Return to Earth

"Although I'd already mastered the first level of the Water-Void Fusion Law, unfortunately, I didn't have a weapon suited to me. I also lacked an offensive secret technique for the Water-Void Fusion Law. Otherwise, my strength could rise several more tiers..."

In the Swallowed Star universe, a warrior's combat power encompassed many aspects: their cultivation realm, their level of law comprehension, the multiplier of their Gene Level, weapons suited to them, secret techniques suited to them, the strength of their soul and will, and so on.

Broadly speaking, these could be summarized as: body (genes, cultivation), soul (will, soul), laws (comprehension, secret techniques), and weapons (attack, defense, flight, and so on).

First, in terms of his body, Yue Ming possessed a 100-fold Gene Level and cultivation at the peak of Stellar Level ninth rank. Among Stellar Level beings, aside from Special Lifeforms, he had never heard of anyone else possessing a 100-fold Gene Level.

Next came laws. In terms of law comprehension, Yue Ming had far exceeded the standard. Not only had his comprehension of the two great Origin Laws of water and space both reached 15%, but he had now also mastered the first level of the Water-Void Fusion Law.

Yue Ming's ability to possess Third Order combat power was entirely due to his excessively outstanding law comprehension. However, his weakness was that he lacked an offensive secret technique for fusion laws, making it difficult for him to truly bring out the power of fusion laws.

As for his soul, Yue Ming had little to say. He had neither a soul attack secret technique nor a soul defense secret technique. His will was about the same as that of ordinary warriors at his level; even if it was stronger, it was not by much. It simply kept pace with his realm.

Finally, when it came to weapons, Yue Ming was rather lacking. He had almost nothing. The weapon he currently used was a top-tier Third Order Source Power Weapon, which he had bought from the Myriad Things Pavilion on Qiu Long Star for more than thirty billion Black Dragon Coins.

So, in summary, Yue Ming was barely presentable in terms of his body and laws, but in terms of his soul and weapons, he was truly far too lacking. They had already seriously held him back.

In fact, the Chat Group Mall contained many peerless divine weapons. Even weapons comparable to Supreme Treasures were countless within the Chat Group Mall. But because their cultivation systems differed, even if Yue Ming bought them, it would be difficult for him to bring out their true power.

More importantly, even if he really bought one, he would not dare take it out and use it. Since he had decided to participate in the Peak Genius Battle, he would certainly join the Virtual Universe Company in the end. Taking out a peerless divine weapon from another world under the very nose of the City Lord of Chaos—wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

The same applied to Cultivation Methods. The laws of every world differed, so the cultivation systems they gave rise to naturally differed as well. Divine weapons forged through other cultivation systems, Cultivation Methods created by them, and so forth could not perfectly suit the cultivation system of the Swallowed Star world.

Of course, although Yue Ming would not directly purchase divine weapons, he could purchase refining materials from the Chat Group Mall. The Chat Group Mall contained countless rare and precious materials for weapon refinement.

He would also buy Cultivation Methods in the future. Although he would not cultivate them, he could use them for reference. One could use stones from other mountains to polish jade. It was simply that Yue Ming's cultivation realm was currently too low for them to be useful. He had only just learned to walk, yet he was already thinking of running—wouldn't that invite ridicule?

"Unfortunately, I don't know any weapon refiners. Otherwise, I could forge a sword suited to the Water-Void Fusion Law before the Peak Genius Battle begins..."

Yue Ming found many rare materials in the Chat Group Mall. Among them, there were no fewer than ten thousand types of rare materials containing water and space laws that were suitable for forging weapons of the Water-Void Fusion Law.

"The main issue is still that I have no backing. I simply don't dare take out materials that are too precious. To be safe, I should forget about forging a weapon! Even without a suitable weapon, the power of fusion laws is enough for me to sweep through the Peak Genius Battle. Once I join the Virtual Universe Company, none of this will be a problem..."

Now that he had mastered the first level of the Water-Void Fusion Law, the next thing he needed to do was cultivate the Sevenfold Space Secret Technique, at the very least reaching its fourth level.

The fourth level of Sevenfold Space could create over a thousand spatial phantoms, equivalent to the level Bolan displayed during the Peak Genius Battle in the original work. Among the myriad-thread movement techniques, it was equivalent to the hundred-thread level.

He also needed to cultivate the Primordial Saint Body and raise his force-amplification level as much as possible. His current 30-fold force amplification was still too low. Before the Peak Genius Battle began, he needed to reach at least 50-fold force amplification.

Lastly, he needed to familiarize himself with the Water-Void Fusion Law. As his trump card, even without an offensive secret technique, he at least needed to be able to wield it proficiently.

"Master, your friends Madman, Killer, and Thor each sent you an email one year ago..."

"Cosmic adventurers invaded Earth?"

The three emails all spoke of the same matter: cosmic adventurers had discovered Earth. However, before those cosmic adventurers could invade Earth, the three of them had joined forces and dealt with them.

But from the cosmic adventurers, they learned that the force behind them came from an organization called the Nuo Lanshan Family. Those cosmic adventurers had merely been the vanguard, and a fleet from the Nuo Lanshan Family was still to come.

"The Nuo Lanshan Family..."

Naturally, Yue Ming was no stranger to the Nuo Lanshan Family. The family was not weak. Its patriarch, Nuo Lanshan, possessed Universe Level ninth-rank strength and had earned the title of Giant Axe Warrior. Among Universe Level ninth-rank warriors, his strength was considered extremely formidable.

Aside from Nuo Lanshan himself, the Nuo Lanshan Family also had six Universe Level members. This force was impossible for Earth to resist. In the original work, Luo Feng had also gone through great trouble before settling the Nuo Lanshan Family.

"Reply to Luo Feng and the others. Tell them I'll return to Earth immediately."

Yue Ming intended to make a trip back to Earth. If Nuo Lanshan truly dared come to Earth, Yue Ming would not mind using him to test the power of the Water-Void Fusion Law he had just mastered.

If Nuo Lanshan did not dare come, then once the Peak Genius Battle began and Yue Ming joined the Virtual Universe Company, dealing with the Nuo Lanshan Family would be a matter of a single word.

Unlike in the original work, Luo Feng and the others were now all rushing to cultivate in seclusion and comprehend the Origin Laws. They hardly entered the Decisive Battle Space anymore, so naturally they had no opportunity to become acquainted with the senior officials of the Virtual Universe Company's Black Dragon Mountain branch.

Therefore, Yue Ming could only handle the trouble of the Nuo Lanshan Family himself.

"Beibei, let's go!"

Yue Ming did not have a spaceship, so he spent more than ten billion Black Dragon Coins to buy one. He had Beibei operate the ship and fly directly back to Earth. As for Earth's coordinates, he had obtained them from Bebeth long ago.

To be safe, during the journey back to Earth, Yue Ming logged into the chat group and prepared to search the mall to see whether there were any one-use treasures powerful enough to kill a World Master.

He was confident that he could kill Nuo Lanshan. Even if all the Universe Level members of the Nuo Lanshan Family besieged him, he would not fear them in the slightest. But it was always right to be cautious—nothing was more important than his life.