Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 121 Achieving Demonic Power, Future Vision

Ten million kilometers—this is the highest record he simulated when he reached the bottom of the abyss.

While the increase from millions of kilometers to tens of millions of kilometers seems like a huge breakthrough, from the perspective of the textual explanation of material inheritance, it has not yet leaped from the realm of quantitative change to qualitative change.

From this point onward, the number of stalactites decreases sharply, to the point where almost none can be seen.

This also illustrates that the danger level has risen significantly if we continue forward.

Hunzhen, however, with a humanoid figure leading the way, fearlessly continued forward.

Unfortunately, the simulators seem to have started to develop a rebellious attitude. They fly slowly, and if the time takes a little longer, they will simply give up on continuing their exploration.

This greatly reduced the efficiency of his scouting efforts.

Fortunately, a month later, the simulation record indicated that after traveling approximately 100 million kilometers, the obtainable Demon Bloodline level had finally reached the advanced level.

After verifying this, Hunzhen naturally headed straight for 100 million kilometers to approach.

However, the speed of progress is getting slower and slower.

The degree of spacetime condensation increased as Hunzhen approached the colorless core...

With the cooperation and probing between the real person and the simulated human, five years passed in the blink of an eye.

Even with Hunzhen's current understanding of time and space, he was almost unable to move, just like a person in a painting trying to break free from the scroll.

He has traversed nearly half of the colorless realm and flown over a billion kilometers, but he is still more than a billion kilometers away from truly being able to reach the colorless core.

As they drew closer, and with the many branches of the Tree of Flesh and Blood no longer obscuring the view, the shape of the faded core became increasingly clear.

For years, it has been flying around with this ore as a beacon, and its shape has been completely drawn in the heart of the mind.

And his understanding of it has changed dramatically over such a long period of unconscious observation.

When you first see the Colorless Core, you might think it's just an unknown natural mineral lying flat at the bottom of the abyss.

Looking at it now, it seems that the entire abyss of purgatory is its cocoon.

Rather than being a ore lying quietly at the bottom of the abyss, it is more like the heart of the abyss rooted there, constantly drawing energy from the abyss's activities in the center of an inviolable territory.

boom.

boom.

boom……

Once you start thinking like this, it's as if you can faintly hear the beating of your heart in this desolate, colorless world.

The pounding sound sent chills down my spine.

If we consider the Abyss of Purgatory as a life form, even if it lacks intelligence and cannot actively use the power of laws to attack, it is definitely a life form at the level of a cosmic overlord.

Once it can freely apply the laws, even the ruler of the universe would probably find it difficult to deal with.

Gazing at the colorless stone lying quietly in the distance, Hunzhen's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Because a terrible thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

As is well known, the primordial universe naturally gives birth to eight innate beast gods during each evolution. These eight beast gods are the embodiment of the fusion of eight superior and inferior laws.

However, the laws of spacetime fusion have never given birth to a naturally born beast god.

The lower-level fusion law is already at the level of the master of the universe.

If the fusion of two superior laws forms a law, its incarnation would likely be at the level of a true god from birth.

The primordial universe had already reached its limit in naturally giving birth to the master of the universe.

A born god? This is probably an existence that the laws governing the universe cannot allow.

"The Silver Demon King, a pure spatial special life form."

"The Dark Lord, a special life form of pure time."

"They are like symbiotic life forms in the abyss of purgatory, a pair of peculiar twins."

"Not only the two kings, but also two other royal families of a lower rank."

"These two races also possess the characteristic of devouring and evolving each other."

"Could it be... that this Abyss of Purgatory is a level higher than the Twin Kings, but due to the limitations of the laws governing the universe, it can only remain in its nascent stage in each era of reincarnation, making it absolutely impossible for it to give birth to a naturally born spacetime beast god?"

This sudden idea is so logical that once you think about it more deeply, it seems to make perfect sense everywhere.

So much so that, even though he hadn't successfully possessed the Silver Demon King, an even bolder idea popped into Hunzhen's mind.

"If I were to possess the Silver Demon King, then kill the Black Demon King, and undergo a process of devouring and evolving..."

Shaking my head, I realized that one must ultimately focus on the present.

Since even the most important goal hasn't been achieved, it's best not to fantasize about this extra "bonus" for now.

To avoid being overly ambitious and ending up with nothing to show for it.

"It's a pity that even after venturing a billion kilometers into the Colorless Realm, the level of the Demon Bloodline still couldn't undergo a qualitative change."

Back to reality, Hunzhen looked at the distant, colorless core and felt a little regretful.

However, at its current near-tortoise-like pace, it is almost impossible to go much further.

Hunzhen immediately took out an abyss crystal core, intending to begin casting a secret technique.

The blessing of bloodline can only be obtained once and cannot be repeatedly obtained through simulation.

Based on his previous conjecture, and considering that the Abyss's Will might possess some consciousness, coupled with the possibility that he might already be "targeted" by the Silver Demon King, Hunzhen decided to accept the blessing in reality rather than through material inheritance.

According to the secret method, the level of the Abyss Core does not affect the level of the Blessing.

It is merely a catalyst; the only difference is that using the Space Abyss Crystal Core will bring the bloodline blessing of the Sky Demon, while using the Time Abyss Crystal Core will bring the bloodline blessing of the Time Demon.

In Hunzhen's hands, which seemed to have become part of a painting, the lowest-grade abyss crystal core suddenly weathered away under the power of a secret technique.

It is precisely within this almost static, colorless realm that the sight of this crystal nucleus weathering at a normal rate is so striking.

Suddenly, the previously stagnant spacetime resumed its operation for a moment.

It was precisely because Hunzhen was constantly paying attention to the discolored core that he was able to discover the change immediately.

Like a scanning machine that targets specific points, the colorless core instantly locked onto the area where the incident occurred.

A dazzling silver torrent suddenly shot out from the colorless core, instantly engulfing Hunzhen's tiny figure.

The silver torrent vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.

The area of ​​colorlessness returned to deathly silence.

Only the changes in Hunzhen's body proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.

Intense pain instantly enveloped Hunzhen.

It was as if countless tiny insects were biting through his flesh and crawling out of his body, and layers of translucent gel covered his body.

This also explains where those stalactite-like sculptures came from.

This is a gift originating from the core of the colorless.

The trials along the way were actually subtly helping the knight candidates adapt to the power of the abyss.

The knight's transformation may seem to begin at this moment, but in reality, it was a gradual process that led him to this point before the final blessing was bestowed.

But if one cannot withstand it, it becomes a fatal curse.

Fortunately... countless simulations have proven that this level of curse has not reached the limit of Hunzhen.

The gelatinous substance transforms into scales.

His muscular form gradually resembled a humanoid monster covered in silver lava.

Even the face and head could not escape, as if they were wearing a demon-style helmet.

puff--.

A pair of rounded corners burning with silver flames emerged from the skull.

A pair of silver, fleshy wings pierced through the shoulder blades and emerged from the body.

At this moment, Hunzhen's appearance is just like that of Virgil the True Demon in Devil May Cry.

But the changes in Hunzhen are not limited to this.

Even those eyes burning with silver flames were filled with astonishment and bewilderment.

"this!?"

It felt as if a slideshow was playing on my retina at a thousand times the speed.

Countless disordered images intertwine and overlap.

Finally, he found himself kneeling on one knee before a tall throne.

On the throne, space was distorted, and only a gleaming silver figure could be barely seen sitting upright, exuding an aura of supreme majesty.

Surrounded by numerous abyssal royals exuding powerful auras and known for their royal blood, they shouted two words—

"My lord."

The scene ends here.

Hunzhen suddenly looked down and noticed that dark golden mysterious patterns had appeared on the silver demon scales.

This unexpected turn of events was not mentioned at all in the simulation records.

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Under otherwise identical conditions, the same thing can produce different results in simulation and in reality.

The only possibility... lies in the existence of the simulation system, which is the biggest difference between the true human and the simulated human.

As the demon bestowed his blessing, the oppressive pressure of the stagnant spacetime around him suddenly eased, and Hunzhen quickly confirmed this.

"It's not just about spatial fit."

"Even the compatibility with the laws of time has been enhanced!"

His mental energy swept over himself.

Behind them were no longer just a pair of fleshy wings, but two pairs of fleshy wings, one silver and one dark gold.

The demon's form is not only similar to Virgil, but more like a combination of the two brothers Dante and Virgil.

"Then can I still be considered a Sky Demon?"

"Or perhaps... a time-space demon?"

Hunzhen was somewhat stunned.

Despite using only a spatial abyss crystal core as a catalyst, he simultaneously received the blessings of two demon bloodlines.

The stress response to directly confronting the colorless core just now gave Hunzhen some ideas about how it works.

The abyssal crystal core is both a catalyst and fuel.

Using this as a fulcrum, the colorless core leverages its own energy for "infusion".

The only possible reason why Hunzhen unexpectedly possessed the characteristics of a Time Demon is that the system "filtered" the energy injected into the Discoloration Core in a manner similar to its previous understanding of time, which resulted in this outcome.

But this might not necessarily be a good thing.

After all, according to common sense, he should have become a pure Sky Demon.

Now that he has revealed the characteristics of a Time Demon, he might be treated as a spy for the Dark Demon Clan and dealt with.

"Um?"

Just as Hunzhen was having this difficult thought, the dark golden runes suddenly disappeared, and the pair of fleshy wings on his back retracted, restoring him to his previous form as a Sky Demon.

"It can be controlled by itself, which is quite advanced and saves me a lot of trouble."

Hunzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the original purpose of becoming the Sky Demon is not flawed, everything else is fine.

This also gave Hunzhen time to focus on the other unexpected event that had just occurred.

"That was... a scene mentioned in the simulation log, where the Silver Demon King bestowed upon me the title of Chosen Knight? A scene from the future?"

Future vision?

This is an ability possessed only by beings at the level of a universe master!

Moreover, predicting the future is far more difficult than looking at the past!

The past is irreversible, but the future is unknown and full of infinite possibilities.

Even the ruler of the universe wouldn't dare claim to be absolutely certain of predicting the future; he could only make predictions through calculation.

And a colorless core that does not possess intelligence, and is most likely a special life form that failed to be conceived, or a part of the abyss of purgatory, is even less likely to possess such an ability.

"It's a simulation system!"

"I actually saw the simulation records and viewed the memories of the simulated human?"

A series of realizations flashed through Hunzhen's mind.

He came up with an explanation that was closest to the truth.

Even if the Abyss of Purgatory failed to truly give birth, it still possessed some characteristics of a cosmic overlord-level life form.

As the most crucial component of him, the Colorless Core received energy levels several levels higher than his current level.

This is equivalent to Hunzhen using a higher level of energy to drive the simulation system ahead of time.

"Is this a change that might occur in the simulation system after I advance to the level of Immortal, or even a Cosmic Venerable?"

Hunzhen was somewhat excited and couldn't quite understand it.

Future vision is an ability that allows one to instantly perceive changes in the battle situation, far surpassing the direct benefits of inherited combat experience in combat.

"That feeling just now..."

"Now that we have actually experienced the ability to see the future."

"Am I able to utilize some of its power in advance?"

Without needing to foresee the scene years or decades from now, simply seeing the changes in the brief future during the battle greatly reduces the difficulty.

After a while, Hunzhen transformed into the Time-Space Demon and was able to confirm his conjecture.

"feasible!"

His eyes lit up with surprise.

……

Having obtained the bloodline of the Time-Space Demon, the pressure of deep diving and the limitations imposed on Hunzhen by the Colorless Domain are greatly reduced.

He can now experience firsthand the power of the abyss that Milirat once mentioned.

Normally, the amplitude brought about by the demon bloodline comes more from its own changes, and the blessing of the abyss power is just an extra, and it is absolutely impossible for it to exceed that of the abyss royal family.

However, due to his special bloodline as a Time-Space Demon, Hunzhen estimated that his Abyss power might not be inferior to that of ordinary Abyss royalty.

However, considering that this blessing is no match for the royal blood and the two special life forms, there's really nothing to be happy about.

Before leaving the area of ​​the colorless realm, he couldn't help but take a deep look at the core of the colorless realm.

With his current abilities, he probably still won't be able to truly reach the core of the colorless core.

This mineral, possessing signs of life, is undoubtedly a top-tier time-space treasure. Considering its origins, even the Lord of the Universe would probably covet it.

Hunzhen could roughly guess why the higher-ups of humanity hadn't tried to acquire it.

"To snatch food from the jaws of death in the Abyss of Purgatory, even the most powerful cosmic overlords like the Star Prison Demon Lord cannot do it. Only a cosmic master can be confident."

"But... I'm afraid that the moment the Lord of the Universe enters the Abyss of Purgatory, the will of the Abyss will instinctively resist. Because of its tiny life characteristics, it foresees the possibility of losing this treasure and chooses to perish together with it."

If the cosmic overlord or cosmic master invades, the Abyss of Purgatory will fight to the death.

Ordinary immortals and realm lords are not allowed to enter.

The only domain lord level that can enter the Abyss of Purgatory is absolutely unable to pose a threat to it.

It is rumored that the two special life forms born from the bottom of this abyss have also shown their covetousness for the colorless core.

The fact that even they never attempted to plunder it is enough to prove how difficult it is to seize the Colorless Core.

"The two great kings dare not attempt it, and those with the ability cannot enter the Abyss of Purgatory."

But I am different.

"If I successfully possess the Silver Demon King, the oppressive force here will decrease again, and with the simulation system's ability to regenerate mana and health daily... there is still hope."

Hunzhen pondered to himself and finally withdrew his gaze.

(End of this chapter)