Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 9 Domain

"Start simulation."

In your 572nd battle since becoming the Martial King, you were finally defeated and died.

"Start simulation."

In your 572nd battle since becoming the Martial King, you were finally defeated and died.

"Start simulation."

In your 572nd battle since becoming the Martial King, you were finally defeated and died.

More than half a month has passed since Hunzhen comprehended the key to breaking through the dead end.

Beliefs do not affect a simulated person's physical strength, but differences in awareness can lead to differences in combat ability.

When the simulated human and the true human's beliefs overlap, the will to survive causes the simulated human to unleash power far exceeding its expected level.

"Breaking through the boundaries!"

That was the second strongest obsession after survival, or rather, it was the glimmer of hope for humans in dire straits.

The line between artistic conception and realm is very thin, yet this thin line has stumped countless self-proclaimed geniuses at the planetary level.

Because the base number of life forms at the planetary level is too large, the value of a planetary-level giant axe warrior is incomparable to that of a giant axe warrior at the constant level or above.

In weaker star systems and regions, most planetary-level giant axe warriors, while much stronger than fighting kings, have not reached the domain level.

If Hunzhen were to demonstrate his domain's level in the planetary-level arena, it would surely attract the attention of the Giant Axe Arena's higher-ups in this star field.

But how difficult is it to possess a planetary-level domain?

Even now, he has no expectation of breaking through with a single simulation.

But for the simulated humans, this is the most tangible and likely chance of survival!

For both the real human and the simulated human, breaking through the boundaries is a win-win situation.

As for achieving the Great Axe Warrior status through a thousand victories, that was merely a side effect.

After all, in Hunzhen's view, if one could break through the domain, the giant axe warriors in this small place would be easy to capture; if one failed to break through, even if one became a giant axe warrior, it would most likely be a dead end.

In the life-or-death battles, the simulators made rapid progress, and after only two or three simulations, they quickly surpassed hundreds of matches.

Unexpectedly, the genius he had been longing for appeared in his 672nd gladiator match!

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, even with the advantage of several battles, the Sims could not escape defeat.

Hunzhen still remembers the simulation record from the first time a genius in this field appeared.

In your 572nd battle after becoming the Martial King, you realized that this opponent was no ordinary one.

Even if you burn your soul and your primal force, unleashing several times your power in a short time like a meteor, your opponent will still easily neutralize it.

"That's—a domain!?" The moment you realized this, you found your head flying off, your body turning to ashes. You were dead.

That was the first time the simulated human had personally experienced the power of the domain.

Having a domain and not having a domain are indeed worlds apart.

This can be seen from the battle between Hong and Thor against the Golden Horned Beast in the original work.

It is known that the energy difference between a ninth-order planetary level and a first-order celestial level is 4 times, and the strength difference is about 10 times.

The Golden Horned Beast's bloodline is ten times the genetic level, roughly ten times that of Hong and his companion.

Due to its body structure, which is well-suited for generating power, even without any combat skills, the Golden Horned Beast cub can exert at least ten times the force through instinct alone. However, due to injury, its strength might be reduced to one-third or one-tenth.

Judging from the level of power exerted by the Ninefold Thunder Blade, the power exerted by Hong and his companion was at most a little over ten times that of the other two.

Based on comprehensive calculations, even disregarding the Golden Horned Beast's other talents, Hong and his companion are still at least several hundred times better than it.

Even so, they still managed to severely damage the Golden Horned Beast once again, despite their desperate efforts.

Therefore, it is clear that the difference between having and not having a domain is at least tens or even hundreds of times. If one were to burn their soul to launch a desperate attack, the amplification would undoubtedly be hundreds of times greater.

Of course, this multiplier is relative to martial artists who are just starting out.

With Hunzhen's level being infinitely close to the limit of true meaning, the difference between him and that of a genius in that field when unleashing their domain is probably only a few times to ten times.

"Is the domain really that difficult?"

Hunzhen frowned in thought.

After several fierce battles with geniuses in the field, Hunzhen believed that the simulated human had already qualified to challenge for the position of planetary-level giant axe warrior.

However, breaking through to a new level is still a long way off.

At first glance, it seems within reach, but in reality, you can't even touch the edge.

If you're lucky, you might break through in the next life-or-death battle; if you're unlucky, you might be stuck for life.

If one can break through to the Hengxing level, one might be able to achieve a breakthrough by increasing one's life level.

After so many simulations and tens of thousands of life-or-death battles, Hunzhen was confident that with his current understanding, breaking through to the Hengxing level as a simulator would not be a problem.

But... the company can't let him break through to the Hengxing level.

He was able to freely allocate some of the resources from his victories in the arena, which is why he broke through to the ninth level of the planetary realm.

At first glance, the company seemed very generous. After the simulator broke through to the ninth level, it cut off all resource supply, giving him no hope of breaking through.

Given a near-invincible gladiator at the planetary level and a gladiator at the first-tier star level with an unknown win rate, anyone would know which to choose.

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After repeated self-suggestion, the Sims no longer choose to self-destruct.

Even if he hinted at "doing everything possible to break through to the Hengxing level," by the time the simulated human reached the ninth level of planetary rank, several years had passed, and the influence of this belief was almost non-existent.

Humans, in their struggle for survival, tend to break through boundaries through carnage at the planetary level.

"Well, at least things are progressing relatively smoothly for now."

Hunzhen abandoned the idea of ​​intervening in the next simulation.

Although, apart from being a genius in that field, he gained less and less combat experience from life-and-death battles with other gladiators, his understanding of artistic conception continued to increase steadily.

If ten simulations don't work, try a hundred!

He refused to believe it. Converted to reality, it was equivalent to having cultivated to the limit of a planetary-level lifespan and still not breaking through the domain—he might as well just stab himself to death!

"It's almost time."

Hunzhen suddenly looked up.

As if in response to his words, amidst the shocked exclamations of passersby, a round, disc-shaped spaceship descended from the sky.

The hatch opened, and a white-robed man wearing a white mask stepped out and extended his hand to Hunzhen.

He was my mentor.

Hunzhen nodded, stepped onto the deck, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Nearly a year later.

"Three hundred times, three hundred simulations!"

"Finally—breaking through the domain!"

Hunzhen was both a silent complaint and a sigh of admiration.

Time and again, I felt that I was only a hair's breadth away from a breakthrough, but it felt like an eternity.

He ultimately didn't stab himself to death.

Now, more than two months have passed since his breakthrough, and after dozens of simulations, he has reached the second level of the domain.

The speed of entry can be described as rapid.

It's not just because the simulated humans have already broken through the star level in the simulation.

After actually spending thousands of years breaking through to the next level, he felt that not only his combat ability, but also his soul had been sublimated in some way.

That was a transformation that came from years of hard work and perseverance, a breakthrough that allowed one to surpass oneself.

Amidst Hunzhen's exclamation, the spaceship began to decelerate and descend.

After a year, he was finally about to arrive at Black Oak.

He watched the gradually clearing black building complex, his eyes narrowing slightly: "It's time to put an end to this."

(End of this chapter)