Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 198 Enlightenment at the Venerable Position: Simulating Humanity to Become a True God, Hunzhen Has Become the Strongest.

After nearly ten thousand years, on this day, in this simulation, the simulated human finally gained an understanding of a lower-level fusion law and broke through the bottleneck of the seventh level.

Hunzhen clearly doesn't take the lower-level fusion law as his main cultivation path, yet he still goes through this roundabout way to let the simulated human inherit the position of the venerable one. This is certainly not without purpose.

As mentioned before, the sixth-order secret technique of the Lord of the Universe is actually at the level of the strongest.

After inheriting the position of the Beast God, one's strength can reach the sixth level. Even without the blessing of the original universe's origin, it is definitely the fifth level limit.

If we compare the Hunzhen system of laws to a kaleidoscope, then spacetime is the main axis, chaos is the prism that reflects all things, and the infinite scenes are the countless fused laws that evolve from chaos after the rolling of spacetime.

All insights into the laws are encompassed within the complete system of laws; any improvement in one aspect can lead to a change in the whole.

Hunzhen's purpose was to use the insights gained from the Venerable Beast God, who was infinitely close to the level of the strongest, as resources or opportunities to improve his own mastery of the laws.

Incorporating insights that are nearly at the sixth level into one's own system is like throwing a boulder as large as a mountain into a lake, naturally causing countless ripples.

Hunzhen knew that he would definitely not be able to fully digest it in a short period of time.

But he doesn't need to fully digest it; he only needs to take it a little further to break through the sixth-order barrier that helped him break through...

Reaching the level of opening up new paths allows the simulated human to become the strongest in the universe!

Even if other universe masters are confident of becoming the strongest, they will mostly pursue the ultimate and continue to accumulate until they can accumulate no more before making a breakthrough.

Because once they break through, the upper limit of the microcosm is determined, and once the structure of the universe is determined, it cannot be changed, so they are naturally extremely cautious.

But Hunzhen doesn't have such worries.

The potential of the miniature universe and its cosmic structure can be altered countless times through simulation as long as his mortal self does not break through!

While others can only experience the opportunity of chaotic evolution once in a lifetime, he can enjoy it once a day!

"Complete inheritance".

As the pure heart chanted, the emulator's understanding, which should have been solidified after inheriting the throne, merged with his understanding of the laws, just as a great river flows into the sea.

A slight smile appeared on Hunzhen's lips.

"As expected. Just as I thought, gaining insights into the laws in this way is like receiving a divine awakening, and my progress is truly rapid."

The one-time enlightenment that the venerable beast gods gained at the cost of not making any progress for an entire cycle of reincarnation is naturally extraordinary.

It even caused Hunzhen to experience indigestion.

The insights into the lower-level fusion laws absorbed this time even surpassed the existing insights into the laws of the Hunzhen system.

The balance of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements was also directly broken.

This forced fusion of chaotic insights, in general, does more harm than good. Theoretically, it would take even longer to truly digest than if Hunzhen had slowly come to understand it on his own.

However chaotic it may be, it is still stronger than a pure understanding of the lower-level laws of the fifth order.

This path, which would be considered a disaster for forces like those with the Broken East River lineage on the Origin Continent, can unleash its power with a little effort, and is undoubtedly a sixth-tier level.

Without the opportunity of chaotic evolution, even if one were to achieve true godhood through this, it could be said that there would be no room for further progress.

But Hunzhen had no such psychological burden.

"Start simulation."

After Hunzhen spent the day digesting the information, he immediately began another simulation.

[Using "Wind Time" as the core, you have successfully created a sixth-tier secret technique with numerous flaws, including ordinary power and extremely high energy consumption.]

[You realized that the foundation of the miniature universe derived from your own divine kingdom was too shallow to copy Luo Feng's "The Beginning of One, Ten Thousand Heavens" framework, so you constructed the miniature universe purely based on your own understanding of the laws and your imagination.]

[The cosmic framework is complete, chaotic evolution begins, and you become a true god.]

……

"Um?"

The simulated text was still scrolling when Hunzhen suddenly opened his eyes and was immediately startled by the scene before him.

"This...this is the origin of my universe!?"

He found himself in the very origin of his own universe, which was the very core of his miniature universe.

With a slight glance, one can see one's own small universe, whose structure has already been determined.

Within it, the infinite chaotic energy flows, and the ten fundamental laws manifest one by one, merging and evolving with each other.

This is precisely the evolution of chaos!

Despite being utterly astonished, Hunzhen instantly regained his senses and focused all his attention on comprehending the evolution of chaos.

During this process, he felt his understanding of the laws was rapidly improving.

Originally, the lower-level fusion law of the wind suddenly surged and became unbalanced. The deformed and bloated law system was quickly sorted out in the process and transformed into an understanding that was completely under his control.

Following the lower-level fusion law of Feng Shi, the comprehension of the other three lower-level fusion laws, which were also at the bottleneck of the sixth level, also broke through to the seventh level. The comprehension of the remaining four lower-level fusion laws also quickly reached the peak of the sixth level.

Yin and Yang and the Five Elements were once again in dynamic balance. Although Feng Shiyi temporarily pulled ahead of the other insights, causing a slight distortion, it was eventually barely balanced under the combined constraints of the other fusion laws.

The laws of spacetime and the laws of chaos have also made great progress.

Before long, the chaotic evolution finally ended, and the subsequent evolution of the universe could proceed naturally without any additional attention.

Having emerged from that mysterious state, Hunzhen inevitably felt a sense of emptiness.

But this time, the gains have been enormous.

Give him a few more days, and he'll most likely be able to evolve the crude sixth-order secret technique to the seventh order! And not the weakest sixth-order secret technique he'd ever seen before, but a normal seventh-order level technique.

But before that...

"There is no longer an omniscient perspective."

In fact, the moment Hunzhen opened his eyes, he noticed this strange phenomenon.

Since the consumption of Omniscient Vision could not keep up with his natural recovery speed, he basically kept it on all day without ever turning it off.

So he noticed something was wrong immediately.

Having an omniscient perspective would obviously yield greater benefits when comprehending the evolution of chaos.

He naturally tried to turn it on.

But that also failed.

Not only is the All-Knowing Vision unusable, but its subordinate Future Vision is also unavailable, and Future Access has no effect whatsoever.

Or rather... he lost his ability to simulate.

"No, it's not that I've lost my simulation abilities. It's just..."

Hunzhen's pupils contracted, finally confirming the truth: "I am a simulated human now?"

Upon realizing this, an unprovoked terror gripped Hunzhen's heart.

But Hunzhen is no longer the person who was born into this world 20,000 years ago and still has some characteristics of a corporate slave.

"Even without the ability to simulate, I am still the youngest and strongest person in the universe in history, for the sake of conservatism, across three cycles of reincarnation."

Hunzhen read the six characters with left and right parentheses aloud in a proper and serious manner, his face completely solemn.

Of course, Hunzhen still felt some regret.

Because to achieve true godhood through such a crude path, and to abandon the competition for the inheritance of the Broken East River...

He is still a top genius, but he is by no means at the very top level in the universe.

When this cycle of reincarnation ends, one may be able to reach the ninth level, but whether one can break through the cycle after the three cycles of reincarnation ends is an unknown.

He was automatically eliminated.

"Fortunately, Luo Feng still owes me a favor."

Hunzhen silently thought, "Next, shall we begin?"

On the surface, he still looked as spirited as ever, but when he thought about how he had failed to reach the end of the path of law, he had inexplicably broken through, like a peerless turtle man who had castrated himself. Unconsciously, his eyes turned into a pair of dead fish eyes.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed...

In the long river of time and space, a once solid phantom gradually became illusory, and then completely faded into nothingness.

The true consciousness returned to its present form.

"Dream?"

Hunzhen was suddenly startled, but when he saw the text already listed on the simulation record, he finally realized what had happened.

The dead fish eyes regressed and transformed into the bright, energetic eyes of a cheerful young man.

"No, this is an evolution of simulation capabilities!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Hunzhen's eyes.

"Because my Real Law realm has reached the level of a True God, my control over the simulated humans has been further enhanced. Can I allow my consciousness to attach itself to the simulated humans to perform simulations? Or is it another situation, where simulation inheritance can now completely inherit even memories? Or perhaps both?"

As Hunzhen analyzed the situation, he felt a wave of lingering fear.

He said he didn't care, saying that even without the simulation ability, he would still be a genius.

But after he got it back, he realized...

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"Simulator, how can I live without you!"

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from bitterness to sweetness and from sweetness to bitterness.

Having grown accustomed to the conveniences brought by simulation abilities and their derivatives, Hunzhen can frankly say that his life is now inseparable from simulation.

He conducts a simulation every day, allowing his divine body to undergo a simulated inheritance and then subtly verify the changes in his understanding of the laws. This usually allows him to wake up refreshed. The next day, he's like a baby, without any fatigue or stress... Even his teacher, the Chaos City Lord, remarked on his excellent health upon seeing him in this state. Hmm.

Conversely, the thought that he would no longer be able to glimpse the future changes every day made Hunzhen inexplicably irritable.

Fortunately, such a future did not happen.

However, due to a series of unexpected events, Hunzhen was able to experience the emotions of a simulated human to some extent.

He closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and silently recited, "Thank you, Sim, for bearing the burden for me. I am grateful."

Then he drew the Time-Shattering Demon Blade and swung it forward quickly.

This is called "a gesture of gratitude."

He plans to make this "thank-you slash" a routine before starting simulations from now on.

You don't need much, one cut a day is enough.

After all, his lifespan is much longer than Netero's in "Hunter x Hunter". One day of Netero's life would be at least a hundred eras for him, right?

Thinking about it this way, his gratitude was far more solemn and sincere than Netero's "straight punch of gratitude," and the Sims would surely be very moved if they knew this from beyond the grave.

"Alright, that's enough of the pointless stuff."

Hunzhen opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and piercing.

"I have now mastered a seventh-order secret technique, and this is not the limit for a short time."

"After inheriting the other three insights into the Venerable One position, thereafter it will be one insight into the Chaos Evolution once a day."

"If the previous speed of improving one's understanding of the laws was like walking upright, then in the next period of time it will be like riding a rocket."

"Seventh-tier peak can be achieved in another day, eighth-tier in a few days, and ninth and tenth-tier are probably not a problem."

"But the effectiveness of any kind of insightful opportunity gradually declines as the number of times one attempts at enlightenment increases."

"Comprehending the evolution of chaos is essentially a further opportunity to comprehend the laws of chaos than my previous observation of the colorless core with an omniscient perspective."

"In theory, this opportunity will be effective up to the level of sainthood, but as I get closer to that level, the effect will inevitably decline sharply. After all, it only allows you to comprehend chaos, and you still need to understand and comprehend it yourself, rather than being directly enlightened like the enlightenment of a venerable one."

"At the most conservative estimate, this opportunity will definitely help me reach the tenth level, which is the limit of the True God, and it will also be of great help in the Void True God stage."

"As for the actual situation and whether it will be helpful to my pursuit of the 'ultimate law' path, we will have to wait and see over time."

"Now, it's time to claim the Duan Donghe legacy that belongs to me."

Thinking of this, Hunzhen grinned.

Unless it is within the Jin world, where the strongest being in the universe can fully unleash their full power, in this cosmic sea, as long as one's will, secret techniques, and life genes reach a level comparable to the strongest being in the universe, then there is almost no difference between them and the true strongest being in the universe.

After being tempered by the will within the space of the black-patterned stone pillar, Hunzhen, who was originally a top-level will of the Lord of the Universe, naturally transformed into the level of a True God after this simulated breakthrough to True God.

Needless to say, life genes had already reached a perfect genetic level before entering the cosmic ocean.

As for the secret techniques, they have now reached the seventh level, and will continue to improve over the next period of time.

All conditions were met.

Therefore, it is beyond doubt that Hunzhen is already the strongest being in the universe.

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A slight breeze stirred.

The cosmic lords in the space region near the pillar where Hunzhen was located noticed that Hunzhen was riding the Wolf Heart Tower and flying outwards.

Recalling the recent rumors about the Duan Donghe inheritance, they raised an eyebrow, a thought popping into their heads: "Finally, this so-called strongest universe master, the master of time and space, is also going to compete for that inheritance? But... isn't this a bit too late?"

No wonder they think that way.

Excluding the Corridor of Life and Death, approximately three thousand years have passed since the beginning of this lineage.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

In their hearts, no matter how talented this Lord of Time and Space was, even if he was three thousand years behind, he could never catch up with the inheritors who had taken the lead.

Fifty years later, Wolf Heart Tower arrived at the location of the Tomb Ship.

"Halt!"

Thirty-seven cosmic lords guarded the front of the tomb ship.

Judging from their appearances, they are mainly the rulers of the two great holy land universes, with one or two other powerful forces from the other universes as well.

The meaning is self-evident.

Even public inheritances have "ticket" restrictions, which is quite natural in the Cosmic Sea.

The original work didn't mention it, simply because Luo Feng entered early on, and no other humans entered after that.

But Hunzhen had no intention of buying tickets.

The Wolf Heart Tower was put away, and under the All-Knowing Vision, Hunzhen glanced at the Lord of the Thirty Qi Position Universe.

In an instant, a huge silver-gray eye filled the vision of the cosmic lords, and an indescribable terror left everyone trembling and speechless.

"Time and Space Maze: Illusion" is an illusion that Hunzhen casually conceived in his spare time over the past fifty years, based on the Time and Space Maze and its blueprint.

With the blessing of the Omniscient Vision, its level has already surpassed that of the illusory demon god.

Outside the tomb-like vessel, all was desolate and cold.

It's not a physical desolation, but a desolation on a spiritual level.

A cosmic lord of the Eastern Emperor Universe regained his senses, breaking free from the state of being completely lost and no longer in control of fate. When he looked before him again, the owner of the silver-gray eyes had vanished without a trace.

With the computing power of the Lord of the Universe, he quickly matched the person's information.

"That's... the Lord of Time and Space?"

But when he uttered the name, even he found it hard to believe.

The power of the Lord of Time and Space is beyond doubt, but the fact that he is so powerful that it can only be described as terrifying is far beyond what was expected.

While the thirty-seven cosmic lords looked at each other in bewilderment and uncertainty, Hunzhen had already stepped into the corridor of life and death.

(End of this chapter)