Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 116 The Secret of Evolution

The evolution of the universe contains the most fundamental principles of this world.

As a small universe in the early stages of evolution, the primordial universe constantly manifested its fundamental rules, naturally becoming a sacred place for cultivation for the human race.

Chaos City is the only ancient city in the initial universe.

"Rumble~~~"

An oval-shaped spaceship hovered above Chaos City. The hatch opened, and a large number of figures from various races flew out.

Zhou Yang, dressed in dark gold battle armor, emerged from the spaceship's hatch along with the flow of people.

Looking at the spatial rifts in the sky that were constantly tearing and repairing, and the law runes that occasionally appeared in the rifts, Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile.

"Within this Chaos City, one can constantly comprehend the secret runes of the fundamental laws; it's hard not to cultivate at a rapid pace!"

Just then, a gentle voice rang out in Zhou Yang's mind—

Come to me.

"Yes, teacher!"

Zhou Yang silently responded in his heart, his figure quickly descending and running rapidly along the wide street towards the center of Chaos City.

He soon entered a magnificent mansion not far from the city lord's mansion, which was one of Kandri's private residences in Chaos City.

In the hall, the three-eyed old man sat opposite Zhou Yang.

"You little rascal, you've only been gone a short while and you're already back? What's wrong, are you reluctant to leave your teacher?"

Candri looked at Zhou Yang and teased him with a smile.

The flow of time in Chaos City differs from that in the main universe.

Nearly fifty years have passed in the outside world, but only a little over ten years have passed in Chaos City.

For a powerful being like Kandri, who has lived for billions of years, a single seclusion can be measured in epochs.

For them, more than a decade or so has indeed felt like a fleeting moment.

"I really miss my teacher!"

Zhou Yang also smiled and said:

"In the fifty years since I left Chaos City, I haven't been able to listen to my teacher's teachings at all times, and my cultivation speed has slowed down considerably."

"Haha, you've certainly gotten a better tongue!"

Candri couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You're really being modest, kid. Your cultivation speed over the past fifty years is even more terrifying than it was in Chaos City."

"Your silent passage through the primordial Tongtian Mountain, a feat that has surprised many!"

He stared at the disciple before him, looking at the vibrant energy emanating from that young face, and a feeling of immense admiration welled up in his heart.

"The three primordial-level Heavenly Mountains serve as the ultimate benchmark for measuring human geniuses. Throughout countless eras, very few people have ever conquered them. Each one of them can be considered a true 'monster' level genius of our human race."

"Now, you've officially joined this ranks!"

Hearing the teacher's repeated praise, Zhou Yang didn't know what to say, and could only smile modestly:

"Hehe, you flatter me, teacher. It's just an empty title."

"You brat, and that Luo Feng too, you're from the same clan, right? You're both the same, too modest."

Candri smiled and shook his head. "Humility is a good thing, but excessive humility is wrong. A genius should have the sharpness and arrogance that a genius should possess!"

"Yes, disciple has learned a lot."

Zhou Yang nodded.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Kandri nodded with satisfaction, his expression softening slightly, and continued somewhat solemnly:

"You made the right choice this time. Whether it's a cosmic-level cultivation mission, a domain lord-level highest-point mission, or the power of a regional governor, none of these are as important as your own cultivation."

"As your teacher, I'll also lend you a hand. When you connect to the virtual universe later, I've prepared some cultivation manuals for you. You can refer to them often, which should be helpful for your cultivation."

Kandri paused for a moment, then added one last sentence.

"Practice diligently in your cultivation. Before breaking through to the Realm Lord level, it would be best if you could conquer the Tongtian Mountain, which is at the Domain Lord level. A great opportunity awaits you then."

In the training ground of Manor No. 135 in the Primal Zone of the Virtual Universe.

Zhou Yang stared in astonishment at the vast expanse of books spread across the ground before him.

He really hadn't expected that the "some books" Kander had mentioned would amount to so many—there must have been at least a thousand!

As he tallied the statistics, he quickly searched through the treasure trove of the Virtual Universe Company, his astonishment gradually spreading across his face.

There are a total of 1172 books, divided into 182 sets.

182 sets of classic books, with a total value exceeding 900 billion points!

The most precious of them are the nine huge golden books, each half a meter thick!

The complete set of "Life Evolution" is worth 900 billion points!

"Disciple, this 'Life Evolution' was created by a top expert of our human race based on his understanding of the 'Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele'. This set of secret manuals does not have specific secret methods, but rather describes the arrangement and combination of various basic laws."

"By mastering this basic combination method, one can naturally develop countless attack techniques, defense techniques, and even weapon forging methods that are most suitable for oneself. Basic combination, infinite evolution, this is the true essence of this secret method."

"Consider this carefully. Whether you're trying to comprehend the laws of wood and emptiness, or creating your own secret techniques during your future time as a realm lord, this secret technique will provide you with immense assistance."

The words of advice that Kander had given before leaving echoed in Zhou Yang's mind.

He bought the first three volumes of "Life Evolution" right after the Genius Battle ended.

At the time, my only thought was to use this secret method to increase my speed of understanding the fundamental laws of wood.

However, after being reminded by Kandri, he recalled the contents of the first three books he had studied and suddenly gained new insights.

"I was wondering why such an expensive book didn't contain a complete set of secret techniques, now I see!"

"By mastering the basic combination of laws, one can infinitely evolve and deduce the secret technique most suitable for oneself! Powerful, incredibly powerful. I really underestimated this secret technique before."

This shows how fortunate it is to have a teacher with a high level of vision on the path of spiritual practice.

Without Kander's guidance, Zhou Yang didn't know how long it would have taken to comprehend the true mysteries of "Life Evolution".

Zhou Yang suppressed his excitement and continued to organize the other secret techniques.

The other 181 sets of secret techniques are worth a little over 11 billion points.

The most numerous of these secret techniques concern the manipulation of the soul, including soul forging, control, attack, enslavement, illusion, and so on.

There are more than half of the classic texts that discuss this topic.

It's likely that Kandri knew his soul was far more powerful than ordinary people, and intentionally guided him to further enhance this ability.

The remaining half of the manuals consisted of research manuals, as well as manuals on weapon manufacturing and creating secret techniques.

It should be to lay the foundation for him, to serve as a reference for creating his own secret techniques and weapons after breaking through to the realm master level.

"182 sets of secret techniques, costing over 900 billion points. Even for Teacher Kandri, a powerful figure among Venerables, this is a huge expense."

"My current strength is limited, and all I can do is cultivate diligently and live up to my teacher's hard work!"

Zhou Yang put away all the secret manuals, but his consciousness left the virtual universe.

Before practicing the secret techniques, he had something even more important to do.

His consciousness instantly converged, arriving at a core location within his body.

Here, a simple, unadorned gray bead floats quietly.

Inside the gray sphere, mist rises, as if a world is slowly evolving and taking shape.

This gray bead was formed when the vortex star system at the core of his cultivation collapsed and contracted during his breakthrough to the Domain Lord level, and then merged with all his primal force and soul power to form a 'singularity'!

Singularity, though extremely small, is extremely heavy!

Zhou Yang's soul power was even more powerful to an abnormal degree, and the 'singularity' formed by the fusion was many times heavier than the 'singularity' of an ordinary domain lord-level powerhouse!

Within the 'Singularity', a world is being conceived.

This nurturing process will continue throughout the entire process from the first level of Domain Lord to the ninth level of Domain Lord!

When the gestation is fully successful, a fundamental transformation will occur, and the gestated world will become a real world!

At that time, one will break through to the next stage of cultivation—the Realm Lord level.

"A new power formed by the fusion of telekinesis and the Force, the Singularity."

Zhou Yang's soul resonated with the ancient god's avatar, and an incomparably complex three-dimensional image of secret patterns instantly appeared in his consciousness.

"There's also the 'Primordial True Explanation,' which only those at the Domain Lord level can begin cultivating. I wonder what amazing effects it will have after mastering it."

(End of this chapter)