taking Yang Wu as his disciple was merely a way of expressing a glimmer of hope for the future.

It was precisely because he was incredibly powerful that he understood how difficult it was to become a God-King.

Although anything is possible in the primordial universe, even with his guidance and nurturing, it is still too difficult to cultivate a peerless genius capable of reaching the God King realm in this three-thousand-dimensional universe sea!

With a slight tremor in the space, the Mountain Guest disappeared from the Star Tower.

……

Only Yang Wu and Puti remained in the main hall.

"Third Junior Brother, congratulations!" Puti smiled. "Master originally only planned to take three disciples, but because of your appearance, Master has changed his mind!"

"Junior brother, I am ashamed!" Yang Wu replied, bowing his head slightly.

"Ha ha……"

Puti's figure shifted, becoming almost the same size as Yang Wu, except that his snake tail still dragged on the ground: "Your ability to break the limitation of a hundred times the life gene and become a disciple of your teacher is also your skill!"

"However, Third Junior Brother, you are a member of the human camp, yet you have given birth to an avatar of the Flame God Clan. I'm afraid this will displease Second Junior Brother!"

"Of course, with the teacher present, I doubt Second Junior Brother will make things too difficult for you!"

"Now that you have successfully become my disciple, I won't keep you any longer!"

After saying that, Puti smiled slightly, and another vortex appeared in front of Yang Wu.

"You can leave this place by going through this vortex passage!"

Since the leader of the Earthlings has not yet appeared, Puti naturally has to remain in the Star Tower to guard it.

"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Yang Wu said with a smile, then took a step and disappeared into the spatial passage.

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(End of this chapter)