Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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With the essence of the two superior fundamental laws and the application of the eight basic laws, King Xiyue could handle them with ease and answer Lu Yunhe's various questions with ease.

If a secret technique like "Time and Space Notes" has the same effect as the Chaos Stele, then a close teacher who is also a Chaos Stele has a full 20% effect.

The personal instruction from King Xiyue made Lu Yunhe, who originally planned to study the "World Chaos Stele" again, stop. He decided to digest and absorb his teacher's explanation first, and then study the Chaos Stele when he encountered a bottleneck.

After Lu Yunhe became Xi Yue Wang's disciple, Zhen Yan Wang also took on Luo Feng, who had passed the first level of the Nine Heavens Bridge, ahead of schedule.

Although usually the kings living in Chaos City would only take on disciples after Luo Feng had passed through the first level of the Heavenly Bridge, the fact that he could pass through the first level of the Heavenly Bridge right after arriving in Chaos City proved his aptitude. Naturally, King Zhenyan wanted to make a move in advance to prevent others from snatching him away.

Besides Lu Yunhe and Luo Feng, Rong Jun, just like in the original story, also attracted the attention of the universe's venerable beings, since he was involved with the only human being in the universe who was currently capable of action.

The others, including Hong, could only cultivate diligently, hoping to pass the third level of the Heavenly Bridge before considering becoming an apprentice.

The arrival of thousands of geniuses was like a drop of water falling on Chaos City, causing ripples at first, but then returning to calm.

Everyone was diligently cultivating, improving themselves through various means, aiming for the 52 Chaos Steles that led to the Heavenly Path, the operation of the primordial laws manifesting in the initial universe, and...

Chaos City, with its long, seemingly endless city walls.

The city gates remained open, and powerful individuals occasionally went out or entered the city.

After finishing his cultivation for the day, Lu Yunhe greeted King Xiyue and then went alone to the outskirts of Chaos City.

At the city gate, a vast, desolate wasteland stretched to the distant horizon, shrouded in chaotic energy. To Lu Yunhe's left stood an enormous stone tablet, covered in densely packed universal script, describing the third treasure of Chaos City:

The true spirit of chaos!

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Chapter 121 True Spirit Enhancement

Chaos True Spirit: In the initial state of the universe, this 'initial universe' will naturally give birth to some strange creatures. These creatures have strange appearances and are temporarily named 'Chaos Beasts'. These Chaos Beasts vary in strength, and each of them is born proficient in some primordial laws. Some are proficient in more laws, and some are proficient in fewer laws.

When a Chaos Beast is killed, it will directly decay into a large amount of Chaos Qi and a kind of emerald green light spot. This emerald green light spot is the core of the Chaos Beast. The Chaos Beast has no soul, only this life light spot, which is named Chaos True Spirit.

Simply absorb the Chaos True Spirit into your body, and it will be directly absorbed by your soul. After absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, your soul will undergo some changes and become more compatible with the universe.

Absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, however, involves a gradual and slow transformation, with a small degree of change. Since the soul of an immortal being is already eternal, absorbing the Chaos True Spirit is ineffective. This Chaos True Spirit is only effective for those below the immortal level.

"The Three Treasures of Chaos City!"

Looking at the description of the Chaos True Spirit on the stone tablet, Lu Yunhe couldn't help but sigh. Frankly, everything in Chaos City was designed for geniuses, from cultivation paths and environments to personal aptitude—a remarkably comprehensive process. However, all these advantages were essentially useless once one reached the King-level Immortal realm.

Besides the description of the functions of the Chaos True Spirit, the stone tablet also contains some other restrictions.

Point one to note: Immortals are forbidden from attacking Chaos Beasts.

Second, the Chaos Beasts are of low intelligence and have been divided into three regions by the super strong people of Chaos City. The first region, which is the closest to Chaos City and within a range of about 2000 kilometers from the city wall, is entirely inhabited by Chaos Beasts of the cosmic level. This region is the inner layer.

The second region, ranging from 2000 to 1 kilometers from the walls of Chaos City, is the middle layer, inhabited by Chaos Beasts at the Domain Lord level. The third region, the outermost layer, is entirely populated by Chaos Beasts at the World Lord level.

Chaos Beasts are primarily at the cosmic to world lord level. Once an immortal-level Chaos Beast is discovered, Chaos City will dispatch powerful warriors to eliminate it.

Third, Domain Lord-level cultivators can only hunt Chaos Beasts in the middle layer and are prohibited from appearing in the inner layer. World Lords can only hunt Chaos Beasts in the outer layer and are prohibited from appearing in the inner and middle layers!

The entire Chaos City was incredibly safe, but for these geniuses, the only real danger was hunting Chaos Beasts. In every Genius Battle, a portion of the participants perished outside Chaos City.

"Chaos Beast, here I come!"

Lu Yunhe checked his cultivation level. Due to the Thunderfire Fruit, his physical cultivation had reached the third level of the Universe level, which was more than enough for the inner layer of the Universe level.

The chaotic energy flow and the manifested fundamental laws severely hindered the perception of the naked eye and mental power.

On the vast wilderness, weeds grow in abundance. This wilderness, which has existed for countless years, is fundamentally different from the matter in the original universe, even the nameless weeds and the scattered rocks are completely different from the matter in the original universe. Over the years, nurtured by chaotic energy, these rocks all share the same characteristic.

It will not decay no matter how long it exists.

As Lu Yunhe walked across the wilderness wielding his primitive divine weapon, he felt as if he were strolling through a post-apocalyptic world.

Buzz!

Suddenly, Lu Yunhe felt an extremely subtle tremor in the ground beneath his feet, as if something was wriggling underground.

boom!

The next moment, a black worm opened its abyssal maw and emerged from beneath Lu Yunhe's feet, attempting to devour him entirely.

"insect!"

A sword light flashed, and the black worm, which could even use the power of primordial laws, was split in two.

Although these chaotic beasts were quite strong due to the primordial universe, their basic universe-level cultivation was still powerless against Lu Yunhe.

"Boom"

The black worm-like Chaos Beast had half its body stuck in the ground, its upper body splitting in two and crashing directly to the ground. As it fell, its dark blood and flesh began to gradually decay, turning into chaotic energy, while a turquoise light also floated up.

"The True Spirit of Chaos!"

Lu Yunhe's eyes lit up, and he quickly used his genetic energy to absorb the ball of light into his soul.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, a spiral galaxy symbolizing the universe is slowly rotating, with a miniature black hole at its center.

When the emerald green chaotic spirit light appeared, it was quickly pulled by the vortex galaxy and then directly swallowed up by the black hole at the center of the galaxy.

In the inaccessible outer reaches of the "Spiral Galaxy," wisps of strange mist appeared, causing a slight change to the entire galaxy.

"Law Affinity!"

Lu Yunhe calmed down and carefully experienced the changes in the Chaos True Spirit. Under the intensity of his cosmic-level thinking, he clearly perceived that his understanding of the ten laws had increased.

Although the magnitude of this change was not large, it was enough to excite Lu Yunhe greatly. Apart from possession, the increase in genetic level, and the arrival of the primordial power of the universe at the realm lord level, there was basically no other way to increase the clarity of the laws.

Another thing that delighted Lu Yunhe was that this Chaos True Spirit only strengthened the soul of the human body and did not spread to the other clones.

"Five times the effect!"

Unlike the Golden Horned Beast's single primordial core, which can only strengthen the true core through the absorption of chaotic true spirits, Lu Yunhe's clone and main body are both unified and independent. Each soul is an independent individual under the original universe rules, and each undergoes a process from weak to strong.

This also means that if you get a clone, you can only use it yourself and cannot share it with all clones.

However, just like the Chaos True Spirit, each clone can absorb the True Spirit to strengthen itself, which is equivalent to five times the effect.

For a genius like Lu Yunhe, the fear isn't about wasting resources, but about not being able to use them even when given them.

Just as Lu Yunhe began absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, the once peaceful wasteland began to tremble.

Rumble…

Like an earthquake, countless seismic sources surged from all directions, their target pointing directly at Lu Yunhe on the ground.

Click...

When Lu Yunhe came to his senses, the entire ground was completely cracked, and black worms were frantically scrambling out of the ground, their targets being the incongruous "outside" life forms.

"Is this the cause of death for so many geniuses?"

Seeing the vast hordes of enraged Chaos Beasts, Lu Yunhe instantly understood how those people had died.

If anyone is even a little slow in their movements and fails to retrieve the spaceship in time, their fate under the siege of the Chaos Beasts will be similar to that of breaking through the Trial Tower.

"Cosmic level!"

Lu Yunhe glanced at the chaotic beasts around him and gently rubbed the world ring on his hand.

As a wisp of green sprout emerged from the World Ring and merged into Lu Yunhe's skin, his original cosmic-level life level began to rise, and two long horns slowly grew on his forehead.

Even the clothes they wore were affected by this force and began to change.

The Divine Tree Jinchūriki!

After absorbing the Divine Tree clone once more, Lu Yunhe's black eyes transformed into tomoe Rinnegan.

As the chaotic beasts continued to gather, Lu Yunhe's calm gaze turned icy cold, and he slowly spoke:

"The Tree Realm has descended..."

Rumble…

An even more violent tremor than before emanated from the earth, and lush, verdant trees sprouted from the spot where the Chaos Beast had emerged from the ground, quickly entangling the black worms around them.

Tear!

The black worms that were just about to attack Lu Yunhe were instantly entangled by trees and unable to move.

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Chapter 122 Each Person's Limits

"The strength of a peak race is like a dimensional reduction attack to ordinary low-level life forms."

Looking at the Chaos Beasts around him who were powerless to resist, Lu Yunhe shook his head slightly. In the Divine Tree Jinchūriki mode, his human body was equivalent to that of a top-tier race in the universe, and even stronger than the power that the Divine Tree clone could exert.

Or rather, only when the Divine Tree's clones merge with other life forms in Jinchūriki mode can they truly be considered the pinnacle of life in the universe.

Lu Yunhe pondered for a moment, then quickly approached a Chaos Beast bound by the Tree Realm. He killed the beast, extracted its true spirit, and disposed of its corpse in a swift and efficient manner, and the Chaos Beast vanished without a trace.

Because the Chaos True Spirit dissipates quickly in the air after the Chaos Beast dies, it must be killed and eaten immediately.

Inside the World Ring, the Zetton larvae that were devouring flesh and blood suddenly tilted their heads back and opened their mouths to catch the falling Chaos Beast corpse.

As life forms in the primordial universe, the corpses of Chaos Beasts were highly nutritious, but most people didn't have the time to eat meat.

However, even though Lu Yunhe moved very quickly, when the Zetton clone devoured the Chaos Beast, a considerable amount of the latter's flesh and blood still dissipated.

"Very nourishing!"

The Zetton larva was somewhat excited. Upon reaching the cosmic level, it had shifted from consuming flesh and blood to consuming high-quality energy. However, the Chaos Beast itself was essentially a combination of high-quality flesh and blood and energy, making it extremely nourishing.

"I want to eat it fresh!"

Zetton's clone was insatiable; the Chaos Beast was simply perfect for his growth, from the Chaos True Spirit to the flesh and blood, there was not a single wasted moment.

While Zetton's clone absorbed the Chaos True Spirit, the Golden Dragon clone, Ultraman clone, and even the Divine Tree clone also started making a fuss, all wanting to increase their soul evolution level.

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Lu Yunhe was also somewhat helpless. The initial universe was different from the outside world. He dared not let his clones go out at will and could only keep them in the world ring.

Although the Lord of Chaos City must know about the clones, he can't just openly release them.