Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 469 Simulation, Transformation of Will (6000 words, updated on May 6th)

Time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, more than two hundred years had passed since Tingni's clone arrived in the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space.

For over two hundred years, Tingni's clone has been cultivating diligently in an area where the flow of time is three thousand times faster.

Unfortunately, even with amazing talent and comprehension, becoming the master of the universe is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Moreover, Yang Wu's current strength is not weak even among the many universe lords. If he wants to continue to improve, he will naturally need more time.

Therefore, although Yang Wu has cultivated for over 700,000 years in these two hundred years due to the accelerated time, his strength has not improved significantly. As for creating a higher-level Universe Lord's Fusion Ultimate Secret Technique, that remains a distant dream!

"The years of cultivation are truly tedious!" Yang Wu thought to himself as he sat on the huge boulder that was constantly flying around the black-patterned stone pillar.

"However, the number of simulations on the time simulator has finally been refreshed!" Feeling the message transmitted from the time simulator in his mind, Yang Wu's face also showed a hint of joy.

Nearly seven hundred years had passed since the last time this technology was simulated.

For the first few hundred years, Yang Wu was traveling in the cosmic sea, so he could only use his divine power to maintain a time flow rate of ten times in the small universe of the strongest giant axe user. For the simulated time of 720,000 years, this was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

After arriving at the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar space, time began to pass rapidly at a speed three thousand times faster, and now, a new number of simulations has finally been refreshed!

"Even though my cultivation speed is relatively slow now, with the dual support of the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space and the Time Simulator, my strength will still be greatly improved in a short period of time!" Yang Wu thought to himself as he sat cross-legged on the huge boulder.

For improving one's strength, both the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar Space and the Time Simulator are indispensable.

It's important to understand that with limited comprehension, simply focusing on secluded cultivation will only lead to a limit in strength, making it difficult to improve further.

Just like Lord Beichi Star, who has been cultivating in seclusion within the space of the black-patterned stone pillar!

Lord Beichi Star was one of the super strong beings of the first reincarnation era. The time flow rate in his region was as high as 130,000 times. Logically speaking, even if his will was weak at the beginning and the space flow rate in his region was slow, he should have lived through at least countless reincarnation eras by now.

However, although the opponent's strength was extremely powerful, it had not reached the point of becoming a Void God and passing through reincarnation.

Only by possessing a time simulator that can enhance comprehension after a breakthrough can one make better use of this black-patterned stone pillar space.

Moreover, in the simulated experience of the time simulator, Yang Wu will also experience different trials, which is more effective than simply staying in one place to cultivate in seclusion.

As Yang Wu pondered this, he reactivated the time simulator in his mind.

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

"Start simulation!" Yang Wu immediately commanded in his mind, selecting to start the simulation.

After the simulator started, three familiar personality options reappeared in front of Yang Wu's eyes.

"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. Risk-taking; 2. Caution; 3. Courage."

"With my current strength, no matter what personality I choose, as long as I don't actively seek death, it's very difficult for me to perish!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "At most, I'll only lose some treasures, but in a simulation, the loss of treasures is insignificant!"

"It seems that an adventurous nature is quite suitable; perhaps I can find other precious inheritances!"

With this in mind, Yang Wu immediately chose his adventurous nature.

Just after Yang Wu selected the simulated personality, a large amount of text began to appear on the simulator panel.

[Simulation begins. You have now become a true super-powerful being. Your deeds are widely known throughout the countless forces in the universe, earning you the respect of countless people!]

At this moment, your various avatars are either cultivating in seclusion in the primordial universe or adventuring in the cosmic sea. Your Tingni avatar is currently tempering its will within the space of the black-patterned stone pillar. You feel this matter is quite important, so you continue to hone your will under a time flow rate three thousand times faster.

[Thirty million years later, although your will has been tempered somewhat, it hasn't improved significantly. Of course, while tempering your will, you were also diligently creating your own combat techniques, but unfortunately, you still haven't been able to create a second set of the strongest techniques for a universe master.]

This also makes you realize that simply cultivating in seclusion is unlikely to lead to rapid improvement in your strength; only through combat can you continuously hone your skills!

[So you left the space of the black-patterned stone pillar and began to explore the inner domain of the spaceship!]

[In the blink of an eye, another 70,000 years have passed! During these 70,000 years, you have continuously ventured into the inner domain of the cosmic ship, and have fought against super strong individuals from various forces in the cosmic sea. At the same time, you have also acquired precious resources worth thousands of treasure points.]

[In these 70,000 years, your friends Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor have all become immortal gods. Thor possesses the strength of a low-level King, Hong has reached the peak of Kinghood, while Luo Feng is even more astonishing. Having just become an immortal, he already possesses combat power comparable to a Universe Venerable, causing a great stir in the Primordial Universe. Many powerful beings among the billions of races in the Primordial Universe believe that Luo Feng's future achievements will be extraordinary, and some forces hostile to the human race have begun to devise various methods to target him!]

[And at that very moment, the Primordial Star, which appears only once every endless years in the primordial universe, opened—a grand feast for all the powerful beings in the entire primordial universe.]

The Primal Star contains endless treasures, though they are somewhat inferior to the vast treasures of the Cosmic Sea. However, the environment is much safer. With your current strength, it's unlikely you'll encounter any danger on the Primal Star.

[For this reason, many powerful beings from the primordial universe who were currently venturing into the cosmic sea have returned to their primordial universe to prepare for this grand event. Of course, since you possess numerous avatars, you can simultaneously roam both the cosmic sea and the primordial planet!]

[Twenty thousand years have passed. Through your constant exploration of the cosmic sea and the primordial planet, you've accumulated numerous valuable treasures, even exchanging them for a supreme treasure armor from the human race's treasury! Your astonishing speed in acquiring resources has become the envy of other powerful members of the human race.]

Of course, such a speed of resource acquisition is quite normal for a fifth-tier universe lord with several avatars. However, many powerful figures in the human race are mostly required to guard crucial areas within their territory, leaving them little time for other tasks. For example, the Chaos City Lord, as the head of the Virtual Universe Company, despite possessing three avatars, needs to dedicate two to guarding the Primal Secret Realm and the Initial Universe—two extremely important locations!

[But not long after, news of your friend Luo Feng suddenly spread across the Primordial Star. He had unleashed power comparable to a Universe Lord and killed a top-tier Universe Overlord of the Demon Race! This astonishing news caused a sensation throughout the entire Primordial Universe.]

The super-strong individuals from the three top races, including the demon race, quickly responded, appearing on the Primordial Star to prepare to kill their opponent. After all, given your example, no one wanted another astonishing genius to emerge from the human race.

Facing the onslaught of the crowd, Luo Feng showed no sign of retreat, directly initiating an earth-shattering battle. In the end, he killed over six thousand Universe Venerables from the three peak races in one fell swoop, inflicting heavy losses on them!

[Through this battle, Luo Feng's strength was recognized by countless powerful figures, and he also became one of the universe masters of the human race. Of course, during your conversation with Luo Feng, you also learned that he is currently only at the Universe Venerable realm! This result surprised you somewhat, and out of curiosity, you sparred with him in the virtual universe, only to discover that he had already created the ultimate secret technique of a universe master.]

[This discovery must be extremely shocking for you. After all, to be able to create a secret technique at the level of a universe master, without being a universe master, is undoubtedly a rather inconceivable thing!]

……

Centuries later, your friend Luo Feng also ventured into the Cosmic Sea, and became famous throughout the Cosmic Sea for possessing an extremely powerful winged treasure that could control space and time!

[Several thousand years have passed. Your friend Luo Feng, along with several alien universe lords, has triggered an extremely mysterious inheritance site in the cosmic ark region. Any powerful individual can go there to obtain the inheritance; the stronger one's talent and comprehension, the greater the chance of obtaining it.]

[You were already exploring inside the spaceship, and you rushed over immediately after receiving the news!]

……

[More than four thousand years later, you have now comprehended the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, which has existed for over forty million years.]

[Although the analysis of the Rhinoceros Emperor Formation becomes increasingly difficult as you progress, your familiarity with it has already allowed you to pass the second trial of the Broken East River, far surpassing other experts. Besides you, only two other experts, including your friend Luo Feng, have completed the second trial, although their comprehension speed is somewhat slower than yours!]

[Of course, during this long period, while researching the Rhinoceros Emperor's Bureau, you also created your own second set of the strongest secret techniques for the Lord of the Universe, making your strength even more comprehensive!]

[Simulation ended...]

Looking at the entire simulated experience before him, Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Due to the space created by the black-veined stone pillars, the time allocation in this simulation was quite different from the previous one.

After all, when the simulation just started, he hadn't left the space of the black-patterned stone pillar. Just tempering his will took him 30 million years, while only one year had passed in the original universe.

This resulted in Yang Wu having 30 million fewer years to comprehend the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation!

Of course, apart from that, their other experiences were quite similar, except for some minor differences due to Yang Wu's increased strength.

Of course, most importantly, although Yang Wu failed to create the strongest secret technique for the fusion of the universe masters in this simulation experience, he did create a second set of the strongest secret techniques for the universe masters.

This can be considered as a slight improvement in my own strength!

Soon, three more reward options reappeared on the simulator panel.

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

[First, the martial arts cultivation level at the end of the simulation.]

[Part Two: Martial Arts Reflections at the End of the Simulation.]

[Part Three: Simulated Life Experiences.]

Seeing the three reward options appear, Yang Wu decided to choose the second reward, martial arts enlightenment.

After all, for him, improving his strength is the most important thing.

Just as Yang Wu was about to make a decision, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

"etc!"

"Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting!"

Yang Wu pondered, "My will has already reached the limit of a Universe Lord. If I could undergo a transformation in my will, I could definitely go to a region with a higher time flow rate to cultivate. Wouldn't that mean the simulation refreshes even faster?"

After considering this, Yang Wu immediately made his choice: "I choose 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, the experience in this simulator was rather monotonous. Most of the time was spent honing my will in the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space or analyzing the Rhinoceros King's Formation.

Besides that, there's relatively little time for pure adventure and exploration.

After absorbing many memories, Yang Wu also carefully felt the transformation of his will.

"With over 70 million years of memories, my will still hasn't successfully transformed?"

"However, based on what I can sense, my will is probably only one step away from transformation!"

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately stood up and began to fly towards the black-patterned stone pillar at the core.

……

The space of black-veined stone pillars.

The towering black-patterned stone pillars pierced directly into the endless clouds at the highest point. All sixteen black-patterned stone pillars exuded an inexhaustible and overwhelming will, as if billions of blood-stained black-armored legions were roaring and charging forward.

After receiving many memories from the simulated experience, Yang Wu began to fly deeper into the world.

His will had reached the edge of a breakthrough, but he needed even greater pressure.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

With roars and endless waves of will, the impact surged like a tide, relentlessly crushing Yang Wu's will.

"So close! So close!"

Yang Wu's will roared.

Although he has a time simulator, he can simply wait for the next simulation hundreds of years from now.

However, one cannot rely entirely on the time simulator during the cultivation process!

For example, when he first entered the realm of the Law of Fire, he actively sought out treasures like the Temple of Time when he was at the Domain Lord level...

Every effort you make allows you to start from a higher point in the simulated experience, thus creating a virtuous cycle!

Now that he was close to breaking through, Yang Wu was naturally unwilling to wait another 700,000 years!

"Break through this barrier for me!"

As Yang Wu drew ever closer to the black-patterned stone pillar, his will roared furiously.

boom!!!

Like a bolt of lightning!

It was as if the endless chaotic world had instantly evolved into billions of stars and countless living beings in the universe...

In that very instant!

Yang Wu's will began to leap with joy, instantly giving him a sense of exhilaration, like "the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap," or like a divine dragon trapped in shallow waters rushing into the ocean...

An incredibly powerful will emanated directly from Tingni's clone, constantly clashing with the endless will emanating from the black-patterned stone pillar.

"Hahaha!" A look of satisfaction flashed across Yang Wu's face: "Finally, I've broken through!"

"go ahead!"

Whoosh!

Tingni's clone transformed into a streak of light and swiftly approached the black-patterned stone pillar, while the flow of time around them continued to accelerate!

Four thousand times, five thousand times, five thousand five hundred times...

When the flow of time reached six thousand times that of the original universe, Tingni's clone stopped moving forward.

At this moment, only two powerful figures remained in front of Yang Wu, including the Star Lord Bei Chi!

"The pressure has become even stronger! Although I can still move forward with my current willpower, it's starting to have some impact!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "I'm going to stay here for an incredibly long time. There's no need for that. I'll continue when my will is stronger!"

"Now that my will has undergone a transformation, my speed in comprehending secret techniques will definitely increase again!"

Yang Wu was quite happy.

Willpower is the commander! Consciousness is the general! Divine power is the soldier!

The transformation of will... is of great benefit to both cultivation speed and combat ability.

At least for Yang Wu, after his will undergoes a transformation, he will have a faster cultivation speed in the future, whether in reality or in simulated experiences!

Having broken through his willpower, Yang Wu once again found a huge boulder in an area with a time flow rate six thousand times faster and began to cultivate in peace.

……

Not far from where Yang Wu was located.

On a massive, constantly flying boulder, a powerful figure dressed in white robes, with skin as white as jade and a single-eyed phantom radiating endless light behind him, was meditating. This person was none other than the Pure Eye Lord, the direct disciple of the First True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan, possessing the strength of a fifth-order Universe Lord.

"Hmm?" The Lord of the Pure Eyes, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed, sensed a slight fluctuation in the silent space-time and immediately turned his head to look.

A figure was seen flying towards his location from not far away.

"The Lord of Time?"

The Lord of the Pure Eyes frowned deeply: "Why isn't he staying in his own area to cultivate? What is he doing flying inwards?"

The Lord of the Pure Eyes had some understanding of this Time Lord who appeared in the Black Patterned Stone Pillar space more than two hundred years ago.

Moreover, Yang Wu's immediate departure to cultivate in the area of ​​powerful individuals possessing the ultimate will of a universe master surprised him greatly.

But now, seeing Yang Wu continue flying towards the core area, the Lord of the Pure Eyes also showed a hint of doubt on his face.

Although the ultimate will of the universe master could be further deepened, doing so would inevitably affect one's own cultivation due to the powerful impact of that will, so no one would do that.

"Could it be that the will of the Time Lord broke through?"

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Pure Eyes couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

How is that possible?

Breaking through one's will is never that easy.

He, the Lord of the Pure Eyes, was a rare genius among the Divine Eye Clan in the realm of the soul. As early as the Immortal stage, he possessed a will comparable to that of a Universe Venerable. After becoming a Universe Venerable, he possessed a will comparable to that of a Universe Lord. However, even after becoming a Universe Lord, it took him a full cycle of reincarnation to acquire a will comparable to that of the strongest being in the universe.

In his view, no matter how strong Yang Wu is, he would need to hone his skills for hundreds of millions of epochs within the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space before his will could undergo a transformation.

However, under the watchful eyes of the Lord of the Pure Eyes, Yang Wu continued to fly towards the black-patterned stone pillar until he reached an area roughly the same size as the pillar. He then stopped and found a place to continue his cultivation.

"How is this possible?"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Lord of the Pure Eyes was utterly shocked: "Without a will comparable to the strongest being in the universe, it would be impossible to even reach this area, let alone cultivate in peace!"

"Could it be that the will of the Lord of Time has truly undergone a transformation?"

Although he appeared calm on the surface, a raging storm was brewing in the heart of the Lord of the Pure Eyes.

It should be noted that although he failed to become the strongest in the universe, the Lord of the Pure Eyes was still extremely proud of his own will.

When the astonishing cultivation speed of the Lord of Time was spreading like wildfire in the Cosmic Sea, the Lord of the Pure Eyes, though somewhat envious, still felt that he could outdo Yang Wu in terms of willpower.

After all, even among fifth-order universe lords, there aren't many who possess a will comparable to the strongest being in the universe.

And that is indeed the case.

Hundreds of years ago, although Yang Wu displayed astonishing willpower, he was only at the limit of the Lord of the Universe.

Although they were only one step away from transformation, that one step had stopped countless powerful individuals.

Just like among the many powerful beings near the No. 2 Black Pattern Stone Pillar, nineteen possess the ultimate will of a Universe Lord, but only three are Universe Lords with a will comparable to the strongest being in the universe. As for those with weaker wills, there are many more!

But now, Yang Wu has actually reached the same level as him in the area of ​​willpower, which is his greatest strength.

Moreover, it was merely a will that had been honed for hundreds of years within the space of the Black Patterned Stone Pillar!

Such a thing is undoubtedly too expensive and absurd, isn't it?

……

On the other side, Yang Wu's actions also attracted the attention of other powerful figures near the No. 2 Black Pattern Stone Pillar.

What the Lord of the Pure Eyes could think of, the other powerful beings naturally thought of as well.

These people came from various forces in the cosmic sea, and the news spread incredibly quickly, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Wu, who has been cultivating in seclusion for hundreds of years, has once again become famous throughout the universe due to the transformation of his will!

(End of this chapter)