Space Domain

"The Great Nirvana Period was indeed difficult. Fortunately, it was all in the past now. And with this Dragon Crystal Rice, it won't be long before we break through to Planetary level ninth rank. Then we'll have the strength to deal with the two Beast Emperors in the ocean, reclaim humanity's lost territory, and rebuild humanity's home. I believe Earth's future will only get better and better..."

Thinking of the hardships of the Great Nirvana Period, Hong could not help feeling emotional. In truth, now that Thor had comprehended a domain, the two of them had the ability to deal with those two Beast Emperors if they joined forces. But to be safe, they should wait until they had refined and absorbed the Dragon Crystal Rice and made a breakthrough in cultivation.

Over the next dozen minutes or so, Hong and Thor spoke at length about the Great Nirvana Period, giving Yue Ming a deeper understanding of that era. Many of those matters had never been mentioned in the original novel.

"The treasures have arrived!"

As Hong's words fell, two intelligent fighter jets flew in from the horizon. However, they did not land in Ning An Residential Area, instead touching down at a public square several kilometers away. A few minutes later, people from the two major martial halls quietly entered Ning An Residential Area and carried five metal cases into Villa No. 188.

"I know you prefer peace and quiet and dislike being disturbed, so I specifically instructed them not to make a grand entrance into Ning An Residential Area. These metal cases contain the treasures we're exchanging for the Dragon Crystal Rice. Do you want to check them?"

"No need."

Yue Ming gently shook his head. He was willing to trust Hong and Thor's character. Besides, they were merely some ordinary treasures, and he had not taken them too seriously in the first place. He had exchanged Dragon Crystal Rice with Hong and Thor simply because he found them agreeable.

After the transaction was smoothly completed, the two did not stay any longer. Having agreed with Yue Ming to spar properly the next time they met, they bade him farewell. Yue Ming personally saw them out and watched them leave Ning An Residential Area.

"Do not mention what happened today to anyone!"

"Yes!"

After leaving Ning An Residential Area, Hong immediately issued a gag order, forbidding the Limit Martial Hall personnel from speaking of what had happened that day.

Seeing this, Thor likewise issued a gag order to the Thunderclap Martial Hall personnel. At the same time, he reminded them to take better care of the orphanage Yue Ming had come from, as well as the surviving children of Yue Ming's former teammates. Once they reached the required age, all of them were to be arranged jobs at the Thunderclap Martial Hall.

After Hong and Thor left, Yue Ming returned to the villa's living room and opened the five metal cases one after another. He sold all the treasures within to the Chat Group Mall, earning more than 28.5 million points in total. The Dun Tian Suo was mainly what made it valuable; the other treasures were little more than a fraction of the value.

"World Annihilation, Nine Heavens Thunder Saber."

Yue Ming looked at the two manuals in his hands. When trading for Dragon Crystal Rice, aside from choosing various treasures, he had also selected the two manuals World Annihilation and Nine Heavens Thunder Saber. His current force-amplification level was only fivefold, so he wanted to see whether he could draw from the two manuals to improve it.

"Time to continue my secluded cultivation!"

Carrying the two manuals back to the underground training room, Yue Ming resumed his secluded cultivation. He first purchased some Dragon Crystal Rice and spent more than a day refining it, allowing his cultivation to break through to Planetary level sixth rank. Then he took out the Water Godhead from the Time-Space Disruptor, intending to stabilize his realm while comprehending the Water Godhead.

As time passed, a month went by in the blink of an eye. Not only had Yue Ming's cultivation advanced from fifth rank to seventh rank, but his comprehension of the Water Godhead had also yielded remarkable gains. Although he had not yet crossed the threshold of the laws, his Water Domain had broken through repeatedly and had now reached the fourth level.

That was the power of a godhead. For others, breaking through one level in several years was already considered extremely fast, yet in only one month, he had leaped from the first level of the domain directly to the fourth. Such speed was simply astonishing.

In addition, through studying World Annihilation and Nine Heavens Thunder Saber, his force-amplification level had reached sevenfold. However, Yue Ming did not intend to continue studying them in depth. Spending vast amounts of time researching force amplification was not worth the loss, considering he already felt he had too little time to comprehend the Origin Laws. Once he entered the universe in the future, it would be easy to obtain secret techniques related to force amplification.

Level: Planetary level seventh rank (first stage)

Realm: Water Domain, fourth level

Genes: 100 times

Force amplification: 7 times

Secret techniques: None

Yue Ming opened the Attribute Panel and discovered that the manuals he had cultivated did not appear on it. Perhaps the manuals were simply too low-level. After all, even Earth's strongest manuals, World Annihilation and Nine Heavens Thunder Saber, did not even count as ordinary secret techniques in the universe.

Having cultivated in seclusion for an entire month, Yue Ming decided to give himself a day off. Cultivation required a balance between work and rest. To reward himself, he spent over a hundred thousand to order a lavish dinner. While waiting for the delivery and having nothing better to do, he logged onto the martial artist forum, only to discover that everyone was discussing the hundred-billion bounty.

"Looks like it was just as in the original story. Luo Feng still killed Li Wei, and the plot hasn't changed because of my appearance..."

Yue Ming had no intention of involving himself in the feud between Luo Feng and Li Yao, nor did he want to change anything. He would let the plot develop freely. He had no leisure to meddle in other people's affairs. Rather than waste time on that, he might as well hurry up and comprehend the laws in preparation for the Peak Genius Battle.

After relaxing properly for a day, Yue Ming began secluded cultivation once more. This time, he intended to comprehend the Space Element godhead. Compared with the Water Origin Laws, the Space Origin Laws were undoubtedly harder to comprehend. Fortunately, with the Space Element godhead assisting him, he successfully comprehended the Space Domain on only the seventh day.

"Buzz, buzz~"

"Even at only the first level, the Space Domain's power rivals the second level of the Water Domain, perhaps even surpassing it."

Yue Ming silently sensed it and found that compared to the Water Domain, the Space Domain was undoubtedly far more powerful. But when he recalled that the Space Origin Laws were superior laws, he understood.

However, while the Space Domain was powerful, comprehending it also required more time. He had spent one month raising the Water Domain directly from the first level to the fourth, but to raise the Space Domain to the second level, he estimated that it would take at least nearly twenty days.

And that was with the Space Element godhead. If he relied solely on his own comprehension, would it not take several years just to break through one level? That was even with Yue Ming possessing the special ability Space Control. No wonder there were so few Venerable-level experts. The superior Origin Laws were simply too difficult to comprehend.

"Fusion Laws seem to be ten thousand times harder than even superior laws..."

But when Yue Ming thought of the Law Fusion Device, he immediately felt delighted. Fusion Laws were as difficult as ascending to heaven for others, but for him, they were as easy as turning over his hand. As long as the Origin Laws he had comprehended met the requirements, he could use the Law Fusion Device to fuse them with a single click.

The main reason was that the Law Fusion Device was exceptionally suited to the cultivation system of the Swallowed Star world. If it were used in another world, such as a martial arts world or an immortal cultivation world, it would be difficult to make such full use of the Law Fusion Device.