Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 208 Minor Success in the Laws of Chaos, Dao Choice

Reading the secrets passed down through the Duan Donghe lineage, Hunzhen couldn't help but think of a secret technique—"The Art of the Elementary Cycle"!

The first thing that comes to mind when people think of Yuan's legacy is probably the transmission of a "supreme Dharma".

However, the "Lieyuan Technique" does not seek artistic conception. Instead, by comparing the four paths of transcendence in the laws and paths, Hunzhen naturally came up with the fourth path, the "New Path".

Judging from the description in "Lieyuan Shu", this is undoubtedly a special path that focuses on will and soul.

From the words of the Mountain Guest, we can learn that countless geniuses failed, perished, and died in the process of inheriting the Lieyuan Technique.

Clearly, this is a path that is not universally applicable.

Looking back at Yuan's character setting of being diligent in cultivating geniuses and happy to see new Hunyuan lords, this is very likely another exploration of the supreme path by Yuan.

However, in "Snow Eagle Lord", Luo Feng, who inherited "Lieyuan Technique", still followed the same path as Yuan, using force to break the law.

However, the Snow Eagle Lord broke through to the final realm via the soul route.

The "Lieyuan Shu" is too far removed from the true nature of things.

Regardless of whether Hunzhen possesses great talent on this path, he couldn't possibly just sit idly by and not cultivate for millions of years.

Naturally, Hunzhen took the path of supreme laws as his goal.

The first prerequisite to be achieved is to have made some progress in comprehending the laws of chaos.

Meanwhile, during the decades that the ship journeyed to the tomb had carried Hunzhen to, Hunzhen had already achieved a high level of understanding of the Yin-Yang Five Elements and the laws of spacetime fusion, meaning that he could break through to the level of a True God at any time.

Both of these paths are far more powerful than ordinary routes; even just mastering their application is enough to rival top-tier eighth-order experts.

In the shortcut route, as long as the cosmic structure is not significantly flawed when breaking through to the True God level, it belongs to the category with the highest chance of breaking through to the level of Chaos Ruler.

Even in the Origin Continent, just one of these skills would make him a top genius in the eyes of most people.

The insights into Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and time and space laid an excellent foundation for Hunzhen's understanding of the laws of chaos.

Just like those geniuses who begin to comprehend chaos at the level of true gods in the void, paving the way for future sainthood, Hunzhen's step is even more advanced than that of such geniuses.

Even with such a foundation, plus the opportunity to directly and countless times re-comprehend the evolution of chaos, Hunzhen still spent a thousand years to reach the minor success level.

Even an ancestor would have no chance of comprehending the Lesser Completion of Chaos at the level of a Universe Lord. Even under accelerated time conditions, it would be impossible to achieve this over an entire cycle of reincarnation.

If it weren't for a prodigy like Hunzhen, only in an environment like the Origin Continent, coupled with unparalleled talent, could one lay a solid foundation for cultivating the supreme laws in a relatively short time.

But that "shorter period of time" is by no means a mere thousand years.

Even without the inheritance of a god-king or supreme lineage, it would still take at least a million epochs under extreme time acceleration.

This kind of path was never meant for ordinary people.

Even if the original cosmic will blocks it, it will not have much impact on the cultivation of geniuses in the three thousand-dimensional universe.

In the first thousand years after Hunzhen comprehended the Chaos to the Lesser Completion Realm, he naturally and effortlessly comprehended the second level of the "Dance of the Demon God".

Inside the palace of supreme treasures looted from the True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan, Hunzhen's aura surged, his divine power constantly vibrating and churning, emitting a sound like the breathing of an ancient behemoth tens of thousands of light-years long.

Even though the powerful and precious palace concealed this fluctuation, it still attracted the attention of many who were comprehending the mystery within the space of the black-patterned stone pillar.

However, after realizing that the fluctuations originated from Hunzhen, they all turned a blind eye and pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Amidst these changes, the true life force surged rapidly, the size of the demon god's true form increased dramatically, and its shape became increasingly similar to the chaotic demon god in the faded core illusion.

With virtually no bottlenecks, his life gene multiplier has already exceeded 30,000 times, meeting the requirements for breaking through the first level of the divine power route.

However, Hunzhen did not truly break through to the True God realm through this, nor did he experience the qualitative change that comes with the sublimation of his life level. Therefore, his strength only increased to three times that of before, as described in the text.

"As expected, achieving minor mastery of the Chaos Law is the first level of the divine power path."

"If the calculation is correct, mastering the Chaos Law is the second level of the Divine Power path. Once the Chaos Law is perfected, the greatest qualitative change will occur, directly breaking through to the third level of the Divine Power path."

In Hunzhen's imagination, the true Chaos Demon God should be like the World Beast King, a life form with a perfect gene that is 100,000 times more powerful.

However, his body was ultimately a demon god body acquired later in life. Even if he fully comprehended the laws of chaos, he would only be a spacetime demon god who was infinitely close to the chaotic demon god.

By studying the inherited documents, Hunzhen already knew that the divine power path had reached the third level, which was actually the stage of the God King.

The process of going from 90,000 times the life gene to approaching 100,000 times is actually the process of a god-king reaching the supreme level.

Of course, understanding the laws is also essential for breaking through.

However, compared to Luo Feng, who confidently cultivated and comprehended a life gene ten thousand times stronger, those beings with an innate life gene ten thousand times stronger are like born beast gods.

The Beast Gods are born as the masters of the universe, but it is extremely difficult for them to break through to the level of true gods. The Beast Kings, who are born with 100,000 times the life genes, will naturally reach the level of God Kings when they reach their peak, but it is almost impossible for them to break through to the supreme level.

Past experience, inherited knowledge, and one's own intuition tell Hunzhen.

Even if he comprehends the laws of chaos and cultivates the final level of the Demon God Dance, which can make his divine power foundation reach 99,999 times the peak of the third level of the divine power path, this is only one step away from perfect genes, but it is like an insurmountable chasm, with almost no possibility of breaking through.

Even if he were given the ability to comprehend the life chart of a world beast like Luo Feng, he still wouldn't be able to break through.

This is because the life genes at the third level were not cultivated by him, but rather evolved in a way similar to the body's own genes.

The Chaos Demon God and the Realm Beast are completely different paths. He is following the Chaos Demon God's path, and the only way to achieve perfect genes is to research the final piece of the puzzle for the Chaos Demon God to reach perfection. There is no room for error.

Luo Feng's understanding came from absorbing the life diagram of the World Beast and making it his own.

The process of gene enhancement from 10,000 times to 100,000 times was actually all based on Luo Feng's own insights.

Even if he hadn't looked at the World Beast Life Chart in that final step, but rather the Chaos Demon God Life Chart, he could still have broken through to the Perfect Gene level.

It's like comparing two humans, both possessing a human body: one is an infant with no knowledge, and the other is a biology PhD who has completely dissected his own body.

If Hunzhen's comprehension of the laws of chaos could break through to the perfect level, relying on his divine body which is only one step behind that of a true chaotic demon god, and then starting from scratch on the path of divine power, he could also achieve extraordinary success.

Perfect genes are hard to say, but the 90,000 times life gene of the third level of the divine power route should be no problem.

After becoming a God-King, continue your research, and one day you will break through to 100,000, which will be no problem for you to establish an unparalleled foundation.

However, Hunzhen does not intend to continue to deliberately study the laws of chaos, but instead focuses his efforts on the path of supreme laws.

This is not the result of weighing the pros and cons.

Even if Hunzhen possessed the foresight to see the future, he would be unable to analyze the specific advantages and disadvantages.

After all, he cannot see the future ten thousand, ten million, or even hundreds of millions of years from now.

But ultimately, Hunzhen never analyzed which of the two routes was superior or inferior from the very beginning.

This is a result of emotion.

Including the time spent in the simulation, Hunzhen has focused on the path of laws for more than three hundred trillion years, or more than three hundred billion epochs.

Now that things have come to this, even if he were to crash into a brick wall, he would not turn back.

The commotion of the breakthrough drew greetings from the rampaging demon god.

Other cosmic rulers would never dare to approach at this time, but the rampaging demon god was an exception.

In fact, when Hunzhen returned to the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space, the Rampaging Demon God took the initiative to come and offer his condolences.

Unlike the previous "betting on seniority," this time the rampaging demon god who came forward was completely shameless and called her "Big Sister."

Hunzhen didn't have any ill feelings towards the hapless Demon God, and took the initiative to shed his disguise, making him directly call him "Big Brother".

Of course, when there are other people present, she is still called "Big Sister".

There's no need to worry that the rampaging demon god will betray you and expose your true form.

Regardless of the fact that Hunzhen's identity has been exposed, it's just a minor headache. But the rampaging demon god is definitely doomed, and no one can save him.

From the perspective of the rampaging demon god, there is no reason to betray him from the standpoint of self-interest alone.

Not to mention, while the Rampaging Demon God may be arrogant and unrestrained in his dealings with others, he is also willing to show utmost respect to his true friends. He is not the kind of person who would look down on someone.

Faced with the arrival of the rampaging demon god to offer their congratulations, Hunzhen also brought out the fine wines and delicacies of the Divine Eye Clan to entertain them, and the two brothers got together and feasted to their hearts' content.

After finishing eating and drinking, he kicked the rampaging demon god out of the palace treasure, along with the food scraps and bottles, and then continued his devoted cultivation.

The true first step in cultivating the supreme Dharma is to comprehend its essence.

The latest novel is first published here!

Artistic conception is a mysterious and profound topic.

In theory, one does not necessarily need to have achieved some level of understanding of chaos in order to comprehend the essence of the matter.

In the historical records of the Duan Donghe River, there is indeed a special type of talent who can perceive part of the artistic conception in advance.

These people are called "celestial beings".

It is a constitution that is naturally easy to cultivate the supreme Dharma.

However, by the time one reaches the stage of eternal true god, this innate advantage is essentially worn away.

Upon reaching the Chaos Overlord stage, he is no different from other breakthrough cultivators.

After all, such changes are insignificant compared to the changes brought about by the Supreme Divine Heart evolving into the Chaotic Space.

If ordinary people cannot come into contact with special relics that contain artistic conception, they basically need to follow the steps, first to perceive a trace of "meaning", and then to perceive the so-called "artistic conception" by continuously strengthening this trace of meaning.

So the question is, how can one perceive the so-called "meaning"?

This brings us to the reason why cultivating the supreme Dharma requires achieving a minor level of mastery of the Chaos Law.

The supreme Dharma transcends all, and the weak cannot even perceive it.

Chaos is the foundation of the universe. Once one has made some progress in understanding chaos, one's understanding of the world can be considered to have entered the inner sanctum, and one will naturally be able to "see" the supreme laws that were previously invisible.

The laws of the universe form the foundation of the world, the supreme laws constrain the world, and the ultimate laws transcend the world.

The supreme Dharma always has a part based on the parts that constitute the world, but its essence is based on the world yet transcends the world.

Even in a universe with three thousand dimensions, their existence can still be sensed, since they themselves have already surpassed the supreme level.

Destruction, life, death, void, nothingness, illusion, soul, matter, power...

Being able to perceive these supreme laws, even if one cannot understand them, allows one to feel their meaning.

Just as a novice in painting cannot create exquisite works, but can still appreciate the beauty of a painting.

This kind of beauty is its profound meaning.

If one can perceive the "emotions" left by the painter in these "paintings" of supreme laws, then one can personally experience the artistic conception in the painting.

There is more than one painting, and even more than one type of painting.

Different people can enjoy a wide variety of types of paintings.

Some people can appreciate the beauty of ink painting, some can appreciate the beauty of oil painting, while others only like to look at color pictures.

There is no inherent superiority or inferiority among different types of paintings, but each type has its own depth of distinction, both for the viewer and for the artwork itself.

Take erotic images as an example. Some people can only use them as consumables, while others, if they discover a masterpiece, can have ten different experiences in ten viewings, like a sage.

Some of these abilities are innate, while others are developed through training.

The same principle applies to practitioners as to the supreme laws.

If you choose a painting that is not suitable for you, even if you spend ten times the time, you may only find it boring and gain nothing.

This is why guidance is so important.

Since there is no clear direction, making the right choice is crucial.

This choice is not arbitrary, but requires self-analysis.

Hunzhen's true form is not a simple human being, but a spacetime demon god that evolved from a chaotic demon god.

His soul yearned for freedom and transcendence.

His most powerful trump card, and even the very source of his existence, allows him to roam freely through the river of time and gain insight into the true nature of the world.

Thus, even without guidance, the range of paths most suitable for him is greatly narrowed.

"Void! The supreme law of void!"

Hunzhen suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly, having already determined his own path.

The so-called void is a spacetime that is empty and devoid of anything.

When Hunzhen uttered these two words, he belatedly realized that more than 99% of spacetime in the universe is emptiness.

The primordial universe, the cosmic sea... the higher you go, the higher the proportion of void.

Or perhaps quite the opposite, the world is enveloped by an endless void.

Void is neither as baseless and unreal as nothingness, nor as real and visible as space and time.

In terms of what constitutes the world, it is no different from pure spacetime.

But for practitioners, the void is more free and transcendent than space and time, and is not bound by the world.

When Hunzhen began to comprehend the meaning of the void, he suddenly realized that in the spacetime layer seen by the omniscient vision, the world that once only had the torrent of spacetime and spacetime coordinates had suddenly gained something.

It resembles a script completely different from the existing system, and also like countless unique pictures and totems.

They are numerous yet not chaotic, complex yet orderly, shimmering and churning in the endless torrent of time and space, like mischievous children jumping up and down, perfectly blending into the layers of time and space, as if filling in the originally missing characters in the empty game world.

It's like a vibrant life suddenly appearing in this desolate world.

"This is... a void Dao pattern?"

Hunzhen murmured in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)