Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Lu Yunhe instantly left the virtual universe and came to the outside world.

Cohen Immortal, who had been waiting for a long time, came to Lu Yunhe with two items.

"Your Highness, your things have arrived!"

In fact, the two items had arrived at the spaceship a day earlier, but thanks to Delacion's reminder, no one disturbed Lu Yunhe.

"As expected of a genius who has passed through all the trial towers, he was able to enter a state of enlightenment immediately after purchasing the secret technique from the Virtual Universe Company."

With the strength of an Immortal Army Lord, Cohen also vaguely sensed the change in Lu Yunhe's aura and felt a little envious.

"Thank you. Now that the items have arrived, we can set off."

Lu Yunhe took the two storage rings and returned to the spaceship's lounge.

After several days of rest, the spaceship finally set sail again, heading towards the initial universe. According to the calculations of the intelligent system, the entire journey would take three years.

"Thunderfire Forged Gold Fruit!"

The two supplies arrived a little later. One was food for Zetton's clone to grow, and the other was a gift from Thirteen—a fruit containing the essence of the laws of thunder and fire.

Lu Yunhe also found the information about this fruit in the treasure trove of the Virtual Universe Company.

The Thunderfire Forging Gold Fruit, also known as the Nine Refinements Golden Body Fruit, is worth 20 points. After consumption, the fruit's power will continuously refine and forge the user's body, greatly improving physical strength and cultivation aptitude, and even enhancing the clarity of the fundamental laws of lightning and fire.

The treasure trove of the Virtual Universe Company is worth 200,000 points, but it wouldn't be surprising if it sold for 300,000 to 400,000 Mixed Yuan Units at an external auction.

As a treasure worth 200,000 points, it also has a trivial function: it can help the user break through to the universe level. It is obviously a gift carefully selected by Thirteen. However, Lu Yunhe has no use for this breakthrough function.

"laugh!"

Lu Yunhe swallowed the fruit in one gulp. The two primal forces, in the form of lightning and flame, settled in his body and began to temper his body. The whole process would last for about three years, ending just before the beginning of the universe.

"Let's start assigning tasks!"

It would take three years to reach the initial universe, and he couldn't afford to waste such a long time. Moreover, having purchased so many secret techniques, it was impossible for Lu Yunhe to cultivate them all by himself.

"The Golden Dragon clone mainly comprehends the 'Miscellaneous Treatises on the Universe,' analyzing the essence of the fundamental law of time, and incidentally cultivates the fundamental laws of lightning and metal; the Zetton clone mainly comprehends the 'Notes on Time and Space,' analyzing the essence of the fundamental law of space, and incidentally cultivates the fundamental law of fire."

"The Divine Tree clone assists the Zetton clone in analyzing space, primarily comprehending the four fundamental laws of wood, earth, water, and wind."

"Ultraman's clones primarily cultivate the fundamental laws of light, and then work with me to cultivate 'Chaos Evolution,' while simultaneously organizing all the clones' insights into the laws."

Lu Yunhe assigned tasks to each person. Since he himself did not have a strong affinity for the fundamental laws, he entrusted all his understanding of the fundamental laws to his clones, while he himself focused on integration.

With the addition of the Zetton clone, the Golden Dragon clone, which was originally tasked with comprehending the fundamental laws of time and space, was finally able to relieve half of its energy and focus on the laws of time.

Originally, cultivating the Ten Great Laws would have been a dead end, but with the combined efforts of his four avatars and Lu Yunhe himself, it seemed not so far off.

Even while simultaneously cultivating the Ten Great Laws, Lu Yunhe's speed of comprehending the laws remained remarkably fast, steadily progressing.

Chapter 109 Initial Universe

Time flies; three years is both a long time and a short time.

Following the predetermined route, Lu Yunhe's spaceship gradually approached the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.

Nothing happened during that time; no foolish dark universe pirate dared to intercept the Virtual Universe Company's spaceship.

During these three years, Lu Yunhe's main task remained studying the eleven extremely precious secret techniques he had purchased. The time was simply too short, and the workload was immense; merely absorbing and understanding them took up most of his time.

Lu Yunhe's consciousness was almost completely immersed in cultivating in the virtual universe, while his body was also completely transformed by the Thunderfire Forging Gold Fruit.

zizi...

As the last trace of the fruit's primal power was absorbed, Lu Yunhe's body also completed its transformation.

His affinity with the laws of lightning and fire has increased slightly, and his aptitude has improved significantly. The biggest improvement is probably in his physical strength, which far exceeds the defensive capabilities that a cosmic-level being can possess.

However, in the Devouring Star universe, speed and defense are two very awkward attributes.

Under the constraints of the universe's rules, the ultimate speed in the primordial universe is the speed of light. In the dark universe, it's a bit better, as it's possible to exceed the speed of light, but there's still an upper limit.

Defense is also in a very awkward position. Various treasures can reduce attack power by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of times, making one's own defense extremely useless.

Aside from those beings with incredibly powerful divine bodies, it's rare to find a strong individual who would dare to withstand an attack from an opponent of the same level without carrying a defensive treasure.

All of the above factors resulted in the mid-term enhancement of the divine body being almost entirely reflected in attack power, as the enhancement in speed and defense was of little use.

Virtual Universe, Primal Zone, Cultivation Plaza No. 114.

Lu Yunhe, wielding a primitive divine weapon, is fighting against an opponent who looks exactly like him.

In a virtual universe, it's possible to create an entity with the same strength as yourself, although killing yourself might feel a bit unsettling.

On the training ground, Lu Yunhe simply unleashed a few moves and suppressed the virtual self that was using all sorts of fancy attacks.

"The essence of the law!"

Lu Yunhe created a virtual self with the same understanding of the laws as himself, but without comprehending the essence of the laws. When the two fought, although their combat power was not much different, there was an essential difference in the details.

A slight difference can make all the difference.

In just three years, Lu Yunhe had thoroughly understood the first volume of "Random Thoughts on Time and Space" and "Miscellaneous Essays on the Universe".

To be precise, it was the Golden Dragon clone and the Zetton clone who truly understood this book.

Lu Yunhe originally thought that it would be extremely difficult to comprehend the essence of the laws, but he discovered a certain technique during his cultivation.

That is the talent possessed by each clone, which is not only used for combat, but also has an extremely important influence on comprehending the laws.

What is talent? Essentially, it is a secret method bestowed upon life by the primordial universe.

Taking the fundamental laws of space as an example, the ultimate manifestation of the laws of space is the three major abilities of teleportation, strangulation, and blockade.

To comprehend the laws purely through their laws, to comprehend any single element, is equivalent to possessing a level of understanding of the laws at the King level.

This means that, for someone who is a spatial king, he also possesses the talent of spatial teleportation.

Zetton's clones are born with the ability to teleport, which is equivalent to possessing a king-level law to some extent.

Therefore, for Zetton's clone, it is entirely possible to comprehend the origin and essence of the laws of space from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives, and with clear directional guidance, its cultivation speed naturally advances by leaps and bounds.

This is why countless people want to possess another body, because in Swallowing Star, talent is truly a gift from God.

Just like the "Destroyer Beast" among the Starry Sky Beasts, it possesses the talent of time freezing. Combined with its own genetic level, once it breaks through to immortality, it is equivalent to becoming the king of time.

"What a despair-inducing talent!"

Lu Yunhe sighed with relief. Fortunately, he was one of those who were envied.

Moreover, while the Zetton clones were all alright, the Golden Dragon clone was truly heaven-defying in terms of understanding the laws.

In the Ultraman world, abilities and battles all serve the plot, so the differences aren't that significant.

However, in the world of Swallowed Star, the difference in innate abilities can truly be despairing.

Zetton's clone only possesses the talent of teleportation, but the Golden Dragon clone in the spacetime realm directly possesses the three elements of time stop, time acceleration, and time deceleration. As long as the three elements are integrated into one, it can return to its origin and create the complete law of time.

In terms of cultivating the laws, in just one year, the Golden Dragon clone had completely comprehended the first volume of "Miscellaneous Treatises on the Universe" and was currently comprehending the second volume, while the Jaden clone had only recently comprehended the first volume of "Random Thoughts on Time and Space".

The progress in the laws of spacetime is encouraging, and the eight fundamental laws, with clear guidance, are also making steady progress, although the levels of understanding are somewhat uneven.

In the past three years, apart from Lu Yunhe, everyone else has also made rapid progress by utilizing the resources of the Virtual Universe Company.

With Lu Yunhe's reminder, Luo Feng only bought one copy of "Time and Space Notes" to comprehend the laws of space, and bought a copy of "Shadow Illusion" movement technique for his Demon Killer clone to improve his close combat ability. He also temporarily kept the rest of his points.

It's good to make the most of every resource to improve our strength, but we also need to consider our own circumstances. There's no rush in just three years.

Inside the spaceship!

"Your Highness, we are about to arrive at the company's global headquarters," Cohen the Immortal reminded us.

"understand!"

Lu Yunhe got up and went to the hall, still carrying the Primal Divine Weapon and going into battle lightly equipped.

Cohen Immortal looked at Lu Yunhe as he walked out of the cultivation room and was slightly taken aback. He saw that Lu Yunhe's every move seemed to be in line with the fundamental laws, and that he had integrated his understanding of the fundamental laws into his every action in life.

"No wonder he's a genius who can enter the Primordial Secret Realm!"

Cohen couldn't help but admire him; this kind of person had completely made cultivation a part of his life.

There's no way around it; if your ambitions are too big, you'll naturally have to put in hundreds or even thousands of times more effort.

"Start traveling through the universe and enter the original universe."

“10……9……8……7……6……5……4……3……2……1！”

Lu Yunhe felt the entire spaceship shudder slightly, and after ten seconds everything returned to normal. He said, "Exterior simulation 100%."

Suddenly, the entire hall became transparent and disappeared, revealing a dreamlike starry sky. In the distance, there was a vast supercontinent suspended in the starry sky.

The universal headquarters of Virtual Universe Corporation has arrived.

"Stunning!"

Looking at the endless continent before him, which seemed like a fantasy come to life, Lu Yunhe felt an immense sense of insignificance despite having imagined it.

After all, the primordial universe is still dominated by stars and planets. Such aggregates spanning tens of light-years can only exist in secret realms or the microcosms of true gods, because the laws of the primordial universe are not perfect in these two places.

"Your Highness, this is the headquarters of our Virtual Universe Company." Cohen, standing to the side, also revealed a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, proud of his identity.

"The entire headquarters continent is tens of light-years in diameter. The stars, planets, and even meteorites you see are all technological weapons that the company has spent hundreds of millions of years developing."

"Ok!"

Lu Yunhe nodded slightly. This behavior of building celestial weapons outside the initial universe should have been spontaneously formed by the lower and middle levels of those virtual universe companies.

After all, even the strongest beings in the universe wouldn't dare to come to the primordial universe!

As a transmigrator, Lu Yunhe was extremely familiar with the core of the virtual universe.

With the Lord of Chaos City presiding over the initial universe, there are few places safer than this in the entire primordial universe.

"When I am able to reside permanently in Chaos City, I must leave a clone to live permanently in the Initial Universe."

Lu Yunhe thought to himself, in this way, he would not have to worry about his life at all.

Although their eyes could see the vast continent in the distant starry sky, it took the F-class spaceship, traveling at sub-light speed, about thirteen hours to reach one of the entrances to the virtual universe company's global headquarters.

Upon reaching the entrance, the spaceship decelerated, and Lu Yunhe, accompanied by Cohen Immortal and others, flew out of the hatch.

Outside, a dozen or so men and women in uniforms were waiting. When Lu Yunhe arrived, the leader of these men, a silver-robed man with blue horns, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Highness Lu Yunhe, we are waiting here by order of the Venerable One. Please follow me."