Three Years Later

"Ye Hua, I am very pleased with your hard work lately, and you have made great progress. I think it won't be long before you are able to advance to the Domain King level."

The sound was like metal rubbing together, and it was very harsh to hear.

Ye Hua raised his head and looked at his father Mechanical Realm King.

The Mechanical Realm King only has one son, Ye Hua. About eighty years ago, after Ye Hua was born, the Mechanical Realm King abandoned his original body in order to pursue the limit of combat power and replaced it with a Machinery body.

At first, he only replaced his fists with Top Grade Divine Artifact metal fists. Later, he found that the metal fists were very useful, so he replaced both his hands with Top Grade Divine Artifact.

Later, feeling that his feet were not powerful enough, he replaced both feet with metal artifacts.

Then he felt that the torso's defense was insufficient, so he began a major body replacement surgery, changing the bones, tendons, skin, and internal organs to the best materials.

In the end, his teeth, skull, and other parts were replaced. Only his brain, Mental Sea of Consciousness, and Dantian remained his own. The rest of his body no longer belonged to him.

As a result, he even lost his ability to have children, so he only has one son Ye Hua.

However, it was precisely because of his extraordinary physique that his strength surpassed that of most Realm Kings, making him one of the strongest among them.

His entire body is almost a metal Machinery object. Although he looks like a person, he is actually a robot with only brain consciousness.

Although he became one of the strongest among the Realm Kings, he later discovered the problem: while his powerful body brought him greater combat strength, it also meant he lost the possibility of further advancement.

Therefore, the Mechanical Realm King devoted all his energy to Ye Hua Ye Hua, giving him the best training and the most resources from a young age.

If a King of the Realms were to devote all his efforts to nurturing someone, it would be terrifying. No other King of the Realms could do that, because in the vast universe, every King of the Realms has a long and protracted life, many wives, and a large family.

They had so many sons that they couldn't even tell them apart. Only a few exceptionally outstanding ones were worth remembering. The rest of their sons were just like any other ordinary children.

As for grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it's already quite remarkable that they can remember their names. Once a family expands, there could be tens or hundreds of thousands of members, after all, they are really too old.

Therefore, someone like Ye Hua is absolutely extremely lucky!

Ye Hua looked at the Mechanical Realm King respectfully. "Father, it is only right that I try my best, otherwise I would be letting you down."

The Mechanical Realm King laughed, his voice grating. "Hehehe!! You don't need to fool your old man. I know your little secret. You're just being pressured by a love rival and feeling threatened, right? But I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Under my care, you've never experienced any setbacks since you were a child. Although you're smart enough, you lack experience, which isn't good for your growth."

"Yes, Dad, Lin Zhen puts a lot of pressure on me. I think he is very dangerous. You don't know, he hasn't even reached the Black Hole device yet, but his combat power is almost at the mid-stage of the galaxy. I am somewhat afraid of him. I'm afraid that if he makes a breakthrough this time, he will definitely come back to take revenge on me."

The Mechanical Realm King nodded. "The Lin Zhen you mentioned is indeed remarkable. He must have some secret, otherwise it would be impossible for the Star Stage to contend with the Star System Stage, let alone the Middle Era."

"However, you don't need to underestimate yourself too much. You are only over eighty years old and have already reached the Star System Level Nine. With my guidance, you definitely have the potential to advance to the Domain King level before you turn one hundred. This is unprecedented in the entire history of the Fire Qilin."

"And Lin Zhen is the first real opponent in your life. You like Feng Qingluan, but you lost to Lin Zhen in this matter. This has created a little Heart Demon in you. If you want to get rid of it, you have to defeat Lin Zhen in the next battle. That way, you will definitely soar to new heights."

Ye Hua nodded, "Yes, Father. I feel that whether I can advance to the Star Region Realm depends on Lin Zhen. I have a strong urge to kill him, but I don't know if he can get past the Insect Race."

"If you've decided to do it, then do it. If he can't get past the Insect Race, then he's not qualified to be your opponent. Always remember, you still have your father behind you. You're his only son. Even within the entire empire, there's no one your father wouldn't dare to mess with. That's your advantage, and you need to understand that!"

Ye Hua nodded, his heart filled with strength. With such a father, he had nothing to fear from anyone!

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It's been almost four years since I entered the Suspended Island.

Lin Zhen himself hadn't expected that comprehending the Time Law would be so difficult.

Especially when he entered the ninth row, Lin Zhen felt the difficulty of comprehending the Time Law even more.

Time Acceleration, Time Deceleration, Time Stop, and time reversal are the four stages of the Time Law.

Lin Zhen had seen that many people had passed the Time Law Heaven Stele before, and he originally thought that the difficulty was not particularly high. However, when he got to the ninth row, Lin Zhen understood.

Those who have passed the test before, and those who can pass it within a year, have absolutely not grasped the true meaning of Time Stop!

To achieve the ability to Time Stop, the first condition to meet is to understand the true meaning of Time Deceleration by a hundredfold!

To comprehend Time Deceleration by a hundredfold, one must first comprehend Time Acceleration by a hundredfold. If these two prerequisites are not met, one can still ascend to the tenth row, but the Time Stop mastered is not true stillness, but rather a super slow motion of Time Deceleration by a hundredfold or less.

When a second is extended to a minute, a person's movements almost stop, just like watching a movie in slow motion. Eight times slow motion and sixteen times slow motion are extremely slow.

Slowing down the video by 60x, 70x, or even 80x or 90x is almost like stopping it completely.

In this situation, an agile person can easily catch the bullet, while the rest of the environment is almost still.

However, this is ultimately just Time Deceleration, not a true standstill.

Once you do that, you will never have the possibility of understanding stillness, meaning you will never be able to turn back time.

It can be said that the success of our predecessors was mostly pseudo-success. To truly master the ability to Time Stop is definitely not something that can be achieved in just one or two years of study.

Lin Zhen moved up to the ninth row in ten months, but two years later, he is still in the ninth row.

He even forgot about night and day, devoting all his mental and physical energy to comprehending the Time Law. Time Acceleration a hundredfold was no easy task, and Lin Zhen spent a year and a half to achieve this goal!

Moreover, this was with Lin Zhen's help from the Time Stone; otherwise, it would probably have taken eight to ten years to achieve this goal.

It took Lin Zhen a full year and a half to achieve this goal.

To Time Acceleration, one also needs the support of Star Power. Star Power is like a martial artist's engine, the source of all methods.

Lin Zhen's current Star Power level is barely enough to perform a hundredfold acceleration in a small space. Of course, this is also a skill that consumes a lot of Star Power. To perform a hundredfold acceleration, one thousand Star Power is required. It cannot be used lightly unless it is absolutely necessary.

It took him another year and a half to comprehend the Time Deceleration technique. Even after a year and a half, when he had fully mastered the 100x deceleration, it didn't mean he could easily unleash it.

Compared to Time Acceleration, decelerating time consumes twice as much Star Power. Lin Zhen's current strength is not even enough to Time Deceleration by a hundred times. After several years of hard training, his Star Power has increased again to 1,500, but he can only Time Deceleration by a maximum of 75 times.

To achieve a 100x speed reduction, it would cost 2,000 Star Power per use!

In normal combat, being able to apply a 20x or 30x speed reduction is already very useful.

Having grasped the true meaning of 100x acceleration and 100x deceleration, Lin Zhen's understanding of Time Stop finally reached a perfect level.

"I understand!"

Lin Zhen closed her eyes slightly.

"The so-called Time Stop is when Time Acceleration by a hundred times, and then suddenly Time Deceleration by a hundred and one times!"

"The two laws are applied one after the other, forming a short-term power field within your Star Power range, or more specifically, within your domain. Since the deceleration effect is twice as strong as the acceleration effect, the flow of time is stopped, thus creating a static area."

"Within this range, Time Stop!"

"So mastering a 100x deceleration isn't enough; you also need to master a 101x deceleration!"

Lin Zhen smiled with relief. He finally understood. Now he had two things to do: one was to continue to comprehend and understand the true meaning of the 101-fold deceleration, and the other was to make his Star Power barely enough.

To Time Stop, one must first accelerate and then decelerate, requiring two consecutive uses of Star Power. This would necessitate a martial artist with at least three thousand Star Power.

Moreover, three thousand is barely enough; after using Time Stop, there is no ability to unleash other killing moves.

Therefore, at least three thousand units are needed for this move to be effective.

Lin Zhen's current Star Power level is 1,510, and he wants to double Star Power.

Leaving the ninth row of stone pillars, Lin Zhen climbed onto the last stone pillar.

He wanted to comprehend the 101-fold Time Acceleration here, and at the same time try to make another breakthrough and take his Star Power to the next level.

His realm is already at the Star Level Nine Peak, with almost no room for improvement. Dark Star is still in the middle of the Mesozoic Era, and even if he reaches the later stage, it is impossible for him to have three thousand Star Power.

The only way is to try to break through to the Black Hole Stage!

The Black Hole Stage is a major leap forward, and only in this way can Lin Zhen's Star Power be greatly enhanced. Previously, Lin Zhen had not dared to try to break through because he felt that his strength was not enough.

Now, Lin Zhen felt it was about time to give it a try.