Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 109 The Origin of Time and Space, Seventy-Two Levels of Primordial Spirit

Is the wind picking up?

Nofigales composed himself, and the moment he understood the meaning of those words, his expression completely changed.

Within the Forne River, this sudden spatial-temporal turbulence was not solely due to the Forne River's own chaotic laws.

There is also an extraordinary phenomenon of wind devouring associated with it.

Nofigales possesses a ninth-order domain lord life level, with a noble bloodline approaching that of a first-class noble.

Neither the ordinary wind-devouring phenomenon nor the chaotic power of the Fone River could stop him from performing a large-scale resonance.

This intensity reaches a certain threshold, enough to break through the laws of the Fone River and enter the Devouring Wind, which is naturally a high-intensity Devouring Wind of level 10 or above.

Hunzhen had demonstrated long ago how he could enhance the intensity of the wind-devouring technique by relying on his superior control over spatial laws.

The immense, seemingly inexhaustible power of laws within the Fountain River can also achieve this.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the two complement each other.

This can no longer be simply described as the Devouring Wind or the Law of the Fune River, but rather as a product of the combination of the two, the Devouring Wind—Brahma Wind—affected by the Law of Extreme Chaos.

Perhaps only those with royal blood can rely on the abyss's favor to freely use the collective power of a large group to transmit messages within the Brahma Wind.

Nofigales, having figured everything out, asked with an extremely grim expression, "Who exactly are you?"

A being who can foresee the time and place of the Brahma Wind's occurrence, and who can control the natural power of the abyss as if it were his own arm, is no longer someone who can be regarded as an ant, even though he looks like an ant.

Unlike his previous anger stemming from fighting for dignity, Nofigales now harbored a clear "killing intent" towards Hunzhen.

"If we don't kill him here, he could very well become a threat to the tribe!"

For no reason, intuition told Noficales this.

Even if the possibility was so slim, Nofigales couldn't imagine how Hunzhen could threaten the development of the Silver Demon Clan.

But all these changes have made him absolutely determined—even if it means burning everything up and his soul is scattered, he must kill his opponent!

tumultuous!

Using all the remaining soldiers as fuel, boundless silver-white flames ignited.

"Hiss!"

Amidst the agonizing screams of countless soldiers, the Nightmare Warhorse's body burst into flames, even its abyss-like black eyes blazing with intense white light.

The flames naturally spread to the knights on their warhorses.

After decades of fierce fighting, Noffigales, who had never uttered a single cry of pain, let out a piercing wail for the first time, his face contorted in a grimace.

Nightmares burn with the fear and despair born from the spirit and soul; the physical body is secondary.

In the spiritual world that Hunzhen could not see, the negative emotions of nearly 100,000 soldiers simultaneously manifested in Nophigales alone.

Such pain, originating from the soul, is comparable to having one's soul divided into 100,000 parts and then subjected to different forms of torture simultaneously.

If it were merely a matter of fighting out of anger, Noficales would probably never have resorted to this self-destructive move, even until his death.

This is the innate secret technique "Nightmare Soul Devouring" of the Nightmare Warhorse, beloved by the Abyss Royal Family and comparable to its symbiotic race.

Only the souls of battle-hardened, resolute soldiers corrupted by the abyssal power of the "bio-armor" can be offered as sacrifices.

In addition, the person must endure soul-devouring pain equal to that of the sacrifice, so most members of the Abyss royal family will die with their souls shattered after using this move.

In contrast, it possesses unparalleled, limit-breaking power.

The real killer move!

Nofigales was absolutely certain that even if the next strike couldn't kill Hunzhen, it would at least severely injure him. And being severely injured in the Brahma Wind was tantamount to death.

This pain nearly drove Noficales to the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, this pain, which seemed boundless, only lasted for a brief moment.

Just as Nofigales howled in pain, brandishing his halberd, and his warhorse transformed into a chaotic beam of black and white light.

Hunzhen extended a finger, its tip burning with black flames, and pointed it directly at Nophigales' face.

"I grant you—your destined death."

The silvery-white flames were extinguished instantly.

Along with it disappeared the boundless pain and torment.

"you--"

Nofigales' spear stopped a foot away from Hunzhen, his face still showing a hint of disbelief.

He then turned to ashes along with a group of soldiers who were still burning.

Bio-armor, battle formations, and nightmare soul devouring—these factors completely connect their vital energies.

The predetermined target of death was then transformed into the entire army. The need to eliminate so many lives simultaneously naturally required an enormous amount of resources.

Fortunately... Nightmare Soul Eater used the soldiers as consumables, and most of their souls and Force were nearly depleted.

It was instantly annihilated by Hunzhen's finger.

However, it also completely depleted the source of destiny.

"Soul inheritance".

With a deep, heartfelt murmur, the dried-up source of destiny was replenished in the next second.

The Destiny Source can be filled with any of the following: "Force, Psychic Power, or Divine Power," and automatically transformed into life energy.

As a unique and innate technique, it can instantly fill one's body, regardless of whether one chooses to inherit material or soul.

"If I didn't have a simulation system, no one else would be able to use this ability so freely."

Once activated, the source dries up, and the talent "Unique Life Source" is essentially rendered useless for a short period of time.

But Hunzhen did not have such concerns.

Use it whenever you want, and it will automatically recharge every other day.

Hunzhen turned his gaze and saw a crystal-clear abyss core remaining still in the Brahma wind amidst the ashes of what was originally Nofigales.

After being tempered by the Nightmare Soul Devouring, the quality of this Abyss Crystal Core has significantly improved.

For Hunzhen, this was a completely unexpected surprise.

His only purpose was to witness firsthand the power of Nightmare Soul Devouring and to see whether this deadly move posed any threat to him.

With repeated weakening and his superior skills and daring, Hunzhen no longer needs to be like the Simulator, who can eliminate any future troubles by immediately killing the opponent at the first sign of trouble.

And the conclusion...

"Just 100,000 men, the strength of one battalion, can instantly unleash the power of a hundred battalions. A hundredfold power unleashed?"

"If the division were intact, wouldn't it be able to withstand even the weakest immortal attack?"

Hunzhen sighed in admiration.

Fortunately, he was forced to reveal this trump card, otherwise he would have miscalculated the strength of the Abyss Royal Family.

After thinking it over, he decided to leave the area around the Forne River as soon as possible and reach out to grab it.

Besides the high-quality abyss crystal core, he also swept a swirling vortex into his arms.

Hunzhen was no stranger to it; it was the "Pure Abyssal Source Power" that would only be dropped after an Abyssal Beast died.

After the army encounters and kills the Abyss Beasts, the dropped items will be confiscated by the Abyss Nobles. If any inferior race is found to have secretly taken them, it will be punished according to military regulations, and the crime will be beheaded.

And this absolutely forbidden substance, the Sims had already tasted it for him countless times.

But in reality, this is indeed the first time I've ever actually bought one.

Hunzhen prefers to call it "the origin of time and space" rather than "pure abyssal source power".

The reason is simple: direct absorption will result in a more direct change, namely, improved compatibility with the laws of space and time.

Unfortunately, it cannot perfectly synergize with the laws that enhance Blood Luo Power, and the rate of increase in law synergy is somewhat weakened when Blood Luo Power is activated.

Recently, Hunzhen has been able to absorb the spacetime origin of the Nophigales Nightmare Warhorse at least once in each simulation.

To this day, under normal circumstances, his compatibility with the laws of spacetime has increased to twice the base level, and can be increased to 3.9 times when the power of Blood Luo is activated.

In addition, there is another change...

Hunzhen looked at the Abyss Crystal Core in his hand.

"This thing is even more tempting to me now..."

It feels like there's a plate of incredibly delicious food in front of you, and you just want to eat the whole plate up.

Hunzhen, however, always resisted this temptation with his strong will and put both treasures into his spatial ring.

He was still unaware of what changes would occur to him after absorbing the Abyss Crystal Core.

If the Abyss Royal Family finds out about this after I absorb it, there's no telling what the consequences might be.

So even though the desire was strong, Hunzhen did not suppress it for the time being.

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"Based on the reward information for the cultivation mission, it might be related to the 'Demon Man'."

He pondered to himself and began flying at high speed over the Forne River, intending to get away from the Forne River as soon as possible.

However, he did not intend to return directly to the army camp.

In the simulation, even if he successfully returned and eliminated the possibility that he had attacked Noficales, no evidence was found that he had killed Noficales.

Ultimately, he could not escape the Abyss Royal Family's wanted list. With Xingluo's help, he exposed his strength and began his escape.

Hunzhen did initially consider keeping a low profile.

However, if he wants to participate in the Grand Martial Arts Festival, he has to demonstrate his strength in order to quickly rise in rank and accumulate enough military merits. This is an unavoidable point.

In the end, it will still be coveted by Noficales.

As long as he refuses to bow down and submit, a conflict will inevitably break out, leading to Noficales being killed by the Sims.

That's why there was that saying, "Wouldn't it be better if everyone just stayed out of each other's way and retired peacefully?"

On the surface, it appeared to be an insult to Noficales, but only Junjin himself knew that it was out of genuine helplessness...

This guy isn't afraid of death, he just had to rush up and deliver himself, what could he do?

As for surrendering?

Even now, Hunzhen himself cannot subdue the simulated humans, so what merit or ability does a mere native Abyss royal family have to accomplish this?

This is a dead end.

However, Hunzhen eventually learned the solution from Xingluo.

But this also prevented him from returning so soon.

However... he originally planned to absorb more spacetime origins in the tenth level of the abyss.

Now freed from military control and living as a missing person, he is free to act as he pleases, which suits his true heart perfectly.

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the virtual universe, atop Rain Mountain, the once-in-a-century cosmic-level secret realm qualification battle has finally begun.

Amidst the eager anticipation of numerous contemporary geniuses, especially top talents led by Bolan…

Even after the qualification battle in the Primordial Zone ended and everyone gathered in front of the stage to compete for the qualification battle in the Primal Zone, Hunzhen still did not appear.

"So what's the situation with Hunzhen?"

Rong Jun looked curiously at Prince Ukadao of Manka Star, who had the most contact with Hunzhen.

Under everyone's gaze, Uka's lips twitched and he rolled his eyes: "That guy Hunzhen... has already secretly broken through to the Domain Lord level."

The domain lord-level qualification battle only happens once every thousand years, so there's no need to come to Yuxiang Mountain to participate in the universe-level qualification battle.

"Domain Lord? He's already broken through to Domain Lord?"

A look of surprise flashed across Bolan's face, followed by a sharp glint in his eyes. He put himself in Bolan's shoes and realized what Hunzhen was thinking.

"Does it mean you no longer need to train in the secret realm?"

"Excellent! In that case, if I can retain my spot in the Primal Secret Realm during this qualifying battle and prove what I've gained during this time, I will also break through to the Domain Lord level!"

Despite his cold expression, Berlan was filled with excitement.

Luo Feng, standing near Uka, maintained a calm expression.

He recalled the words the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master had said to him when he left the Blood Luo World.

"If you can surpass Hunzhen in your lifetime, that would be a great achievement."

The powerful figure, whose mere aura made him tremble, looked down at him and uttered those words as if making a pronouncement.

Luo Feng clenched his fist slightly, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and murmured to himself, "Hunzhen, what state have you reached now?"

Not only Hunzhen, but according to the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, the higher-ups in the virtual universe favored Hunzhen the most, followed by Rong Jun! After that, it was Bolan and himself who had already realized the truth!

"snort!"

"They may be optimistic, but that's all that matters!"

"I possess the Beast God statue to comprehend the 'Heaven-Tearing Claw,' my Demon Slayer Clan avatar to comprehend the Nine Universes Chaos Stele to grasp the laws of space, and the mysterious soul technique inheritance known as the Demon Sound God General. In this qualifying battle, I've already surpassed Rong Jun, and surpassing Bolan is no problem. After this, I will continue to grow stronger, continue to improve, and leave them far behind! Then... I'll catch up with Hunzhen!"

Luo Feng is determined, so how could he be swayed by a few words of evaluation from others?

He was extremely confident.

Those who follow Hunzhen know that for such a long time, there has been no further information about Hunzhen, not even the record of breaking through the Heavenly Bridge.

This is by no means a case of being lazy and unproductive.

Rather, the opponent has reached a level that is different from ordinary geniuses fighting geniuses. They are so talented that their intelligence has been hidden and protected!

Luo Feng was confident but not arrogant. He was very self-aware and knew that he was still far from being as good as Hunzhen.

He wasn't even sure if he could surpass Hunzhen at the end of his cultivation in Chaos City.

But he believes that his progress is accelerating and that one day he will catch up.

Unbeknownst to the people on Yuxiang Mountain, Hunzhen was also in the virtual universe at this very moment.

The Chaos City Lord, clad in golden robes, looked at the little fellow before him and smiled: "The thirteenth level of the Cosmic Sky Bridge? Not bad."

The human youth who received instruction from the Lord of Chaos City was naturally Hunzhen.

The Lord of Chaos City was a figure of great stature, and Hunzhen was somewhat surprised to receive such praise. He scratched his head and said, "Master, my strength is not worthy of your praise."

"A compliment? I just said 'not bad,' and you took that as a compliment?"

The Lord of Chaos City smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect you to have such a shameless side."

Hunzhen was somewhat taken aback.

He was so humble because he knew the Chaos City Lord's personality well, but... didn't the Chaos City Lord know that he knew the Chaos City Lord's personality?

All I could do was give an awkward smile.

Fortunately, the Lord of Chaos City did not delve into the matter and directly explained why he had summoned Hunzhen after Hunzhen had just passed the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

"With your current understanding of the laws, your understanding of the laws of time is sufficient to unleash the final move of the Primordial Spirit Weapon, but your understanding of the laws of space is far too lacking."

"This 'Seventy-Two Layers of Primordial Spirit' is an enhanced version of the secret techniques for using Primordial Spirit Weapons created by the great being who created Primordial Spirit Weapons in our human race."

"If you can master some of them, the first thirty-six levels of minor success will be enough to unleash the final move of the Primordial Spirit Weapon, even if your understanding of the spatial laws is insufficient, which can greatly reduce the pressure on your journey to the secret realm."

After he finished speaking, the Chaos City Lord had already added this secret technique to Hunzhen's secret technique library, a secret technique that he couldn't afford at this stage.

(End of this chapter)