Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 131 Personal Disciple, Path Choice

Chaos City Garden, within the Chaos Ruins.

"Hunzhen, now that you have returned safely, from today onwards, you will be my 32nd personal disciple."

"The Lord of Chaos City said solemnly."

"Disciple pays respects to Master."

Hunzhen immediately knelt down and performed the formal ceremony of becoming a disciple.

The Lord of Chaos City looked down at Hunzhen, and even with his extensive experience, he couldn't help but be amazed by him.

Having experienced possessing a special life before, he was naturally well aware of the difficulty of doing so.

Seeking the highest but achieving the middle, the Lord of Chaos City never had high hopes for Hunzhen's possession of a special life form, which is why he gave away that Soul Heart Jade.

With the talent Hunzhen had shown, possessing the body of a royal bloodline member and supplementing his spatial talent was enough for him to pass the test.

He couldn't help but think of the report on the Abyss of Purgatory presented by the Star Prison Demon Lord, and his gaze toward Hunzhen became increasingly complicated.

Unexpectedly, this newly accepted disciple not only successfully possessed a special life form, but also took away the supreme treasure that had previously baffled even the Lords of the Universe, causing a huge change in the Abyss of Purgatory.

In terms of strength alone, he has just broken through to the realm master level and is already comparable to an ordinary king.

With such talent, opportunities, and abilities, he would be considered one of the most outstanding among all his direct disciples across countless eras.

In a daze, the Lord of Chaos City seemed to see the same young man who had once amazed him, "Kodi".

The amazement that Hunzhen brought him was more than ten or a hundred times that of Kedi.

"Get up," the Lord of Chaos sighed softly.

Hunzhen obediently got up, but his eyes couldn't help but twitch as if he found it amusing.

Not only did he take the position that originally belonged to Luo Feng as his 32nd disciple, but even the words spoken by the Chaos City Lord during the apprenticeship ceremony seemed to be exactly the same as in the original story.

Even though he knew that his appearance would not affect the future Chaos City Lord's acceptance of Luo Feng as a disciple, he still had a strange feeling of being usurped.

However, he soon heard words that differed from the original text.

"Hunzhen, of my 32 direct disciples, 5 have already perished. Of your 26 surviving senior brothers, 25 are Universe Venerables, and only one remains as an Immortal God at the peak of the King-Sealing Realm. You are still young—"

The Lord of Chaos gazed at Hunzhen, his eyes gleaming with anticipation: "But I believe that with your talent, becoming a Universe Venerable is merely your starting point. My requirements for you differ from those of your other senior brothers. I have only one requirement for you—become the Lord of the Universe, become the pillar of humanity, Hunzhen!"

Hunzhen suddenly looked up, meeting the eager gaze of the Lord of Chaos City. He nodded, making no attempt to hide his confidence and ambition: "Teacher, I will do it! I will not only become the Lord of the Universe, but one day I will surpass you and truly become a pillar of humanity!"

Hunzhen's declaration of wanting to surpass himself did not displease or anger the Lord of Chaos City at all. Seeing his overconfident appearance, the Lord felt a slight warmth in his heart.

It's as if I'm seeing myself in my youth, or as if I'm seeing countless human geniuses emerging throughout the long river of time.

A smile of affirmation appeared on the face of the Chaos City Lord, and he nodded slightly: "I will look forward to that day."

Then, his expression turned serious, and he said, "As I just said, becoming a Universal Venerable is no longer a problem for you to consider right now. As for becoming the Lord of the Universe, I will give you two paths to choose from."

"I know you already have some understanding of the path of spacetime fusion, and you are planning to truly embark on this path. This is not a dead end, but a great road to heaven, yet it is a road that almost no one has ever walked. Difficult, difficult, difficult! Even the most outstanding geniuses find it extremely difficult to achieve anything on this path! To have even a slight understanding and to step into the threshold is already a remarkable talent, and reaching the level of King Immortal or even breaking through to the level of Universe Venerable is commonplace."

"Upon truly entering the realm and initially manifesting the power of the Space-Time Fusion Law, one can step into the realm of a Universe Lord! After entering this realm, taking another step forward and achieving some minor success, one can be considered a strong figure even among Universe Lords!"

"Based on countless years of research by our human race, there are two options for pursuing spacetime fusion."

"One path is the one I am currently taking, which focuses on the study of the laws of time and space and the path of time and space integration. In this process, I will continuously improve my understanding of the laws of time and space. Once I make a breakthrough, becoming the master of the universe will be a certainty."

The Lord of Chaos paused, his gaze deepening, and said, "The second method is to study the eight lower laws in addition to the two higher laws of time and space. Using the lower laws as resources and fuel, we can integrate them with time and space, using them as stepping stones to ultimately promote the fusion of the laws of time and space."

"Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages."

"The former is inherently faster and has a higher probability of becoming the master of the universe. In addition, as a pioneer on this path, I can personally guide and instruct you. With guidance, the efficiency is naturally a different matter from comprehending on your own."

"The latter will consume a lot of your time, greatly delaying your breakthrough to the level of the Lord of the Universe or even the level of the Venerable of the Universe. In fact, after countless years, you may fail and gain nothing."

"However, if one takes this path to break through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, the speed of cultivation will actually surpass that of the Lord of the Universe, and there is even a greater possibility of breaking through to a realm above the Lord of the Universe."

Upon hearing this, Hunzhen's brows twitched slightly. He naturally knew that the realm was called True God, also known as the strongest being in the universe.

The first path goes without saying, but the second path, after observing the illusory image of the Chaos Demon God, was clearly a prelude to the evolution of the Chaos Laws. Its entry difficulty was naturally far greater than the ordinary path of spacetime fusion, but even a slight understanding could greatly enhance one's comprehension of the spacetime laws.

Unexpectedly, before the human race obtained the inheritance of the Broken East River, there were already ancestors who explored this path.

Perhaps these pioneers did not know that it was the law of chaos, but they vaguely sensed the possibility of the fusion of the ten laws and by chance embarked on this path.

Hunzhen couldn't help but recall the moment in the original story when he heard Luo Feng, who had received the inheritance of Duan Donghe, give a lecture, he instantly swept away his confusion and gained enlightenment.

Then the Lord of Chaos City continued.

"Once, a great being of our human race traversed this path, reaching a realm beyond the Lord of the Universe. Alas..."

Seeing the Lord of Chaos City shake his head, Hunzhen already understood that the great being his teacher spoke of was none other than the strongest being of humanity in the past—the Primal Ancestor.

The human race currently has only two strongest individuals. The creator of the giant axe, whom the progenitor called "stupid and straightforward" and "only fond of axes," is most likely not of this kind.

The only possible candidate would be the primordial ancestor who has been suppressed by the original cosmic will.

"Just as I expected!"

Hunzhen felt no surprise, only a sense that this was how it should be.

The original ancestor's extraordinary talent was arguably second only to Luo Feng across the three reincarnation eras in the original work. (The Mountain Guest is not considered.)

It is not surprising that such individuals, lacking a lineage and shielded from information by the primordial cosmic will, could coincidentally touch upon some of the mysteries of the laws of chaos when comprehending them.

In the original work, the progenitor was a powerful being who was proficient in all ten laws.

"Let's leave that aside for now."

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head and shut up, unaware that Hunzhen had already guessed most of the truth.

He asked, "Hunzhen, what is your choice? I will support you no matter which path you choose."

Even if Luo Feng disregarded advice and pursued both the path of a spiritualist and a martial artist in the original story, the Lord of Chaos City would not have neglected to teach him. Moreover, it is difficult to say which of these two paths is superior or inferior; it is merely a matter of personal choice.

"I choose the second option."

Hunzhen would not hesitate.

He had already made his decision before the Lord of Chaos even asked him.

Even if things go slowly at first, it doesn't matter. With the discoloration stone in hand, there will eventually be a day when you can accumulate strength and achieve great results.

"it is good."

A subtle look of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Chaos City Lord.

While he verbally expressed his support, the Lord of Chaos City naturally had his own personal preferences and inclinations.

There are two paths; the former is more likely to produce a master of the universe, while the latter is more likely to produce the strongest being in the universe.

Given the current situation of humanity, having another universe master would be good, but it would hardly have an impact on the overall situation. However, if the strongest being in the universe were to emerge, the significance would be quite different.

Deep down, he naturally hoped that Hunzhen would choose the latter.

The Lord of Chaos City nodded and said, "That great being once wrote a book called 'The Evolution of the Universe.' If you are going to walk this path, this book will be your best teacher. Thoroughly understand 'The Seventy-Two Levels of Primordial Spirit,' plus ten other works such as 'Black Hole Evolution,' 'Random Thoughts on Spacetime,' 'Time Trick,' 'The Universe of One,' and 'An Introduction to the Five Elements'... as reference works to help you study and understand this book."

As the Lord of Chaos City announced book titles one by one, Hunzhen's virtual assistant sent a text message informing him that he had unlocked reading access to these books.

"If you have any other questions about reading these works, or if you have any other doubts about cultivation, you can ask me at my palace on Thunder Island in the virtual universe. As for this 'Chaos Ruins,' you don't need to come here without my order. Come back one more time when you leave Chaos City."

"Yes, teacher."

Hunzhen respectfully withdrew as instructed.

With Hunzhen's departure, only the Lord of Chaos City remained on this ruined continent.

Looking at the vast ruins and the countless corpses of powerful alien races, the Lord of Chaos City sat down cross-legged again and let out a soft sigh.

The latest novel is first published here!

"Teacher, I never imagined that my disciple would end up on the same path you once walked."

The Lord of Chaos City couldn't help but marvel at the coincidence of fate.

The Primordial Divine Weapon was originally a prototype of the main combat weapon researched by the Primordial Ancestor during his time as a Realm Lord, and was later optimized into a standard weapon after he became the Lord of the Universe.

From the Primordial Spirit Weapon to the "Seventy-Two Layers of Primordial Spirit," and now to the "Cosmic Evolution Chronicle"...

In a daze, he seemed to be watching his teacher, who once dominated the universe, retrace his path to rise to power.

"One generation plants the trees so that another can enjoy the shade. With the guidance you left behind, his path will probably be much smoother than yours."

……

"call."

"As expected of the Chaos City Lord, my teacher. I am not what I used to be, and I can feel the power of this killing clone even more now. He could probably kill me with just a glance."

Having been moved out of the Chaos Ruins, Hunzhen looked up at the sky swept by the chaotic currents and let out a soft sigh.

Just as the Lord of Chaos City judged, Hunzhen's current strength has reached the level of a King-level Immortal.

As he flew away from the abyss, he reached the peak of the Realm Lord realm in one breath through simulated inheritance.

The energy multiplier brought by a single life level is a thousandfold increase.

After consuming the Life Source Fruit, the two clones, the original Demon Lord and the Time-Space Demon God clone, now have a gene multiplier of 135 times and 1535 times respectively.

Hunzhen reset his stats again and obtained the "Unique Life Source" talent. Unfortunately, the multiplier of the Life Source burst could not be as huge as before.

The true form of Moro has more than five times the blessing, reaching a gene multiplier of 700, while the Time-Space Demon God clone only has a minimum of two times the blessing, reaching a gene multiplier of 3070.

As for the changes in the amplitude of the soul.

Hunzhen exchanged most of the treasures he collected from the Abyss of Purgatory for points of the Virtual Universe Company. With his authority, he could naturally exchange them like an Immortal.

In this way, along with the rewards he received for completing cultivation tasks, he exchanged for one trillion points.

These many points are comparable to the wealth of an invincible king or a weaker universe lord, and can be directly exchanged for the complete secret techniques of the universe lord.

Naturally, it allows Sims to exchange for many treasures that were previously impossible to obtain.

When Hunzhen had just completed the possession, he discovered that the Three-Life Demon Lord possessed an innate three thousand soul amplitudes.

However, under normal circumstances, the three thousand soul amplitudes can only reach their peak when the three thousand souls are differentiated, similar to how the Golden Soul Fruit fits the secret technique of the Demonic Sound God General. Normally, it only has one-third efficiency, which is one thousand soul amplitudes, which just matches the situation where each person has one thousand soul amplitudes when the three strongest incarnations of the magic illusion are transformed.

Hunzhen guessed that only when Sansheng Molu breaks through to immortality will his soul undergo another transformation to eliminate this defect.

However, combined with the effects of the Zabudo De potion that Hunzhen had previously used, the cumulative effect reached three thousand soul amplitudes.

After that, by having the simulated humans go on shopping sprees, the pure soul underwent another transformation, finally reaching a certain extreme. Unless there is a drastic change in the level of life, it cannot be improved in a short period of time.

The Three-Life Demon Lord is naturally more able to leverage his soul advantage than other life forms, reaching a soul amplitude of eight thousand, while the Time-Space Demon God is slightly less capable, ultimately reaching a soul amplitude of five thousand.

Unfortunately, both the Time-Space Demon God and the Three-Life Demon God can be considered as offspring of the Chaos Demon God, and the Blood Luo Power of the Innate Beast God can no longer provide them with any boost.

However, even with this calculation, the power fluctuation is still 56000 times and 153500 times.

These two items alone constitute the combat power of a high-level Marquis and a low-level King. (Ten times the Law Compatibility of a normal Peak Realm Lord)

As for the compatibility with the laws, with the wealth of a king of unparalleled rank, it is natural that it can also be improved through treasures.

The most precious time-space compatibility is that Hunzhen possesses the time-space origin and abyss crystal core obtained in the Purgatory Abyss—unfortunately, neither the Three Lives Demon Lord nor the Time-Space Demon God can further enhance the time-space compatibility.

As for the other lower-level laws, they were all upgraded by Hunzhen using points to the limit that could be upgraded with "ordinary" treasures, by 5 times.

In the past, this would have been equivalent to zero improvement, but after Hunzhen decided to study a lower-level law, its significance changed.

Hunzhen also keenly realized during the process of using treasures to enhance the compatibility of laws that, as the third special life form in the Abyss World besides the Silver Ghost King and the Black Demon King, Sansheng Molu seemed to have been directly stripped of his spacetime talent, just as the Silver Ghost King and the Black Demon King only possessed one aspect of spacetime.

Although the real Moro can cultivate the Law of Time through the overhead view of the simulation system, the simulated humans can probably only allow the real Moro to comprehend lower-level laws.

The trillion points were mostly spent in the simulation, with only a small portion spent on replenishing resources.

In addition, 1280 billion points were spent to purchase resources that allowed the Metal Lifeform Exusiai to be promoted to the King level.

This is how much he spent on points.

But... the Virtual Universe Company has an additional reward for him for this trip to the Abyss.

With the "loss" of the Colorless Stone, the power of the Abyss's will is gradually disintegrating, and it will no longer be able to restrict the birth of beings above the level of World Lord.

This means that the cosmic secret realm of the Purgatory Abyss will soon be completely brought under the control of the human race, serving as a new place for the propagation of future generations of powerful beings.

Based on their living environment, humans can be divided into three categories: Cosmic Kingdom Humans, Cosmic Secret Realm Humans, and Cosmic God Kingdom Humans.

Within the human territory, the number of the three types of humans increases accordingly, but the probability of producing a strong individual decreases accordingly.

A cosmic secret realm completely controlled by the human race means that, over countless years, new immortal gods will continue to be born, and there is even a slight hope that a cosmic venerable will be born from it.

Such an achievement is comparable to directly expanding the territory.

Hunzhen received a reward of ten Treasure Points.

(End of this chapter)